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[Panda Rin]

My account is still way out of balance. $2.87 on GMG, $4.47 as per an email from Playfire. But that was before my other achievements today.

it's really sporadic. It took a week for my balance for my first 15 or so achievements in DS. I got 8 achievements yesterday night, and it just credited me now. I don't know why it's all over the place.

 

[Lomax]

I beat Dark Souls 2, and killed V

Spoiler

endrick

about 30 minutes ago. The rewards should still unlock, right?

They should, but experience tells us that the later in the time frame you unlock something, the less likely it is you'll get credit automatically.

 

[tjohn86]

Current plan:
Play each of those Star Wars games for at least 10 minutes to qualify
Get the last 2 rewards in Gunhound EX
Play Space Marine for a bit (I love this game and have it on PS3)
Get as many cheevos off of Darksiders 2 as possible

Is playing a game for 10 minutes a requirement to get the "played for the first time" achievement?

 

[Kiru]

Is playing a game for 10 minutes a requirement to get the "played for the first time" achievement?

No. Just start it, let it open for maybe 30 seconds or 1 minute. Then close it. I even think you don't need to have it open for more than a few seconds, but better safe than sorry.

 

[Sub Zero]

OP should be updated with the GMG balance workaround (buying an EVE free trial). I see a lot of people asking the same question all the time

 

[Dambrosi]

Er...is Playfire down for anyone else or just me? I'm getting nothing but 500 Errors up in here. Only the blog is still viewable, though I can't post comments. Looks like the server finally gave up the ghost, at least on me personally. I've sent a support ticket about it, for all the good that'll do, lol amirite gaiz.

 

[Panda Rin]

OP should be updated with the GMG balance workaround (buying an EVE free trial). I see a lot of people asking the same question all the time

updated.

can this only be done once though?

 

[Sub Zero]

updated.

can this only be done once though?

No you can do it multiple times by logging out of your account, adding EVE to your cart and then logging in back again at checkout. If it still won't let you, you'll have to use a different IP

 

[Pudge]

No you can do it multiple times by logging out of your account, adding EVE to your cart and then logging in back again at checkout. If it still won't let you, you'll have to use a different IP

When I try to do it after logging out it still says that I already purchased it.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Haha, my other Dark Souls II achievements haven't seemed to register yet, but my Darksiders II achievement did.

I played Darksiders II hours after my last Dark Souls II achievements.

 

[MMBosstones86]

Haha, my other Dark Souls II achievements haven't seemed to register yet, but my Darksiders II achievement did.

I played Darksiders II hours after my last Dark Souls II achievements.

albeit this was last week...but it took about 2ish days before any of my Dark Souls 2 achievements showed up.

 

[wetflame]

Today's rewards:

• Age of Mythology: Extended Edition - play for the first time - £0.10
• Epic Space: Online - play for the first time - £0.10
• Saints Row the Third - play for the first time - £0.10
• Saints Row the Third - unlock A Better Person - £0.10
• Saints Row the Third - unlock Union Buster - £0.25
• Saints Row the Third - unlock Everything is Permitted - £0.50
• Spark Rising - play for the first time - £0.10
• Swipecart - play for the first time - £0.10

 

[Lomax]

Anyone gotten credit for achievements from You Have to Win the Game? Initially they just had the award for playing which I got, but they added rewards later for some achievements which typically they backdate to the same time but none have posted for me.

 

[YianGaruga]

Anyone gotten credit for achievements from You Have to Win the Game? Initially they just had the award for playing which I got, but they added rewards later for some achievements which typically they backdate to the same time but none have posted for me.

Got some of them ~24 hours ago and they were not credited yet.

 

[Nabs]

Anyone gotten credit for achievements from You Have to Win the Game? Initially they just had the award for playing which I got, but they added rewards later for some achievements which typically they backdate to the same time but none have posted for me.

Nope. I got credit for the Serious Sam stuff I got last night, but nothing more from YHtWtG.

 

[RazorbackDB]

No you can do it multiple times by logging out of your account, adding EVE to your cart and then logging in back again at checkout. If it still won't let you, you'll have to use a different IP

This worked for me, thanks!

 

[KarmaCow]

Ugh, just lost most of rewards from the past few months along with the majority of the Dark Souls 2 rewards on my original Playfire account since support decided to unlink my Steam account without asking. What a terrible ending to a 3 month email chain.

 

[McBryBry]

So how do you know you've received the reward? Do they notify you I'm guessing?

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

So how do you know you've received the reward? Do they notify you I'm guessing?

They sent me an email with my rewards after about a week of playing Dark Souls II.

 

[Nabs]

So how do you know you've received the reward? Do they notify you I'm guessing?

You go to Playfire.com and click on your balance. It updates every day or so.

 

[Arthea]

So how do you know you've received the reward? Do they notify you I'm guessing?

They send me e-mail, I think once a week, but as Nabs said you can check it yourself any time you want.

 

[wetflame]

Playfire added two more Saints Row The Third rewards:

Saints Row The Third - unlock Bo-Duke-En - £0.25
Saints Row The Third - unlock Haters Gonna Hate - £0.50

 

[Blue Ninja]

Looks like I'll have to open up SR3 then. Nice.

I hope we get some Walking Dead rewards next week.

 

[Sendou]

So I got rewards for playing some games for the first time but still no reward for linking my Steam account. Anyone knows if that's normal? No rewards for You Have to Win the Game either but I rewards from games can take a while to appear, right?

 

[YianGaruga]

So I got rewards for playing some games for the first time but still no reward for linking my Steam account. Anyone knows if that's normal? No rewards for You Have to Win the Game either but I rewards from games can take a while to appear, right?

Seems that a lot of people have problems with YHTWTG and playfire just doesn't work consistently with games that are free to play. Never got the one for linking my account either and my support ticket has been sitting there for 12 days now.

 

[Overdoziz]

I hope they do more stuff like with Dark Souls 2. Got a fair amount without even specifically going for achievements.

 

[yuraya]

I don't have facebook but Is there any way to find out who is winning spelunky vs strike suit? based off comment section it seems like strike suit is winning but can someone confirm or is it at least possible to confirm?

 

[-MD-]

I don't have facebook but Is there any way to find out who is winning spelunky vs strike suit? based off comment section it seems like strike suit is winning but can someone confirm or is it at least possible to confirm?

Somehow Spelunky is losing 41% to 58%.

 

[MMBosstones86]

I don't have facebook but Is there any way to find out who is winning spelunky vs strike suit? based off comment section it seems like strike suit is winning but can someone confirm or is it at least possible to confirm?

Strike Suit Zero : 58% right now.

 

[yuraya]

Somehow Spelunky is losing 41% to 58%.

Strike Suit Zero : 58% right now.

Thnxs

 

[Nabs]

Just got the YHTWTG achievements (I earned it before they put 'em up)

09 May '14 You unlocked Wouldn't It Be Cool If... in You Have to Win the Game
09 May '14 You unlocked First of Many in You Have to Win the Game

 

[BigBoss]

Does anybody know if the SR3 rewards are retroactive?

 

[Labadal]

Are any rewards retroactive? I thought they weren't?

 

[X05]

The only retroactive ones are when you register to the service or when a new release that already has active rewards gets a couple more added.

 

[BigBoss]

Are any rewards retroactive? I thought they weren't?

The rewards for Portal 2 were retroactive.

 

[Damian.]

How often does this update? I signed up about 6 hours ago and linked my Steam account, but none of my activity is showing up. I've installed the games to get the quick rewards, but nothing is appearing on my activity in the Playfire app. The app is correctly reflecting my GMG account credit though.

 

[YianGaruga]

Just got the YHTWTG achievements (I earned it before they put 'em up)

09 May '14 You unlocked Wouldn't It Be Cool If... in You Have to Win the Game
09 May '14 You unlocked First of Many in You Have to Win the Game

Got mine as well just now!

How often does this update? I signed up about 6 hours ago and linked my Steam account, but none of my activity is showing up. I've installed the games to get the quick rewards, but nothing is appearing on my activity in the Playfire app. The app is correctly reflecting my GMG account credit though.

It updates twice a day for me. Usually once between 0 and 6 AM and once between 6 and 10 PM. It may also take a day or two for your activity to be tracked.

 

[Damian.]

Cool. What about the rewards for "Playing _______ for the first time". Are these retroactive, or will I have to install and open them?

 

[X05]

The rewards for Portal 2 were retroactive.

They actually weren't, you likely got hit by a lucky bug

Cool. What about the rewards for "Playing _______ for the first time". Are these retroactive, or will I have to install and open them?

The second one.

 

[Gintoki]

After going back and forth with Playfire's support for almost a month, seems my issue was that I capitalized a letter when I used my email when I signed up to Playfire and their system didn't recognize that, thus not linking my GMG account and Playfire account..

Well at least its getting resolved finally.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I got a couple Souls II achievements before the cutoff, a little bummed I didn't earn them though

Oh well, $6 is fine by me just for playing a game.

 

[firehawk12]

Edit: Nevermind!

 

[Lomax]

As much as Spelunky is a vastly superior game, the prospect of getting some Strike Suit Zero rewards is far more practical. The majority of Spelunky achievements require a mastery of the game far beyond what a week of playing is going to do for anyone, and most people who have that capability will have already unlocked the achievements long ago.

 

[YianGaruga]

Head 2 Head rewards

Spelunky - play for the first time - £0.10
Spelunky - unlock So It Begins - £0.10
Spelunky - unlock Jungle Jammed - £0.25
Spelunky - unlock Made It - £0.50
Strike Suit Zero - play for the first time - £0.10
Strike Suit Zero - unlock FIRST STRIKE - £0.10
Strike Suit Zero - unlock TRANSFORMER - £0.10
Strike Suit Zero - unlock TAILOR MADE - £0.10
Strike Suit Zero - unlock ACHILLES’ HEEL - £0.10
Strike Suit Zero - unlock TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM - £0.25
Strike Suit Zero - unlock DOUBLE SHOT - £0.25
Strike Suit Zero - unlock STRIKE SUIT COMBO - £0.25
Strike Suit Zero - unlock STRIKE MODE EXTENDED - £0.25
Strike Suit Zero - unlock SHOOT THE MOON - £0.50
Strike Suit Zero - unlock COMPLETIST - £0.50
Strike Suit Zero - unlock ICARUS AGAIN - £0.50

 

[Creamium]

Heh, so after about a week still no balance update. Then I tried the EVE trick and immediately got my funds... I hope it will update more reliably in the future.

 

[Labadal]

I don't think I will bother with Playfire if it won't register my activity. I've done plenty of things for getting rewards, but I don't see them mentioned anywhere. For instance, I linked my STEAM account but I haven't gotten anything from that. Hope they sort things out.

 

[Madrugador]

Playfire is not updating my balance, what should I do?

 

[Saty]

Estimation of difficulty\time to get the Strike Suit Zero achievements?

 

[Damian.]

Got about $1 from Saints Row the Third achievements retroactively. Was that a glitch or will more games do this as well where I have already gotten an achievement that pays a reward?

 

[derExperte]

Got about $1 from Saints Row the Third achievements retroactively. Was that a glitch or will more games do this as well where I have already gotten an achievement that pays a reward?

That only happens once when you create the account.