The $100K Challenge

ashokkadam wrote:Really?

sandeep800 wrote:Moreover she is also part of our BTG community so she is of more priority for us than these prizes....

Yup Ashok For me Atleast for sure !!!

If possible please code for the points i have requested as well...
such as titles liked by person.....


Plus because of time difference, i am bit confused about the time with the server...so server date and clock in the top of $100k page will help i guess----

thanks...
looking forward for winners list..

still have 1 'Like' left but there is no sign-post. Seems to be a bug in the GAME?

I won! Thanks BTG - specifically Dave!

So I redeemed my prize (BTG Premium membership - which I was going to purchase after the game if I didn't win it), but I can't login. Is there anything else I need to do before I can start using the practice questions?

....and another thing - where the hell are all the people who posted the previous 7 pages of gripes/complaints?

sandeep won a prep course
ashok won a grockit membership
frank1 won BTG premium membership

I'm not trying to flame, but you guys lit up this thread for 2 weeks with issues, and now that you won there's not a peep? It's ok to be grateful.

@sorter, Congrats!!!

Hey I am here only and will be here almost always with BTG community and with wonderful people like you.

THANK YOU ERIC!! THANK YOU DAVID!! You made my day and I am really excited with the 1st week prize.

I have 1 like left for the day but there are no post in homepage or in bonus page i can like..lol (even 1)
what a irony situation

I dont know how to situation is created...lol...

sorter wrote:I won! Thanks BTG - specifically Dave!

frank1 won BTG premium membership

lol...
thanks
but if i have to be frank i felt i totally lost it and all the things went to vain...lol...
I know BTG is good....but not what i was dreaming to be frank...

so lost warrior....
any way lets move on...all part of the game
lol

True, even I raised this issue in my earlier post above
Dave, please help us to deal with this situation.

frank1 wrote:I have 1 like left for the day but there are no post in homepage or in bonus page i can like..lol (even 1)
what a irony situation

I dont know how to situation is created...lol...

sorter wrote:I won! Thanks BTG - specifically Dave!

where the hell are all the people who posted the previous 7 pages of gripes/complaints?

sandeep won a prep course
ashok won a grockit membership
frank1 won BTG premium membership

I'm not trying to flame, but you guys lit up this thread for 2 weeks with issues, and now that you won there's not a peep? It's ok to be grateful.

congrats sorter!!!:)
I am Here Only!!

David,

It seems this is a serious issue. Many players, along with me, have 1 like left but have no sign-post to like.
Kindly advice.

Thanks!

ashokkadam wrote:David,

It seems this is a serious issue. Many players, along with me, have 1 like left but have no sign-post to like.
Kindly advice.

Thanks!

congratulation as you won
he he..lol..
i have raised many issues but none of them have been addressed till now...
so seems like another rule(inference) is
We need to play it as it is....

To be frank i dont think this one is actually flaw in game....as many people seems to have used up their 5 likes with upto more than 44 points in second week and very high points even in first week....
i would always love to see how that was possible.....

many people (with low scores in first week used the bonus point only in second week...may be some did it diberately) and now they will always lead atleast by the bonus point than who used their it in first week......that actually is a flaw i feel unless game format is changed...
i have added some more here
https://www.beatthegmat.com/congrats-to- ... 67860.html

not a bug. i was just tired. stayed up all night to finish the code for the winners page. and so didn't have time/energy to pick the bonus for the day. sorry!

ashokkadam wrote:still have 1 'Like' left but there is no sign-post. Seems to be a bug in the GAME?

thanks @sorter! we'll send you the username/password for your btg pq account by tomorrow. you don't need to do anything else to get it. please keep an eye out for that email. and let me know if you don't receive it.

sorter wrote:I won! Thanks BTG - specifically Dave!

So I redeemed my prize (BTG Premium membership - which I was going to purchase after the game if I didn't win it), but I can't login. Is there anything else I need to do before I can start using the practice questions?

....and another thing - where the hell are all the people who posted the previous 7 pages of gripes/complaints?

sandeep won a prep course
ashok won a grockit membership
frank1 won BTG premium membership

I'm not trying to flame, but you guys lit up this thread for 2 weeks with issues, and now that you won there's not a peep? It's ok to be grateful.

frank,

i'm personally a bit puzzled by all your messages. we're giving away tons of free stuff and trying our best to react/respond to any issues that our players raise. and yet you keep complaining.

whenever someone raises an issue, we think a lot about whether we should make changes. as a fellow coder, you should realize that creating code isn't free. in fact, it takes a lot of work to create good code. so we need to prioritize potential changes and make a decision about whether we should do it or not.

in some cases, such as the rules not being clear or players deleting likes/share, we've made changes. in others, however, we didn't because either: 1) we don't think that the issue is serious enough to require a change or 2) we don't think that most people would value it.

as you pointed out, there are 2 changes that you requested that we didn't make. here's why we didn't make them.

1. clock that shows current time in pst - this issue isn't serious enough to merit a change. you can just go to google to figure out what time it is in california and then remember the time difference between your current location and california.

2. list of all pages that a user liked/shared - imo, the only reason that this might be useful would be for our players to help us identify if there is a bug or problem with our point system, especially since we reveal the urls for all the bonus pages after they expire. only one person raised a potential issue with our point-tracking system however.

i think that you identified the most important rule yourself: "We need to play it as it is..."

frank1 wrote:

ashokkadam wrote:David,

It seems this is a serious issue. Many players, along with me, have 1 like left but have no sign-post to like.
Kindly advice.

Thanks!

congratulation as you won
he he..lol..
i have raised many issues but none of them have been addressed till now...
so seems like another rule(inference) is
We need to play it as it is....

To be frank i dont think this one is actually flaw in game....as many people seems to have used up their 5 likes with upto more than 44 points in second week and very high points even in first week....
i would always love to see how that was possible.....

many people (with low scores in first week used the bonus point only in second week...may be some did it diberately) and now they will always lead atleast by the bonus point than who used their it in first week......that actually is a flaw i feel unless game format is changed...
i have added some more here
https://www.beatthegmat.com/congrats-to- ... 67860.html

DavidP wrote:frank,

i'm personally a bit puzzled by all your messages. we're giving away tons of free stuff and trying our best to react/respond to any issues that our players raise. and yet you keep complaining.

whenever someone raises an issue, we think a lot about whether we should make changes. as a fellow coder, you should realize that creating code isn't free. in fact, it takes a lot of work to create good code. so we need to prioritize potential changes and make a decision about whether we should do it or not.

in some cases, such as the rules not being clear or players deleting likes/share, we've made changes. in others, however, we didn't because either: 1) we don't think that the issue is serious enough to require a change or 2) we don't think that most people would value it.

as you pointed out, there are 2 changes that you requested that we didn't make. here's why we didn't make them.

1. clock that shows current time in pst - this issue isn't serious enough to merit a change. you can just go to google to figure out what time it is in california and then remember the time difference between your current location and california.

2. list of all pages that a user liked/shared - imo, the only reason that this might be useful would be for our players to help us identify if there is a bug or problem with our point system, especially since we reveal the urls for all the bonus pages after they expire. only one person raised a potential issue with our point-tracking system however.

i think that you identified the most important rule yourself: "We need to play it as it is..."

any way really sorry...may be my disappointment resulted into those comments...
I feel now i should not have done that hastily...

There is no question over contribution you have made for gmat test takers.....Please dont mistake that when i was writing those...i was raising question over your creditibility(it is sumpreme and i toally respect it and thank you for all your efforts...)...may be i was trying in some of my confusion...and i feel now that i should not have done that in that way...so sorry for it...
I admire and will be admiring you and site what ever may be the result of the game

once again sorry for that....
No complaints any more....
i will try to play as it is........and to be frank may be i am expecting much...fault in my part
once again sorry for those...