Back in December, my FC hosted a holiday-themed date auction that lasted eight hours and netted us 70mil in one night thanks to the absolutely amazing people on the Balmung server. It was obviously a massive success, and one that didn't go unnoticed. Since then, it seems like every other week a date auction event pops up on the server. Now while I'm not meaning to say that anyone is copying us or we're the first people to ever think of a date auction, even on Balmung, it certainly wasn't like this before we hosted our auction.
The purpose of this thread isn't to bash anyone hosting date auctions, so I apologize if it comes across that way. Rather, I think originality has its merits, and it's a shame so many events on our server are just rehashing the same tired old ideas. I think it's a wasted opportunity, and I've spoken with people who cringe when they see a "So-and-so's date auction!" pop up on the RPC every week. I sincerely don't believe it's born of people being lazy or copycats so much as it is people not having any other ideas for fundraising events yet not wanting to ask flat out for rewardless donations.
So! To get to the actual point of this thread, I'd like for people to bounce around ideas and suggestions for other sorts of RP events that could be used to earn real gil for any free companies or linkshells in need of fundraising for whatever reason. I'm gonna start with tossing out a few of my own ideas (anyone who wishes to use them, feel free) so anyone is welcome to give feedback on those and/or toss in their own!
Fighting Tournament - I know the Grindstone is a thing, and I wouldn't want anyone to step on toes with that. This would be a bigger and a one-time thing and I would encourage using different rules. Letting people free form it and having some sort of judge/referee choose the winner is a possibility, though not one I'd recommend. Going with a lighter version of a tabletop system could be interesting to still incorporate rolling yet allow people to allocate their own stat points to give rolls modifiers. The participants could all pay a fee to enter, with the winner taking half the pot and the host keeping the other half. The host could also allow others to place bets on the fighters through them.
Gambling, casinos, and card games - Square Enix has already made a statement clarifying that betting gil on the in-game dice roll function is perfectly allowable, so might as well roll with it (you see what I did there?). Really, the dice roll could be used in ANY sort of competition or challenge, i.e. a drinking challenge, or endurance challenge, arm wrestling, etc.
Put on a show - With the use of free company housing (if you don't have one, someone may be willing to lend theirs) it could be cool to host some sort of show in an FC house. It could be a dance recital, musical concert, poetry reading, a burlesque show... whatever you fancy! You need only charge a small cover fee at the door and welcome donations of larger increments. Role-players could enjoy the show as well as the social RP happening on the sidelines.
The purpose of this thread isn't to bash anyone hosting date auctions, so I apologize if it comes across that way. Rather, I think originality has its merits, and it's a shame so many events on our server are just rehashing the same tired old ideas. I think it's a wasted opportunity, and I've spoken with people who cringe when they see a "So-and-so's date auction!" pop up on the RPC every week. I sincerely don't believe it's born of people being lazy or copycats so much as it is people not having any other ideas for fundraising events yet not wanting to ask flat out for rewardless donations.
So! To get to the actual point of this thread, I'd like for people to bounce around ideas and suggestions for other sorts of RP events that could be used to earn real gil for any free companies or linkshells in need of fundraising for whatever reason. I'm gonna start with tossing out a few of my own ideas (anyone who wishes to use them, feel free) so anyone is welcome to give feedback on those and/or toss in their own!
Fighting Tournament - I know the Grindstone is a thing, and I wouldn't want anyone to step on toes with that. This would be a bigger and a one-time thing and I would encourage using different rules. Letting people free form it and having some sort of judge/referee choose the winner is a possibility, though not one I'd recommend. Going with a lighter version of a tabletop system could be interesting to still incorporate rolling yet allow people to allocate their own stat points to give rolls modifiers. The participants could all pay a fee to enter, with the winner taking half the pot and the host keeping the other half. The host could also allow others to place bets on the fighters through them.
Gambling, casinos, and card games - Square Enix has already made a statement clarifying that betting gil on the in-game dice roll function is perfectly allowable, so might as well roll with it (you see what I did there?). Really, the dice roll could be used in ANY sort of competition or challenge, i.e. a drinking challenge, or endurance challenge, arm wrestling, etc.
Put on a show - With the use of free company housing (if you don't have one, someone may be willing to lend theirs) it could be cool to host some sort of show in an FC house. It could be a dance recital, musical concert, poetry reading, a burlesque show... whatever you fancy! You need only charge a small cover fee at the door and welcome donations of larger increments. Role-players could enjoy the show as well as the social RP happening on the sidelines.
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