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Seriously FFG.. I thought better of you. I come to your site 15-20 times a day just looking for new stuff to read.. but I do my best to avoid facebook. Either give us the article to read or don't. Don't dangle it in front of us.
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I don't suppose you were actually looking for an answer, but I'll provide you with one anyway. It's called MARKETING. FFG is a business and they're simply attempting to leverage social media to increase the visibility of an exciting new product. This will lead to increased sales which is one of the goals of a business. Normally, there is no incentive for a person to "like" or share a product link. This provides some small incentive. It's not friggin' rocket science dude. Chill out.
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FWIW, when I "Liked" it, the page said that I "and 249 others like this." So they owe us the article now. 
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How is the article 'unlocked' because it wasn't automatic on the Runner article page.
How many likes does it take to get to the center of an FFG Article?
a-one…
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a-three…
CRUUUNNNCCCHHH
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I don't care for Facebook either and find marketing stuff through Likes distasteful and bothersome, but it doesn't upset me. It's just an article.
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Well, judging by the comment "as well as a chance to unlock a complete list of all the cards in the Android: Netrunner Core Set" at the end of the latest news article, we can expect more Facebook-related shenanigans.
OMG!! Using one of the most successful websites in the history of the world as a marketing tool! WTF!
Of course they are using facebook to help market their products. They are not morons.
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Toqtamish said:
Of course they are using facebook to help market their products. They are not morons.
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jhaelen said:
Toqtamish said:
Of course they are using facebook to help market their products. They are not morons.
Unlike the morons using Facebook. Cheers!
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This is the age we live in. Social Media is a powerful tool. You can choose to participate in it or not, but companies will always attempt to leverage their customers into greater resources. Every giveaway ever, every piece of branding, every attempt to create a sense of belonging or fidelity is aimed at this purpose.
You can choose to be upset by it, but your decided emotional state is going to have very nearly zero impact on any companies decision to use these methods as long as there is a provable net positive benefit. IOW, you should already be used to it, and if you aren't you should learn to because it has existed from the first days of capitalism and will exist as long as it is around. The only that changes is the form of it.
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Penfold said:
This is the age we live in. Social Media is a powerful tool. You can choose to participate in it or not, but companies will always attempt to leverage their customers into greater resources. Every giveaway ever, every piece of branding, every attempt to create a sense of belonging or fidelity is aimed at this purpose.
You can choose to be upset by it, but your decided emotional state is going to have very nearly zero impact on any companies decision to use these methods as long as there is a provable net positive benefit. IOW, you should already be used to it, and if you aren't you should learn to because it has existed from the first days of capitalism and will exist as long as it is around. The only that changes is the form of it.
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Toqtamish said:
LIKE!
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I don't recall any of the other FFG games/articles asking for "X likes" to get additional content, but as far as this game is concerend, it really makes sense. We're talking cyberpunk and computer hacking here. Utilizing Facebook to promote the game seems like a no-brainer. You are using exisiting media to advertise a game about future media in a computer world. Sure, it annoys some people, but in the end there are many of us who use Facebook, personally and professionally, and I'm not going to knock FFG or anyone else for that matter in trying to leverage social media to promote their products.
JerusalemJones said:
I don't recall any of the other FFG games/articles asking for "X likes" to get additional content, but as far as this game is concerend, it really makes sense. We're talking cyberpunk and computer hacking here. Utilizing Facebook to promote the game seems like a no-brainer.
It's like granting the corp a free tag every game turn - good luck with that tactic, neophyte runners! 
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jhaelen said:
Toqtamish said:
Of course they are using facebook to help market their products. They are not morons.
Unlike the morons using Facebook. Cheers!
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