FFXIV Crafting Simulator

[Rainsphere]

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First and foremost, my source code is NOT public, so I'm not really sure where you're getting your information, but it's false. Also, to claim that I falsely advertised would be to claim that I said it was 100% accurate, which I did not.

1) Cookies are the only way to store the information without requiring users to create an account on the site and store the information in my own database. So, for security, I chose cookies.
2) I have a menu at the top, the main page is for update announcements.
3) Thanks.
4) Better to speak of the functionality of the simulator, rather than the empty space, don't you think?
5) I have donation requests on the main page and the simulator page, because those are the two most used landing pages. (simulator page due to generated links).
6) I pay for this site out of my own pocket. It also took quite a while to code it. The ads help to pay for the site itself. People on Twitch ask for donations during their videos in an effort for compensation for their time and energy spent on their feed. It's really no different.

[xPeAcEx]

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I am not going to argue semantics with you. In a way you promoted a crafting simulator yet nowhere did you say that it doesn't work for 3 or 4 star crafts. I just think credit should be given where it is due. You did credit reddit but not the actual post on reddit, good chance you could get in trouble if you credited ffxiv.lokyst.net so perhaps create a thread and ask for screenshots and make your own algorithms, i and others wouldn't mind helping

1. Exactly the point i was getting at, personally i would have avoided cookies and have had them create accounts while storing the data. In my own case, all my cookies are cleared at the end of a session so none of that data is saved so the option to have an account would be valued.

[xPeAcEx]

5. and 6. were addressed and i don't mind one or the other but i wouldn't use both, just a personal choice. I don't mind seeing ads but as i and others said, it felt overwhelming so perhaps you can scale down without eliminating them entirely. Try reaching a goal to keep the site running for a year like mozilla or wikipedia do, if you reach that goal through donations then the ads disappear for that year. Give people an idea of where you are in your funding goals for the site.

Keep up the good work!