Popular Post Homer Posted January 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2021 I would like to talk a little bit about HG’s finances, our history, and our future. Let me first say what I always say “that HG has never been about the money.” Some people like to joke about where the money is going...to Homer’s car rims or pizza, that is fine to rumer, but the reality is...it's reinvested to growing the community or it’s saved and not touched. You may wonder, what does that mean. Well, we have been around for 15 years. That is a long time. There are ups and downs for a community and I learned we need to account for that so that we can keep HG running for as long as possible. During the last 15 years, we have had our good years and bad years. Our best years were 2007-2010, during that time anything extra was reinvested into growing the community or it was saved and not touched. We had up to 70 game servers at one point! Then there is 2014-2018, our worst years of slow decline, due to multiple factors, for example: CS:Source player base dying out, which we were known for having the most populated servers. As well during this time my personal involvement was greatly reduced due to me having to focus on college (HG Sirius stepped up to run things). With slowly dying servers and struggling to break into crowded CSGO, as well trying other games...during 2014-2018 we would have died if it wasn't for the money saved from prior years and by the end of 2018 there was no more saved money to subsidize costs with and I was contributing leftover operating costs out of my pocket each month. During these years, I created the HG Future & Direction Board and we got to work on rebuilding the Leadership structure and we worked on getting a new version of our website done (the current one you are using). We then released the new website late 2018 and worked on rebuilding our VIP/GOLD subscribers and donations so that I could stop having to contribute out of pocket, this took all year and you may remember seeing me post Discord Announcements asking for any help we could get with donations each month. We struggled but we made it with everyone’s support. Each month since then with the new website and new Leadership structure, we have continued to grow with a bright future. Today, we now own our first piece of hardware ever, the Ryzen box, which you all made possible. This is huge for us and our growth going forward. It lowers our monthly operational costs the less we rent server machines and move to owning and colocating our machines. Going forward, my goal is to continue to work on growth and owning more of our hardware and renting less, as well to one day be able to put HG into perpetuity. This is an optimistic goal that may take awhile and includes me investing my own money so that interest earned on money saved/invested can one day take over paying HG’s monthly operational costs, but its an awesome goal to have because that means that HG can theoretically live forever..no matter what happens to the various fluctuations of income that HG currently relies on month-to-month to keep our lights on..HG can continue to operate for as long as there are active members of this community and willing individuals that step up and run for Director positions during our annual HG Elections Happy New Years & Cheers to a bright future for HG 26 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blindy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thanks for the update Homer and Happy New Years to you and your family! I am excited to see the upcoming changes for the betterment of HG! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas15 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) I remember HG's decline in 2014-2018 as a player and recruit. It was very unfortunate, but things took a turn for the better. Good stuff here though. Looking forward to a ever-growing community! Happy New Year as well to you! Maybe this year we can all buy you rims Edited January 2, 2021 by Lucas15 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntBlanc Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) Thanks for all the work that's keeping the community going. Been here since 2014 so I've seen many things change over the years, but for better or for worse I hope we can continue to keep this community running. Happy New Years! Edited January 2, 2021 by AntBlanc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asian State Trooper Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Good thing I Donate for good reasons lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquadango Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) Ok but, what size are those rims? Edited January 2, 2021 by Aquadango Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brgr. Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 It’s crazy how long HG has been going on for this long. I’m glad things are looking up though! this really is a hellgamer moment new rims when? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAPPERxDUCK Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Really happy to say I'm now officially a part of this community. I've been around off and on since the beginning and always found myself gravitating towards these servers. The community has always been fun and welcoming and I look forward to the future and the many years I plan to spend here! Homer, you and the staff have done a phenomenal job keeping this community alive. It's really hard to find any "OG" community thriving, yet alone alive, the way you guys have kept HeLLsGamers. I plan to be donating here in the near future and I'm happy to know it will be money well spent into the development and furthering of this amazing group. I wish you and your family nothing but the best and I hope to see you in game soon! -Chris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Honestly can’t blame you, the rims are fuckin sick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaZe Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Gotta pay for that BMW somehow. Jokes aside hopefully the rising trend continues well into 2021 and beyond! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Glad to see this transparency, hope this community will last for years to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Z. Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 HG Forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral MacK Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I'm glad to be a part of it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sno Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Happy new years! This is fantastic to hear, I didn't know about the Ryzen Box but that is incredible that we can go forward using that and more. Thank you for the wonderful community Homer, I think I speak for all of us when I say that we love and appreciate everything you've done for this community! Here's to many more years!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Robot Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgemon Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 +1 all of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowyamur Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 This is the kind of transparency me and many other members from the GMod community were looking from you, Homer. Thank you for making such a well-written post and clearing the air of any false rumors and lies that were [somehow?] still circulating about in the GMod community. As someone who's been part of HG for a long time, first as a member, now as one of its HGDC leaders, it has been a privilege to work with talented and dedicated people who continue to willingly put in their time and effort to helping this community grow. To see this community still alive 15 years running, now making this huge leap forward into 2021 with its first-ever owned server box and its partnership with Humble Bundle, is exciting, and I can't wait to see what more awaits this community, be it through new partnerships, cross-community collaborations, or improved servers. Here's to a bright 2021 year for the HeLLsGamers community. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Loose Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) The hardships this community has gone through to maintain servers and the website is a bit upsetting but it will never die. We as the community have your back no matter what to see this community and it's people grow from it, there are good job experiences from doing work for HG which is plus. I'm glad you are taking a big step forward as the owner and the improvement of many years together as HG keeps getting more people and servers into the community one step at a time Here's to 2021 and ∞ Edited January 3, 2021 by G Loose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zia. Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 You mean we haven't been funding your rims? It's good to hear the news on the new server though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirius Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Happy New Year everyone! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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