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GamersFirst teams up with Adknowledge for virtual currency offers
Free-to-play gamers seem to have no problems paying real-world money for virtual items in their favorite MMORPGs. GamersFirst hopes that its customers will feel similarly about its new partnership with Adknowledge. Who, or what, is Adknowledge? It's the largest privately owned advertising network on the internet, and it's also the parent company of Super Rewards (and you may remember that name in connection with the infamous "offer wall" faux pas attached to Turbine's Dungeons and Dragons Online MMO). Adknowledge's AdStation program allows gamers to earn in-game currency by completing extra-game tasks including watching videos, taking surveys, and subscribing to various online services. This generates advertising leads for Adknowledge clients, and a new GamersFirst press release calls it "a great opportunity for us to get our titles in front of their vast global network." Said titles include APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth, but thus far GamersFirst has not released details on how the games will be affected. [Source: GamersFirst press release]
Turbine responds to community with removal of Offer Wall
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/pc_games/Turbine_responds_to_community_with_removal_of_Offer_Wall_M'; Two days ago, Turbine announced a new way of earning Turbine Points. We'd heard hints of this new method back at PAX East, and several of us at Massively were curious to see how it would work out. Well, we have our answer. The launch of the DDO Offer Wall was met with a pretty heated response -- a large portion of the Dungeons and Dragons Online fanbase was extremely displeased, to say the least. The problem was not with the Offer Wall itself, but the release of information associated with the Wall. The outcry kept the Turbine team hopping for the past few days as they attempted to do damage control, investigate the problems, and maintain communication with fans all at once. Two significant updates came down yesterday: the first scaling back the available offers on the wall, and the second removing it temporarily while Turbine looks into things. Today's update sparked another outcry from fans, but this one of thanks: "Overall it was a poor user experience that was not up to our standards, and for this we apologize. Based on your feedback, we're stepping away from the 'Offer' category for now." That's right, the Offer Wall is gone. Take a look at the full post as well as player feedback on this decision, and keep an eye out for tomorrow's Exploring Eberron as we look at the issue in depth. Finally, thanks to the Turbine team for the quick response to community feedback.
Fans have strong reaction to Dungeons and Dragons Online Offer Wall [Updated]
The DDO Offer Wall launched yesterday, and was met with a very enthusiastic reaction from fans of Dungeons and Dragons Online. Unfortunately, a lot of it was negative. Players greatest concerns stem from the fact that Turbine is working with SuperRewards, a third party lead generator, for these point opportunities. Giving personal information to an unknown is worrisome, of course, and concerns have grown to the point where some players claim that just looking at the offers page will infect your computer. On the other hand, many players are reporting that they checked out the offers, received their points, and moved on with a computer that was completely unaffected. Update: Turbine has since added an update post to their forums, giving further information about the program. The Offer Wall has been temporarily removed while Turbine investigates player concerns over email and username security.
