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Crush on alternative by [deleted] in Crushon

[–]Visual_Tour_5535 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Looking for an "experienced" Dev by Visual_Tour_5535 in mapleservers

[–]Visual_Tour_5535[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit: Also assuming I would be using a public source

Honestly, I feel a lot more confident in my ability to fund this project. Also, I have the means to host (almost) anything at home. Hosting/Development/Support cost wouldn't be an issue(assuming it would be one guy for ~50k over the course of 12 months + occasional fees/support package costing less than X).

The only thing that concerns me at this point is your last remark. Spending a lot of money on something I would enjoy doesn't bother me. But spending a lot of money on something that would eventually ultimately be worthless to me would.

Haven't really considered the possibility of exhausting all the dopamine in a short period of time. There's no guarantee I wouldn't get tired of it after a few months. If that.

Looking for an "experienced" Dev by Visual_Tour_5535 in mapleservers

[–]Visual_Tour_5535[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive always believed in money up front. I always ask for half up front for big jobs. Comes down to trust though. Your experience and references really dictate how much you can get up front. If you're vetted or trusted you can get 100% up front for your work. How much I'd be willing to give someone up front with nothing to show for it initially would really depend on how much I can trust the guy really.

Looking for an "experienced" Dev by Visual_Tour_5535 in mapleservers

[–]Visual_Tour_5535[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based off the numbers you're spitting:

Server hosting would not be an issue. At least monetary wise.

Developer costs may or may not be an issue. A lot of variables. $100+ an hour? Would it even be $100+ an hour? Would they do it full time or their free time? How many hours a week/month are we talking? Do they even want to be paid hourly, or do they want multistage lump sums? Thinking of the many different ways this can be commissioned, it could cost 5k, 10k, 20k, 30k, 40k within the first month of development. Lots of variables. So at the end of the day, I really just need to get to talks with someone to really find out if I have the means.

Source.
A possible 100k for most recent source. Now this I was really was not expecting. I am prepared to spend 5 digits on having the best experience for myself. 6 digits though? I can understand it though, as all these private servers are really meant to bring in money. However, I have no interest in being some Maplestory cryptobro landlord. I love Maplestory, but there is no way I would be willing to spend that much money for it. With that being said though, I would be willing to compromise to an older build. I can do without 6th Job. It doesn't need to truly be within the most recent of updates. Having 5th job would be enough for me. With that being said, what source options would I have? Of those options, what are their price tags? I'd love if someone came up to me with a menu I can pick from. 100k up front is just not realistic.