stainer wrote on Apr 30^th, 2013 at 4:01pm:


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Saal

I had a bad feeling about that when I saw that. If you're collecting for charity you need to be very upfront about what % of the money is going to charity and where it's going. I haven't seen anything yet to indicate that.

Shmuel wrote on Apr 30^th, 2013 at 5:01pm:


Sheep that fall for that deserve fleecing.

While part of me is proud of Turbine for stepping up about a tragedy in their backyard which I am really shocked some people are being so against them showing in game.

I do think the way this is being handled is a PR nightmare. I mean seriously had a draft of this for an article all ready to go (after deleting 3 very vehement anti Turbine articles from the last few days sigh) and then when I go to get more details I find I cannot print what I drafted because it would not be the truth.

Even if Turbine is (and I have no doubt they are) donating to the fund. I cannot report that these ribbons are a direct tie in, especially since it has been stated they cannot do it that way.

So even if you do buy them at 100 tp (which for many of us isn't that much at all) the lack of guarantee that that purchase directly goes to the fund is disturbing no matter how you spin it.  It is stuff like this that makes my job freaking frustrating. And is probably why I am snapping at people so easily today

Kalari wrote on Apr 30^th, 2013 at 5:26pm:


Why are you deleting the anti-turbine articles?

Kalari wrote on Apr 30^th, 2013 at 5:42pm:



dont even try to be pro-turbine, it will make you look ignorant. best to join the herd and start forgetting ddo.

Company I used to work for did a yearly dollar donation thing: Put your name on the little piece of paper and we'll hang it up blah blah.


Here's the behind the scenes:

1. Take ppls money.
2. Give SOME to charity.
3. Keep rest for "administration compensation"
4. Write all of it off on your taxes.
5. Profit?


Seriously, a for-profit company using YOUR money so THEY can get tax write-off. That's what I see. Shady and lame imo.

In light of that, I'm questioning Turbine motives.

You know when L.W.G.F. is saying something negative about a charity event you're in deep shit.

rest wrote on Apr 30^th, 2013 at 7:44pm:


Where? I didn't see that.

nvm I found it.

mystafyi wrote on Apr 30^th, 2013 at 6:02pm:


Um look I am not sure where you were going with this, but pro turbine me?

No im pro not losing my job which helps pay my bills so I try to be as balanced as possible. I give Turbine (especially ddo) both good and not so good press because I like being balanced, but also because I like trying to keep the name spread as much as I can.

The last few months though its been very hard to see the game developers and the powers that be in anything but a negative light. Ive already did a couple of recent write ups about Turbine's and Biowares horrible decisions in the name of security, and an honest review of update 17 which I thought sucked big time.

So yeah not getting what your point was but since its my job to write for Turbine and they send me press info (mostly for lotro bleh) I want to try to tread a balance of getting info out and not losing work.

The profiteering really exploded after WB took over. Being taken over by a ruthless megalomaniacal corporation involves a stringent sales quota. Wouldn't surprise me if the ribbons were just a small part of that.

"Here you go, free ribbons for you with this coupon. But, just in case you are too dumb to read, we reserve the right to fuck you over."

If this happened anywhere else, The old Turbine would have sold us some kinda pipebomb we could plant from the store. Remember the Hurricane Irene store shenanigans?

Any excuse to rack in a buck nowadays!