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Main Tournament Payback Thursday, April 19. 2012
Instead of having to wait 30-60 minutes to get your buy-in back from a Main Tournament that didn't fill, it will now only take around 5 or 6 minutes. posted by James :: Comments (3)
Gold Raffle Improvement Thursday, April 12. 2012
The Gold Raffle (in the contests section of the Gold menu) has increased its chip prize from 100,000 to 250,000 in addition to the rare item and achievement you already get for winning the weekly contest. posted by James :: Comments (1)
Two New Achievements Thursday, April 12. 2012
There are now two new achievements available to earn: Win 10000 Hands of Blackjack and Win 25000 Hands of Blackjack. If you are already past these marks, you should get the achievement automatically within an hour. posted by James :: Comments (0)
New MT: Bountyful Blowout Thursday, April 12. 2012
Another new Main Tournament is now on the schedule: Bountyful Blowout. As you might have guessed from the name, this is no usual MT, it is a bounty MT! This means that if you knock someone out of the tournament, you will instantly receive 25% of their buy-in. This tournament will run daily at 2:00pm (signups begin at 1:00pm), and the buy-in is 20,000 chips.  posted by James :: Comments (3)
1,000 Facebook Likes = Free Gold Tuesday, April 10. 2012
Our Facebook page has grown very quickly over the past few weeks, and we are very close to 1000 likes! So, to help us reach this milestone, a special link will be shared on our Facebook page that will get you 25 free gold! The link will only be valid for 24 hours after we reach 1000 likes, so be sure to check back often and start inviting your friends to like the page also. posted by James :: Comments (0)
The Odds Auto Update Monday, April 9. 2012
The Odds page now updates the currently open bets in near real-time in the same way that the Play Poker page updates open tables. posted by James :: Comments (3)
New Main Tournament - Turbo T-Days Wednesday, April 4. 2012
A new Main Tournament has been added to the list, Turbo T-Days. This is a bi-weekly tournament that runs every Tuesday and Thursday night. Signups start at 8:00pm and the game starts at 9:00pm. The buy-in is 50,000 chips, and as the name suggests, the blinds will increase at double the speed.  posted by James :: Comments (6)
Various Updates Wednesday, April 4. 2012
The default time between hands on Main Tournaments is now 20 seconds instead of 25. There is now a reload button on the Donation Pool page, similar to the ones on the Furniture Store, Jobs, etc. The Blackjack Jackpot now has a minimum of 10,000 chips instead of 0, and the Royal Flush Jackpot now has a minimum of 25,000 chips instead of 0. You can now cancel your own Player Raffle if no entries have been bought. If you used an upgrade to post the raffle, you will get the upgrade back to use again. You can now see some new stats on the My Loans page: total chips loaned and total profit (on completed loans). posted by James :: Comments (11)
New name to reflect shifting of focus Sunday, April 1. 2012
I've been struggling with this decision for months and I've finally decided to pull the trigger. PokerRPG is now known as PokermonRPG and will now integrate Pokemon into the gameplay experience. I've been able to secure exclusive poker licensing rights from Nintendo to use all of the characters in the game. You will now be required to battle other players at the table for your seat at tournaments, and if you aren't able to catch them all, you lose your buy-in. I've also secured the rights to an exclusive new Pokemon known as the Pokerchu, you'll need more than your average Pokerball to catch this little one's bluff!  posted by James :: Comments (22)
Easter Hunt 2012 Sunday, March 25. 2012
Starting today and running through Easter (April 8 @ 11:59pm), be on the lookout for 7 different colored/themed Easter Chicks around the site and in the Poker Credits Store. The 8th Chick can be had as an exclusive item, and the feeder for all of the Chicks can be had with each purchase of a pack of 100 or more Gold (you must buy the Gold while on the PokerRPG website, click the blue "Get Gold" button in the bottom left).          posted by James :: Comments (3)
Gold Sale Extended 24 Hours Tuesday, March 20. 2012
The Gold Sale has been extended an extra 24 hours to give everyone a fair chance that may not have been around during the weekend. Remember, you get an extra 25% Gold on all Gold purchases and Gold earned by completing offers. posted by James :: Comments (1)
Gold Sale Thursday, March 15. 2012
Now that all of the payment options besides PayPal and Credit Card again available (mobile, Ultimate Game Card, etc), we will be having a big "launch" sale for the next few days. All gold purchases and offer completions will be rewarded with an extra 25% of Gold through Tuesday, March 20 at 11:59PM. This includes direct Gold purchases and Gold earned through completing offers. Buying and earning gold can be found by clicking on the "Get Gold" button in the bottom left of your screen. posted by James :: Comments (8)
Out of town - SXSW Friday, March 9. 2012
I'm leaving for Austin, Texas today and won't be back until Thursday of next week. I'm going to be attending the SXSW conference where I have the privilege of speaking about the future of online game development. If you happen to be going to the conference, add me to your schedule and come say hi! I will have internet access off and on every day, but expect delays in responses to messages and tickets. I expect to come back to come back from the conference motivated and ready to start working on some awesome new things in the game! posted by James :: Comments (9)
Important Changes - Please Read Tuesday, February 28. 2012
Summary
For the last several months I've been working on a new games platform that connects the PokerRPG and BC Wars communities under what is now called the GoldFire Network (read more about it here). GFN has been in private beta testing for about a month now, and will go live for everyone around 5:00AM on Monday, March 5. There could be an hour or more of downtime while I integrate the changes into the site (but I"ll try my best to keep it to less than that). The first major change is how you login. You will now login to PokerRPG through your GoldFire Network account, similar to how you would login to a site using your Facebook account (don't worry, this doesn't require nor will it be like Facebook). GoldFire Network accounts were created for all of you automatically, which you will login to with the e-mail and password you used on PokerRPG (if you also have a BC Wars account and your PokerRPG information isn't working, try using your BC Wars info). When you come to PokerRPG after the update, you will either be redirected to the GoldFire Network to login or you will see a "Login with GoldFire Network" button on the front page. The second major change is with Points. Points are getting converted into a new universal premium virtual currency called GoldFire Gold, which can be used on PokerRPG and BC Wars. The conversion of Points to GoldFire Gold is 1:1, and if you have a BC Wars account, your Points will be combined with the Gold you have there (though the conversion is setup a little differently). You will still be able to use GoldFire Gold in the same way that you currently use Points. The final big change is that there will now be a small toolbar going along the bottom of your screen. This toolbar gives you access to your GoldFire Network profile, PokerRPG, BC Wars, GoldFire Gold, your online friends list and a friend-to-friend chat function. You will also receive instant achievement notifications at the top of the screen as well as some other cool little built-in features. All interactions on the toolbar are in real-time, which will be the base technology used in upgrading things like the poker tables in the near future (one of the reasons all of this has taken so long to complete is that I've been learning many new technologies along the way that will greatly benefit PokerRPG down the road). One of the main goals of all of this is to separate the non-game functions from the game itself, so that you can focus on having fun in the game and with the community at large. Eventually other currently in-game features like notices and messages will be moved onto the GoldFire Network as well, but I'm taking this one step at a time to try and make the transition as smooth as possible. All of these features have been tested extensively over the past month with a small group of beta testers, but if you do encounter any issues please submit a support ticket and I'll get it taken care of as quickly as possible. IMPORTANT: Some of you may have an issue logging into your account and won't be able to submit a support ticket (99% of you should have no issues). If this happens, please send an e-mail to james33@pokerrpg.com. posted by James :: Comments (25)
PokerRPG Charity #2 (completed) Thursday, February 9. 2012
Thank you to everyone who supported the last PokerRPG Charity donation drive! We blew away the old record time and donated $250 to the World Wildlife Foundation again (as chosen by the raffle winner, Lollerskates), helping to preserve the wildlife of this beautiful planet that all of us call home. A new donation drive will start in the near future, so be on the lookout for that! A screenshot of the donation confirmation page has been added to the charity page. posted by James :: Comments (7) 1 2 3 4 5 [6] 7 8 9 10 11 Last >> |
