The beta phase will begin June 17th and hopefully last until August 30th. The admin team survivorworld33, BbDamian, and I believe having a small group of dedicated users is crucial to help build a solid community.
------ Age Requirement ------
After careful consideration, the administration believes the site should be 18+ during the beta phase. As the owner, I think limiting minors from joining the community is best.
Rationale: survivorworld33, myself, and numerous Tengaged users have been exposed to inappropriate misconduct by adults when we were teenagers on the site. The problem has gotten worse and has led to discomfort and bad vibes on Tengaged altogether. We believe that restoring positive vibes and the safety of the community is the first step in making ORGs enjoyable.
Many of you will argue that we are punishing minors for enjoying reality games. The majority of ORGs on TV Game Studio will be using Discord as a platform. We are not in charge of the rules for Discord or control who Game Hosts allow to play in their ORGs. We are only restricting access to the interactions. Due to the nature of the internet and users who may lie about being over the age of 18, we will still enforce the rule about misconduct with minors. The minor's account will be banned with the chance of appeal when they reach the legal age and the offender will be banned and reported to law enforcement.
------ Mini Games ------
Stepping Stones and Survival Math are ready. Hopefully, the Duel Island still needs to be completed around the first few days after beta phase 1. Some mini-games that will begin development over the summer are:
Wheel of Fortune with a BB trivia twist
Whammy: Press Your Luck with a Survivor trivia twist
Maze
Match 3
Guitar (Might be a later development)
------ Official Games ------
Newcomers (A BB AU Game) will be a single-player game similar to Castings where you will earn Public Points to reduce your odds of being evicted. Keys will help your odds or maybe Big Brother can give you an advantage or disadvantage. It is important to complete tasks and have great interactions with the NPCs.
------ TV$ Games ------
The goal is to be the richest user on the site...
The Lottery game: Daily lottery with a jackpot starting at 50 TV$ and increases with every ticket. The odds of the algorithm selecting a winner is 5%. If there is no winner at the end of the day, the jackpot will continue to increase until a winner is selected.
The Robbery Game: Any TV$ a user has on their hand (not yet deposited in their bank) is at risk of having 10% of their total TV$ on hand stolen! Be careful!
------ Community Posts ------
Users can enjoy conversations, debates, and a safe space to talk about BB, Survivor, and anything your heart desires.
------ Points Systems -----
There are 3 points systems
Reputation (Karma): You earn and lose points based on your ratings of other users from your posts or they can rate you on your profile for your actions/personality. You will also earn from successfully hosting ORGs and being in the Top 3 in one. Everyone has 1x power. Your power increases every year, every 500 posts, and 200 Reputation Points.
Posts (Social): Your social activity is important. The more active you are, the chances of you being in the Hall of Fame.
TV$ (Richness): You will earn TV$ for your activity, winning the lottery, stealing/getting robbed, hosting/playing ORGs. You cannot purchase TV$.
Hopefully, this transparency about the project helps, and looking forward to opening it and the community grows. Please help spread the word :D
ytrewq111 - The phase has been postponed until June 17th, I will contact via discord/or email that you are eligible. You will start creating an account on June 16th.
l0ve2a11 - No we will not collect any personal information to determine the identification of a user. This is a potential privacy violation for many websites unless it's part of the law (adult/tobacco products, etc.). If there is proof a user is under age moderation will need to ban the account immediately. This is something that has been an issue for every website. Users under the age of 13 make accounts on Tengaged lol.
