We demand 1.32exp for our efforts!

Big deal if they call it reward it's a discount get over it.
We didnt archieve the goal, we cant ask for anything.

There's no reward for getting "almost there", anything they give is an "extra" and we got ppl here crying about it ? wow.

isnt 132 just 12% higher than 120? its not that much different...
If you make an agreement with someone and you dont fufill your promise the other party shouldnt have to compensate you for NOT doing what you said you would.

This thread reminds me of a song.

Bow bow bow
Hee hee hee hee... What da ya want for nothing ? ... a rrrrrrrrubber biscuit ?
Bow bow bow oooh ooh oooh oooooooo-waaaaaaaah... )

I really don't see how you can justify demanding 1.32 exp for your effort.

Like others have said, 6,000 was the goal, goal wasn't met. End of story. Certainly gave everyone enough time to reach the goal, even made announcements in game.

Someone said they're trying to make a profit out of everything. Of course they are, it's a business. I don't know of any store that wouldn't try to make a profit. What do you think sales are all about? It lures you into the store, you probably purchase what's on sale, and might see some things that aren't on sale and maybe buy those as well.

I think sometimes people forget this isn't a "Not for Profit" company, they're here to make money. There's no scam here. Nothing wrong with putting something on sale at a 20% discount.

Let me just say in the beginning that I absolutely do not care about getting, or not getting 1.5 times experience. I can understand the arguments on both sides, but here's one thing to think about:

I think people are more upset about the way that PWI's management seems to be using this event as an extremely obvious money grab, than the fact that they're not getting bonus experience.

Public sentiment from the Halloween event is already decidedly negative. People have already been highly frustrated by what many sees as a, "We only care about money" attitude with the Halloween event. I think this Myspace "consolation" prize simply came much too close to the Halloween event, and that this "consolation prize" is that last straw that makes people say, "See! We were right! They really do only care about money."

It's not so much the discount that people have problem with. It's the fact that this is a confirmation of their worst fears or accusations about PWI as a company.

Again, this is just my observation. I buy frequently from the cash shop, and I have no moral qualms about spending more money in the future, In fact, I think PWI has one of the most nicely active groups of GMs I've seen. However, I do think that someone responsible for community management miscalculated a little bit in judging public sentiment and how this event will be received by the public.

Just food for thought.

1.32 times? That is totally the wrong calculation
So you are suggesting the number of myspace friends was 3000 we would have 0.75 times the experience which is less than the original?
Shouldn't the calculation be 1 + 0.5 x 5300/6000 = 1.44 times the original exp?

I had a very weird day today...

...I'm having a house built, and it's near completion, figuring i'd kill some time, i decided to get a haircut. Going to supercuts, the stylist told me a cut would be 5 dollars, i agreed and sat in a chair. The haircut commenced, and it was really looking wonderful, about 2/3 of the way thru, the stylist stood up and said "well, it's been a good day, that's it for me." Flabbergasted, i asked "well, what about my hair? 2/3 of it is trimmed nicely, and the left side of my head looks like a wild bramble patch, how the heck can i leave like this?" As the lights were being switched off the stylist replied "no problem, just give me 3.50."

....Severely chagrined, i figured i'd grab some food, c'mon, who dosent love a big mac? Walking into McDonalds, i saw a sign reading "Big Mac - Two for one with cupon." Having no cupon, i asked them, "well, could i just pay you the normal price, and get a big mac and a half? I know i don't have a cupon, but you're having this wonderful sale, and i came all the way here, I feel i should be given some kind of consolation even though i dont have the required voucher, you could even give away the other half of the burger to someone else that dosen't have a cupon either." The manager overheard the conversation and said to me "Sir, the problem here is when we give the second burger to customers, we must pay for the ingredients out of our own pocket, we then mail the vouchers to the head office, and they re-imburse us accordingly, if we are not given a voucher, we lose the profits even though a sale is going on." I then asked, "well, couldn't you just tell the head office that there was a very nice, extremely good-looking guy that came in and didn't have his cupon, but we gave him the special anyway, considering he was such a nice guy, and won me over with charm and eloquence?" The manager replied simply "Sir, a single big mac is 2.50, would you like fries with that?" "No fries, thanks, i'd just like the burger." A few moments later i was handed a bag, and told "sir, i'm very sorry, we have run out of hamburger patties, but you can have the special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun for 1.50."

...Feeling, and looking like i just was groomed by edward scissorhands, carrying around a measly vegetarian snacky-pop, I figured enough of all this, my house should be done by now, might as well get home and get on with things. Getting to my house i saw the construction crew all having lunch on the front yard even though it was only 9:00 am, the house was wonderfully built, excellently finished, a true work of masterful craftsmanship, lacking one very important detail.... the roof, there was no roof whatsoever, just four walls, floors, doors, all left open to the great sky like a pueblo courtyard. I turned and the foreman walked up to me and said "there you are sir, we're done, and the work went excellently, i hope you like the colours of the fascia, and granite, we'll just eat, pack our tools and move on to the next site, give us half an hour." I said to him "Well, yes the house is lovely, but where the heck is the roof?" The foreman looked at me and said "well sir, you're getting the last 5 years of your mortgage removed, You're not going to have to pay."

...Shortly thereafter, as the last of the construction crew were pulling away, i saw one of my friends approaching, i was sitting on my front steps, eating my big mac when he came up and said "woah dude, i love the new house, but where's the roof? did a blind-drunk four-year old cut your hair, and where the heck is the meat in that big mac?" I simply looked up and said "Don't ask man, it's been a really weird day." He the said "well, buck up chipper! the bar i work for just closed down, and the owner is selling all the remaining stock to us for 20% off!! i got 3 24's, i'm a bit broke, but if ya wanna go halves, we can buy drink 'em all right now!" "Awesome, let's do it! A cold barley-pop or three would be great after such a $#!**% day!" I replied as we walked inside...

...I handed him the money, Opened a beer, and prayed it didnt't rain.

(Wrote during donwtime, couldn't post till now.)