Luke-Jr wrote:Note 3: Obviously we would audit/censor skins (nothing obscene).
Fail.Phytotron wrote:I don't want to have to look at some player or clan's penis-cycle (or other such thing).
Anyways, the idea of showing off if you have donated does not always go over too well. I have played a number of private servers for both WoW and Knight Online. The vast majority of those games give rewards to those who donate, and many of those who donate are... err... Let's just say not everyone appreciates their contribution (the players that do not donate). However, I must mention that for donating on WoW and Knight Online private servers, you actually get items in game that give you an advantage over non donators (which you would not get in tron).
Just something to think about.
Another thing:
The bike and tail are relatively small details, and when you are rocketing down the grid going 70 (idk what the tron measurement of speed is supposed to be), you are not going to be very likely to notice the wall detail or the other cycles whizzing by.
Additional questions I have on the subject:
Should another "reward" for donating be thought of that isn't so "show offy"?
Is there any way to donate to the devs currently?
Unless it's something REALLY cool. I might pay 5 bucks a month for the clan tag on the bike that's a neat idea. 
I'm really wondering about what type of stuff is being worked on behind the scenes... Was this an idea that you're wondering is worth your time to pursue and are looking to justify it with user contributions? Has this already been developed in some capacity and you're just wondering what to do about the costs of time to create it or the cost of adding a skin repository to link to Arma? Is it just out of curiosity to see about if/how much people would pay?
It sounds like this is a fantastic and "marketable" idea! It's exciting, too. As far as your research goes, YES, I think you should know that this game is worth paying something for (not just for your own skin). A per year skin charge plus change fee would work well. If that's all you want to know, stop reading after the filtering stuff below.
The filtering would definitely have to be explicitly stated (ie. must be a clanmember to buy a clan skin, no explicit nudity or profanity, no reference to cocaine or Durka's mom, etc.), otherwise there should be no filter at all... where the **** are the forum rules? 
If personalization could be included in the game without the need to pay for the additional resource directory to store personalized skins, then I don't think anyone should have to pay for it. If there are costs associated with this added feature, then yes, I would gladly pay to have my own skin. Like I said before I don't mind paying for things, but if I'm basically paying for access to something that has been developed "openly" and could be added to the game without additional cost, then I think it makes sense to respectfully decline. 
On the other hand, Word offering a design service for personalized cycle models (maybe ones that could be integrated into this skins feature!) makes sense and I fully support it!