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Ariel Armani
The Scope Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.03 02:53:00 -
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Hello,
I heard about this 250 celebration or whatever that Somer Blink is having, so I was interested. I have some extra ISK for "fun".
Anyway, I was asking around, and somebody sent me this link -
http://blinkexposed.blogspot.com/
That got me worried, so I asked about it in the Blink thread. Some dude Andrew Nox (with Blink I guess) told me to just "ask other Blink players about their experiences".
So that's what I am doing. Anybody want to share their experiences, good or bad?
Thanks! |
Shaotuk
Sin City Enterprises
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Posted - 2012.07.03 02:56:00 -
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Ariel Armani wrote:Hello, I heard about this 250 celebration or whatever that Somer Blink is having, so I was interested. I have some extra ISK for "fun". Anyway, I was asking around, and somebody sent me this link - http://blinkexposed.blogspot.com/That got me worried, so I asked about it in the Blink thread. Some dude Andrew Nox (with Blink I guess) told me to just "ask other Blink players about their experiences". So that's what I am doing. Anybody want to share their experiences, good or bad? Thanks!
They make a profit (why else do it); however, there is no scam. Pay your isk and bid on what you want to try to win.
I repeat, it isn't a scam, but it is addicting. |
Seatox
Department of Defence Fatal Ascension
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Posted - 2012.07.03 02:57:00 -
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It's a form of gambling? I've never heard of anyone being directly ripped off by Somer, but like all gambling, in the end only the house really wins. |
Morganta
Peripheral Madness The Midget Mafia
1701
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Posted - 2012.07.03 02:59:00 -
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in before the lock for spamming somer's link in GD "You were the chosen one Anakin, you were supposed to bring order to the galaxy, not destroy it!" -Obi Wan (Ben) Kenobi -á |
Atra Solis
Tafatt
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Posted - 2012.07.03 02:59:00 -
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Hea, now think how much lotteries/casino's make IRL.. You play to risk money to gain profit, in the end your better served playing something you have a skill for. |
Corina Jarr
Spazzoid Enterprises Purpose Built
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Posted - 2012.07.03 03:06:00 -
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It is only a scam as far as gambling itself is a scam.
It is not like EVE scams though, where you never win (rare exceptions aside). |
Kijo Rikki
Killboard Padding Services
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Posted - 2012.07.03 03:11:00 -
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Insurance is a scam. I especially love the FL requirement to have your personal belongings insured to at least half the value of your house. I'd like to see you collect on that when a hurricane wipes you out, they'll want a receipt for everything. |
Sobach
Fourth Circle Total Comfort
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Posted - 2012.07.03 03:42:00 -
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Looks like someone /raged after losing money on blink, must've been a lot if they went to the trouble of making a site to /tinfoil about it :D
Like others have said, playing blink is just like playing in a casino, it's no more of a "scam" than a roulette wheel - basically, like everything else in EVE, don't fly/spend what you can't afford to lose. |
Marcus Ichiro
Kif Korp
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Posted - 2012.07.03 03:48:00 -
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That person simply has no idea how gambling works. Yes it's possible for someone to risk billions but not get anything back, yes it's possible for someone to risk little but get obscene amounts back and yes the house always wins in the end. |
Denidil
Larimer Highlands Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2012.07.03 04:03:00 -
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the one time i played blink i put in 500mil isk and walked away with 1 bil isk. it is essentially a raffle system and the house always makes 20-30% off each one. however if you are careful and work out the odds, etc you can turn a profit at it.
to be fair i did stick my neck out farther than i'd normally go in their system.. i was up the price of two tickets on an orca (16 slots) and i bought 4 slots on the orca and won it.. so that was a big + on my balance. I like all these gankbear tears, now maybe you'll have to go prove your "l33t pvp" skills against something that shoots back like the rest of us do. |
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Morg Braktar
BlackTar Corporation Tesseract Nexus
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Posted - 2012.07.03 04:05:00 -
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Since everyone else is going on about the finer points of gambling, I will simply say I have always been awarded my winnings in a prompt manner. It can be very addicting, frustrating and rewarding! Be smart with your ISk and you will be fine. |
Y'nit Gidrine
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.03 04:53:00 -
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Yeah it's a scam. It's the worst kind of scam ever. The kind of scam where you just can't stop yourself from coming back again, over and over again. Once you start, you just can't stop. |
Thorn Galen
Bene Gesserit ChapterHouse Sanctuary Pact
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Posted - 2012.07.03 05:31:00 -
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Ariel Armani wrote:Hello, I heard about this 250 celebration or whatever that Somer Blink is having, so I was interested. I have some extra ISK for "fun". Anyway, I was asking around, and somebody sent me this link - [ freshly created blog which no-one gave me the link to but I posted here to draw attention] That got me worried, so I asked about it in the Blink thread. Some dude Andrew Nox (with Blink I guess) told me to just "ask other Blink players about their experiences". So that's what I am doing. Anybody want to share their experiences, good or bad? Thanks!
I call you out on total BS You created that blog. It's brand-new and "someone sent me this link" ?? Total crap. What did you lose ? 1 Billion, 2 Billion ? Or did they turn down your recruitment application ? It's gambling and totally legit whether you like it or not. Your posting of that link here is proof that you invented it.
The universe is an ancient desert, a vast wasteland with only occasional habitable planets as oases. We Fremen, comfortable with deserts, shall now venture into another. - STILGAR, From the Sietch to the Stars. |
adam smash
University of Caille Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.03 05:35:00 -
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It's ccp allowed botting and RMT... |
Rakshasa Taisab
Sane Industries Inc.
845
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Posted - 2012.07.03 05:39:00 -
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RMT clearing house... Nyan |
Aiwha
101st Space Marine Force Nulli Secunda
448
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Posted - 2012.07.03 05:39:00 -
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Confirming Blink is legit, if played in moderation its good fun, but its VERY addicting. Have a plan for when to walk away. Regards,
LCpl. Aiwha-á |
witchking42
UNFRL Fleet Operations
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Posted - 2012.07.03 05:57:00 -
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1) Never fly a ship you can't afford to loose !
2) Never bet ISK on Somerblink you can't afford to loose ! |
Caitlyn Tufy
Refuge of Hope Lemniskate
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Posted - 2012.07.03 05:57:00 -
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Aiwha wrote:Confirming Blink is legit, if played in moderation its good fun, but its VERY addicting. Have a plan for when to walk away.
Bro, you make it sound like gambling!
Oh, wait... :p |
Halete
Echoes of Korgoth Initiative
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Posted - 2012.07.03 06:05:00 -
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I'm up 2B on Blink and not touching it again. Quitting ahead and all that.
Again, it's only a scam in-so-much that all gambling is designed to be profitable for the house. Many must lose so that some may win. Dirty heretical mud-child, reporting in. |
Copine Callmeknau
Kangaroos With Frickin Lazerbeams Ninja Unicorns with Huge Horns
248
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Posted - 2012.07.03 06:12:00 -
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While this does look extremely /tinfoil
I really do wonder how a player can be winning blinks in august 2011 while only existing in eve since may 2012
It's possible the blog and screenshot of the char's birthdate has been faked, I'm not in game to verify things atm, it's extremely suspicious if those screenshots are legit though. There should be a rather awesome pic here |
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Graic Gabtar
The Lemon Party
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Posted - 2012.07.03 06:55:00 -
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Rakshasa Taisab wrote:RMT clearing house... Basically this.
You can see in games past where the same person as bought all the slots.
Clearly a dirty ISK loss, but a clean prize gain. |
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire
4016
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Posted - 2012.07.03 07:09:00 -
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If it turns out to be a scam I demand a nice "thanks for all the fish" post by Somer lol
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Drake Dahma
Red Core Paradigm Shift Alliance
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Posted - 2012.07.03 07:16:00 -
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If blink is a scam, then this new chimera sitting on my hanger is a lie....but I'm looking right at it so it must be legit.
For once the Cake is not a lie.
I've won some nice ships off blink. Including a Chimera today for only 760 mill. :) |
Bree Okanata
Romex Inc. Dustm3n
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Posted - 2012.07.03 07:20:00 -
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I've used it and won plenty. Lost some, but I have won more than I lost. It's legit, as far as I can tell. The guy who wrote that one blog (as far as I know) tried to blackmail Somer Lotteries for them to buy a good review. They didn't pay, so he got angry and wrote that. |
Aiwha
101st Space Marine Force Nulli Secunda
448
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Posted - 2012.07.03 07:24:00 -
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Caitlyn Tufy wrote:Aiwha wrote:Confirming Blink is legit, if played in moderation its good fun, but its VERY addicting. Have a plan for when to walk away. Bro, you make it sound like gambling! Oh, wait... :p
Its even worse than normal gambling, isk isn't real. So easy to fritter away billions. Regards,
LCpl. Aiwha-á |
Eugene Kerner
TunDraGon
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Posted - 2012.07.03 07:26:00 -
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I won my first Domi there and a ton of other stuff. It is a lottery so the lottery wins in the end, but your chances to grab some ships and come out with a posotive wallet are given. Legit |
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat Working Stiffs
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Posted - 2012.07.03 07:28:00 -
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I sent ISK. I had some "fun". I have a few more ships in my hangar now thanks to Somer.
Probably better ways to spend ISK, but I didn't find it to be a scam. |
Bobo Cindekela
Federal Navy Academy Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.03 07:28:00 -
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I have to point out that even if 100 characters replied and said its legit and they are staring at NNNNN ship they won in their hangar, it only takes 1 plex (500m) to make a near endless stream of biomassed shill forum alts You are about to engage in an arguement with a forum alt,-á this is your final warning. |
Andrev Nox
SOMER Blink Cognitive Development
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Posted - 2012.07.03 07:43:00 -
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That bit is just some good ole fashioned tinfoil :p
The char in question is indeed younger than their Blink account. We only allow one Blink account per human being. When someone sells a character, or just wants to change which character they use to Blink on, we transfer their old Blink account over to their new character. No tinfoil needed :)
In answer to the OP - The person who made that blog sent us a mail a month or so ago. He asked us to send him 49B isk in order for him to post something happy in his bio. He said if he didn't get the money, he'd make a page to try and cause problems for us.
If we wanted to give away 49B - we'd just have lots of promos. If we wanted to give away 250B - we'd have a party: like the current one :p Last I checked, his "fee" to take down the site was around 100b. So we've still got a few more celebrations to go before his opinion costs more than we already give away :)
He did, however, mention in his mail "I will reimburse those players the amount they have lost, from the additional ISK collected." - so if you do wind up on the wrong side of luck, couldn't hurt to shoot him a mail to get it back :)
Edit to add: I'd also recommend asking people you already know, rather than anonymous strangers on the forums. Maybe start with some of these guys from the BPO investment corp you used to be part of - some of their members might be Blinkers :) Somer Blink - The original microlottery site. |
Drake Dahma
Red Core Paradigm Shift Alliance
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Posted - 2012.07.03 07:47:00 -
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Andrev Nox wrote: He did, however, mention in his mail "I will reimburse those players the amount they have lost, from the additional ISK collected." - so if you do wind up on the wrong side of luck, couldn't hurt to shoot him a mail to get it back :)
Orly? So your saying playing Blink is now a Win-Win for us? :P If we win we win if we lose...we pester this guy for our isk back....cool.
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