Bioware

Kazilan · 03-29-2010, 11:16 AM

45 minutes left on the countdown posted to their website. It's a lead-in to an Epic Community Event, whatever that means. Get your refresh buttons ready.

Chewbacca · 03-29-2010, 12:08 PM

And.......?

(yes Im too lazy to go looking for the Bioware site where the event has happened)

Kazilan · 03-29-2010, 12:17 PM

It's a fan appreciation promotion called the Bioware Bazaar. Collect tokens through challenges and then bid on auction items. Don't know what the challenges are; this is their 15th anniversary celebration.

Edit - just looked at the prizes list, some really cool stuff. Now the question is - save tokens to bid on the computers, where there's bound to be big competition, or go all out on the smaller stuff (posters, art) with higher chance of success? Or is that what most people will do???

SpiritWarrior · 03-29-2010, 12:24 PM

I was waiting for them to buy D&D. Oh well.

Kazilan · 03-29-2010, 07:34 PM

Funny side result of Bioware's "Community Event" - only people in the US are eligible. This has led to a proliferation of sigs that read "I used to be part of the community, now I'm just Canadian/Dutch/Polish/etc."

Chewbacca · 03-30-2010, 11:01 AM

whoooooooooooops!

Kazilan · 04-06-2010, 01:25 PM

the auctions have started and there is some crazy bidding so far. I'm guessing that people are really excited and feel they need to overbid to get something immediately, despite the fact that new items pop up every fifteen minutes for the next few days. If anyone wants to add to my token count, feel free to click on the shamelessly added link below:

http://social.bioware.com/brc/1343390

Firestormalpha · 04-06-2010, 01:59 PM

I assume just click on it gets you the tokens? In which case, you're welcome.

Kazilan · 04-07-2010, 02:46 PM

Thanks for the click. I'm really far behind most people in token count, I guess I'm not good enough at spamming the link. I'm not sure if this makes me a winner or a loser.

Kazilan · 04-09-2010, 02:07 PM

The auctions end tomorrow. It's been an interesting social experiment as people on Bioware's forums express various forms of outrage and frustration including posts like "everyone with lots of points is a cheater!" to "bioware sucks because I'm not winning!" I bet there's a psychology grad student taking lots of notes for a research paper on this.

As an aside - I could use more points, click if you're feeling generous:

http://social.bioware.com/brc/1343390

03-29-2010, 11:16 AM	#1
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 485	Bioware 45 minutes left on the countdown posted to their website. It's a lead-in to an Epic Community Event, whatever that means. Get your refresh buttons ready. __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton

03-29-2010, 12:08 PM	#2
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 50 Posts: 5,373	Re: Bioware And.......? (yes Im too lazy to go looking for the Bioware site where the event has happened) __________________ Support Local Music and Record Stores! Got Liberty?

03-29-2010, 12:17 PM	#3
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 485	Re: Bioware It's a fan appreciation promotion called the Bioware Bazaar. Collect tokens through challenges and then bid on auction items. Don't know what the challenges are; this is their 15th anniversary celebration. Edit - just looked at the prizes list, some really cool stuff. Now the question is - save tokens to bid on the computers, where there's bound to be big competition, or go all out on the smaller stuff (posters, art) with higher chance of success? Or is that what most people will do??? __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton Last edited by Kazilan; 03-29-2010 at 12:23 PM.

03-29-2010, 12:24 PM	#4
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Re: Bioware I was waiting for them to buy D&D. Oh well. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

03-29-2010, 07:34 PM	#5
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 485	Re: Bioware Funny side result of Bioware's "Community Event" - only people in the US are eligible. This has led to a proliferation of sigs that read "I used to be part of the community, now I'm just Canadian/Dutch/Polish/etc." __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton

03-30-2010, 11:01 AM	#6
Chewbacca Zartan Join Date: July 18, 2001 Location: America, On The Beautiful Earth Age: 50 Posts: 5,373	Re: Bioware whoooooooooooops! __________________ Support Local Music and Record Stores! Got Liberty?

04-06-2010, 01:25 PM	#7
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 485	Re: Bioware the auctions have started and there is some crazy bidding so far. I'm guessing that people are really excited and feel they need to overbid to get something immediately, despite the fact that new items pop up every fifteen minutes for the next few days. If anyone wants to add to my token count, feel free to click on the shamelessly added link below: http://social.bioware.com/brc/1343390 __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton

04-06-2010, 01:59 PM	#8
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 40 Posts: 4,454	Re: Bioware I assume just click on it gets you the tokens? In which case, you're welcome. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

04-07-2010, 02:46 PM	#9
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 485	Re: Bioware Thanks for the click. I'm really far behind most people in token count, I guess I'm not good enough at spamming the link. I'm not sure if this makes me a winner or a loser. __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton

04-09-2010, 02:07 PM	#10
Kazilan Elminster Join Date: October 31, 2003 Location: USA Age: 42 Posts: 485	Re: Bioware The auctions end tomorrow. It's been an interesting social experiment as people on Bioware's forums express various forms of outrage and frustration including posts like "everyone with lots of points is a cheater!" to "bioware sucks because I'm not winning!" I bet there's a psychology grad student taking lots of notes for a research paper on this. As an aside - I could use more points, click if you're feeling generous: http://social.bioware.com/brc/1343390 __________________ Welcome to the Federation Starship SS Buttcrack! - John Crichton

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