Comments on: Player Auctions As Money Sinks http://fortuente.com/2010/06/player-auctions-as-money-sinks/ Logged in and smoked out. Tue, 01 May 2012 10:15:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Fortuente http://fortuente.com/2010/06/player-auctions-as-money-sinks/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Fortuente Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:44:14 +0000 http://fortuente.com/?p=570#comment-519 Thanks for responding! It is true that the work required to plan and implement something like this might not be worth the payoff. But it was one of those momentary flash of inspiration things. Thanks for responding! It is true that the work required to plan and implement something like this might not be worth the payoff. But it was one of those momentary flash of inspiration things.

]]> By: Brian 'Psychochild' Green http://fortuente.com/2010/06/player-auctions-as-money-sinks/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Brian 'Psychochild' Green Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:32:33 +0000 http://fortuente.com/?p=570#comment-518 Hmm, interesting. I agree, the "penny auction" sites are pretty much scams. But, I didn't think about applying it to games. The big problem I see is that it might potentially exclude some people from bidding on the special item if they didn't buy bids beforehand. It would also require creating a new system for managing the bids, a UI to show people how many bids they have left, etc. I worry that the cost of the bids would have to be high enough to make some people balk, too, if it were really a tax. Something interesting to consider, though. Thanks for giving it some thought. Hmm, interesting. I agree, the “penny auction” sites are pretty much scams. But, I didn’t think about applying it to games.

The big problem I see is that it might potentially exclude some people from bidding on the special item if they didn’t buy bids beforehand. It would also require creating a new system for managing the bids, a UI to show people how many bids they have left, etc. I worry that the cost of the bids would have to be high enough to make some people balk, too, if it were really a tax.

Something interesting to consider, though. Thanks for giving it some thought.

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