EDIT: This is a rather large edit. I did not know if I should open a new post, or just edit this one. If anyone knows which is better, please let me know. For now, I'll make this edit to avoid any issues.
First thing I'd like to do is thank everyone for all your suggestions and opinions. You guys gave everyone in our team that extra boost of confidence with your very generous comments. So without further ado, I'd like to tell you guys what we have been doing since this post first hit, and what has happened during this time.
Because of all of your insistence on the mobile version, I was able to convince the owners to prioritize the development and am happy to say that it is ready and we are now waiting for your comments. We had to take the site offline for a few days in order to upgrade all the changes that, thanks to you guys, I was able to push through with high priority. Because, well, you know, having all these comments really helped me argue for a huge change in priorities.
1- Mobile Version is ready
2- We've added a Game History Search that is as extensive as you'd like to make it.
3- We beat our designer with a pretty big stick and had him redo some of the things that you guys most complained about. I think we've achieved a better look and feel now.
4- We've added a Tour in order to allow new players to understand the game better. We're only making it available on the PC version for now, the guys are working on the mobile version.
5- We've added sounds! Dorky sounds if you ask me, but sounds nonetheless. We also made it so the sounds are OFF by default. They have to be turned on if you want to hear them.
The button to turn on the sounds are located just above the chat and to the left.
6- The site will be translated into Japanese and Chinese in the next few weeks. If anyone has suggestions for other languages, please feel free to discuss.
7- We decided to take the site out of BETA, specifically because what made us keep it in beta were some of the above points. So we're declaring it ready for prime time now.
After having said all of this, I want to once again thank you guys for the wonderful and warm welcome you gave us. We hope to continue improving on the site as we head into the future.
We have slot machines in the works, and maybe even blackjack and multi-player poker that we are looking to add in the near future.
Now here's a question for you guys. Affiliate Program or Player Referral Program? The general consensus around here is that it is better to always reward the players. We'll keep a keen
eye on your comments about this.
Once again, thank you, thank you.
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Let me introduce you to
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https://www.reeldice.com/rd_new_5_1.pngA brand new Bitcoin Dice site. I know, I know, not another Bitcoin Dice site!
Yes, another one. With a few twists, but one very, very big difference.
The first twist is subtle. It has three pairs of dice. So 6 numbers instead of four. No particular reason, we just think it's a visual way to stand apart.
Now for years, most dice sites have been struggling with the bonus system. Many have failed spectacularly. Many have expounded that failure in the way they've handled it.
Most sites offer an initial bonus. Some even offer a few bonuses to bring the players back. Our line of thought was, if a player comes in for that initial bonus, why not offer a bonus on every deposit? Why not treat a player's money with the same respect each time they deposit? Treating all players as if this is their first time. So we have instituted what we call the Infinite Bonus. 50% bonus on each and every transaction on the site. For the time being, we're limiting this bonus to the equivalent of €50.00. Of course, we are also looking to encourage €100 as the average deposit.
Another problem we found is that if a player runs out of money during the bonus cycle, most sites tend to obliterate that bonus. Itś like a big middle finger to the player for having lost their money. We allow that bonus to remain active. The next time the player comes in and deposits, he will get his new bonus, plus still be able to finish the betting cycle for his last bonus. Basically, as long as you are playing, your betting will always be counting down towards a bonus. Only by withdrawing will you wipe out any pending bonuses. Yes, you can withdraw whenever you like, without any obligation to finish your bonus requirements.
One other major difference, is that we don't call it the faucet. We call it the Shower. Why? Two reasons. When you request a shower, we give you a random amount between 1000 and 5000 satoshis. Our minimum bet is 100 satoshis. The other reason is because at ReelDice.com, our showers come with the same betting requirements as the bonuses. Meaning that once you meet the bonus betting requirements, you own those satoshis and as long as you are able to accumulate the minimum €10 withdrawal limit on showers, youŕe good to go.
Our betting requirements are 50 times the deposit. Now, 50 times the deposit will seem high to some people. And it is high, but the only way to support a bonus structure that does not end, and for the numbers to work, is to have wager requirements that have a mathematically acceptable completion curve. Basically, the game having a 50% chance of winning, our math gurus figured out that 50 times the deposit is the sweet spot where the chances of meeting the requirements are equal to those of not meeting them. Basically, during millions of spins, the chances of meeting the requirements are 50%, the same as the odds of the game.
Now, having said all that, when you visit our site, you will notice a red label by the logo that says BETA. We have placed it there for several reasons. One, so players know that the software is in BETA and though fully operational, we are hesitant to call it complete until it has enough player rounds to be passed into full production. No amount of quality assurance testing survives actual players in warfare mode. We are pushing changes to the site at a very fast pace. We will not push changes that affect the play without due notice. But we do expect to push development to the limits.
For anyone wondering, we have exactly 23 robots playing the site right now. So no, we're not making any attempts to fool anyone, we are basically looking to load test the site and hopefully not have the site look like it's fully empty. I'm not sure if this is standard policy to announce the existence of robots, but we don't feel this is an issue.
Investors, we are not actively looking for investors. But we are willing to listen to suggestions on an Investor program.
Affiliates, at the present time, we don't feel that making a call to any and all affiliates is the way to go. We are willing to talk to people who can really make a difference in traffic and are open to all discussions. So if you happen to be an affiliate that can actually move real players, and are looking for an outfit where you will be a part of a limited crew of affiliates, yes, we'd love to talk.
Translations, if you would like to help out with translations into your language, contact us and we can talk. The system is capable of handling any UTF8 language. We have already secured translators for Japanese, Hong Kong Chinese and Mandarin. We would like to find Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Ukranian and are open to all languages really. So contact us if you are interested.
Finally, if anyone has any questions, suggestions, requests, complaints, criticism (Please be nice), we will be more than glad to discuss and promise to make every reasonable attempt to satisfy.
Software:
HTML5 - JQuery - Javascript - PHP - Mysql - Apache - Socketo.me Ratchet WebSocket
Here's a very special nod to SweetAlert2, and awesome project available on GitHub. We use it extensively.
If anyone wants to talk shop, contact me through here. We can discuss.
What's left. The name is Reel Dice. The dice part is obvious. The reel part is because we are working on slot machines. We expect to be able to begin deploying them soon. They will be HTML5 based and will be very cool.
Oh, PS, we are aware that we still have some work to do on how the site looks on a mobile phone. We're working on that. But life is really short for CSS. We are working on it. I promise.
