I actually just read their terms of service. Didn't see any wording or anything that said they can change the game as they want to. Can you post it?
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I actually just read their terms of service. Didn't see any wording or anything that said they can change the game as they want to. Can you post it?
They may have the freedom to change it, but that doesn't give them a pass on the consequences.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vile Lynn
I've filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I will be describing this situation to consumer advocacy groups with media ties. Changing the rules of a contest in what is promoted as "free" software to the point where purchases are required is absolutely unscrupulous, and possibly illegal.
This is the same wording and promises they made during the gold "glitch". Where they said they would review the leader boards on the active events. And award the prizes you should have gotten had it not been for people using "glitched" gold before being shut down.
It was just a vague statement to pacify people. They not going to do nothing. Nobody will be awarded anything.
Well, not really... This is what I said:Quote:
Originally Posted by Foty
All players (customers) are welcome to say whatever they want here on the forum as long as the Forum Code of Conduct is respected when posting. See the link in the quote box of a part of the ToS, below: GREE's ToS provides another way to give your opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vile Lynn
TBH, I do not like it when events are changed after the event has begun like this. I do not think it is fair or right, but I agree to it every time I log in because I like playing.
This time it feels like an advantage was taken away from the players, but there have been times when events were changed to favor us... It's just we don't complain (or remember) about those times and are rarely as thankful as we are critical when it's not advantageous for us.
Sure, I can... I posted (previously) my simple interpretation of the ToS statements I've highlighted in bold.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foty
GREE's Terms of Service (ToS), in it's entirety, can be read here online or in-game: Menu>>More>>Help>>Terms of Service & Policy>>Terms of Service.
It's a typical ToS for any gaming company. There are probably more statements from the ToS that I could have included to support my interpretation, but that's the way I understand it. Everybody is welcome to read it and post their opinion.Quote:
6. User Content/Your Content
All User Content is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such User Content originated. GREE has no obligation to review, evaluate or otherwise monitor any User Content for any quality, including but not limited to accuracy or legality. GREE makes no warranties or other guarantees with respect to User Content and hereby disclaims any and all such warranties or guarantees.
Your use of the Service is at your own risk. By using the Service, you may be exposed to User Content that is offensive, indecent or otherwise not in line with your expectations. You bear all risks associated with, the use of any User Content available in connection with the Service. GREE shall not be liable in any way for any User Content made available via the Service, including but not limited to any errors or omissions in any such User Content or any loss or damage of any kind resulting from any use of such User Content. You may notify GREE of User Content that you believe violates these Terms of Service, or other inappropriate user behavior, by following the process described on our support page located at https://games.gree-support.net/.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, GREE reserves the right in its sole discretion to review, monitor, prohibit, edit, delete, disable access to or otherwise make unavailable any User Content (including without limitation Your Content) without notice for any reason or for no reason at any time.
You agree that Your Content is not confidential and will not be returned to you. You warrant that Your Content is original to you and that you own all rights to Your Content, including the right to grant all of the rights and licenses in these Terms of Service without GREE incurring any obligations to any third party or liability arising out of its exercise of such rights and licenses.
You hereby grant to GREE an irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, worldwide license (including the right to sublicense and assign to third party) and right to copy, reproduce, fix, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, manufacture, commercialize, publish, distribute, sell, license, sublicense, transfer, lease, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, or provide access to electronically, broadcast, communicate to the public by telecommunication, display, perform, enter into computer memory, and use and practice, in any way, your User Content as well as all modified and derivative works thereof in connection with our provision of the Service, including marketing and promotions of the Service. You also hereby grant to GREE the right to authorize others to exercise any of the rights granted to GREE under these Terms of Service. You further hereby grant to GREE the unconditional, irrevocable right to use and exploit your name, likeness and any other information or material included in any User Content and in connection with any User Content, without any obligation to you. Except as prohibited by law, you waive any rights of attribution and/or any moral rights you may have in Your Content, regardless of whether Your Content is altered or changed in any manner.
GREE does not claim any ownership rights in Your Content and nothing in these Terms of Service is intended to restrict any rights that you may have to use and exploit Your Content. GREE has no obligation to monitor or enforce your intellectual property rights in or to Your Content. GREE has no obligation to accept, display, review, maintain or otherwise exploit any User Content.
7. Virtual Currency and Virtual Goods
The Service may include Virtual Currency and/or Virtual Goods. You have no right, title or interest in or to any such Virtual Goods or Virtual Currency appearing or originating in the Service except for the following: You will have a limited, personal, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to use, solely within the Service, Virtual Goods and Virtual Currency that you have earned, purchased or otherwise obtained in a manner authorized by GREE. GREE may manage, regulate, control, modify or eliminate Virtual Currency and/or Virtual Goods at any time, with or without notice. GREE shall have no liability to you or any third party in the event that GREE exercises any such rights.
True, there are consequences for everything. But, this is a game we voluntarily play.Quote:
Originally Posted by SollyLlama
You're right: GREE games are "Free to Play" (FTP), but we all should know by now that FTP games are hardly free IF one wants to be a competitive top player. All gaming companies work it this way: virtual goods purchases are required to be a high-ranking player, but purchases are not necessarily required to play... IOW, one has the choice to play for free or buy as much as they want.
Personally, I play for fun and spend a lot of time playing... it's just not worth my time being aggravated by things out of my control.
Good :) I figured you knew it.Quote:
Originally Posted by reticlover
I posted it in case others didn't know cash hits are more valuable than free hits since this is a fairly new event where points/hit can make a difference in the daily ranking.
Well lvl,89 since 2 days, 2 days with 0 points, 2 days off.. fk the boss no'way to do'30 cash hits more and spend any gold on that event
I was able to beat him with 4 money shots until level 91. Trying to complete level 92 for the next level, it would not move. I played it for the 2 hours it allowed, every 24 minutes I'd use money shots. At the end of 2 hours, I wasn't even close to half way killing him.
All that hard work to play the game and you get blocked from playing the rest of the event? Plus you're blocked from playing the other event? Oh well, their loss really. I play the game to max position, then can no longer play it. Then don't log in as much. Then slowly fade from playing the game all together. It happens.