In light of the FBdip question, I have a suggestion. Could we do something like they do in the casinos? What I mean is, I can go to Treasure Island and get my little card with 100 free spins on the old slot machine, but it doesn't equate to real money unless I win X points.
If it were modified here, we could have an option to buy points, but the bought points would only be equated to real points once they were used in a game. So I could be a new member and still get my 100, but I could also lay 10 bucks down to get an extra 100. That way I can support the site and play in games with over 100 buy in.
But, The site can keep its ranking system, because, for ranking position, I will only be ranked on points obtained from games I played + that initial 100. That would go for PPSC as well. So if I join a 200 point game and I survive with 1 SC I would only retain the points I won. I think if people have some money invested in the games they would also be less likely to CD.
Or, as I think about it, maybe, once you get to a certain point you can make a donation that would get your minimal point limit raised. So I get to 500
and pay 10 or 20 bucks and if I go below 500 then I am restored to that amount. I think this would make the whole ranking system less important, but it would let skilled players risk more points knowing they can still play in higher stakes games if they lose it all.
I know nothing about coding so Draug, and others please let me know if this is way beyond what the developers are willing to do for free. I also am not sure about legality. But, if this was set up so it is a donation based system, I think you can give rewards to people who donate. I am not a lawyer so I am not sure. And, I know kestas wants to keep this free so it may be completely against his philosophy.
This will probably get me mocked.
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