We're mad as hell about iOS games that cost money, have ads, and/or any IAP at all.

Discussion in 'General Game Discussion and Questions' started by tsharpfilm, Nov 3, 2009.

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Is Canabalt worth $2.99?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

    293 vote(s)
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  3. Not my type of game

    102 vote(s)
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  1. devensega

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    This is the cheapest game I have bought on iOS, when you factor in hours of game play to pounds spent.
     
  2. DaviddesJ

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    The vast majority of people who make illicit copies rather than pay $20 would do the same thing even if the price were $2. Lowering the price might get some more sales from people who are on the fence at $20, but it's not going to affect the pirates.
     
  3. backtothis

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    What thread? Looks like the same old trash bin to me. Yep.
     
  4. MeanTuna

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    From what thread is this? Whats this premium priced-premium game you speak about?
     
  5. Dead Trigger? ;)
     
  6. Vovin

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    $19.99 and the devs said "no sale"?

    This can only come from the Battle Academy thread.
     
  7. MeanTuna

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    #2347 MeanTuna, Jan 10, 2013
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    Thanks! I actually havent heard of this game. Damn the appstore amazes me, whenever im positive ive scoured the store and gotten all I possibly want I hear/read of a game that looks amazing in quality and totally unknown to me.

    Again thanks, quite helpful garbage thread for me this time, downloading BA now!


    P.S. Im seeing that Slitherine has a very interesting lineup of strategy/board games, this is right through my alley I cant believe I didnt knew about them.
     
  8. LOLavi

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    Or it was just on launch sale...
     
  9. syntheticvoid

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    wow... just... wow...

    I'm speachless...

    **well... minus those words... and these... =oP

    **
     
  10. Vovin

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    Get in contact with Pitta, Squeaker and Scarypharaoh, that's their tA forum names; just check for their Game Center handles. Or you check the Battle Academy thread. They're mad about this game, damn warmongers... ;)
     
  11. Paul202

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    Ad this is why all this fremmium BS became a thing. I have gladly payed full price for many of Gameloft's games, because although they aren't original they are very fun for a make teenager that wants to play COD, and there's no denying that you will get alot of Horus out of a game you padded $7 for. If people can afford $800 iPhones then I think they can spend more than $.99 on a game.
     
  12. syntheticvoid

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    Never knew there were $800 phones...
     
  13. Eli

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    My iPhone 5 was $829. :X
     
  14. syntheticvoid

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    WOAH! Damn...

    Sorry.

    Mines gonna be $400 - but it's with a 2 year contract, and it's been a couple months since it came out... But damn... Just damn... =oO
     
  15. Eli

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    Well, there's a ~$400 subsidy built into that contract. AT&T is essentially saying, "I'll split the cost of this phone with you if you agree to give us money for two years." Your iPhone "costs" $800 too. ;)
     
  16. leonard_dabinski

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    Friends, it was clearly labelled as a launch sale on iTunes! Better to have a launch sale than a one-week-after-launch-sale that'd only piss off your most ardent fans!
     
  17. What? $800 bucks??? It should priced at 99 cents. Not worth anymore than that. At least there are no inapp purchases ;)
     
  18. Tannorexic

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    I think iPhones on plan end up costing more than the no contract price.. I spend $30 every 2nd month buying credit.. And that pretty much gets me unlimited credit to my close fam n friends who are all with the same carrier therefore I get free unlimited text to them, so $15 a month for unlimited credit with my iphone. OR $69 per month over 2 years to get the latest iPhone. $50 a month extra, over 2 years = 24 months = $1200 + the plan also requires you to pay a few hundred up front, the plan I'm talking about here costs $200 upfront, so total that's $1400 for a $800 phone, not to mention the revenue they make from going over data usage bd what not, plus your giving them the extra 15-20$ per month on phone credit which I didn't calculate because I spend that on prepaid. Hmm it's not too bad. I guess you could think of it like a loan with interest.. But being locked in for 2 years sucks. What you going to do when iphone6 comes out? I'd rather buy outright but it's a pretty penny to spend on a phone that gets upgraded every 6 months.
     
  19. Capronissimo71

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    Good release but imho the price is a little bit high.
     
  20. bramblett05

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    It should be free
     

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