Have you bought energy packs in Eliminate?

[Dark_Messenger]

I think mngmocko or whatever their name was concept is splendid! I wish i would be a dev thats come up with this idea! Have you any idea how much money this company is going to make of you guys!? Think of it. First they present their new awesome game and start a hype about it, building steam amongs the kids. They develop a really fun, polished, addictive game and release it to all you 14 year old kids out there - for free! But... Theres a catch! (of course). To be "competative" you must buy energy to your little warrior.. And now when they know that the hype is planted, the word goes around, classmates competing with each other, buddies play together and so on, mngimokko know that you guys are hooked. You are gonna pay whether you like it or not because all your irl-friends does it, and all your internetbuddies does it, and all the people you "hear about" does it...

Its awesome! They actually have found a way to sell digital crack to kids. And get away with it! =)

God i want in on this scam!

[ImNoSuperMan]

Originally Posted by Dark_Messenger

Its awesome! They actually have found a way to sell digital crack to kids. And get away with it! =)

God i want in on this scam!

Scam?? Last time I checked it was still free to play

I`ve been playing it for a couple of days now and seriously do not feel any need for energy packs. It`s a lot of fun even without the extra energy IMO. If I ever buy it then it`d be just to support ngmoco for this awesome game. Where is the scam in it?

I`ve paid 10 bucks for iPhone games which I didnt even play/enjoy half as much as I already did with eliminate in two days. Still a scam?

[dmbfan1192]

Originally Posted by LBG

You can't compare a FREE FPS WITH online multiplayer with a PAID FPS WITHOUT online multiplayer (in terms of top charts/top grossing).
And even if you could, it would NOT be an indication of which game is better.
Obviously Eliminate will say high in the charts for a while, mainly due to the fact that it is free.
When gameloft's online FPS game/update are released then I think we will see them go up in the charts, provided that Gameloft advertises the new online multiplayer more.

I don't think that you understood what Hodapp was saying. Top grossing indicates that the game is pulling in a lot of money. Obviously a free game by itself cannot make it to this list due to the fact that there is no money coming in. However, Eliminate is in the top grossing, and therefore must be selling something. So the reason that Eliminate is in the top grossing is not because is is free, but because it is making a lot of money. It is making money, because they are selling energy packs!

I'm assuming that you are saying that a free game will be downloaded more times than a paid game, and of course then you would be right. But Hodapp didn't say that; he said top GROSSING.

[julzsantana15]

I'll buy some when I got the Xtra Moolah

[Dark_Messenger]

Originally Posted by ImNoSuperMan

Scam?? Last time I checked it was still free to play

I`ve been playing it for a couple of days now and seriously do not feel any need for energy packs. It`s a lot of fun even without the extra energy IMO. If I ever buy it then it`d be just to support ngmoco for this awesome game. Where is the scam in it?

I`ve paid 10 bucks for iPhone games which I didnt even play/enjoy half as much as I already did with eliminate in two days. Still a scam?

Yes so i've heard. That you can play for free i mean. But do you really think all the hardcoregamers will see it this way? I may be wrong here but i still think this company gonna make a ton of money on this concept in the long run. If their game is good enough and holds up of course.

Of course people whine about this whole idea now becouse its a new unseen concept but just you wait. People are going to buy this, more or less, im sure of it. =)

[ImNoSuperMan]

Originally Posted by Dark_Messenger

Of course people whine about this whole idea now becouse its a new unseen concept but just you wait. People are going to buy this, more or less, im sure of it. =)

[mirrorbender]

i bought one $10 energy pack, because i feel that this game is worth $10. It is lasting me a while and allowing me to have access to more weapons and upgrades. But once it runs out, i feel that i will be content to wait 4 hours per energized game like everyone else

[LBG]

Originally Posted by dmbfan1192

I don't think that you understood what Hodapp was saying. Top grossing indicates that the game is pulling in a lot of money. Obviously a free game by itself cannot make it to this list due to the fact that there is no money coming in. However, Eliminate is in the top grossing, and therefore must be selling something. So the reason that Eliminate is in the top grossing is not because is is free, but because it is making a lot of money. It is making money, because they are selling energy packs!

I'm assuming that you are saying that a free game will be downloaded more times than a paid game, and of course then you would be right. But Hodapp didn't say that; he said top GROSSING.

Sorry, my mistake there.
The chart get pretty confusing now that you can have DLC in free apps.
Eliminate isn't even on the 100 top grossing in my country (UK).
It is only at 14th place on the top free also.
But anway, I still maintain my arguement.

The average Joe:

- Downloads and plays eliminate.
- Gets addicted and spends a bit of money.
- Realises that he doesn't have any money left to buy any weed.
- Sees gameloft's Nova has been released for perhaps £2.99 with free online multiplayer with maybe with RPG elements, no DLC, and more than 4 player death match.
- Converts to Nova, then smokes some more weed with the money he saved.


You know Gameloft and their sly ways.
They love to ruin the fun for other developers - which is why I think that they will be the ones to piss on ngmoco's fire when Nova/MC: Sandstorm update gets released.

[upsidedown]

Originally Posted by monk666

When gameloft comes out with Nova (with online multiplayer) and charges only $10 to play FOREVER, this game will eliminate itself nicely.

I disagree. People are not like that. If they see a Free, good game, and a ten dollar, good game, they are going to play the free game first, and maybe buy a pack or two, and then realize they are wasting money, when they could be buying a ten dollar game and playing forever. This game will remain fairly high in the appstore. Of course, it won't last forever up there, but a good while.

[ImNoSuperMan]

Originally Posted by LBG

The average Joe:
- Downloads and plays eliminate.
- Gets addicted and spends a bit of money.
- Realises that he doesn't have any money left to buy any weed.

Ok. GO on...

- Sees gameloft's Nova has been released for perhaps £2.99 with free online multiplayer with maybe with RPG elements, no DLC, and more than 4 player death match.
- Converts to Nova, then smokes some more weed with the money he saved.

Ehh. What? I think if anyone`s on crack then it`d be you. Or you work for gameloft. I`d go for the former as that seems more possible. How the hell do you know how much will NOVA cost? Or if there`ll be any DLC or not? Seriously?