Shut down the casinos

[Zulzephur - Tarew Marr]

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

It's not just pixels. It's the time you spent to acquire them. It's the relationships you built in game. It's the ups and downs of wiping, winning, etc..

"It's just pixels" and you're a psychologist?? Sorry, I knew people who ruined their lives over this game in live. Lost families, dropped out of college, etc... and when you say "just pixels", it's an incredibly naive way of thinking about how people feel about their hobbies.

I said in reality they are... and they are. Like it or not... they are. What you're getting at is more of an addiction problem. People normally don't drop out of school or lose families due to a hobby...

Hey, like I've said already... I've devoted a great deal of time into Everquest since I started the year it came out, along with many other games, but EQ easily the most.

The platinum I acquired doesn't really have much meaning... they are pixels on a screen. They come, and they go, but the people I've played with, been in guilds with on EQ and Rift, WoW, LotRO, etc for over a decade now have not. I consider these people closer to me than most of my family. I've met most of my original guild on EQ at the conventions and what not. Those are not "just pixels" as I stated. The currency certainly more so though yes, but I completely get where you're going at with your statement.

I'm sure I could have done much greater things with my time, such as been more apart of my family growing up and even now instead of peering into a computer screen. I could have went out and volunteered more than what I did/do. Made some new friends, maybe I wouldn't still be fucking single at the age of 28?!

When you start to put things into perspective like that, YES, they begin to be more and more "just pixels," but I wouldn't change my time spent on EQ and the people I've played with over the years. Apart of who I am now is due to it and those people I know and have met, or just knew in-game.


I was speaking on the behalf of the currency lost, or gained. What you have acquired in-game as far as currency and items doesn't do you much, if anything, in the real world.

Also, these are just my opinions. My career has nothing to do with them. Could be worse though... I know of a doctor who literally believes in the "stork" theory. No bullshit.

[Jimjam]

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

[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.

[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.

[Victorio]

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

If people are dumb enough to try a Casino they dont deserve to own a Fungi.

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

People who gamble 100% know its a scam. They just have money to burn. Same as it's always been. I dare anyone who doesn't know its a scam to speak up on the forum. It's like people who know that cigarettes will give you cancer ahead of time, yet still choose to smoke and then get cancer. Then they complain that they got cancer. It's just human nature to be stupid and gamble.

It's wrong for the GM's to waste even 1 second on this IMO.

I won Arrowed's Fungi and CoF casino Friday Night, and he did pay up immediately. Note that I spent 32.4k on 108 rolls, so I ended up with a very nice profit.

Edit: This is Lemien, btw.

[Susvain2]

I seen a 20k bet win a 3x roll. Casino pid up 60k. After the dude had to limit bets to 500p cuz he got smashed. Not all bad

[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.