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Casinos - Let's jump the Shark

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Badger:
They've got to be doable. It's keeping me up at night. I have dreams, people. Dreams of a neon paradise.

My underworld contacts have informed me that soon casinos will be guarded. As such, I want to see if anyone's got any visions on how to make gambling (the activity, not the skill) worth engaging in. These are my thoughts - I want to see if we can try and realise what would and wouldn't work, and maybe end up with an interesting new feature.

PvP Gambling

I can see gambling working easily if it's PvP. One player loses his money to another by playing dice or poker or whatever, and the other player gets to keep it. Maybe not even interactive, just a "You play a hand, and managed to lose $100." to keep it simple. 1v1, once again, to keep it simple. This would prevent the game's economy getting screwed up too, as it's just one player's loss and another's gain. No idea how you make it entertaining, though.

Solo Gambling

I like the thought of this - slots, blackjack, whatever - but I can't think of a way to prevent players bleeding casinos dry. Unless the odds were drastically in the favour of the casino (which they actually are in real casinos, which is why real casinos are so profitable). Thinking about it, would that work? If we make most players lose at the Casinos, surely the Casinos will be able to be self sustaining?

Why we should ignore Gambling/Luck in determining success

People will just alt it, sadly. 10 LK 300% Gambling alts will just throw the system out of whack. Maybe if high Gambling skill just increased the stakes you could bet at when playing alone, but the odds were still the same (and against you).

What do you guys think?

Slaver Snipe:
One player wins another money the other player shoots and kills them...gambling in a pvp town wouldn't work out very well.

Badger:

--- Quote from: Slaver Snipe on March 11, 2011, 08:45:24 PM ---One player wins another money the other player shoots and kills them...gambling in a pvp town wouldn't work out very well.

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Hmmm. Maybe a way of depositing your winnings into one of your bank accounts via an FLC representative so you don't get gunned down the minute you leave the Casino. Maybe an option to ask one of the bouncers to "Let you out the back door", which just dumps you into the Worldmap. Maybe a player specific 'Casino Chips' var that increases as you win, and only becomes a material item (caps) when you 'cash out'. Or a combination of all of these.

As for getting shot/eyepunched -inside- the Casino, I don't know. Same with bluesuits hanging around inside the Casino using Steal. Actually, no, for that I'd suggest you have to have at least $100 on you before you're even allowed in. Not sure what else. Anyone else got any ideas?

Ulrek:

--- Quote from: Slaver Snipe on March 11, 2011, 08:45:24 PM ---One player wins another money the other player shoots and kills them...gambling in a pvp town wouldn't work out very well.

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And than they die to due to the guards.

-Ulrek-

Who Killed Bambi:
i know way to remove problem  ;) in rl casino (like we see in movies  :D) when u win - u get shooted by casino guys. so make a limit for win (random limit) u just can get shooted when go away from casino, and make non lootable corpse in casino and nearby casino doors. (more that 20k win - instant death, or etc.)

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