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Blindfutur3 · (10-14-2009, 12:27 PM)

Originally Posted by Flek:

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

Yeah, there's an option to gift the game in the email.

LiQuid! · (10-14-2009, 12:27 PM)

Got it for a penny as well, but the backlog is gargantuan and it's going to the back of the line, so it's just useless data on my hard drive. If I ever go play it and enjoy it, I'll find a way to get them some more cash. Appreciate the opportunity and business model, but I've got way more games to play than I have cash for more games.

SkinnyPupp · (10-14-2009, 12:48 PM)

Well there's $0.01 from me they wouldn't have gotten otherwise.

I wish they'd make a Windows Mobile version! I'd pay $5-10 for that.

Leonsito · (10-14-2009, 01:11 PM)

I made another small donation and got my email in a matter of seconds, my other went to limbo, but well, it went to a good limbo after all.

gotee12 · (10-14-2009, 01:14 PM)

Now that the site is working again this morning, they have my $5. Played it for a minute (all inconspicuous like cuz I'm at work) and can see how addictive it will become. My evening has just been planned...

mrkgoo · (10-14-2009, 01:46 PM)

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 ;\

Me neither and i ordered yesterday morning.

poppabk · (10-14-2009, 02:05 PM)

Originally Posted by mrkgoo:

Me neither and i ordered yesterday morning.

Yeah I gave them another dollar for email tax and got the conformation email immediately.

KittyKittyBangBang · (10-14-2009, 02:47 PM)

Excellent Game, bought it off of Wiiware, love it.

SUPPORT 2D BOY!!!

TitaniumGroceries · (10-14-2009, 03:12 PM)

I hope this turns out to be a big money maker for 2D Boy. World of Goo was a really moving game for me. There was such a purity to the experience of that game and I would label that game as art before I'd give the label to Braid. It was an amazing title and I feel more complete as a person having played through it all the way.

gotee12 · (10-14-2009, 03:29 PM)

Originally Posted by mrkgoo:

Me neither and i ordered yesterday morning.

It's was working fine this morning. If you still haven't rec'd your email from yesterday, go back and buy it again for a penny to get another one.

__DreamVsPS2__ · (10-14-2009, 03:32 PM)

does anyone have $0.01 and want to buy me a copy? no cc/paypal :(

VAIL · (10-14-2009, 03:35 PM)

Originally Posted by __DreamVsPS2__:

does anyone have $0.01 and want to buy me a copy? no cc/paypal :(

You can use a regular CC, and FFS people give them a fucking dollar.

TitaniumGroceries · (10-14-2009, 03:37 PM)

You people are willing to give Craptivision $120 for a game, and then turn around and give $0.01 to 2D Boy for a much better title. You have surely gone mad.

Nasreddin · (10-14-2009, 04:59 PM)

Bought the game for $1.11. Nice offer, bought also Championship Manager when they had a similiar offer.

Played through the first chapter and dont get the hype yet. Presentation is nice but at the moment it is not much more than a twist on the good old Bridge Builder. Are the other chapters any better?

Stitch · (10-14-2009, 05:27 PM)

btw for the people who bought this: if the low resolution is bothering you, go to the world of goo folder/ properties and look into the config.txt

there you can change the resolution and refresh rate

peakish · (10-14-2009, 05:32 PM)

Originally Posted by Nasreddin:

Played through the first chapter and dont get the hype yet. Presentation is nice but at the moment it is not much more than a twist on the good old Bridge Builder. Are the other chapters any better?

I thought it got better and better all the time. They vary the simple concept ingeniously.

brunoa76 · (10-15-2009, 07:27 AM)

Originally Posted by Blindfutur3:

Yeah, there's an option to gift the game in the email.

I have made another donation to give the game to a friend but the e-mail I received back doesn't have anymore that option.

Do you think it will work if I e-mail my friend the link I was sent ?

Leonsito · (10-15-2009, 07:28 AM)

Originally Posted by Stitch:

btw for the people who bought this: if the low resolution is bothering you, go to the world of goo folder/ properties and look into the config.txt

there you can change the resolution and refresh rate

Thank you!

Btw, just received the first email

I will gift this one to a friend :)

Blindfutur3 · (10-15-2009, 08:07 AM)

Originally Posted by brunoa76:

I have made another donation to give the game to a friend but the e-mail I received back doesn't have anymore that option.

Do you think it will work if I e-mail my friend the link I was sent ?

I hope so, because the same has happened to me, and I figured I'll give it to someone in the 'Free to a good home' thread.

We'll soon see

mrkgoo · (10-16-2009, 06:48 PM)

Ok, I just got my download - has it always been password free? They have a completely open .dmg, and just ask not to distribute it...

poppabk · (10-16-2009, 06:55 PM)

Originally Posted by brunoa76:

I have made another donation to give the game to a friend but the e-mail I received back doesn't have anymore that option.

Do you think it will work if I e-mail my friend the link I was sent ?

The game has zero DRM, always has when purchased direct from 2dboy as far as I am aware, so the link should work fine.

CTLance · (10-16-2009, 06:55 PM)

Originally Posted by mrkgoo:

Ok, I just got my download - has it always been password free? They have a completely open .dmg, and just ask not to distribute it...

Yup.

Welcome to being treated like a customer, and not like a thief.

mrkgoo · (10-16-2009, 07:18 PM)

Originally Posted by CTLance:

Yup.

Welcome to being treated like a customer, and not like a thief.

Eh, I know all about it as a Mac User :p

I was just a little surprised - I just expected to have a code or something.

stuminus3 · (10-16-2009, 07:29 PM)

Originally Posted by TitaniumGroceries:

You people are willing to give Craptivision $120 for a game, and then turn around and give $0.01 to 2D Boy for a much better title. You have surely gone mad.

This. Good grief, people... a thousand time this. WoG is the best game of all time. OF ALL TIME.

ACE 1991 · (10-16-2009, 07:33 PM)

Crap. I've donated, and the http://2dboy.com/thankyouiloveyou.php is not loading.

peakish · (10-16-2009, 11:38 PM)

Originally Posted by ACE 1991:

Crap. I've donated, and the http://2dboy.com/thankyouiloveyou.php is not loading.

That's not really important as long as you've filled in the correct email on the donation form. An email will be sent to that adress with a link to the download, the page you are linked to after the donation just says this.

markot · (10-16-2009, 11:45 PM)

>_< People who pay 1 cent should... well, something bad.

Srsly. Think about how much money you blow on coffee a day or what not. Given em something decent!

x3n05 · (10-16-2009, 11:57 PM)

at all the cheapskates in this thread paying 1c, you people are despicable

Visualante · (10-17-2009, 12:10 AM)

Can we stop the moral high road bullshit in my thread please.

Pay what you think it's worth to you. Shut up about what you think other people should pay.

freddy · (10-17-2009, 12:22 AM)

This is not a happy place.

mclem · (10-17-2009, 12:40 AM)

Originally Posted by Visualante:

Pay what you think it's worth to you. Shut up about what you think other people should pay.

If a game is only worth a penny, then it's not worth bothering with; there are far better ways to spend your time.

Let's assume for a moment that people really *are* paying what they think it's worth.

In a sense, then, this is quite the veiled hate thread. People are coming here and saying that *they* believe that WoG is *only* worth a penny. That's pretty insulting, and I suspect that some of the objection to it would be sheer affront that someone could think that about a great game.

(It's worth adding, as a footnote, that I've just gone through a quick scan of the posts, and the number of people who actually claimed to only pay a penny - without some caveat such as them already having had a copy previously - seems rather few; I think this may have been blown out of proportion through people being horrified that anyone could think the game is worth so little.)

Metalic Sand · (10-17-2009, 02:21 AM)

I dont see the problem with people who payed a penny. I previously bought it on a steam sale. They obviously have made enough to where they feel they can just have a awesome sale like this.

Bought a second copy myself for just 1 cent. Too many people worship devs like there gods. OMG give them atleast a dollar! I can sense the anger in some of these post. Its too funny.

ViperVisor · (10-17-2009, 02:29 AM)

I got Wii points for it but never got around to getting it as I have enough to play on it.

I got it now and paid 0.07

BananaBomb · (10-17-2009, 02:33 AM)

Of course the game is worth more than many people are paying for it, but I always hear people justifying some questionable moves by saying businesses are not charities... well, neither are customers.

permutated · (10-17-2009, 02:33 AM)

Originally Posted by Visualante:

Can we stop the moral high road bullshit in my thread please.

Pay what you think it's worth to you. Shut up about what you think other people should pay.

This is funny coming from a person who consistently criticizes people and developers.

ElFly · (10-17-2009, 02:55 AM)

I just bought the game for $2.

I received my email instantly, and I already played some levels.

It's pretty cool.

PetriP-TNT · (10-17-2009, 09:08 PM)

Bought it today, props for having a .deb-file and it's great to see the game works 100% even on my old ass PC. The game is already getting on my OCD nerves though and I'm just up to chapter 2, heh.

I also played the demo back in the days but it's great to finally have the full version.

Dash Kappei · (10-17-2009, 11:20 PM)

Already had it for Wiiware, bought a Mac copy for $3.

I'll buy it again for my bro's iPhone tho.

Thanks for the heads up OP!

eznark · (10-17-2009, 11:34 PM)

When given the option to pay a cent there is no reason to feel guilty for doing just that. This is a two party transaction. If each party agrees that a penny is an acceptable trade for World of Goo, who the hell are you folks to say otherwise?

I'll gladly pay a penny for this game and feel no reason to justify doing so.

Aru · (10-17-2009, 11:34 PM)

Oh well, here comes my first Mac game ! (Well, the first that isn't free at least :P)

poppabk · (10-18-2009, 05:25 AM)

Originally Posted by eznark:

When given the option to pay a cent there is no reason to feel guilty for doing just that. This is a two party transaction. If each party agrees that a penny is an acceptable trade for World of Goo, who the hell are you folks to say otherwise?

I'll gladly pay a penny for this game and feel no reason to justify doing so.

Its the same way that if a friend tells me "help yourself to anything from the fridge", I usually only consider taking a soda or one of something they have multiples of, rather than taking a couple of steaks and drinking the last of their orange juice.

ShockingAlberto · (10-18-2009, 05:30 AM)

People aren't doing anything wrong or, I suppose, ethically dubious by paying a cent. They are right, it's allowed, and not specifically warned against.

That said, it still makes me sad. The game's worth much more.

Mr Pockets · (10-18-2009, 05:49 AM)

I had $2.18 on my paypal so I just gave them 2.00

I thought about giving the .18 cents instead but figured who cares...I don't use this paypal money anyway.

You guys judging the penny people should shut the hell up already

Who cares what other people pay for it!!

2DBoy decided to do this, knowing full well that a HUGE percentage of people would only pay a penny. It's an experiment on their part with a game they likely already made lots of cash on.

Get over it.

Who knows, maybe a million people will give a penny

Raging Spaniard · (10-18-2009, 05:58 AM)

I gave them 10 bucks. Its a shame I couldn't do it trough Steam, but eh.

Truespeed · (10-18-2009, 07:37 AM)

To those that don't want to see the 2D Boy intro video every time you launch the game, just rename the following directory to something else.

\WorldOfGoo\res\movie\2dboyLogo

to

\WorldOfGoo\res\movie\2dboyLogo2

Also, and it's probably been mentioned already, there's also a World of Goo editor available on SourceForge

http://sourceforge.net/projects/wogedit/

Air Zombie Meat · (10-18-2009, 07:51 AM)

I only paid a dollar but I already paid full price for the wii version back when it first came out. Wonder how many of these sales will be people buying a second copy. This is really cool of 2D Boy to do.

Cheez-It · (10-20-2009, 10:09 AM)

http://2dboy.com/2009/10/19/birthday-sale-results/

Interesting results.

/slaps the 16852 assholes

permutated · (10-20-2009, 10:12 AM)

Originally Posted by Cheez-It:

http://2dboy.com/2009/10/19/birthday-sale-results/

Interesting results.

/slaps the 16852 assholes

Wow that sucks. What a bunch of assholes paying .01 cent.

Dani · (10-20-2009, 10:17 AM)

Meh, I'll buy games for the cheapest I can find them. Thank you 2DBOY.

Cheez-It · (10-20-2009, 10:18 AM)

Originally Posted by permutated:

Wow that sucks. What a bunch of assholes paying .01 cent.

Yeah, but still, sounds like the plan was a success overall, and may have potentially impacted their Steam numbers as well (they speak of ~25% fluctuations every so often... had a 25% increase before this, and then a 40% increase during the sale)