My point was simply meant to show the possible downsides of this change. I didn't mean anything negative by it. Apologies, Linkarooni.

I still really like this idea, even with the possible downsides included. I never bet because my Internet is terrible and cuts out, but this would really make betting much easier for me and likely many others with similar issues.

100% supported.

If you bet and ping, not only do you automatically lose the money you placed, but the tc you bet is no longer counted towards the winnings for other players should you lose the bet. This is a real pain for all parties involved - not just the person who pinged.

If this is at all possible I strongly believe it should be implemented. So many times I've seen people lose 100k+ (so over $5-worth of tc) because the server was unstable and a bunch of people pinged. It's so frustrating and could definitely be a big factor driving people away from the game.

Please, please elevate.

The fact that recently the toribash servers have been iffy, makes me scared as fuck to bet anything. I'm a person who bets obsenely high amounts just for fun, my fun is cut short when I ping. Once again as I was already quoted: I don't understand why if you are NOT PLAYING you still get your TC sunk when you ping.

So, this is has been a prevailing issue in the community for a while.

Yeah, I hear that people are supposed to bet at their own risk, but just sinking the TC after a ping is pretty pointless.

Surely, there is a way for someone to ping and rejoin during the same match to keep their bets.

Even if you decide not to fix it, if someone pings, their bet shouldn't just disappear into the void, it should still be counted and be able to be won from the other side.

To extend upon this, all TC transfers are confirmed by the server, the results of said game is confirmed by the server; all bets should be able to be handled from a close to offline perspective of the bidders as aslong as there is a winner awarded QI the bets should be able to be backtracked as TC transfers.

So, I'll describe my personal experience with this issue and why I do believe it should be implemented.

The most PERFECT example, occurred yesterday. Lucid bet 200k on someone, got 200k in counters. Now, imagine this. Frame 50, the guy lucid bet on up around 250k points, in perfect point hold position. It's practically a guaranteed win. But right before the turn ends, lucid pinged and his tc went into the void.

His guy won, and the tc was just gone forever.

It has happened to COUNTLESS number of people, on many, many different occasions.

I'd like to know if:

A.) Will something be implemented to combat this
B.) If not, why
C.) Why hasn't anything been done yet?

I think that the whole ping situation turns people off to bets in all honesty. Bets really do keep our economy stimulated, and I think it is paramount that we fix this issue.