If you are serious send me a PM about it, 500 bucks would probably buy you my time, lol.

Kinda sad actually. If 25 people were happy enough to donate $20, that would have been $500. As good as this UI is and as happy as people have been with it, kinda sad that gm9 hasn't already seen the $500.

Lol, I had edited that out again right away, you must have hit the quote button pretty much the moment I posted. ;)

Most people who did donate gave 5 bucks (of which paypal takes 50 cents plus some percent for conversion into Euro currency) and most of them did it around RoK release, no idea why (probably because the game died with/after RoK...). It's cool though, it helped offset the game subscription costs after I stopped playing which is the reason I started taking donations anyway. Thanks again to all donors, you know who you are!

Anw what about the UI itself ? anyone gonna take it or is it going to slowly die ?

With as many people as there are still in the UI community, I wouldn't doubt that users can work together in getting through patches. There's always alternatives as well. Doesn't hurt to ask for help.

As for me, I know I'm always willing to help patch things up to work correctly. I'm not a ProfitUI user, so I don't know the in's and out's. But, I do know the UI code fairly well. I never take compensation before a work is done, but in the case where things needed to be fixed, I would surely be more motivated by incentive as well.

I've made you this gift as you have been a worthy nemesis and cherished adversary my friend. Do with it what you will.

Right. Don't forget the current ProfitUI is only "Reborn" also, and before that there were already several users providing patches where necessary. The userbase of ProfitUI has multiplied since then and includes many established modders. I would therefore be very surprised if it would not be held up by the community, even if nobody steps up to drive development forward.

In any case the way the UI is set up it is fairly resistant to game updates anyway, and fundamental changes from SOE like the recent change to group/raid windows are rare. So the likelyhood of stuff breaking isn't high anyway. I suppose the upcoming spell renaming will be the next thing to tackle for the macro buttons.

Thanks
 

A simple thank you for all your hard work.

I`ve been a big ProfitUI user for my entire EQ2 career. Thanks for all your work.

Just wanted to thank you as well for all the work you've done over the years. I can say that without your UI, the game would certainly be a different experience.

Just wanted to add in some big thanks to your work as well gm9.

You've made my 2½ last year (out of 3) of playing a lot more pleasant. Hope (and think) we have enough knowledge and drive to keep it running as long as the game lives on, cause without this ui, at least I wouldn't stand playing this game for a long time I'm sure. :p

Big thanks once again and I hope you've enjoyed driving it as much as we all have enjoyed the result.

I would be willing to donate some cash to keep GM9 working on this awesome UI.. and I do appreciate all you have done with Profit UI. You revived it and brought it to the next 2 levels.. Great work.. hate to see you go :-(

SoE should make this UI the default

Wow...thank you.
 

I have used Profit off an on and tried using different ones over the years and I just cant seem to find either a combination, or just one UI that cant top Profit for just flat out awesomeness!!! I cant tell you enough how grateful I am that you took the time out of your life to help amplify the enjoyment of this game for complete strangers. I thank you very much...Good luck and I hope all goes more than well...

Love, Peace and chicken grease...I'm out

Bumrush - Unrest

Just wanted to put my thanks in for profit it's all i have ever used. I hope whoever tries to keep it alive does as good a job as you. You will be missed.

Make a pool and I will trow in some cash as well for sure..
Really can't see myself play the game without Profit :eek:

Sorry to see you go, GM9. Your work has been appreciated for quite some time and will be missed. I wish I could afford to offer anything to you, but my funds are tied up with my kids and wife back home while I am deployed.

This is very sad news to hear. Huge thanks goes to you for keeping this going so strong. This is hands down the best UI out there so I hope someone plans to keep it up to date. Has anyone showed any interest in keeping this going?

Funding
 

Was GM9 serious about being willing to continue his work with this project if his work was funded at a higher level? Maybe we need an NPR style membership drive.

If everyone that has written a post in this thread donated $20.00 that should add up fairly nicely. I would be willing to match contributions up to $100.00. I don't think that anyone should work for free. I don't. We could do a membership drive maybe twice a year, and like NPR when the funds don't come in, work stops until they do. It reminds me how much I miss a show when it's not on. Just a thought.

Think we only need 2 things now..

GM9 to make a choice about keeping it going for payment and to have aplace to put in the $$ :nana:

What do you say GM9, would you consider it ??

After reading the first post my response to it was a face plant. I now have waffle face.

I hope someone takes over management of this UI. It's the only one i like. Once SOE does some huge interface change thats the end and I have to go back to default. I appreciate your work over the years you've been updating this UI and improving it. Whatever you do from here i bid you good will. I have been known to tinker with XML and mod interface pieces for EQ2, EQ1, Vanguard and SecondLife. However i doubt i could hold a match to ProfitUI or even older outdated UIs like thor (it is outdated right? seems like it). I would use jethals UI (kithicor forest) because its perdy, but I'm not sure how it would fair in a raid.

-Eschia Mousehold (80 Warden on Antonia Bayle)

I hope GM9 will continue if we can get enough users to agree to pay something for it.

How about making it available only to those willing to pay for it and have GM9 get the contributions? That should add up nicely as I'd be willing to pay some cash to have access to it.

I can't imagine playing the game without it.

:(

The best suggestion i can think of is donations. He probably already does that though. Requesting a fee to update the UI or buy it wouldn't be very efficient, because it would encourage people to just pirate it, and the code is already made available. It can't be encrypted and still work either. It's a hard problem to face. :/

i would like to thank you for the many years of hard work u gave us ...

the ui modding has lost a great person ( bum lick time ) ( and cow also lost out .. )

i wish you the very best for ur new targets in life and ty from a ex cow member

paininthe ( runnyeye)

ps u dont know me :))

Thanks
 

Dear GM9,

Thanks from al the folks of the Innovation Server, who are using YOUR great work!

It makes me sad to read your retread!

Anyway the best wishes on your way's!

And Thanks for your GREAT work!

cincerly

ivenhoe