Game & Event Hosts

@Gia the meeting was okay to discuss this but you walked out before you had chance to read my reply.

The issue with allowing prize purchases is that it opens the system to potential abuse. While 99.9% of current members would never take advantage of it, it still creates an opportunity for exploitation especially by new members. It’s similar to someone hosting for just one hour a month yet gaining full access to the prize mart.

A while back, I suggested tying rewards to the number of games hosted, but that could cause some backlash from those who host less frequently. The best idea so far seems to be the host-only voucher option where a host can select one prize from an event, with no rollover of unused vouchers.

Personally, I like the idea of combining this with what XieToo suggested: allowing hosts to earn prizes the regular way, either by playing when they’re not hosting or through trades with members or shops. Since prizes are generally in surplus, they could also be obtained through IW trades especially if hosts had some exclusive host-only prizes to trade with.