Well that formatting makes it difficult to form a response. And I didn’t really think you or Multi would be interested in this idea. Because you’re right, in his case he would be better off just holding his own contest and putting up a cash prize. But people were already suggesting that and he didn’t seem interested. I was just trying to offer one possible way that a community arcade could benefit his situation. To be fair I’ll try to answer your questions as best I can. Q: Why would he do that instead of just offer cash? A: Because it isn’t about him. It’s about the community. If he uses cash as the prize, then when the contest is over, that money is gone. Buying Tokens is a way for Forgehub to keep that money in the community longer. That gives even more people a reason to participate in the community, even if they don’t necessarily want to participate in Multi’s contest. Q: So Multi would have to buy Forgehub tokens with cash, so that the winner of the contest wins tokens which can only be used to purchase things on forgehub? Which will likely then be pawned/sold for cash... And If I buy tokens for a contest prize, I automatically have forgehub' support? At the same time, if he didn't buy tokens, he would have his own guarantee that he gives his money to whoever he wants. A: Not exactly. Technically Multi would be donating money into the Forgehub prize pool and receiving Tokens as a reward. And I know this part is confusing, because here I am changing my story from what I said when I first brought up a community arcade. In that first post, I talked about Points, which are earned through active participation in the website. Forgehub members can use the Points they earn over time to exchange for available prizes. Now I’m talking about Tokens, which are not the same thing as Points. Tokens can be transferred between Forgehub members, which is what would give Multi the opportunity to offer them as a prize. And yes, that goes for you or me and anyone else who has money and wants to use Forgehub’s reputation to further their own goals. That is the whole point of the Tokens. If Multi wants to use his own money to hold a contest, then no one has the right to stop him. But if Multi wants to use his own money to hold an official Forgehub contest, then only the Forgehub staff has the right to stop him. The Tokens are meant to be a compromise. This way, people can say what they want about Multi, (and since it sounds like he was planning to judge the whole contest himself, I’m guessing he can live with that) but as long as everyone understands the value of the Tokens, and the whole community agrees on what they represent, no one can say that Forgehub is being bias or unfair by letting one person judge a contest. Q: Here's the thing. Cash is king. Not everyone wants halo related books, req packs, or t-shirts, action figures, or trips to the halo world championships. Even if they did, if you gave them money, they can go and buy whatever they wanted anyway. Most of the time, the cash prizes are barely worth it. 200$ for the amount of time is takes to forge a map is probably less than minimum wage for most people. I can only speak for myself here but I don't enter contests for the money. I enter them to win. A: You’re right, the prizes are superficial, objectively no one is coming to Forgehub because of the community arcade, they’re coming here because of Forge. Ultimately the prizes are rewards for people who take the extra time to appreciate Forge. Q: How many points do you get for each task, does it vary by quality? who gets to determine the quality of the task? I hate this idea. A: The number of Points should be based on the level of difficulty of the task. The more difficult the task, or challenge if you prefer that term, the more Points it is worth. In this case the Forgehub staff would be responsible for determining the difficulty standards. Q: People will figure out whatever way they want to get the most points in the easiest way possible, exploit it. Then purchase whatever has the best point to resale value and pawn it off on ebay or craigslist. A: Yes, gamers are like a force of nature, they tend to follow the path of least resistance. The best way to prevent exploitation is to think ahead. Instead of trying to discourage this kind of behavior, why not embrace it? Forgehub could set up their own ebay account. Or better yet, cut out the middleman and set up their own store on this website; then they could offer Points and/or Tokens for donating new and gently used gaming equipment. That way Forgehub can still keep at least some of that money in the community. Gaming can be an expensive hobby. Part of being a good gamer involves managing your gaming equipment. A community arcade is designed to help build those skills. And you are asking some good questions that I don’t have answers for because this is really just an overview of my idea. I’m sorry if parts of it don’t make sense. I’ve had a lot of time to think it through, but I’ve never had any reason to explain it all until now. Having said that, I am a firm believer in the free exchange of information, as I indicated earlier. If you have more questions just ask.