Gbooky changes incoming (5373 Views)
written by
arni
on 28.01.09 23:12
GamesTV's betting system:Its been a bit over a year since we last worked on the gbooky system together with the release of GTVv2 and there has been little trouble or complaints about the system.
Betting on GamesTV's matches has become a key feature of the site and judging from the number of players (currently over 3000 active) you just love it.
Room for improvement?
Since we never stop looking into user feedback, we have looked into some of the suggestions thats users gave us.
One of the requests was a separate ranking page for different Tournaments and Cups such as the CC5 event. Unfortunately that's not an easy task with the current system. Why? The reason for that is simple - we have "big spenders" who have many thousands of gbooky credits, while others hardly get above the 100€ mark.
If each of them wins 100 credits, this is hardly comparable.
The way out:
In order to overcome this problem we have to make sure that the possible amount won is the same for both of these user groups. How is that done? By limiting the amount of money a single user can set on a single match.
The number we are aiming for is 100€. All user accounts are automatically filled up to this magical number, so its possible for every player that hasn't recently lost a lot of credits to set this amount.
The winnings of all players become more comparable.
Other advantages:
In a system where 100 credits have the same value to all players we could also start giving out credits for other things than Gbooky, such as contributing to the community, along with more options that we are not willing to disclose yet.
We will surprise you ;-)
Your opinion?
If you want to tell us your opinion on the topic, please leave a comment below. Please remember that a well reasoned post is most likely going to catch our attention ;-)
The GamesTV.org Crew
Comments
cl4ym4n
Wednesday, 28th January 2009 23:17
So gbooky will be resetted and everyone starts from 100 again?
no it wont, unless thats widely wanted
love it, nice
Max 100 euros, wtf? :ss
That makes it even more difficult for people with lots of money to get good rankings
Now they can only win on 100 euros, however in the past they could win money on their whole amount? :o
That makes it even more difficult for people with lots of money to get good rankings
Now they can only win on 100 euros, however in the past they could win money on their whole amount? :o
rankings will be by absolute winnings in the past 30 days and not by percentage anymore, making it totally fair ;-)
this will actually make it easier for the high rollers to get into the rankings, because currently its harder to get more money, the more you already have
this will actually make it easier for the high rollers to get into the rankings, because currently its harder to get more money, the more you already have
Well on the other hand that isn't fair for the peepz who never have more the 20 euro for example, but i don't care :D
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btw if you make it absolute, then the amount of bets also starts to make a big role, also a disadvantage tbh, since there are people who only bet on 1 game, and people who bet on 5 different games :o
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btw if you make it absolute, then the amount of bets also starts to make a big role, also a disadvantage tbh, since there are people who only bet on 1 game, and people who bet on 5 different games :o
anyone who never has more than 20€ is actively losing it
so yes, the new system wont be better for people that lose all the time either - but thats life
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how often you bet is already playing a large role and i dont really see a way to change that
so yes, the new system wont be better for people that lose all the time either - but thats life
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how often you bet is already playing a large role and i dont really see a way to change that
it is in this system? hmm
if i start for example with 50 euro
i bet on some random game, random match (don't know anything about the game)
i go for high odds and win
now i have 500 euro for example (odd of 10, not that high tbh)
with 1 bet i made a performance of 1000% (10 times 50)
If i take a look at the ranking i have immediately a ranking of 30
That's isn't really possible with an account of 5000 for example because you will influence the odds very hard and you will loose much less
and btw, maybe you can make rankings for each game? :D
if i start for example with 50 euro
i bet on some random game, random match (don't know anything about the game)
i go for high odds and win
now i have 500 euro for example (odd of 10, not that high tbh)
with 1 bet i made a performance of 1000% (10 times 50)
If i take a look at the ranking i have immediately a ranking of 30
That's isn't really possible with an account of 5000 for example because you will influence the odds very hard and you will loose much less
and btw, maybe you can make rankings for each game? :D
yes, it wont be able to luck yourself to the top anymore like you've explained it, but i'd take that as a good thing wouldnt you?
and yes, rankings per game should be possible, or at least a top10
and yes, rankings per game should be possible, or at least a top10
Would be nice if you could bet on a team/player to win a tournament like they do in betting shops: )
has been brought up before, and i like the idea, its just too many other things on the gtv todo list (like always)
but "open bets" that are not fixed to matches have been in my head for longer ;-)
but "open bets" that are not fixed to matches have been in my head for longer ;-)
Nice changes imo.
RESET
people with less than 100€ calling for reset will be ignored (for obvious reasons :p)
reset it ;)
may b when a person goes to 0 then u guys can 10 each day rather 5 .
5 is too low :<
may b when a person goes to 0 then u guys can 10 each day rather 5 .
5 is too low :<
yes, i think we can fiddle a bit with the "how"'s and increase the amount to 10€ per day, stay tuned :p
very nice
I don't care about my own Gbooky at all, but this seems great :P
Lets put real money instead of virtual, it will add fun.
then we will have teams who will lose for money :D
:) but its fun, some teams will be honest, some not.
Some stats to back up the move:
Currently only 13% of all bets are more than 100€ and only 1% is significantly larger than 100€
so from what i read here plus those stats nobody will have to cry ;-)
Currently only 13% of all bets are more than 100€ and only 1% is significantly larger than 100€
so from what i read here plus those stats nobody will have to cry ;-)
don't care
Don't touch my money !
i like it as it's now
with changes comes sacrifice, reset everything!
you're worth 5.41 € - see above
such a fundamental change needs a reset
i think one of the major features is the fact you can bet all your money on a single match.
its always nice to see people going all-in on a safe bet, and then loose everything.
otherwise itll be dull and boring.
who cares about statistics anyway?
IMO the ranking should be "10 richest people" and thats it.
another thing is that you always introduce money to the system, but do you take it out too?
i mean, when one has less then 75, he'll get 5 every day. so overall, the amount of money in the system grows. and as you propobly know, it causes inflation, although you cant buy anything with it (real or virtual), still the value of "money" goes down. everyone got more money, and they can spend more on every bet, without thinking twice.
maybe you should take out a "fee" from every win?
for example if the wining team has a rate higher then 130%, it will take 1% from every player won. maybe you should add some additional conditions, like if the total pot is bigger then 10K etc...
this way you take only a fraction from each player, but you reduce the amount of money overall in the system, to balance the money you introduce to it every day.
its always nice to see people going all-in on a safe bet, and then loose everything.
otherwise itll be dull and boring.
who cares about statistics anyway?
IMO the ranking should be "10 richest people" and thats it.
another thing is that you always introduce money to the system, but do you take it out too?
i mean, when one has less then 75, he'll get 5 every day. so overall, the amount of money in the system grows. and as you propobly know, it causes inflation, although you cant buy anything with it (real or virtual), still the value of "money" goes down. everyone got more money, and they can spend more on every bet, without thinking twice.
maybe you should take out a "fee" from every win?
for example if the wining team has a rate higher then 130%, it will take 1% from every player won. maybe you should add some additional conditions, like if the total pot is bigger then 10K etc...
this way you take only a fraction from each player, but you reduce the amount of money overall in the system, to balance the money you introduce to it every day.
