Steam Greenlight
Frisky_Bishop 21 października 2013 o 11:35
Pay for Votes?
Not sure if this issue has been raised before.

Is there any system in place to stop the potential problem of 'pay for click' style methods for getting votes?

Not sure if many of you have heard of it but companies have been paying people in third world countries like India to 'like' them on fackbook, make fake twitter accounts to follow them, etc. All to boost their apparent popularity.

How easy it would be for some company to use a little investment money to pay a company in India to create a load of steam accounts and vote for their game.
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Gorlom[Swe] 21 października 2013 o 12:04 
The steam accounts need to be "valid", which means they need to have paid money for a game, to be able to vote on greenlight.
Skoardy 21 października 2013 o 12:10 
Is a developer paying a company in India to create loads of Steam accounts to vote for their game?

What I mean is - Is this an actual issue or just speculation? Apart from anything, Valve wouldn't reveal whatever measures they'd have in place to detect/stop such a thing, so I don't really think there's much point in discussing it - apart from standing on the sidelines, casting accusations and starting rumours.
Frisky_Bishop 21 października 2013 o 12:13 
pure speculation, whats life without a few conspiracy theories :)
A Gelatinous Cube-Z- 21 października 2013 o 13:20 
Początkowo opublikowane przez Frisky_Bishop:
pure speculation, whats life without a few conspiracy theories :)
...sensible?
CerberuX 21 października 2013 o 14:40 
:P
Gorlom[Swe] 21 października 2013 o 16:28 
Początkowo opublikowane przez -Z-:
Początkowo opublikowane przez Frisky_Bishop:
pure speculation, whats life without a few conspiracy theories :)
...sensible?
Madness!1!
linkharden12 22 października 2013 o 0:44 
its been confermed and the devalopers do it to jest ask a few of them
Skoardy 22 października 2013 o 4:29 
So you'll easily be able to provide confirmed reports of such rather than expecting people to take your word for it, I guess?
C0untzer0 22 października 2013 o 4:49 
Dude, he saw it on the internet, what more proof do you need?
Gorlom[Swe] 22 października 2013 o 4:56 
Ponies or it didn't happen!
Frisky_Bishop 22 października 2013 o 8:51 
I only said there was a 'potential' for it,

besides that link guy totally "confermed" [sic] it XD
bvguthrie 22 października 2013 o 20:18 
This was not exactly paying, but it was a chance to get the game free for a vote: http://wildgamestudio.com/wgs3/?p=212.
I doubt any company trying to get through Greenlight would have the funds to do any kind of large-scale paying, so slightly shady things like this are probably as bad as it would get.
Gorlom[Swe] 23 października 2013 o 1:13 
Wouldn't companies with a large enough budget to make this idea viablespend it on 1) developing the game 2) a proper adcampaign or marketing plan. ?
A Gelatinous Cube-Z- 23 października 2013 o 4:21 
Początkowo opublikowane przez GorlomSwe:
Wouldn't companies with a large enough budget to make this idea viablespend it on 1) developing the game 2) a proper adcampaign or marketing plan. ?
Logic has no place around conspiracy theories.
BadBreath 23 października 2013 o 7:02 
This is yet another reason to do away with Greenlight altogether, and simply open up the platform to all in a SEPERATE section. The system ATM is a joke, you have McNumpty pixelated indie game featured alongside Skyrim, stupid.
Ostatnio edytowany przez: BadBreath; 23 października 2013 o 7:02
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