“To all those complaining:
Stop complaining already. If you don’t like the games offered here, wait until the next day’s offer or go somewhere else.”How many days have “all those complaining” had to wait for something besides, as vilulf put it, “lame brick busters, match three’s, and 25 year old game concepts”? Well over a month and a half.
“So what if these games are not the type you like, they are given away for FREE. You didn’t pay for anything. You don’t really expect to get any major, name-brand, hard-core games here do you?”
No, but we’d like to see some shooters for a change. “Complainers” don’t care that they’re not paying for what they get - they don’t like that there hasn’t been anything but “games [that] are not the type [that they] like”.
This is an "argument" or "point of view" that seems to resurface on a fairly regular basis.
Usually it is in relation to the "game giveaways".
While I agree it is fair to express disappointment - perhaps the game giveaways are not meeting personal expectations of what some feel SHOULD be offered.
Rarely does anyone suggest titles or alternatives that they would enjoy (and that the developers would likely be willing to make available to the site).
If there are more of one game type - it is probably due to the game developers saying "yes" more often. If the developers for "other game types" say "no" then GGOTD cannot put them on the site.
Surely shooting GGOTD is shooting the messenger? People say it's not the GOTD team they are "upset" at... well who are the complaints targeted towards, then? Perhaps they are upset at the game companies (brick busters, match threes etc) that keep saying "yes". That makes sense?!?!
Next time you go grocery shopping - and that lady in the produce department with the free samples of apple slices to try, offers you some - hold back on complaining to her.
Sure, you have been shopping there for months, and it is always healthy stuff - but you feel it is about time she started handing out free chocolate and ice cream. Sure if she had it to hand out - I'm sure she would be happy to.
While you don't approve of the apples - remember she isn't a vending machine. If you don't like it - that's bad luck. You're not paying for the healthy freebies - and passing them by and going without - isn't costing you anything either.
And it's not like she has a freezer full of ice cream - but only handing out apples, because she knows everyone wants the ice cream.
One day you will find she does have ice cream. And then back to the apples. And people will complain that the free ice cream was only for one day (should be several times a week).
Sure, everyone wants something cheaper... and then they want it for free. Once it's free... they want it bigger, better and faster. And then they want more of them.
So if a giveaway isn't "for you"... you don't need it, want it, understand it - then forget it. There are no promises or guarantees, except another will be offered tomorrow... and it will be free.
Feel free to comment - but some thought would be appreciated in the answers.
(Keep within the rules)