almurders Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 i think in runescape u shud be able to gamble on items and if u lose u give them an item, and if u win u get the item! obviously, u'd have to say wat was up for grabs first, but i think is a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos74 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Duel arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Any digression as to how this idea would actually work? This is a discussions board. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirHartlar Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 They would then have to put an age restriction on the game. Sorry sir, over 18's (21's) only. We have gambling in here. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerocool11 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 They would then have to put an age restriction on the game. Sorry sir, over 18's (21's) only. We have gambling in here. 8) OK, I've played Pokemon for Gameboy and they have slot machines in that game. And you can't possibly tell me that Pokemon is targetted to be appealing to people 18 and up. So if Pokemon can have gambling, I don't see why Runescape's children shouldn't be able to gamble their gp away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tefda Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Any digression as to how this idea would actually work? This is a discussions board. Hmm... I think just gambling in the Games Room over games would be better than the point basis that gets you nothing except the respect of the other 3 people there. Perhaps leaving the current rating system intact and just add in an option to gamble away your money, the higher your ranking then the more the minimum value would be. That to me seems a bit better than just having points that don't get you anything (except for a bit of pride that you beat so many other people). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blusttoy Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Gambling as in slot machines or card games? Anyway, I hope I don't see more players who goes bankrupt asking for free stuff to satisfy their gambling addiction * * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawrty4 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 it is NOT a good idea because it may cause kids to have gambling problems at a young age in the will end up becoming bums most like not that theres anything wrong with bums Thank you Yaff2 for the amazing sig and avvy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwarfie76 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 it is NOT a good idea because it may cause kids to have gambling problems at a young age in the will end up becoming bums most like not that theres anything wrong with bums Yeah... like how all the swordplay is going to turn the kiddies into axe wielding maniacs. :roll: At anyrate... gambling is already included in the game. Ratpits anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerocool11 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 it is NOT a good idea because it may cause kids to have gambling problems at a young age in the will end up becoming bums most like not that theres anything wrong with bums Yeah... like how all the swordplay is going to turn the kiddies into axe wielding maniacs. :roll: :lol: haha pwned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shade_bandyt Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 i like the idea. like maybe a raffle system or something like roulette, just something based purely on luck and chance. it would be fun to have player-sponsored gambling events as well. a player could put some prize items into a chest, and allow people to buy "raffle" cards for a set amount of money, like 100gp or something. after a deadline, the winner would get the items, or a key in their inventory to go to the chest and get their winnings. this way the player holding the raffle might have the chance to make a profit on ticket sales, while the participants cant be scammed because the items would remain in the chest till the deadline another gambling event i would love to see is a weekly lottery type game. you pay like 20gp per ticket, and you choose 5 numbers (or rune symbols, to make it more 'runescapey') that you hope will be drawn. on every friday midnight est the winning symbols are randomly picked, and the winning tickets can be claimed. the tickets are untradeable, but if you drop it (or die and lose it) you cant get it back (even though nobody else could pick it up). for winnings, the prizes would be similar to regular lottery. get 1 symbol right, you get 20 gp, 2 symbols=100gp, 3 symbols=5k, 4 symbols=25k, 5symbols=100k. i think lots of people would participate and even buy multiple tickets. you could either quick-pick or select your ticket symbols. it would also provide a small money sink to leech some gp out of the economy. winning 100k for 20gp doesnt sound too bad does it? :) Are you a member with a full bank and cancelling your subscription? Are you an F2P player that wants more bank space? Check out my guide on Going to F2P with a full bank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerocool11 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Problem with a lottery would be that rich merchants would be able to buy so many tickets that they'd win most of the time. I think if some sort of lottery were created it would have to have some sort of limit to the amount of tickets you can buy. I can just picture a huge gnome casino in the middle of the village surrounded by flashing neon lights and their funky gliders flying around. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shade_bandyt Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Problem with a lottery would be that rich merchants would be able to buy so many tickets that they'd win most of the time. I think if some sort of lottery were created it would have to have some sort of limit to the amount of tickets you can buy. I can just picture a huge gnome casino in the middle of the village surrounded by flashing neon lights and their funky gliders flying around. :D lottery works by combinations and probablity (strap on your math helms of geekness). there are 13 types of runes from airs to soul. if 5 are randomly selected there are 154,440 possible winning combinations. if you were to buy every possible combination at 20gp each, it would cost over 3.08mil. nobody will spent over 3 mil to guarantee they win 100k. not just that, but any noob with 20gp could just as easily get the winning ticket, so buying more would make your chances better, but not really actaully, you could easily increase all the prizes 5 times, making the jackpot half a mil. and it would still be profitable for the game Are you a member with a full bank and cancelling your subscription? Are you an F2P player that wants more bank space? Check out my guide on Going to F2P with a full bank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerocool11 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Problem with a lottery would be that rich merchants would be able to buy so many tickets that they'd win most of the time. I think if some sort of lottery were created it would have to have some sort of limit to the amount of tickets you can buy. I can just picture a huge gnome casino in the middle of the village surrounded by flashing neon lights and their funky gliders flying around. :D lottery works by combinations and probablity (strap on your math helms of geekness). there are 13 types of runes from airs to soul. if 5 are randomly selected there are 154,440 possible winning combinations. if you were to buy every possible combination at 20gp each, it would cost over 3.08mil. nobody will spent over 3 mil to guarantee they win 100k. not just that, but any noob with 20gp could just as easily get the winning ticket, so buying more would make your chances better, but not really actaully, you could easily increase all the prizes 5 times, making the jackpot half a mil. and it would still be profitable for the game It's kind of late and I'm sick so I'm not going to debate your math but it sounds to me that this would be a fine idea... I do think that something needs to be done about the inflation and a lottery or just basically gambling would help that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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