Shut down the casinos

[Zulzephur - Tarew Marr]

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

Casinos are classic as hell but I do remember a time during Luclin that GM's on Tholuxe-Paells posted a yellow message stating that people conducing casino's would be banned.

Oh yeah... there eventually were some on all servers, and just like here, certain people have used them as a scamming method. I remember the same messages being displayed on Tarew Marr / Drinal.

What I ended up doing at that point, was "raffle" off items. I'd collect enough money to cover said item cost (plus a smaller sum for myself; usually 10% cost of item) from X amount of players, and whoever has highest roll; wins. Also you could do a 50/50 like raffle, but nothing as extreme as the person holding the platinum taking HALF... maybe 10%? That's normally what I did.

Also, I did all these types of things on my main. Very reputable player, top guild on server, and not some random level 1.


Either way, I'd ban the twats who scam. No second chances. In this case, ban the account(s) / IP of the Fungi owner. Transfer fungi tunic to the person who "won" the item, and be done with it. It's really that simple.

[Cecily]

Just need a few very public bans to set an example and might be less of an issue.

[Zulzephur - Tarew Marr]

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

Just need a few very public bans to set an example and might be less of an issue.

Sounds like now would be a good time to start.

I wouldn't wish for them to go away completely, but I would however like it if people who did "run" these, to do so on your main. There's no guarantee here either, but I'm gathering people scamming aren't doing so, and I'd bet on many of them have created a 2nd or 3rd account to do these on as well.

If they were to be completely shut down... wouldn't be the end of the world, but also wouldn't be the end of scamming and other shady business that goes on in the server though either.

[Jimjam]

Don't forget GMs should strip the accounts of items/plats to use for event prize give aways

[Lisset]

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

Don't forget GMs should strip the accounts of items/plats to use for event prize give aways

When accounts are banned, they're essentially stripped anyway. What's on them stays there and can't ever be used again.

[Meg]

That's a terrible thing to have happen, but I suppose gambling has many risks one should consider before engaging in it. My limited knowledge of the rules say players shouldn't defraud other players, so at the very least the casino owner should be banned. I don't believe banning casinos in general is the fair answer because there seem to be honest casino owners out there.

[Mandalore93]

The moral of this story is gambling is bad for you. CSR shouldn't have to deal with this shit. If you do this/make a bad trade, to be honest, you are the one responsible. This game is about social connections for the most part, while it doesn't carry the same weight on P99 due to limitless free accounts, it's still there. If someone screws you, then you black ball that fucker, don't run to mommy crying about your smashed thumb.

[Clark]

Originally Posted by Mandalore93 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The moral of this story is gambling is bad.

[hynch]

Originally Posted by Mandalore93 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you do this/make a bad trade, to be honest, you are the one responsible.

While I agree that casinos are dumb and are a risk for anyone who decides to play them, the blame is entirely on the crooked casino operator. He offered a service to the public and then reneged after pocketing some money.

[Portasaurus]

Originally Posted by Mandalore93 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This game is about social connections for the most part, while it doesn't carry the same weight on P99 due to limitless free accounts, it's still there. If someone screws you, then you black ball that fucker, don't run to mommy crying about your smashed thumb.

It's cases like these where the community itself can come together and hopefully right the ship. The guy who runs Arrowed's casino is capable of being an awesome, fun player. I know this from personal experience. To hear that he would do this is unsettling, but fixable if he pays up.

Open message to Arrowed: Please make this better and pay the man what he won so we can all continue our TQ immersion uninterrupted.

...Or perhaps this is the immersion we seek? Either way, Swish, can I get a TunnelQuest stock brokers picture up in this? We're like 2 pages overdue on that. Thanks!