Is earning free zen worth the trouble?

Montcalm - Archosaur
Montcalm - Archosaur Posts: 53 Arc User
edited October 2010 in General Discussion
Ive had some problems with free zen and there is a thread i made in cash shop discussion that you can reply to. However in this i would like to just take a simple survey. Do you think that using the earn zen is worth it or should you just buy the zen with real money? Please say why on the thread.
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  • Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear
    Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear Posts: 4,864 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Most of the offers for ''free'' zen require you to buy something you usually don't want anyway.

    The surveys for zen are worth it I guess if you got nothing better to do, but they rarely give out the zen you deserve apparently.

    All in all, just buying it normally probably saves a lot of trouble.
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  • miyago
    miyago Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    You can easily rack up spam mail from the free offers. The ones that are easiest are Survey of the Day. It takes a bit to get used to the questions and the outcome is only a few gold. Convenience-wise, it's definitely easier to buy zen. If you're dead set on getting free zen, you can try the offers, but beware of the spam mail and hassle.
  • Alphae - Lost City
    Alphae - Lost City Posts: 1,512 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    miyago wrote: »
    You can easily rack up spam mail from the free offers. The ones that are easiest are Survey of the Day. It takes a bit to get used to the questions and the outcome is only a few gold. Convenience-wise, it's definitely easier to buy zen. If you're dead set on getting free zen, you can try the offers, but beware of the spam mail and hassle.

    Basically this. I've played numerous F2P games that allow you to get cash currency or other rewards by doing this sort of thing, and in my opinion the rewards are just too small for the hassle it puts you through.

    That's not to say, for instance, that you shouldn't LOOK at the offers and, if you are planning to purchase something that's on the list anyway (i.e. a DirectTV, NetFlix, or credit monitoring subscription) and feel free to use these offers to get a bit more for your money.
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  • Promivius - Dreamweaver
    Promivius - Dreamweaver Posts: 278 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Nothing is free EVER.

    Now I wrote the "ever" in caps as nothing is free.
    Sure you get Zen if you go through the hassle but you loose out on other things.
    Like you personal live.

    Why is that?
    Some free zen offers ask you questions about your live style. This info is very very very very welcome to advertisers and their ilk.

    If they know what you want they will spam you with it much as they can. In the end you get what they trow at you even if you don't need it.

    I don't like to be manipulated (or at least I still think I am somewhat free of that consumer rubbish).

    But he.... you want to loose you freedom of making up your own mind by offering your privacy and preferences, be my guest.
    I speak for myself. My opinions are my own.
    Assuming I speak for others is therefor void.
  • Kupuntu - Sanctuary
    Kupuntu - Sanctuary Posts: 3,008 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Promivius - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Nothing is free EVER.

    No wrote the "ever" in caps is nothing is free.
    Sure you get Zen if you go through the hassle but you loose out on other things.
    Like you personal live.

    Why is that?
    Some free zen offers ask you questions about your live style. This info is very very very very welcome to advertisers and their ilk.

    If they know what you want they will spam you with it much as they can. In the end you get what they trow at you even if you don't need it.

    I don't like to be manipulated (or at least I still think I am somewhat free of that consumer rubbish).

    But he.... you want to loose you freedom of making up your own mind by offering your privacy and preferences, be my guest.

    Someone actually puts their real info there? I thought everyone just says they are 85-year old WW1 (lol) veterans with four hybrid cars and extensive ballet experience.

    Yes I know when WW1 was.
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  • Deora - Lost City
    Deora - Lost City Posts: 1,086 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Kupuntu - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Someone actually puts their real info there? I thought everyone just says they are 85-year old WW1 (lol) veterans with four hybrid cars and extensive ballet experience.

    Yes I know when WW1 was.

    That makes less then $20,000 a year, don't forget that too
  • haybails
    haybails Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    I'm of the opinion (I've not actually tried to get any myself) that the free zen offers are not worth the trouble. When this first came out, I looked through to see who was offering what reward for this process and didn't like anything that I saw.

    Some people have received some free zen but it doesn't seem to be a reliable means of obtaining it. The many complaints about unreliability and not receiving the promised rewards are testament to that. It is not a unique situation to PW, other sources offer greater proof of the problems that exist with the vehicle that provides these offers.

    My advice for anyone that wants to give the free zen offers a go, you should start by creating a disposable email for (likely?) spam purposes. After that, do what has basically been said by a few others, feed them a load of baloney and back out if they want to know too much, ie: credit cards etc.
  • Renza - Raging Tide
    Renza - Raging Tide Posts: 1,939 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    All in all, just buying it normally probably saves a lot of trouble.

    that be there plan, "damn sites dont give any zen!" or "damn this takes ages for praticly nothing!, bugger it ill just buy it"

    a PWE plot b:shutup
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  • Sirrobert - Dreamweaver
    Sirrobert - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,395 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Meh, theyr a big trouble and bearly pay out.
    I don't like doing them, in the time you did the survey and hope for zhen, you grinded out enough money to buy the zhen
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  • Nuku_Nuku - Raging Tide
    Nuku_Nuku - Raging Tide Posts: 277 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    i have earned 5 zen worth but no more. the rest is in limbo.
    i have many not being credited.
    to it is worth it but u might not get all that u do. some is better than none
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  • I_sage_i - Harshlands
    I_sage_i - Harshlands Posts: 332 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    really ive done alot of the free offers and im aware of whats easiest/hardest to do. allso know which ones do/dont give zhen(even if it says it do). i must say MOST of the free offers dont give zhen only a few do.
  • Montcalm - Archosaur
    Montcalm - Archosaur Posts: 53 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Thank you all for your input.b:thanks
  • JanusZeal - Heavens Tear
    JanusZeal - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,852 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    I looked at a good portion of the free zen offers, and I consider them a horrible idea.

    The reason behind it is most of them require personally identifiable information that they turn around and sell to 3rd parties. If I was gonna have my info sold I'd rather do the selling, at my own price, than giving it away to someone else and every single other entity they share that info with for free virtual currency. At very least it would justify the utter hassle one gets put through in sharing that kind of (and much) info.
  • MystiMonk - Sanctuary
    MystiMonk - Sanctuary Posts: 4,286 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    I have never done any surveys but do believe in supporting game I am playing for free and didn't even have to buy it.I might of tried a few of the surveys but don't won't the spam as well as the hassle.
    Looking for a decent casual understanding Faction.
  • CuteButEvil - Harshlands
    CuteButEvil - Harshlands Posts: 114 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Eh, I use the Free Zen offers if I want teles, since they're only 10 silver and I rarely end up with more than 1g at a time with free zen.

    I'm not a heavy cashshopper but just go buy the Zen to get a charm; would take more than I have patience for to get that much free zen b:surrender
    b:victory
  • Kryttos - Harshlands
    Kryttos - Harshlands Posts: 19 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    You have to call corporate Offerpal. I had two offers that I paid for and never got credit... called them. sent email with screenshots and got the payout.

    Just takes effort lol
  • Euphy - Dreamweaver
    Euphy - Dreamweaver Posts: 495 Arc User
    edited October 2010
    Nothing in life is free. If you aren't spending money... you're either paying in time, information, etc. The "Free" Zen offers generally charge you for a different serve anyhow.
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