People's Choice Voting?

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I too noticed the top few games A) have low quality, and 2) have jumped to over 100 votes in less than three hours, yet have virtually no facebook likes, no tweets, etc.

Seems...  Well, off.

It is not a stretch to think that someone is running some sort of vote bot on the site, because damn, it crashes all the time.  Plus, let's face it, if you can make/modify a game engine, it's probable that you can make a votebot.

Me?  I'm doing the old fashioned way-calling in favors from friends and family, and sharing the CRAP out of it!
Good luck with that! My friends and family have 0 knowledge of gaming. They'd probably need me to stand next to them to be able to register and vote. :')
 

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Good luck with that! My friends and family have 0 knowledge of gaming. They'd probably need me to stand next to them to be able to register and vote. :')
I've been walking them through it on the phone.  Shoot, last night I had to explain to my sister that "Sorry, no, a mouse don't work in this game!"It's hilarious and sad at the same time.

Thank God my dad is tech literate!  
 

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Yeah this site voting thing seems to be easely fooled. it's a shame because i was really excited of the whole community got to sincerely vote.
 

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Yeah this site voting thing seems to be easely fooled. it's a shame because i was really excited of the whole community got to sincerely vote.
One dude is getting roughly one vote per minute.  That...  that seems like he's spamming accounts or has a bot or something.  Not saying that's the case, but he has NO facebook likes, no tweets, and 5 comments.  Seems fishy at best.

Methinks people like that will get caught, and them what do the legwork to get the votes by promoting their game and whatnot will be the ones what end up shining through.  I know I've had my whole family vote, and they are getting their friends to vote, etc., etc..  So here's to hoping them what are frauds will get found out!
 

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I was planning to launch a campaign on websites such as deviant art and tumblr but I am feeling a little discouraged now. I know waiting might be a bad idea in case of what youve said comes true, but, im going to wait a day and see what happens.
 

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I was planning to launch a campaign on websites such as deviant art and tumblr but I am feeling a little discouraged now. I know waiting might be a bad idea in case of what youve said comes true, but, im going to wait a day and see what happens.
Sounds like a plan.  

I myself have been promoting mine since I uploaded it.  I figured that's what most would do.

Also, tumblr/DevArt.  Never thought of posting anything up on those.  I maybe should.  *Nods*
 

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Come on, people's choice is just illusion. Still have a chance by selection of the judges and judges' choice.  
 

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Come on, people's choice is just illusion. Still have a chance by selection of the judges and judges' choice.  
So we should just give up on even TRYING to win that $2,000 is what you're saying, essentially?  Because just by promoting my game on my personal Facebook page, I've already landed in the Top 10.  

That money would go a long, LONG way towards helping out my family, and covering some of my recent medical bills.  I'll go down swinging before I just concede the victory, know what I mean?
 

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Aww, that's a shame about the People's Choice voting. Of course, there will always be teething problems with a first-time contest of this crazy scale. I'm just wondering how the judges will find time to play all the games...
 

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So we should just give up on even TRYING to win that $2,000 is what you're saying, essentially?  Because just by promoting my game on my personal Facebook page, I've already landed in the Top 10.  

That money would go a long, LONG way towards helping out my family, and covering some of my recent medical bills.  I'll go down swinging before I just concede the victory, know what I mean?
You know Xenos i still don't know what's the name of your game :p now I could click on your name and navigate, but I would have wished your game would be in your signature fo easy clicking
 

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So we should just give up on even TRYING to win that $2,000 is what you're saying, essentially?  Because just by promoting my game on my personal Facebook page, I've already landed in the Top 10.  

That money would go a long, LONG way towards helping out my family, and covering some of my recent medical bills.  I'll go down swinging before I just concede the victory, know what I mean?
No offence, but I mean, we need to drop high anticipation about people's choice. Of course, it would be better if there are around 3 hundred games and people can enjoy well. But in the reality, you're not only person who has that background. Appealing descent background to people for getting excuse to higher mark is... just... you know.   
 
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If that one person is botting, it would be nice if that entry could be disqualified from peoples' choice.

Nobody's even playing my game, lol.
 
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according to comments, and i dont know how true it is, they are selling(or rather buying) votes.
 

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If that one person is botting, it would be nice if that entry could be disqualified from peoples' choice.

Nobody's even playing my game, lol.

What's your game? May wanna put it in your sig.
 
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You know Xenos i still don't know what's the name of your game :p now I could click on your name and navigate, but I would have wished your game would be in your signature fo easy clicking
Morendah:  Search for a Cure is the name of my game.  Never thought to add it to my signature.  Might go ahead and do that...  In the mean, there's the link:

So have at it!

No offence, but I mean, we need to drop high anticipation about people's choice. Of course, it would be better if there are around 3 hundred games and people can enjoy well. But in the reality, you're not only person who has that background. Appealing descent background to people for getting excuse to higher mark is... just... you know.   
First off, wasn't putting that out as a "Vote for me because I've had it hard" type thing.  And in NONE of my sharing of the links of my game have I even brought that up.  I mentioned it here, because I felt "Hey, these guys have seen what I went through during the development, so yeah, why not."  So take that for what it's worth.  Second, I get the system is flawed.  But I'm still going down swinging if I'm going down.  Period.  

Never compromise.  Even in the face of Armageddon.
 

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First off, wasn't putting that out as a "Vote for me because I've had it hard" type thing.  And in NONE of my sharing of the links of my game have I even brought that up.  I mentioned it here, because I felt "Hey, these guys have seen what I went through during the development, so yeah, why not."  So take that for what it's worth.  Second, I get the system is flawed.  But I'm still going down swinging if I'm going down.  Period.  

Never compromise.  Even in the face of Armageddon.
Then I took you wrong. My apology. I just thought you as the that kind of person as you brought your family issue to here. But after I heard your promising, I'll say again, I took you wrong. 
 

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Then I took you wrong. My apology. I just thought you as the that kind of person as you brought your family issue to here. But after I heard your promising, I'll say again, I took you wrong. 
No worries.  My family is my life, though.  They get brought up a lot.  Plus, honesty, ya know?  But no.  Outside of places I feel I CAN, I don't bring up my baggage.  Ain't no one else's concern, rightly.  Hence why when sharing my link and whatnot, I basically just talk about how me winning would be epic and awesome, and give me some sweet ass bragging rights!

Also I want to get more game dev stuff.   Not going to lie.  *Nods*  
 

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I'd love that! Please post it in the comments of your game when you upload it.  :) I love to see the process of game design. I wish I had recorded mine but it mostly consisted of stressing out, drinking coffee and hour long Skype calls with my partner.
I may wait on finishing that vid until after the contest, just so I can record the WHOLE process, not just of making the game, but entering the contest as well. In the meantime, I made a video showing the intro and a little bit of the gameplay of my game:
 

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I may wait on finishing that vid until after the contest, just so I can record the WHOLE process, not just of making the game, but entering the contest as well. In the meantime, I made a video showing the intro and a little bit of the gameplay of my game:
The screen for the video ("Can I have a beer?") reminds me of that scene in Teen Wolf:

"GIVE ME.  A KEG.  OF BEER.

...

And these..."

and I have NO idea why it does!
 

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Hah. I haven't seen that movie in a long time, so I don't remember that. 
 

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