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Pooh Apr 5 @ 3:40pm

Survey, but no incentive!

5 billion in revenue, but you can't even offer Steam points for doing the survey?

Corporations make me giggle with the greed...

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Originally posted by HereIsPlenty:

Everyone, as usual, is lining up to take the counterpoint to a discussion post. Nothing new there, then. But what if he has a point?

Surveys exist in the real world as paid items where you collect points to get "prizes". Steam points cost Valve nothing. It is not like he is suggesting free games, just maybe 1000 steam points would be reasonable.

Or how about a special points shop item instead? A "survey completed" sticker.

Or whisper it - a badge?

Just sayin'.

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Apr 5 @ 3:42pm

Originally posted by Pooh:
Survey, but no incentive!

5 billion in revenue, but you can't even offer Steam points for doing the survey?

Corporations make me giggle with the greed...

The hardware survey doesn't need to offer incentives for an optional thing most people will never see or agree to.

rawWwRrr Apr 5 @ 3:46pm

SO many want a piece of that revenue stream.

fluxtorrent Apr 5 @ 3:48pm

"people are greedy for not giving me free stuff!"

Mr. Smiles Apr 5 @ 3:50pm

Signing today's "gimme free stuff" thread.

HikariLight Apr 5 @ 4:04pm

No one is obligated or required to give you a reward for completing a survey.

If a game does that, that is because the devs want to, but they don't have to.

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HereIsPlenty Apr 5 @ 4:10pm

HikariLight Apr 5 @ 4:18pm

Originally posted by HereIsPlenty:
Everyone, as usual, is lining up to take the counterpoint to a discussion post. Nothing new there, then. But what if he has a point?

Surveys exist in the real world as paid items where you collect points to get "prizes". Steam points cost Valve nothing. It is not like he is suggesting free games, just maybe 1000 steam points would be reasonable.

Or how about a special points shop item instead? A "survey completed" sticker.

Or whisper it - a badge?

Just sayin'.

Anytime a survey giver gives a reward for doing their survey, it is because they WANT to give a reward.
They are not required to.

Surveys are meant to gather information, not to bribe people.

Also, these are discussion forums, not affirmation forums. We are not required to agree with the OP.

Dofke Apr 5 @ 4:21pm

sigma

HereIsPlenty Apr 5 @ 4:21pm

Sure, Hikari but we all, myself included, tend to play Devil's Advocate.

cSg|mc-Hotsauce Apr 5 @ 4:24pm

Originally posted by HereIsPlenty:
Everyone, as usual, is lining up to take the counterpoint to a discussion post. Nothing new there, then. But what if he has a point?

Surveys exist in the real world as paid items where you collect points to get "prizes". Steam points cost Valve nothing. It is not like he is suggesting free games, just maybe 1000 steam points would be reasonable.

Or how about a special points shop item instead? A "survey completed" sticker.

Or whisper it - a badge?

Just sayin'.

You mean like this?

https://steamcommunity.com/id/Jimo/badges/15

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76561198407601200 Apr 5 @ 4:45pm

Originally posted by Pooh:
5 billion in revenue, but you can't even offer Steam points for doing the survey?

Corporations make me giggle with the greed...

Greed is wanting the points for a survey.

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Chika Ogiue Apr 5 @ 5:16pm

Originally posted by Pooh:
5 billion in revenue, but you can't even offer Steam points for doing the survey?

Corporations make me giggle with the greed...

Why do you need to be bribed in order to offer up information that serves to make the service better for you?

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Pooh Apr 5 @ 5:57pm

Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:
Originally posted by Pooh:
5 billion in revenue, but you can't even offer Steam points for doing the survey?

Corporations make me giggle with the greed...

Why do you need to be bribed in order to offer up information that serves to make the service better for you?

Why do you feel the need to play devil's advocate for a company with 5,000 million dollars in yearly revenue? They can't spare some Steam points for the time investment?

Can't even ask a question without people screaming about 'bribes' and feeling the need to defend a megacorporation that wouldn't spare a raven's cold sh!t for you, lmao. Literally brainwashed slaves, it's kind of insane.

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datCookie Apr 5 @ 5:58pm

Originally posted by Pooh:
Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:

Why do you need to be bribed in order to offer up information that serves to make the service better for you?

Why do you feel the need to play devil's advocate for a company with 5,000 million dollars in yearly revenue? They can't spare some Steam points for the time investment?

Can't even ask a question without people screaming about 'bribes' and feeling the need to defend a megacorporation that wouldn't spare a raven's cold sh!t for you, lmao. Literally brainwashed slaves, it's kind of insane.

What does their revenue have to do with steam points that have no monetary value?

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Pooh Apr 5 @ 5:59pm

Originally posted by datCookie:
Originally posted by Pooh:

Why do you feel the need to play devil's advocate for a company with 5,000 million dollars in yearly revenue? They can't spare some Steam points for the time investment?

Can't even ask a question without people screaming about 'bribes' and feeling the need to defend a megacorporation that wouldn't spare a raven's cold sh!t for you, lmao. Literally brainwashed slaves, it's kind of insane.

What does their revenue have to do with steam points that have no monetary value?

Exactly.

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