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madskillz on 14 July 2009
JaggedSac said:
^^Actually, rumor has it that there will be achievements. Which also leads credence that it will be pay to play in the end. I guess it all depends on how many people play the beta as to how much money they can get from advertisers.

That's interesting, Jagged. I wonder how much it will cost.



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stika on 14 July 2009
madskillz said:
stika said:
madskillz said:
stika said:

yes we are being so pimped by being forced to play a free game that gives out prizes to the winner

 

and for those of you who are wondering, yes we are forced to play the game, at this very moment I have a microsoft employee aiming a gun to my head

No, no one is forced to play the game, nor are folks forced to get LIVE. What I am saying is - who benefits the most from the beta? MS does. Thanks. Have a great day.


The purpose of every game is just so that the company who created it will benefit from it somehow

Thanks - I didn't know that. (rolleyes)  Of course - what I am saying is - we don't get achievements or any real incentives. You have fun playing the beta, but in the end, MS has several thousand beta testers who aren't getting paid and yes, they play the game, but get hit with ads. That's all I am saying.


so you play for achievements? :S

i play games for... you know the game itself.  I still don't see the big deal, you get a beta, you don't pay for anything you get publicity. The money has to come from somewhere, i don't see what's the point of this thread

 

If you had to pay to play the game and you still had to put up with publicity then you'd have a point



Ronster316 on 14 July 2009

Theres already achievements mentioned when you press start to go to your options (private, public settings ect).

They just haven't been implimented yet.



madskillz on 14 July 2009
leo-j said:
Me and sarcasm? Ha? Really? You should see me in an msn conversation..

I know, Joel. I was just teasing.

@ Stika - no, I play to enjoy myself. However, I stepped back and made some observations. Some folks don't like achievements - I do. But it boils down to my OP.



leo-j on 14 July 2009

Darn you saying my real name..



 

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DirtyP2002 on 14 July 2009

Could you tell me, who do you blame?

Do you blame MS for offering a free game with prizes like HDTVs, MS Points, retail games, arcade games or even a car?
Well I played the beta and had a good time doing so. I can't wait till it is finished.

MS offering something for free, they can have ads on it, it is a social experience, it is one of a kind etc.

I think the truth behind this is, that MS made a VERY smart move. That's it. It is WIN/WIN/WIN-situation. (Win for MS / Win for customers / Win for advertising companies)



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

Strategyking92 on 14 July 2009
JaggedSac said:
madskillz said:
Strategyking92 said:
Well, I guess they could use this for numbers.. But I think they are also going to make a buttload of money off of advertising, along side this convincing people to go gold.

Absolutely. MS is telling advertisers 'Hay, we have several thousand gamers who are able to buy a car. Advertise here and you won't get them skipping ads, because if they do something else, the show will start back and they may miss something.'

Do not get me wrong. I like it a lot and enjoy it because it's free, but for Gold members, we shouldn't be hit with those ads. Silver, yes, but not paid members, you know?

What should Gold members see during the ads?  Dead air and me making my avatar dance?  I would rather have an ad playing to be honest.

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kiefer23 on 14 July 2009

It is fun, and the add breaks don't really bother me much. You can get up and go to the toilet or get a drink etc.

Even though I didn't get into the mob I still left with 40MSP and my friend left with 70MSP?

No idea what that was from...



madskillz on 14 July 2009
JaggedSac said:
madskillz said:
Strategyking92 said:
Well, I guess they could use this for numbers.. But I think they are also going to make a buttload of money off of advertising, along side this convincing people to go gold.

Absolutely. MS is telling advertisers 'Hay, we have several thousand gamers who are able to buy a car. Advertise here and you won't get them skipping ads, because if they do something else, the show will start back and they may miss something.'

Do not get me wrong. I like it a lot and enjoy it because it's free, but for Gold members, we shouldn't be hit with those ads. Silver, yes, but not paid members, you know?

What should Gold members see during the ads?  Dead air and me making my avatar dance?  I would rather have an ad playing to be honest.

Man, let my avatar break dance. Pop and lock, son!



kiefer23 on 14 July 2009
madskillz said:
stika said:
madskillz said:
stika said:

yes we are being so pimped by being forced to play a free game that gives out prizes to the winner

 

and for those of you who are wondering, yes we are forced to play the game, at this very moment I have a microsoft employee aiming a gun to my head

No, no one is forced to play the game, nor are folks forced to get LIVE. What I am saying is - who benefits the most from the beta? MS does. Thanks. Have a great day.


The purpose of every game is just so that the company who created it will benefit from it somehow

Thanks - I didn't know that. (rolleyes)  Of course - what I am saying is - we don't get achievements or any real incentives. You have fun playing the beta, but in the end, MS has several thousand beta testers who aren't getting paid and yes, they play the game, but get hit with ads. That's all I am saying.

Apparently in the full version you do get rewarded with achievements and a fresh batch every season. So you could earn the first 200 one season then on the next season another 200 etc.