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SOMER Blink - Microlotteries that Finish in Minutes! 1 QUADRILLION ISK Won!

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Swedish Spaceman
Norrskensdrommar
#1401 - 2013-01-23 22:58:35 UTC
Im doing ok, but bored as hell here.
If all goes as planned I'll be home by the end of next week.
lanyaie
Nocturnal Romance
Cynosural Field Theory.
#1402 - 2013-01-24 18:38:19 UTC
\o/

Spaceprincess

People who put passwords on char bazaar Eveboards are the worst.

Replacement 234
Tremor Recorded
#1403 - 2013-01-26 08:14:42 UTC
Swedish Spaceman wrote:
Im doing ok, but bored as hell here.
If all goes as planned I'll be home by the end of next week.


Hey Buddy - MISTER Swedish Spaceman,

Have you informed the medical staff that you are one of the "Original Nice Guys"?

That ought to get you at least a bigger straw for you water cup!

If they have any questions about the veracity of your statement, tell then to get in toudh with me. I have a world wide card as a frequent flyer at almost every hospital in the known world, and never have any trouble getting the bigger straws.

And ask for ice cream after 8 pm - unless the nurse is fat.

You think it is boring there - imagine how boring it is here with out YOU!

Get better soon! That is not optional - it is mandatory!!

Rep
Swedish Spaceman
Norrskensdrommar
#1404 - 2013-01-26 14:11:03 UTC
I will try that Rep. And ice-cream is not a problem, they give me plenty of that :)
The biggest issue is nicotine, and of course I miss all of you guys.
Now I will focus on getting better even sooner.

And may all your blinks be x2.
Roses are red, my screen is blue.
I scratch my head and wonder, what the hell did I do?
Swedish Spaceman
Norrskensdrommar
#1405 - 2013-01-26 20:31:56 UTC
damn Lany, from 500m to 7b grats buddy.
May your good fortune continue mate :)
lanyaie
Nocturnal Romance
Cynosural Field Theory.
#1406 - 2013-01-26 20:52:09 UTC
hehe swedish gotta keep the ball rolling now I need a titan bpo....If I happen to get one I'll leave a present for you for next time you login Big smile

Spaceprincess

People who put passwords on char bazaar Eveboards are the worst.

Swedish Spaceman
Norrskensdrommar
#1407 - 2013-01-26 20:56:31 UTC
Then I will cheer you on from the sidelines mate.
It's looking like I might be back home on wednesday-thursday this upcomming week.
or at least Im hoping so.
Holy lanyaie's
Doomheim
#1408 - 2013-01-27 01:06:36 UTC
yay I'll see you then hopefully with a gift box containing some chocolates
Swedish Spaceman
Norrskensdrommar
#1409 - 2013-01-27 22:20:04 UTC
Well, only a few hours left on the 550T madness.
too bad I cant be online for the draw.
But I would like to thank Somer and all of the staff for another awesome celebration. (even tho I couldnt really participate)
And good luck to everyone in the draw later, I hope you all win something, or at least have tons of fun. I know I would have if I were there.

//Swede
Swedish Spaceman
Norrskensdrommar
#1410 - 2013-01-28 09:42:38 UTC
A big grats to all the winners in the 550T and of course an even bigger thanks to the staff.
Now I cant wait to get back home.
Take care everyone.
Xephiron
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#1411 - 2013-01-28 18:45:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Xephiron
Anyway have fun with blinking :D
Holy lanyaie's
Doomheim
#1412 - 2013-01-29 00:43:42 UTC
Swedish Spaceman wrote:
A big grats to all the winners in the 550T and of course an even bigger thanks to the staff.
Now I cant wait to get back home.
Take care everyone.



RAWR Sad
Yimir Wolf
Snuggle Society
Snuggle Society.
#1413 - 2013-02-01 18:04:49 UTC
Set up is great, user friendly, BUT screw that. lost a lot of isk (for me) and won nothing, I dont wanna play a raffle where someone can buy half the tickets XP and I never win lol
Swedish Spaceman
Norrskensdrommar
#1414 - 2013-02-01 23:39:36 UTC
Im afraid thats gambling for you, Somtimes you win, sometimes you lose.
Trust me, I've won and lost billions on blink. But the reason I play is to have fun, not to make a profit (even tho I prefer winning over losing.)

The only way to leave a casino with a small fortune is to walk in with a big one.
Allison Blue
Squadron 303
#1415 - 2013-02-02 12:31:41 UTC
I just signed up and put in a promo code and got a free 2.5m credits, bid on the first thing I could afford and WON shockingly. I was instantly hooked and turned that 10m isk ship into 11.3mil credits and blew it all lol. Just deposited 50mil more and I intend on winning big!
Swedish Spaceman
Norrskensdrommar
#1416 - 2013-02-02 16:13:29 UTC
Awesome, and welcome to blink. I hope you will have as much fun as I have had here :)
deadmaus
farqar Corporation
#1417 - 2013-02-02 16:33:29 UTC  |  Edited by: deadmaus
Well I fianally cast caution to the wind, and after 9 bets I decided its a scam, esp when the same people keep winning
like:

am4nda

RattReaper



esp am4nda,, she was in all of my 9 bets and won at least 4 of mine and quite a few others and usually only had maybe 3 bets in each 3 of the 7 "lottery" i saw her ' win' ( management anyone?)


NO-ONE is that lucky ( I didnt win a thng mind you. I was expectiing the odd 'win' to keep me interested but no they are too greedy even to boyher with that now.

My advice..build it dont lottery it, especially with "winter blinkers over your eyes"


Cezary Oksaras wrote:
Thank you for the 500t fest... I don't think I actually won anything but fun was still had...


and these are the types of people they LOVE and pray on.
deadmaus
farqar Corporation
#1418 - 2013-02-02 16:35:02 UTC
Xephiron wrote:
Anyway have fun with blinking :D


If u love watching the same people win then yes.
Vargruk Hornet
Moon Liberation Express
#1419 - 2013-02-05 21:33:22 UTC
Well, losed everything in Somer blink(sold char,assets) , well no reason to continue playing Eve.
Be carefull guys,greed is bad.

o/
Replacement 234
Tremor Recorded
#1420 - 2013-02-06 03:37:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Replacement 234
deadmaus wrote:
Well I fianally cast caution to the wind, and after 9 bets I decided its a scam, esp when the same people keep winning
like:

am4nda

RattReaper



esp am4nda,, she was in all of my 9 bets and won at least 4 of mine and quite a few others and usually only had maybe 3 bets in each 3 of the 7 "lottery" i saw her ' win' ( management anyone?)


NO-ONE is that lucky ( I didnt win a thng mind you. I was expectiing the odd 'win' to keep me interested but no they are too greedy even to boyher with that now.

My advice..build it dont lottery it, especially with "winter blinkers over your eyes"


Cezary Oksaras wrote:
Thank you for the 500t fest... I don't think I actually won anything but fun was still had...


and these are the types of people they LOVE and pray on.


OMG - YOU LOST NINE IN A ROW! I doubt that has happened to me ... well probably not more than hundreds of times. And nobody can be lucky enough to win 3 of 7..... I think I've done that a few times, too.

Actually, I may not have lost nine straight very many times. See, there is this thing called luck, sometimes it is good for a person and sometimes it is bad for a person. When my luck is bad, for instance, when I first start a session and lose 5 in a row, I quit for a while. Very important for one who is GAMBLING to know when to quit. I have had many times when the "recently Played Blinks" list of the last 25 blinks under the "My Blinks" tab has had 5 streaks of five losses, when I've tested my luck on five different occasions and by not winning one out of five blinks, I chose on those five different occasions not to play, but to conserve my capital and try again later. Other times, I may have had 15 wins out of the 25 blinks listed. I am not going to take the time to consult my log, but I can tell you with confidence, that my losing streaks far outnumber my winning streaks. But my losing streaks are always short, and my winning streaks are only as long as they last and losing streak behind it is short. My testing of my luck is with small prizes and if my testing shows some promise, I will begin to increase the value of my bets and when it starts to run cold, I quickly ratchet down the value of the blinks and if it stays cold, I quit pretty quickly.

Trying to bet your way out of a bad streak is quite foolish.

It stands to reason that not all players can be lucky at the same time, as only one can win each blink and either 7 or 15 finish tickets will finish in second place. Those who tend to keep winning are probably having luck and are also probably looking at recent winning numbers and keeping an eye on the stats page for the eight bars which show the frequency of selection for the numbers 1 though 8. They usually play more than one ticket as well, but playing over half the tickets, though winning will still yield a profit, losing will begin to take considerable more wins to break even, than probablility will support. You can buy all the tickets in a game and have a100% win ratio and win yourself broke pretty quickly. Understanding the Theory of Probability and the Theory of Regression Toward the Mean helps also. But they are theories, not laws. like the law of gravity which is constant and can be overcome in various ways like centrifugal force or achieving manned flight.

Nine losses so it has to be a scam.... I think games of chance are not fitted to your view of the world and you might be happier avoiding them. I'm quite sure that experiencing something which relies on luck for success a mere nine times would make any statistician's head shake from side to side and bring forth a single word from most of them - "study"

For the guy who posted below you who sold character assets and now has no reason to play eve - I think you might have not taken a broad view of the first law of Eve - Never fly a ship you can't afford to lose. Think a little more expansively and try this as a first law of Eve - Never put at risk anything of game value you can't afford to lose.

One last thing for both of you - close your RL email accounts, and never open a link sent to you.