it is an interesting theory and the rational behind why EU was not gambling was
with skills...
with gear...
your loot improves...this was old EU...
this is how they got around legal issues if i am not mistaken... with various contries not allowing gambling...
that is my point... this isnt true today...
skills... mean little or nothing...
gear... go buy some L crap with low DPS
I think it still works that way, just MA running out of cash, trying to force older players (who will very likely not leave that quickly) to deposit more.
Deposits are treated as income, hence taxed, that's why MA was so keen on getting a bank license (where deposits are just transfers to your account and won't be taxed)
The problem is, they are going too far with their "force deposits" method - this is a very shortsighted method and will, if overused, just kill the game.
It doesn't have to be gambling, but you've been around long enough to know that it can be gambling if you let it. And that's the problem - the human brain is not perfect, and sometimes people fall into a rut where they can't control their own actions. One deposit leads to another, and before you know it, you've deposited $1000 for the month. You can say it's their fault or whatever you want, but I don't think anyone actually wants to be in a position where they are losing hundreds or even thousands of dollars in just a few weeks.
Regarding your last point, even though losses are evened out, they will still be losses, assuming not much markup, which will be the case of the Rex hunter. And playing at that level, even 10% loss is kind of a lot if one is playing many hours per day.
You have missed point #3, obviously.
The only way to lose more than the fee (which is somewhere around 5-10%) is to waste a shitload of PEDs on markup. This applies to damage enhancers, but not to an UL melee weapon.
However, as long as you cover these 10% (not on loot, but on costs), you don't lose anything at all - in theory, as long as the 90% TT payout works.
And that's the main point here - the 90% TT payout rule is inoperative, reasons (imho) see above.
And, this thread beats all records in terms of "being taken off-topic".
Joker, i think you should just fork a discussion thread, or you will never get rid of the "free bumps" - your announcement has stirred up too many thoughts.
Maybe name it "Joker is selling all - debate thread" - if someone else does it, it will just be overlooked im afraid.
