got this off the beta sight
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Intro to Gems
We�ve got an exciting new addition to Pogo that we�ll be introducing to you over the next few days and weeks. Pogo is launching some great new Premium features later this year, and we want to get your feedback and input on them!
Feature #1 - Premium Pogo Mini items: Your Mini is motionless no longer! We�ve got a whole slew of great new animations and extra-cool items to adorn your Mini with. You�ve probably already seen some of these in the Mini Mall here in Pogo Beta-land already, but there�s a bit of a twist to them you haven�t seen. More on that in a moment�
So how does one acquire these amazing new treasures, if not with tokens?
Well, we�re introducing a new way to pay for things on Pogo called �Pogo Gems��. Here�s how it works: You buy packages of gems and then you can use the gems to get things like the Premium Mini items and the Mix-n-Match Badge Albums. You�ll also be able to use gems to get Premium Badge Albums (at a discount, no less� for a limited time).
You probably have a few questions at this point. Let�s see if we can answer a few:
1) Wait. Let me get this straight. You have to PAY for Gems?
Yes. But no on the Beta Program. Any payments you make on the Beta Program will not be valid and you will not be charged.
2) Why do this at all?
We wanted a fun and secure way for Pogo members to acquire Premium features on the site; one that didn�t require that you do a credit card transaction every time you wanted to get something. It�s a hassle for you and a hassle for us. With Pogo Gems, you can put in as much money as you�re comfortable with, and then spend it down at your convenience. When you run out, you can quickly add more with just a few clicks.
3)Are Pogo Gems only for Club Pogo?
For now, yes, because the features we chose just happened to be Club Pogo features (Minis and Badges). We are looking at Premium features that all Pogo members can use and some of them might require Pogo Gems.
4) Are you going to start charging Pogo gems for every new feature on the site?
Good gravy, no! Pogo Gems are for �Premium� features that are completely optional. We�ll continue to add great new features and games to Pogo and Club Pogo that don�t require Pogo Gems to get.
5) Are all new Mini items going to require Gems?
No. We�ll continue to add great new Mini items to the Mini Mall for tokens at the same rate we have been since they launched. The Premium items are something new we�ll be releasing in addition to the token items we put out every two weeks or so.
6) Are there other ways to get Pogo Gems?
Sure. We�ll give everyone a few gems (as a gift) to get them started. You can also win some (in varying amounts) in the Jackpot Spinner.
We�d like your help to test out these features in the next few weeks and we�ll have more specific instructions and helpful info coming in the next few days. And note any suggestions or bugs you see in the "Gems" or "Animated Minis" section of the Bug Form.
Thanks for posting that. It sounds interesting.
none of it is up yet though, the mini mall at pogobeta is closed for matience. should be interesting when they get it up and going
20 gems free...
80 gems for 4.99
170 gems for 9.99
350 gems for 19.95
It does not show any items too buy or anything just these prices for the Gem Packages... Who knows how many Gems each item/badge is going too cost ..
well i guess i would rather win gems in the spinner than wallpaper
sounds very interesting cant wait ty for posting O0
Quote from: foxtrot on October 25, 2006, 08:04:04 PM
well i guess i would rather win gems in the spinner than wallpaper
that is if they really put them there but hey we might win some since its not a check they have to cut lol
the stuff is really dumb looking. :o
!@#$ >:(( great another way for pogo to get my money!!
This is simolar to a chat site where you have to buy "credits" to purchase clothes and scenery for your avatar. Pogo ripped this off them lol. Oh well, I wont be wastin my $$ on this only whta they give me, and winning some in a spin? lol yeeah ok :o0
gem prices starts at 8 gems 14 gems, and 18 gems for backgrounds
what good are tokens??? and why cant we use them for Gems? i bet everything is going to cost $$ now...Dam Pogo >>:D they havent given us wallpaper in a long time..
Pogo is getting way too greedy in my opinion..when pogo first started you could use your tokens to bid on stuff then they got rid of that then the increase in yearly membership then the poppit show at 20 bucks and now this? whats going to be next! if people would stop buying it they would go back to lowering prices and give more freebies..I am putting my foot down on this one pogo can keep their junky mini stuff ! this has boycott all over it greedy greedy greedy pogo :oo
i have to see them first to think bout buying them if there worth it i will but if not they can have it like when there is an old shirt in there they have a sale maybe they will do that to them but they could do like the 25 days left thing to i only buy are use my tokens on things that i would like dome of there stuff i wouldnt have but lets hope they let us use tokens for them and yes i have had tones of spam on siging this and that for them not charging us for them i deleted them O0
Does anyone know the exact date the gems will be coming out? I'm excited about something new coming to pogo. However, I would rather win them than pay for them....lol. <O>
Quote from: zeboo on October 26, 2006, 07:42:38 PM
Pogo is getting way too greedy in my opinion..when pogo first started you could use your tokens to bid on stuff then they got rid of that then the increase in yearly membership then the poppit show at 20 bucks and now this? whats going to be next! if people would stop buying it they would go back to lowering prices and give more freebies..I am putting my foot down on this one pogo can keep their junky mini stuff ! this has boycott all over it greedy greedy greedy pogo :oo
im with you on this one
I tell you, $20 bucks is a whole lot of money to some people (like me) and already plopping out 5.99 every couple months for preumium badge albums plus 34.99 for a year just to get pogo is enough. I dont understand why we can't say a million tokens is worth 400 gems or somthing, and buy the badge albums that way. There is no way I'm buying gems just for mini items, that's getting a bit greedy on pogo's end.
I will buy the gems to pay for my badge albums most likely instead of doing transactions all the time it sounds a little easier... but i will not buy mini stuff with my money that i know
well i think its pretty bad that you cant use paypal or anything for the new badge albums, and now it sounds like our tokens are gonna be pretty much worthless soon too
Do you think they saved all the good Mini stuff for Gems? Cause they sure haven't released much worth getting yet?
Quote from: IndianLover on October 27, 2006, 07:42:43 AM
I will buy the gems to pay for my badge albums most likely instead of doing transactions all the time it sounds a little easier... but i will not buy mini stuff with my money that i know
i'm with you on this one.
Pogo got everyone hooked on these dam badges and now they are doing a power play with gem to get even more $$$$.who know what else pogo will be charging $$ for.All i know is they way they keep prizes from everyone and suspend alot of people on !@#$ Bulls#$% i would think very long and hard before getting sucked into there buy a gem and badge ora pogo gets enough money every year there getting greedy now they want more......maybe they should start giving away cars and houses instead of a stingy 5 dollars or t-shirt >:((
Quote from: Soxbabe on October 27, 2006, 09:32:52 AM
Quote from: IndianLover on October 27, 2006, 07:42:43 AM
I will buy the gems to pay for my badge albums most likely instead of doing transactions all the time it sounds a little easier... but i will not buy mini stuff with my money that i know
i'm with you on this one.
And I'm with both of you guys on this one.
I can see using them to buy premium books but forget minis. Right now things for minis is all we can do, as far as I know.
??? I am with you guys on this one for the albums yes I will use my tokens since they seem to be good for the minis anyways but I wont waste Gems on the Minis :o0
im agreeing with u2 that is stupid that the gems for pogo our tokens is seriously pointless. ive wunted the badge books but idk if im gunna get them now
Wow alot of complaints about this (here as well as elsewhere). Remember this is OPTIONAL. Nobody has taken your hand and led you to the ATM to withdraw money for this. A company HAS to continue to break new ground and reinvent things otherwise they'll go stale. For example check out the candy isle and you'll see a bunch of varieties of the original Hershey's bars, some that cost ALOT more. As well as many other examples.
You still get to play all the games and the weeklies are still there. I don't think I've ever seen a chatroom where people are saying I have more badges then you nya nya. Besides we all now tokens are useless anyway. Otherwise I would have stockpiled enough up to pay my daughters college tuition years from now.
I will be getting this because I enjoy the badges but not for my mini.
Quote from: DoubleOscotty on October 27, 2006, 03:55:23 PM
Wow alot of complaints about this (here as well as elsewhere). Remember this is OPTIONAL. Nobody has taken your hand and led you to the ATM to withdraw money for this. A company HAS to continue to break new ground and reinvent things otherwise they'll go stale. For example check out the candy isle and you'll see a bunch of varieties of the original Hershey's bars, some that cost ALOT more. As well as many other examples.
You still get to play all the games and the weeklies are still there. I don't think I've ever seen a chatroom where people are saying I have more badges then you nya nya. Besides we all now tokens are useless anyway. Otherwise I would have stockpiled enough up to pay my daughters college tuition years from now.
I will be getting this because I enjoy the badges but not for my mini.
I know the stuff is optional-but I think what is pissing people off the most is pogo charging us to get stuff for our mini's
yes, of course it's optional. But if Pogo starts charging extra money every time they "break new ground and invent new things", how is that fair to the regular members? We signed up and paid our $35, yet we're not entitled to free upgrades on the site we're paying to use? By hiding behind the "it's optional" cloak, they're forcing us to stick with the original version of Pogo we joined with, sans upgrades, new games, mini items, badges....
So what is my $35 paying for? They certainly can't claim its for game development or upgrades to the site, if I then have to go and pay extra for them.
Quoteyes, of course it's optional. But if Pogo starts charging extra money every time they "break new ground and invent new things", how is that fair to the regular members? We signed up and paid our $35, yet we're not entitled to free upgrades on the site we're paying to use? By hiding behind the "it's optional" cloak, they're forcing us to stick with the original version of Pogo we joined with, sans upgrades, new games, mini items, badges....
I totally agree.
Quote from: Torn2pieces on October 28, 2006, 07:11:10 AM
Quoteyes, of course it's optional. But if Pogo starts charging extra money every time they "break new ground and invent new things", how is that fair to the regular members? We signed up and paid our $35, yet we're not entitled to free upgrades on the site we're paying to use? By hiding behind the "it's optional" cloak, they're forcing us to stick with the original version of Pogo we joined with, sans upgrades, new games, mini items, badges....
I totally agree.
i also agree
I agree too. How much more money do they want from me!
Quote from: zafontso on October 28, 2006, 06:15:35 PM
I agree too. How much more money do they want from me!
All they can get!! Pogo is getting very greedy.
they must think we have bottomless pockets
They must think we're addicted :o
:)) funny justanother1
I don't have the link handy, but I saw on another Pogo info site some information about the Gems and Mix-n-Match albums...
The badges for these albums will be between 12 and 18 gems EACH. The current 10 badge premium albums are $5.99 (that's about 60 cents a badge - Gem badge prices are about 6.23 cents per gem [80 for $4.99] so that's 75 cents a badge [12x6.23] or 7.50 for a 10 badge album of the cheaper badges). This is for the lowest gem group price. I think you save a small amount if you buy in larger quantities. So, badges will cost more this way. :(
They have about 35 mix-n-match badges already planned - some of the challenges look rough for something you have to pay extra for and might not get the first time. Challenges are not a flat two weeks for every badge...some of them are less time like "win 5 Aces Up hands in 30 minutes." There is also the 2 week length like "be the only bingo in the room 10 times in 2 weeks" [I love this one - NOT]. What I want to know is what happens if Pogo goes down or you have some other technical issue? Do you have to pay the gems again to try for the badge? Or can you just reactivate it like the other premiums - gosh I hope so!
I am addicted to badges, but why can't they just keep stuff the way it is...This is just a way to charge more for the badges by adding a "new" way to charge us. I guess they think the pretty packaging will keep us from doing the math. I hope mine is correct...well, maybe I don't, since it doesn't look good! LOL
Rose