Hi, as a concerned toribasher, I'd like to see some sort of collaboration between Nabi Studios and staff at toribash create events, raffles and maybe a fund raiser to keep toribash up to date and funded.

Ideas could include but aren't limited to,
- Special items going up for USD auction.
- Raffles using small donations for fund raising.
- Events funded by clans and wealthier members to give back to Nabi.
- Creating new forum customizations for USD.

Let me know what you think,

Thanks. - Goat

Not a bad idea at all, but I think the big question is whether this actually fixes anything long-term.

Right now we don’t really know what the core issue is between Nabi and Toribash. Funding is obviously a factor in keeping servers running and development alive, but is it the factor? If the main problem is lack of dev time, motivation, or manpower, then community fund-raising could easily just turn into a short-term patch that leads nowhere.

Special items for USD could work, but Toribash players are collectors by nature. If an item ends up widely owned, it loses a lot of its appeal. For that to succeed, it would probably need to be extremely limited, clearly exclusive, and tied to some kind of legacy or history, otherwise it’s just another item that floods inventories.

As for events funded by clans or wealthier players: do you mean TC/item events, or actual USD prize pools? We already see the latter occasionally in larger community events (like Kane’s EO series), where players donate USD. Those are great, but they tend to support the competitive scene more than Nabi directly unless there’s a clear system in place.

One idea that might be more sustainable is offering things the community can’t normally create themselves:

Truly limited, one-off legacy items tied to Toribash milestones. (pretty easy to do this considering the amount of item forgers we have)

Paid cosmetic/forum features. (as you suggested)

Officially endorsed community events where part of the entry or sponsorship clearly supports Nabi, with transparency on where it goes. (maybe the best bet imo)

I think collaboration is the right direction, but without clarity on what Toribash actually needs right now, throwing money at the problem risks missing the mark. Transparency and a clear goal would make any of these ideas far more effective.

From the perspective of a non staff member we see:

• sir has left
• the servers are struggling with room crashes and reduced forum performance
• TC isn't circulating and the market is in decline

It's an interesting situation where the community is so small and tight nit that things can't just fly under the radar. For those invested in the state of the game and the community we are both too informed and too in the dark. We can see that sir left and the effect this has on the game while also not being owed an explanation for why he left. All we are left to do is speculate, which is within our right, but it starts and ends there. The way I see it either Nabi / Hampa needs to address the situation or we ride this thing out. If the game is truly in trouble we can't be expected to do anything off of speculation, I personally don't want to financially support the game if it's dead in the water.

Just to clear one thing up first: Sir hasn’t actually said he’s left, only that he’s taken a step back. From what we can see he’s still listed as staff, so I’d assume he’s still involved in some capacity, just not active or public-facing right now.

That distinction matters. Stepping back isn’t the same as abandoning the game, but the lack of visibility combined with server issues, forum slowdown, and the economy stalling is what’s making people uneasy. When there’s no context, people fill in the gaps themselves.

I don’t think players are asking for detailed explanations or drama, just some clarity on where things are headed. Community funding or big initiatives only really make sense once it’s clear whether Toribash is in maintenance mode, recovery mode, or something in between. Until then, ideas like fundraisers and paid items feel a bit early.