New Server
Responsible for top performance of the Dedicated Root Server EQ 10 is one of the strongest PC-hearts - the hexa-core processor Intel® Core i7-980X Extreme Edition:
3.33 GHz core speed
Up to 3.6 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
6 cores and 12 processing threads with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology
12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
3 Channels DDR3 1066 MHz memory
32nm manufacturing process technology
24 GB of RAM make the EQ 10 to a memory giant.
We will most likely get this baby, because the old servers are kinda laggy and with the upcoming Strategus and new gamemodes we need a powerful machine to host all those fancy thingies.
Therefore, we're asking for donations, because it will be kind of expensive: 150 for the setup, and 133 per month.
But we're no cheapskates, so we were thinking about a "Thank you" event for our donators.
So that's the deal: Lottery Lördag!
Every saturday evening (CET) we spit out one heirloom point to a random player that was active during the last 7 days. And this is the fun part: Every donated euro is one lottery ticket. It's not a lot, and it isn't really meant to buff anyone, it's just a small sign of gratitude for the people that finance all the fun around here. Make sure you have a main char selected and your donator email set. Also, don't be mad if the heirloom lottery doesn't hit you
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If, for any reason, we can't do this (legal stuff blahblah), then we won't base it on donations, but instead, make a totally akward algorythm that takes many, many, MANY things into account. If that totally akward algorythm selects a random donator, then we can't help it.
We will announce the text the winner has set in his donator menu - if he has chosen to be a public donator. Otherwise he will stay secret, but can, of course, reveal himself.
Hurrah!
