Besides all of this, it’s amazing to see how many peope actually did the chocobo avatar pet thing (it required to subscribe to whatsoever, wich means time, and time is said to be money) or are using the waypoint stuff and still they complain about the deal.

Simply put people in general do care and actully likes (in most cases) avatar gear. Actually what they don’t like is to pay for it😀

It sounds pretty funny to me cause as soon as there is something that is liked or wanted by someone, someone else will try to make money out of it. It’s a golden rule in life.

The smartest move should be to offer both a game, dlc and avatar gear as deal of the week, so people that dont have the given game can pass the dlc but still spend some points on a full arcade or avatar gear. Anyway, the DOTW is condemned to fail to some and appeal to other as people have different interest and is virtually impossible to keep everyone happy in a such big community.

Me still thinks people will be eager to get more avatar gear as soon as there will be more avatar games out there.

On a side note, it’s sad to see how people gets judged by what they buy. People is free to shove their hard earned bucks to their *beep* if they want to and there’s no excuse to judge that since anyone else earned those for them.

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@WinterSnowblind
This is advertising!!!! All advertising costs money and takes effort, that does not mean we should pay for it. The idea of avatar clothing, themes and gamerpics is to advertise upcoming games and content; the stuff we should pay for. The very term ‘Micro-transactions’ should be banished by the internet – its a shameful cash grab.

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LOL….. this all reminds me of the song by “Insane Clown Posse” called “Hellalujah” For just $600 we can heal this boy. For just 600m$p you can download this junk.

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Avatar Marketplace= Epic fail…….

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@RuairiAU
— And in the same way, it could be argued that you shouldn’t have to buy shoes with a Nike logo on them, all you’re doing is advertising that brand, therefore they should be free. This arguement has been around forever, it makes no more sense now than it when used against other products. In the end, people buy avatar items because they want to make their virtual avatar look cool. Like I said, I do agree items should be cheaper, but expecting them to be free entirely is ludicrous.

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OMG, I only registered after a lot of lurking in here to say… that’s the worst deal ever!
How could anyone thought that this would be a deal? I mean, we have a lot of games on XBLA, many of which didn’t sell much: someone really think that this could be a deal? Some lame clothing for a virtual puppet? Come on, be serious and pass this feedback to whomever plan the DotW. That’s pretty a lame…

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No Deal for Germany yay…

Again we get nothing (like the Biohazard 5 VS Deal).
Yeah sure the Avatar Deal is worse, but we don’t even get the chance to complain about😛 lol

(Instead we can complain, there’s no deal at all hrm..)

“One more thing…”

Please don’t give us Avatar “Deals” anymore >< " (It's a waste of money to actually pay for that..)

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I’m not blaming Larry, but I have little faith that anybody at Microsoft is actually listening to consumer comments or criticism because it all comes down to money.

The *only* avatar wear I’ve ever purchased was on Playstation Home, but that gained me access to the Salt Shooter game. That same pilot suit also has a visual indicator of my progress running up one of the sleeves. In essence, it’s both a key *and* a trophy; show me something that useful on XBLM.

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@WinterSnowblind
I object your reality and substitute my own. I’m not the lone voice saying this, look around mate; everyone is complaining. Avatar clothing, themes and gamerpics are of no real worth and only serve as advertisments for upcoming content. You may think putting snazzy shoes on your avatar is worth your pocket money, but I’m an adult and I work for my cash.

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I’m not defending this deal, and I’ve never payed for any avatar items myself either. (and yes, I’m also an adult who works, let’s not make personal assumptions). I’m only stating that your argument is flawed. Again, I think the items SHOULD be cheaper, but if you expect them to be free you’re living in a fantasy world. Yes, they’re of “no real worth” but the same could be argued for gaming in general and many other real life vanity items. How much do you spend on games and DLC? If somebody wants to buy snazzy shoes for their avatar, whats the problem? I’m sure there a lot of people out there who think just as little about what you’d consider good value for money. As for your advertising arguement, again, I point you to Nike or any other brand name covered clothing you might currently be wearing. We live in countries that revolve around consumerism. You and I may not something is worth spending money on.. But it’s very clear others do.

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I think that all avatar pieces shouldn’t be “free”, but should require you unlock through various achievements Much like Halo waypoint, Left for Ded 2, and Splosion Man have done. (Those are the only ones I know of personally). I also think the same should go for Premium themes because if nothing else when people buy this stuff they are paying to advertise that product.
Deal of the week should be exclusively for down loadable games such as Arcade and Originals, and game ad-ons. Also games on demand, but only if they change it so you can buy them using the equivalent in points. (Game cost 19.99 or 1600 points)
On that note I will be awaiting Monday for the map pack and earning achievements while I wait.

P.S.
Comments are not directed to Major Nelson, but to the people he can relay this message to.😉

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Whomever chooses the deals should have a 3-strikes policy for being this out of touch w/ the community. Get someone that can give the people deals they want.

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Major — here’s some feedback for you to pass on to the appropriate people. I doubt they’ll listen, but it’s worth a try —

I think that we should see three deals of the week each week: one on a game, one on DLC, and one on an avatar item or a theme. There’s plenty of content in the Marketplace at this point to be able to support all three, and I think that you’d see an exponential increase in sales.

I know that I, for one, generally only end up buying on a deal when it’s a game. I also consider most Live games overpriced for what they are, so with few exceptions I’ll generally *only* buy them when they’re on sale. That being said, I have bought a number of the games when they’ve been on sale — even games that I would probably not have been at all interested in otherwise. Therefore, at least from my personal experience, the sales are a great marketing tool for selling me games.

On the other hand, I have bought very little DLC on sale. That’s not to say that it doesn’t ever happen, but the honest truth is that when I want DLC for a game, I want it when I’m actively playing the game — I don’t want to wait for a sale which may or may not ever happen. Occasionally DLC going on sale might cause me to revisit a game, but generally not, because if I liked the game enough to bother, I’ve already bought the DLC anyway.

I have positively no interest in avatar items, and will never pay money for them, on sale or no. The few that I have (Beatles Rock Band t-shirt, Splosion Man t-shirt, Sherlock Holmes outfit) were ones that I received free with games or through other promotions. Honestly, I just don’t care about my avatar that much. Likewise, I have no interest in themes — when I turn on my 360, it’s to play a game, not to sit and stare at the dashboard.

My point in my specific example is that you are considerably more likely to make a sale to me on a week that there’s a game on sale than at any other time. I’m not saying that I’m interested in every game, or that I’m always going to buy, but the odds that I will go up exponentially on any week when the deal is a game. On the weeks where you don’t offer a game — well, thanks for saving me money that week, I guess. Though I don’t think that was your goal.

That being said, I can see that some people might have different priorities, and might care more about DLC, avatar items, and the like. Fair enough. So hey — offer a deal for me *and* a deal for them, and then we’ll all buy. Who knows, you might even get some people who will buy a game *and* a DLC, or a DLC *and* an avatar item, or some other combination, and make even more money. I can’t see how offering more deals each week could be anything other than a complete win for Microsoft.

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