[3DMark Vantage] Unhappy with new policy?

[stummerwinter]

Did you allready download 3DMark Vantage?

Did you allready paid for it?

Are you "happy" with this benchmark?

Everbody who allready benched with the 3DV noticed, that FUTUREMARK changed the policy for everybody to get benchmarks results.

STFU-Sucker from Awardfarik want's to write a letter to FUTUREMARK and if if you agree, please sign in...

Here are the basic statements, which we don't agree and want to be changed:

1. no registration with E-Mail for trial version

2. user of basic and advanced version can see result offline

3. genereal improvement of speed und errors (especially CF-user have problems with errors)

This thread is not about, that we are not willing to pay for the basic or advanced version, we just want same features like eg 3D06...

Here you can see the list of users who signed in: http://awardfabrik.de/forum/showthread.php?t=3613

If you are willing to join, please sign in just in ONE forum!

Here is the first blueprint of the letter:

Dear Futuremark-Team,

as a beginning we hope to attract your full attention to the following lines. We think it's not too excessive to affirm that many enthusiasts, gamers and ordinary pc users were all on edge for the latest 3DMark. But also a lot of people agree with the meaning that the new pricing of 3DMark Vantage doesn't fit. The Basic and Advanced Version do not have all the Features the fans expected. Potential User have to spent $ 6,95 + Vat for the Basic and $ 19,95 + Vat for the Advanced-Edition. But they had to pinpoint that it is not possible to see the benchmark results and also not to save them offline. This causes that Basic and Advanced Version don't fit to a large part of the potential users. The best version for enthusiast users would be the Professional Version of 3D Mark Vantage which is unfortunately the most expensive an unaffordable Version. Needless to say that the 3D Mark Vantage was not a low budget production and has to leave some ammount of profit for your company. But we might think that only a small group of Users would pay over $500 to get a fully working bechmark tool that includes all key features they expect. The next point is that a respectable number of customers have huge problems to run 3DMark Vantage. Freezes and projection failures during the Benchmark let pop off all the fun with that benchmark. It seems that the 3D Mark Vantage is not completely finished yet.
These are the facts why some users from one of the biggest overclocking communitys in Europe - the AwardFabrik - started a petition to demand some major changes on the current situation. In this context the Awardfabrik and some other german and international communitys started to collect signatures to stimulate the Futuremark team to arrange changes in spoken facts. In this way almost 300 users gave their signature in the first three days. You can see the results of this campaign in the lines attached.
We hope that this campaign is able to open your eyes noticing that this isn't the right way to keep a more and more important community growing. Our greatest whishes are:

- Basic and Advanced Version of 3DMark Vantage need to show results and save validation files offline (validation files can be uploaded on any sytem)
- General bugfixing and improvements in the general functionality of the program

Thank you for your attention and we are looking forward to your response.

Regards

Comments are welcome!

I will collect your signs here and add to our list until sunday...

In Germany following communities allready joined:

Awardfabrik

Hardwareluxx

Kaltmacher

3DFusion

Computerbase

1. MadDias
2. CraptacularOne
3. stocius
4. maxxor
5. alexio
6. giorgioprimo
7. Srecko
8. Tim
9. Gen
10. cstkl1
11. SoulsCollective
12. Spacehead
13. 450tantrum
14. Eurasianman
15. Triggerhappynz
16. masacre
17. xbrian88
18. road-runner
19. pross
20. TheKarmakazi
21. INJViper
22. Cupcake
23. makaka
24. Budwise
25. cadaveca
26. DarK Nerevar
27. BTK
28. djnoob
29. perkam
30. dinos22
31. tuchan
32. ncsa
33. TheHardCase
34. sargatanas
35. hifiking
36. Linchpin
37. tiborrr
38. RaZz!
39. bladek
40. JohnZS
41. Don_Dan
42. vmsein
43. Marvin_The_Martian
44. ZillaPct
45. Janno
46. stangracin2
47. Puck
48. Aleki
49. Junimrox
50. cavarr

Update list until post #78...

News about the petition on German Onlinemags:

Orthy

I like their topic:

1 Liter LN2: 2,50€ - CPU Pot: 100€ - 3DMark: 300€ - Profitmaximierung: Unbezahlbar (profit maximation: priceless)


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