[UI] One Hell Of a Idea

Hey guys,I've been playing DO for a while now,more or less 8 years now,and you know,the feeling is gone,the thrill of the game is just....it went "poof".I don't really find any point in playing the game anymore but to just.....I don't know,I just come back to see what's changed.And maybe kill some NPCs and thats it.I have an idea in mind,a pretty stupid one actually,but i just thought to give it a go and see what you guys think.Here goes

The ultimate battle arena,why don't we make it more of a gambling area,of course,those who just want to battle for fun can choose to do so.My idea is,why not allow the 2 opponents agree to a betting price say around 10 bucks,which then is deposited into the winners account,and the player decides if he wants to leave it there to place another bet of a battle or redeem it.Bigpoint can tax the money which has been bet say around 10%?I don't know whatever value seems suitable for BP,this way,it not only adds thrill to the game,but also benefits BP big time.I know it seems like a stupid idea,in fact it actually is,i Don't know what you guys will think of it,that's up to you to decide.

This is my idea ^-^

Just thought of a better idea,instead of redeeming or reusing the money to gamble.BP can instead create an in-game wallet which stores the money and gives the option to the user to either Use the Money for gambling/Redeeming The cash /Use the money to buy in-game currency or stuff like the gate energy or anything ingame that can be purchased with real money.And also instead of 2 players agreeing to a betting price.Darkorbit can categorize the bets to certain amounts for example.5$,10$,15$ and 20$ that way,people can queue up to which amount they prefer

 

First GAMBLING is not legal everywhere and eliminates some of the players. Second why do we need to invest further in a game that has lost the excitement to keep players active to begin with? Third it would be better if they just gave better prizes for winning/completing objectives. The biggest problem with the game currently is the people are DONE being told "it has been reported and is being looked into" and having to live with the BROKEN GAME that has resulted from BigPoints messing with a GOOD thing. They recently made a decision to STOP NEW ADVANCEMENTS to try to fix what is not working and MAYBE they will succeed but I do not hold my breathe for it.

 

I know that it's not legal everywhere but it wouldn't eliminate the players from playing the game normally?Without the gambling part.Secondly,introducing such a system will skyrocket the games excitement,i mean come on,everyone loves taking chances,and solely for the fun of it as well.Thirdly,they are already giving prizes for winning and completing objectives by allowing players to accept quests -.-.Yes,I agree that the game is broken,but investing into something as little as this gambling system,would profit the company bigtime,word will spread about a gambling game and people would start getting interested.Lastly,no offence to you people out there,but gambling also takes advantage of players,because damn!It's addicting!

 

GIVING rewards for completing a task is NOT GAMBLING, it is a payment for completing a task in the game. GAMBLING is requiring a PAYMENT to participate in the activity to receive a PAYOUT, this was always a problem with the J P A as not all players interested in participating were eligible for the REWARD.

The GAME used to be the ADDICTION and was why it has lasted so long. NOW it is a TURN OFF as it continues to be more BROKEN. I finally played in the maps again after 6 months of just logging in to see what was happening in the game to find thing like the PET activities are NOT WORKING Properly (Kamikaze and Repair for one, had to attack my own PET to reduce the health so it would explode), PET still staying at PORTAL after map change, Award notification takes 5 seconds to notify and continues until long after you have left the map or been destroyed.

No offense but that is why there are GAMBLING SITES out there, just for that purpose, it has no business in a Social Game where KIDS are allowed to play, I will admit the SOCIAL has pretty much left the game (with so many people having issues with the CHAT), but the original design was to be a way of making online friends, and enjoy playing the game together. Now it is just about the ELITE trying to rule the events and to heck with having fun. Back when the ran the Pirate Event (not the original invasion but the EVENT) you had a couple clans fighting each other but other than that it did not matter who locked the NPC everyone would help to kill it (before all of the Formations and LF-4's), you even had people try to help you when the ENEMY invaded the maps, not anymore they are more apt to help the enemy than their own company player.

 

Habbo hotel had gambles to (I know this is a weird comparison), nonetheless, because people were gambling with credits, and then selling their credits for real money (something that could happen with entire accounts here), gambling was banished on habbo hotel as it was not 'chield friendly' and because no taxes we're paid.

I am baffled this has not yet happened to darkorbit. We gamble everyday here, from simply grabbing a box to obtaining verry valuable items / designs, and from obtaining hercules / havoc to the gamble miss rate in every fight...

Your're idea already exists in a way, and I can guarantee you that not everyone likes taking chances...

 

The whole game is based on chances.You spin and you have a Chance to build the gate,and after you complete the gate you have a Chance to get the reward you want.
You kill aliens to get a Chance to receive ores so you can craft keys.When you open the boxes you get another Chance to receive a package which also has a Chance to give you what you are waiting for.It's ridiculous.And now,we have to deal with the chance of cargo dropping.
So,it wouldn't matter much even if they added what the OP suggested.But

it seems like it wouldn't work well even if they added it.

 

As already stated playing for real money stakes as so many legal restrictions in the UK there is the gaming and betting act, in Germany the Jungendschutzgesetz ( Protection of minors act ) in the US state laws that differ from state to state. You must also consider the fact the this would become a game that would then have to be restricted to an adult age and also the fact the cheats would crawl from under the rocks and find a way to exploit the UBA to make money so your One Hell of an Idea becomes the mother of all nightmares.

 

Well....thats why they're given the option to take that chance and bet or just play for fun :v

Well,we can't expect it to work everywhere....but atleast it would work somewhere!And come on,it's not like we can't restrict minors from gambling,BP will think of some age verification method,the adults can choose to play the game for fun or for da $$!They're given a choice.

Well,that's inevitable,eventually,people will always find a way to exploit games,the more people exploit the game,the more fixes BP will add to counter them making it harder and harder for them to do their thing :v

No offence but i completely disagree with you :v,getting rewards in-game and getting rewards in real life are two very different things!Say you have a choice of 5k x4 and 5$,I would certainly pick that 5$ cause i can use it for something else other that shooting everything that moves in a single game!I also disagree with you saying not everyone likes taking chances,Il give you one real-life example,I'm a minor by the way but what the hell!You only live once right?Hehe. Anyways,my friend invited me to play a game of cards(Gambling)1st game i won a dollar,not much eh?Yea i know,i kept thinking that I would get myself addicted and so I stuck the idea of stopping right there in my head,but deep inside,something was telling me,come on!Just one more run!you never know!You might win more!And i kept playing the next 6 games,at the end of the day i lost around 200$ LOL.But still,it's not really keeping me from playing again,cause there's always that little voice inside your head saying....come on,you never know!
At first,everyone would be thinking twice!Then,theres always that little voice saying,you never know,just take a chance at that dice!

Please continue dropping down your opinions so we can see if this is possible :v