http://worldofgoo.com/manualEmailBot.php
It said my order couldn't be found for a while as well, just takes a bit of time.
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Member
(10-13-2009, 08:41 PM)
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#102
Originally Posted by KanZolo:
Lol, well my problem is that the page will not load from my home connector or even via VPN through my work network out of the USA. I want to buy a few copies to send out to friends, but I'm kind of leery of continuing to go through the process right now. |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 08:52 PM)
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#104
Originally Posted by Asparagus:
I'll keep trying then. Thanks |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 08:53 PM)
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#105
Originally Posted by Gexecuter:
No shit. Seriously, you guys that feel clever for having paid the least you could possibly pay might as well have pirated the fucking game. This should be a good incentive for a game developer to never sell their games this way again. |
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(10-13-2009, 09:07 PM)
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#106
I was considering getting this again anyway, but the new pay-what-you-want price and the fact that it works on Linux makes it a must buy for me now. I'm even going to pay above retail because the game was that good.
What was the retail price for the PC version at launch? Edit: I see that it was "normally 20 USD," but was that the price at launch? |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 09:11 PM)
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#107
Originally Posted by ProfessorLobo:
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(10-13-2009, 09:11 PM)
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#108
Just donated 10$ for it. You people paying 0.01$ should feel ashamed.
The website crashed after my Paypal payment was accepted but I received a confirmation e-mail that everything went through. I'll wait for my download message. |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 09:20 PM)
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#109
nice offer.
Paid 20 bucks on launch for it and now spent 5 bucks to get it again because I re-installed my system in the meantime and lost the mail of the first order somehow to download it again. And guess what I just found about 1 minute after I donated the extra money? the confirmation mail with the install link from last year.  Well, no problem with it... great game, they deserve it.  |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 09:21 PM)
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#110
Originally Posted by ProfessorLobo:
Either that or they just paid money to sign up on their mailing list for future announcements. |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 09:21 PM)
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#111
Originally Posted by Visualante:
No, it is partially the jackasses who would pay a ridiculously low price for this game... Although I would imagine this idea will result in profit. The game is well worth its original cost. BTW, better on PC than Wii. Much better control, and soundtrack is available in file form... |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 10:15 PM)
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#119
Originally Posted by Hellraizah:
Ashamed? I think that's stretching it. When an iPhone game goes on special for a weekend for free, should people feel ashamed? Would the situation be different had 2DBoy put this free for the week instead? Should we feel ashamed for downloading it then? I still think the devs of World of Goo are drumming this up as promotion - again, they're probably even willing to just give this away for free for a week, but this approach is more novel. At least it guilt-trips people into paying something. |
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Call of Douchey
(10-13-2009, 10:22 PM)
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#120
Originally Posted by mrkgoo:
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Member
(10-13-2009, 10:27 PM)
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#121
Originally Posted by Valru:
Does paypal take something when it's set up for donation, as opposed to a transaction? Edit:
Quote:
Looks like they do. I wonder what the 'low fees' are? Still, 2DBoys must know what they are doing to go this route. |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 10:35 PM)
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#124
Originally Posted by ProfessorLobo:
The way I see it, the game probably isn't selling at all anymore, they'll make some money on this promotion (because even if a whole lot of people pay a dollar, they still make more money than they would at retail these days), and consumers get to play their game and maybe buy their next game at retail price. It's a smart advertising ploy more than them trying to push the game, IMO. |
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(10-13-2009, 10:48 PM)
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#126
Originally Posted by mrkgoo:
Well, they are not offering it for free. They say you pay what you feel like it's worth. If somebody thinks that game is worth only 1 cent, they probably never worked on anything in their life. I paid 10$, I can't even get the game right now, and I am glad I did. I paid 70$ for games in the past that I probably didn't enjoy as much as I will enjoy this game. 10$ is REALLY cheap to support a small respectable company like this. |
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From Office Bitch to
Project Manager in under sixty seconds. Did I ever tell you Lord Vader was my supervisor? (10-13-2009, 10:50 PM)
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#127
Lots of sites (like RedFlagDeals) hammering the site with 1 cent purchases. GTFO, you slime. Actually try to contribute something to a creative developer.
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Member
(10-13-2009, 10:51 PM)
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#128
Originally Posted by Hellraizah:
This is true, I suppose. They are asking people to pay what it's worth, as opposed to a 'free-for-all', a minor, but perhaps significant distinction. Still, they should be prepared for all the people paying less than what they think it's worth - it's inevitable. |
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(10-13-2009, 10:52 PM)
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#129
Originally Posted by Valru:
They don't charge a flat fee, it's a percentage of the total amount. So if someone donates $.01, the co. will only get $.0097. You honestly think a tiny dev would pay people to download their game? Use your head. |
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Banned
(10-13-2009, 10:55 PM)
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#130
Originally Posted by Dynamic3:
Are you sure about that ? I remember 4chan donating a very small amount of money to some to make them lose money. Anyway i paid 5$ for the game, i'm cheap fucker. |
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never heard about the cat, apparently
(10-13-2009, 10:55 PM)
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#131
Originally Posted by GC|Simon:
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Member
(10-13-2009, 10:56 PM)
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#132
Originally Posted by Dynamic3:
I was just at the paypal site - not sure exactly how it works, but it sounded like 30c plus a 1-2% transaction fee, but that was for non-profit organisations or something. So I'm not really sure how it goes. |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 11:07 PM)
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#133
Originally Posted by mrkgoo:
Well for a standard account there is a microtransaction fee of 5c + 5%, so I could be wrong, but more often than not they would have a tailored account, especially if they have ever brought in over 200k in a month (release perhaps). |
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is too reasonable
for this forum (10-13-2009, 11:12 PM)
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#136
I dunno if I'd criticize people for doing minimum transactions.
Gamers are cheap people, tell them they can enjoy an incredible game for a cent and they will. At the very least, it proves this kind of model is unfeasible for this market. While a few (awesome) people will pay what they think it's worth, the rest of the people will see "OH MY GOD DEAL WITHOUT HAVING TO FEEL BAD FOR PIRATING IT" and pay as little as possible. Radiohead got away with it because they have hardcore fans and people see music as more of an artistic expression. To most gamers, it's a product, nothing more. I'd be super surprised if this honor-system style sale ever happens again. |
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(10-13-2009, 11:20 PM)
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#138
Originally Posted by ShockingAlberto:
It's just a promotion, because it has a time limit. DOing it this way has generated more chatter about the game than simply releasing it for free - you'd simply get a thread of people saying, "Great game, people who don't get it for free are insane! Thanks for spreading the word!". That said, a proper honour-system style could work, if you had a minimum pay - perhaps radio buttons with $5, $10 and $20 or something. Shareware is sort of a pay what you want, but normally gimp the free version, for example (like a boot up or ad version). I know it's not the same, but I pay money to remove ads, but given the opportunity to get something for dirt cheap (legitimately), I will take it. |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 11:21 PM)
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#139
Originally Posted by Liam92:
edit: too slow, you're fucked Last edited by Dementia : 10-14-2009 at 12:32 AM. |
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(10-13-2009, 11:34 PM)
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#140
Does anyone know off the top of their head the difference between the profit 2dBoy get on the Wiiware version and that which they get on the (full-priced) PC version? I've already got it on Wiiware but I've half a mind to pay them the extra amount directly; it's worth it.
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Member
(10-13-2009, 11:43 PM)
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#141
Originally Posted by Liam92:
Just quoting this so he can be appropriately dealt with. God this thread is one of the more infuriating I've ever read. Of course, WoG is also one of my favorite games of all time, so I guess it makes sense. |
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Member
(10-13-2009, 11:46 PM)
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#142
Originally Posted by Nicktals:
Really, you should be directing fury at the developers for even doing this then. The developer puts the game on sale for whatever price people want to pay, and you get infuriated when people pay whatever price they want to pay? For sure, people are paying less than what it's worth, even to them, but you can't blame them really. |
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Doesn't want to make an
ass of himself (10-13-2009, 11:53 PM)
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#143
Originally Posted by XCell9200:
This is a post of sound reasoning. Some of you should get off your high horses. |
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(10-14-2009, 12:00 AM)
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#144
Originally Posted by Liam92:
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Member
(10-14-2009, 12:21 AM)
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#145
Originally Posted by Liam92:
I felt kinda guilty for considering to buy it for only $5 from 2dboy.com. (having never pirated it...) You've made me feel a lot better! Thanx! Last edited by gotee12 : 10-14-2009 at 12:29 AM. |
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Member
(10-14-2009, 12:39 AM)
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#148
Originally Posted by Okin:
Unless the car owner gave you permission to take anything inside the car, they are not even vaguely similar situations. Btw is anyone having any luck getting on their website? It's been down for me for the last few hours, and I still haven't received my email with instructions. :( |
