Tomorrow...at 4:30 AM. Originally, it was releasing...Zhukov wrote:I'm confused.
And I still don't have a damn clue when the bloody thing is actually coming out.
at...
Tomorrow at 10 AM.
Great GLaDOS event, right?
Tomorrow...at 4:30 AM. Originally, it was releasing...Zhukov wrote:I'm confused.
And I still don't have a damn clue when the bloody thing is actually coming out.
You should be saving $116.15.$77.37 Individual price
$154.87 Package price
-$116.15 Potato Sack Promotion
$38.72 Cost to you
$38.65 You save
Then you're some kind of mindless pawn who can't think for themselves? Buy it or don't, it's all content, don't kick up shit because you don't have the money for something.Assaultman67 wrote:(Sure, you could say "oh, its only 5 bucks" but if you impulsively bought anything you even slightly wanted you would be more than just broke ... hence, there is a certain level of want/price to afford it)
So what happens when you cant buy the stuff you want? You suffer from not having it.
Sure, they're annoying, but its fairly easy to ignore them.Assaultman67 wrote: I simply hate aggressive advertising and sales gimmicks in general.
Yes, yes, it is. It helps sell a product to the general public.Advertising is about waving something in front of someone to get them to buy it.
You may not be able to afford it but someone else can.The TF2 store annoyed me because when I bought that game it wasn't implemented. I was happy the way the game was. Now the game is a walking advertisement, every time you start the game it shows you a brand new expensive item in the store you simply cant afford.
Honestly, just be a smart consumer, if you can't afford it, don't buy it. Easy as that.(Sure, you could say "oh, its only 5 bucks" but if you impulsively bought anything you even slightly wanted you would be more than just broke ... hence, there is a certain level of want/price to afford it)
Or, you just earn the money and go buy it when you have the cash.So what happens when you cant buy the stuff you want? You suffer from not having it.
But why live ignorant when you could have Flashy Gold Gun-Rocket-Chair 2000?!! Just three payments of $299.99 + Shipping and Handling. Just three payments Assaultman67!Essentially its all about the Buddhist philosophy of all suffering is caused by desire.
It annoys people because they want it and can't afford it. Then the advertisement becomes a flashing reminder of what you cant have.
Advertisement in general is practically provoking suffering in people. Without said advertisement they would have never of had that desire in the first place and lived blissfully ignorant.
If they never had the deal, Valve would never get the chance to make you buy more things. Three payments!Hence, if valve never had this deal in the first place, no one would have been sad about missing out on the deal.
You could also look at it as extra support for a gaming company that makes products you enjoy.not to mention that the deal for most people is the early release of Portal 2 which isn't even a guaranteed result! Most of the people buying the potato pack only want it because it will help speed up the process to release Portal 2. Hence this whole deal requires both money and effort and is still not guaranteed.
See I don't get it, you obviously think its not worth the money, so why are you whining? Someone else thinks its awesome, so they'll buy it and either be disappointed or go buy more stuff. Remember, for a limited time, three payments and this awesome chair could be yours!Its just not worth the money to buy ... yet there it sits, taunting us, reminding us of this offer which we simply cant afford.
Yes, its Valves fault someone doesn't have the money to buy their products. Boo hoo.... and thats where the anger comes in. Some people realize that valve is the reason for the suffering (ok more like slight inconvenience) ... however they're still responsible for causing it.
At that point you go talk to the kids parents rather than being silent about it and doing nothing.Say hypothetically, every single morning a kid goes and puts a cinderblock behind your car tire that you have to move to drive off. Eventually you would get annoyed and you would definitely be pissed at the kid.
Here's an idea, Zhukov could move to the US, if he cant well he shouldn't get upset about it.Zhukov wrote:Y'know what would drive me into a boiling rage?
If the game gets released early but then Australian release dates screw me over.
I already have to wait until the 20th. But that's only one extra day, no big deal. But if everyone else were to get it on the 15th... arrrg!
(Steam pre-load: 77% ... gimme gimme gimme...)
Why should we have to? Why is it perfectly acceptable to be a dick when you're running a business?Grayswandir wrote:Sure, they're annoying, but its fairly easy to ignore them.Assaultman67 wrote: I simply hate aggressive advertising and sales gimmicks in general.
Which is comparable to me propositioning a bill to outlaw advertising.Grayswandir wrote:...
At that point you go talk to the kids parents rather than being silent about it and doing nothing.
This is your last offer, before we send you more mail...JUST THREE PAYMENTS FOR YOUR AWESOME GOLD ROCKET CHAIR...200...something....version X!!!
Call....NOW!!!
Well, not everyone got screwed, at least.Oh, and one more little bonus: those who found every secret "potato" hidden within the Potato Sack games reportedly got a "Golden Potato" award -- and the complete Valve game collection. Including Portal 2.
But what about all those things you kinda want but have decided it wasn't worth the money?Grayswandir wrote:...So I give you this:
You have a job, you see a product you want, take the time to save up for it. If you really want it that badly, you'll take the time to save up for it in a reasonable way that won't put you in a hole.