Would you play at a "player casino"?

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Roken
Roken
Lion's Arch Merchant
#1
I was running through the Nolani city mission, when I saw Icee Blade (Yes, this idiot had two e's in his name) advertising a casino game. So I was wondering if anyone would even put down 100 gold for some fun at a casino game hosted by a player?

I know I did.
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Scavenger
Ascalonian Squire
#2
lol i played at a poor mans casion it was awsome.
the MAX bet was 250g so the guy runnin it made a little money and i had fun so there was no loss either way. And those are the only casinos that should b allowed lol
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C-Tzar
Krytan Explorer
#3
Heh, even though they are a total scam, if I were bored enough I might since gold is so easy to come by anyway. The problem is the casino spamming is very annoying and feeding these cheats does nothing to encourage them to just bugger off.
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Eclair
Desert Nomad
#4
lol,I'd never play at a player run casino unless I know the other person in real life (so if he scams me I'll go over to his house and beat him silly =P)
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Vindictive
Banned
#5
Casinos arent supposed to be "cheats", they are supposed to be like a real casino in real life.

You make a bet, the odds are against you but if you win thats great, your rich.
But it is a business and the house will always make money after the few people who win.

It's all in the economy, this game has a small economy, nothing like some other games i've played. For instance, FFXI economy is huge, tons of stuff influence it, in this game it's just those sigils i guess.

All in all Casinos are fun, if you dont like the spam isn't there a way to block that persons chat?
Roken
Roken
Lion's Arch Merchant
#6
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Originally Posted by C-Tzar
Heh, even though they are a total scam, if I were bored enough I might since gold is so easy to come by anyway. The problem is the casino spamming is very annoying and feeding these cheats does nothing to encourage them to just bugger off.
Thats why two people agree to play each other for awhile, so they can group up and run outside a city.
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C-Tzar
Krytan Explorer
#7
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Originally Posted by Roken
Thats why two people agree to play each other for awhile, so they can group up and run outside a city.
Sounds good on paper, but sadly doesn't work that way in practice.
Aaaaagh
Aaaaagh
Wilds Pathfinder
#8
No, I always have something better to do with my time then play some lame random game where the other player may or may not cheat me.

On a side note, to all the casinos out there, if you want to increase your odds of winning no matter what game you play there is a simple trick. To increase your odds of winning about 33% just open up your computer case, find your video card and spread peanut butter and jelly all over it. Then play for a few hours, this will increase my enjoyment of the game approximately 33% because I wont have to deal with you clogging every channel in every district.

HARUMP!

This note is for stupid people: I lie.
Roken
Roken
Lion's Arch Merchant
#9
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Originally Posted by C-Tzar
Sounds good on paper, but sadly doesn't work that way in practice.
Hasnt failed me yet.
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dwarf stomper
Ascalonian Squire
#10
real casinos are total scams as well, but they seem to do alright
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Gbuslayer
Frost Gate Guardian
#11
clan mate made 80 platinum off hosting his own casino for a couple days(don't expect to do this yourself he just ran into people with gambling problems or something, couple guys through down 20 plat each)

Mind you he went and bet it all and lost so in the end he lost :P
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C-Tzar
Krytan Explorer
#12
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Originally Posted by Roken
Hasnt failed me yet.
Perhaps, but it has certainly failed me as 99.9% of casino runners/players aren't you and they don't leave the city. They just spam the place up with their casino drivel.
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Dax
Wilds Pathfinder
#13
Well, I cant imagine why I'd want to gamble unless I'm really bored. I have everything I need (or rather I can buy or upgrade)... so I'm kinda at a loss in the whole money thing.

I'm on the fencepost on this game, no doubt casino spam will put me over the edge.
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Dravic Badmoon
Frost Gate Guardian
#14
Areanet is aware of the casinos, and have made a post that anyone caught scamming through the use of a casino, through trade, or advertising hacks/cheats, will be banned from the game and accounts deleted. This comes from a post by Gaile from another forum.
Roken
Roken
Lion's Arch Merchant
#15
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Originally Posted by Dravic Badmoon
Areanet is aware of the casinos, and have made a post that anyone caught scamming through the use of a casino, through trade, or advertising hacks/cheats, will be banned from the game and accounts deleted. This comes from a post by Gaile from another forum.
But casino's are allowed? Thats cool with me.

C-Tzar, that does suck.
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Dravic Badmoon
Frost Gate Guardian
#16
They are allowed for the time being. There are rumors that the /roll command maybe removed.
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nechronius
Krytan Explorer
#17
You wanna talk about a casino scam?

Try a guy advertising "Roll a 1 on a 4 sided die and double your money!."

That's about the worst odds I've ever heard. Even worse than Keno in Vegas which has the worst odds in that damnable city, short of someone smashing your head in and rifling your pockets. You may as well bend over and let him have a go.

No I don't gamble, but I have an interest in number theory and a buddy of mine is a real blackjack card counter in Vegas.
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Dravic Badmoon
Frost Gate Guardian
#18
ahh card counting, greta isn't it. Good for you, bad for you when the casino finds out.

In Addition: they should offer blackjack at these damn in-game casinos
Spirit Firefly
Spirit Firefly
Frost Gate Guardian
#19
I can't even count the amount of time i was scammed on casino's on FFX1. /random 100 [Insert name] rolls 98...."Woohoo i won" [Insert another name] you owe me 3x my bet..."hmmm yea sec i need to go to storage to get more money to pay you"..."hm ok" /whisper Casino runner.....user not logged in.
Spirit Firefly
Spirit Firefly
Frost Gate Guardian
#20
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Originally Posted by nechronius
You wanna talk about a casino scam?

Try a guy advertising "Roll a 1 on a 4 sided die and double your money!."

That's about the worst odds I've ever heard. Even worse than Keno in Vegas which has the worst odds in that damnable city, short of someone smashing your head in and rifling your pockets. You may as well bend over and let him have a go.

No I don't gamble, but I have an interest in number theory and a buddy of mine is a real blackjack card counter in Vegas.
Hmmm yea ok.
a) casinos will snap his fingers off one by one (and yes it is just like the film)
b) i have a friend who is a secret agent named James Bond and he drinks Martini and has a license to kill....no it doesn't make me cool