Comments on: 'Trism' On Sale for $2.99 (from $4.99) http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/23/trism-on-sale-for-299-from-499/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:40:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/23/trism-on-sale-for-299-from-499/#comment-3817 Dan Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:40:15 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=724#comment-3817 Alot of people complain about price drops a few weeks later. I guess it is really them saying "why should i buy my TV now when it will be half price within a year". The answer is to use the app before the price drop. I would rather pay £10 so i can enjoy a super amazing app right away than wait a month so i can pay less while everyone else enjoys the app. All i can say that this is one amazing app and if anything, it should go up in price. However it is so amazing that more people need to know about it and want to buy it so i guess the lower price is an advantage. I just wish tap tap costs money just so i can buy it. Apps like that are so amazing i want to pay. Alot of people complain about price drops a few weeks later. I guess it is really them saying "why should i buy my TV now when it will be half price within a year". The answer is to use the app before the price drop. I would rather pay £10 so i can enjoy a super amazing app right away than wait a month so i can pay less while everyone else enjoys the app.

All i can say that this is one amazing app and if anything, it should go up in price. However it is so amazing that more people need to know about it and want to buy it so i guess the lower price is an advantage. I just wish tap tap costs money just so i can buy it. Apps like that are so amazing i want to pay.

]]> By: NotYou http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/23/trism-on-sale-for-299-from-499/#comment-3799 NotYou Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:24:01 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=724#comment-3799 vectr Says: "It sucks super monkey balls." You sir are a winner. vectr Says: "It sucks super monkey balls."

You sir are a winner.

]]> By: vectr http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/23/trism-on-sale-for-299-from-499/#comment-3790 vectr Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:40:03 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=724#comment-3790 Top-notch app and deserves what the developer earned as a result. But I think this app's price drop is a signifier of the underlying cancer in the store. You can be front-paged and earn a lot, but drop off the radar and I'm guessing returns aren't that great. BUT That's not the cancer! That's normal. The cancer is Apple barring perfectly decent apps from the store rather than simply letting them stagnate in the bowels of the iTunes store without store-front exposure. Sure, people will still find buried apps in the store if they're tech savvy, but why reject apps if all it does is flip the bird to us, and the scare away developers. It sucks super monkey balls. Top-notch app and deserves what the developer earned as a result.

But I think this app's price drop is a signifier of the underlying cancer in the store.

You can be front-paged and earn a lot, but drop off the radar and I'm guessing returns aren't that great.

BUT That's not the cancer! That's normal.

The cancer is Apple barring perfectly decent apps from the store rather than simply letting them stagnate in the bowels of the iTunes store without store-front exposure.

Sure, people will still find buried apps in the store if they're tech savvy, but why reject apps if all it does is flip the bird to us, and the scare away developers.

It sucks super monkey balls.

]]> By: Rojo http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/23/trism-on-sale-for-299-from-499/#comment-3787 Rojo Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:39:21 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=724#comment-3787 It was more than worth it at $5, so REALLY worth it at $3. It was my most-played game in the beginning (before I downloaded Galcon). Unfortunately after I reached level 30 several times, it wasn't as fun anymore. But I'm REALLY looking forward to the spin-off games that were anounced a while back -- especially the one that's just the puzzle mode. It was more than worth it at $5, so REALLY worth it at $3.

It was my most-played game in the beginning (before I downloaded Galcon). Unfortunately after I reached level 30 several times, it wasn't as fun anymore. But I'm REALLY looking forward to the spin-off games that were anounced a while back — especially the one that's just the puzzle mode.

]]> By: Greg http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/23/trism-on-sale-for-299-from-499/#comment-3785 Greg Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:26:52 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=724#comment-3785 This is the only iPhone game I've really enjoyed playing a lot of. I recommend it. This is the only iPhone game I've really enjoyed playing a lot of. I recommend it.

]]> By: Aaron Sullivan http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/23/trism-on-sale-for-299-from-499/#comment-3783 Aaron Sullivan Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:39:26 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=724#comment-3783 This took a couple months to come down, and ... I don't think too many people are going to feel like they were ripped off because it's two dollars less now. I will say that value pricing seems to come a bit more rapidly than in the retail sector. I'm sure part of it is developer's reluctance to advertise and instead rely on the app store advertising. Maybe it's easier/cheaper than advertising to bring the price down $2, I don't know yet. :) This took a couple months to come down, and … I don't think too many people are going to feel like they were ripped off because it's two dollars less now. I will say that value pricing seems to come a bit more rapidly than in the retail sector.

I'm sure part of it is developer's reluctance to advertise and instead rely on the app store advertising. Maybe it's easier/cheaper than advertising to bring the price down $2, I don't know yet. :)

]]> By: Brian http://toucharcade.com/2008/09/23/trism-on-sale-for-299-from-499/#comment-3781 Brian Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:10:51 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=724#comment-3781 does not surprise me... early adopters beware. apps get reduced in a couple of weeks. does not surprise me… early adopters beware. apps get reduced in a couple of weeks.

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