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Post by nemolives on Aug 30, 2016 1:52:28 GMT
www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/free-raffle-tickets.60692/For once, a small decision in favour of treating all backers equally. Well done Portalarium, but we need so much more of this to get the game back upon the path of Virtues. But which needless to say sets off ENVY upon a rant at how it's totally unfair on those who've spent so, so much money. So come for the free tickets, stay for the salt and vinegar in the thread above! It's deeeee-lishsush. Or as I put it on Reddit; I'm not generous towards Shroud these days either; but this at least is a step in the right direction, one small step but still worth praising. More steps like this and they could bring so many more critics back into the fold... the question is, do they want too? We want to love your game, but it has to earn that love, not just expect it whilst abusing us. And I'm also going to read that thread to enjoy the schadenfreude of an Envy freakout, a backer who has done so, so much to encourage the game to become the playground of the entitled rich. It's not like this freebie will change the odds much, as mentioned, but seeing the sheer arrogance of demanding every single decision go his way because of his money punctured just a little bit delights the darker parts of my soul... Bite it, you rich bastard, bite it HARD. (and next) I actually agree somewhat with the critics of changing the decision mid way through the process; remember many of those tickets will have been bought with gold converted from the Premium Currency, so it's not just in game gold that's been manipulated out of them... but they've changed the conditions to harm lower level backers time and time again, and these cashweasels have applauded it time and time again in turn. It's only now it hits them that they notice the unfairness of it, so my sympathy quickly runs out. Also this means I'll need to re-make my character in game, which means I may as well end up doing a part 3 review. And it's going to be for the whole experience, including all the past decisions, current content, even if I somehow win a house. Well done on giving normal people a chance... on this, a little... now do MORE of that. Meanwhile... hahaha, good old Envy, mmm delicious tears. Yes, I'm a bad person!
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Post by nemolives on Aug 30, 2016 3:16:29 GMT
In memory of Gene Wilder, who died today, and for Envy too;
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Post by Caliya on Sept 3, 2016 22:04:37 GMT
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know they are solely after login numbers spiking because honestly, the peak logins has been falling ever since the first week of "release." Of course they could give a rip if people actually invested in the tickets and are now ineligible. Those people already log in and won't increase login counts. What do they need them for anyway? They already have their money. They need to farm new player bank accounts.
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Post by nemolives on Sept 4, 2016 1:06:47 GMT
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know they are solely after login numbers spiking because honestly, the peak logins has been falling ever since the first week of "release." Of course they could give a rip if people actually invested in the tickets and are now ineligible. Those people already log in and won't increase login counts. What do they need them for anyway? They already have their money. They need to farm new player bank accounts. Sad thing is, ENVY et all howled and complained about it on the forums, how it wasn't fair, they were promised they could rig the first lottery... and within A DAY Portalarium reset it and cancelled the free tickets until the next month. Wankers. |
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Post by titsup on Sept 4, 2016 2:04:39 GMT
Be interesting to see if they make the winners public. Won't be a good look when Envy, Blake, Duke Ezekiel are winning multiple new homes a piece. I doubt it will be public.
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Post by nemolives on Sept 4, 2016 13:04:52 GMT
Be interesting to see if they make the winners public. Won't be a good look when Envy, Blake, Duke Ezekiel are winning multiple new homes a piece. I doubt it will be public. Same here; of course it also won't look good when no one can be sure who actually won them, but Portalarium didn't think that through. They just imagined lots of posts saying "Wow I'm so happy!" as great PR... where as everyone else will be saying "Oh god, not you lot AGAIN. Haven't you got enough property by now?!" You have to get the new players in FIRST, before they start grabbing tickets. And this, like so much else, is working the entirely wrong way around and pampering those already in, the kind of player who drives everyone else out... |
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Post by Caliya on Sept 4, 2016 15:56:09 GMT
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know they are solely after login numbers spiking because honestly, the peak logins has been falling ever since the first week of "release." Of course they could give a rip if people actually invested in the tickets and are now ineligible. Those people already log in and won't increase login counts. What do they need them for anyway? They already have their money. They need to farm new player bank accounts. Sad thing is, ENVY et all howled and complained about it on the forums, how it wasn't fair, they were promised they could rig the first lottery... and within A DAY Portalarium reset it and cancelled the free tickets until the next month. Wankers. Gotta keep the whales happy because honestly, who's going to buy the game at this point? There has never been any semblance of fair because of the whales. Portalarium created that mess with a poor business plan (read: no business plan) and now they made their bed, they have to lie in it. Of course they have to pull the plug on fair every time, otherwise the last few hundred whales will vanish too. |
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Post by bblackstone on Sept 6, 2016 18:09:38 GMT
Be interesting to see if they make the winners public. Won't be a good look when Envy, Blake, Duke Ezekiel are winning multiple new homes a piece. I doubt it will be public. Same here; of course it also won't look good when no one can be sure who actually won them, but Portalarium didn't think that through. They just imagined lots of posts saying "Wow I'm so happy!" as great PR... where as everyone else will be saying "Oh god, not you lot AGAIN. Haven't you got enough property by now?!" You have to get the new players in FIRST, before they start grabbing tickets. And this, like so much else, is working the entirely wrong way around and pampering those already in, the kind of player who drives everyone else out... Not sure if you missed it but Im not exactly their favorite person. Neither is Envy. lol. I'm not playing the lotto because they haven't said how they are gonna draw. If its Lum doing a "random" draw then peace out. You can still throw my name around though if you feel like it. Makes you look a bit ignorant though. |
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Post by titsup on Sept 6, 2016 22:50:03 GMT
Same here; of course it also won't look good when no one can be sure who actually won them, but Portalarium didn't think that through. They just imagined lots of posts saying "Wow I'm so happy!" as great PR... where as everyone else will be saying "Oh god, not you lot AGAIN. Haven't you got enough property by now?!" You have to get the new players in FIRST, before they start grabbing tickets. And this, like so much else, is working the entirely wrong way around and pampering those already in, the kind of player who drives everyone else out... Not sure if you missed it but Im not exactly their favorite person. Neither is Envy. lol. I'm not playing the lotto because they haven't said how they are gonna draw. If its Lum doing a "random" draw then peace out. You can still throw my name around though if you feel like it. Makes you look a bit ignorant though. I should have probably said 'if' those people were to win. I was randomly grabbing names that many know. Wasn't my intent to imply favoritism. I'm well aware you and Envy aren't exactly chummy with the devs. I'm not sure it makes me look ignorant, but I shouldn't have used names as an example because it could carry some unintended implication. For that, I do apologize. What I was trying to express is that if familiar players with significant land holdings wind up winning additional land, the perception that the raffle is a vehicle for the average individual to get a home might be eroded. I agree with Envy that all accounts should be treated fairly. I also think Port botched this, as they so often do. I cannot fathom their decision process on things like this sometimes. |
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Post by nemolives on Sept 7, 2016 4:03:46 GMT
Same here; of course it also won't look good when no one can be sure who actually won them, but Portalarium didn't think that through. They just imagined lots of posts saying "Wow I'm so happy!" as great PR... where as everyone else will be saying "Oh god, not you lot AGAIN. Haven't you got enough property by now?!" You have to get the new players in FIRST, before they start grabbing tickets. And this, like so much else, is working the entirely wrong way around and pampering those already in, the kind of player who drives everyone else out... Not sure if you missed it but Im not exactly their favorite person. Neither is Envy. lol. I'm not playing the lotto because they haven't said how they are gonna draw. If its Lum doing a "random" draw then peace out. You can still throw my name around though if you feel like it. Makes you look a bit ignorant though. Liking you and letting your money talk are two entirely different things. They know Envy's an asshole, but they let him get away with actions that would get anyone else banned and not forgiven. Remember the PvP videos mocking other players? Incidentally, speaking of being a bit ignorant, I actually did hear them say how the lottery will work so I know more than you on that  It was during the Telethon that I've just finished quote mining for my next review. It's too late for me to go over my notes a second time, but the Lottery talk begins about here; Something about it being a generated list and the top names on the list get the tickets, but you may have to listen a while to get too it; and I'm not listening to them for another minute! Need to compile video and get some sleep! |
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Post by bblackstone on Sept 7, 2016 20:36:29 GMT
omething about it being a generated list and the top names on the list get the tickets, but you may have to listen a while to get too it; and I'm not listening to them for another minute! Need to compile video and get some sleep! Aye, probably why I don't know.These hangouts churn my stomach. I am blissfully ignorant now. haha |
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Post by Caliya on Sept 8, 2016 10:10:14 GMT
Same here; of course it also won't look good when no one can be sure who actually won them, but Portalarium didn't think that through. They just imagined lots of posts saying "Wow I'm so happy!" as great PR... where as everyone else will be saying "Oh god, not you lot AGAIN. Haven't you got enough property by now?!" You have to get the new players in FIRST, before they start grabbing tickets. And this, like so much else, is working the entirely wrong way around and pampering those already in, the kind of player who drives everyone else out... Not sure if you missed it but Im not exactly their favorite person. Neither is Envy. lol. I'm not playing the lotto because they haven't said how they are gonna draw. If its Lum doing a "random" draw then peace out. You can still throw my name around though if you feel like it. Makes you look a bit ignorant though. I'd noticed both your and Envy's sarcasm in the forums, but it seems to be coming from different points of view. While I am amused by your sarcasm, and it's interesting, you just don't have the mindset of Envy. That's a good thing. |
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Post by Caliya on Sept 8, 2016 10:15:35 GMT
Not sure if you missed it but Im not exactly their favorite person. Neither is Envy. lol. I'm not playing the lotto because they haven't said how they are gonna draw. If its Lum doing a "random" draw then peace out. You can still throw my name around though if you feel like it. Makes you look a bit ignorant though. Liking you and letting your money talk are two entirely different things. They know Envy's an asshole, but they let him get away with actions that would get anyone else banned and not forgiven. Remember the PvP videos mocking other players? Incidentally, speaking of being a bit ignorant, I actually did hear them say how the lottery will work so I know more than you on that It was during the Telethon that I've just finished quote mining for my next review. It's too late for me to go over my notes a second time, but the Lottery talk begins about here; Something about it being a generated list and the top names on the list get the tickets, but you may have to listen a while to get too it; and I'm not listening to them for another minute! Need to compile video and get some sleep! That video only had 3900 views, and we just added to the count if we clicked on it. Bah. |
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It was during the Telethon that I've just finished quote mining for my next review. It's too late for me to go over my notes a second time, but the Lottery talk begins about here;