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Crime & Punishment

 
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My research project for work, into SOMER Blink - Loved every minute.

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Cyonsiaros StrawHat
Doomheim
#81 - 2013-08-10 21:29:36 UTC
^ Agree fully
Jax Zaden
Prometheus Deep Core Mining
#82 - 2013-08-10 21:36:19 UTC
There is a pattern that exist within the ultra Blinks - I made 20+ billion within a couple of hours. The challenge is that it only happens is spurts so you have to know when to cash out or you'll be on the other side of it. Some of my numbers were 12 out 14 wins with 50% of the tickets and then 1 out of 15 wins when I was on the wrong side of it
Grog Barrel
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#83 - 2013-08-10 21:56:24 UTC
Rayo Atra wrote:
for the record,


ISK deposited: 1.6 Bil

Value of blinks won: 5.1 Bil

This does not include the winning to 2 promos which were a kronos and rorqual. which went for 3.1 bil total.

I am a casual blink player that is up 8 billion.




Well done mate, you just proved that Blink is legit. Keep it going champ.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#84 - 2013-08-10 21:57:35 UTC  |  Edited by: Tau Cabalander
Suddenly Forums ForumKings wrote:
You just discovered the business model of literally every Casino. *slow clap*

It is purely for entertainment. Don't pilot gamble what you can't afford to lose.

For what it is worth, my small-potatoes stats, which prove nothing other than I've had fun:

Account Balance 12,960,000 ISK
ISK Deposited 215,000,000 ISK
Blinks Played 111
Blinks Won 21
Win Ratio 18.92%
Megablinks Won 0
Promo Blinks Played 178
Promo Blinks Won 0
Value of Blinks Won 1,068,000,000 ISK
Winnings Transformed to Blink Credit 152,460,000 ISK
Winnings Transformed to ISK 0 ISK

I don't think this includes the Gila I got from unwrapping a gift during a celebration, and the deposited ISK includes bonus and gift deposits; I only deposited 100m. I cashed-in a couple of frigates I won (Hookbills) and took the rest as ships.

This also doesn't include the 6 PLEX Somer gifted me for my forum posting, as I enjoy helping and informing the EVE community. I'm a bit of a philanthropist too, but I can't compare to Somer's generosity.
Grog Barrel
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#85 - 2013-08-10 22:46:06 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
Suddenly Forums ForumKings wrote:
You just discovered the business model of literally every Casino. *slow clap*
but I can't compare to Somer's generosity.


interesting.
Mike Adoulin
Happys Happy Hamster Hunting Club
#86 - 2013-08-11 01:42:21 UTC
ISD Tyrozan wrote:
Thread has been moved to Crime & Punishment.


/facepalms

We love you too, Tyrozan.

What's the old saying?

Lotteries are a tax on stupid people.....

Everything in EVE is a trap.

And if it isn't, it's your job to make it a trap...:)

You want to know what immorality in EVE Online looks like? Look no further than Ripard "Jester" Teg.

Chribba is the Chuck Norris of EVE.

Cyonsiaros StrawHat
Doomheim
#87 - 2013-08-11 02:02:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Cyonsiaros StrawHat
Andrev Nox wrote:
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You only played a few weeks before you were banned, and your thread hasn't been getting much attention, so I understand why making up facts is easier than knowing them :)


With my level of activity it is really rather sad you think the blink community would believe that. Think these lies through a little better - Maybe use some of the 2010 accounts made for blinks inception to post from to sway readers, as opposed to recklessly demolishing the andrev name. Maybe remember which account you are on next time and the gaming community you are dealing with.


Andrev, Would you like to try again and state how many months I had access before I was banned (Which was after the creation date of this thread) Which, is not my thread to begin with - the original poster hit the spot, although made a wrong turn with claims of 30 page documents. Irrelevant.


Would you also like to state my Balance at the end of that time? wins/losses? - What I was given, ccp knows they have my account history as well. ccp also has the in game correspondences.

How about Somer who threatened to have CCP ban me for revealing real life information about his operation?
(Claiming I was breaking the rules by bringing up his real-life circumstances and crossing a boundary)

Would you like to comment on RMT or laundering?

Would you like to check again how many views are associated with the thread?

Maybe you would just like to log on a few alternates.

I can certainly see why you want to make up facts about my account history.

How about giving us a line about somers disappointment with the ccp coverage put towards blink in relation to Big Lottery?

http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/community-spotlight-big-lottery/

"Of the many early challenges TornSoul faces was the ability to devise a system that couldn't be rigged and which was transparent, so that everyone could see it wasn't rigged. TornSoul also put a self-imposed restraint that the drawing had to be done by in-game means as well."

http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/last-chance-to-get-into-big-lottery-10th-anniversary-drawing/

http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/special-2-year-anniversay-big-lottery/

http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/archive/2012/04/

http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/third-anniversary-for-big-lottery/

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2969462#post2969462

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2970601#post2970601
Andrev Nox
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#88 - 2013-08-11 02:29:35 UTC
Cyonsiaros StrawHat wrote:

There is a good reason why CCP does not donate special ships to Somer Blink and doesn't cover SOMER.


You only played a few weeks before you were banned, and your thread hasn't been getting much attention, so I understand why making up facts is easier than knowing them :)


http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/world-news/somer-blink-celebrates-900-trillion-isk-in-prizes-2/
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/somer-blink-to-fund-all-new-eden-open-entrants/
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/gambling-sees-trillions-of-isk-in-turnover/
http://community.eveonline.com/news/news-channels/eve-online-news/somer-blink-giveaway-celebration/
http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/community-spotlight-somer-blink/

And a $50 eve store gift card that was contributed to our 50T celebration. :)

Somer Blink - The original microlottery site.

Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
Vote Steve Ronuken for CSM
#89 - 2013-08-11 02:31:31 UTC
Cyonsiaros StrawHat wrote:
There is a good reason why CCP donates ships to BIG lottery and gives BIG lottery front page coverage.
There is a good reason why CCP does not donate special ships to Somer Blink and doesn't cover SOMER.

If all things were equal somer would get the coverage and the sponsorship by CCP, but somer is not legitimate so it doesn't.


Thinking really is not that hard if you give it a try.

//





Probably because Somer doesn't need the sponsorship?

They give stuff away all the damn time.

They did get a community spotlight. http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/community-spotlight-somer-blink/

Woo! CSM XI!

Fuzzwork Enterprises

Twitter: @fuzzysteve on Twitter

Xolve
State War Academy
Caldari State
#90 - 2013-08-11 03:31:15 UTC
Xellahmai Dallocort
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#91 - 2013-08-11 03:51:04 UTC
I've been playing SOMER Blink since March of this year when I hit a point with my finances that I was comfortable doing so. I jumped in after hearing good things from other players and doing my own simple investigation to figure out how it worked. I noticed something rather obvious on their web page that explained how SOMER can legitimately afford to stay in business.

Each Blink clearly states the buyout value of the prize, the number of tickets available and the purchase price for each ticket. This is enough data to calculate SOMER's per prize revenue and gross profit. And guess what? They are making a fair profit off each prize no matter who wins.

This publicly available data makes it absolute transparent as to how SOMER is able to operate a fun game over the long term while giving out tons of free promos and other free prizes and donating to the community. During a recent celebration event someone at SOMER made a simple mistake which resulted in a prize being awarded to the wrong person. A scam business might have voided the play or ignored the person who reported the mistake. SOMER immediately and without hesitation chose to pay out an extra 50+ billion ISK prize to the other person which I think is a very classy way of saying "sorry, we're human and we sometimes make mistakes too".

I look at all available data and recognize that it would not be profitable to shill, scam or cheat their player base in any way. Just like so many things in EVE it comes down to simple math. The gross profit that they pull in is more than I could ever make through any sort of in-game trading at this ISK volume and for that my hat is off to Somer for thinking of it before I did (and doing it right).

I don't play SOMER Blink to make ISK, I play because it's entertaining. I enjoy hanging out in the public chat channel. I enjoy politely talking **** with fellow players as our respective luck swings back and forth. I spend all day controlling the outcome of events as a manager IRL. I can relax and have fun playing Blink because no one has any control over the outcome and anything could happen.

Swedish Hero (1/64 win) on a JF? Been there, done that and it felt great, thanks!

Cheers,
X
Cipio Alduin
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#92 - 2013-08-11 13:04:56 UTC
Love reading the replies.

Second part of my paper is based on this

You guys are doing my work for me!
Minmatar Citizen160812
The LGBT Last Supper
#93 - 2013-08-11 16:12:21 UTC
I've never used the site because I like my gambling in real money at the track but...

Blink gives free "promo" blinks correct? That's the same as the "free play" cards casinos give out to get your ass in the seat? Play ONLY that money and cash out as soon as a good hit comes along or the "free play" money is gone. That's the only way to beat a house.
Phoenix Einherjar
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#94 - 2013-08-11 23:09:24 UTC
Cipio Alduin wrote:
Love reading the replies.

Second part of my paper is based on this

You guys are doing my work for me!


hahaha. no. Please stop trying to cover the butthurt

You deposited 90b ISK and that was "subsidised" by your work?

Please private mail me contact details for your company/boss. I will gladly write a report for them on SOMERBlink for the paltry sum of 10b ISK. It will however only be 1 (maybe 2) pages long, and contain the words "works like every other lottery in existence"

[URL=http://paradoxicalhonour.blogspot.com]Paradoxical Honour (blog)[/URL]

Sabriz Adoudel
Move along there is nothing here
#95 - 2013-08-12 04:25:35 UTC  |  Edited by: Sabriz Adoudel
SOMER Blink is the best scam in the game, and it manages that without telling a single lie or even partial falsehood.


Just accept that every time you hit 'play' you are losing 2-5% of the ISK you are betting. If it's fun, play. If it's not fun (or not fun enough to merit that expense), walk.

I support the New Order and CODE. alliance. www.minerbumping.com

Sar'ran Zorn
St. Albans' Refuge
#96 - 2013-08-12 04:29:23 UTC
You deeply misunderstand what the word "scam" means, and how to use it in a sentence.

If something does what it says on the tin, it's not a scam. It's a business.
RubyPorto
RubysRhymes
#97 - 2013-08-12 05:21:07 UTC
Cipio Alduin wrote:
Love reading the replies.

Second part of my paper is based on this

You guys are doing my work for me!




.... would your work have otherwise involved making up fake replies?

"It's easy to speak for the silent majority. They rarely object to what you put into their mouths." -Abrazzar "the risk of having your day ruined by other people is the cornerstone with which EVE was built" -CCP Solomon

Brink Albosa
Black Rebel Rifter Club
The Devil's Tattoo
#98 - 2013-08-12 05:57:03 UTC
*popcorn*
Dilligafmofo
3WAYFOUNDATIONS
New Miner's Union
#99 - 2013-08-12 08:02:48 UTC
OP,

Please don't feel cheated.

Take a moment, if you will, and consider the rest of us on this planet we call Earth.

Your Father released millions of sperm on that fateful drunken night, the winning swimmer created you. How cheated do you think we feel? Cry



Eugene Kerner
TunDraGon
Goonswarm Federation
#100 - 2013-08-12 09:22:39 UTC
easily one of the better trolls this week.

TunDraGon is recruiting! "Also, your boobs [:o] "   CCP Eterne, 2012 "When in doubt...make a diȼk joke." Robin Williams - RIP