first off HHC-
"Five schemes that have proven to be well-balanced and... well, schemes that are just good for online competition."
your list of schemes suits your likes, and needs... i cant believe you say wxw is more of a map whore scheme then shoppa... i dont rly see anyone abusing wxw's maps too much (im not saying it doesnt happen) but shoppa! holy shit!! you have the most notorious shoppa map whore in your clan... its actually sick how much he abuses maps.. do i need to mention names???
and are you really putting hysteria in your list of well balanced and good online competition?? i wont even go there...
but, those are your opinions... if you asked me to make a list of 5, it would be different, if you ask statik to make a list it would be different, if you asked monkeyisland to make list it would be different, and so on...
on topic: you guys are missing the point, your acting as if Impossible wants to introduce money, so he can quit his job, and start a happy life with a beautiful wife, 3 kids, a dog, and a picket fence.. lol.. i hardly think thats the case, the value is no the motivation in any way
currently there is NOTHING bringing people to worms, even if they see if available for purchase, who the hell really wants to buy it? but if we had nice cash prizes, maybe it would bring people to the game, being that they see we have an organized community.... because atm we just seem like a community of oldschoolers that refuse to give up on an old game... and sure, that is exactly what we are... which is exactly why we need to take a step in this direction, if we are not going to give up on the game, then lets take steps to improve it...
the money will not motivate people to stay, the game itself will!! the money will just motivate people to try it (and hopefully many oldschoolers to come back)
i know when i first started playing years ago, i was intrigued by roping, i knew i was months and months, behind in roping, and i played every second i could to catch up... and i believe all newbs are like that, once they see the skill level, they will wanna learn.... the money will motivate them to do it quicker.. but we need something to draw them here.. and not just a sale on steam.
ofc we can all sit here and think of negative things that will come along with money in the league, but thats a given... with any positive situation, there will be some negative outcomes... but does the negative out weigh the positive?? i dont think so...
not to mention... what exactly do we have to lose?? if MI puts banners on the site, as i mentioned in another thread he can keep a percentage of the money, after all he has more then earned it... and a percentage can go to clan league, and a percentage to singles... what is there to lose?? lets say less then 10 oldschoolers come back, and less then 10 new unique players join tus... whats the problem?? we have more competition, and more skilled games....
my winnings would be divided between MonkeyIsland, DeadCode, and Cybershadow... maybe sending them a nice chunky donation would motivate quicker updates.. that would also benefit the game...
oh yah, and dt would all be getting new KB's season 1 :p
so yeah... money will own... the pros > cons
sorry for long post.