Giveaway of the Day Forums

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   erikaleal1
   Member

   I am wondering why game giveaway of the day is only giving games about spaceships, war, etc... I really don't like those kind of games. When I saw Jane's Hotel last time I thought we were getting more of those kind of games back, but now the only thing I see is spaceships... Please Game Giveaway of the Day, please hear my begging! please give us (or me) different types of games! At least some girlie ones!
   Thank you.

   PS. I don't think Jane's Hotel is girlie, nor Farm Frenzy and those types of games. Even my husband plays those kind of games.

   Posted 16 years ago #
2. 

   HOSS
   Member

   erikaleal1 - I agree with you that we need a better mix of games but from what I have read in the past, they can only post games that developers give them to post.

   Apparently this is all they can get and that is a scarey thought!

   Posted 16 years ago #
3. 

   copmom
   Member

   I agree too.. everything is really just another shoot 'em up. I prefer things that I can let my grandkids (and myself), play, and not have to worry about bombing, explosions, blood, guts or gore!

   Posted 16 years ago #
4. 

   samm
   Member

   GOTD!! Ditto what they said. More games like Jane, how about Jane's Hotel Family Hero?? Or some Hdden Object games and not Titanic, everyone has titanic. :)

   Posted 16 years ago #
5. 

   sergio
   Member

   I respect that not everyone likes them, and that there should be some variety, but i like them, and i dont complain when its games i dont like..

   Posted 16 years ago #
6. 

   AppDeveloper
   Member

   I find it rather amusing so many people keep on complaining they want this or that, when they get all the software free here. If there's games, they say "wrong type of games" I want that kinda instead. If there's applications, they say "OMG!! It's not latest version!! I wan't latest one, why can't I upgrade!" or "But we got already tonnes of this kind of applications, we want different kind of ones!", etc.

   Many these software and games here are results of hundreds, if not thousands hours of programming/design etc. and you get them free, and still complaint? I wonder how many of you ever worked for free for maybe even long periods of time demanding no any compensation for that when someone asked that from you?

   Sorry about this "rant" but all complaining here seriously remind me that people do not value anything they get FREE, still yet they think they are entitled to get everything free when it comes to software...

   Software do not magically write itself, there's no that magical "make this kind of a dream program for me dear computer" button on development tools yet... ;)

   So apreciate what you get, people creating these games/software have already gone quite a long way to give them to you FREE...

   Posted 16 years ago #
7. 

   LeKanaw
   Member

   Bonjour AppDev

   Welcome to the Forum :*)

   No, what u said is not a "rant" at all !!!
   It's just common sense & totally obvious for any sensible person.
   We are just so fed up of the complaining we hardly answer back anymore!

   I still haven't seen the "Contract" where GOTD is obligated to provide us w the SW or Games we want.

   They offer what is provided, what they find available. Darn, it's not that hard to understand!!
   You'll notice none of the "Old Timers" of the site ever complain. Even though we already have most of the SW offered recently, from past offerings.
   Still, we keep coming back every day and if we like/want/need the Soft-du-Jour we dwld. If not, we don't!

   In the meantime we help each other, share great tips, learn a lot, have a bit of fun (well, a lot actually!!), members from all over the world post offers/promos/deals they find in their travels.

   And we discover great Free Games & Free Softs all the time, and we always post them here.
   There are threads upon threads of GREAT Freeware to choose from!!! We can hardly keep up!!

   There is a lot to learn & discover 'round here. Please pay no attention to the nay sayers!!

   Well darn!! Now I'm the one ranting!! :D

   Mangoette

   Posted 16 years ago #
8. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   lol, but well said to both Appdeveloper and LeKanaw.

   Posted 16 years ago #
9. 

   BuBBy
   Teh adnim

   I've learned to ignore the complaints and whinges. I look at GOTD as an opportunity to try software from lesser known developers - to inform me of programs that I otherwise would probably not look at or use. Occasionally I come across a real gem - and sometimes I like these so much, I decide to purchase.

   GOTD is not just some website you can upload your software shopping list and get everything you want for free - because you don't want to (or can't afford to) pay for it.

   For users who complain about too much free software of the same type - remember you only get to pick and choose from the menu when you are paying for the meal.

   Posted 16 years ago #
10. 

    AppDeveloper
    Member

    @LeKanaw:

    Thanks.

    Funny thing, I hadn't heard about this site previously. Then again, I'm not that much for down loading stuff so that is probably a big reason. What I looked around, there has been some useful software so I probably will be looking in this site now and then from now on. :)

    Whole "people want everything, FREE, NOW! And updates forever." issue is slightly bothering me because I used to do programming for a living. And currently I am looking into that again as possibility to earn a living, though I probably try to do some mobile phone games instead of desktop applications.

    Software and games seem to be "strange beast" in a way that people do much to "find" free versions (usually wasting actually lot of their time on that), but paying seem to be out of the question. Still yet those same people are willing to waste that $10-$20 on McDonalds etc. without any hesitation...

    Anyway, I think I'll stick around and check the site now and then from now on.

    Posted 16 years ago #
11. 

    LeKanaw
    Member

    Re-Bonjour AppDev

    Yap, $20. at McDonnald's or a $300. sneakers ... Same difference!!! :-(
    But a $20. soft or a $30. security app. is too expensive!

    I'm afraid this "Free all the Time, Now & Forever" mentality is taking hold though.
    Ppl don't mind paying for hardware & ever bigger HDs, but want *all* the softs for free!! And music. And games. And advice. And tech support. And ...

    As BuBBy said (He is the *Big Boss* around here!), they let us try all this stuff for free, but the ones we really like & use, it's only fair to buy them!!

    I can't advise on any tech or possible career choices, sorry.
    I'm only the Comic Relief 'round here :*)

    Stick around, you'll have fun & meet great ppl too!!

    Mangoette

    PS: Say MisterB ... What is this "whinges" you speak of?? I'm intrigued ... Some type of Seafood from down under?? Bwaahaaawaa

    Posted 16 years ago #
12. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    in common usage it's pretty the same as 'whines', though possibly a taste more emphatic, being a yank I'm not certain. :)

    Posted 16 years ago #
13. 

    LeKanaw
    Member

    :D

    Thank you Goody
    Well ... just seemed more *Fun* if it was Seafood :*)
    HeeeeHeHeHe

    Posted 16 years ago #

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