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RYL: Play Risk Your Life and (no longer) Win A Million Dolla
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Wildefire
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RYL: Play Risk Your Life and (no longer) Win A Million Dolla
   

Well, the rumors had been going around for some months but this weekend, <i>Risk Your Life</i> publisher Planetwide Games officially announced cancellation of their widely-reported One Million Dollar tournament. The <a href="http://beta.ryl.net/forum_viewtopic.php?11.6108" target="_blank">official statement</a> cites widespread cheating as the reason the contest was called off. <br><blockquote><em>It is with regret that we announce the cancellation of the “RYL: Path of the Emperor” $1,000,000 skill-based tournament. <br> <br>Over these past few months, we have spent considerable time and effort trying to develop failsafes that would negate the cheating that originally lead to the tournament’s suspension. <br> <br>Unfortunately, the game developer has been unable to correct these technical issues in a way that we feel is foolproof. <br> <br>As a result, the company cannot assure the fairness and equity of the tournament. <br> <br>We’d like to thank the “RYL: Path of the Emperor” community for their support and understanding through this matter. This is a great community, and we hope you will continue to enjoy the game. <br> <br>Best regards. <br> <br>The RYL Team</em></blockquote>
Post Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:49 pm
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I don't know the background behind this but doesn't it sound like "attract buyers by promoting $1M, then sneak off without paying out"?
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Originally posted by Dhruin
I don't know the background behind this but doesn't it sound like "attract buyers by promoting $1M, then sneak off without paying out"?


Cheating definitely played a part in the decision (there are plenty of horror stories about the tournament's early days around the web), but I'm betting there are other factors as well. For one thing, I don't believe their subscriber numbers are what they'd hoped for, and million-dollar giveaways are generally frowned upon when a company's attempting to undergo a merger. Ideally they'd have $1m earmarked just for the contest at announcement time (hey it could even gain interest for them while the contest was underway!), but I doubt that's how these things ever work.
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Post Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:03 pm
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I am with the "They do not have anywhere near a million US in disposable income" group.

Not saying that I am connected to millions of people but I know of zero people subscribed to this game.
Post Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:09 am
 
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Considering how bad the game is, the thing was probably a scam the whole time, and the cheating gave them an easy way out.

Hell they might have even planted the cheaters to throw the contest.
Post Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:32 pm
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.... Or they were one of the cheaters
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