What is Pay to Play gaming?
P2P gaming is the latest thing in the online and LAN gaming world. Simply put, members pay to join a specific event rather than the usual free entry.
How does it work?
Elite Ladders has a built in UserGroup facility which you can apply to ANY ladder or tournament that you have created. When a member tries to join this event they will be first directed to Paypal to make a payment. Upon payment completion they are returned back to your site to carry on the team registration process.
Is it popular?
Currently, P2P gaming is pretty new. It is always harder to get people to pay for things, in any walk of life. However, P2P gaming gives you the chance to take your competition to a new level. P2P gaming will attract the hardcore gamers but also, if your price of entry is low enough, the casual gamer as well.
How about an example?
You could create a 128 player tournament and charge each member just $2.00 to enter. This keeps the cost of entry low and the signup rate will be decent. As payments are made through Paypal, it cuts out the majority of members who usually may sign up for the hell of it with no great intention to play. The beauty of P2P gaming is that it focuses the member to be active within the event.
128 players would give you a $256.00 prize fund. If you then made it clear that the winner would get $100.00, runner-up would get $50.00 and losing cemi-finalists get $25.00, then everyone is happy. The members sign up looking forward to the opportunity to make money whilst having competetive fun and you pocket $56.00 for little effort.
What are the legal issues?
You should be aware that some states of the USA and some other regions of the world may forbid the playing of online cash tournaments. This should be clearly shown in your sign up page.
Also, you could offer prizes or XP instead of cash.