The pros and cons of FFR gambling

**rushyrulz** · 07-15-2008, 09:54 PM

As many of you have realized already, gambling can make or break you. There is no strategy, it's all sheer luck. Isn't luck the key word in anything that has to do with gambling? I'll just tell you a few pros and cons about FFR credit gambling and don't worry, I won't go into a spiel about casino gambing.

The pros of FFR credit gambling:
You can get easy credits.

Sorry, that's it.

The cons of FFR credit gambling:
You can lose a lot or all of your credits within minutes.
You can belittle yourself to begging for credits.
You might quit the game because you don't have anymore secret songs and don't have very many credits. Kinda like throwing your life savings in the fire.
You will lose credits if you don't quit while you're ahead. I'll explain this later.
You might get into bad real life gambling habits.
You might cry.
Credits are becoming more valuable (yes this is a bad thing). I'll explain this later.

One might ask, ''When's a good time for me to stop?''
My answer, if you have more than you started with, STOP RIGHT THERE! If you were on a winning streak, great! Stop before you get yourself onto a losing streak. It'll happen. Nobody ever has only winning streaks. If you look at the top 10 winning streaks and losing streaks, they have about the same numbers and currently there are 2 users that are on both lists.

Read closely. This is why you should stop right now: you know that little 2% will go to the house thing? IT SUCKS! It will KILLL you! Learn to hate it hate it hate it. In my opinion, the whole reason FFR credit gambling was implemented was because the value of credits was dropping. If everyone has a lot of credits, the credits aren't valuable. Now people gamble them away and they are more valuable.

Before you go saying that the credits just get transfered from one account to the other, I'll just mention the 2% thing again. IT SUCKS! If you take part in a 100k bet, you're risking 100k to get 98k. Sure the 98k looks nice, but the 100k taken away looks way more worse than the 98k looks nice. Tass's plan is working. Look at it on the large scale. I think Tass said that about 1 billion or so credits have been gambled so far. Anyone know what 98% of 1 billion is? It's 980 million. So far, we have successfully DESTROYED 20 million credits into oblivion.

Hopefully this post has been enough to convince you that gambling will ultimately make you lose. Some people will see this thread and think its a bunch of BS and keep gambling their credits away, but for the other 99%, use common sense. If you're behind, don't gamble to get ahead. Just stop. Stop where you are right now everyone.

P.S. Tass probably won't be too happy with this scheme revealing thread =P. Foiled again!

Commandersa1 · 07-15-2008, 09:57 PM

You should have just posted this in the gambling thread. :/

**rushyrulz** · 07-15-2008, 09:58 PM

Nah. That's turning into a brag thread. This is a general statement about FFR gambling.
Which brings me to another point. You might see a bunch of people bragging, but that doesn't mean that other people aren't losing. They aren't just going to openly state that they lost all their credits.

**mnnicol** · 07-15-2008, 10:04 PM

I wish you posted all this two days ago. I'm running on 112 credits right now lol

Damn you gambling!

Edit: Oh yeah, I had about 2500 about an hour ago...I lost it all to gambling...again lol

rzr · 07-15-2008, 10:05 PM

No offense, Rushy, but I hope the lock this thread. I don't think the admins designed gambling to **** us all over. Let the people decide, instead of trying to abolish gambling.

Note: This is coming from someone who has lost all his credits. Twice.

**kjwkjw** · 07-15-2008, 10:06 PM

So, I'm down about 58k credits since gambling was implemented.
What would you do in my situation rushy?

**sarahxjane** · 07-15-2008, 10:08 PM

Pros of FFR gambling: You win credits.

Cons of FFR gambling: You lose credits.

I think that about sums it up.

jellygod · 07-15-2008, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarahxjane

Pros of FFR gambling: You win credits.

Cons of FFR gambling: You lose credits.

I think that about sums it up.

amen, and if you whine just grow up, its virtual video game money not that big of a deal. no need to /wrist about it.

**tofurox** · 07-15-2008, 10:16 PM

ProZ: EverythinG
ConZ: NothinG

Waffl3 · 07-15-2008, 10:17 PM

kinda, but think about the fun.
Pros
- win credits
- winning is really fun and make you happy
- Teaches us really valuable life skills
Cons
- lose credits
- losing credits makes you sad

rzr · 07-15-2008, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarahxjane

Pros of FFR gambling: You win credits.

Cons of FFR gambling: You lose credits.

I think that about sums it up.

That's about all I was going to say, too. There's no further to go from it.

**8 Hour Whore** · 07-15-2008, 10:24 PM

Honestly, I'm with Rushy on this one..
I'm getting tired of handing out credits to those who lose Credits due to Gambling.
Which is the reason I refuse to Gamble..
I've gone from 100k down to 8k on giving people credits so they weren't completely screwed.
Now, thats not by one person. This is by a multiple of people that have lost everything.
It should show you that Gambling will tease you and then kill you =]]

**Tasselfoot** · 07-15-2008, 10:27 PM

it's 1% of total. over 1 billion total has been wagered. the person who wins gets 98% because it's 1% from each user, regardless of winning/losing, but it gets reflected as 100% loss to the loser and 98% gain to the winner. as such, it's 10 million pulled... not 20 million.

and, i really don't care about this type of thread.... yes, we want to make credits more valuable. at the same time, this is a feature that many users are enjoying and having fun with. other users had fun with it until they got greedy, and hopefully they've learned a valuable life lesson from it.

thechild · 07-15-2008, 10:30 PM

You forgot to mention other things for credit value raising such as more purchased songs soon to come.

**Breakdown16** · 07-15-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tofurox

ProZ: EverythinG
ConZ: NothinG

Easy for you to say when you've won big. If you had less credits after betting than before betting, I'd bet that you would change your opinion.

rzr · 07-15-2008, 10:41 PM

Not really. I've lost **** loads and only have a fraction of what I started with. I still like it. It calms me.

**Skeleton-GotW** · 07-15-2008, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rzr

No offense, Rushy, but I hope the lock this thread. I don't think the admins designed gambling to **** us all over. Let the people decide, instead of trying to abolish gambling.

Note: This is coming from someone who has lost all his credits. Twice.

Why does it matter whether or not it was intentional? It's still a FACT. The 2% deduction is a part of FFR gambling, and with a 50/50 win ratio, the odds ARE against you. And you ARE destroying credits.

Tip to everyone: Keep your credits. Play FFR to get credits. Why take a 50% chance when you can get them 100% gaurunteed through song playing?

Takes too long and is boring playing FFR for credits? This means you don't actually enjoy FFR. What you really value is "money" and feeling powerfull. You should either reevaluate your feelings towards FFR and try to enjoy it for what it really is, or just go gamble with cards. lol.

rzr · 07-15-2008, 10:45 PM

If they want to gamble, let them. There's no up making a hundred threads about it. We all know where we stand.

**8 Hour Whore** · 07-15-2008, 10:49 PM

rzr you of all people should have quit by now!
I've given you credits lol
Don't gamble them

rzr · 07-15-2008, 11:04 PM

*shrug* I'm having fun. If I lose, I don't make threads to bitch about it. I'll stop when I have enough for a t shirt and a subscription.

07-15-2008, 09:54 PM	#1
rushyrulz Digital Dancing! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 80 billion club, NE Age: 31 Posts: 12,980	The pros and cons of FFR gambling As many of you have realized already, gambling can make or break you. There is no strategy, it's all sheer luck. Isn't luck the key word in anything that has to do with gambling? I'll just tell you a few pros and cons about FFR credit gambling and don't worry, I won't go into a spiel about casino gambing. The pros of FFR credit gambling: You can get easy credits. Sorry, that's it. The cons of FFR credit gambling: You can lose a lot or all of your credits within minutes. You can belittle yourself to begging for credits. You might quit the game because you don't have anymore secret songs and don't have very many credits. Kinda like throwing your life savings in the fire. You will lose credits if you don't quit while you're ahead. I'll explain this later. You might get into bad real life gambling habits. You might cry. Credits are becoming more valuable (yes this is a bad thing). I'll explain this later. One might ask, ''When's a good time for me to stop?'' My answer, if you have more than you started with, STOP RIGHT THERE! If you were on a winning streak, great! Stop before you get yourself onto a losing streak. It'll happen. Nobody ever has only winning streaks. If you look at the top 10 winning streaks and losing streaks, they have about the same numbers and currently there are 2 users that are on both lists. Read closely. This is why you should stop right now: you know that little 2% will go to the house thing? IT SUCKS! It will KILLL you! Learn to hate it hate it hate it. In my opinion, the whole reason FFR credit gambling was implemented was because the value of credits was dropping. If everyone has a lot of credits, the credits aren't valuable. Now people gamble them away and they are more valuable. Before you go saying that the credits just get transfered from one account to the other, I'll just mention the 2% thing again. IT SUCKS! If you take part in a 100k bet, you're risking 100k to get 98k. Sure the 98k looks nice, but the 100k taken away looks way more worse than the 98k looks nice. Tass's plan is working. Look at it on the large scale. I think Tass said that about 1 billion or so credits have been gambled so far. Anyone know what 98% of 1 billion is? It's 980 million. So far, we have successfully DESTROYED 20 million credits into oblivion. Hopefully this post has been enough to convince you that gambling will ultimately make you lose. Some people will see this thread and think its a bunch of BS and keep gambling their credits away, but for the other 99%, use common sense. If you're behind, don't gamble to get ahead. Just stop. Stop where you are right now everyone. P.S. Tass probably won't be too happy with this scheme revealing thread =P. Foiled again! __________________

07-15-2008, 09:57 PM	#2
Commandersa1 FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 2,344	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling You should have just posted this in the gambling thread. :/ __________________

07-15-2008, 09:58 PM	#3
rushyrulz Digital Dancing! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 80 billion club, NE Age: 31 Posts: 12,980	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling Nah. That's turning into a brag thread. This is a general statement about FFR gambling. Which brings me to another point. You might see a bunch of people bragging, but that doesn't mean that other people aren't losing. They aren't just going to openly state that they lost all their credits. __________________

07-15-2008, 10:04 PM	#4
mnnicol U mirin'? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fitness Thread Age: 35 Posts: 4,262	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling I wish you posted all this two days ago. I'm running on 112 credits right now lol Damn you gambling! Edit: Oh yeah, I had about 2500 about an hour ago...I lost it all to gambling...again lol __________________ - Retired Stepman - I lift things up and put them down

07-15-2008, 10:06 PM	#6
kjwkjw >w< Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Location, Location Age: 30 Posts: 2,584	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling So, I'm down about 58k credits since gambling was implemented. What would you do in my situation rushy? __________________ Goodbye and good riddance, military service (February 23, 2015 ~ February 22, 2017) Project Sekai 437 / Princess Connect! ReDive 265

07-15-2008, 10:16 PM	#9
tofurox Them arrows. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Allen, Texas Age: 30 Posts: 2,263	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling ProZ: EverythinG ConZ: NothinG __________________ This sig has been enhanced by the FFR Staff for being too large. Thank you for participating.

07-15-2008, 10:17 PM	#10
Waffl3 FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Age: 32 Posts: 702	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling kinda, but think about the fun. Pros - win credits - winning is really fun and make you happy - Teaches us really valuable life skills Cons - lose credits - losing credits makes you sad __________________

07-15-2008, 10:24 PM	#12
8 Hour Whore ←↓↑→ Lets Bang? ←↓↑→ Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 2,324	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling Honestly, I'm with Rushy on this one.. I'm getting tired of handing out credits to those who lose Credits due to Gambling. Which is the reason I refuse to Gamble.. I've gone from 100k down to 8k on giving people credits so they weren't completely screwed. Now, thats not by one person. This is by a multiple of people that have lost everything. It should show you that Gambling will tease you and then kill you =]] __________________ R.I.P JellyGod <333 Best AAA: Banned Forever BlackFlags: 49

07-15-2008, 10:27 PM	#13
Tasselfoot Retired BOSS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Widget Heaven Age: 40 Posts: 25,184	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling it's 1% of total. over 1 billion total has been wagered. the person who wins gets 98% because it's 1% from each user, regardless of winning/losing, but it gets reflected as 100% loss to the loser and 98% gain to the winner. as such, it's 10 million pulled... not 20 million. and, i really don't care about this type of thread.... yes, we want to make credits more valuable. at the same time, this is a feature that many users are enjoying and having fun with. other users had fun with it until they got greedy, and hopefully they've learned a valuable life lesson from it. __________________ RIP

07-15-2008, 10:30 PM	#14
thechild FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hmmmmmmmmmm Style: Spread Posts: 1,642	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling You forgot to mention other things for credit value raising such as more purchased songs soon to come.

07-15-2008, 10:49 PM	#19
8 Hour Whore ←↓↑→ Lets Bang? ←↓↑→ Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 2,324	Re: The pros and cons of FFR gambling rzr you of all people should have quit by now! I've given you credits lol Don't gamble them __________________ R.I.P JellyGod <333 Best AAA: Banned Forever BlackFlags: 49

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