IImaplers Wrote:-If they really cared for the victims, they'd just mention their donation, not the part about certain (I bet minimal) proceeds from certain CS items going to relief agencies.

Punch Wrote:I really don't want to believe that Nexon or any business as large and popular as them would use something as horrible as the current situation to profit off of it.

Look at this way, if you would please:
Nexon is giving 100% profit to Japan on everything in the Cash Shop except the GAME Tab, because the GAME Tab is their biggest profit section..
1. They just more clearly state this
2. They should label the tab with something for this time period to let people know
3. I don't think they're cooking up a ploy here, I just think they're too greedy to give their best profits away.. so they're giving away their lesser profits, which isn't a bad thing..

I'm just neutral on the subject.

IImaplers Wrote:Let's be honest here, they are not doing this completely out of the kindness of their heart. Also:

-I'd actually like to see proof of this supposed upcoming 1.2 Mil donation (ss/link or it didn't happen). Nexon to false promises is the same as butter is to toast.
-If they really cared for the victims, they'd just mention their donation, not the part about certain (I bet minimal) proceeds from certain CS items going to relief agencies.

Quote:Dear Nexon Community,

All of us at Nexon would like to express our deepest sympathy to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan last week. As a global company, many friends, family members, and fans of Nexon have undoubtedly been affected by these tragic events. It seems that every day, the scale of the disaster is growing, and were very concerned about the health and well-being of those that have gone days without food, water, and other basic supplies. To do our part in the global relief effort, Nexon will donate 100 million Yen (approximately $1.2 million)to aid relief agencies that are helping those affected by these devastating events.

Quote:We would also encourage you to help those in need in Japan by donating directly to the following aid agencies:

The Red Cross
International Medical Corps
The Salvation Army
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres

Quote:You can also help from within your Nexon gameplay experience. In addition to Nexons donation, from March 14 through March 20, Nexon America will be donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of many of our in-game items to the Red Cross for the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami disaster relief efforts.

Beginning today, Monday, March 14, through Sunday, March 20, 2011, Nexon will donate all proceeds from the sale of the following in-game items to the Red Cross' Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami relief effort:

All items save those in the Cash Shop's GAME category

Sarah Wrote:The point is that anyone who mass-buys cubes or gach isn't helping anyone BUT Nexon. They're taking advantage of those people who may have been on the edge about donating. The GAME exception isn't even mentioned in this specific article which is pretty bad.



I wasn't acting superior at all, it seems to me like you're just being overly-sensitive. I was just suggesting a better means of donating to make sure they actually get your money without any catches.

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Locked Wrote:Okay. They want to donate more. That's great.
Now look at it from a business perspective. You're giving away money for 6 straight days. In those 6 days, you have stuff to pay and you're losing the money to manage the servers, pay workers, make up the money they're donating, pay for electricity, land usage, etc. Yet, they're still trying to help as much as they can.

GunisBack Wrote:Nexon donates $1.2million, and some of their profits, and people still find problems with it? Bravo, what do you expect them to do? Sell their company and use the money all in support of japan?

It's a nice thing they are doing, dont go fishing for something that isn't there.

Kalovale Wrote:It's not like the money they are giving away during those 6 days is going to amount to anything compared with what they'll be MAKING during those 6 days.

We're talking about PR and money here, both of which are serious business. I can't speak for anyone else but I really do admire Nexon for their money-milking abilities strategies, from a pure business standpoint. They know their community's needs and wants, and more than occasionally have they scratched where it actually did itch. Vicious Hammers, Unlocking discount sales with milestone purchase, Miracle Cubes, Pam's Song, whatchamacall that Box of Wonders, so on and so forth.

Sure, it's great that in the end, everyone is happy and probably calling them out on this (whether they had intently planned it or not) is going to do more harm than good. And that's probably worth us staying silent about this whole fiasco of morality, because you can't feed on being moral. It still boils down to the way they did this that pisses me off; Not only are they buying the public image (which is arguably acceptable in this period of crisis), they are also managing to buy it with money from OUT of their pockets.

Again, why not 30% of their whole proceeds figures? Why not 50%? Why not 96% like they make it out to be? Why "everything but our golden-egg-laying goose"?

A moral cause does not completely justify any means, let alone a not so moral one.




I was considering licking their boots in praise before I saw the SAVE FOR OUR PRECIOUS GAME CATEGORY ITEMS. They were doing something nice for once, but then blew it.
Look, they wouldn't have any profits at all to donate SOME of that had they not chosen to do so. This is not like "Hey we make $300,000 on average every month so we're going to donate part of it, you cool?", this is "Hey people, we're going to donate a part of whatever you pay us (so feel free to pay us a lot haha)". Everything would've been dandy and fine if they cut the shady fine print bullpomegranate. Maple players are too dumb for that.

GunisBack Wrote:Nexon donates $1.2million, and some of their profits, and people still find problems with it? Bravo, what do you expect them to do? Sell their company and use the money all in support of japan?

It's a nice thing they are doing, dont go fishing for something that isn't there.

Kalovale Wrote:I was considering licking their boots in praise before I saw the SAVE FOR OUR PRECIOUS GAME CATEGORY ITEMS. They were doing something nice for once, but then blew it.
Look, they wouldn't have any profits at all to donate SOME of that had they not chosen to do so. This is not like "Hey we make $300,000 on average every month so we're going to donate part of it, you cool?", this is "Hey people, we're going to donate a part of whatever you pay us (so feel free to pay us a lot haha)". Everything would've been dandy and fine if they cut the shady fine print bullpomegranate. Maple players are too dumb for that.

GunisBack Wrote:So let me get this straight. You expect a company to get rid of ALL their profits to help a country?

GunisBack Wrote:So let me get this straight. You expect a company to get rid of ALL their profits to help a country?

lolwelcometoAmerica. You act like only Nexon would do this. Any company in their position would do this.

They are doing a good thing. Don't try and take it away from them. Besides, they are already donating $1.2 MILLION on top of this, so why is everyone bitching?

$1.2 million is a lot more then what some other companies are donating...

Here's a question for you, how much has Blizzard donated to Japan? So far, I believe that number is ZERO. And yet you guys want to complain about Nexon, when they are actually donating something?

Anonymous Moose Wrote:If they advertise it that way, yes.
The problem is that this donation might be no more than a scam, propaganda to increase their nx sales.

Kalovale Wrote:Hoan talking