PVP Pools

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As a player, I would like to contribute tokens to a PVP pool, so that there's an incentive to engage in battle on the server.

A PVP Pool is created and funded by players on the server using tokens contributed by players who want to engage in PVP. Funds are transferred on the STEEM platform. As such, participants of any PVP Pool must have STEEM accounts.

A PVP Pool is an off-chain record that tracks contributions. For example, Alice creates a PVP Pool and funds it with 1.000 STEEM. Bob joins the pool and funds it with 1.000 STEEM. Alice and Bob battle in PVP and Bob wins. Bob receives 2.000 STEEM (minus rake).

A PVP Pool is not limited to two players, but are evaluated in total with the two latest player battles. For example, Alice creates a PVP Pool and funds it with 1.000 STEEM. Bob joins the pool and funds it with 1.000 STEEM. Charlie joins the pool and funds it with 1.000 STEEM. Alice and Bob battle in PVP and Bob wins. Bob receives 3.000 STEEM (minus rake).

AC

• [ ] one player can be optionally linked by one STEEM account
• [ ] a PVP Pool is created by a player that is linked to a STEEM account
  • [ ] each PVP Pool is identified by UUID
• [ ] any player that is linked to a STEEM account can join a PVP Pool
• [ ] anyone on the STEEM platform (linked to a player or not) can transfer tokens to any PVP Pool
• [ ] any player can part from a PVP Pool they've joined, thereby forfeiting transfers unless they join again
• [ ] for two players in the same pool, the winner of a PVP battle wins the entire pool
• [ ] a server can define a rake that winners pay upon winning a battle
  • [ ] the rake can be any percentage from 0 % to 100 %, stored as a Preference called pvp_pool_server_rake
• [ ] create admin tasks
  • [ ] admin can edit the pvp_pool_server_rake preference which is copied to each PVP Pool upon creation
  • [ ] this means each PVP Pool actually has its own individual rake amount that does not change, even if the original pvp_pool_server_rake preference changes
  • [ ] admin can manually resolve disputes on PVP Pools for situations where battles were not properly detected
  • [ ] admin can define a contract template stored as pvp_pool_contract_template preference and is copied to each PVP Pool upon creation
  • [ ] this means each PVP Pool actually has its own individual contract that does not change, even if the original pvp_pool_contract_template preference changes
  • [ ] admin can liquidate abandoned PVP Pools if the criteria are met for a contract

[inertia186]

Pot Commitment

Alice creates a PVP Pool and funds it with 1.000 STEEM. Eve joins the pool and does not fund it. Alice and Eve battle in PVP and Eve wins. Eve receives 1.000 STEEM (minus rake).

This scenario is allowed, here's why. Alice is committed to the pot while Eve is not. Pot commitment is not enforced by any code. It is an emergent property of this system. Therefore Alice has no incentive to voluntarily battle Eve until such time that Eve funds the pool.

It's true that Eve may still ambush Alice. But pot commitment reduces the chance that Alice would expose herself to ambush.