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permutated · (10-14-2009, 12:48 AM)

Originally Posted by Liam92:

I pirated this game and enjoyed it, but now they've taken on this business model I've just given them £5.

A well deserved £5.

Aw, you didn't last long! :==(

Knuckleruckamus · (10-14-2009, 12:50 AM)

Are people really flipping out over bandwidth charges? How many megs do you think an average youtube or hulu video is and how much do you think those guys likely piss away in bandwidth fees?

SpacLock · (10-14-2009, 12:54 AM)

I just gave them a mil.

itxaka · (10-14-2009, 12:55 AM)

why the fuck do you people care? They could have easily put it over 5$ if they wanted but they put it for whatever you want to pay for it. If some people only want to pay 1 cent for it let them.

Just note them down on a list so when 2dboy brings out the data from this sale they can't coplain and we can blame them

Slavik81 · (10-14-2009, 01:05 AM)

Originally Posted by Visualante:

Why feel guilty? The developer is getting all of that money! Plus they're happy you're playing their game.

Some money is better than no money, especially when a product loses its spotlight.

That depends on what their transaction, hosting and supports costs are per sale.

Originally Posted by ShockingAlberto:

I dunno if I'd criticize people for doing minimum transactions.

Specifying a minimum transaction tends to cause people to give exactly the minimum. In some instances, this can lead to people actually giving less than had you said nothing at all and left it up to them to choose.

Of course, since this is online, the system doesn't work quite as well as in person. For donations, you generally get more when people can see how much other people have donated.

Dementia · (10-14-2009, 01:16 AM)

Originally Posted by Slavik81:

That depends on what their transaction, hosting and supports costs are per sale.

Specifying a minimum transaction tends to cause people to give exactly the minimum. In some instances, this can lead to people actually giving less than had you said nothing at all and left it up to them to choose.

Of course, since this is online, the system doesn't work quite as well as in person. For donations, you generally get more when people can see how much other people have donated.

They could have added a message to the paypal window that said "We would appreciate it if you donate at least $[0.30] to cover the PayPal fees," if they even exist. Of course, that might just instigate 4chaners to abuse it so that 2Dboy loses money.

ShockingAlberto · (10-14-2009, 01:21 AM)

Originally Posted by Tain:

I can't believe some of the fury in this thread. Go take the developers out to dinner or something.

Honestly, I'd really like to. Buy them something to eat, talk with them about how two guys with an independent game studio made the best game of 2008, it'd be really enlightening.

Slavik81 · (10-14-2009, 02:18 AM)

Originally Posted by Dementia:

They could have added a message to the paypal window that said "We would appreciate it if you donate at least $[0.30] to cover the PayPal fees," if they even exist. Of course, that might just instigate 4chaners to abuse it so that 2Dboy loses money.

It's hard to tell if they'd be better or worse off doing that. Even if you got 10 times as many people to switch from $0.01 to $0.30 as switched from $5 to $0.30, it would be a bad idea.

Dipper145 · (10-14-2009, 02:22 AM)

I paid at like 3pm today and still haven't gotten any e-mail. Have other people gotten some sort of DL link yet? Or is it just taking really long?

That manual e-mail bot thing didn't work at all for me.

SmokeMaxX · (10-14-2009, 02:28 AM)

How the heck do you run this on 64 bit Vista? The WoG forums are down so I can't find an answer there.

Jtwo · 02:33 AM

Kinda confused, just made my donation and the email they sent doesn't have a link to download it..

EDIT:
Seems this isn't a common problem.
:\ will wait it out.

EDIT2:
Aww yeah!
There it is!
Guess I was a bit impatient.

Anony · (10-14-2009, 02:34 AM)

i didnt want to give a cent :<
give .94 usd = 1 cdn

mrkgoo · (10-14-2009, 02:40 AM)

Originally Posted by Dipper145:

I paid at like 3pm today and still haven't gotten any e-mail. Have other people gotten some sort of DL link yet? Or is it just taking really long?

That manual e-mail bot thing didn't work at all for me.

Mine has taken ages too. Still nothing.

TheSeks · (10-14-2009, 02:54 AM)

If it wasn't paypal or credit card (maybe send a check or cash), I'd probably buy it for $.01-$.10, mostly because I don't have the PC capable of running it (my shit is about 5-9 years old), but hell... it's a near "free" game and I wouldn't feel bad "wasting money" on it if I never even got to play it.

All of you going "ZOMG YOU SHOULD PAY MORE THAN $.01" are missing the point. They asked what you thought the value of the game was. For most people, that's a $.01. People are cheap bastards. If you give them an inch, they'll take a mile. And you can't say you wouldn't do the same shit for something you have mild/moderate interest in if you were given it free/$.01.

TitaniumGroceries · (10-14-2009, 03:17 AM)

Originally Posted by ipukespiders:

Good promotion for World of Goo 2 I say. Any drug dealer knows that.

But the game isn't as addictive as crack until later worlds.

Dementia · (10-14-2009, 03:21 AM)

Originally Posted by Dipper145:

I paid at like 3pm today and still haven't gotten any e-mail. Have other people gotten some sort of DL link yet? Or is it just taking really long?

That manual e-mail bot thing didn't work at all for me.

Yeah, I made an initial donation around noon today and still have not gotten anything, even through that email resend form. I didn't feel like writing an email and dealing with customer support, so a couple of minutes ago I just sucked it up and donated another 50 cents (bringing the total to a whopping $1

(my second copy for a different OS on the same computer-- chillax vigilante gaf)) and I got an email from 2Dboy with the download link instantly.

The servers seem to have just gotten up and running again, so now is your chance before they get hammered again!

Tain · (10-14-2009, 03:22 AM)

Quote:

And you can't say you wouldn't do the same shit for something you have mild/moderate interest in if you were given it free/$.01.

omg but it's independent art this is different than all those other plebe games i don't care about

Tashi0106 · (10-14-2009, 03:26 AM)

I'm the most broke mother fucker on the planet right now so I'm going to wait and buy it on WiiWare when I feel I can pay what I think I should.

Slavik81 · (10-14-2009, 03:30 AM)

Originally Posted by TheSeks:

All of you going "ZOMG YOU SHOULD PAY MORE THAN $.01" are missing the point. They asked what you thought the value of the game was. For most people, that's a $.01. People are cheap bastards. If you give them an inch, they'll take a mile. And you can't say you wouldn't do the same shit for something you have mild/moderate interest in if you were given it free/$.01.

No, the odds of it being worth the effort of the transaction, but not being worth more than a single cent are slim. More likely, it's worth somewhere between $0.25 and $5.00 for the average person. Whether they actually pay that much when they don't have to is another story.

I'm not making any sort of judgement over what price you paid, since it would be nonsensical to pay exactly what it's worth to you. But don't pretend that you wouldn't buy it if it were $0.02, or $0.03.

Vercingetorix · (10-14-2009, 03:32 AM)

Paying a penny isn't cheaping out!

Paying a single "sen" (1/100th of a Japanese yen), now that's cheaping out!

MikeE21286 · (10-14-2009, 03:37 AM)

this game is really really awesome...I just wanted to profess my love for it. already bought it for Wii.....I don't know what to pay for it now on PC. Quandary...

Prezhulio · (10-14-2009, 03:49 AM)

gave them a couple bucks. never would of thought about buying or playing the game even though it's pretty intriguing (i didn't even know it was on mac), but can't go wrong with setting my own price!

Zizbuka · (10-14-2009, 03:51 AM)

Originally Posted by OMG Aero:

I already bought this game on Steam a while ago so I might pay 1p to have a Steam-free version of it.

Same here, guess we shouldn't feel all dirty inside..........right?

Fraull · (10-14-2009, 03:54 AM)

already own it on the wii, gonna buy it again for my mac for real cheap, since i already paid full wiiware price for it.

TitaniumGroceries · (10-14-2009, 04:09 AM)

I'm considering throwing in $20 just because the soundtrack is so damn good.

bengraven · (10-14-2009, 05:16 AM)

I paid them a bit extra for all the cheapskates.

I'm so broke too...

AniHawk · (10-14-2009, 05:24 AM)

I didn't think it was quite worth the $15 on WiiWare, but it's at least worth more than a penny.

Drkirby · (10-14-2009, 05:25 AM)

Just bought a copy for a friend of mine now. Decided a nickle is better then a penny, but I am still to cheap to pay much since I own the game my self.

Timo · (10-14-2009, 05:46 AM)

I already have it on wiiware but I'm going to get it for mac sometime tomorrow. 1 dollar get.

KanZolo · (10-14-2009, 06:29 AM)

12 hours and I get my email

Played the first 3 levels and 30 secs. in I knew this game was going to be awesome. And I know as I play, it'll get awesome-r.

Thank you 2dboy.

DMPrince · (10-14-2009, 06:34 AM)

downloaded. managed the email to send the link to a friend.

Metal Gear?! · (10-14-2009, 06:38 AM)

IIRC the Steam version will actually run without Steam so you already have a Steam-Free copy if you bought it from them

Grayman · (10-14-2009, 06:44 AM)

Originally Posted by TheSeks:

If it wasn't paypal or credit card (maybe send a check or cash), I'd probably buy it for $.01-$.10, mostly because I don't have the PC capable of running it (my shit is about 5-9 years old), but hell... it's a near "free" game and I wouldn't feel bad "wasting money" on it if I never even got to play it.

All of you going "ZOMG YOU SHOULD PAY MORE THAN $.01" are missing the point. They asked what you thought the value of the game was. For most people, that's a $.01. People are cheap bastards. If you give them an inch, they'll take a mile. And you can't say you wouldn't do the same shit for something you have mild/moderate interest in if you were given it free/$.01.

World of Goo will probably run on anything, it seemed to run flawlessly on my netbook.

Blindfutur3 · (10-14-2009, 06:48 AM)

Originally Posted by Dipper145:

I paid at like 3pm today and still haven't gotten any e-mail. Have other people gotten some sort of DL link yet? Or is it just taking really long?

That manual e-mail bot thing didn't work at all for me.

Yeah, still not working for me.

Now I get to wait for World of Goo and Google Wave

peakish · 07:35 AM

Already have the Steam version, but paying $7.50 for the Linux one felt good, man. My favorite game of last year.

Will probably pick it up on Wiiware sometime as well. I'm a valued customer

Edit: Wohoo, got the link already. Not that I can install it anyway until I fix my Archlinux installation...

mclem · (10-14-2009, 09:27 AM)

Originally Posted by Dementia:

Don't be an idiot and make horrible, hyperbolic, unrelated analogies.

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. :(

A better analogy would be Homer's reaction to being told he can donate whatever he likes to enter a museum, I think.

Luigiv · (10-14-2009, 10:13 AM)

I would take advantage of this deal but I've already bought the game... twice.

Weenerz · (10-14-2009, 10:17 AM)

Originally Posted by Tashi0106:

I'm the most broke mother fucker on the planet right now so I'm going to wait and buy it on WiiWare when I feel I can pay what I think I should.

Way to stick it to us cheapskates.

Cohsae · (10-14-2009, 10:27 AM)

This game is quite fun. And the soundtrack has been surprisingly good so far.

akachan ningen · (10-14-2009, 10:32 AM)

I paid a penny because I probably won't play it at all. It's just another one for the backlog. :|

Luigiv · (10-14-2009, 10:37 AM)

Originally Posted by akachan ningen:

I paid a penny because I probably won't play it at all. It's just another one for the backlog. :|

*slap* play it now!

Leonsito · (10-14-2009, 10:55 AM)

14 hours till I donated and still haven't received any mail, only the ones from paypal :(

That .php site doesn't do anything too ;\

Flek · (10-14-2009, 11:17 AM)

Originally Posted by Leonsito:

14 hours till I donated and still haven't received any mail, only the ones from paypal :(

That .php site doesn't do anything too ;\

yeha me too :(

brunoa76 · 11:38 AM

I like the principle, $5 in their pocket and maybe a good surprise in mine...

edit : the email link was immediate for me, downloading at 60/100 ko/s right now.

Ben2749 · (10-14-2009, 11:42 AM)

I did this now, and recieved the e-mail instantly. Are you checking your spam filters?

Maybe it's just the luck of the draw as to who gets sent the links first.

Anyway, I paid £0.01, as I already paid full price on Wii Ware. Damn brilliant game.

Leonsito · (10-14-2009, 11:55 AM)

Originally Posted by Ben2749:

I did this now, and recieved the e-mail instantly. Are you checking your spam filters?

Maybe it's just the luck of the draw as to who gets sent the links first.

Anyway, I paid £0.01, as I already paid full price on Wii Ware. Damn brilliant game.

Yeah, not in the spam filter :(

After paying in paypal, I was redirected to the site but got a 500 error, after refreshing I got the congratulations for the buy blahblah if you have any error go to the php site ...

But nothing more, no mails, payment is done ... strange

SovanJedi · (10-14-2009, 12:07 PM)

You know if every single person in the world bought this game for £0.01 right now 2DBoy would still get something like £60million give or take wonky maths and logistics and all that guff. This is on top of already doing well with previous releases and the future iPhone version, not to mention multiple copies being bought by the same person.

I would think it's a shame that people genuinely believe such a great game is only worth that little though.

biocat · (10-14-2009, 12:12 PM)

Paid $1.01 since I already have the Steam version and wanted the Linux port. Works great on my dinky eee 701.

Blindfutur3 · (10-14-2009, 12:21 PM)

Went through the process of buying it again and my email came through instantly. So to those having trouble getting your download email(who haven't paid much), buy it again.

Flek · (10-14-2009, 12:24 PM)

Originally Posted by Blindfutur3:

Went through the process of buying it again and my email came through instantly. So to those having trouble getting your download email(who haven't paid much), buy it again.

i might just do it … if i get it twice i just give away one version later