Shop Bug Info

genoxcide · Post by **genoxcide** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 9:52 am

hi folx,

again i gathered informations...
this time about this shop bug (buying multiple devices for the half price regardless of the board amount)

Bad news: Creamware knows that bug for a while now and this will be fixed soon (probably tomorrow).

Good news: They don't punish the users who got more devices than allowed through this way. Ralf said that it is CW's fault and the users shall not be harmed for using this bug in any way. Buy through this method as long as possible...

It's somewhat ok to do that but also think about harming CW with buying all their stuff for the half price...

Cheerz,
GenocidE

[ This Message was edited by: genoxcide on 2004-04-28 10:53 ]

BingoTheClowno · Post by **BingoTheClowno** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:27 am

How does the bug work?

Please, hurry with your reply

Nisse · Post by **Nisse** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:43 am

*jumps up and down with excitement like a 5 year old*

Tell us Genox! Tell us! Pleeeaaaseee!

bosone · Post by **bosone** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:50 am

It's somewhat ok to do that but also think about harming CW with buying all their stuff for the half price...

actually if i buy now minimax for 100 euro i don't think i will harm CW... since later i will never buy it for 200!

purator · Post by **purator** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 10:54 am

just bought modular 3...

hint:
do the activation process (copy paste code from the email) again

[ This Message was edited by: purator on 2004-04-28 13:04 ]

genoxcide · Post by **genoxcide** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:02 pm

On 2004-04-28 11:50, bosone wrote:
actually if i buy now minimax for 100 euro i don't think i will harm CW... since later i will never buy it for 200!

That's why CW won't do anything against it... It's just a question of morality

Nevertheless they sell Devices like hell at the moment.. wondering why

Cheeeeeeeeeerz,
GenoX

[ This Message was edited by: genoxcide on 2004-04-28 13:04 ]

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:26 pm

the story about the bug, that became a feature

All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the Creamware store

Can you hear it ring
It makes you wanna sing
It's such a beautiful thing Ka-ching!

cheers, Tom (never expected to slightly quote Shania Twain once...)

Ralf · Post by **Ralf** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:37 pm

Hi folks,

we will fix this within the next 11 seconds -> starting now. Last chance to buy all the stuff ( no guarantee )

))

On 2004-04-28 10:52, genoxcide wrote:
hi folx,

again i gathered informations...
this time about this shop bug (buying multiple devices for the half price regardless of the board amount)

Bad news: Creamware knows that bug for a while now and this will be fixed soon (probably tomorrow).

Good news: They don't punish the users who got more devices than allowed through this way. Ralf said that it is CW's fault and the users shall not be harmed for using this bug in any way. Buy through this method as long as possible... It's somewhat ok to do that but also think about harming CW with buying all their stuff for the half price...

Cheerz,
GenocidE

[ This Message was edited by: genoxcide on 2004-04-28 10:53 ]

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:06 pm

If i was cynical i might believe that this bug was actually a marketing ploy to get people in a frenzy to spend a load of money that they wouldn't have ordinarily spent

i just got Vectron, MasterVerb Pro and Vocodizer. i actually only have two 'legit' registrations but i do have a SCOPE SRB, so i thought a tiny purchase (Vocodizer) would be morally and financially acceptable. Of the other CW stuff i would probably only get Interpole and PsyQ now anyway as i don't want Prodyssey or the older CW synths (will these ever get updated?) and have just about everything else.

Mr A

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:20 pm

I would like...... maybe .... eeeerrrhhhh.... no... wait... this?... tictoctictoc.... oh it's too late

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:27 pm

Er what ? What happened ?! Why didn't someone come and wake me up ?

remixme · Post by **remixme** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:32 pm

I wondered how long it would take them to notice, I firstly bought B2003 and then Interpole the 2nd time. At the beginning of the week.

In all honesty I wouldn't have bought Interpole if the bug hadn't have existed, so they got money out of me they wouldn't usually of done on both plugins.

So the way I see it its kinda good for Creamware, the plugin frenzy should give Creamware a shot in the arm moneywise.

remixme · Post by **remixme** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:41 pm

Er what ? What happened ?! Why didn't someone come and wake me up ?

It was described in this thread
http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic ... tart=20&32

I was gonna post about it but then thought that encouraging others to take advantage of a Creamware bug (depending if you see it that way) is more wrong that exploiting it yourself.

Like the people that found out that a Cash Machine/ATM was giving out free money in the UK, they got money out of it, then told everyone else. And the bank lost thousands of pounds.
Only the people who found it originally were prosecuted on the grounds that telling everybody instead of informing the bank was more wrong than stealing the money. And if they had informed the bank no action would have been taken.
Everyone else got off scot free.

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:00 pm

ya, particularly in this situation, it makes it really tough on CWA. I'll be happy with 1 plugin for 2 boards. So much for waitin' eh? hehe.

Nisse · Post by **Nisse** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:11 pm

Seems Ralf has fixed the bug. Ah well, I still have my two unregistered boards just waiting to be registered as soon as my economical situation allows me to spend money on more synths.

Hm. . . Minimax and. . . . Prodyssey? Or something else. . .

I´ll probably develope the same kind of consumer anguish that Samplaire had a couple of days ago when he couldnt decide on whether to buy the Zarg Ambient or the Minimax, hehe.

fidox · Post by **fidox** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:12 pm

hi,

i have buyed 2 plugins at half price, but i have 3 cards, so were there just for 1 card half price or it is for every card?

matej

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:22 pm

One 50% plug-in per board, not including SRBs though

[ This Message was edited by: Mr Arkadin on 2004-04-28 15:23 ]

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 3:54 pm

If you get support by email, usually in the end it says something like 'This information is strictly confidential'.

I don't know how they deal with phone conversations tho...

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:31 pm

Assuming Ralf didn't do anything to genoxcide (BTW, genoxcide, show us your face

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:33 pm

finally you never can be shure...
I once phoned them (back a couple of years though) and the dude on the phone talked complete nonsense, but fluently and totally convincing...

his name was NOT RB btw

cheers, Tom