Ethical Monetization Policy
Predatory Monetization
This includes:
- Gambling mechanics
- Dark patterns (ex. making it difficult to cancel a subscription)
- Hidden costs
- Fake sales
Gambling mechanics can lead to addiction. Dark patterns and fake sales are just dishonest.
This is a red line we will not cross. What you buy is what you get.
Pay-to-Win
Pay-to-win, on a personal level, makes a game distasteful to play. But in the case of Minecraft servers, it's usually necessary to be at all profitable.
There's also levels to it:
110
Different but equal abilities early if you pay$300 ranks that give you infinite Netherite and flight
This may change as the server is out longer/grows, but we think profitability requires you to sit at around a 2 or 3.
