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  • Gargath
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    DMuehlhausen wrote: »
    This also explains the problem of Socialism. If you divide the pot among everyone there is no point for the masses to do anything cause they are just going to be taken care of which creates a lazy society.

    You seem to know much about socialism, it takes you too easy to speak for the masses. I wonder what country are you from and where do you live.
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  • Unfadingsilence
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    SirAndy wrote: »
    Did anyone actually win last time? I don't recall ever seeing any results.
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    Ya some guy won his wife or soon to be wife got ESO for him he played during the event and got to level 30 or 35 and won the money got married and quit playing the game :( sad days
  • Sevalaricgirl
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    Unfadingsilence wrote: »
    SirAndy wrote: »
    Did anyone actually win last time? I don't recall ever seeing any results.
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    Ya some guy won his wife or soon to be wife got ESO for him he played during the event and got to level 30 or 35 and won the money got married and quit playing the game :( sad days

    Yet so many of us who play the game all the time couldn't even participate because of the state we live in or the country. If they ever do that again, I'll quit the game and won't return.
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    Sevalaricgirl wrote: »
    Unfadingsilence wrote: »
    SirAndy wrote: »
    Did anyone actually win last time? I don't recall ever seeing any results.
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    Ya some guy won his wife or soon to be wife got ESO for him he played during the event and got to level 30 or 35 and won the money got married and quit playing the game :( sad days

    Yet so many of us who play the game all the time couldn't even participate because of the state we live in or the country. If they ever do that again, I'll quit the game and won't return.

    o/
  • swippy
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    Sevalaricgirl wrote: »
    Unfadingsilence wrote: »
    SirAndy wrote: »
    Did anyone actually win last time? I don't recall ever seeing any results.
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    Ya some guy won his wife or soon to be wife got ESO for him he played during the event and got to level 30 or 35 and won the money got married and quit playing the game :( sad days

    Yet so many of us who play the game all the time couldn't even participate because of the state we live in or the country. If they ever do that again, I'll quit the game and won't return.

    well, that's certainly easier than moving to a place with more liberal sweepstakes protocols, or working to change the laws. it still seems kind of peripheral to the story and gameplay, though.
  • Sevalaricgirl
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    swippy wrote: »
    Sevalaricgirl wrote: »
    Unfadingsilence wrote: »
    SirAndy wrote: »
    Did anyone actually win last time? I don't recall ever seeing any results.
    idea.gif

    Ya some guy won his wife or soon to be wife got ESO for him he played during the event and got to level 30 or 35 and won the money got married and quit playing the game :( sad days

    Yet so many of us who play the game all the time couldn't even participate because of the state we live in or the country. If they ever do that again, I'll quit the game and won't return.

    well, that's certainly easier than moving to a place with more liberal sweepstakes protocols, or working to change the laws. it still seems kind of peripheral to the story and gameplay, though.

    Why would anyone move from the state or country they live in because ZOS decides to do something really stupid instead of giving in game rewards that everyone can participate in no matter their state or country? ZOS should have had more insight than that.
  • WrathOfInnos
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    Sevalaricgirl wrote: »
    No, just no. I don't want the money I pay them to go to an event that I can't even participate in. That was ridiculously unfair to many of the player base.

    That’s a fair point. I’ll add that $1mil could have bought some pretty good server upgrades, or funded a large team to go fix every bug in the game. Seems like kinda a waste of money in hindsight.
  • Caligamy_ESO
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    xan4silkb14_ESO wrote: »
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    ArchMikem wrote: »
    I don't even need a million. Just give me like, $200,000 and I'll do whatever you want.

    I mean really who needs a whole million? That's why I hate the Lottery. Why have one $50mill winner when you can have 100 $500,000 winners.

    Cuz taxes. The rates rise with the size of the take.

    Also cuz of greed. More people will try for a lesser chance of being uber rich rather than a better chance of a much smaller amount of money. Look what happens when the lottery reaches absurd levels of $500 mil+. The pot grows larger faster with each day there is no winner.

    Or you know.. cus it would entail 100 people getting the exact winning combination of numbers, in which case it would be split 100 different ways. XD

    Also, who won? Anyone? Why did we never hear ANYTHING about them, do they like cats? Do they still play? Was it a chinese gold selling bot? Or a ghost?
    Edited by Caligamy_ESO on September 25, 2018 12:00AM
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  • LittlePinkDot
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    lnsane wrote: »
    B-but that's less than € 850K, EU getting screwed over again! :trollface:

    Its 1,294,550.00 in Canadian! I would be happy with that. And theres no tax on money you win.
    And I could buy a nice house for practically dirt in a small town in the mountains.
    Edited by LittlePinkDot on September 25, 2018 12:35AM
  • NewBlacksmurf
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    Noooo

    I left this game for the second time seriously left it. I just came in to do the achievement to help towards the goal.

    I may stay gone but events in this manner build the community and address all the individual focused, or non-collective approaches in the past that tend to create division and separation

    Every country, community, alliance, new to veteran can participate in this and the expansions are on sale too.
    Edited by NewBlacksmurf on September 25, 2018 12:34AM
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  • Dagoth_Rac
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    WrathOfInnos wrote: »
    Sevalaricgirl wrote: »
    No, just no. I don't want the money I pay them to go to an event that I can't even participate in. That was ridiculously unfair to many of the player base.

    That’s a fair point. I’ll add that $1mil could have bought some pretty good server upgrades, or funded a large team to go fix every bug in the game. Seems like kinda a waste of money in hindsight.

    It was not $1mil. It was $50k each year for 20 years. $50k/year will not pay for even one good developer.
  • DanteYoda
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    Thats nearly 2 mil Australian.
  • LadyLethalla
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    ConeOfSilence wrote: »
    Pffftt wasn't eligible in my country.

    Same. So no.
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  • Mettaricana
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    lnsane wrote: »
    B-but that's less than € 850K, EU getting screwed over again! :trollface:

    Im in florida in usa and our friggan state isnt even elegible...still hate you zos
  • phairdon
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    No thanks. Take into consideration a lot of countries, territories, even states cannot participate. Another significant competition where everyone has a chance would be much better.
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  • Smasherx74
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    ArchMikem wrote: »
    I don't even need a million. Just give me like, $200,000 and I'll do whatever you want.

    I mean really who needs a whole million? That's why I hate the Lottery. Why have one $50mill winner when you can have 100 $500,000 winners.

    Stop using logic or else people are going to get political on you.
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    Edited by JJBoomer on September 25, 2018 3:28AM
  • Unknown_Redemption
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    • 1M for eligible locations.
    • 1 Scratch and Sniff sticker for those that are not.
  • Aesthier
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    Unfadingsilence wrote: »
    SirAndy wrote: »
    Did anyone actually win last time? I don't recall ever seeing any results.
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    Ya some guy won his wife or soon to be wife got ESO for him he played during the event and got to level 30 or 35 and won the money got married and quit playing the game :( sad days

    He probably quit because he found out it was 1 Mil worth of prepaid subscription. :p
    Edited by Aesthier on September 25, 2018 3:35AM
  • LegacyDM
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    DMuehlhausen wrote: »
    Katahdin wrote: »
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    I can has $1mil plz. :neutral:

    What would you do with it?

    Retire and be happy

    However I agree with @Sevalaricgirl
    I don't want to see the money I pay them to go for that again considering the restrictions on who can participate

    Where can you retire on 1M after taxes? You would have to do a lot of investing and essentially never miss on one either. 1 Million isn't nearly what it use to be.

    Plenty of places in the U.S.. Midwest, Northwest, the South, even Detroit... Plenty of places you can buy a house for under 80k and where the cost of living is super cheap. Even though you probably could live off 1mill in those places would still be smart to invest while doing so.
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  • ArchMikem
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    DMuehlhausen wrote: »
    ArchMikem wrote: »
    I don't even need a million. Just give me like, $200,000 and I'll do whatever you want.

    I mean really who needs a whole million? That's why I hate the Lottery. Why have one $50mill winner when you can have 100 $500,000 winners.

    Hardly anybody would play. 500k doesn't "change your life" Sure you can pay off your debt and take a trip or two. You can't go and buy that car you've always wanted though cause you can't afford the insurance over time. Go read some of those stories of Rags to Riches back to Rags of lottery winners. Some won over 100 million then after like 15 years they are broke again. You have to be able to afford the items you buy. Anybody can save and buy say a Maserati, but not everyone can afford the few thousand a month in upkeep, gas, insurance etc.

    If you watch Price is Right ever most people take the cash value of their prizes specially the cars. The reason is they have to pay to get the car home and then pay taxes on it. Not everyone can afford the taxes on a Vette.

    This also explains the problem of Socialism. If you divide the pot among everyone there is no point for the masses to do anything cause they are just going to be taken care of which creates a lazy society.

    If I won the lottery why would I buy a Lexus or a Lambo when I could have a really nice Hyundai or Mazda? Why would I want to live in a 12 bedroom Mansion in Beverly Hills when I can be set for life in a nice 2 bed 2 bath in my hometown? Being on the constant cusp of the poverty line has taught me to believe in a modest life. For me I'd go from Rags to Hidden Riches, cause choosing to flaunt you wealth makes you a poo, and mamma didn't raise me to be no poo.
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  • Minyassa
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    I don't remember it at all but man, that would be nice. I would buy land. Lots of land. Put a small house smack in the middle with fiber optics internet so I could play when I wanted and never have to hear my neighbors' barking dogs and leaf blowers again. Le sigh.
  • craftycarper73
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    500k would be nice, that would be the mortgage paid off, completely debt free, a custom range rover cosworth 5.5 turbo, a trip to somewhere nice, seychelle's i think, then i could just work part time and probably be bored whitless. lol
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    And that this the place where a Manchester girl

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    Led a Suffragette City with sisterhood pride



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    We’re on it, atomic, we strut with defiance

    In the face of a challenge we always stand tall

    Mancunians in union delivered it all



    Such as housing and libraries, and health, education

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    And this is the place where we first played as kids

    And me Mam lived and died here, she loved it she did

    And this is the place where our folks came to work

    Where they struggled in puddles, they hurt in the dirt



    And they built us a city. They built us these towns

    And they coughed on the cobbles to the deafening sound

    Of the steaming machines and the screaming of slaves

    They were scheming for greatness, they dreamed to their graves



    And they left us a spirit, they left us a vibe

    The Mancunian Way to survive and to thrive

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    Some are born here, some drawn here but we all call it home

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    All the dreamers and schemers who still teem through these streets



    Because this is a place that has been through some hard times

    Oppressions, recessions, depressions and dark times

    But we keep fighting back with Greater Manchester spirit

    Northern grit, northern wit in Greater Manchester’s lyrics



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  • Beardimus
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    The question is would you still play ESO after dropping €1mill? I'm guessing no
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  • Banana
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    Not eligible springs to mind.
  • Donatelllo
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    Gargath wrote: »
    I don't want free money.

    It's always better to earn by hard work, not someone's mercy.

    Give it to the charity organization.

    Screw that! Everyone knows that this is a blatant 'I wanna make myself look morally superior to everyone' load of BS!

    I would rather take the cash and start a small business that that provides an income for myself, my family and its workers in a world that is steadily running short of decent and secure employment. Not a charity.
  • tmbrinks
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    I enjoy my job, so I'd continue working. the $500k would pay off my mortgage, the last bit of my student loans, and I'd still have $400k + to invest. I'd have enough money to change my family tree, and be able to do the things I want to do. I'd probably still put my 30 years in at work to qualify for my pension, then retire in my early 50's, with enough money to do so. $500k can change your life if you use it correctly, but you won't be "done" with work. $5 million on the other hand.... that you could just live off the interest.
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  • Unknown_Redemption
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    It was the best gaming giveaway I had ever seen.
  • swippy
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    Sevalaricgirl wrote: »
    swippy wrote: »
    Sevalaricgirl wrote: »
    Unfadingsilence wrote: »
    SirAndy wrote: »
    Did anyone actually win last time? I don't recall ever seeing any results.
    idea.gif

    Ya some guy won his wife or soon to be wife got ESO for him he played during the event and got to level 30 or 35 and won the money got married and quit playing the game :( sad days

    Yet so many of us who play the game all the time couldn't even participate because of the state we live in or the country. If they ever do that again, I'll quit the game and won't return.

    well, that's certainly easier than moving to a place with more liberal sweepstakes protocols, or working to change the laws. it still seems kind of peripheral to the story and gameplay, though.

    Why would anyone move from the state or country they live in because ZOS decides to do something really stupid instead of giving in game rewards that everyone can participate in no matter their state or country? ZOS should have had more insight than that.

    @Sevalaricgirl well, that's why the alternate proposal was working to change the laws in your current residence. if it's so awesome to stay there, it's worth customizing the laws. i guess a third option is expecting big companies to do all the heavy lifting, spending extra time figuring out ways that are less profitable but more inclusive. unfortunately, "less profitable" isn't what most companies like to focus on, which is why i named the other options first.
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