Hey guys, Fire Ball's paid version comes out, but you can get refund by following steps below: 1. Download the game, give honest reviews 2. Send to [email protected] immediately ---A. Your review ID ---B. Which country or region your review ID belongs to ---C. Your review content ---D. Your paypal account Thanks for participating in this activity! (2011.08.25--2011.08.31) We will check your review ID and content once it shows in itunes and after we check all, we will refund $0.99 to you by paypal! Cheers! ^o^ FireBall retina ^o^ ★★★ Cute Girl's game ★★★★★★Story★★★The eagle is very ferocious and evil, who wants to eat the tortoi… $1.99 Buy Now Watch Media Details★★★ Cute Girl's game ★★★★★★Story★★★The eagle is very ferocious and evil, who wants to eat the tortoise's eggs to make himself more powerful. So he asks his little evil monsters to steal the tortoise's eggs. In this game, you will play the role of the tortoise to defend her eggs and meet various difficulties ahead to overcome. So come and save your egg babies! ★★★How to play★★★ 1. Simple one touch control2. Cut the egg line by matching 3 eggs with the same color3. Prevent the eggs from entering the hole★★★Features★★★--- 4 islands of different seasons (Spring Island, Summer Island, Autumn Island, Winter Island ) with 15 levels in each one --- 9 tutorial levels--- Authentic sound from real natural world in different seasons--- High quality graphics: a fresh visual feast for you! --- Full imagination and fascination--- Long hours of fun in total 69 levels Addictive Ball game, grab it now!!! Information Seller: Genre:Adventure, Puzzle Release:Aug 17, 2011 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Rubicon Well-Known Member Feb 22, 2011 1,535 1 0 Lead Programmer, Chief Bottlewasher Isle of Wight, UK http://www.rubicondev.com #2 Rubicon, Aug 25, 2011 Be careful, I'm sure this violates Apple's t&c's and you might get your app pulled. flybird Well-Known Member Mar 8, 2011 230 0 0 #3 flybird, Aug 25, 2011 Yeah this smart plan may lead to getting banned from app store, though the refunding sounds appealing. Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #4 Appletini, Aug 25, 2011 Developers should preferably be discouraged or prevented from posting contests or competitions that require posting (fake) positive reviews or five-star ratings in order to get a reward. Happy W Well-Known Member Apr 28, 2011 82 0 0 #5 Happy W, Aug 25, 2011 As a consumer i.e. someone who benefits from iTunes reviews being as objective and trustworthy as possible I hope Apple pulls the dev from the App Store entirely. Rubicon Well-Known Member Feb 22, 2011 1,535 1 0 Lead Programmer, Chief Bottlewasher Isle of Wight, UK http://www.rubicondev.com #6 Rubicon, Aug 25, 2011 I actually agree with that tbh, but didn't want to seem churlish given that I'm also a developer (as well as a consumer). We try to get our players to give us five star reviews by putting lots of time and effort into making a good game. That's how it's meant to work. flybird Well-Known Member Mar 8, 2011 230 0 0 #7 flybird, Aug 25, 2011 Also as a consumer, if this is available, app store will be in a mess, lol DregsOnLegs Well-Known Member Aug 16, 2011 155 0 0 Secretary City #8 DregsOnLegs, Aug 25, 2011 Seems like alot of work for a measly 99c refund ! And it doesn't even get refunded to your iTunes credit, wtf are we going to do with 99c on paypal? It costs like $1 to transfer paypal funds to your bank account, and whod bother transferring 99c anyway, this whole setup is weeeeiird, and if you leave it in there what are you going to buy? A fake mustache? Or a mustache comb? ( in which you'll have to pay extra for postage) Appletini Well-Known Member Jan 8, 2011 2,564 0 0 Ankh-Morpork #9 Appletini, Aug 25, 2011 Mm-hmm, there's a pretty big difference between asking people to give your app five stars if they think the game deserves it, and asking people to give your app five stars in exchange for free stuff, promo codes or money back. A while back, the developers of Push-Cars ran a promotion that rewarded people who gave honest reviews, even if those reviews were negative, and that's fine. On the other end of the scale, we had the sleazy Slimline Games, who spammed the Promo Codes forum with their derivative apps, offering a chance at rewards only to people who gave them 4 or 5 star reviews. That's the kind of thing that needs to be nipped in the bud. Rubicon Well-Known Member Feb 22, 2011 1,535 1 0 Lead Programmer, Chief Bottlewasher Isle of Wight, UK http://www.rubicondev.com #10 Rubicon, Aug 25, 2011 I'm not against developers nudging their players to drop a review - our game begs for one once and I know a lot of other games also do that. The crucial difference though, as you point out, is that the reviewer is free to write what he likes and it's that that maintains integrity in the reviews. Buying fake ones does nobody any good at the end of the day. sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #11 sapphire_neo, Aug 25, 2011 This is the thing that stands out the most =/ JindoFox Well-Known Member Dec 21, 2008 526 11 18 #12 JindoFox, Aug 25, 2011 Developers who try to buy good reviews are sleazy, don't support them. Rubicon Well-Known Member Feb 22, 2011 1,535 1 0 Lead Programmer, Chief Bottlewasher Isle of Wight, UK http://www.rubicondev.com #13 Rubicon, Aug 25, 2011 I think the very act of trying to buy good reviews kinda indicates the quality of the game right there! MicroByte Well-Known Member Dec 8, 2008 1,328 0 36 in a van down by the river... #14 MicroByte, Aug 25, 2011 Here's what I'm going to do: 1. Buy the game, write my 5 star, good review. 2. Claim my refund 3. Go back into and update my review to be a 1 star review pointing out that ppl are being paid to write glowing reviews. Better yet, I'm not going to bother with any of this... TheFrost Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 5,772 0 0 #15 TheFrost, Aug 25, 2011 This is unnaceptable, if you want good reviews make a good game, dont cheat and be honest... hope you get pulled with this awful trick, actually, i am thinking about reporting you to Apple.... IMNS would never allowed this, we miss you man sapphire_neo Well-Known Member Jan 20, 2011 3,934 0 0 #16 sapphire_neo, Aug 25, 2011 lol MicroByte BlindingLights Well-Known Member Aug 7, 2011 167 0 0 #17 BlindingLights, Aug 25, 2011 As well as getting reviews, its seems like a way for the dev to push themselves up onto the paid charts even though they're basically giving away their game. Pretty smart? Oye Faction Well-Known Member Jul 27, 2011 71 0 0 Producer #18 Oye Faction, Aug 29, 2011 Thanks for every one's reminding, we will cancel this right away! (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Yeah this smart plan may lead to getting banned from app store, though the refunding sounds appealing.
Developers should preferably be discouraged or prevented from posting contests or competitions that require posting (fake) positive reviews or five-star ratings in order to get a reward.
As a consumer i.e. someone who benefits from iTunes reviews being as objective and trustworthy as possible I hope Apple pulls the dev from the App Store entirely.
I actually agree with that tbh, but didn't want to seem churlish given that I'm also a developer (as well as a consumer). We try to get our players to give us five star reviews by putting lots of time and effort into making a good game. That's how it's meant to work.
Seems like alot of work for a measly 99c refund ! And it doesn't even get refunded to your iTunes credit, wtf are we going to do with 99c on paypal? It costs like $1 to transfer paypal funds to your bank account, and whod bother transferring 99c anyway, this whole setup is weeeeiird, and if you leave it in there what are you going to buy? A fake mustache? Or a mustache comb? ( in which you'll have to pay extra for postage)
Mm-hmm, there's a pretty big difference between asking people to give your app five stars if they think the game deserves it, and asking people to give your app five stars in exchange for free stuff, promo codes or money back. A while back, the developers of Push-Cars ran a promotion that rewarded people who gave honest reviews, even if those reviews were negative, and that's fine. On the other end of the scale, we had the sleazy Slimline Games, who spammed the Promo Codes forum with their derivative apps, offering a chance at rewards only to people who gave them 4 or 5 star reviews. That's the kind of thing that needs to be nipped in the bud.
I'm not against developers nudging their players to drop a review - our game begs for one once and I know a lot of other games also do that. The crucial difference though, as you point out, is that the reviewer is free to write what he likes and it's that that maintains integrity in the reviews. Buying fake ones does nobody any good at the end of the day.
I think the very act of trying to buy good reviews kinda indicates the quality of the game right there!
Here's what I'm going to do: 1. Buy the game, write my 5 star, good review. 2. Claim my refund 3. Go back into and update my review to be a 1 star review pointing out that ppl are being paid to write glowing reviews. Better yet, I'm not going to bother with any of this...
This is unnaceptable, if you want good reviews make a good game, dont cheat and be honest... hope you get pulled with this awful trick, actually, i am thinking about reporting you to Apple.... IMNS would never allowed this, we miss you man
As well as getting reviews, its seems like a way for the dev to push themselves up onto the paid charts even though they're basically giving away their game. Pretty smart?
