2013-11-05, 02:07 PM
On the gambling machines and odds thing-
Actual gambling is restricted to people who are 18 or over. Most people of adult age have the mental capacity to seek out machines that don't absolutely suck. Even on a recent episode of 'Bar Rescue' (and yes, I know at least some of shows like that are scripted and not fully genuine), one of the rescued establishments had video poker machines built in around the bar, and one of the issues with the bar failing is that the payout was hideously bad and nobody would touch them again. Instead, being in Las Vegas, they'd go to another bar with video poker and gamble there. By increasing the payout rate to being just as good as or slightly above the others nearby, the machines actually became decent sources of revenue.
And part of why Nexon doesn't offer better odds/service is due to a lack of competition. There are other MMO's around, but no other company has really put out a GOOD free-to-play 2D MMO that lasts a long time. I mean, in general the MMO market has a lot of failures due to games not being good, lacking in content, being run horribly, etc. And because people put so much effort into characters, accounts, items, and so forth, it's difficult to just switch over when something better comes along. Plus, you have a lot of kids playing the game, and they might just throw money at the game without realizing how little they're getting in value and service.
Actual gambling is restricted to people who are 18 or over. Most people of adult age have the mental capacity to seek out machines that don't absolutely suck. Even on a recent episode of 'Bar Rescue' (and yes, I know at least some of shows like that are scripted and not fully genuine), one of the rescued establishments had video poker machines built in around the bar, and one of the issues with the bar failing is that the payout was hideously bad and nobody would touch them again. Instead, being in Las Vegas, they'd go to another bar with video poker and gamble there. By increasing the payout rate to being just as good as or slightly above the others nearby, the machines actually became decent sources of revenue.
And part of why Nexon doesn't offer better odds/service is due to a lack of competition. There are other MMO's around, but no other company has really put out a GOOD free-to-play 2D MMO that lasts a long time. I mean, in general the MMO market has a lot of failures due to games not being good, lacking in content, being run horribly, etc. And because people put so much effort into characters, accounts, items, and so forth, it's difficult to just switch over when something better comes along. Plus, you have a lot of kids playing the game, and they might just throw money at the game without realizing how little they're getting in value and service.