sugestion?

[Dirk_Ermen]

how about adding something more in the point store, i have the last time alot of points but what can you do with points if you don't can spend them on something.

Or how about on some next contest that you have to pay something like 100 points to join if you drop out that you must pay also some cash for dropping out. And then a reward for 1st, 2th, 3th spot. At least something that could make a contest interesting.

We have lots of ways to earn some cash but if you have allready all things you want you can't actually spend on something else.


So that's y my post here. I think we don't have enough items to spend on. What do you think?

[Oscar]

What things you suggest we add to the points store?

[gouldy]

We've had plenty of posts and threads like this before haven't we. Usually they end up throwing up more ideas on how to gain points rather than things on which to spend them. Ideas like winning points for doing well on the online games, HA laughable.

Maybe things should just cost MORE points, thats an idea. Not particularly a good one, but still an idea

Maybe it should cost points to upload rides? That way it would cut out some of the crap rides that are uploaded and space would be saved, hmmm, maybe not.

I don't really know if there is anything else thats feasible that you could spend points on. *scrathes head*

Maybe you could intorduce "fines" for things such as bad ratings or Spamming, I don't know whether such a system is already in place, but if it isn't maybe it should be [;)].

Still can't really think of anything to SPEND points on though.

[GRIM.657]

change another user's avatar... that would prolly get really out of control really fast... meh, it'd still be fun tho.. lol

[Oscar]

4 days and only one suggestion, come on!

Can we have a laser beam burn someone mysteriously from the sky?

OK, seriously, how about giving folks the opportunity to reset the post count (since that seems to be some sort of prestige here - LOL)? And then after that we could .... darn .... man .... I cannot think of anything else as this site runs pretty well as is.

But, if it is possible, I would like to renew the laser beam suggestion.

We could buy certain coaster parks or coasters even?

Cedar Point can be 10,000 points perhaps

[Oscar]

buy coasters parks, wtf you taling about? details man details, like uhmmw e build a coaster and sell it to you rather than put it on the exchange of sorts?

tconwell- post count reset, like reset it to zero or set it to any number you wish or buy an increment in your post count like x amount of points to raise your post count by 250 etc...?

[GRIM.657]

i dont think you should be able to buy post and tracks... how about a preview for the glow, or free pm's, or preview avatar, to make shure the site that host it doesnt have hotlink protection... stuff like that...
a 'give grim all your points' option would be quite nice as well
[:D]

Originally posted by WeeWeeSlap

tconwell- post count reset, like reset it to zero or set it to any number you wish or buy an increment in your post count like x amount of points to raise your post count by 250 etc...?

Either would work. Using points to buy more for yourself maybe .... but being able to reset someone's post count ... heh ... now THAT could be fun, but like changing a title, it could backfire pretty darn quick on you, eh?

how about Dirk just keeps on giving them away[:)]. Changing someone's post count would just cause more crying then there already is, but that would be FUN

[GRIM.657]

no post reset... grim likes his post count the way it is... (i believe this post makes 3600)

but yeah...
i say cost points to d-load tracks, then the peeps who stay on the exchange will have to post or rate to d-load more...

edit: or how about a, uh prizie (lol) system... you but tickets, and @ the end of the week, there is a drawing, and the winner get the amount of popints gotten from ticket 'sales'....
kinda like the one that used to be on zgn

[Brtnboarder495]

To increase the amount of ratings, I think you should obtain 100 points for rating a track, or maybe like 1 point per word, that ensures a nice detailed rate. So maybe like 25 points just for rating and 1 point for every word. That is my suggestion.

[GRIM.657]

100 per rate, a point per word? everyone would have like 1000000000 points, and all the noobs who dont know what forums are, or dont know how to fairly rate a track would post even more uncool rates, then the moderators would have to be online like 24/7 and work liek hell to delete them all... i dont really think there is a need for more point gaining options... you already get 5 per post, 1000/5000 per won quiz, 50 from dirk on holidays, 20 per rate, and i think 10 per upload... besides like a random prize like game thingy... there isnt really a need for new points...
altho a way to somehow use points in the online games... thatd be cool...
meh...

just my 2 cents tho... not worth much...

[Oscar]

altho a way to somehow use points in the online games... thatd be cool...

suggesting I charge points to use the online games?

[Brtnboarder495]

Originally posted by GRIM

100 per rate, a point per word? everyone would have like 1000000000 points, and all the noobs who dont know what forums are, or dont know how to fairly rate a track would post even more uncool rates, then the moderators would have to be online like 24/7 and work liek hell to delete them all... i dont really think there is a need for more point gaining options... you already get 5 per post, 1000/5000 per won quiz, 50 from dirk on holidays, 20 per rate, and i think 10 per upload... besides like a random prize like game thingy... there isnt really a need for new points...
altho a way to somehow use points in the online games... thatd be cool...
meh...

just my 2 cents tho... not worth much...

The Key word is "or". Either 100 points per rate, or 25 base points per rate plus 1 point for every word over 3 or 4 letters. Plus if you are afraid of the amount of points that newbs will have dont be, because you will get just as many points. Points should be used to influence and attract members to participate in a site activity (such as rating).

[GRIM.657]

i still think thats a bit high, but whatever...

wws: no, i was suggesting you get points for geting the new high score on a game...

hmm what about selling special objects via Pointstore :O

Bino

OOh, that gives me an idea. Set a base length for a good review. Something fairly high. Say 100 words. CHARGE for any rating under that length, and REWARD for anything over that length.

How about the ability to delete your own track? That would be a nice change and not too hard to give permissions for.

if you drop out that you must pay also some cash for dropping out.

And if you don't pay...

Someone could just quickly finish their ride if they really wanted to drop out but didn't want to lose anything, lol.

But atleast they submitted something then.

How about some sort of gambling[;)] A casino or something.

or something pretty difficult: A viritual stock market. Like you can buy shares in parks, rides or manufacturers. And then the value adjust after real-life events. Like if you buy shares from a park that hasn't added anything in years, and then they add a super trilling new sort of ride and your shares get worth realy much. Propably impossible to make, but it would have been cool[;)]

[gouldy]

Originally posted by TConwell

How about the ability to delete your own track? That would be a nice change and not too hard to give permissions for.

*Nods head* yup, thats a good idea WWS, do that one!!

Also, erm has that wierd problem with the profiles been fixed yet. You know, the one where if you have a custom avatar and then you edit your profile, the custom avatar disappears and you have to fork out another 250 points to get it back again.....if it hasn't been sorted out, then you know ..... sort it out

[Dirk_Ermen]

there are some pretty nice idea's here. I like the casino idea but i guess it will be very difficult to create that here. Of course we need to have the delete track option. Could be that you upload the wrong track of a double upload. Or if you have a v2 and the v1 doesn't has any ratings yet...
Also bino's idea could be nice, that you can buy some custom stations, or signs, or even a wws/cc parkpack (like the cs.com parkpack[;)])

Originally posted by Brtnboarder495

To increase the amount of ratings, I think you should obtain 100 points for rating a track, or maybe like 1 point per word, that ensures a nice detailed rate. So maybe like 25 points just for rating and 1 point for every word. That is my suggestion.

That doesn't look like a good suggestion, Newbies will spam on every track then just to gain points. That will increase the amounth of bad ratings and the good ratings will low. Maybe some more people will rate but then you get:
Wow, nice ride, i liked the drop, but shamly red g's. Good job, well done. This extra text will then for the points, every letter will give me 1 extra points, long enough rating, guess not, etc... etc... etc...
Or other ways of spamming like million of dots or other thing...

How about for the 'rich' people that they are also gonna share his points with the 'poor' around here.[;)]

EDIT:
Another idea, an online bank. People can put there points on the bank, so the poor people can loan money from the bank, the one that are loaning from the bank have to pay ..% extra back, and the one that are putting there points on the bank that they get every every 2 weeks or every month ..% on there bank account. Kinda like a real bank but then just with the point system. Also you money is kinda safe from the bank. So add another option that will be free for the point store, rob the bank. so that they have 2 crack the code of the safe, and/or that they have to guess the amouth of point are in the safe. If they are closer then ... points, then you get the whole safe.
I guess that will give some fun on the site. But maybe difficult to make. I'll see what you guys can make[:)]

I LOVE THE IDEA FOR DELETING UR OWN TRACKS! but i think it should cost a bit to delete ur own track...or this may be a bit mean...have the ability to delete some one elses track...that could be cool...but its really really mean...but i still love the idea!