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[The_Shadow]

Just a thought regarding some of the more expensive items in the game. I.E. Cobalts.. Perhaps once a week or even once a month a NPC could be launched into the game to sell raffle tickets for Such and such prize valued at such and such amount Each raffle ticket could cost 500 gold a book of ten for 4k. Then the prize would be given out to whomever has the raffle ticket that matches is the winner..

The lottery could be held once a week similar to the raffle suggestion however prize is set amount of gold rather then equipment.

To me this would seem fair to all players as there would be an amount of time for them to purchase their own raffle or lottery ticket before the drawing.

Am fairly new to the whole suggestions thing Lemme know what you think.



Xx_The_Shadow_Xx in game.

[Rappy_Ninja]

no because I just would spend 5m then get a csotw for 5m

[EzPk]

this is basically the russian roulette...not sure if thats still running

[Isolated]

nope because some dope didnt like it being ran every week lol

[The_Shadow]

Have seen the RR run.. it is not regular though.. and I don't know anything about it.. Every time I've seen it run I have been in the midst of training.. Was just a thought trying to figure a way to enhance the game without it being and "Event" The raffle NPC could be launched on a timer or something.. then it would be regular, But would not take up valuable staff time.

Dunno maybe Im way off base..


Xx_The_Shadow_Xx in game.

[Steam]

Supported, don't see why there hasn't been one before

[Exodia]

The raffle NPC could be launched on a timer or something.. then it would be regular, But would not take up valuable staff time.

what event takes up staffs "valuable time"... bein since the person that runs events, is on round the clock to begin wit

[Gaddy]

This doesn't work because the tickets may not add up to the value of the item, and over time people would slow on buying tickets, causing the difference to just continue to increase.
NM likes new shiney things, and when they're a few months old they fade out...


If you are out for a run of you luck, try the casinos.

[EvilDognapot]

staff, blah blah blah, time, blah blah blah. an NPC can do the whole thing since it's entirely formulaic. set the prize, set its value, then the NPC requires X amount of tickets to be sold before the prize is sent to the randomly selected winner's vault.

to make things more interesting, the value of the item should be slightly less than the store value or going rate. that way someone can try and buy out the lottery; so if it's 1000 tickets, 250 are sold and someone buys 750 for 10k, there's still only 3/4, and that's a lot gold to risk still. of course it could be valued any way you like, the point is that it's totally possible to automate the thing.

besides, we got all this money in game that's just sitting there, we should get it moving.

edit: and the casinos are frustrating. the slots are unwinnable in the long run and you can't make a system for the black-jack. well you could but it'd be easier if use a playing strategy card in game. if we could make our own playing sheet for the game and automate it for set amounts of hands or have some control over the process. it would just give me something to do if we could make a practical strategy card for the game. for those who don't know what i'm talking about they're like this http://www.onlinebla..._Gold_strat.gif

Edited by EvilDognapot, 10 November 2006 - 04:42 AM.

[Gaddy]

The way Doggy suggested the raffle works very well in my opinion.

It would be pretty sweet if we could play texas holdem' or something with NM gold....I vote that gets added, I would be on twice as much, somehow.

[Hansol]

I like the sound of this, quite alot. But maybe there should be a limit to how many tickets you can get. And this needs to be so that you don't jus buy tickets with one crit, then give gold to another crit and buy more tickets with that.. and so on... So it'd have to be based on an IP address otherwise theres an unfair advantage that people with alot of gold will buy out everyone else...

Maybe i'm not making sense...