Half way through the Booster Blitz, I began to write a post about how disappointed I was with Moola.com for not being prepared for the Blitz. I am now rewriting the post because even though the Blitz began very poorly, the admins were able to fix everything. It took them 2hrs to do it, but at least it was handled.
If you missed the first 2 hours of the Blitz, don't worry you didn't miss much. The number of people attending the booster blitz escalated very quickly, there was over 2191 people actively playing the games. But everything began to crash. I do not know exactly what went wrong, but it seemed like the servers were unable to handle the traffic.
The site began to slow down and lag like crazy. It took over a minute just to get to choosing a level and then longer to find a game. Although that the lag was bad, what made it worse was that the site began logging users out at random, so if you were just about to choose a level, you might have needed to start from the login page again. Worse still, I got kicked out of a game I was about to win a few times and lost the moola I was risking. To top it all off, the booster wheel was hardly ever seen.
But to the admins credit, they were able to fix everything. At about the 3hr mark, everything began to run at blazing speeds again, faster then Britney's Spears sister can get pregnant! Best of all the Booster wheel began to shell out bonuses again. It still pisses me off that I wasted time trying to play Moola when everything was just broken. I just hope the admins are better prepared the next time around.
I know that people like to say "stop complaining, it is free money" but in actuality it is not free money. We, the users, spend our time on the site viewing ads which in return makes the site money. So, no it is not free money. If it is free money, we would not have to spend our time watching 30 second ads just to make a penny.
Anyways, the admins fixed the lag issues and they will also be looking into the time out problems and refund people the money they may have unjustly lost in a game.
I got about two and half hours worth of gaming in this time around. My balance is currently at $13.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Booster Blitz Disappointment
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Leaderboard Dec. 17th
Let me remind you, some of the decreases in the balance is due to cashing out. Also these stats currently only include members who were both on this week and last weeks leaderboard, those who are no longer on the boards are not represented on the stats below:
5 Largest Balance Increase
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Bal. Chng |
| 5 | NEPatriots0032 | $721.45 | $549.14 |
| 3 | MacNook | $1,730.47 | $279.12 |
| 6 | clciri | $658.88 | $171.18 |
| 17 | booper3916 | $250.74 | $105.20 |
| 11 | toogood | $361.55 | $51.54 |
5 Largest Balance Decrease
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Bal. Chng |
| 22 | skipdeal | $209.50 | ($303.49) |
| 4 | thelopez | $878.85 | ($230.24) |
| 9 | twotontim | $455.65 | ($104.46) |
| 99 | shellsok | $69.43 | ($40.96) |
| 46 | monkeyrider | $117.56 | ($33.29) |
5 Largest Position Increase
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Pos. Chng |
| 54 | zedison | $106.37 | 43 |
| 53 | Girish | $106.38 | 42 |
| 51 | PorchMonkey4Life | $108.19 | 40 |
| 52 | mcbeth | $107.40 | 40 |
| 58 | medievalsoldier | $104.11 | 38 |
5 Largest Position Decrease
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Pos. Chng |
| 22 | skipdeal | $209.50 | -16 |
| 99 | shellsok | $69.43 | -14 |
| 36 | trogdor | $150.90 | -5 |
| 9 | twotontim | $455.65 | -4 |
| 46 | monkeyrider | $117.56 | -4 |
Click the "read more" button to see the entire Moola.com Leaderboard.Overall Standing:
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Last Pos. | Pos. Chng | Bal. Chng | 1 | freyman23.5 | $8,453.68 | 1 | 0 | $0.00 | 2 | rossoduck | $5,242.89 | 2 | 0 | $0.00 | 3 | MacNook | $1,730.47 | 3 | 0 | $279.12 | 4 | thelopez | $878.85 | 4 | 0 | ($230.24) | 5 | NEPatriots0032 | $721.45 | 30 | 25 | $549.14 | 6 | clciri | $658.88 | 7 | 1 | $171.18 | 7 | MrFreeze1125 | $498.68 | 9 | 2 | $24.30 | 8 | GsWinner | $487.54 | 8 | 0 | $5.56 | 9 | twotontim | $455.65 | 5 | -4 | ($104.46) | 10 | fahashee | $370.82 | 10 | 0 | $0.00 | 11 | toogood | $361.55 | 12 | 1 | $51.54 | 12 | DFlash | $324.74 | 11 | -1 | $8.65 | 13 | ARiC | $275.45 | 15 | 2 | $17.42 | 14 | omnichron | $271.89 | 19 | 5 | $47.01 | 15 | Graveyard | $265.67 | 14 | -1 | $0.12 | 16 | hayabusa | $264.25 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 | booper3916 | $250.74 | 49 | 32 | $105.20 | 18 | Aglet | $239.44 | 20 | 2 | $23.92 | 19 | xTheUntouchablex | $214.49 | 21 | 2 | $0.13 | 20 | FinalGroundz | $213.37 | 22 | 2 | $0.45 | 21 | FoolishJordan | $212.50 | 23 | 2 | $0.00 | 22 | skipdeal | $209.50 | 6 | -16 | ($303.49) | 23 | Goose | $206.32 | 25 | 2 | $3.77 | 24 | Beretta | $205.51 | 38 | 14 | $49.63 | 25 | CorporateRaider | $195.26 | 24 | -1 | ($8.44) | 26 | zylum | $193.38 | 26 | 0 | $0.00 | 27 | belhaven14 | $170.47 | 35 | 8 | $8.39 | 28 | OutSider81 | $166.99 | 34 | 6 | $2.64 | 29 | subradio759 | $165.22 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 30 | Necral | $165.18 | 33 | 3 | ($0.24) | 31 | SCS1 | $165.00 | 36 | 5 | $6.45 | 32 | Sarkar | $154.81 | 45 | 13 | $5.22 | 33 | tkyoshi | $154.31 | 40 | 7 | $0.02 | 34 | needlotsofmoola | $152.30 | 51 | 17 | $12.04 | 35 | nono059 | $150.96 | 41 | 6 | $0.00 | 36 | trogdor | $150.90 | 31 | -5 | ($18.51) | 37 | vinny.sox | $149.24 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38 | plurt00 | $148.71 | 46 | 8 | $0.74 | 39 | moolapimp | $142.78 | 59 | 20 | $13.87 | 40 | Hearnesy12 | $138.02 | 44 | 4 | ($12.27) | 41 | Ender22 | $135.87 | 56 | 15 | $0.95 | 42 | deanie | $135.42 | 66 | 24 | $12.80 | 43 | LeRoy3rd | $124.98 | 73 | 30 | $7.81 | 44 | Jabber | $124.74 | 67 | 23 | $3.34 | 45 | CatalinaThePirate | $119.61 | 79 | 34 | $4.56 | 46 | monkeyrider | $117.56 | 42 | -4 | ($33.29) | 47 | skinneylady123 | $116.66 | 78 | 31 | $1.16 | 48 | sport629 | $116.46 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 49 | Airwolf | $116.16 | 82 | 33 | $3.63 | 50 | rambo13 | $112.34 | 88 | 38 | $3.21 | 51 | PorchMonkey4Life | $108.19 | 91 | 40 | $0.00 | 52 | mcbeth | $107.40 | 92 | 40 | $0.22 | 53 | Girish | $106.38 | 95 | 42 | $0.00 | 54 | zedison | $106.37 | 97 | 43 | $1.70 | 55 | jcw122 | $106.03 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 56 | pammer | $105.28 | 55 | -1 | ($30.06) | 57 | champgmns | $105.19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 58 | medievalsoldier | $104.11 | 96 | 38 | ($1.33) | 59 | mgolus | $103.45 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 60 | Goldpro | $101.84 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 61 | sirhcb | $100.61 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 62 | Mike6 | $100.26 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 63 | bigK44 | $97.43 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 64 | BSimmonSFA | $95.66 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 65 | michmobe | $93.69 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66 | ninja430 | $92.66 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 67 | demandaj | $90.76 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 68 | fr0gprinces | $90.52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 69 | Bigcat | $90.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 70 | Iolo | $89.83 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 71 | PACKFAN88 | $89.38 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 72 | FallingUp | $87.60 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 73 | kimobobby | $87.39 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 74 | speill | $87.01 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 75 | hero737 | $84.87 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 76 | kaleka | $84.08 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 77 | dr_T | $84.01 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 78 | yoda9 | $82.96 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 79 | steeldg | $82.03 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 80 | tobitobitob | $81.10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 81 | TheBattleOx | $79.57 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 82 | SEPPE | $78.68 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 83 | VivaMoola | $78.63 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 84 | noleguy10 | $76.94 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 85 | bluerita | $75.73 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 86 | dtorton | $75.36 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 87 | ladyskynyrd | $74.21 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 88 | allo | $73.34 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 89 | BLOOD | $73.20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 90 | tanner01 | $72.94 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 91 | 3021 | $72.89 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 92 | queen_of_corruption | $72.57 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 93 | brodey | $71.65 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 94 | Jeanne212 | $71.63 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 95 | cajeam | $71.52 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 96 | aniiia | $71.45 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 97 | medicus | $70.21 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 98 | paulac | $69.68 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 99 | shellsok | $69.43 | 85 | -14 | ($40.96) | 100 | Stimy | $68.62 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Monday, December 17, 2007
Booster Blitz Tips
As you may already know, the Booster Blitz is coming up very soon. The Blitz is a great way for you to get your games in and increase your chances of making more money. All you do is play lots of games and hope you get an booster wheel spin between each game. To help you out during the Booster Blitz, here are a few tips that I learned from the last event.
1. DO NOT start a game and not make your first move just to get to the Booster wheel. If you get caught, an admin will take all your booster winnings away from you. This happened during the last Booster Blitz.
2. If you are playing Gold Rush and after the first couple of turns you know that it will end up as a tie, I suggest that you let the time run out so that you can move on to the next game. The more time you save, the more games you can play.
3. DO NOT complain if you do not get a spin after your first few games. The spins are not guaranteed after each game. So some people may not get a spin at all during the event. Keep playing, you may just be lucky if you play enough games.
4. If you plan on visiting the forums, open a separate window to do so. Use one window to play the games, and you can use the other to browse the forums. Once again, this will allow you to maximize your time during the Booster Blitz.
5. If you are playing with a large balance, the booster blitz is a great time to find new opponents on higher levels. Make sure you have enough money in your balance to play those higher levels.
6. Don't forget to have fun. It's just a game. Don't get to frustrated. If you don't have luck today, there is always another Booster Blitz
7. If you are not doing well on a higher level, play a lower level and just hope for the booster wheel.
8. Most importantly Do Not forget about other priorities. Sure the Booster Blitz will allow you to PROBABLY make some additional cash, but this does not mean that you should ditch everything else in your life. There will be more Booster Blitz's in the future.
Best of luck to everyone. If you have any tips you would like to share, please add them in the comments (you don't need to register to comment)
---------------------
Friday, December 14, 2007
December Booster Blitz
Great news, as the admins had mentioned previously, we are getting another Booster Blitz this year. Wednesday Dec. 19th from 6pm to midnight (EDT).
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
So Sad
Yes I know this has NOTHING to do with Moola.com, but it is important news! Jessica Alba's representative officially announced to People Magazine that Jessica Alba is pregnant (no, that is not a typo). She should be having her baby sometime this coming summer.
Jessica Alba is pregnant with boyfriend Cash Warren's child, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.There is no doubt that this is a sad day for half the male population out there. How can anyone do such a thing to her! Jessica Alba is a dream girl, in terms of looks and from what I can tell from her interviews. I don't think I have seen a horrible picture of her. I know I can't say the same thing about her movies, but I watch them anyways.
"I can confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring, early summer," says rep Brad Cafarelli.
Alba, 26, has dated Warren, 28, since the fall of 2004 after they met on the set of The Fantastic Four, on which Warren was a director's assistant.
The couple have been seen being affectionate together in Los Angeles in recent days, shopping for mattresses last Saturday and attending a Lakers game, where they were spotted kissing Sunday.
In all seriousness though. I do think she is gorgeous and wish her the very best with her new child.
[Source]
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
SnūzNLūz Alarm Clock
Check out this SnūzNLūz Alarm Clock from ThinkGeek.com (a part of the Moola.com Booster Stores). The clock will donate a small amount of money (from our bank account) to charity each time you press the snooze button. This will make a great Christmas gift.
Learderboard Dec. 10th
Let me remind you, some of the decreases in the balance is due to cashing out. Also these stats currently only include members who were both on this week and last weeks leaderboard, those who are no longer on the boards are are not represented on the stats below:
5 Largest Balance Increase
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Bal. Chng |
| 4 | thelopez | $1,109.09 | $205.94 |
| 6 | skipdeal | $512.99 | $97.67 |
| 38 | Beretta | $155.88 | $44.41 |
| 20 | Aglet | $215.52 | $44.38 |
| 12 | toogood | $310.01 | $42.59 |
5 Largest Balance Decrease
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Bal. Chng |
| 69 | phatpat122 | $119.68 | ($193.84) |
| 75 | Libbyab | $116.63 | ($80.27) |
| 3 | MacNook | $1,451.35 | ($32.53) |
| 37 | kioskgirl | $156.74 | ($12.24) |
| 9 | MrFreeze1125 | $474.38 | ($7.07) |
5 Largest Position Increase
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Pos. Chng |
| 38 | Beretta | $155.88 | 49 |
| 20 | Aglet | $215.52 | 14 |
| 51 | needlotsofmoola | $140.26 | 12 |
| 17 | roadruner150 | $237.80 | 12 |
| 31 | trogdor | $169.41 | 11 |
5 Largest Position Decrease
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Pos. Chng |
| 69 | phatpat122 | $119.68 | -55 |
| 75 | Libbyab | $116.63 | -45 |
| 59 | moolapimp | $128.91 | -5 |
| 66 | deanie | $122.62 | -4 |
| 55 | pammer | $135.34 | -4 |
Click the "read more" button to see the entire Moola.com Leaderboard.Overall Standing:
| Pos. | Username | Bal. | Last Pos. | Pos. Chng | Bal. Chng | 1 | freyman23.5 | $8,453.68 | 1 | 0 | $0.00 | 2 | Rossoduck | $5,242.89 | 2 | 0 | ($0.01) | 3 | MacNook | $1,451.35 | 4 | 1 | ($32.53) | 4 | thelopez | $1,109.09 | 5 | 1 | $205.94 | 5 | twotontim | $560.11 | 6 | 1 | $29.30 | 6 | skipdeal | $512.99 | 10 | 4 | $97.67 | 7 | clciri | $487.70 | 9 | 2 | $29.94 | 8 | GsWinner | $481.98 | 8 | 0 | $9.52 | 9 | MrFreeze1125 | $474.38 | 7 | -2 | ($7.07) | 10 | fahashee | $370.82 | 11 | 1 | $1.92 | 11 | DFlash | $316.09 | 13 | 2 | $1.24 | 12 | toogood | $310.01 | 17 | 5 | $42.59 | 13 | caid | $291.21 | 15 | 2 | $0.00 | 14 | Graveyard | $265.55 | 18 | 4 | $0.12 | 15 | ARiC | $258.03 | 21 | 6 | $1.66 | 16 | penny_lover | $256.60 | 20 | 4 | $0.00 | 17 | roadruner150 | $237.80 | 29 | 12 | $37.77 | 18 | TheClockIsLaughing | $226.29 | 22 | 4 | $0.00 | 19 | omnichron | $224.88 | 23 | 4 | $3.87 | 20 | Aglet | $215.52 | 34 | 14 | $44.38 | 21 | xTheUntouchablex | $214.36 | 24 | 3 | $0.26 | 22 | FinalGroundz | $212.92 | 26 | 4 | $0.85 | 23 | FoolishJordan | $212.50 | 25 | 2 | $0.00 | 24 | CorporateRaider | $203.70 | 27 | 3 | ($1.87) | 25 | Goose | $202.55 | 28 | 3 | $0.18 | 26 | zylum | $193.38 | 31 | 5 | $0.00 | 27 | psuturtle | $184.66 | 33 | 6 | $8.82 | 28 | Mommy2Cadence | $178.70 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29 | rroroy | $176.21 | 32 | 3 | $0.00 | 30 | NEPatriots0032 | $172.31 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31 | trogdor | $169.41 | 42 | 11 | $15.62 | 32 | khashab | $166.20 | 36 | 4 | $0.00 | 33 | Necral | $165.42 | 38 | 5 | $2.19 | 34 | OutSider81 | $164.35 | 37 | 3 | $1.06 | 35 | belhaven14 | $162.08 | 39 | 4 | $2.75 | 36 | SCS1 | $158.55 | 40 | 4 | $0.77 | 37 | kioskgirl | $156.74 | 35 | -2 | ($12.24) | 38 | Beretta | $155.88 | 87 | 49 | $44.41 | 39 | pbalcombe | $155.58 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40 | tkyoshi | $154.29 | 41 | 1 | $0.35 | 41 | nono059 | $150.96 | 43 | 2 | $0.00 | 42 | monkeyrider | $150.85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 43 | Maroline | $150.39 | 44 | 1 | $0.00 | 44 | Hearnesy12 | $150.29 | 46 | 2 | $1.20 | 45 | Sarkar | $149.59 | 45 | 0 | $0.26 | 46 | plurt00 | $147.97 | 47 | 1 | $0.36 | 47 | Warrition | $147.92 | 48 | 1 | $1.42 | 48 | SpiveyJr | $146.03 | 49 | 1 | $0.20 | 49 | booper3916 | $145.54 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 | Tazdevil1622 | $145.54 | 50 | 0 | $0.00 | 51 | needlotsofmoola | $140.26 | 63 | 12 | $14.44 | 52 | DaveMatthews | $137.46 | 52 | 0 | $0.74 | 53 | mcar1919 | $135.74 | 55 | 2 | $1.13 | 54 | chuggmore | $135.35 | 53 | -1 | $0.00 | 55 | pammer | $135.34 | 51 | -4 | ($4.25) | 56 | Ender22 | $134.92 | 57 | 1 | $1.10 | 57 | amakley | $133.90 | 59 | 2 | $0.53 | 58 | vergro | $129.72 | 61 | 3 | $0.95 | 59 | moolapimp | $128.91 | 54 | -5 | ($6.41) | 60 | senniss | $126.21 | 65 | 5 | $1.32 | 61 | jeffbg123 | $125.57 | 64 | 3 | $0.00 | 62 | jessicap | $123.51 | 68 | 6 | $0.00 | 63 | hurdlinmasta | $123.15 | 69 | 6 | $0.02 | 64 | PurpleAngel23 | $122.96 | 72 | 8 | $0.49 | 65 | AllieBaBa | $122.82 | 71 | 6 | $0.02 | 66 | deanie | $122.62 | 62 | -4 | ($5.12) | 67 | Jabber | $121.40 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 68 | YouDirtyDog | $120.71 | 73 | 5 | $0.00 | 69 | phatpat122 | $119.68 | 14 | -55 | ($193.84) | 70 | liminaldust | $119.04 | 74 | 4 | $0.87 | 71 | ryanr34 | $118.36 | 75 | 4 | $0.61 | 72 | rockwild | $117.46 | 77 | 5 | $0.51 | 73 | LeRoy3rd | $117.17 | 70 | -3 | ($5.66) | 74 | zenbunny | $117.13 | 81 | 7 | $2.32 | 75 | Libbyab | $116.63 | 30 | -45 | ($80.27) | 76 | Nail | $116.12 | 79 | 3 | $0.47 | 77 | mr.greenjeans | $115.61 | 80 | 3 | $0.32 | 78 | skinneylady123 | $115.50 | 82 | 4 | $1.10 | 79 | CatalinaThePirate | $115.05 | 86 | 7 | $2.15 | 80 | kessld | $113.49 | 85 | 5 | $0.12 | 81 | chrisgs77 | $113.44 | 84 | 3 | $0.02 | 82 | Airwolf | $112.53 | 89 | 7 | $1.37 | 83 | patrickmaher | $112.37 | 88 | 5 | $1.12 | 84 | 0luck | $110.41 | 90 | 6 | $0.19 | 85 | shellsok | $110.39 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 86 | tortue | $109.30 | 91 | 5 | $0.00 | 87 | Juce | $109.16 | 92 | 5 | $0.26 | 88 | rambo13 | $109.13 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 89 | felinelvr5 | $109.03 | 94 | 5 | $0.91 | 90 | rhealana | $108.55 | 96 | 6 | $0.82 | 91 | PorchMonkey4Life | $108.19 | 93 | 2 | $0.00 | 92 | mcbeth | $107.18 | 97 | 5 | $0.05 | 93 | newatthis794 | $106.77 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 94 | dovey2316 | $106.71 | 99 | 5 | $1.05 | 95 | Girish | $106.38 | 98 | 3 | $0.00 | 96 | medievalsoldier | $105.44 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 97 | zedison | $104.67 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 98 | gpaw | $104.28 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 99 | chocoloco17 | $104.23 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100 | jedi_law | $102.29 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
