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Zoey Winsmore

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  1. 4 minutes ago, ZacharyFen said:

    Guess these folks need to understand what gambling is because gambling does'nt include always winning. Its only gamling if there are chances to lose your bet.

    These are prizes boxes with random prizes.

     

    And maybe you just need to understand that it is the "random" that LL wants to end. It's not rocket science.

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  2. 19 minutes ago, Nameis17 said:

    no, I'll do it differently, I'll just delete this game and Linden Lab will not receive a percentage of the sale

    LOL YES, that will hurt Linden Lab.  While you are at it for the SLexit, send Linden Lab a few huge bags of nuts.  I mean, some American CableTV did cave in going further with a tv show that got cancelled.  Maybe that will help keeping gachas for your enjoyment around.

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  3. 1 minute ago, Quistess Alpha said:

    For people who want (ex) 'the green shiny one' playing the gacha to get it is stupid, supposing they can get it from a reseller. It's the people who want to resell the things (thereby absorbing risk from the original creator) and the people who want to feel like their item is special and unique (because it's a rare, and rares are hard to get) that really put money into the things (my opinion, not evidence-based)

    Yeah, that is what I mostly do anyways. If I like something, I look for resellers on the MP.  Instead of trying to get it from a gacha that most times, gives me things I don't want.  It's then cheaper to buy it from a reseller.

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  4. A creator, that only relies on the income of gachas, is a creator that only does it for the money.  I get it, make as much money as possible and get rich quickly paying out that huge amount of real dollars.  Because it is many people that throw in thousands and thousands of L$'s at a gacha.  And that is why, it will be a good thing gachas come to an end.  Solves getting in debts in the real world too.

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  5. 1 minute ago, Deathly Fright said:

    no you didn't miss anything. just because you don't want the item just means you don't agree with the store policies on how they sell. there is nothing blind about it now, which means no chance is involved.

    Then, I am sorry to say... it is a gacha. Acts as a gacha.  Because if you want for example item #12, and currently it is item #4.  You have to buy item #4.  And next it's gonna be item #9.   There is no difference, it doesn't make things better with showing the item you are getting and hovertext..

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  6. 6 minutes ago, Deathly Fright said:

    actually I have a question...

    what's the difference between a person that is selling a ton of their items randomly through one vendor and a ... random vendor (previously known as a gatcha but tells you what's up next)?

    sure the person selling all their inventory like that is dumb, but there's no difference.

    Fine, I will try to answer your question.  The difference is, selling items randomly on that vendor you keep mentioning it is maybe an option to continue, is not at all different.  Yes, you can see what is up for sale.  But what if someone would not want that what is showing.  Have to buy it anyways so the next item shows up?   And if that is not the item someone wants.  Have to buy it regardless so the vendor shows the next randomized item that will be up for sale?  Now, how is that not same as a gacha?

     

    Unless, I missed something and a purchase is not required for the next item to show up. 

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  7. 2 minutes ago, Deathly Fright said:

    this is semantics... I only refer to them as gatchas, but only because there's no term for them now... random vendors I guess?

    I can go back and edit all my previous posts if you want.

    You don't have to edit all your previous posts about this.  This new kind of vendor, still acts the same like a gacha. 

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    7 minutes ago, Deathly Fright said:

    then what is the difference to the proposed new gatcha system like in the video versus a one of a kind vendor? which I don't think anybody would consider a gatcha.

    I really do dislike that new kind of vendor even more where I have to buy every item that shows up randomly. In hopes that finally, finally maybe after 20 items I don't want to have, need to be bought, so the item I do like, comes.  That is no difference to any current gacha out there right now. It is the same way.

  9. 17 minutes ago, never Franizzi said:

    I get what I pay for from gachas... one of the items listed on the photo... its not like i put the lindens in and expect something from the photo and then get a turtle instead... i get what I paid for... I know what I am getting when I play a gacha. Anyone who can't grasp that concept needs to not be handling money. 

    Maybe, that logic goes up for you... But it doesn't for anyone else, that maybe does not want all of the items that gacha has showing on the picture. You can try to bend it all you want, in the end, it is one random item of about, 20+ other items you might get. And take into account, you ending up with so many duplicates as well.

    And the duplicates, is probably the whole issue of debate next to all this being random why Linden Lab wants to end gachas. You do not go to a store and buy 20 of the same dress or whatever, or do you?

  10. 1 hour ago, Furstorm said:

    It sucks that a few special snowflakes that can't act as responsible adults want to ruin Gachas for everyone.

    What's next? no more escorting because some winey ***** gets offended. We re all adults & we have a right o gamble as we see fit & suffer the consequences as adults.

    Sure, you do have a right to gamble at casinos that are legal in the real world. You do not have a right to gamble in Second Life as it is forbidden to do so. That is why gambling got banned in Second Life years ago. Pretty much end of the story.

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  11. 3 minutes ago, Denis Cloud said:

    If there are 3-4 countries that restricted the sales of lootboxes, it might be a good solution to restrict people from that countries to get on skilled gaming sims and to move all gachas there,  as payment info has to be attached to get on that type of sims it will be hard to bypass that restriction.

    And how would that work out to implement such thing?  I am from one of those countries that restricts sales of lootboxes in the real life.  To implement such restriction inworld is pretty much a ridiculous thing.  Banning residents based on country will only hurt Linden Labs and Second Life.  I do not even go to the skilled gaming regions.  But your solution is basically a much more crazy one similar to the you know what, travel ban.

    And you said, 'sims'. Linden Labs should send you to the cornfields for a week.

  12. 17 minutes ago, Coffee Pancake said:

    Would this mean that if an gacha event worked of a ticketing system it would be allowed?

    User buys X tickets from a vendor at the entracnce to an event.

    Users then play the gacha machines at Y tickets per spin.

    All prizes must be no-trans.

    I really hope not. This would be the worse kind of loophole for gachas to continue. Specially when the prizes are no-trans.

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  13. 19 minutes ago, PrettyFlower Vale said:

    sellers, an idea for you - Replace your gachas with limited edition items. Set those machines to sell only a certain number of those items and make them collectibles. There will be a race to get them and you’ll be able to charge a top dollar amount for it.

    That was already done at a shopping event called Level8 or something, where vendors would only sell a set amount of copies of an item. Even a more recent event called 77street in the past months did have that same setup. Not really new, but could work out. :)

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  14. 1 minute ago, Deathly Fright said:

    how would it not be allowed? you are clearly being told what item you're getting, there are no rules for what item the vendor sells next. only that the item be clearly stated, which would be "fixed" by hovertext

    If a hovertext stating what the next roll would be when someone pays then it wouldn't be a gacha anymore. Then it would only result in many people standing around and snatch it away from you when the hovertext shows, "Pay to get <insert item name> item". Because people do not wait in line. Seen it in MMO's as well.

  15. 2 hours ago, madcatclaudia Restless said:

    Question i have this MD Slot Machine (Pinup) 2.0.1  it doesnt list the prizes.. it is a slot machine you pay and it spins and you get a random prize for 35ld.?   Is this a gacha?

    this is the item

    https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/MD-Slot-Machine-Pinup/3881870

     

    ??

    Madcatclaudia restless

    Yes, that is considered same as how a gacha works. Pay for something you won't know what will get. Your question and example is even worse since it doesn't list the prizes. It would even fall into the category of, a lootbox.

  16. 5 hours ago, Nixkie said:

    I am kind of sad I resell them and rent a home with the funds 

    I actually do not understand your reasoning that you need to play gacha to be able to pay your rent for a home. Reselling is not even a garantee that you can make up to get your rent together, person A lists something for L$50 and the next Person B undercuts Person A and sells that same item for L$45, and so on and so on until someone sells the same gacha for way less than you paid the gacha machine.

     

    See, now Gacha will be forbidden soon and now you really can use that money that you would have thrown away at a gacha to actually pay that rent. I just don't get it, I rent too but I am not playing gacha to get the funds together for paying my rent.

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  17. Same, and I am putting it here so hopefully the questions will be taken in. I do keep track on watching those bi-weekly viewer meetings on youtube but never gets mentioned, guess it is not for it. So, posting the questions here. Earlier before SL15B, there was a post of 15 things to come this year, but lots has not yet been seen....

     

    1) Last Names, when is this going to be available. More friends have been wondering and asking. Would love to know when can do all this.

    2) One of the 15 things to come was new Linden Homes. Any idea when this is going to be available to choose.

    3) And about the plans for Baked on Mesh, would love to know when that is going to be available.

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  18. I hope these questions can be asked and answered in the next upcoming Lab Chat, and not dwell on only Sansar thing for 1+ hours where question after question really goes back to what has been said.

     

    My questions:

     

    1)  Does Linden Labs really take Abuse Reports serious?  Is there not a way to talk to someone who is for the Abuse Team inworld. In many cases, the form is limited to a certain number of characters, and it does result that it is not possible to explain things as good about what the Abuse Report is for. I did file reports for very serious things, but that resident was never dealt with at all. It could do whatever it wanted to cause all sorts of problems. I would like to see a point in SecondLife where we can go to, to talk to a Linden Employe and even give more details about the Abuse.

     

    2)  Would it be possible, to get more space for making group tags. It is limited to just 20 characters but would be nice if that could be bit longer, even if it has to be for just premium members. A max of 35 characters or even a minimum of 25 characters would be helpful. As I most of the times, coming atleast 5 character sort.

     

    This is basically what is coming up for me, hoping these would be answered.

    Thank you.

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