Comments on: Diamond Puzzle

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:51:31 +0000

I tried your game Diamond Puzzle and yes I did site back and enjoy it, the problem was I enjoyed it to much. Because the next thing I new I had played the game for over a hour, which is something I have never done. Thanks for the enjoyment

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:36:27 +0000

I see that my comment, on not being able to comment, has been deleated also.
Just remember folks, EULAs are legally binding contracts, and once you accept it, Terminal Studio has the right to fulfill there side of the contract any time they want to. You are not accepting the new and improved EULA, when you downloaded and instaled this game yesterday, are you?
Good Day,
Barry

By: DaBayer

DaBayer — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:27:52 +0000

Kudos to GGotD for following up!

Occasionally mistakes happen. I’m glad to see that GGotD ensured that the EULA was a misprint. Hopefully this is a problem we have seen the last of

I, for one, appreciate what this site is trying to do as far as opening a marketing channel for little-known/unknown software producers.

Although I personally haven’t purchased any programs from any of these companies, I have lead a few people to a couple of the sites of the games I do enjoy (mostly Alawar).

Keep up the good work.

By: sergio

sergio — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:37:56 +0000

there is one obvious lesson to be learnt from this offering.
people will not accept software with (or which we assumed had)
such abusive conditions in their EULA.
any company (terminal studio) wishing to be succesfull better think twice before making such “dangerous dicisions” for their software.
if it was a false alarm or not, wherether the game was good or bad,
i think this is the more important lesson to be learnt from all this.

By: TCP Wagner

TCP Wagner — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:47:52 +0000

#37, the way some people act, I’m surprised that this much restraint was shown. An impatient and insultingly accusatory question was asked; an answer was received, and I did not find it to be particularly nasty. There are polite way to call someone’s attention to an oversight. Anyway, based on reading through these comments day to day, it’s just plain obvious that some of the folks who come here are complete chowderheads who can erode even the best customer service skills. Nobody needs those kind of customers, IMHO. I’ve been coming to these sites since True Launch Bar was given away; I’ve only seen a couple of apps since that truly interested me (it kills me that I missed Styrateg), but I don’t get all snotty like other folks.

By: Game Seeker

Game Seeker — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:27:22 +0000

My earlier comment didn’t get through, we’ll see if this one does. Suffice to say it contained more details from that rotten EULA (for newbies, that’s End Use License Agreement.) It’s good to see GGOTD followed up on this one, but it’s a rather large oversight on the part of Terminal Studio! Don’t they know what they’re selling and to what their potential customers might be agreeing? Where does Terminal Studio get their games if this one previously had spyware and adware?

There’s a lesson here, never be so anxious to finish installation of ANY software without reading the EULA. Most people click past it, but you never know what you might find hidden inside. Personally I always read or at the very least give it a good visual skim, especially if it’s much longer than usual like today’s. Stopped the installation based on what was there and immediately ran full scans. Happy to report nothing was found, but I was still turned off by that EULA and never installed the game.

By: parish

parish — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:03:57 +0000

Thank You for leting us see everyones comment

By: The Truth

The Truth — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:58:19 +0000

“May be because comments are premoderated by human beings? Sometimes we need to sleep, and we are not in PST timezone.
I’ll check the game and EULA.”

Getting nasty with your customers when you’re called to correct won’t work either. How professional is that?

You were the ones that claimed your software would be clean. It is your responsibility to see to it that is true and we don’t have to find out otherwise via the nasty bury it in EULA tactic.

Please check comment #32, I checked the software, it’s ok, no adware.

By: Figaro

Figaro — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:52:45 +0000

Game very slow, discolors when in full screen. Was really excited about the jewels. ;P

By: Giveaway of the Day project team

Giveaway of the Day project team — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:50:30 +0000

Okay, good news and bad news.
Good one – there is no spyware or adware, no special folder in IE or something. Clean.
Bad one – there is an outdated EULA. I’ll tell Terminal Studio guys about that.
Slava
GAOTD