New Content Ideas

[AFB]

No way, since servers are not in sync, number one player on first one could be 100 times smaller, than on the other.

[Seither]

ok, the gambling idea could work only if you have games of pure chance, like slots and roulette. Blackjack=worst idea ever, as winning in it is EASY. and that's without counting cards.

some of the other ideas sound pretty good though.

[Chronos]

Blackjack=worst idea ever, as winning in it is EASY. and that's without counting cards.

First of all, the easiest way to program Blackjack makes card-counting worthless. Second, if the odds were always in the players favor no matter what the hosts do, casinos would not have blackhack tables very often, now would they.

Not that I'm pro-blackjack or anything.

[Seither]

Blackjack=worst idea ever, as winning in it is EASY. and that's without counting cards.

First of all, the easiest way to program Blackjack makes card-counting worthless. Second, if the odds were always in the players favor no matter what the hosts do, casinos would not have blackhack tables very often, now would they.

Not that I'm pro-blackjack or anything.

I'm talking about if you give it a standard deck. aka 4 of each card. Secondly, blackjack is easy to win WITHOUT counting. Most people who gamble are usually drunk, not thinking about their moves, or stupid taking risks they shouldn't. Black jack is about knowing how to play the cards you don't have, not the ones you do.

As long as it's games that the player has no control over the outcome (blackjack a player chooses to hit/stay/split/double up, ect)then it would work great, as everyone has an equal chance at winning.

However, I think we should avoid the gambling addition, as not all players are 21/legal gambling age in their countries, and we want to be kid friendly, lol.

[Chronos]

Eh, maybe it is just me then. Because I always seem to loose money on blackjack in the long run.

[Seither]

Eh, maybe it is just me then. Because I always seem to loose money on blackjack in the long run.

It's all about the total, if you get a 10, a 9 or an ace, you split, and ALWAYS hold at 19 and up, 18 usually unless you feel lucky.

if you get 16, doule up, you tend to get 21 off of those.

hence why Blackjack would be a bad addition if we had a gambling part to the game.

[Chronos]

Hmm, don't gambling laws only apply when something is actually bet?

When people gamble in a game like this, none of the stuff involved is their actual property, from a legal standpoint. I would think that there would not be much trouble from that direction.

[Seither]

Hmm, don't gambling laws only apply when something is actually bet?

When people gamble in a game like this, none of the stuff involved is their actual property, from a legal standpoint. I would think that there would not be much trouble from that direction.

legally, no trouble, but as a supposedly "family friendly" game, any gambling=not kid friendly. That's what I was meaning.

[Chronos]

I guess you do have a point there.

[Seither]

I guess you do have a point there.

ya, but idk how many kids/families actually play, so it may not actually be a problem. Idk, just figured it should be pointed out, lol.

[zephyrblade]

Gambling's age rating in games is just 8+, and we have a 13+ joining age.
No biggie IMHO.
You could also make it so they have to turn it on from the account room before they can use it?
Plus it would give people something to do when they burn turns, lol.

[Captain_Nano]

  It could look like a space station and when you click on it's picture it acts like a game within a game...

Say I found this encounter called "Space Station", clicked on it.  A screen pops up, it has a few options like: SHOP, Gamble, and VIP GOLD.

-SHOP contains:RARE Items you can buy or sell, special avatar pictures, buy banners and etc...other player designed, and etc for in game credits or CP.

-Gamble contains: card games, board games, and slot games:each with a different set of credit bet limits....

-VIP GOLD contains: extra bonuses for gold members such as: buy SP or AP items for ship designs, get enhanced gambling high-bet gambling games for gold members, and etc...

-Crafting area....
 
-and many additional possibilities can be extended onto to the "local space stations"....endless possibilities....

Oh concerning how Blackjack "is so easy"...first of all I never played blackjack but I would suggest easier games have smaller rewards where as harder or more random chance of winning games pay out bigger....

PS: the nice thing about having it the way I suggested as separate rooms/areas  in a space station is you can set limits or age requirements.....PS: age required areas would ask for a players info before use....


Gambling area: could be split in to 4 areas<

1.)UNDERAGE GAMES -games not casino related...(emi and others could use other "flash games" as the basis....)
2.)VIP UNDERAGE GAMES- underage gold members only.  They can place higher bets on games that are found to be appropriate for their age bracket. (give more a selection)....

3.)OVER 18+ games- casino games and such normal limit bets based on probability of winning
4.) VIP OVER 18+ - must be gold members and must be over 18.  Higher bet limits. (Maybe a slightly better chance of winning a little overall)

[AFB]

And how will we verify? Anyone can give false info you know...

[Seither]

Gambling's age rating in games is just 8+, and we have a 13+ joining age.
No biggie IMHO.
You could also make it so they have to turn it on from the account room before they can use it?
Plus it would give people something to do when they burn turns, lol.

uh..in US, even online gambling of ANY sort is 18+, period. And as I said..we advertise the game as family-friendly. A lot of religions forbid any sort of gambling, so not exactly the smartest thing then, that was my point.

And how will we verify? Anyone can give false info you know...

It's called a credit card/check number. a lot of places do this, and you don't need to charge them anything, called a verification charge, aka, $0.00 appears from whoever was checking to ensure it was real, if at all.

[zephyrblade]

uh..in US, even online gambling of ANY sort is 18+, period. And as I said..we advertise the game as family-friendly. A lot of religions forbid any sort of gambling, so not exactly the smartest thing then, that was my point.

Wow, really?
The pokemanz games have gambling and they are just 8+ . But I suppose they do only have slots.
Gaia Online is another hugely successful 13+ game/community/thing, and they have a nice casino, lol.
We could just have lame arcade games for bonuses, or something like that, right?