New contest - again only for a small amount of player

[Valmonte]

SE has different world map

North is South, East is West, and the world is flat.

[Punainen]

Then they should only make contests where they can include most countries. Like this one:

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...cfd590eb99f445

No. That's boring, as well as a "If I can't have it then no one can" attitude.

[Mug]

No. That's boring, as well as a "If I can't have it then no one can" attitude.

In retrospect I agree. I offered a different solution further down the thread =)

[LittlePet]

Instead of an "If I can't have it then no one can" - how about altering competitions, so it still runs as normal - with real prize gifts for eligible parties, and an option for achievement/in-game token for ineligible parties...

Just a suggestion, but having those options opens it up for a lot more people, and with more people comes a more diverse way of looking! ^.^

[Leyla]

Actually in the german forum no GM ever said any word to the competition why they only limit it to 4 countries. And i was asking if there was any reason for that within the last competition. Reading about the law seems to be right, but it looks a little bit like some one said it and now everyone think that this is it.
Actually i cant believe that my neighbours from germany have that different laws in gambling then me in austria. I can just say that we can go into casino with 18 years and loose our whole money there and no one cares... I get with the post sometimes cards where i can win a car if i am the choosen one (so no mail-junk). So do you really want to tell me that there is an issue with the law here to win a signed poster?

[Silversnow]

Mostly has to do with the fact that the rules need to be filtered through a lawyer to avoid them being sued or penalized. Doubtfully that is going to be a single one either due to multiple languages. Some places require the rules to be registered with a gov agency. And if local rules say to run it you also need to include translations of the rules in Derp Derp and Herpty Derp you need to pay to have it translated else you are breaking the law running it there. The fun really starts when you have places that require a bond to be put down for the prizes monetary value. Random places require taxes to be paid on the prizes value also. So yea. Multiply that by all the state/countries and it becomes a huge mess running it through legal. Easier to just start skipping places with costly rules. (Ex: Some states in the USA get nuked by the "Offer void where prohibited." phrase in the rules.)

I've no doubt that it costs them more to run a contest then the actual prizes value.

PS: Tagging a virtual item with 'No monetary value.' only works in some countries. So its not even safe to offer a virtual scarf to everyone else not eligible for the signed prints.

[Rustyhagun]

Didn't we have our own contest for North America only? Now it Europe's turn..... what up with all the whining?

[Catapult]

Didn't we have our own contest for North America only? Now it Europe's turn..... what up with all the whining?

Because it's not actually Europe's turn. It's Germany's, France's, Spain's and the UK's turn.

[Nero]

Actually i cant believe that my neighbours from germany have that different laws in gambling then me in austria. [......] So do you really want to tell me that there is an issue with the law here to win a signed poster?

To say it short: Just that you dont believe in something, does not mean it does not exist. Did you ever read every single law about gambling/contest/pricing games? I dont think you did.

[mbncd]

To say it short: Just that you dont believe in something, does not mean it does not exist. Did you ever read every single law about gambling/contest/pricing games? I dont think you did.

I tried to read some but didn't get far... Legalese hurts my head ;.; Still don't know what to write to politicians about to change anything though.