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Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

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Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

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I don't think this worked? Maybe they have a bug or I entered it into the wrong spot.

you could have entered it wrong. we need to fix/simplify a lot of things. Whats your ID ill add you

I typed it a number of times here, not sure if that's the right screen: http://pics.posterous.com/untitled-17116

Let's team up (anyone who wants): 100239599

Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

#22

imob 10 respect points: $0.99 imob 75 respect points: $4.99 imob 200 respect points: $9.99 imob 400 respect points: $19.99 How delicious. The only gripe is not discounting those points. Edit: Oh, yeah, join my mob! 100260987 Edit: 5 minutes in and I'm addicted. Edit: Typos in the FAQs. Edit: This burns the battery faster than the Energizer bunny in bed.

Is there any way to get respect points other than by paying for them?

Don't seem to be. I just paid $9.99 and am wreaking havoc.

Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

#23
post #21

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you could have entered it wrong. we need to fix/simplify a lot of things. Whats your ID ill add you

I typed it a number of times here, not sure if that's the right screen: http://pics.posterous.com/untitled-17116 Let's team up (anyone who wants): 100239599

My mob code is 100119202. The more mob members you have, the more powerful your mob, of course... so lets team up. ;-)

Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

#24

imob 10 respect points: $0.99 imob 75 respect points: $4.99 imob 200 respect points: $9.99 imob 400 respect points: $19.99 How delicious. The only gripe is not discounting those points. Edit: Oh, yeah, join my mob! 100260987 Edit: 5 minutes in and I'm addicted. Edit: Typos in the FAQs. Edit: This burns the battery faster than the Energizer bunny in bed.

Typos=features

Are you guys updating things on the fly? The minimum bank balance seems to have just changed from 2,000 to 1,000. (And it still says 2,000 in the FAQ.)

Also, how does one gain mobsters? The FAQ seems to suggest it is by inviting friends, but I see some level five characters with dozens of mobsters. I don't even know that many people with iPhones. Are these just NPCs or what?

Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

#25
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One of my friends is not happy right now. http://www.grabup.com/uploads/7670d4cf3feb6e5f53a469e59935e8...

Switch the art and call it Earth 2025 or Utopia or Oilwar.

switching the art is easy (for us) making the thing in the first place is the hard part.

Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

#26

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Typos=features

Are you guys updating things on the fly? The minimum bank balance seems to have just changed from 2,000 to 1,000. (And it still says 2,000 in the FAQ.) Also, how does one gain mobsters? The FAQ seems to suggest it is by inviting friends, but I see some level five characters with dozens of mobsters. I don't even know that many people with iPhones. Are these just NPCs or what?

there are issues for sure. the bank seems like something we should look at. the forums are mentioning this too

Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

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This app is going to explode (in a good way).

Seriously, Gabe and the addmired crew understand gameplay and virality in a way that absolutely blows my mind. They're a team to watch in 2009.

That's a lot of praise for a knockoff idea.

Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

#28
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Seriously, Gabe and the addmired crew understand gameplay and virality in a way that absolutely blows my mind. They're a team to watch in 2009.

That's a lot of praise for a knockoff idea.

a) They were first to market with a great game of this type on the iPhone. b) The realtime mobile nature of this game transcends knockoff status. Try it.

Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

#29

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Are you guys updating things on the fly? The minimum bank balance seems to have just changed from 2,000 to 1,000. (And it still says 2,000 in the FAQ.) Also, how does one gain mobsters? The FAQ seems to suggest it is by inviting friends, but I see some level five characters with dozens of mobsters. I don't even know that many people with iPhones. Are these just NPCs or what?

there are issues for sure. the bank seems like something we should look at. the forums are mentioning this too

Someone attacked me right as I was putting all my money into the bank, and now I have $-100,000.

Then I turned around and deposited my -$100,000 into the bank, so now my bank balance reads $-184,000.

update: I quit the app and opened it again and now my bank balance is positive. And somehow it has jumped to $171335824. Sweet.

update 2: The fact that you can gain XP by winning a fight on defense seemingly makes the game unbalanced. You can just put all your points into defense and none into attack, and then wait until other people attack you so you can win the fight.

Re: Addmired (YC W08) launches super addictive iMob Online on iPhone App Store

#30
post #13

One of my friends is not happy right now. http://www.grabup.com/uploads/7670d4cf3feb6e5f53a469e59935e8...

Switch the art and call it Earth 2025 or Utopia or Oilwar.

Is it sad that I've played two of those games and recognized the names?
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