I do like the gamble idea Swag but when dealing in small amounts like that, each transaction has fees taken out by Paypal.

For every 5 that comes in, we really only see 4.something. By the time everything came in and then we're sending somebody the "winning purse" that also would have fees taken out of it before it reaches that person, so in essence we're just giving a lot of money to Paypal with that route. I'd also be worried about people taking a loss more seriously OOC if actual winnings were involved, and I'm not sure how we should/would go about handling that. I like the idea it's going into though and I think there should be some events where maybe a small percentage of the overall donated pool FOR that event might be awarded to a winner. Going by percentages, it might also offset the charges from paypal and make it a little more worth it. I'll have to look more into how they exactly calculate each fee and what percentages they go by.

I'd also be open to violations being "paid off" instead of receiving a ban. I could see that being something I'd handle directly and on a case by case basis because of how sensitive it could become. Some offenses would be so bad that they can't be bought out... but then again we don't get THAT many bad apples anyway so it may be workable. Somebody hurry up and do something to get banned and we'll negotiate!

As for the custom name fonts... the Universal Champion also gets that perk just because of how high of a title it is. (same as how the King had that option in the past) So that's one alternate way of getting a cool username if you're determined enough and can take out the champ! As long as you REMAIN the champ, you retain the custom name format. That's why Duke right now is blue and Theo was pink and before that I think Madison was tan.