EPTSmegaman also brings up a valid point, though I imagine it's not hard to circumvent.
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divito
Canada1213 Posts
Smegaman also brings up a valid point, though I imagine it's not hard to circumvent. | ||
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Mandalor
Germany2362 Posts
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tertos
Romania394 Posts
On September 21 2012 21:59 CCFxSmegaman wrote: Requiring a paid subscription to your website in order to be eligible to enter the sweepstakes is directly in conflict with the Federal Trade Commission's gambling laws. Either enable a free entry method, or risk running an illegal operation. Edit: "The Promotion will be legal if one of the three elements is eliminated. Therefore, a Promotion without required Consideration, but with a Prize and Chance, is legal, and is referred to as a "Game of Chance" or a "Sweepstakes." Similarly, a Promotion without Chance but with a Prize and Consideration is legal, and is referred to as a "Game of Skill" or a "Contest." For Sweepstakes, Entrants must be able to enter without charge, and winners must be selected by Chance from the qualifying entries (those entries which have met the requirements of the Sweepstakes rules). With Contests, Contestants must perform some type of skilled act, the qualifying entries must be judged and scored by objective measurable criteria, and the Contestant with the highest score among the entries wins the Prize." Nice try but, They are actually charging money for membership, in exchange you get access to 6pool services, whatever those services are. They are offering contest entries for free to members, where "Contestants must perform some type of skilled act" thus making it completely legit. | ||
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GohgamX
Canada1096 Posts
On September 22 2012 06:17 tertos wrote: Nice try but, They are actually charging money for membership, in exchange you get access to 6pool services, whatever those services are. They are offering contest entries for free to members, where "Contestants must perform some type of skilled act" thus making it completely legit. Word, become a member do something creative and you qualify. | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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aka_star
United Kingdom1546 Posts
On September 22 2012 10:14 Xeris wrote: Yea, you get quite a bit of content for signing up, so I'd definitely recommend it. Getting a chance to win a trip to an event is really awesome as well! Well it doesn't look like the forum is on fire from people climbing over each other to get a piece of this prize. I can't see what the site offers that isn't already available for free. We have streams, youtube, daily tournament, forums, podcasts this stuff is kinda already done by other groups and done well... it just seems difficult for them to compete with all the talent currently out there. The pro list is small and questionable, the forums have double digit posts which doesn't suggest their is a vibrant community there. Is it right they only have 1 pod cast?... not sure I can see them all without signing up... the premium price is on par with a live stream ticket for an MLG or GSL.... so its difficult to say its worth it. Well enough of my poo poo, Good luck with the site! | ||
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Aelonius
Netherlands432 Posts
However, in order to help build this service into an even better platform, we need people that join us and post actively. I know the team well and presently that is the bottleneck. If you have suggestions for the service they offer and what you'd like to see, head over there and let them know. | ||
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iKill
Denmark861 Posts
On September 22 2012 17:58 Aelonius wrote: @aka_star. I see what you are saying and while this is a challenge for the people at SPG, I can't help but stress the fact that they need the help of the community to grow. I am a subscriber there and I can tell you that using the forums of SPG is completely free. You havent got any costs to post there. However, in order to help build this service into an even better platform, we need people that join us and post actively. I know the team well and presently that is the bottleneck. If you have suggestions for the service they offer and what you'd like to see, head over there and let them know. Doesn't change the fact that you're competing with an extremely large amount of free content on TL, Youtube, Twitch etc., at a price comparable to a GSL or MLG season ticket. If you want people to pay for your community content, you need to make it as attractive as humanly possible. Maybe starting out with paid membership is not the best option - maybe they should consider growing the community for free first, and then tacking on a monthly subscription later?  | ||
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Mo0Rauder
Canada182 Posts
On September 21 2012 18:38 desRow wrote: Okay. Thank you for your constructive criticism. It is very much appreciated. Have a wonderful day! I don't think they will be able to butter their bread unless they get more subscribers, something desrow will understand of course. That comment was dripping with sweat, I mean sarcasm User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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Aelonius
Netherlands432 Posts
On September 23 2012 02:03 iKill wrote: Doesn't change the fact that you're competing with an extremely large amount of free content on TL, Youtube, Twitch etc., at a price comparable to a GSL or MLG season ticket. If you want people to pay for your community content, you need to make it as attractive as humanly possible. Maybe starting out with paid membership is not the best option - maybe they should consider growing the community for free first, and then tacking on a monthly subscription later? While I can not speak for SPG and their development aims, by all means please let me know what you think would be needed to make a premium membership worth it. What do you want to pay, and what do you want to see. I'll get in touch with the team and relay the best idea's. Sixpoolgaming is always looking for more volunteers and if you're feeling like helping out then let me know. Edit: If you've got idea's, suggestions or questions you can shoot me an e-mail on 'Michael@Sixpoolgaming.com' I will try to answer them as quickly as possible, and I really appreciate feedback for the organisation. | ||
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rshswe
Sweden40 Posts
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Aelonius
Netherlands432 Posts
On September 25 2012 06:24 rshswe wrote: Im already going to dreamhack :D So imagine that you get the chance to go to an MLG event! =D | ||
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MMOwnageSports
United Kingdom300 Posts
RU CRAZY? O.O if this was mb $5/month and $40/year then you'd get some actual premium subscribers but DUDE $14.99/month is like 3 hours work for most people on here.. 3 hours to get entered into a contest ur prolly not guna win and some cool content.. MEH! | ||
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Sassback
United States718 Posts
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Rainman5419
United States92 Posts
On September 21 2012 06:23 aka_star wrote: You should probably put the pay to enter on the front of the post, I was about to enter but discovering its pay to enter I wont... if I hadn't seen it from another post I might of wasted my time This please. | ||
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TheLunatic
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