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

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Random Tremor
Writing Memoirs
#1661 - 2013-08-04 21:00:30 UTC
Flatiner wrote:
Seems Somer Blink has a number of Shrills working for them one to point out just from watching the rorqual blinks is Gerson Way .. Just saying perhaps peeps should looks at the top winners and what they are winning.. Oddly enough .. rorquals, plexes and moros'


And here I thought a "shrill" (loved that one!) would just buy one ticket and let the lottery make some money off the other 11 tickets Gerson is buying and losing with.

And another big surprise, I thought all the big winners would be winning raptors and harpies. It never occurred to me that the big winners would be winning high value prizes after buying 75% of the tickets. You have really opened my eyes.

Or maybe "Shrill" is a new hip urban dictionary entry I've just never seen before and it means "a person who puts more at risk to increase the chance of winning, but mostly just ends up winning their own ISK back by only having 25% of the available risk being shared by four other tickets." Maybe it is like "sick" being a good thing - Groovy!
Memnon Shepard
The Occupation.
#1662 - 2013-08-06 06:16:38 UTC
Relatively new player here who decided to give blink a try. I tend to eat up most of my ratting ISK in-game due to being a reckless/moronic combat pilot, however have recently promo-blinked a Revelation. After station-spinning the thing for 30 minutes and staring at my screen, I still have no idea what to do with myself.

Much thanks SOMER Blink!
Doomessa
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#1663 - 2013-08-06 09:13:12 UTC
Awesome party once again can't wait til 1q .

And Andrev,so "generous" wid dem plexes Blink
Ankast
New Eden Inc.
#1664 - 2013-08-09 00:13:54 UTC
Is there a known problem with the GTC bonuses?

just bought my GTC but only got 100mnil bonus instead of 200mil :-(
Somerset Mahm
Cognitive Distortion
#1665 - 2013-08-09 02:52:40 UTC
Ankast wrote:
Is there a known problem with the GTC bonuses?

just bought my GTC but only got 100mnil bonus instead of 200mil :-(


30-day GTC give 100M, so it sounds like you got a 30-day one.

SOMER Blink Microlotteries that finish in minutes! Running for over 2 years :)

Hunter Naari
Salty Industries
#1666 - 2013-08-09 18:57:31 UTC
Somerset Mahm,

Any chance we could get privvy to the rules for the 1Q Blink Blast or anything else we should expect with this, most epic, of celebrations?
Judo Kahn
Eternity INC.
Goonswarm Federation
#1667 - 2013-08-10 07:41:01 UTC
can someone fix this:?

Error: this character's account is currently disabled and its password may not be reset.

just started playing Eve again after months, i forgot my pw and might have tried too many times
ECHBlackthorn
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1668 - 2013-08-10 11:31:11 UTC
Ok .... can you all stop spending money on blink till about the 21st of august?? I'll be back from the Falklands then and i can enjoy 1Q Bear

I think its only fair don't you?? Shocked
Crystafina
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1669 - 2013-08-10 18:36:24 UTC
So you're approaching 1 Quadrillion (Which is an amazing achievement btw and congrats).

What would be REALLY nice to see is some achievements that come out not solely based around just the money put in but a real recognition of the players who got you there from the beginning. Before you hit 100 trillion for example.

Everything is geared about where we are as players NOW and where you are NOW but you seem to have forgotten the hundreds (not thousands and 10's of thousands of players) who brought you through the early milestones and got you there. Or maybe even hybrid achievements that reflect isk invested + time served to avoid the promo only players.

It's just a thought but it would be a nice
Crystafina
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1670 - 2013-08-13 02:24:08 UTC
Somerset Mahm wrote:


30-day GTC give 100M, so it sounds like you got a 30-day one.


This = income for Somer.
My idea = outlay for Somer.

I guess is why one get answered and one didn't.
What WAS I thinking?
Ona Bender
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#1671 - 2013-08-14 03:35:59 UTC  |  Edited by: Ona Bender
Crystafina wrote:

What WAS I thinking?


And now, if you're lucky, you'll get a snippy response from a NON-blink employee, berating you for your selfishness both for suggesting that you get more achievements AND for expecting a reply, and about how poor blink staff are inundated with complaints and requests and how they don't have time to listen to YOUR whining and how you should be happy with what you do have and...
Andrev Nox
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#1672 - 2013-08-14 03:46:21 UTC
Crystafina wrote:

I guess is why one get answered and one didn't.


Alternatively, he posted a question that could be answered, while you posted a suggestion to give you more stuff that doesn't need an answer. If you'd like, you can mail me from your Blink character (the one you posted from doesn't seem to be registered) and I'll be happy to walk you through the achievements you were given that can't be earned by modern players, that were for isk invested or time played. :)

Ona Bender wrote:

And now, if you're lucky, you'll get a snippy response from a NON-blink employee...


Like these? :p

Somer Blink - The original microlottery site.

Ona Bender
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#1673 - 2013-08-14 06:23:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Ona Bender
Ona Bender wrote:

And now, if you're lucky, you'll get a snippy response from a NON-blink employee...


Andrev Nox wrote:

Like these? :p


*nods gravely*
soad2237
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#1674 - 2013-08-16 19:03:24 UTC
My account was disabled because I was at a friends house when I signed up for Blink. Your system thought that I was one user signing up for multiple accounts. Can you please reactivate my account? It is the same name as here, soad2237. Thanks.
Somerset Mahm
Cognitive Distortion
#1675 - 2013-08-16 23:24:15 UTC
Crystafina wrote:
So you're approaching 1 Quadrillion (Which is an amazing achievement btw and congrats).

What would be REALLY nice to see is some achievements that come out not solely based around just the money put in but a real recognition of the players who got you there from the beginning. Before you hit 100 trillion for example.

Everything is geared about where we are as players NOW and where you are NOW but you seem to have forgotten the hundreds (not thousands and 10's of thousands of players) who brought you through the early milestones and got you there. Or maybe even hybrid achievements that reflect isk invested + time served to avoid the promo only players.

It's just a thought but it would be a nice

We plan on giving you "blink birthday" achievements based on the amount of time registered on the site, at some point. Needs cost analysis first.

SOMER Blink Microlotteries that finish in minutes! Running for over 2 years :)

hadan681
Old Folks Retirement Home
#1676 - 2013-08-17 02:24:33 UTC
ok it says i have 2 accounts and i need to close down the other one how do i do that it will not let me log on to do anything
Ztnef
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#1677 - 2013-08-17 05:08:13 UTC
Thanks for the fun 1st live event!
Ueberlisk
The Hatchery
SL0W CHILDREN AT PLAY
#1678 - 2013-08-17 06:31:03 UTC
ok this week is gonna get expensive...
Babar Baboli
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#1679 - 2013-08-17 07:35:59 UTC
OMG!
Where are the gifts?
I've found the one on the achievements page and the one on the change password page :S
Frank Pannon
Emerald Swine Escavations
#1680 - 2013-08-17 08:10:15 UTC
Seems to be random, I had non there.

Congratulations to Somer and the Blink team for this amazing milestone!