Extra Lottery Tickets
Saturday, January 19. 2008

There is now an upgrade on the use points page to be able to purchase extra lottery tickets each day.

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Store Security
Wednesday, January 16. 2008

To give you all peace of mind about people using programs to buy items from the furniture store, I have added a system that will stop any program from being able to buy anything from the store. It is similar to the randomly generated images to stop spam on many sites, but all it requires is that you click something and don't have to type anything.

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Grab Bags!
Wednesday, January 16. 2008

I have just added a new option to the 'Use Points' page called Grab Bags. With this option you can get 3 random things which could be chips, exp, or items.

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Paint Buckets
Tuesday, January 15. 2008

I just released 14 paint buckets into the market. These are items just like everything else and can be used to paint the walls of your pad's floors.

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New Prizes Store
Tuesday, January 15. 2008

Okay I have come up with a compromise with the prizes store. You can go ahead and take a look at it, no need for me to ramble and just confuse you on what the new setup is. I have also got some future prizes in planning once the site is bigger and I can get deals with companies like Netflix, Apple, Microsoft, etc. The site obviously needs to expand quite a bit before that is a reality though.

Also, and currently pending orders will be completed within a few days.

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Prizes Situation
Tuesday, January 15. 2008

Well, I guess I didn't quite explain it correctly as many of you don't get it at all. Not only is the situation that shipping to most international countries so outrageously expensive that it is impossible, but some of the prizes aren't even available in those areas. On top of that, I feel that the site won't last longer than a few more months at the pace it is going if something isn't changed. The simple fact is that I am digging out of my pockets to send these prizes and the site has to be profitable or I obviously can't keep it running, and I really don't want to have wasted 2 years of hard work.

I see that a lot of you are apposed to losing the prizes store, and if you don't want the jackpot then the only thing I can think to do is give out gift cards and maybe online subscriptions as prizes, but nothing that is there. You will still obviously be able to buy those things with the gift cards, but it could solve the issues of shipping and gift cards and online things would be more accessible to international players obviously.

Please post your opinions and please keep in mind that I am not trying to "cheat" anyone as many of you have accused me of, I want the best for this site and for all of the users, you all just have to work with me here as this stuff isn't free.

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Very Important Survey
Monday, January 14. 2008

Please all of you take the following survey, it is only 2 questions, should only take you a minute or less, and it is very important.

http://pokerrpg.com/survey.php

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Market Chip Limit
Sunday, January 13. 2008

The limit is now 25,000 chips. That means that anything up to 25,000 chips can be bought in user shops.

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21 New Items/Furniture
Sunday, January 13. 2008

I have just added 21 new items and furniture to the market.

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Pads, Houses in the past
Sunday, January 13. 2008

This is a massive update to the site:

1. Houses are now a part of the past. That is right, they are no more, but don't be too let down. First of all, you are getting 50% of the estimated value in chips back and you get to keep half of the experience bonus.

2. Your Pad - A great new feature that you'll have to try to believe. This replaces houses and lets you design your own place (aka a "Pad"). This also introduces tons of new items in the form of furniture and other things. These can be sold on the market just like job tokens.

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Golden Ticket
Friday, January 4. 2008

Well it appears the first item from my post "Something Interesting" has been found, but this is not the only one that is out there.

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Help Needed
Friday, January 4. 2008

I am in need of a graphic artist. I have a secret/maybe not-so-secret new feature in the works that requires one. If you are interested please e-mail me some example art to james@pokerrpg.com. If you have any questions about this please e-mail me as well.

Note: The art style needs to try and stick to the feel of the site.

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House Market
Friday, January 4. 2008

The House Market has been closed temporarily for repairs and further updates. You can still develop your houses as usual, you just can't sell or buy.

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Interview
Tuesday, January 1. 2008

I did an interview with an online magazine the other day and it went up in today's issue, check it out here:

http://somethingcool.ca/secondary249.htm

No, I am not back early:-P I just thought I would post this before I left, they were nice enough to do an article about the site, I figure I could give them some love and post the link to the article.

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Happy New Year! Also, out of town
Monday, December 31. 2007

Happy New Year everyone! I would also like to let you know that I will be out of town until early Friday morning. I am flying to Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl in the morning, and my flight will arrive back Thursday night. Go Sooners!

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