Quote (XilDarkz @ Oct 7 2021 06:27pm)
here's an alternative plan that removes the most risk for all involved. if this seller doesn't adapt to something like this plan, it is fairly sus.
I am not affiliated with the seller, and am proposing a solution.
For simplicity, if you are someone who is providing 3 SoJs, you are a 'ringer'
1. After you've provided the seller with proof that you have 3 SoJs. They will send you a link to a Discord server.
2. After they have 40 ringers in the Discord server, seller will open the option to promote people to access to private channel. You get access to private channel after trading SoJs to seller.
3. Test Game: Seller will random.org from the list of ringers. That person will host a game and provide the IP & Region. Everyone can attempt to join and we can see what the difficulty is like.
3. After Seller received 124 SoJs and the test IP has had some success, Seller will be streaming and random.org on stream the list of contributors. The ringer that it selects will then release the IP & Region to the private channel.
4. We'll game search for 2 hours.
5. If less than 30 people find a game on the IP in 2 hours, refund all SoJs to ringers. This means that if you release the IP to friends and the group isn't getting people in, we won't walk at all. Don't give the IP out.
5. Confirming 30 separate contributors have a game & 2 hours have elapsed, then sell until walk.
6. Excess SoJ will be sold and divided by number of contributors. Everyone will receive some FG back as a result.
Caveats:
1.) There is no way to actually prevent people from releasing the IP, other than to be willing to call off the walk if the Ringers aren't getting games.
2.) There is no way to try and guarantee every ringer gets an anni because we don't know the limitations of Blizzard's servers and load balancing. If future attempts make it clear that 40 games is doable, then selling shouldn't happen until EVERYONE has a game.
3.) Buying into this includes the risk that you are not able to find the IP and 30 other ringers are.
This is a much better way. If there is going to be risk, the risk should fall on the sellers friends as well, not just the contributors. This dude is literally a casino with no risk and is acting like his 15 soj contribution isn't literally guaranteed to come back to him.