Joined: Jul 26, 2007
Posts: 9910
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Server cost are official for BF3 one 64 person server is $83.15 and $166.3 for two. This will mean about 300 a month for everything once BF3 comes out once we drop 2 Black Ops servers. Now if we add a boot camp for BF3 that will add $31.15 on top of everything.
Just for the two BF3 servers it will cost BK $1,995.60 a year. Add in website, TS, other game servers, boot camp server, podcast, newsletter, and more brings us to almost to well over 4 or 5 thousand a year in cost.
To help reduce the cost we plan to drop Server 4 Black Ops at the end of this month. Then after BF3 comes out we will drop a second server not sure which at this time. That should help us save some money but we are looking at over $100 a month in extra cost. We are also looking at adding more slots to our TS taking it from a 75 person TS to a 100 person TS. Some times on weekends we get over 60 people and with then new games we should see many old faces back on TS. This will add a small increase to our monthly bill.
With BF3 about a months away I would like to ask all BK members who are able to donate $5, $10, or more a month to sign up for the auto monthly donations. This will allow us to build up a 2 month reserve to cover the costs of BK when BF3 comes out in about 3 months.
I understand that many BK members are out of work or very tight on cash and I understand that you cannot donate. I just ask that the members who can skip a Starbucks coffee or McDonald’s meal each month to donate a $5 or more dollars a month.
To sign up for the monthly donations go to http://www.politeandfriendly.com/modules.php?name=Paypal You can cancel at any time threw the cancel button.
I would also like to say thank you to everyone who donates right now you are what is keeping our doors open.
GOA.Luke*BK*
Just for the two BF3 servers it will cost BK $1,995.60 a year. Add in website, TS, other game servers, boot camp server, podcast, newsletter, and more brings us to almost to well over 4 or 5 thousand a year in cost.
To help reduce the cost we plan to drop Server 4 Black Ops at the end of this month. Then after BF3 comes out we will drop a second server not sure which at this time. That should help us save some money but we are looking at over $100 a month in extra cost. We are also looking at adding more slots to our TS taking it from a 75 person TS to a 100 person TS. Some times on weekends we get over 60 people and with then new games we should see many old faces back on TS. This will add a small increase to our monthly bill.
With BF3 about a months away I would like to ask all BK members who are able to donate $5, $10, or more a month to sign up for the auto monthly donations. This will allow us to build up a 2 month reserve to cover the costs of BK when BF3 comes out in about 3 months.
I understand that many BK members are out of work or very tight on cash and I understand that you cannot donate. I just ask that the members who can skip a Starbucks coffee or McDonald’s meal each month to donate a $5 or more dollars a month.
To sign up for the monthly donations go to http://www.politeandfriendly.com/modules.php?name=Paypal You can cancel at any time threw the cancel button.
I would also like to say thank you to everyone who donates right now you are what is keeping our doors open.
GOA.Luke*BK*
