Concerned About SC2 Scam - Page 6

On October 27 2011 01:11 Treemonkeys wrote:


Right, at worse I'm out $10 until I report it to paypal. But like I said, my account has not been charged. Just because you don't trust someone, doesn't mean it's okay to call them a scammer. Until I get charged without seeing that show match, it's not a scam. The pending authorization expires on November 24th, so he has access to my $10 until then.

You're "what if instead" is not that different than your run of the mill show match, this idea is better because it is automated and limitless, so any match can be set at any price. If the price is right, some pros will bite.

On October 27 2011 01:19 MstrJinbo wrote:
@Pokebunny you'd do a one of these showmatches if asked right?

On October 27 2011 01:18 floor exercise wrote:



There's no reason that the donations will stop coming in when the lower limit is met, it's just a guarantee that the games will actually be played when that amount of money is reached instead of just throwing money at a website as pledges, in many cases with the players completely oblivious to what you are doing let alone having any idea as to whether or not they want to play for the amount that has been reached.

You might get one of your fantasy match ups to go through with this amidst a huge proportion that just fall by the wayside because of a silly set up.

People can add match ups without the pledges, there's a system in place to show support without money already. The next step can be contacting players of match ups the fans really want to see, gauging their interest, setting a limit, and opening donations.

The only significant difference is my idea actually has some element of organisation to it

On October 27 2011 01:19 Pokebunny wrote:

Of course

I think showmatches are great - simple and effective, don't require too much work like following a tournament, and fans get the games they want while players are decently paid for not too much time.

On October 27 2011 01:21 Treemonkeys wrote:


It still defeats the entire purpose of the site - giving the power to the community. Yes it lacks front loaded organization, it couldn't work in the same way if it had that.

This can become and always on price tag for show matches.

On October 27 2011 01:25 Pokebunny wrote:

You can't give power to the community when the site doesn't have the authority to give that power... the power is in the players. If the players aren't willing to play, the site should not be able to advertise them as a showmatch possibility.

I think players should be able to sign up for the player pool, with requirement of having games listed in TLPD (or something of the sort to prove they are notable), then setting their minimum requirement for a match / servers willing to play / etc.

On October 27 2011 01:46 Lonyo wrote:

If someone who had contacts (e.g. MrBitter, not that he's required to, but he's the one who is active in the thread and talking to the creator) got behind it and encouraged players to "sign up" to be eligible for picking, it could really get it going.

On October 27 2011 01:25 Pokebunny wrote:
You can't give power to the community when the site doesn't have the authority to give that power... the power is in the players. If the players aren't willing to play, the site should not be able to advertise them as a showmatch possibility. Even if they're not promising anything, the prospect of a match is false advertisement that draws people to their site for nothing.

I think players should be able to sign up for the player pool, with requirement of having games listed in TLPD (or something of the sort to prove they are notable), then setting their minimum requirement for a match / servers willing to play / etc.