WWE Champions General - Despite his claims, DSP is still spending thousands of dollars on the WWE Champions mobile game

[BScCollateral]

Pretty sure the top player in every gacha game is some variation on "the servant of a Saudi prince who is paid to win the game on the prince's behalf" and the rest of the top 10 are packed with bored rich people.

Maybe, but I suspect that's what a guy who does IT on these games likes to tell himself so he can pretend he's not involved in promoting addictive behaviors that destroy lives.

 

[TurboSwine]

Gambling!
Jazz hands

But it's so much more than gambling. At least with gambling I can understand the thought process, "I can win money! Oh crap I lost my money. I better keep playing to win my lost money back. Oh look I win back the money I lost (but forgot about the amount I spent trying to win back that lost money,) this is easy money, I'm gonna spin again."

Instead these people are just plunking in money for bleeps and bloops and flashes with no chance of return ever.

 

[The Penultimate Warrior]

But it's so much more than gambling. At least with gambling I can understand the thought process, "I can win money! Oh crap I lost my money. I better keep playing to win my lost money back. Oh look I win back the money I lost (but forgot about the amount I spent trying to win back that lost money,) this is easy money, I'm gonna spin again."

Instead these people are just plunking in money for bleeps and bloops and flashes with no chance of return ever.

Then one day Scopely will decide it's no longer profitable to run and with a single click turn the servers off, with every single bit of money people threw at it gone forever.

 

[Dizzyuntildeath]

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But it's so much more than gambling. At least with gambling I can understand the thought process, "I can win money! Oh crap I lost my money. I better keep playing to win my lost money back. Oh look I win back the money I lost (but forgot about the amount I spent trying to win back that lost money,) this is easy money, I'm gonna spin again."

Instead these people are just plunking in money for bleeps and bloops and flashes with no chance of return ever.

Gambling doesn't necessarily mean aiming for a potential financial gain. You can gamble anything against... Anything.
Amos Yee gambled his freedom against that minor not going directly to the authorities when he dumped her.
In piggie's case he is gambling money against a pod of whales for a place of perceived prestige.

Place of perceived prestige. I should write a book.

 

[Anime Waifu NFT collector]

I don't doubt there are some rich ppl but we'd probably find a surprising number of phil level or those of even more modest means. If I recall correctly none of the doxxed players are particularly wealthy. Heck I'm sure some are basically leeching off us to play by being on gubmint assistance at the same time.

One of Phil guild mates was doxed the other day and he is Argentinian like me,to give context Argentina is going through the worst crisis in its history,hyperinflation looming nearby,the real unemployment is close to 30% and almost 50% of the population is poor and minimum wage is under 100USD. This guy was unemployed in a shithole country like Argentina and still whaling. People who play these gacha games don't have to be wealthy they just have to be stupid.

Maybe, but I suspect that's what a guy who does IT on these games likes to tell himself so he can pretend he's not involved in promoting addictive behaviors that destroy lives.

These people deserve to be scammed,I don't think that everyone that falls for a scam deserves to be taken advantage of obviously,for example if someone is naive and falls for a pyramid scheme that's a dick move,but here? They are not promising some miraculous medicine for a medical problem that is making life miserable(they are not selling hope) nor they are promising a way to make money for people who are desperate,this is literally wrestling waifus,they are not being duped they know full well that its just wrestling PNGs and they do it anyway,if I had the know how and creativity I would do this shit and scam these wheelchairs so hard,its the gaming equivalent of selling 200 dollar jeans.

 

[Exceptional Chimp]

Like I said, I don't doubt that he's probably playing another game, but the amount of time and money he spends on that is insignificant compared to the time and money vortex for him that is WWE Champions.

(Sidenote, can we do a poll or try to get an estimate on just how much has been spent is at this point? The $40k figure seems more and more conservative as time goes on - personally I think it is likely to be six figures at this point)

Any other game Phag whales on would have to satisfy his craving for beefcake bitmaps.

As for the amount he spent sniffing the Hulkster's jockstrap: I doubt even he has any idea. IIRC $43K was what it took to go from VIP 1-13, yet he was whaling when the maximum VIP was 8 and continues to do so after 13. I don't think he's hit six figures yet but he will soon enough. Wild ass guess... maybe $60K or so.

Best chance we'd have to get actual numbers is what his bankruptcy-fraud enabling lawyer gave the trustee.

 

[RockHawk]

https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/blades

I cant see where you give them money and I'm not going to download it just to find out.

There is also elder scrolls legends

ES: Legends was a full on ccg game rather than a proper gacha.

It's also been defunct for roughly a year or so.

 

[PieceofShet]

Why cant he just spend the money he gets with his begging and scamming on new cars and hookers like wings?

He cant do anything like a normal person.

 

[gh0stzero]

Why cant he just spend the money he gets with his begging and scamming on new cars and hookers like wings?

He cant do anything like a normal person.

maybe he gets a group of "very urban young men" to pump kat on his day off it would explain why he always needs so much money on Tuesday

 

[Big Brown Schlub]

Why cant he just spend the money he gets with his begging and scamming on new cars and hookers like wings?

He cant do anything like a normal person.

Uuuuh, it's obviously because he can't drive a car because of the herniated disk on his bhek and hookers are out of the question because he's married, dood!
Seriously though, there's so much better degenerate shit he could be blowing his paypig money on - upgrading from gin to premium whiskey, bags of coke, trips to Vegas, yacht trips along the Mediterranean, custom-made exotic swords, high-class suits, authentic Persian rugs, the finger of St. John, getting a boa constrictor as a pet, all Train Simulator DLCs that were ever released, gaming-related figurines and statues that he can hotglue, fucking ANYTHING but spending tens of thousands on jpegs of sweaty musclemen for fuck's sake!

 

[PaleTay]

I don't think Phil is even a top 100 player in this. So how much more have people spent on this than Phil?

It depends on how the games are ranked, and how big they are, but generally speaking not that much. Some probably spent 2000-3000, others roughly 10000, and others are mega-whales like Phil and have spent 100k+.

 

[Iron Hamster]

with a single click turn the servers off, with every single bit of money people threw at it gone forever.

You don't need the servers turned off for that. It's the status quo.

 

[TheGoutburglar]

The reason this is what he spends all his tips on is simple: he loves wrestling. It's probably the first cool thing he saw on TV as a child, and since he hasn't psychologically gone past the age of 5, that's why he still loves it. Has nothing to do with sexuality, Phil doesn't have enough interest in such things for the "he's gay" meme to actually make any sense. And even if he is in the closet, I still doubt that pulling for Hulk Hogan activates anything other than childhood memories of Wrestlemania III. He's not an adult any other time he does something, why would he be one here?

 

[Pomniman]

Maybe, but I suspect that's what a guy who does IT on these games likes to tell himself so he can pretend he's not involved in promoting addictive behaviors that destroy lives.

That's attaching moral compunctions that don't exist onto underpaid drones who likely have similar addictions themselves.

 

[gaarashatan]

imagine if phil put that money into making his stream better

he just might be getting streaming privilege for these games he cries about others getting before public

 

[Sir Wesley Tailpipe]

imagine if phil put that money into making his stream better

he just might be getting streaming privilege for these games he cries about others getting before public

Please do the needful and fuck off until you can put together a coherent sentence.

 

[TheGoutburglar]

Any "What if..." followed by something thoughtful/intelligent is missing the point when it comes to Phil, because his entire nature hinges on making the worst decisions possible, every single time he makes a decision.

 

[PomegranateKing]

I once spent 99 cents on Azur Lane and I thought that was bad...

Phil makes that one dumb moment look like a grain of sand in the desert.

 

[King of Not Playing Games]

5 bucks on Fallout Shelter. My secret shame.

 

[grump]

Gambling!
Jazz hands

I was watching Leaving Las Vegas and thought of this. Obviously traditional gambling addictions are embarrassing but they have a certain 'mystique' about them for lack of a better word. The gambling addict has if nothing else an interesting and spectacular story. The booze the hookers the flashing lights. Waking up with the taste of vomit in your mouth broke and in a dingy hotel room. The reality of it may not be glamorous but you can spin it at least. What da heck are you going to do with 'I blew my life savings on sweaty man jpegs. Oh wait, I mean a chance for sweaty man jpegs'? Its the addiction every other pathetic addict laughs at. Even a regular paypig.