Originally posted by: Triston
We are excited that we have to do it! We are growing exponentially. In the past 48 hours alone, we've had over 600 new registrations. We have a member base 107,000 users strong, with over 14,000 teams registered. With 17 games to compete in, across 77 ladders, and 13 leagues... it's astonishing. We cannot express our own amazement as to how quickly we expand, and how supportive everyone has been towards what we are trying to achieve.
Recently, you may have noticed a slow down in server response during the evenings and other peak times, and we want to fix it. Our speedy growth requires us to make a major upgrade for now, and for the future.
Since our operational revenue is a negative number, the time has come for us to ask you, the gaming communities, for monetary contributions. We desire to continue offering the top notch service we have offered thus far, and you can make this happen. TWL is not a business. We operate due to the gracious time donations by our Staff, the support of TeamSound, and our user base.
What do you get? As much as we can offer: our gratitude, a warm fuzzy feeling that you are helping TWL continue onward, a listing on our contributors page, and an extended forum title so everyone knows you've helped us out. If we were PBS, we'd send you a tacky mug or shirt to go along with larger contributions, but alas, we're not.
If you want to help by contributing, please use PayPal and this address: TWL Contribution. There is no fixed dollar amount we want to reach, because TeamWarfare has recurring costs, and any overage after all is said and done will be used to cover those. We want to completely cover all hardware costs, setup fees, licensing fees, and anything left over will be used to help alleviate our month-to-month operating costs.
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TeamWarfare Senior Competition Manager