Lottery on SMP

[TheRealFamous]

This might sound noobish so forgive me, but who do you pay? Optical?

You simply do /lottery buy <amount> , In amount you just put the amount of tickets you wanna buy. 10$ a ticket.

Salas, Isn't it 100$ a ticket? Or did they change it?

[DeeKay]

This might sound noobish so forgive me, but who do you pay? Optical?

You simply do /lottery buy <amount> , In amount you just put the amount of tickets you wanna buy. 10$ a ticket.

Salas, Isn't it 100$ a ticket? Or did they change it?

No, it's still $100 a ticket. Most likely just a typo on Salas' part.

[ivy2112]

This is unfair
mshour was first AND second in 1 LOTTERY how can that
i spend 50k :/
and didnt won 1$

[TarynMai]

Just saying, Mshour won three times and in this last one, he got first and second. =.=

[optical]

Mshour has spent like $275,000 on tickets - its completly random, the more you spend the higher chance you have.

[bhoughton]

Mshour has spent like $275,000 on tickets - its completly random, the more you spend the higher chance you have.

Holy crap! I wouldn't spend that much IRL yet alone in-game.

Opti, so the more you spend on tickets the higher chance you get on winning?

[optical]

Yes, every ticket is equal

[cschurz]

LOL MSHOUR WON TWICE IN THE SAME LOTTERY?

i pointed that bug out to opti as soon as i looked at the code. i didn't expect it to happen any time soon - but it has been fixed.

[iGenerator]

LOL MSHOUR WON TWICE IN THE SAME LOTTERY?

i pointed that bug out to opti as soon as i looked at the code. i didn't expect it to happen any time soon - but it has been fixed.

You stopped him before he would get 1st 2nd and 3rd thank you!

[optical]

LOL MSHOUR WON TWICE IN THE SAME LOTTERY?

i pointed that bug out to opti as soon as i looked at the code. i didn't expect it to happen any time soon - but it has been fixed.

Just to clarify since that message is misleading.

It is correct and possible to win all three prizes in the lotto.

[Nick3306]

LOL MSHOUR WON TWICE IN THE SAME LOTTERY?

i pointed that bug out to opti as soon as i looked at the code. i didn't expect it to happen any time soon - but it has been fixed.

Just to clarify since that message is misleading.

It is correct and possible to win all three prizes in the lotto.

I understand that in real life you can have multiple winning tickets but doesnt this just cater to the rich players who can buy thousands of tickets?

[Sekihara]

LOL MSHOUR WON TWICE IN THE SAME LOTTERY?

i pointed that bug out to opti as soon as i looked at the code. i didn't expect it to happen any time soon - but it has been fixed.

Just to clarify since that message is misleading.

It is correct and possible to win all three prizes in the lotto.

I understand that in real life you can have multiple winning tickets but doesnt this just cater to the rich players who can buy thousands of tickets?

Random is random. Yes buying more tickets increases your chances at winning but that's how a lottery works. I can understand preventing the same person from winning more than once a drawing, but it's not like you need to play the lottery to get anywhere on the server. All in all, I'm completely fine with the lottery the way it is if people have fun with it the system then it's working.

^^ Just me 2 cents, so I don't expect anyone to agree. 

[☣2crzy4uall☣]

Yeah same here its fine, I bought 110k and lost on it, not crying lol. And to all the ppl who say its unfair, dont play it then

[optical]

I understand that in real life you can have multiple winning tickets but doesnt this just cater to the rich players who can buy thousands of tickets?

No. Each player has exactly the same odds per ticket and pays the same price per ticket. It is never a good investment to buy in the lottery - from a statistical standpoint the expected outcome is less than $100. Many of the repeat winners have actually lost money in the lottery, despite purchasing a huge number of tickets. In order for Mshour to have made any money in that lottery - his needed to win first and second to recoup his costs, and only actually made $19,000 dollars, despite receiving a payment of $119,000.

Basically - no, it makes no sense to bar people from winning more than once in a draw.
If anyone feels differently - feel free to pipe up. But please back your claims up with statistical evidence. I may have made a mistake, so do correct me if I am wrong.

[☣2crzy4uall☣]

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I understand that in real life you can have multiple winning tickets but doesnt this just cater to the rich players who can buy thousands of tickets?

No. Each player has exactly the same odds per ticket and pays the same price per ticket. It is never a good investment to buy in the lottery - from a statistical standpoint the expected outcome is less than $100. Many of the repeat winners have actually lost money in the lottery, despite purchasing a huge number of tickets. In order for Mshour to have made any money in that lottery - his needed to win first and second to recoup his costs, and only actually made $19,000 dollars, despite receiving a payment of $119,000.

Basically - no, it makes no sense to bar people from winning more than once in a draw.
If anyone feels differently - feel free to pipe up. But please back your claims up with statistical evidence. I may have made a mistake, so do correct me if I am wrong.

Seems legit