RTCF Round 1 Results!

[Androidpk]

To sum it up, the rich got richer. Game balance be damned.

I went in with only 1m in my bank and walked out with over 100. If anything the rich got poorer.

[jafo]

Normally I agree with this reasoning but when the GMs stick their fingers in their ears and say "We're selling tickets in this manner to be 'fair'" you have to kind of take a step back and laugh at the absurdity of their reasoning.

I think they meant "fairer than other ways" vs "perfectly fair". They were probably honestly doing the best they could think of at the time.

[Tgo01]

I think they meant "fairer than other ways" vs "perfectly fair". They were probably honestly doing the best they could think of at the time.

Their foresight is pretty weak if that's the case. Also it's not too late to change the way they do things for the next two runs so one has to ask themselves; why haven't they announced any changes for the way tickets are handled for the next two runs? No one can honestly tell me they believe this was more fair than other possible ways.

[SHAFT]

I went in with only 1m in my bank and walked out with over 100. If anything the rich got poorer.

The real value in this is acquiring items like neimanz's one-of-a-kind blink spear. It's one-of-a-kind as of now at least. Those types of items and the super weighted and padded items will appreciate in value.

I see nothing wrong with selling the slots though. That's the way it's been done for years. If you go in wanting to buy services you're going to have competition. I find it hard to believe people didn't expect the piranha-like behavior.

[Ryvicke]

Fair? You guys sound like Chairman Maobama. Socialists.

I was surprised that the auctioning of spots wasn't more in the open. It seemed like people got one offer whisper and just went with it. I was expecting the chat to be full of auctioned spots.

[msconstrew]

The real value in this is acquiring items like neimanz's one-of-a-kind blink spear. It's one-of-a-kind as of now at least. Those types of items and the super weighted and padded items will appreciate in value.

I see nothing wrong with selling the slots though. That's the way it's been done for years. If you go in wanting to buy services you're going to have competition. I find it hard to believe people didn't expect the piranha-like behavior.

I did not find the behavior all that appalling or piranha-like. I thought the GMs were not so much encouraging the sale of slots as they were reacting to the reality that slots will be sold. The only thing that really bothered me was when people were taking bids out loud, in front of the merchant, which I felt was a little much.

[milesalpha]

I went in with only 1m in my bank and walked out with over 100. If anything the rich got poorer.

Think it through.

[Ardwen]

If they wanted to be fair they'd let accounts put in for tickets then draw 100 tickets from all people interested, with some percentage only being available to premium. I've done this many times for sporting events and there are far fewer complaints percentagewise then this method caused. And its not like a drawing is what you'd call difficult to setup, and it would allow people that couldnt possibly be there for the 1 minute each batch they are for sale to get a chance

[Ryvicke]

Think it through.

I don't think it's as simple as you're stating. The event is pretty much a guarantee of increasing your wealth. That's why tickets are so hard to get. Everyone with a ticket gets richer*

*Except people that pay ridiculous amounts of silver to create something that could never sell for the actual silver that's gone into it, but those people know what they're getting into and want one-of-a-kind items.

[wizgem3]

I got the major that I wanted which was padding

Major:
Padding 6x MDP to XDP Auction 90 mil - Cost was 82 mil
Trollbane (bought) for 17 mil

Minor:
Enhansive swapping
Fire flare on weapon (bought)
Rotating flare (bought)
Greater black ora (bought)
Grapple flare on armor
Fire flare on fusion runestaff
Reg bubble flare
T2 Voln on armor