Oh My God! [Bleep]

iDeveloper

I just got onto the GS website, and I do like the new pricing structure, but if I knew that the service was going to be free, I would not have bought an express membership. I'm pissed, but I can't imagine how pissed the users who paid just last month are. GS, will be refunding people who actually paid the $99? I feel as though I have wasted $99.

PS: But it's good to know that I'll only have to pay for my Apple Dev Account! It's a conflict for me, I love and hate the new pricing structure.

magic101hi

i feel exactly the same way

dotsonj23

FYI....You do get to upgrade to Pro for a year for $99 while it costs everyone else $499.

MotherHoose

OMG ... somebuddy get me a PurpleFont Eater!

MH

daverenner

Jeeze, i only had my account a few months and now its free!!???

iDeveloper

Yep I know.... I got mine in May; and am pretty angry that I wasted $99 for something that is free now.

I still need to know if advertisements are forced in the free version. If so, bye GS.

magic101hi

ask them about it

Chunkypixels

Yoda answered regarding the forced advertisements rumour over in the "We dont want forced splash screen:POLL" thread before closing it.

There is no forced adverts...its just the forced GameSalad loading screen.

So at least we got that question answered... (cheers Yoda)

iDeveloper

Chunkypixels said:
Yoda answered regarding the forced advertisements rumour over in the "We dont want forced splash screen:POLL" thread before closing it.

There is no forced adverts...its just the forced GameSalad loading screen.

So at least we got that question answered... (cheers Yoda)

Thanks for the answer. I still can't understand how GS is going to generate income with a Free/$499 pricing model.

I also thought that Direct was going to be one of the tiers also. Guess that income stream is gone too.

azavega

I'm surprised how you people complain about paying 99 bucks for the express and now its free... I wish I paid that before so now I just have to pay 99 to upgrade to pro... Well you problably dont need links and Iads right?
I think no mather what, there's people that always going to complaint...

footloose

azavega said:
I'm surprised how you people complain about paying 99 bucks for the express and now its free... I wish I paid that before so now I just have to pay 99 to upgrade to pro... Well you problably dont need links and Iads right?
I think no mather what, there's people that always going to complaint...

+1

iDeveloper

Well, I'm complaining because a service I paid for is now free. It's like the MobileMe saga going on now. I don't want MobileMe because it may be free in the future.

Yodapollo

@iDeveloper

Direct is gone, it's true, but we're not entirely through with publishing. Far from it, actually. We'll be announcing a publishing service, which developers will be able to apply for, this coming Tuesday.

- Yodapollo

Photics

I think there's a difference between complaining and feedback. I'm posting feedback. I would have gone with a three-tiered system...

Express for $99
Professional for $499
Elite for $1999 (no splash screens)

I'm not sure of the logic for the change. I'm certainly not complaining, as $99 for Professional is a lot better than the $1999 I almost paid for Pro. I am concerned though. Will the GameSalad team have enough money to keep the lights on?

Also, I suggest that the moderators clean up the title of the thread. It's blasphemous.

azavega

Thanks Yoda I check back on tuesday to see how that works for me