Quick Cash for Good Gamers

[whipped]

The infamous "Thresh" has launched Ultimate Arena. A system whereby you top up an online credit supply with real money and then enter tournaments, paying an entry fee from $1 - $20. If you win the tournament you win all the entry fees added up, minus an administration charge for Ultimate Arena hosting the game.

Now, although a good idea I can see a number of problems.

First, the press will have a field day with associating online gaming with gambling.

Second, knowing the amount of winey sods that are in the online gaming scene, I can see a lot of disputes over cheats, unfair practices and other things.

The sites FAQ seems to have nothing to say about what happens to the winnings should the servers crash, or should someone accuse the winner of cheating.

I suspect that the whole thing is doomed to fail. What do you all think?

 

[Sir Frizz]

Originally posted by whipped
The infamous "Thresh" has launched Ultimate Arena. A system whereby you top up an online credit supply with real money and then enter tournaments, paying an entry fee from $1 - $20. If you win the tournament you win all the entry fees added up, minus an administration charge for Ultimate Arena hosting the game.

Now, although a good idea I can see a number of problems.

First, the press will have a field day with associating online gaming with gambling.

Surely it's not gambling, but professionalism?

I certainly do not see a problem with pro-gaming.

But the cheats thing, perhaps something which will have to be dealt with by judges.

 

[Lester]

Barrysworld should do it. The person who posts the most wins all the sub money.

 

[Durzel]

I would imagine there are other people behind it, and Thresh is just the "name".

Question is - does anyone actually care that much about pro-gaming (or indeed Thresh himself) anymore?

 

[dysfunction]

Originally posted by Lester
Barrysworld should do it. The person who posts the most wins all the sub money.

Might as well give me the money right now then

 

[xane]

The only issue I can see is the prospect of under-age "professionals" making money.

Schoolkids (under 17s) have a lot of time on their hands, consequently some of them become _very_ good players as a result. How easy would it for a kid to get his parents credit card number and pass themselves off as an adult ?

Also I took a quick check through the FAQ and there is no mention of tax, so what happens when eventually Mr Inland Revenue sticks his nose in ?

 

[whipped]

Re: Re: Quick Cash for Good Gamers

Originally posted by Sir Frizz
Surely it's not gambling, but professionalism?

I guess it depends on your point of view. Some people would see a killer pool competition in a pub as a way for someone to win some money on the basis of their skills. While other people may well see it as straight forward gambling. You're gambling your money on the assumption that your skills are better than anyone elses.

 

[leggy]

I wouldn't touch that with lester's.

 

[whipped]

Originally posted by xane
Also I took a quick check through the FAQ and there is no mention of tax, so what happens when eventually Mr Inland Revenue sticks his nose in ?

He'll probably get it fragged off by a rocket launcher

 

[Will]

I think thats a great idea for games like UT2K3. Individual skill games have been replaced in money tournaments by teamplay games, and this seems like a pretty cool way to add some more excitement to your gaming.

Though I couldn't see me winning much cash.

 

[Will]

P.S. Is there any reason why someone couldn't rip this idea off in the UK and set one up really quickly?

 

[old.D0LLySh33p]

Unless they get some good cheat protection I can foresee it going belly up very quickly.

 

[Will]

You register an account and pay cash up front, so I assume once there was a confirmed cheating report, you'd be a goner, and if you had one big, there may be something in the terms and conditions to reclaim the cash.

I haven't looked, buts thats what I would do.

 

[.Cask]

As if games weren't stressful enough having your whole clan relying on during matches, now they want you to bet your wages on it?

Fuck that.

Another crap attempt to make quick cash from the legions of gamers. It would take every single ounce of fun out of playing a game, for me anyway.

 

[bodhi]

Originally posted by Lester
Barrysworld should do it. The person who posts the most wins all the sub money.

This sounds a much better idea. Although I'm not sure if out-spamming dysfunction is worth £30.

 

[bigfoot]

I think it has been considered by the Suits at some point given the obvious advantage of having the BarryBank system in place and used for many months (years?) now. Perhaps if/when we do a ladders system for Subscribers it could be looked at further.

 

[Embattle]

I hate, with a passion, competitive gaming since has helped turn gaming in to the shit state it has arrived at today.

Also if it is located in the US and they keep saying how gaming is a sport then it surely turns in to sports gambling which irc is illegal in the US.

 

[throdgrain]

Originally posted by Embattle
I hate, with a passion, competitive gaming since has helped turn gaming in to the shit state it has arrived at today.

I concur .

 

[stu]

This sounds dodgy as hell with regards to gambling laws, tax and earnings, etc. Plus you'll just end up with whoever is the Blufftrash et al of today's games cheating their ass off and winning. So it's pretty pointless really.

 

[old.D0LLySh33p]

Games are for fun

 

[Will]

Well, its very different when its competative. Its like playing snap compared to playing poker.

 

[Durzel]

Originally posted by old.D0LLySh33p
Games are for fun

Amen!

Mind you, you can always consol yourself that the true pro-gamers are invariably hideously ugly social rejects, who are unable to hold any kind of meaningful conversation. Except Sujoy, which is probably why hes "teh face of online gaming". I'm not gay.

 

[Embattle]

Don't be shy about you gayness Durzel, we all know your Skyline is in a pretty pink colour

 

[plightstar]

but thats it. people don't see real brillant gamers so make things up and come up with the idea they are social rejects and are sad because they are playing games all the time. But its a hoppy but its inside, as for social rejects noway, they play multi-player gaming, just because the person(s) they are speaking are on the other side of the planet, they are considered loners.

Don't ask me why im explaining this to u maybe because I hate people who take the mick out of other people and resort to stereo types.

Maybe I say this becuase I yern for the care free days of no full time jobs, no commitments when u had the entire summer off to do what u want, and money was easy tocome by and was spent just on you and not rent/Car/Car insurance etc.