Fivem Server Monetization

Hello everyone. I have a server under development now. I reread the license agreement with Fivem. And I came across some questions regarding the fivem servers. I have a few questions for you:

  1. The donation system of the server must be connected to the Tabex payment system, or can I choose another payment system?
  2. Fivem license agreement states: “sale of “loot
    boxes” or similar mechanics for real-world currency, cryptocurrency, or in-game currency”

I have cases with prizes, car dealerships on my server. I sell them for donated currency. To get this donated currency, the player will have to perform some game actions, or the fastest way is to buy it for real money. Is this a violation of the license agreement?
I read that some servers sell ranks for real money, and this is not prohibited. But how does this differ from the same purchase of currency donations, where the player spends real money on in-game prizes as ranks?!

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  1. Anything to do with real-life money being donated must go through Tebex, including donations, there’s no other options in that regard
  2. That’s open to interpretation, however what you describe would be classed by most to be a “loot box” (a box you open with a random prize you don’t know in advance), so I’d steer clear of that.

First, it’s Tebex and it’s the only monetization platform you can use. Secondly, these aren’t donations, they are payments. Don’t get it confused. As you read in the terms, it is against the terms to sell any in-game currency for real world money. It’s pretty straight forward.

Selling a rank, vehicle or other perk is different because it’s not selling in-game money.

Please note that I am not a lawyer nor do I work for Cfx/Rockstar Games.

For your first question, Tebex is the only authorized place you are allowed to take payments from. Anything else like PayPal, Patreon, etc are not allowed.

Second, the part of the ToS that talks about “look boxes” refers to randomized rewards. Anything that gives the player a random reward that needs to be purchased via real money, crypto or in-game money is not allowed. Allowing players to get this via doing tasks, etc should be fine you just cannot make people pay for it.