Using our powers for good?

2006-05-08 10:36:46

#1

Kaosdad: Whisky Tango Foxtrot?; +201|6937|Broadlands, VA

This might be classified as teh dumbest idea ever....but here goes;

What about a BF2-a-thon to raise money for a charity? For those of you who do not know how "a-thons" work, it's like this:

You identify an activity (like playing BF2) then you sucker friends, co-workers, complete strangers into pledging a certain amount of cash per hour/mile/kilometer you do the activity. Then you go off and do the thing, keeping track of your score. You then go back to those folks who pledged money & get them to pay up. The cash (all of it) then goes off to the charity.

So I was thinking we could do 24 or 48 hours of straight BF2/BF2S and raise money for (UNESCO? International Red Cross? Land Mine Victims?). Of course there would be rules:

Ranked servers only
Active Play - not lurking
You can only be AFK during round changes

Feedback? Flames? Faffery?

2006-05-08 10:46:08

#2

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6825|NYC / Hamburg

i like it. Then i can play without me parents bitching at me because i spend too much time playing and not doing anything useful (studying for university, meeting with friends, even watching tv (yes: they want me to watch more tv and give up some bf2))

EDIT: i love the idea

Last edited by max (2006-05-08 10:47:58)

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2006-05-08 13:32:37

#3

a fly: Member; +105|6902|The netherlands

idd join you!!! its a very good idear :-)

edit: we would get payed more if we pick a game where we suffer during play, take counterstrike ;-)

Last edited by a fly (2006-05-08 13:33:04)

2006-05-08 22:06:27

#4

[QXJZ]Capt_Kefra: Alright, you're good to go!; +124|6986|Honolulu, HI

LOL at the Counter-Strike dig, I still play it once in a blue moon for the comedic value.

A BF2-for-charity event r0x0r5 mai b0x0r5!!11 I'd so call in sick for work to participate in a 48-hour BF2 marathon for a good cause. Though playing BF2 for its own sake is all the "good cause" I need to play it 48 hours straight

Maybe we could get some raffle prizes from an electronics store or manufacturer for raffle prizes. I can see it now...$25 newegg gift certificate for the guy who gets the most pledges, USB keychain drive for the most knife kills, 512 MB of RAM for the most defib kills, etc. It would be t3h awesome!

Leave it to a Dad to come up with such an idea +1 for you!

2006-05-08 22:15:37

#5

Cougar: Banned; +1,962|7022|Dallas

Are we going to donate to the HCPHR charity? If so, I'm ALL in baby!

2006-05-09 02:37:11

#6

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6923|NT, like Mick Dundee

Brilliant idea... Pity nobody I know would ever pay somebody to play video games, good cause or not......

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2006-05-09 02:42:01

#7

Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7032|Noizyland

I dunno. Could just use Penny Arcade's vassle of "Child's Play" which is all about gamers helping less fortunates.
Very good of you though.

Flecco, I pay to play video games. About three bucks a fucken hour! Fucken iCafes...

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