Shut down the casinos

[Nips]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't think it's douchie at all, and it's actually entertaining compared to watching auction text. I ran quite a few casinos on Bertoxx and lost a ton of cash to others as well. I think having reputable casinos to gamble from is something our server is sorely lacking. I'd personally feel better knowing that the plat I'm betting is going to a real character with a reputation, instead of a generic lv 1 here please steal my money toon.

I ran casino on live too for a month or so. I realized pretty fast from doing it that 1 percent of my profits would come from casual folks and 99 percent of my profits would come from a very select group of people who clearly had gambling issues (and probably suffered from rl issues like depression and such). I didn't lose any sleep over it because obviously its just a game, but definitely wasn't something for me. And I do agree, it is more entertaining and easier than EC tunneling.

[Zulzephur - Tarew Marr]

Originally Posted by Nips [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

99 percent of my profits would come from a very select group of people who clearly had gambling issues (and probably suffered from rl issues like depression and such). I didn't lose any sleep over it because obviously its just a game.

Wait wait wait... how are you drawing this assumption? Even as a psychologist, I would never had drawn that conclusion out because someone handed me X,XXX amount of pixels on a video game.

Were they extremely upset when losing? Did they spam PM you with hated texts? Would they sit in the corner writing sad poetry and listening to Alanis Morissette records?

I don't understand. I ran casinos since the beginning, possibly the first / one of the first, but most the people had fun; win or lose. It's just pixels in the end, what people do with them is their choice as long as you aren't violating any rules, so I don't understand how someone who uses a casino in-game has gambling issues in real life, or is ultimately in a state of depression. At that rate, they might as well have a drinking addiction as well. Most the time, they have too much of it to even care about.

[stakha]

Originally Posted by Nips [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I ran casino on live too for a month or so. I realized pretty fast from doing it that 1 percent of my profits would come from casual folks and 99 percent of my profits would come from a very select group of people who clearly had gambling issues (and probably suffered from rl issues like depression and such). I didn't lose any sleep over it because obviously its just a game, but definitely wasn't something for me. And I do agree, it is more entertaining and easier than EC tunneling.

Maybe they were roleplaying a troll with a gambling problem.

[Leopaz]

If no GM will ban 'em, at the very least I think it's fair to make public who all his characters are.

[Leopaz]

But before all that, people who use casinos are dumb. I hate casino spam, and my ignore list is probably full, since every time i see any casino spam i ignore that person

[iruinedyourday]

Very relevant

[indiscriminate_hater]

Scamming's classic. Next.

[Teako]

Originally Posted by indiscriminate_hater [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Scamming's classic. Next.

Casino's aren't classic, as original EQ staff did not support in-game gambling, and all the scamming that came with it.


Next?

[indiscriminate_hater]

Originally Posted by Teako [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Casino's aren't classic, as original EQ staff did not support in-game gambling, and all the scamming that came with it.


Next?

I defer to your sig

[DarkwingDuck]

Originally Posted by Teako [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Casino's aren't classic, as original EQ staff did not support in-game gambling, and all the scamming that came with it.


Next?

Well maybe not velious, but they had it by the next 1 or 2 expansions heh