Yes I'm serious about allowing users to donate if they wish. It's a
DONATION, as in voluntary contribution, as in not required. Several users have asked for this option, so now its available.
You don't need a PayPal account to donate. There's a button mid page if you don't have a PayPal account but wish to donate via credit card
For those wondering why I've decided to allow donations, there's several reasons...
1) Users have asked for this option. Yes some ppl do appreciate the work that much
2) I am hardly playing EQ2 now and considering weather to maintain my account and buy the upcomming expansion just to support the UI. IOW, its actually costing me money at this point to continue support.
3) Initial interest from SOE in hiring me went nowhere fast.
4) Consulting has been horrendously slow this year. Donations could incent me to develop UIs for other games and spend less time job hunting.
5) After a year of dev and support for these UIs with zero compensation for my time, I don't see any problem allowing folks to donate if they wish.