Let's Create Pottery HD - 48 Hours Sale! [universal app]

Yay! Been waiting fore this update

 

That's great news but I've also noticed that some owners of the previous (and now defunct) iPhone version aren't too happy that they have to buy this version in order to continue to receive updates.

You could have at least done a sale on the brush packs to make up for it (unless previously purchased brush packs can be carried over to the new app?)

 

Yeah exactly. Heaps of games are made universal, except games from the big companies like Gameloft, EA, etc. Even Space Invaders Infinity Gene added universal support for free.

Releasing 2 versions is fine if it's made clear from the start, otherwise it looks like a double dip effort. And It's worse than any other games because the iphone version is defunct. Pay again or get no update: Your choice.

I guess it's ok for those who haven't bought the game yet as they can have the universal version for $0.99.

But for early adopters? Screw them!

 

I'm also not happy about this

I've bought the iPhone version for the full price.
You've promised updates that never come.

It would be better for the iPhone users to make Let's Create Pottery HD free for one day

 

Seriously, it's 99 cents. Think of it as an IAP and skip supersizing your Double Quarter Pounder meal today.

 

I think retina display, game center and new features by free updates is normal

 

I'm unable to find the IAP items. Do they unlock only after a certain amount of progress? I'm about 6 orders in.

 

Thanks for the reply but you've got to admit, at the end of the day, that it is a smack in the face for owners of the previous iPhone version as they now have to purchase the SAME game again (albeit at a discounted price) AND pay AGAIN (this time NOT at a discounted price) for additional brush packs.

I know you've given your reasons for a new app and the previous update problems but having to pay again, regardless of how cheap or expensive it might be, isn't fair on an existing customer.

 

Yup, found them now. Are the photo background IAP items on show anywhere on your site?

 

Exactly. $0.99 can easily get me better games with more content like Dead Space, Street Fighter IV Volt, World of Goo, Mushihimesama Bug Panic, ChuChu Rocket, Plants VS Zombies, Puzzle Agent, Monkey Island, etc.

But the main problem here is not the $0.99, it's the principle. Selling something and then discontinuing it to force users to pay again is ridiculous. Who can promise they won't do it again? They can always abandon this HD version and create Let's Create Pottery 2 at the intro price of $0.99 later.

I've never seen anything like this in the appstore. I've seen HD version released later than the normal version, but: 1. The devs made it very clear before hand. And 2. They still support the iPhone only version, so those who don't want the universal version can keep the one they have and still receive updates.

Let's Create Pottery = Let's Double Dip.

 

You're missing the point. And I would wager intentionally at that. It's for the customer to decide whether or not something is "a good deal." Your job ends at offering them that option, not making that decision for them.

And that is even beside the fact that any previously purchased IAP now has to be bought again, as well as any progress from the original iPhone game being lost.

Here is what I am going to do personally: write off my investment in your app as a loss and notch it up as a lesson to never purchase anything from Infinite Dreams again.

 

Frankly speaking, and this is based on a suggestion by a TA user I saw in one of your threads, you should have made your app free for a day or limited time (and informed existing iPhone customer via an update or an in-app message/news update) as a gesture of good will.