I'm currently looking for a few people to help with the work load. The team currently consists of myself and my partner Lewis, we have currently had Vanic online for the past 2 weeks and have roughly 10-15 players. At this point in time we haven't put much money into advertising as I want at least 20-25 players constantly before I spend the big bucks on advertising. The way I see it is people who click banners on Runelocus or watch youtube videos on popular channels don't want to be linked to a server with 2 or 3 players, so I find it wasteful to purchase that now. Below I'm going to outline my short and long term goals for Vanic as well a few other details that will give you a better understanding, followed by what I'm looking for in an individual.
What are my long term goals?
To grow and maintain a community that will experience smooth, bug free and unique content. Rather than copy what every other RSPS have I have compiled ideas from other peoples games and changed them with my own little additions, here at Vanic I believe the most important thing is feedback, positive or negative feedback is the only thing we use to change the game as I see Vanic being completely community driven. I'd rather something take 3 months to code and be well written and executed to ensure the stability of Vanic, opposed to something that's half arsed and would take 2 days. For a long time, I have maintained the belief that making your game as good (and bug-free) as possible would automatically reward itself with many players, but over time I have realised that's simply not true. Having a great product is important for success, but it will only pay off if you manage to market it properly. It's definitely not the only thing of importance though. If you have great marketing and advertisement, your players won't stay if you can't give them what they want (lots of features, a low amount of bugs, balanced xp rates, balanced combat system and regular updates). It's also impossible to become successful on your own - without at least a partner you can work with (and whom you can trust), or a team of people who can assist you, most RSPS owners buckle under the pressure and workload. Online games cannot be made and maintained by one person alone, and I'm sure that no RSPS has ever achieved greatness without the combined efforts of at least several people. A lot of projects fail not because of technical problems, but because of internal conflict. In saying this, Vanic is a business, so until I'm happy with where we are at 100% of the donations and income we earn will go directly back into advertising, marketing, development and anything else necessary to ensure Vanic is getting the best treatment.
Will I be paid?
At this point in time we have set aside $2000 strictly for advertising. This means that it cannot be used for anything else, in saying this I'd like to say that I'm happy to pay you fortnightly (as thats when I'm paid) but the pay won't be as much as it will get (When we advertise). The reason I'm not advertising right now is because I'm not satisfied with where we are at, but I'm confident that with the help of another individual(s) that we can get this done within the few weeks maybe less. At this point on I will be happy to sign a contract in accordance to your needs and make sure that both parties are comfortable with this. In saying this you will be paid and accounted for the following -
- Hourly rate of $25/+
- 10-15% Tax
- Account currency conversion
What am I looking for?
- Client side developers [!]
- Web developers
- Graphics designers
- Server developers [!]
If you possess a decent amount of knowledge regarding any of these fields and are looking to get into something with professional people then please either reply with your email or send me a private message.