CoinSport TF2 - Battle for Bitcoins

[kx]

Hi, everyone. I've setup a Team Fortress 2 server where players can meet and duel each other for bitcoins. The catch is that it's in the middle of a large chaotic 32-player match.

If you can't find anyone to duel on the server at the time, you can post requests on the Steam community group:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/coinsport

Apart from the community forums / comment system, please feel free to use this thread to schedule duels. Eventually, I'll incorporate a matchmaking bot and maybe escrow as well, if needed.

CoinSport TF2 - Battle for Bitcoins

CoinSport allows TF2 players to duel each for bitcoins during the course of a large chaotic game.

DISCLAIMER: CoinSport is simply a meeting place and is not responsible for any loss of bitcoins. All transactions are peer-to-peer. The contestants assume all risk.

Dueling

To duel someone for bitcoins using chat:

* Invite a player on the opposing team to duel.
* Negotiate the rules and the reward (in BTC) of the contest.
* Exchange bitcoin addresses for receiving the reward.
* Duel according to the rules agreed upon.
* Upon completion of the duel, the loser immediately sends the reward (in BTC) to the winner.

Standard Rules

These rules are not obligatory, just recommended guidelines.

* First-To-Win 5 kills against the other player wins.
* Assisted kills do not count.
* Duels will continue across rounds and map changes as necessary.

TF2 Servers

CoinSport - Battle for Bitcoins - LA
coinsport.clanservers.com:27015
http://cache.www.gametracker.com/server_info/coinsport.clanservers.com:27015/b_560_95_1.png

[Wendigo]

The idea is great but what stops the losert from saying gtfo and disconnecting?

[kx]

Nothing at the moment, but that's the similar to any basic bitcoin trading. In this case, players have to check out the other's steamrep and things like that before agreeing to compete.

So far, the people I've seen doing it all know each other, so there wasn't a lot of risk for them. Hopefully, as people slowly become regulars, they'll know who they can trust.

Until the escrow bot goes up, it'll have to be based on reputation. Everyone just needs to be careful and report scammers, as usual. Don't agree to large rewards. Things like that.

The goal is to have a place where players can have fun either playing competetively as a team or going off on their own in a duel. As long as everyone is having fun, I'm happy to host it.

[marketgarden]

Couldn't people just do this between themselves already?
 
It's a great idea though.