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Rubies and Ruby ads
Bill Dawson (US1)
US1 Posts: 56
It would be great to have some app or something to keep those mendacious ruby ads from popping up continually, or ever.
I doubt that will happen though.
but in lieu of that, perhaps they could do something about making the ads a bit more truthful.
For example, whenever I have looked into buying rubies the price for 57,500 rubies has always been $19.99 in USD. Or rather, for 19.99 you always get 57,500 rubies.
But yesterday morning when I logged on there was a popup ad blocking my castle claiming that for the next 30 minutes, I could get a bonus of 150% more rubies than normal! But only until the clock on the display counted down! Hurry hurry! The ad gave an example, if you purchase 2500 rubies it said, you will get 6250!
I don't like to buy rubies, but I thought, wow, if I am going to buy some, now is the time. So I clicked the ad and bought the 19.99 package, expecting to get 150% of the listed amount, in addition to the 57,500, as the ad promised.
However I only got 57,500.
When I complained I got banned. This morning they explained that 57,500 IS 150% more than the normal amount of 23,000.
However I have never seen 23000 rubies sold for $19.99. The amount for 20 bucks has always been 57,500. In fact, after the countdown clock on the 150% bonus ad counted down to zero, the amount of rubies remained 57,500 as it has always been.
This is called a "bait and switch". The countdown clock on the ad creates a sense of scarcity, 'buy now, this deal will soon be gone!"
But the deal was never there.
The price and the amount never changed. It was the same during the ad as it was before, and remained the same afterward. The countdown clock was a deceptive device designed to drive players to spend their money under false pretenses. . GGE has over 3 million players. I wonder how many others were tricked into spending their money?
I decided to withdraw my complaint so I could get back to the game. It was only 20 bucks, and my team was depending on me.
But I think I will raise this issue again. I don't care if they ban me again. Someone up there has got to acknowledge that the ad was deceptive.
So if we cannot get rid of the popup ads, perhaps they could only run truthful ads. That would be a great upgrade.
I doubt that will happen though.
but in lieu of that, perhaps they could do something about making the ads a bit more truthful.
For example, whenever I have looked into buying rubies the price for 57,500 rubies has always been $19.99 in USD. Or rather, for 19.99 you always get 57,500 rubies.
But yesterday morning when I logged on there was a popup ad blocking my castle claiming that for the next 30 minutes, I could get a bonus of 150% more rubies than normal! But only until the clock on the display counted down! Hurry hurry! The ad gave an example, if you purchase 2500 rubies it said, you will get 6250!
I don't like to buy rubies, but I thought, wow, if I am going to buy some, now is the time. So I clicked the ad and bought the 19.99 package, expecting to get 150% of the listed amount, in addition to the 57,500, as the ad promised.
However I only got 57,500.
When I complained I got banned. This morning they explained that 57,500 IS 150% more than the normal amount of 23,000.
However I have never seen 23000 rubies sold for $19.99. The amount for 20 bucks has always been 57,500. In fact, after the countdown clock on the 150% bonus ad counted down to zero, the amount of rubies remained 57,500 as it has always been.
This is called a "bait and switch". The countdown clock on the ad creates a sense of scarcity, 'buy now, this deal will soon be gone!"
But the deal was never there.
The price and the amount never changed. It was the same during the ad as it was before, and remained the same afterward. The countdown clock was a deceptive device designed to drive players to spend their money under false pretenses. . GGE has over 3 million players. I wonder how many others were tricked into spending their money?
I decided to withdraw my complaint so I could get back to the game. It was only 20 bucks, and my team was depending on me.
But I think I will raise this issue again. I don't care if they ban me again. Someone up there has got to acknowledge that the ad was deceptive.
So if we cannot get rid of the popup ads, perhaps they could only run truthful ads. That would be a great upgrade.
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So instead of it showing 23k rubies and showing that offer was added to make 57.5k rubies, they only show the total amount, which in this case, it will be 57.5k.
GGE does this to make more money, lol, it tricks consumers into thinking their gonna get a better offer when there not.
onion god @ AU
Nevertheless, as OnionGod points out, the ad doesn't make clear what the bonus quantity will be. It does not say that the normal amount is 23,000, it only shows 57,500 and says there is a 150% additional amount until the countdown clock hits zero. Any player who is unfamiliar with the normal pricing structure cannot know for certain that he is looking at the bonus amount, and may easily believe he will receive an additional 86250 for a total of 143,750. That is what I thought I had coming.
What torked me off was this: when the countdown clock hit zero, the ruby purchase page had a banner up top saying that the 150% bonus special was over. BUT THE QUANTITY FOR $19.99 STILL SHOWED 57,500. When I saw that I was certain that I had not received the correct amount.
I think they intentionally leave the ad somewhat ambiguous, as OnionGod said, so consumers might believe they will get more than they are going to get. That certainly drives sales.
Let's face it. They could construct the ad to show the normal amount and the bonus amount, so the consumer would be clear what he was getting for his money. But if they did that, they would probably not make nearly as much money.