SW sales poll
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Agent
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 14:34
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- Poll Information This poll contains 2 question(s). 43 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=etDpYTmRXNVE"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=etDpYTmRXNVE"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   -------------------- WWJD? Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 15:05
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Yeah, because all people who have bought Spiderweb games are members of the boards. -------------------- Pass the sauerkraut and chips please. Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 16:06
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Just like you can't have a poll without the majority of posts about it being (usually unjustified) negative criticism. -------------------- Did you know: When asked about his voicing of Unicron, Orson Welles is quoted as saying, "Unicron was the perfect character for me to play. I find it easy to relate to him. We're both the size of a planet and we both can eat said planet." Did you know: After the Holocaust, Germany decided that it takes at least 57 murders before they'll even consider prosecution and guys like Ted Bundy would known as 'Weekend Warriors' Did you know: Most facts on the internet are made up with little or no thought to decency or good sense. And that most of the people who make them die a lonely pathetic death. Posts: 1918 | Registered: Sunday, October 13 2002 07:00 |
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 16:35
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No negative criticism of a poll is ever unjustified. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 16:44
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What about the games you've played entirely without buying? I can think of three likely situations in which this would come up, and only one of them is TM. —Alorael, who also wants to know where to list games that one has bought but never played past the demo area. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 18:39
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The other one is as a beta tester. What's the third? -------------------- Encyclopaedia • Archives • Members • RSS [Topic / Forum] • Blog • Polaris • NaNoWriMo Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. I have a love of woodwind instruments. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 18:52
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quote:Agreed. The point of poll criticism isn't just to be critical, it's to provide insight. As Aaron Levinstein said: "Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." [ Sunday, June 03, 2007 18:53: Message edited by: Yama ] -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 18:55
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quote:Piracy? But some might classify that as "TM". -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 18:59
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All of Avernum, either bought or as a beta tester. Ocean Bound, played the demo. :P -------------------- Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 19:10
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TM? Wha? O internet acronyms, you exclude me again. *weeps* Posts: 26 | Registered: Thursday, May 31 2007 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 19:22
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Terrors Martyr, maker of twenty-something Blades of Exile and Blades of Avernum scenarios, active in the community, and banned from these forums because of his dirty mouth. He still hangs around The Lyceum and Desperance, and when he has something important and not CoC-breaking to say here (for instance, when he releases a new scenario), he gets someone else to post it for him. The third option would presumably be playing someone else's legally obtained copy. -------------------- My Myspace, with some of my audial and visual art The Lyceum - The Headquarters of the Blades designing community The Louvre - The Blades of Avernum graphics database Alexandria - The Blades of Exile Scenario database BoE Webring - Self explanatory Polaris - Free porn here Odd Todd - Fun for the unemployed (and everyone else too) They Might Be Giants - Four websites for one of the greatest bands in existance -------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Posts: 2957 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, June 3 2007 19:52
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I have a few games that are past demo, but I haven't finished. Then there is Galatic Core that I bought, but never got around to loading the registration code in or played. Almost all of them I've played through a few times and I eventually will finish the others. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, June 4 2007 01:44
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People have occasionally gotten the games for free as well. For example, one of the possible prizes for the BoA scenario design contest was a Spiderweb game. Posts: 353 | Registered: Monday, January 9 2006 08:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Monday, June 4 2007 08:55
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Yes, the third option is probably winning an SW game in a contest, which several people have done. (I found BoE to be a fitting prize for SubTerra design contest.) Talking about which, why isn't SubTerra in this poll? -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, June 4 2007 13:37
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quote:Sorry, I never thought of it, since I have a Mac. -------------------- WWJD? Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, June 4 2007 13:47
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I consider piracy "TM" and was thinking of borrowing someone else's copy, which is a bit tricky but doable with shareware. I didn't think of getting a free copy, but I consider that in the same spirit as buying. You may not pay money, but you have to do something to get it. —Alorael, who puts receiving it as a gift in the same category. Reverse engineering and recreating the game, on the other hand, is a truly distinct category. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |