@orclover

to me this is similar to any email or online scam.

That I agree with - but "similar to a scam" is not the same as "is a scam". If there really was a scam involved then Totem would be subject to prosecution for fraud.

@orclover

The definitions of scam in all the dictionaries that I have checked make it abundantly clear that what Totem are doing is not a scam. It may be regarded as resembling a scam or as unfairly taking advantage, but that is a different matter. Unlike Humpty Dumpty we are not free to say “When I use a word,it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” Nothing that Totem have done in offering the SECs is either fraudulent or deceptive. The cards have not been called Special Cards by Totem.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/scam

an illegal plan for making money, especially one that involves tricking people:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scam

Definition of scam

(Entry 1 of 2)
: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation

Definition of scam (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
1 : to deceive and defraud (someone)

The legality of using games of chance to take money from people while there is chance you do not offer a service is still in question. The EU is currently discussing whether lootboxes and other gambling services should be allowed in different forms of software. There are times when a participant pays credits and does not receive any service.

Looking at the picture above we see that there certainly is a pattern where totem gives the impression that a card is "special".

• 2 christmas cards
• 2 dominatrex cards
• Red fox special outfit
• The first duo in a long time
• A card with a shopping prop
• Roller blade card

Level-headed and experienced buyers on istripper might still think that some of these offer unique content other than a bag, or a roller-blade, or a whip. Those of us who have some of the card now know that the cards are nothing special, and are consistent with cards that cost us $1. I could not find any instance of totem explicity making it known that these cards are not special from the other cards. Therefore they are using a gambling system that rides the line of legal, while giving the impression that special event cards are special, when they are not special, except for in their exorbinant cost.

I do not necessarily disagree with their business plan. It only works because collectors are vulnerable and easy to *****. There is responsibility on that side to make a decision that $500 is too much for a single card. But to say that it isn't a scam at all isn't clear to me.

We know that there are buyers who spend many hundreds of dollars for a single card. A investigator or psychologist would have to conclude that these people are likely of similar mind to those who might give money to an email or online scam. It is possible for a person to spend $500 and not receive the special event card that they desire...to me this is similar to any email or online scam.

I want to be clear...I love totem as a business. They produce my favorite entertainment software and have always been respectful and generous with me as I with them. I have ***** that they are going to struggle through the end of this year and I am grateful that they have a source of income that is not related to producing new cards. But...I also can't feel morally positive with how they use the gambling and special event features. But it is also a porn software and so the morality is *****.

It seems fine to me.
120 credits spent, 25 scratches, 8 cards got(2 XXX, 1 appreciated, 3 so so) + Hard Candy.

Congratulations on the win. Enjoy the shows.

@willyweekly

Many years ago, I could read 000 and 1111
Many years ago, I would list my rows of code numberically....many year ago....
Those years are over...

It's totally OK 😄 Video ***** and Editing is one of my Hobbys, because i am a Nerd and I am not Shame on me. And FFmpeg is one of the best Tools to do the Job.

The Problem is, i am not the Creator from the Clips so I don't know which Codec is used for Encoding.

I don't know the Camera Equipment and in which Raw-Format the Clip was Recorded.

And i don't wont to touch the Original Files, because when you are unsure or you don't know what to do

you should always keep the Original. No matter the Filesize or any other Reasons.

For my Case or for all of us, the iStripper Client handle the Clip's so it is all Fine 👌

I am kinda useless for help now.

Nope, you are completely wrong, Nobody is useless for help 😉

Now I look at pretty ladies...

Yes, this is what the Software was made for. And we should Enjoy it ...

Totem is not clear about whether the cards are actually special

They are clear, because the cards are not special and Totem said that. You get the cards through a 'Special Event'. That's the 'special'.

Many years ago, I could read 000 and 1111
Many years ago, I would list my rows of code numberically....
many year ago....

Those years are over...
I am kinda useless for help now.

Now I look at pretty ladies...

@orclover

The definitions of scam in all the dictionaries that I have checked make it abundantly clear that what Totem are doing is not a scam. It may be regarded as resembling a scam or as unfairly taking advantage, but that is a different matter. Unlike Humpty Dumpty we are not free to say “When I use a word,it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” Nothing that Totem have done in offering the SECs is either fraudulent or deceptive. The cards have not been called Special Cards by Totem.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/scam

an illegal plan for making money, especially one that involves tricking people:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scam

Definition of scam

(Entry 1 of 2)
: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation

Definition of scam (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb
1 : to deceive and defraud (someone)

You're right @gkar45 - they have lost their lustre. There is nothing special about most of these cards
There is nothing special about any of these cards. They are just artifically expensive.

one word: scam
A scam requires that deception is involved. There is no deception, hence there can be no scam - though the term rip-off could perhaps be justified, as could overly-expensive. I don't like them and disapprove of them, but neither that nor their expense makes them a scam.

I disagree with the statement that special event cards are not scams. Totem is not clear about whether the cards are actually special unless I am missing some disclaimer and therefore people, especially months ago would have spent many dollars thinking they were getting a special card. Totem has been known for "hiding" the contents in a card in order to increase sales, hence the reason we still have such a poor review system and a very poor tagging systems relative to other erotica services. Totem also has been less than honest when certain activities occur in picture sets and not in the show. Totem is not honest about bugs in cards and which cards have faulty quality, and often charge full price for these cards. Totem does give great discounts, totem does not employ the special event cards very often but they certainly take advantage of vulnerable customers through this process. If it keeps them in business and improves the product I guess we can view it as charity.

@willyweekly

Some how, they come from both sides on my machine. I don't know why.

Yes of course, then the Model walked in the Studio from left to right and from right to left.

And this is what the Camera was Recording in Realtime 😉

And the iStripper Client Play's these Videoclips for us, it can't do anything else. You need to mirror a Video, when you want to have the effect, where @Tommy7358 asked for.

I Remember on a Thread in this Forum (unfortunately i can't find it anymore) from a user who made a Software, where you could Play the .vghd Files outside of iStripper.

But the Files are Still .vghd Files. So you Need to reencode the Files, Mirror them, an at least reencode back to the .vghd Container.

Good Luck without Lossing no Quality 😜 So Two-Pass-Encoding is maybe your Friend.

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/H.264

And here is an Example, FFmpeg can't read the Files properly.

xxx@xxx:/media/daten4/VGHD_Files/a1608$ ffmpeg -i a1608_1401.vghd
ffmpeg version 3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 7 (Ubuntu 7.3.0-16ubuntu3)
configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=0ubuntu0.18.04.1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librubberband --enable-librsvg --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libopencv --enable-libx264 --enable-shared
WARNING: library configuration mismatch
avcodec configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version=0ubuntu0.18.04.1 --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librubberband --enable-librsvg --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libopencv --enable-libx264 --enable-shared --enable-version3 --disable-doc --disable-programs --enable-libopencore_amrnb --enable-libopencore_amrwb --enable-libtesseract --enable-libvo_amrwbenc
libavutil 55. 78.100 / 55. 78.100
libavcodec 57.107.100 / 57.107.100
libavformat 57. 83.100 / 57. 83.100
libavdevice 57. 10.100 / 57. 10.100
libavfilter 6.107.100 / 6.107.100
libavresample 3. 7. 0 / 3. 7. 0
libswscale 4. 8.100 / 4. 8.100
libswresample 2. 9.100 / 2. 9.100
libpostproc 54. 7.100 / 54. 7.100
a1608_1401.vghd: Invalid data found when processing input

a1608_1401.vghd: Invalid data found when processing input

So we have at least the Fact that the Videoclips exclusively and only playable through the iStripper Client.

But this is all only from my Understanding and maybe i am thinking to complicated.

Hello,

Just put another card in order.

This time I put in order the card Muse with Anna Tatu. For some reason I can't post a picture of this card it is a favorite of mine. How I did so is in the quote below. It's not perfect but I feel it flows real nice. I'm sure other people would put in a different order. Why not put a favorite card of yours in order and post here.

Clip order (need to put in this way so the Now playing section plays it corectly)

24, 20, 23, 18, 10, 9, 7, 3, 22, 17, 15, 13, 11, 6, 26, 25, 19, 16, 8, 4, 21, 14, 12, 5, 1

I hope others enjoy.

WayneStewart

Hello,

To do this I had to put the clips into the playlist and save the order. Remember if you want the scenes in order you have to reverse the clip order while building your playlist; you need to do this so the now playing area will select the scenes correctly. You'll see what I mean if you look at the clip order list I've posted for this card.

Each group goes from timid to hot. Each group is in scene order from timid to hot. I had four full scenes. I'm sure someone else would have did another order, but I tried to put the scenes in order by the clothes being taken off and by the action of the model. Just like a movie or a music video.
.

You often find that the profile photo for a card is the reverse / obverse of the video.

And I think it is in one of the Naomi Nevena shows where her ankle tattoo manages to switch over to the other leg!

Some how, they come from both sides on my machine. I don't know why.
I can read the shirts backwards some times.... I am guessing the program was set this way a long time ago.

(And I don't mind)

You're right @gkar45 - they have lost their lustre. There is nothing special about most of these cards

There is nothing special about any of these cards. They are just artifically expensive.

one word: scam

A scam requires that deception is involved. There is no deception, hence there can be no scam - though the term rip-off could perhaps be justified, as could overly-expensive. I don't like them and disapprove of them, but neither that nor their expense makes them a scam.

You can also watch lots and lots of women dance across your screen... A difficult job, but someone has to do it!!!

If I could win a beer, then I might try a scratter card or two...
Or are they only sold in six packs.

(I do love my beer!!!)

one word: scam 👎

You're right @gkar45 - they have lost their lustre. There is nothing special about most of these cards.

And for as long as we are prepared to drop a s***load of credits trying to win one, then Totem will continue to drive that behaviour and put the SEC behind the wall. For Totem to change their behaviour ,we have to change ours first.

Want to point out. We don't know how many people have won. If a person won they are less likely to ***** here. Also, why spend so many credits? If you think/believe it's a scam and you are not winning. Stop. Instead of spending 200 credits do forty to 120. Just a suggestion.WayneStewart

In the UK all gambling sites and TV advertising carry the above message from a campaign created by The Senet Group, an independent body set up to promote responsible gambling standards.

Unfortunately the logo is missing from iStripper but on the website it recommends the following

HOW TO STAY IN CONTROL OF YOUR GAMBLING

Set your limits at the start
Only bet what you can afford
Never chase your losses
Don't bet if you're getting angry
Never put betting before your mates

Nobody has put a gun to your head or is holding your family ***** to make you play these games. Keep it fun.

😊

Pure Marketing, every one how like to play this game want this card, there is not so many people who play just for fan to spend for nothing there money.

I knew the day would come, you bring a Stacy SE card I will never own, unless I spend all my hard earned money.

I really ***** it! 👎👎👎

Special Event Cards are a big FU LOSERS LOL to the users.

Every time I see someone post that they "spent 2000 credits and I still didn't get the SEC!" or that "It took me 3500 credits and two reloads to finally ge the SEC!" all I can think is "THIS IS WHY TOTEM DOES THIS." Congrats on reinforcing their predatory business model.

Don't get me wrong, If you want to spend the money, go for it. Just don't spend it and then come on here ***** about it.

Agreed...Concidering the "Blank Spots" are 10 credits, and no where in the rules does it state "blanks" are 10 credits.

I think I was the first to mention the 10 credit wins and the blank symbols. A few hours later, well after a Totem team member posted a reply saying that they may adjust matters, I quit the app, restarted it, and played the scratch card game again. After doing that I have not seen any blank symbols and I also very quickly won both 100 credits and the new SEC. Since then, playing intermittently, I have won more credits than I have spent. I seem to win something, though mostly of course only the 20 credit break even, rather more often than winning nothing so the occassional 100 credit win has left me slightly in profit since I restarted the app. Before that I had lost significantly (and had stopped playing when I reached my pre-imposed limit).

Hello,

Want to point out. We don't know how many people have won. If a person won they are less likely to ***** here. Also, why spend so many credits? If you think/believe it's a scam and you are not winning. Stop. Instead of spending 200 credits do forty to 120. Just a suggestion.

WayneStewart

Keep thinking what exactly? that the game works they way the instructions say? or your wildly skeptical baseless conjecture?

Ill go with the stated instructions, thanks

Agreed...Concidering the "Blank Spots" are 10 credits, and no where in the rules does it state "blanks" are 10 credits.

Geez....-_-

Once upon a time, the scratch game was 10 credits per game and the odds were almost like 3 to 1 or 4 to 1, in the end I lost credits, but... got not only the special cards but the cards I wanted
(from P2P selection)

Now...Either the odds are set to 5 to 1, 6 to 1 or more because...(even for myself, who doesn't ***** much) This game seems rigged to keep the new special card, but make you pay more until you are completly cleared out with none of the cards you wanted when you get cleared out
(Ignoring P2P on IStripper Computer Application)

It is very dishearting to have to ignore a once great game....sigh....-_-

Oh...

And, @celine
I won two cards, however...I wasn't credited for the seconds card, it gave me a blank (No Card), even though...I have cards in the "Girls Store"
(it came up "https://istripper.com/model/show"; only for the blank card)

Here is the Photo showing the mistake, IF it shows, though...

As I already said, I think that pushing now so much on Exclusive cards (with a such card pro month) and on gamble games (with doubled price pro scratch card) - two things which have always been controversial among members - during these sad times of disease, quarantine and loss of jobs could be in the end more detrimental for the company than an economical benefy.
Anyway, I would also like someone to eventually answer me what's the reason - if there is any reason - for which we can never see any preview of any Exclusive card.

So again discussions about scratch cards. See also this one: https://www.istripper.com/forum/thread/44162/7Every time we start this over again, The period stops and then with a new gamble event it starts again. Personally I hope for at least premium members this will stop. I'm on 101 scratch cards and mostly won 20. recharged credits. Got once 100 credits and luckily the candy card. But still 101 scratching is to much for the card. Then rather just pay it as a premium member. But as stated, so much said already by lot of members. Think it is up to Totem to listen or just say, he you don't have to gamble and get all cards. Stay safe all. X-

As I can't edit the above post a new reply.
So as you can see we are on 184 , I spend about 100 euro. Won a few times 20 and the 100 can be counted on 1 hand.
Suddenly once I got the 2cards for free but as I have all cards beside the SEC this is nothing for me. (instead handout a joker, or return credits)
In the end I managed to have Eva Elfie cuddling up and this weekend cutie Stacy Cruz Hard Candy. I call myself very lucky with that. (Slotmachine is something I'm not even going to try anymore. )
Mission completed and I might be crazy or a gambling *****.
Although, will reconsider the scratch cards next time as well. 20 credits is the double of 10 credits last time. And with the odds it feels not honest play . (When we calculate you win about 1 of 3 I think, which is the 20 credits so not saying it is , it is about how it feels as customer)
I also miss some good feedback from this platform regarding an earlier 'discussion' and besides the 20% discounts on new cards not using anything else the premium membership provides me. Do I need to extend it? Especially with a new economic recess coming up with all what is happening now.
Please take some members feedback serious. Get a deadline to come back to us with a statement at least.

• X-

Honestly, I think most people would just outright prefer to buy the SEC, even at a premium. I don't care much for the older cards or winning credits.
Exactly, what I would prefer. I have all the cards I want except the SECs.... dare to dream

Here's hoping...

Honestly, I think most people would just outright prefer to buy the SEC, even at a premium. I don't care much for the older cards or winning credits.

Exactly, what I would prefer. I have all the cards I want except the SECs.... dare to dream

Honestly, I think most people would just outright prefer to buy the SEC, even at a premium. I don't care much for the older cards or winning credits.

LOL --- Another Gambling game in the middle of CoViC-19 and people have LOST everything even there jobs and you want MORE shame on you Totem... GoodBye....
I'll come back when you smarten the hell up!

This was my recommendation. These cards have pissed so many people off what better time to offer them up then now? Its an easy PR win. I get that they make a lot of money but I think now would be a great time to win back some customers

lost all my credits, chasing the sec, total rip off.
Loyal customers like me who have been tripple diamond for a long time (ive purchased almost an aditional 3000 cards and invested 1000's £), its time our loyalty is rewarded or a new tear introduced say at 3000 cards were we all get the sec cards for free or for a few credits. Every time i have a moan about loyalest customers being penalised (we cant take part in many promotions because we have too many cards, get rid of the older than 30 day card thing may help) im told loyal customers are the minority and not a major source of income. I propose all tripple diamond members follow my example, during the current crisis I am not going to buy any more credits or cards for a minimum of 3 months. and if totum want my continual custom something has to be done to further include and reward its loyalist customers.

spent - 300 credit, 65 - bilets, win -nothing!!!
WTF!!!

Congrats! Then the odds where with you :-) It is gambling indeed.

stly this event was kind to me. I was missing 6 SEC cards. In 160 tickets I got 5 of the SEC cards.

I won credits numerous times, and won two cards 21 times. Not that I care about those cards per se, but they are now part of my collection and I don't have to worry about getting them again.

I am down about 500 credits, and my average cost per card won was about 10.7 credits when doing the math. Not terrible, but not bad by any means.

The breakdown of wins by amount:
20 - 57
100 - 11
200 - 2

Total of 2640 credits won as I played.

All in all, this event I played more than most because it cost me far less than most with better rewards.

So again discussions about scratch cards. See also this one: https://www.istripper.com/forum/thread/44162/7
Every time we start this over again, The period stops and then with a new gamble event it starts again.

Personally I hope for at least premium members this will stop.
I'm on 101 scratch cards and mostly won 20. recharged credits. Got once 100 credits and luckily the candy card. But still 101 scratching is to much for the card. Then rather just pay it as a premium member.
But as stated, so much said already by lot of members.
Think it is up to Totem to listen or just say, he you don't have to gamble and get all cards.

Stay safe all.

• X-

Three ways using the iStripper app

1) Go to your "My Collection" page in the app, type the model's name into the Search box and hit return. This shows you all the cards of that model that you have bought - which may be none. This will always work as long as you have not used any of the filters to restrict what is being shown or hidden any of your cards.

2) Use the sort by name option for "My Collection" and scroll through until you reach where the model should appear. However this will not find any cards in which the model is the second named performer in a Duo card.

3) Click on your own avatar next to any post that you have made. This will bring up a summary of what cards you have bought. This can be sorted according to any column by clicking on the name of the column, so sorting by name order makes it easy to find a particular model - however I don't think this list includes special event cards.

The web site's Store page, accessible from the Our Models page has an "In My Collection" option that shows you only cards that you have already bought

You can also use a text search tool on the xml files in the subdirectories of the vghd/data directory - but this is not very convenient.

In the App, click on My Collection, In the Upper Right Corner, to the left of the Search box are 3 small lines.
Click on bottom small line and you can sort by name
Or, while still in My Collection, just type in the girl's name in search box. Good Luck

Hi,
I´ve been looking for the answer to the question I´m gonna make but I haven´t found any piece of information...I think there is no...
The question is...

Does exist any way to know if you have bought any card from a particular model?,
You know, you go to the "Our Models" collection and you have to click on each model to find out if you had bought a card from her, do you understand the trouble?


Many thanks in advance,
Great site, Great job!!!

Would it be so hard for Totem to implement the function if you already arived at 10 times spend a scratch card you automaticly get the special card?

This would at least leave a lot of people less dissapointed left... Use your logic guys and implement such function if you want to make your gambling games fun to the costomers!

Honestly this event was kind to me. I was missing 6 SEC cards. In 160 tickets I got 5 of the SEC cards.

I won credits numerous times, and won two cards 21 times. Not that I care about those cards per se, but they are now part of my collection and I don't have to worry about getting them again.

I am down about 500 credits, and my average cost per card won was about 10.7 credits when doing the math. Not terrible, but not bad by any means.

The breakdown of wins by amount:
20 - 57
100 - 11
200 - 2

Total of 2640 credits won as I played.

All in all, this event I played more than most because it cost me far less than most with better rewards.

Actually I though there was a random, playing clips either regular or mirrored. Both in fullscreen and normal modes...
Without a way to even stop this random (to have all clips play non mirrored).

Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I thought anyway.

@wrapjog

To fight the Covid-19

LOL! Yes, this is the right Adjustnent don't bonce back and enjoy the gentle examination 😀

@SetFuego

You surely kept that. What are you doing with it, maybe repairing the alternator? 😀

Could be, but I have for the use also associations with a certain song of The Rolling Stones.

WTF is it ??? There is you can win credit, two cards, special card. It seems there is not any other options but there is - you can lose yor credit. F.ck this game !!

Unfortunately @etherealspiral, I was like you. I'm embarrassed to say how many credits I blew without ever winning the SEC.

On my final 100, cause I was doing 5 tickets at a time, I got 200 back and that's when I quit. 222.57 atm. That's enough to buy any cards I particularly like for a while provided no other ***** sucking TGIFs happen.

But yeah, might aswell save some people. Dont go 300 tickets deep. I got 3 LECs in 305 tickets, and not one was Hard Candy.

Unfortunately @etherealspiral, I was like you. I'm embarrassed to say how many credits I blew without ever winning the SEC.

Cat fight🔥🔥🔥

Also, I am in the US.