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[TJPags]

I used to have friends.

With the downturn in the economy, I had to let them all go.

[KBomb]

Saphara wrote...

PrinceOfFallout13 wrote...

are really most of you so entitled and lazy to just say to a friend hey dude you should give the demo a chance?

How does making a remark to a friend about a demo for a game we like make us entitled and lazy?

I think he was saying that about the ones who were complaining about it.

[Saphara]

KBomb wrote...

Saphara wrote...

PrinceOfFallout13 wrote...

are really most of you so entitled and lazy to just say to a friend hey dude you should give the demo a chance?

How does making a remark to a friend about a demo for a game we like make us entitled and lazy?

I think he was saying that about the ones who were complaining about it.

Ah. He missed a word.

[Reaverwind]

PrinceOfFallout13 wrote...

are really most of you so entitled and lazy to just say to a friend hey dude you should give the demo a chance?

Bioware can pay for their own marketing.

[KBomb]

Reaverwind wrote...

Bioware can pay for their own marketing.

You never refer any products to your friends? Ever?

[SomeBug]

KBomb wrote...

Saphara wrote...

PrinceOfFallout13 wrote...

are really most of you so entitled and lazy to just say to a friend hey dude you should give the demo a chance?

How does making a remark to a friend about a demo for a game we like make us entitled and lazy?

I think he was saying that about the ones who were complaining about it.

BioWare should have more faith in their customers than to feel the need to quantify word of mouth.

I've already hyped up their game plenty, and convinced many to buy the first game through my own personal correspondence.

When they offer rewards for doing something that I have been doing for free since Baldur's Gate 1 - it feels like I'm being talked down to. 


'Call to Arms' they say? I've already been armed for a decade upselling their titles. I don't need the call.

[TJPags]

KBomb wrote...

Reaverwind wrote...

Bioware can pay for their own marketing.

You never refer any products to your friends? Ever?

Products I've used and enjoyed, yes.

Products I have not yet used, no.

[a12boom]

 You better make that 999,999 people left to download the Demo on February 22nd 2011.

[Hedera]

I told someone to look into it. I don't feel used or entitled to repayment. Maybe I'm an anomaly?

[KBomb]

SomeBug wrote...

BioWare should have more faith in their customers than to feel the need to quantify word of mouth.

I've already hyped up their game plenty, and convinced many to buy the first game through my own personal correspondence.

When they offer rewards for doing something that I have been doing for free since Baldur's Gate 1 - it feels like I'm being talked down to. 


'Call to Arms' they say? I've already been armed for a decade upselling their titles. I don't need the call.

I think people are taking the “need” to do it too far. I doubt they “need” you to do anything to get them to sell their game for them. That thinking is a bit asinine. It’s like going to a local bakery or store and have them say, “Thanks for your business! Refer a friend to us and get a free bagel!” Then having the customer flip them off. Word of mouth has been used for a very long time in sales, Bioware isn’t exclusive to that.
I look at it as a way to get the community involved in something.

So, you’ve been doing it already--for nothing and you were fine with that, but if they offer a incenntive, that is talking down to you? I just don’t get it.

[KBomb]

TJPags wrote...

Products I've used and enjoyed, yes.

Products I have not yet used, no.

Fair enough. Let me ask this: Have you've never tried something that a friend referred it to you? A song you haven't heard. A book you've never read. A movie you've never seen?

[kill_switch_423]

So, if I download the demo, then myself and my fiance' sign in to our EA accounts and play, does that count as two?



Also, if they don't get one million, are they just gonna hold back content just cus? That would be a bit lame. Sure, the content is just some extra money and XP, but still...

[SomeBug]

KBomb wrote...

TJPags wrote...

Products I've used and enjoyed, yes.

Products I have not yet used, no.

Fair enough. Let me ask this: Have you've never tried something that a friend referred it to you? A song you haven't heard. A book you've never read. A movie you've never seen?

Yes but on the presumption that the friend referring it has read the book themselves. Which was his point. This is a demo. He'll wait to play it before referring it to a friend. It might be crap.

[TJPags]

KBomb wrote...

TJPags wrote...

Products I've used and enjoyed, yes.

Products I have not yet used, no.

Fair enough. Let me ask this: Have you've never tried something that a friend referred it to you? A song you haven't heard. A book you've never read. A movie you've never seen?

I have.

But again, those people are usually recommending something that they've actually used/heard/read/seen.

Let me guess - you're going to suggest I recommend it after I DL it myself?

[Images]

Don't really dig this type of marketing bioware. I hate to sound glum but it does smell a bit like headline hunting. I was always under the impression that though some peeps play demos because they cant wait for the full release, many get them to make their decision on whether to buy or not. I've already pr-ordered the sig, because you guys have never disappointed me for over a decade. That kind of means you probably don't care whether I download the demo in the slightest, I know that. I just shrug a bit and roll my eyes slightly at item bribery to hit some number. Extra quests or the like for losing our chance to complete a first full playthrough I'd get, but items? Meh. Still love you BW though.

To sum up, my opinion of this mirrors Maggie Smith's opinion of naked body snatching.

Modifié par Images, 18 février 2011 - 02:38 .

[KBomb]

TJPags wrote...


I have.

But again, those people are usually recommending something that they've actually used/heard/read/seen.

Let me guess - you're going to suggest I recommend it after I DL it myself?

I would never presume to tell you or anyone else what to do. I am just trying to grasp some understanding of the outrage. I am sure if you told a friend to download a free demo and it didn’t turn out to be their thing--they would endeavor to make you feel bad about it, or think less of you. And just because they have seen it, or read it, doesn’t mean you’ll like it. Just the other day a friend recommended a movie to me and it was horrible, we’re still great friends. However, you can do what you want and it won’t change anything. It’s the great thing about having options.

[DivineSolid]

leggywillow wrote...

Dragon Age fans, ASSEMBLE!  ::blows horn::

The horn of Bioware?  *stops college report to tell everyone* 

[TJPags]

KBomb wrote...

TJPags wrote...


I have.

But again, those people are usually recommending something that they've actually used/heard/read/seen.

Let me guess - you're going to suggest I recommend it after I DL it myself?

I would never presume to tell you or anyone else what to do. I am just trying to grasp some understanding of the outrage. I am sure if you told a friend to download a free demo and it didn’t turn out to be their thing--they would endeavor to make you feel bad about it, or think less of you. And just because they have seen it, or read it, doesn’t mean you’ll like it. Just the other day a friend recommended a movie to me and it was horrible, we’re still great friends. However, you can do what you want and it won’t change anything. It’s the great thing about having options.

I'm not outraged, really.   I'm amused.

You know how I heard about Origins?  Saw a commercial on TV.  Checked out some info on the net.  Decided to buy it.

You know how I know about DA2?  I read these forums.  Otherwise, you know what?  I'd be clueless.

I find the marketing strategy for this game a joke, basically.  So I'm just having some fun here.  Nothing I've said was intended to be serious . . well, except for this post. 

[Mister_Shepard]

Does it have to be by Feb. 22?

[KBomb]

TJPags wrote...
*snip*
  Nothing I've said was intended to be serious . . well, except for this post. 

 lol Then I will take nothing serious!....except for this post!

[TJPags]

KBomb wrote...

TJPags wrote...
*snip*
  Nothing I've said was intended to be serious . . well, except for this post. 

 lol Then I will take nothing serious!....except for this post!

That's the spirit!!!!! 

[akayasha]

One million sounds easy enough. I've convinced several friends to download the demo because I told them about the items. =)

[Saphara]

TJPags wrote...

KBomb wrote...

TJPags wrote...
*snip*
  Nothing I've said was intended to be serious . . well, except for this post. 

 lol Then I will take nothing serious!....except for this post!

That's the spirit!!!!! 

Well, your avatar makes you look so mean! Im confused!

[ENolan]

MerinTB wrote...

*starts to fill out his BDF application card*

.....[Forgets what BDF stood for, loses smart remark]



[Goes to drink a Dr. Pepper]

[Saphara]

I also plan to refer my sis because we tend to like the same games, and im the older sis so...SHE MUST DO WHAT I TELL HER!!!