Sorry about your loss SuMguy, but it appears that poncrypto's idea of a fair game is one where there's a 98.3% chance the game will have already ended while the game clock shows there's still time to play.
Unfortunate, but luckily there are a lot of alternatives out there.
Sucks about your BTC0.3 loss.
Topic: BTC Pile - 110% return + 5% guranteed if you tweet with (100+ followers) - page 11. (Read 9701 times)
May 05, 2014, 06:48:21 PM
May 05, 2014, 06:41:51 PM
I gambled about $5,000 the other night on this game and i lost some cash in the end, I can live with the loss from that night. Its gambling
Its fun to play but in this case I just feel a bit deceived as I was in before the game was over, BC confirmed it.
Hope the dev lets me know whats up with that. I gambled big because the game was on.
Its fun to play but in this case I just feel a bit deceived as I was in before the game was over, BC confirmed it.
Hope the dev lets me know whats up with that. I gambled big because the game was on.
Again we do not go by BC..time.. we go by time received by our BITCOIND
As it clearly states in our FAQ its a gamble. The time on BC and BITCOIND will be different.
If you don't like the end game please do not play it as it is intended to compensate the last person.
I didn't take issue with the end game until I realized that the game continues to allow people in when an outcome has already been decided...even when your own website clock is active and coincides with BlockChain.
Hopefully you return the tip of .3
Again I am sorry that you lost. A few seconds earlier and you would have made a .3 BTC PROFIT... and then I would ask you to return profit....NOT /endborat!
We have no control over Bitcoin network or transaction times. It is very clearly stated in the FAQ>
I will state this again for the record.
There is no returns/refunds or implied warranty of any kind.
There is a few private messages of people telling me their little brother/ roomate / dog played the game for them and lost.
Returns/Refunds sets a horrible precedent and we are not running this game to become broke.
Is it clear in the FAQ that it is a gamble?
May 05, 2014, 06:35:23 PM
I gambled about $5,000 the other night on this game and i lost some cash in the end, I can live with the loss from that night. Its gambling
Its fun to play but in this case I just feel a bit deceived as I was in before the game was over, BC confirmed it.
Hope the dev lets me know whats up with that. I gambled big because the game was on.
Its fun to play but in this case I just feel a bit deceived as I was in before the game was over, BC confirmed it.
Hope the dev lets me know whats up with that. I gambled big because the game was on.
Again we do not go by BC..time.. we go by time received by our BITCOIND
As it clearly states in our FAQ its a gamble. The time on BC and BITCOIND will be different.
If you don't like the end game please do not play it as it is intended to compensate the last person.
I didn't take issue with the end game until I realized that the game continues to allow people in when an outcome has already been decided...even when your own website clock is active and coincides with BlockChain.
Hopefully you return the tip of .3
May 05, 2014, 06:27:52 PM
i am satisfied with the current game's behaviour. But i have to admin: i concentrate on the games beginning, not the end 
1 MIN!!!!!!!
1 MIN!!!!!!!
May 05, 2014, 06:26:26 PM
I gambled about $5,000 the other night on this game and i lost some cash in the end, I can live with the loss from that night. Its gambling
Its fun to play but in this case I just feel a bit deceived as I was in before the game was over, BC confirmed it.
Hope the dev lets me know whats up with that. I gambled big because the game was on.
Its fun to play but in this case I just feel a bit deceived as I was in before the game was over, BC confirmed it.
Hope the dev lets me know whats up with that. I gambled big because the game was on.
Again we do not go by BC..time.. we go by time received by our BITCOIND
As it clearly states in our FAQ its a gamble. The time on BC and BITCOIND will be different.
If you don't like the end game please do not play it as it is intended to compensate the last person.
May 05, 2014, 06:23:54 PM
game should simply take times recoded by blockchain.info, so there is same proof of information for everyone. They have a good api by the way....
Are you a developer? Is it real time socket api or we have to poll?
May 05, 2014, 06:21:45 PM
I gambled about $5,000 the other night on this game and i lost some cash in the end, I can live with the loss from that night. Its gambling
Its fun to play but in this case I just feel a bit deceived as I was in before the game was over, BC confirmed it.
Hope the dev lets me know whats up with that. I gambled big because the game was on.
Its fun to play but in this case I just feel a bit deceived as I was in before the game was over, BC confirmed it.
Hope the dev lets me know whats up with that. I gambled big because the game was on.
May 05, 2014, 06:21:34 PM
Hey, sorry about the loss. But if you sent 15 seconds before the end. And Blockchain was notified (Fee: 0.0001 BTC - Size: 226 bytes) 2014-05-05 22:59:56 and its connected to a lot more nodes then we are... then our server might not heard about the transaction until after end time.
This is why we give plenty of disclaimers in the FAQ... because its really hard to do "REAL TIME" transactions. This bonus was really intended only for the last guy to get a return... for being the biggest BELIEBER... but it turned into a sniping game
This is why we give plenty of disclaimers in the FAQ... because its really hard to do "REAL TIME" transactions. This bonus was really intended only for the last guy to get a return... for being the biggest BELIEBER... but it turned into a sniping game
May 05, 2014, 06:19:30 PM
game should simply take times recoded by blockchain.info, so there is same proof of information for everyone. They have a good api by the way....
Excellent suggestion.
May 05, 2014, 06:18:14 PM
game should simply take times recoded by blockchain.info, so there is same proof of information for everyone. They have a good api by the way....
May 05, 2014, 06:16:47 PM
I just saw complaints from a guy on IRC about this game and it led me to this thread. He was pretty upset about how the end-of-game mechanics are handled.
Is it true that the CRON used to record transactions doesn't run one final time at the end of the countdown? That would mean the CRON may have already run and the timer is still counting down for some portion of a minute when the entire game is already over and decided....hope that isn't the case.
I am doubting that would really be the case but the IRC complaints got me interested and I figured I'd ask.
Is it true that the CRON used to record transactions doesn't run one final time at the end of the countdown? That would mean the CRON may have already run and the timer is still counting down for some portion of a minute when the entire game is already over and decided....hope that isn't the case.
I am doubting that would really be the case but the IRC complaints got me interested and I figured I'd ask.
The guy with his concerns should bring them here... the mechanics are in the FAQ... its is hard to know how fast bitcoin network will deliver the transaction ... it depends on how many nodes are apart etc.
Tons of warning are there for end of game... it is a highly risky play, some win and some lose.
Hmm looking at the blockchain it looks like the transaction was recorded with 4 seconds left -- your game really should be running a CRON at the very end, or not show a timer countdown when the game is already over. Why not have it run at the end of the timer?
From a programming perspective, this is very simple to do. Unless this is purposefully done to raise the house's edge?
May 05, 2014, 06:12:52 PM
I just saw complaints from a guy on IRC about this game and it led me to this thread. He was pretty upset about how the end-of-game mechanics are handled.
Is it true that the CRON used to record transactions doesn't run one final time at the end of the countdown? That would mean the CRON may have already run and the timer is still counting down for some portion of a minute when the entire game is already over and decided....hope that isn't the case.
I am doubting that would really be the case but the IRC complaints got me interested and I figured I'd ask.
Is it true that the CRON used to record transactions doesn't run one final time at the end of the countdown? That would mean the CRON may have already run and the timer is still counting down for some portion of a minute when the entire game is already over and decided....hope that isn't the case.
I am doubting that would really be the case but the IRC complaints got me interested and I figured I'd ask.
The guy with his concerns should bring them here... the mechanics are in the FAQ... its is hard to know how fast bitcoin network will deliver the transaction ... it depends on how many nodes are apart etc.
Tons of warning are there for end of game... it is a highly risky play, some win and some lose.
May 05, 2014, 06:11:12 PM
Yup. That was likely me on IRC.
I was commenting how I opened it with a few minutes left and blasted over some funds. I noticed i didnt show up on his page so I checked blockchain. I sent with about 15 seconds left and according to BC
Today 18:59:56
If the cron ran at the end of the game I would figure it would show pending confirmation.
Curious as it sucks to drop .3 and totally get overlooked when it was within the count down.
I was commenting how I opened it with a few minutes left and blasted over some funds. I noticed i didnt show up on his page so I checked blockchain. I sent with about 15 seconds left and according to BC
Today 18:59:56
If the cron ran at the end of the game I would figure it would show pending confirmation.
Curious as it sucks to drop .3 and totally get overlooked when it was within the count down.
May 05, 2014, 06:08:40 PM
I just saw complaints from a guy on IRC about this game and it led me to this thread. He was pretty upset about how the end-of-game mechanics are handled.
Is it true that the CRON used to record transactions doesn't run one final time at the end of the countdown? That would mean the CRON may have already run and the timer is still counting down for some portion of a minute when the entire game is already over and decided....hope that isn't the case.
I am doubting that would really be the case but the IRC complaints got me interested and I figured I'd ask.
Is it true that the CRON used to record transactions doesn't run one final time at the end of the countdown? That would mean the CRON may have already run and the timer is still counting down for some portion of a minute when the entire game is already over and decided....hope that isn't the case.
I am doubting that would really be the case but the IRC complaints got me interested and I figured I'd ask.
May 05, 2014, 04:11:31 PM
tonight btcpile, ponzidoge and ltcponzi again... ALL IN 
May 04, 2014, 11:00:24 PM
satisfied with the current 23:30h cycle
Same
We tried 30 minute rounds with DOGE... it did not work well
I think the 23 hours gives players a chance to promote the game and get more players to play in case their deposit is stuck.
May 04, 2014, 10:57:37 PM
satisfied with the current 23:30h cycle
May 04, 2014, 08:36:30 PM
Wish the game was shorter than 23.5 hours....the number of plays fall off exponentially after the first hour.
May 04, 2014, 07:51:52 PM
Is the guy who made .2 BTC Profit by being the last guy in this thread?
Found him
https://twitter.com/btcPile/status/463112440767463424
May 04, 2014, 07:25:04 PM
Is the guy who made .2 BTC Profit by being the last guy in this thread?
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