Make Money Playing Parkour?

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This is just a concept looking to document and expand.

So, I went onto a parkour server and it was awful to me. Parkour server's are one of those things that at least for me, get old. Running and jumping over and over. And raging. I also noticed it's pretty difficult to make them pay to win or to turn a profit from them, probably why I never see them around.

I got to thinking about how one could make money from a parkour type server, and this general idea could be applied to many server types.

Everyone wants money, and nobody wants to work. So why not make this happen? Players do parkour and if they are able to win, can make money. The catch? It costs to start the parkour. For example, a player types a command and PayPal automatically takes $1 from their account. They then get 5 chances to complete the parkour, and every time they fall, it removed a chance. If they beat the parkour, $2 automatically get's deposited into their account, but if they fail all 5 times they just loose their dollar.

There would obviously have to be countless protection measurements to prevent fraud and cheating. Some of these could be an advanced anti cheat, admin notification when a player is on an abnormal streak, not able to complete the same course multiple times as well as random screenings and all winning parkour players logged.

I'm also thinking you are able to do every course for free if wanted without reward, for practice or for those who can't afford it or just want to have fun.

Feel free to expand upon the idea in the replies, show support or any deflects/why you wouldn't want to play this.

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This is in no way gambling and 100% legal. Gambling is the wagering of money on something with an uncertain outcome. This is completely skill based :).

I'm sure somebody, somehow will be able to exploit this, so if this server gets put up, there will definitely be income caps per player, in a time span, and suspicious activity will be notified and reviewed. If a fraud is detected, using the PayPal API, it's possible to take back any money sent to the player while, as stated in the terms of service, we would reserve the right to keeping all money paid to us. So cheaters WILL be caught, and WILL loose money.

Also, if a player would ever to charge back, I'll have the server automatically take back any money sent to them and have them permanently banned from the server.
 
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This is just a concept looking to document and expand.

So, I went onto a parkour server and it was awful to me. Parkour server's are one of those things that at least for me, get old. Running and jumping over and over. And raging. I also noticed it's pretty difficult to make them pay to win or to turn a profit from them, probably why I never see them around.

I got to thinking about how one could make money from a parkour type server, and this general idea could be applied to many server types.

Everyone wants money, and nobody wants to work. So why not make this happen? Players do parkour and if they are able to win, can make money. The catch? It costs to start the parkour. For example, a player types a command and PayPal automatically takes $1 from their account. They then get 5 chances to complete the parkour, and every time they fall, it removed a chance. If they beat the parkour, $2 automatically get's deposited into their account, but if they fail all 5 times they just loose their dollar.

There would obviously have to be countless protection measurements to prevent fraud and cheating. Some of these could be an advanced anti cheat, admin notification when a player is on an abnormal streak, not able to complete the same course multiple times as well as random screenings and all winning parkour players logged.

I'm also thinking you are able to do every course for free if wanted without reward, for practice or for those who can't afford it or just want to have fun.

Feel free to expand upon the idea in the replies, show support or any deflects/why you wouldn't want to play this.
this is sort of like gabling but it could be exploited somehow causing you to loose money
 

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This is an awesome idea! Personally, I just feel it could be exploited with the right tools. And I'm not sure if people would actually want to pay. Otherwise, awesome concept!
 

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this is sort of like gabling but it could be exploited somehow causing you to loose money
This is in no way gambling and 100% legal. Gambling is the wagering of money on something with an uncertain outcome. This is completely skill based :).

This is an awesome idea! Personally, I just feel it could be exploited with the right tools. And I'm not sure if people would actually want to pay. Otherwise, awesome concept!
I'm sure somebody, somehow will be able to exploit this, so if this server gets put up, there will definitely be income caps per player, in a time span, and suspicious activity will be notified and reviewed. If a fraud is detected, using the PayPal API, it's possible to take back any money sent to the player while, as stated in the terms of service, we would reserve the right to keeping all money paid to us. So cheaters WILL be caught, and WILL loose money.

Also, if a player would ever to charge back, I'll have the server automatically take back any money sent to them and have them permanently banned from the server.
 
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Interesting idea, would possibly contribute if someone is going to do this. Depending on who it is of course.
 

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Interesting idea, would possibly contribute if someone is going to do this. Depending on who it is of course.
Well, unless I back out, I would love to be the one to do this with it being my idea and all, as well as having the resources and budget to do it successfully.. but I know the minecraft community, so if it's actually a profitable idea then there will be a server up tomorrow with it :#.
 
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Instead of having an automatic payment system for just a parkour round, add it to a donation perk, or sell it in the shop as an add-on. Once players try a few times with the rank they already purchased, they may just go back and buy some more tries
 

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Instead of having an automatic payment system for just a parkour round, add it to a donation perk, or sell it in the shop as an add-on. Once players try a few times with the rank they already purchased, they may just go back and buy some more tries
I was thinking u can donate and vote for coins. And spend coins and each try
 
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