The lottery commontion

Apocholypse · Post by **Apocholypse** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 16:11

Okay so it's been worked out that you have about one chance in 6 trillion or whatever of winning the X2 lottery. (sos can't remember yeah name)

However why do you think X2 has a built in script editor.

Legion400 · Post by **Legion400** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 16:13

It was Kitch and its 16Trillion to 1 i think.

But i think i know where your going with this

RobG · Post by **RobG** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 16:40

I just want to note 1 factor about this subject that seems to get overlooked.

I've never come across a BBS stating that the winning number was...
Which leads me to think that the draw never happens so the chance of winning is 0 no matter how many tickets you buy.

Legion400 · Post by **Legion400** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 16:43

You also have a point

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 17:48

let me remind you of my previous post in the other recent thread......

Giving due consideration to the most obvious point , which has already been stated , namely , that the shear size of the win would not fit into an individual`s account , it is plainly obvious that the lottery is NOT winnable.

Also , it would not be logical , or indeed fit within the intercomplexity of the game design for Egosoft to include a negative aspect , as most of the features in the game appear to aid , rather than to hinder the player.

May I also remind you of ancient Greek methology. The Delphic oracle would only give the correct answer to the wrong question. Therefore , one must employ subtlety. Let me explain what I mean by that.

Many years ago , there was a game with many similarities to X2 , called Frontier , or Elite 2. It too had a bulletin board. There was no lottery , but players were invited to contribute to various charities. Every time they did various hidden aspects in the game would change. It was written into the coding of the game to reward the more generous players.

Therefore , given that the lottery is NOT winnable , and that it must have a purpose , it would seem logical that some kind of hidden stats etc within the game change whenever a player purchases a ticket , even if those changes are not immediately obvious.

It might also be worth considering , that if this is indeed true , those stats might not neccesarilly change in the player`s favour

aaron14 · Post by **aaron14** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 18:02

geeeesh dudes can we do a big stop to all this poopie posty stuff lotery think is a just fun not win......................

prolly in x3 might win

me sees this postys of lotery get very big again yes...........

meneer123 · Post by **meneer123** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 19:24

The only thing you can win with the lottery are more endless discussions.

Java Jawa · Post by **Java Jawa** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:21

And incredulous boredom . . .

I'll bring it up at FACTS, see what I get from our xintellectually superior society! (don't quote me on that one!)

(/\)arped · Post by **(/\)arped** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:31

You can't win it. Or if you can, it's near impossible.

But that doesn't stop you trying...

Java Jawa · Post by **Java Jawa** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:32

theres now a link on the FACTS forums, under X2 discussions

Carl Sumner · Post by **Carl Sumner** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:39

jack morphew wrote:You can't win it. Or if you can, it's near impossible.

But that doesn't stop you trying...

Well, that sounds just like a real lottery.

If there is no code for winning, would there be message text for winning? (see previous threads) (well... maybe)

Never assume something is impossible just because it has not happened. New things happen every day. (But it does not mean it will happen to you.)

There may be a 10 billion credit payoff that won't fit in your account, but that does not mean it never happens. There is a 99.9% tax!

tphater · Post by **tphater** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:41

Lottery article-gives you the chance to pay 2500 and to gain nothing.
Has ANYONE won the lottery?No
So the chances are much to low for any of the thousands of people playing this game to win or you simply can't win,and the game lies.
I realy think you'll never win,and the thing that bothers me most is the fact that you aren't anounced the wining numbers.

Java Jawa · Post by **Java Jawa** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:41

Argh! Imagine if that happened, you could get like . . . 47bn and then, just, lose it all! Damn you Split Taxmen! I'll kill you all!

Gimlis · Post by **Gimlis** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:44

I thought that buying into the Loto helped in getting the Gambler Taxi missions. Thought I saw indicating that that was the case when shortly after I bought the game A year or so back.. Could be wrong though

(/\)arped · Post by **(/\)arped** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:44

Carl Sumner wrote:
jack morphew wrote:You can't win it. Or if you can, it's near impossible.

But that doesn't stop you trying...
Well, that sounds just like a real lottery.

If there is no code for winning, would there be message text for winning? (see previous threads) (well... maybe)

Never assume something is impossible just because it has not happened. New things happen every day. (But it does not mean it will happen to you.)

There may be a 10 billion credit payoff that won't fit in your account, but that does not mean it never happens. There is a 99.9% tax!

True, but the real lottery we know for a fact isn't a fix (Someone wins usually) and has a much higher chance of winning than the X2 one.

Also, like I said, how do we know it's not there just to fool new players into wasting their credits early on in the game. (To prolong the experience

)

Carl Sumner · Post by **Carl Sumner** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:45

Java Jawa wrote:Argh! Imagine if that happened, you could get like . . . 47bn and then, just, lose it all! Damn you Split Taxmen! I'll kill you all!

Come on now! It would still be like 470 million credits! Plenty enough to buy some hambergers, with mustard even.

Java Jawa · Post by **Java Jawa** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:47

Yay! I think I'd sell them to a Split Inspector from the SBI. Not to mention the chunks of Mi Ton I've ground up and planted in there for him . . .

Carl Sumner · Post by **Carl Sumner** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:51

Java Jawa wrote:Yay! I think I'd sell them to a Split Inspector from the SBI. Not to mention the chunks of Mi Ton I've ground up and planted in there for him . . .

Wouldn't the Split think that was an excellent recipe? Or am I thinking of the Paranid?

Java Jawa · Post by **Java Jawa** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 20:52

Think thats Paranid, they like . . . Boron Spices . . .

rob s · Post by **rob s** » Mon, 4. Apr 05, 21:20

lottery=IDIOT TAX

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The lottery commontion

The lottery commontion