Do you think getting a gold account is overrated?

[Swartzstrom]

The title is self-explanatory. I just thought of this. When I have thought about it in more depth, I will put my own views here. Until and after then, state your views on this particular subject.

EDIT 8/31/06: Yeah, very very huge bump. It was probably better to just make a new thread, but then again, when have I ever been good at doing the right thing? Anyways.

So, the circumstances of the game have changed tremendously since I first posted this Thread. My father finally got a PayPal account, so I wanted to know what everyone thought. Though an opinion from everyone is welcome, those who've had both a Gold Account and a Gray Account in the recent past are especially appreciated.I wonder how many negs I'll get for this?

[40 oz.]

of course its over rated

why would you pay to play the game
ohh you get a few cool characters and oh oh oh guess what.....
you get your name in GOLD LETTERS!!!!!!!woah NOOOOO way

lets think about this

getting a gold accout on TAO, $5 a month
playing for one year, $60
playin for 10 years, $600
knowing your spending all this money because you live at home with your parents, have no job, and you are an exteme TAO nerd, and knowing your only good at the game because your gold and you think u have friends now because you get respect from grey idiots when you really have no friends outside the computer..............priceless

theres somethings money can't buy for everything else theres mastercard

[Kalamady]

Originally posted by Swartzstorm
Edit: Okay, ignore this noob below me. Let me try this again. Respond ONLY if you have 100 or close to 100 posts. Or at least be respected in the forums or the game.

Why? That's his opinion, isn't that what you asked for?

[Swartzstrom]

Yeah, but he's putting it in such a negative tone as though if you already have a gold account you should get rid of it. How's about some constructive critisim? And no raggin on current gold members.

[Kalamady]

His opinion is his opinion and I see nothing wrong with it. As long as he didn't violate ToS then he's okay. While I don't agree with his way of putting his statement I certainly don't hold anything against him for stating it.

[Swartzstrom]

Hmmm...I guess your right. What about your opinion?

[Kalamady]

Getting a gold account isn't worth it but be prepared to be addicted to it once you get it. I'm even going gold again next week hopefully. ;)

[Swartzstrom]

Good for you Kalamady. Great Lakes could use that burst of life again.



Edit: Yay! My 100th post!

[abyaly]

There are several things that might motivate someone to get a gold account

1. Supporting TAO. The people who go gold for this reason want to keep TAO alive, and we owe them thanks
2. Variety. Some people get tired of using the same units over and over, so they want to expand their horizons and try new things.
3. Protecting accumulated stats/units. To some people the stats and/or units they have accumulated during their TAO career are valuable, and they want to preserve them.
4. Lack of ability. The people who go gold for this reason use gold units as a crutch and play against grey players, using their advantage to convince themselves they have skill.
5. Random benefits. Do you want to start a clan? Play on revelations? Access the gold forums? Then gold is the way for you.


If any of these reasons are a good reason in your eyes, then going gold is worth it for you.

[Swartzstrom]

Just asking, but you're gold aren't you?

[abyaly]

nope, Im platinum :p

[S_K_O_F]

going gold is worth it

i dont remember why i think so ...but i know it is so i am staying gold till...well till i can't anymore

[Cavour]

Yeah... its worth it...

woot...

[truffleshfl]

It's worth it but very addicting.

[Gnosis]

im not gold now but used to be and i thnk that it is worth it in the same ways that abyaly stated but i dont really need it and i am better as a grey

[DivineRight]

Here is how I like to explain to people who play this game daily, visit the forums even more and seem to talk about "love" for TAO:

If you are investing at least an hour every day into this game (be it actually playing or on these forums), you are spending at least 7 hours a week here, that is 28 hours a month and at least 336 hours a year. Since a game takes on average 20 minutes to play, this is fair for someone who plays maybe 3-4 games a day.

To me this is a lot of time invested into something that you don't feel is worth protecting. I find it sort of funny that showing support for something you enjoy doing so much, for a community that you feel apart of and protecting your investment (your TAO accounts on both the forum and the servers) could be frowned upon. People like 40 oz. really make me scratch my head, they play TAO, they post and read these forums, they have obviouslly been around long enough to become bitter and jealous of gold account holders and rather than being appreciative, they dog my company and community. Just a question 40 oz. if you have so many friends, you spend your money only on important things, why are you here insulting and spreading negative karma? Shouldn't you be out with all of your pals and girlfriends? You speak about being independant financially but you don't even know how to properly differentiate between the words "your" and "you're"! Yea, I think my point is proven.

What is even more amusing, it is typically the anti-social kids who seem to hate the world who slang this type of hate. Anyone who is popular on the forums and the servers tend to have not only better social skills that I am sure transfer outside of the game, but their self-esteem is higher. Telling them they are nerds or have no friends, blah blah blah, is rediculous when you get "TRY-HARDS" like 40 oz. with their big scary Cannibus banners and yesterday's sarcasm (how long have those Mastercard ads been around for?) pointing the fingers. Getting a gold account to show your support doesn't mean you lack any sort of skill, nobody is forcing you to use the gold units. It is obvious that enough people see Tactics Arena Online as a good thing and worth investing their time and effort into. Nothing ever grows if there is no support. There is only so much you can take from something before it is time to give back, if nobody chooses to give back, that something will surely die.

[ArcPaladinZero]

Thank you DR, that's probably the best explaination I've heard so far. Obviously someone such as "40" is lacking in the social department or whatever it may be that he or she feels the need to insult people on such a level. Amazing how much originality he lacks in his insults. At least if he is going to make a failing attempt to come here and make an insult at least he could put some sort of thought into it besides using such an overplayed line.

[Swartzstrom]

DivineRight, that has to be the greatest explanation of this subject that I ever even thought of hearing, you are truly a mature individual.

And I give you mad props for making TAO the community that it is, you and the other moderators did an excellent job. Keep up the good work!


Edit: ArcPaladinZero, your siggy is funny.

[Jeffery]

Is the game worth $5 a month? In america and Canada that means one meal at a restaurant. I get about 15 minutes enjoyment from that meal, and about 1/2 a days energy.
For that same $5 of TAO I get as many or as few hours a day/week/month as I want. I get the chance to keep my stats/units in the game, and never have to worry someone might hijack my name after a wipe.
If you walk around with your head down, you will fond more than that $5 a month.

If you live in the less fortunate countries of the world, that $5 might not be as worth it.

How many of the people who come here ans insult golds for paying that $5 go out and buy CD's for $20 each. TAO is a form of entertainment. When you pay $5 for a movie, and only get 2 hours of entertainment, do you complain?

Just look at the relativity of that $5.

[h()()t]

On;y if youa re goign to use it good.

[T3km4n]

Well worth it, and DR, nice point. I am not trying to brag, but i do not see myself as a nerd in any way. I just got back from the beach a little while ago and I have many friends and I still just like games in general. The friends i have here are cool and it is just a cool community. and looks at the pictures thread. Most of those people in those pictures look nothing like nerds.

[xyxaxyz2]

Jeffery has it correct. Its not like $5/month is a great deal of money.

[Hugh Junit]

I very much enjoy the benefits of a gold account. If you like the game, then I think it's worth the money. I've payed $50 for an Xbox game and either finished or gotten sick of it within 2 weeks. For HALF of that amount, I've had a gold membership for nearly 5 months.

[Serge]

Yeah, what Hugh said. I would spend money on TAO if I could convince my mother to let me. Also, what do you have against nerds?

*Chases T3km4n with sword*

Come back here!

[Cephas]

I think that to support TAO makes it worthwhile. I never worry about losing units and stats when the wipe comes, both are transient.

I'm not trying to discourage people from getting gold, but what I like most about the game is the challenge. Playing as a grey is more challenging to me because of the disadvantage I have against golds. I would very much like to try out gold for a while, but my lovely wife would never let me. :(

I'm very glad for all the golds out there who support the community and the game. I try to do the same in my own little way.

[Jeffery]

I think we should force cephas to be a gold just so he can't show people the grey accounts are good too. I mean, a person who shows others grey accoutns can kick ass might discourage people from going gold.....

[Cephas]

*ignoring sarcasm*

You paying? Sure!

[Swartzstrom]

I believe one of the things to really consider is how much noob crap you're willing to put up with, I mean, sure golds get grey filters, but what if you have a conversation with a grey and you don't wanna battle? That would really suck...

[genghiskahn16]

i just went gold about a week ago and im lovin it and for only 5 dollars a month it is much worth it like jeffery said u go to the movies and spend 5-8 dollars on two hours of entertainment and in this game u spend 5dollars for a months entertainment and for those idiots who think all we are is fat nerds that have no life i am very active in my skool i volunteer alot i play soccer run track kik for the football team and i love it i only play this game from around 9-12 and i do jus fine with my gold accou and i cant give enough props to DR. that was the best explanation on any subject ive seen in the fourms ROCK ON!!!!!!!!

[Swartzstrom]

Considering how old this Thread is, and the many changes that have gone through the TAO Community since it was created, I decided to ask the same question once again. I am a Gold member now, and I have come upon my opinion on Whether Getting a Gold Account is Worth the Money. Now, I'm putting it in from a Grey's Perspective, because it is the perspective I am most familiar with. Once again, this is all my opinion.

From the Grey Perspective:

From the Grey Perspective, getting a Gold Account does and doesn't seem worth it at the same time, in my opinion.

Getting the extra units is worth the money, and not getting sweeped after every wipe is a good thing, as it eliminates the chance of your User Name being taken is nullified. And not getting kicked off after one minute while in the middle of a conversation or after a game is very beneficial. And there are the truly dedicated greys who would love to get a Gold Account to support the Community, but for various reasons, they cannot.

But to an experienced grey who's been playing for more than six months, (maybe less, depends upon how long it takes for you to realize it) stats don't mean a thing. And some greys don't talk in the lobby, anyways. Others like the enjoyment of simply playing with Grey Units. I'll have to admit, Grey Turtles are the games I've had the most fun in. So for anyone who doesn't care what their user name is, don't care about their stat, and doesn't worry about Clans; getting a Gold Account is the least of our worries; or was, at least, mine.

[Dove]

For a while, I'm reverting back to grey. I'm kinda sad I'm losing my 1518 stats, but ultimately, shouldn't I be good enough to get them back? And what do stats matter anyways?

I just haven't had the time to play on my gold, and I don't see why I would keep it up just for my stats to stay on the board. That's almost like whoring to me... I'm not confident enough in my skills that I can work back up to where I was at before?

It is definitely worth it... if you're going to use it enough to make sure it's at least used. I assure you, once I have the time, I'll be re-golding. Until then, you'd hardly see me around whether I was grey or gold.

Ultimately though, I do believe that a gold account is worth $5 when actually played on and used.

[kegsworth]

Overrated? Definitely.
Worth 5$ a month? Depends who you ask.

When I first joined TAO, like most, I started out as a grey. I pestered those with golds, and I asked n00bly questions. But most of all, I wanted to be noticed and respected, I wanted a clan to lead, and I wanted the 'oh so coveted' gold units.

I realized later on that I could have the same type of fun I currently enjoyed, at a grey status. Granted I couldn't type as fast as I wanted to, was often overlooked, and am jumped by a gold every now and then. But to me, it's about enjoying the game and conversing with clanmates about strategies.

To answer your question:

I think most golds now don't regret going gold, but had they the option to take it back, might think twice. We have the experience of a gold member and know what being a gold member is like, but can still do a good amount of damage as a grey. Not to mention we already have upgraded forum accounts. :cool:

Just depends on who you ask . . .

[R G]

Is the game worth $5 a month? In america and Canada that means one meal at a restaurant. I get about 15 minutes enjoyment from that meal, and about 1/2 a days energy.
For that same $5 of TAO I get as many or as few hours a day/week/month as I want. I get the chance to keep my stats/units in the game, and never have to worry someone might hijack my name after a wipe.
If you walk around with your head down, you will fond more than that $5 a month.

If you live in the less fortunate countries of the world, that $5 might not be as worth it.

How many of the people who come here ans insult golds for paying that $5 go out and buy CD's for $20 each. TAO is a form of entertainment. When you pay $5 for a movie, and only get 2 hours of entertainment, do you complain?

Just look at the relativity of that $5.

Damn it I hate to agree with Jeffery here...

In the whole scheme of money $5 is chump change...What gets me is all of these people asking for you to sponsor them to make them gold now days? It's 5 dollars..for god's sake...not alot of money. If I were a teenager I could cut a few yards around my neighborhood to make more than enough money to support my TAO habit for the entire year.

I wish people would quite begging other people to sponsor them and support themselves. Heck we had almost an entire clan(M16) in Army that was supported by one individual..**RG Steps down off of his Soap Box**

[HatchetKlown17]

Lets look at this logically.

12 months of TAO = $60.

1 PS2/Xbox game = $50.

I dont know about you guys but I get bored of a ps2/xbox game relatively quickly. 2 months tops.

Its worth the money, and you help keep TAO running. Helping to ensure it will infact be here next month. If no one had gold accounts, you think Bills likes his job enough as to pay for us to have fun? HAHAHAHAHAHA... Thats just a funny though.

[HeadHunter343]

Forum gold is overrated...if it's even rated, but game gold is awsome i like it so i don't have to put up with AS MANY n00bs if i don't want to...

[HatchetKlown17]

Forum gold is overrated...if it's even rated, but game gold is awsome i like it so i don't have to put up with AS MANY n00bs if i don't want to...

Forum gold comes with game gold. Just a way to show people you are a supporting member of the community. Not meant to have many special functions on the forum.

[the gray]

Forum gold comes with game gold. Just a way to show people you are a supporting member of the community. Not meant to have many special functions on the forum.

'Cept custom avvie's and user title's.

:crybaby:

[Quattro]

Forum gold comes with game gold. Just a way to show people you are a supporting member of the community. Not meant to have many special functions on the forum.


Well, we do get to Custom user title... . .and see who reps us..


EDIT: the gray types faster than me.

[HatchetKlown17]

Yes, but rep isnt important, and custom user title is just again, a small thing. Not like greys can only post 10 times per day or something.

[kegsworth]

Golds are sexy/ier.

Hatchet and I are living proof.

:cool:

[R G]

'Cept custom avvie's and user title's.

:crybaby:


And to some, like me, that is irrelevant.

[the gray]

And to some, like me, that is irrelevant.

And to some, like me, that is considered sarcasm.

[HeadHunter343]

I am a gold and I like gold and i am a gold on the forums for the sole perpuse of negging people back after they negg me :P

[kegsworth]

I am a gold and I like gold and i am a gold on the forums for the sole perpuse of negging people back after they negg me :P

Wow, your one bitter individual.

:threaten:

[HatchetKlown17]

I usually pos rep people who neg me... Its nice to see red every now and then.

No, that isnt an invite to neg... those who neg for a reason get post rep ;)

[kegsworth]

I usually pos rep people who neg me... Its nice to see red every now and then.

No, that isnt an invite to neg... those who neg for a reason get post rep ;)

I know what you mean, I don't revenge neg, I usually PM them and ask why, or just ignore it. Unless they do it on a basis, than it's on!

;)

[HatchetKlown17]

Yup... but lets get back to topic. $5 a month is definately worth it!

[kegsworth]

Yup... but lets get back to topic. $5 a month is definately worth it!

Sure is!!!

[battle composed]

The main reason if I'm getting gold will be that there will be more people to play with and they are more likely to know most of the tricks in the game whch makes mastering the game a curve less steep.

And the ability to log in and stay in a server. It's worth it just for this reasons.

[Morning Star]

Going gold can mean less games actually...depending on your stats there will be a lot of people who wont want to play you...there's always 2 sides to things. Congrats on going gold

[Memnarch]

Yeah. I like being gold. Its worth the 5 bucks for not being d/ced every 5 minutes.

[R G]

Going gold can mean less games actually...depending on your stats there will be a lot of people who wont want to play you...there's always 2 sides to things. Congrats on going gold

Good point...The more you play the more you name will be know for being a good player or not?....better players will avoid you to save those "precious stats" for fear of loosing some stats.

[Swartzstrom]

Please refer to the first post of the thread. Err. As a matter of fact, I'll just copy and paste it here.

Yeah, very very huge bump. It was probably better to just make a new thread, but then again, when have I ever been good at doing the right thing? Anyways.

So, the circumstances of the game have changed tremendously since I first posted this Thread. My father finally got a PayPal account, so I wanted to know what everyone thought. Though an opinion from everyone is welcome, those who've had both a Gold Account and a Gray Account in the recent past are especially appreciated.Yeah, very very huge bump. It was probably better to just make a new thread, but then again, when have I ever been good at doing the right thing? Anyways.

So, the circumstances of the game have changed tremendously since I first posted this Thread. My father finally got a PayPal account, so I wanted to know what everyone thought. Though an opinion from everyone is welcome, those who've had both a Gold Account and a Gray Account in the recent past are especially appreciated.

[shatterstar]

well...i first started playing TAO a long time ago, with every 'return' to TAO never lasted more than 2-3 months before i vanished for 6. and I was always grey. i only lurked on the forums. last april i made yet another return and seeing that im still here 5 months on, still enjoing the game and quite involved on the forums i went gold last friday.

for me, the only benefit from going gold has to be game related. i couldnt care 2 packets of ramen about the funky letters and not getting d/c since i never chat. from that sense its worth it, since theres a lot more variety of games to play as gold.
its a lot harder to get games now tho. ive even resorted to grey jumping sometimes just so i get a damn game.
but then again, 5$ is piddles. if yu're still playing TAO, might as well keep it going. if its been a year since you logged on, it maybe time to get rid of it.

Good point...The more you play the more you name will be know for being a good player or not?....better players will avoid you to save those "precious stats" for fear of loosing some stats.
thats a problem i have. a lot of people know who i am already and think im some 1600 gold from another server with a new 1050 account. when reality is im just a noisy grey who went gold 5 days ago.

[The Ultimater]

yeah it's worth it dude big time! i just can't go gold because my parents wold let me use their credit card on the internet and i don't want to send 5$ every month in mail.

[Matt 34.5]

Going gold keeps TAO running, you have more options of play, you don't have to worry about getting DC, or about the wipe. In addition you get to make and lead your own clan.

Gray, you have (in my opinion) better games, more evenly matched, and less dependant on which units the other player choses. You can see how many stats you can get each month before the wipe, and continuously challenge yourself to do better.

With gold, you eventualy get bored (in my case) and go play gray anyways, because either you can't get games, or you can't get anyone to play the way your playing (turt, rush, bomb, anti, w/e) -- which I never cared about, I played my turt against rushes, and rushes against anti-rushes, etc..

With gray, You get deleted sometimes when you want to the least. you get dc, serverfulls, and that queued crap that gets REALY annoying.

What I intend to do is go gold, and play with only gray units. Its the closest I can get to what I want. Whether or not its worth it depends on your personal preferences.

EDIT: just golded the account Matt 34.5

[!Diamond!]

The title is self-explanatory. I just thought of this. When I have thought about it in more depth, I will put my own views here. Until and after then, state your views on this particular subject.

EDIT 8/31/06: Yeah, very very huge bump. It was probably better to just make a new thread, but then again, when have I ever been good at doing the right thing? Anyways.

So, the circumstances of the game have changed tremendously since I first posted this Thread. My father finally got a PayPal account, so I wanted to know what everyone thought. Though an opinion from everyone is welcome, those who've had both a Gold Account and a Gray Account in the recent past are especially appreciated.I wonder how many negs I'll get for this?

I don't think gold is overrated atall. I think $5 or about £2.50p a month is a good price compared to what you have to pay for some other online games. I hate greys that bitch about how all us golds are "nerds with no life" simply because we pay a small price for entertainment. I think it's pretty stupid. I'm pretty sure we have gold simply because we can afford it, not like the stupid people that are no older than 12.:rolleyes:

But on the other hand there are greys that are able to afford it and simply don't want to upgrade.

[Chieck Kongo]

I prefer Gray over gold.

Or legends.

[alcatraz]

Bein English its only £2.50 a month and im not paying so why not?

I think it is worth it at the end of the day.

[WaCk-HeAd]

Bein English its only £2.50 a month.

God, you're a moron.

[Cephas]

I miss my avatar. :(

I don't mind the golds having priviledges that the greys don't have, but it really sucks to have priviledges that I once had revoked. :mad:

[Excaliber]

I haven't played a game on my gold since probably early '05...

I have probably played about 20 games on rev my entire time on TAO... I got bored quickly when I couldn't just get a basic game... I don't care about rushes or turts... I like it when it is your setup against mine... I make a new grey about once a month and just play on that for about a week and then wander back to the forums... I occasionaly log onto my gold just to chat...

[The Coder]

in game its not overrated, forums it is.

[Excaliber]

in game its not overrated, forums it is.

If you go gold just for the forums it is... For most people they want to go gold for the game and the forum gold is just a plus... Or they are an in-game grey and someone else upgrades their forum account...

[Zoticus]

Hell no, it is just the thrill of your name being gold and getting the kick ass units.

[uniquinous]

Do you think getting a gold account is overrated?

Yes.

[Swartzstrom]

Basically, I ask because I once went Gold myself. As I was playing Gold games, they quickly became extremely boring. I kept asking for a Turtle game, and ended up playing Mage Bombs, Rushes which centered clearly around the GA, and other such offensive setups. I won some, I lost some. But the games got very tedious. That's when I wasted my one-clan thing and made the 'Grey Game Fan Club'.

Now, my old Gold on Revelations, I just run around on my Gold account with grey setups, or run around on GL playing Greys and beating them into submission. I don't really know what to do.

I'm thinking I should just go Gold and simply use only Grey units? (Besides the extra Scout.)

[Jeffery]

Not having your name stolen after a wipe is probably the greatest advantage of being gold.

[Swartzstrom]

Not having your name stolen after a wipe is probably the greatest advantage of being gold.

Knowing how stupid I've acted before, Jeffery.
No? I didn't think so.
You wouldn't want to steal my name, would you?

[uniquinous]

Not having your name stolen after a wipe is probably the greatest advantage of being gold.

yeah people have tried to steal my name for a while. It's annoying cuz I get word that some noob (especially when it's some legends noob) comes here and alledgedly flawlesses "me". However now I get the perk of being able to just delete the imposters.

[Matt 34.5]

I'm thinking I should just go Gold and simply use only Grey units? (Besides the extra Scout.)

Good Idea, why didn't I think of that. :rolleyes:

except I wouldn't use that scout.

[LondonJack]

I'm thinking I should just go Gold and simply use only Grey units?

I did this for a while, right before i canceled my account. Gold battles were a question of Stone or DSM back then (the two units that broke the game imho). Got pretty tedious so i just goofed off with grey setups for a while, then canceled and became a forum rat

[uniquinous]

I'm thinking I should just go Gold and simply use only Grey units? (Besides the extra Scout.)
you'ren't really using grey units at that point - it's like me saying i'm only using gold units when i have 4 dragons and a 71 damage dsm on the field :p

[Hydrant]

I miss my avatar. :(

I don't mind the golds having priviledges that the greys don't have, but it really sucks to have priviledges that I once had revoked. :mad:

I had an avatar as a grey for a llloonnnggg time. Even when the priviledge was revoked, it lingered...

I'm mad that they took my Johnny Depp away.

[Wizzy`]

Ahh..two of the greatest grays ever..Northwind left you guys..that traitor!

[Cephas]

I had an avatar as a grey for a llloonnnggg time. Even when the priviledge was revoked, it lingered...

I'm mad that they took my Johnny Depp away.
And there was weeping and gnashing of teeth at the loss of the ancient custom avatars. I think this is a sign of the end! Yeah... my rear end, mooning whoever took my avatar from me! The jerk!

:(

[Jeffery]

When they upgraded the forums this last time, it set it to not show custom avvies of greys anymore.
However, the avvy is still there, and if the account is golded, the avatar shows. But then disappears if unGolded.

If you don;t belive be, ask Cephas;s ass.