how about being able to bet gold on arena matches

onilink

onilink

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Consortium of Evil Monkeys

E/

hmm, interesting idea. /signed

Iggit

Iggit

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Saviours of Tyria

N/R

/signed

I like your idea. Maybe this could also be add to guild battles, as there is a delay of 25 minutes. That would make spectating a guild battle much more fun!

mortalis doleo

mortalis doleo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

my house

The Cutting Edge [TCE]

N/

i made this suggestion regarding 1v1 fights, and still support it...

/signed

Mr D J

Mr D J

Permanently Unbanned

Join Date: Jun 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Iggit
/signed

I like your idea. Maybe this could also be add to guild battles, as there is a delay of 25 minutes. That would make spectating a guild battle much more fun!
I disagree with guild battles, I could make millions from that cuz my guild does alot of gvgs and obviosly I can see if they won or lost on the guild statut and bet like 100k on the winning team

antialias02

antialias02

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Eastern Iowa

Forsaken Wanderers [FW]

Me/E

I thought of this before, and while I considered it a good idea at the time, but I have since reconsidered. There are fundamental problems with it - not the least of which is that there are places with funny laws against forms of electronic gambling.

Furthermore, as Soul_Train mentioned, I can totally see scams resulting out of this. For example, I could join a team, put some of my money on the line, and then *deliberately throw the match* so the other side wins - in return for a share of the winning cut. All unbeknownst to the poor team who I have just duped.

Even random teams wouldn't be a very good idea, because ... well, I know *I* wouldn't dare to wager any gold if I knew that one of my teammates could get fed up with his random team setup and leave (under the impression that his team was clearly going to lose anyway). Or maybe you end up with four Monks on a team. Or four noobs. You don't know who you're going to end up with on your team - don't know the build, don't know the skill of your team. Let alone wether or not you're going to win!! I'd never wager gold on stakes like that!

However, this gives me an idea to prevent leavers - require a refundable amount of gold from the player as a security deposit.. If they stay in the game through the match, they get it back. If not, they're out that gold.

Anyway, back to the betting: It's a good idea in theory, but I fear the complications of its effects in the field would quickly make it a bad idea in practice.

Wretchman Drake

Wretchman Drake

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Charr Carvings and [BeeR]

/.signed, but not anything over 300 gold a match seems fair. 100 gold average to bet?

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

I can imagine "OMG I Lost all of mY goldz to the galmble" being spammed in cities.

Sorry I am against gambling of all kinds.

neoteo

neoteo

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

Macau

www.exilesofdarksteel.com

E/

/signed

i had this idea for 1 vs 1 , but i sign for all pvp matches , free matches would be practice , as they feel they are now.

minimum is zero , max could be 5k for each player and possible to low bet if oponent doesnt have that kind of amount.

i can see naked warrior - lost all in pvp , hahahaha

generik

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

It wouldn't work, because live telecast of arena matches are not allowed to prevent cheating.

All current observer mode matches are actually "finished battles" that only bored people who have nothing better to do would actually watch.

So comes the issue. If you allow betting on these, then people who actually participated in these matches would obviously have insider info and bet on the known outcome.

Lampshade

Lampshade

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Xen of Onslaught

Put a max of 100 gold.

Maddie

Maddie

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Netherlands

[천상캐슬]

Mo/

I dont support it..

lets say 15k that we will loose.. We loose on purpse.. Yay I got some money. If you wnat to improve this. It should only be able to bet on other matches..
And you should not have the possibilty to chat with those people.. It should be live because then you can not know the outcome of the fight

If it it would be like that, I would support it..

Jhawk

Jhawk

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Fear This

R/Me

it wont happen it regualar GW because the ESRB would have to review it again. But for an expansion pack shure.
\signed