2nd life games.
Bluejay_1
Member
in General Chat
Can we just end it? So many people are getting unfair treatment, to those who pay and do not pay. Yes, I know this is a grey area with many mods. this has been Legal, illagal, and now legal again, can we just stop it to prevent more scammers?
End it officially once and for all!
Do my ears deceive me?
End it officially once and for all!
Do my ears deceive me?
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Its a little annoying to have some mods say its okay and have others say its not and will lead to a ban. There needs to be a definitive ruling on second life games. I've seen mods say it both ways. Either way, until there is an absolute ruling, this is a problem.
The terms of service also point out that you should only agree to play games hosted by players you know and trust.
I quote...
Moderators or admins may choose to shut these events down at their discretion if they determine the event to be malicious. We would encourage players not to join such contests unless they know the organizers well and trust them. You join at your own risk.
"We would encourage players not to join such contests unless they know the organizers well and trust them. "
If you don't know the person, then you're taking a risk. So the answer is.. if it's a stranger then you don't know. If it's a friend you've had in game for a long time and someone you trust, then it's still not a guarantee, but most of the time you'll probably be ok.
Ye... And no player before all..
For the patrons, bring lots of cash with you. Not only you, but dozens of others want the prize, and you need to buy the most (in most cases) food to get it.
For the owner, eh he/she is probably the only winner XD
DOESNT THIS SOUND FAIR? :D
In the end, it's all up to you. Risk it if you so wish.
Don't get me wrong. I am not saying that all of them are grubby money hogs. Just that, it is a great way to make money. As I said before, it is unfair to everyone (with the exception of the owner and the winners). At least in a REAL bomb game, you win by SKILL. In this adaptation, it doesn't necessarily require skill. Just a lot of CUBITS. Others say it is your choice to risk it. I totally agree, but why have the option to risk?
FYI: 2nd life games are not a grey area, if you pay to play it illegal. It doesn't matter if you got in for free the 1st time or not.
Because players got the idea there was a grey area now today there are too many of these. As I am typing this on 1 PC, I see them in holla's on the 2nd PC. I think the grey area people are referring to is whether these games are luck or skill as mentioned in TOS.
IMO if you pay to play any game or parkour, it IS wrong period.
Think about it...
2nd life bomb games: You pay 50c to enter and the prize is a Valkyrie helmate. Hold on! You need to fight. Bummer, you lose and bye bye 50c
Payaway: you pay 50c and the prize is a wuvva shirt. Eat the warp food and you're done
Now, what do these have in common? Fake warp foods, legit warp foods, and risks.
Either make all these legal or illegal. But don't make payaways illegal if you can find a workaround to make one.
For example: Make a 5-10 easy jumps parkour with 2 checkpoints and at the end set prizes. It's possible to finish so its allowed. However, if one would have hosted a payaway he would have been banned. I **strongly** encourage the use of the method mentioned above as long as it has prizes that are worth the price you pay for the warp.