Make money at Multiplex?

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Originally Posted by BiTzSam

Doesn't it just mean the 'good' spar gangs will continue to dominate effectively only allowing those gangs to be the ones capable of consistent wins, thus allowing those particular people to make the most money?

Yes, that's the point =D
To encourage gangs to recruit on the premise of fighting ability by rewarding those who perform well.

It serves as a stimulus to get gangs to recruit quality members, and toss aside the watered-down "rec pls I have BAR" mentality.
This isn't a place for gangs that don't have fighting standards.

Also, while it can be prosperous for those who perform well, it shouldn't be interpreted as a "job".

It can be better likened to the intermittent cash rewards given for holding a base.
In both scenarios(Basing, or BBattle), a gang can stack the odds of winning in their favor by recruiting quality members.
The difference is, with BBattle, there is the possibility of loss.

But the compensation for the added risk is the potential for a larger return than what is yielded by risk-free basing.
I don't think I would have been able to gain 1,085g in 3.5 hours of holding a base, as I did in BBattle.

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Originally Posted by BiTzSam

Maybe there could even be some kind of system where there are two randomly chosen team leaders who take turns picking people for their respective teams out of all the people currently queued

If the teams were randomly selected, then the fate of the winnings would be outside of the hands of the better-- in fact, it would be a gamble predicated on luck.

As it is, the odds are in the hands of the person paying the fee.
Whether you win or lose, you can point it either to your performance in the Bbattle matches, or to your selection of a gang.

If the performance flaws are consistently on a specific team member or member(s), you can look to the leader to remove them for poor performance.
And if the leader doesn't remove them, you can seek a gang with higher standards, or create your own.

Either way, it's in your hands.

The goal in a competitive environment should always be to perform well, and consistently work towards improvement.

We were originally going to have three different "stakes" -- FREE, 10g, and 50g.
That way, the "good" gangs would naturally gravitate towards higher stakes matches, and weaker gangs would feel more comfortable in the lower stakes matches, with less on the line.

That idea is still a possibility -- let me know what you guys think =D

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Originally Posted by Xur

Thought it was 50g to enter, not 45

Yes - the fee is 50g; 5g gets absorbed by the server, similar to a tax.
Since Multiplex is entirely free, this is where the server is reimbursed. =D