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March Madness is Here, Let the Madness Begin!!!

DZ_jaredDZ_jared Posts: 1,316
edited May 2014 in The Commons

March Madness is here and here are the crazy details:

Everyday we will have a selection of new and related items available at 40% off if you buy one or 50% off if you buy two or more. You can find the current items on this page: http://www.daz3d.com/march-madness so make sure you check it every day because there will be new items daily. Owners or purchasers of Stephanie 6 Pro Bundle will receive an additional 10% on current March Madness items.

Certain March Madness items will give you a punch for your Madness Meter. These items are clearly marked on the March Madness page. The Madness Meter is pretty simple. For each item you purchase you get 1 punch. There are 4 tiers, and 5 punches per tier. Tier 1 is worth $1.00 per punch, tier 2 is worth $2.00 per punch and so on up to tier 4. Rewards will be given in the form of a coupon good for DAZ Originals. So say you earn 4 punches, you would get a coupon for $4.00 on DAZ Originals (some exclusions may apply). Rewards will be given out every week. When rewards coupons are issued, the meters will reset. This means your meter resets every week. But this also means that you receive a reward starting with your very first punch. The details for your madness meter can be found on the site wide banner when you log in. It will tell you how many punches you have, what tier you are at, and how much you have earned for that week. It will also tell you what your coupon code is for the previous week, and when that coupon expires.

Finally, items purchased with the coupon code as well as items purchased to gain a punch cannot be refunded once the coupon code is used. This means if you want to "opt out" for the sake of being able to return an item, all you have to do is refrain from using the coupon code.

I know this is a lot, so if there are any questions feel free to ask them in this thread.

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  • CypherFOXCypherFOX Posts: 3,401
    edited December 1969

    Greetings,
    Woot! 3 punches so far, and 2 older items off my wishlist.

    Glad some of the stuff from yesterday got included. Too bad about the Futucar...

    Ready to have some fun with this!

    -- Morgan

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited December 1969

    If I'm reading right, that's 20 new releases per week to buy to reach max (4 tiers x 5 items per tier).

    That almost sounds like MM2012's buy-it-all. o_O

  • DZ_jaredDZ_jared Posts: 1,316
    edited December 1969

    Cypherfox said:
    Greetings,
    Woot! 3 punches so far, and 2 older items off my wishlist.

    Glad some of the stuff from yesterday got included. Too bad about the Futucar...

    Ready to have some fun with this!

    -- Morgan

    If you purchased any of yesterday's new releases you got punches for those, and they are still punch worthy through today for those who purchase them today.


    If I'm reading right, that's 20 new releases per week to buy to reach max (4 tiers x 5 items per tier).

    That almost sounds like MM2012's buy-it-all. o_O


    That's why we call it march madness. The way we set it up was to reward those who purchased a lot of new releases, but also make it so that as long as you purchased at least one new release you got a reward. There is no minimum punch number you have to receive to get a reward... well actually there is, but that number is 1.
  • Sfariah DSfariah D Posts: 26,538
    edited December 1969

    I am going Mad for March Madness! How did I get Tier one already?

  • bad4ubad4u Posts: 684
    edited July 2014

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  • BarubaryBarubary Posts: 1,216
    edited March 2014

    DAZ_jared said:

    The way we set it up was to reward those who purchased a lot of new releases, but also make it so that as long as you purchased at least one new release you got a reward. There is no minimum punch number you have to receive to get a reward... well actually there is, but that number is 1.

    That's actually pretty cool.

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  • bytescapesbytescapes Posts: 1,851
    edited December 1969

    "We're gonna need a bigger gift card."

  • RenpatsuRenpatsu Posts: 828
    edited December 1969

    I seriously have a hard time imagining what I use the coupon for, as new releases are excluded. There just isn't anything I could use the coupon for that even marginally gets into the coupon value range.

  • diogenese19348diogenese19348 Posts: 927
    edited December 1969

    Got a question, the coupon has to be used on one purchace, got that... does it have to be used on one item? For example, if I earn a $50 coupon in a week ($5+$10+15+20), can that be used against a shopping cart of qualified items (non-platnum, non-valu, not new), or does it have to be used on only one item?

  • DZ_jaredDZ_jared Posts: 1,316
    edited December 1969

    bad4u said:

    Does that mean punches for tier 3 are $3 worth each and for tier 4 it is $4, so that all four tiers filled would be good for a $50 DO coupon for first week (5+10+15+20) ?

    Yes, each week you have he potential to earn a $50.00 coupon. Remember that your tiers are per week. They reset at the end of each week.

    Got a question, the coupon has to be used on one purchace, got that... does it have to be used on one item? For example, if I earn a $50 coupon in a week ($5+$10+15+20), can that be used against a shopping cart of qualified items (non-platnum, non-valu, not new), or does it have to be used on only one item?

    It can be used on as many or as few DAZ Original items as you see fit. So if you wanted to buy 10 $5.00 items that would be fine. 1 $50.00 item would also work. The coupon just has to be used in one purchase. The reason for that, is there is nothing in the current system that allows for us to create a coupon that can be used gradually over multiple purchases and diminish in value.

  • RenpatsuRenpatsu Posts: 828
    edited December 1969

    So the "best case" (or "worst case"?!?) scenario is 4 coupons worth 200$ as a sum in the end? ... there is no chance in hell I can use those coupons to full extent with the current exclusions ... not even one coupon would work for me. How long is the validity of the coupons? If that is long enough I might be able to redeem them in 2015.

  • bad4ubad4u Posts: 684
    edited July 2014

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  • DZ_jaredDZ_jared Posts: 1,316
    edited December 1969

    Renpatsu said:
    So the "best case" (or "worst case"?!?) scenario is 4 coupons worth 200$ as a sum in the end? ... there is no chance in hell I can use those coupons to full extent with the current exclusions ... not even one coupon would work for me. How long is the validity of the coupons? If that is long enough I might be able to redeem them in 2015.

    Well, you don't have to get all the punches. I recommend buying only the punch items you really want, then you can think of the coupon as a nice bonus.

    Keep in mind that the Madness Meter is only part of the March Madness sale. There will still be hundreds, if not thousands of items in the 40/50 off sale that you can save on.

  • RenpatsuRenpatsu Posts: 828
    edited December 1969

    DAZ_jared said:
    ...

    Well, you don't have to get all the punches. I recommend buying only the punch items you really want, then you can think of the coupon as a nice bonus.

    Keep in mind that the Madness Meter is only part of the March Madness sale. There will still be hundreds, if not thousands of items in the 40/50 off sale that you can save on.

    First of all, I don't buy products just for the sake of the punches. The thing is that I as a long term customer in the platinum club, who spent a lot of money in the DAZ store, don't feel rewarded, as I will be unable to redeem the coupons as I see it. It is a "bonus", yes, but DAZ is a business so I judge the business on how customers are rewarded in this case.

    You wrote before:

    ... The way we set it up was to reward those who purchased a lot of new releases ...

    No, you don't really. I bought a hell of a lot of new releases over the last years and due to that I got literally no option to spend 200$ worth of coupons on - and please, no, Gen4, Gen3, etc. are not a worthwhile substitute. How about being able to get huge discounts on upcoming G2F / G2M pro bundle releases? Take it as you will, with the exclusion regarding "New Releases" especially this leaves a bad aftertaste for me at the moment.

  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    Arrrrrrrrr Marchy Madness run for the hills

  • bytescapesbytescapes Posts: 1,851
    edited December 1969

    Szark said:
    Arrrrrrrrr Marchy Madness run for the hills

    You can run, but you can't hide.

  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634
    edited December 1969

    I'm going to try LOL

  • DaWaterRatDaWaterRat Posts: 2,885
    edited December 1969

    This is kinda cool. No (significant) minimum to get something, and yet a clear advantage for those who can afford to go crazy (good luck, guys.)

    And since I have this backlog of G2 Daz O releases that I've had to pass up for various reasons, I think I'm gonna like this sale. :) (and I was just complaining yesterday that I could really use a sale on Daz O hair... :D Can't take as much advantage as I'd like, but at least it's there.)

  • JOdelJOdel Posts: 6,288
    edited December 1969

    How long do we have to *redeem* any coupons? Are they only good through the end of the event, or can we hang onto them until something that came out, say a month or so ago becomes eligible to use it on?

  • SylvanSylvan Posts: 2,718
    edited December 1969

    Wait, is it really possible to get $200 coupons in the end Oo
    That is an awful lot and very tempting.
    My calculatiuons would be that I need an app. $400 to invest with the general items costing $5 a piece.
    So that's about $100 a week.
    That is a lot of money BUT getting the $200 atop of that is a pretty cool deal.
    Sadly, not something I can afford so I have to go with the lower teirs, which is still nice.

  • SickleYieldSickleYield Posts: 7,644
    edited December 1969

    I'm doing a blog on what I buy every day of the sale. http://sickleyield.deviantart.com/journal/What-I-Bought-At-March-Madness-01-437545962


    I can't wait for all the artist store sales so I can clear out my wishlist. This is a high-overhead occupation but I looooove the shopping parts.

  • macleanmaclean Posts: 2,438
    edited March 2014

    Everyday Household Items

    I've always been happy with Maclean's items that I've bought, functional and flexible as they are. I was hopping in my chair over the excellent scene clutter bits in this set - I've actually wanted a mop, or bucket, or shopping bag, etc. a LOT of times and not had one that would just load up and look good in DS.

    Hey, Thanks for the nice comment. Glad they're useful to you. And they look good in DS or Poser.

    mac

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  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,830
    edited December 1969

    SickleYield said:
    I'm doing a blog on what I buy every day of the sale. http://sickleyield.deviantart.com/journal/What-I-Bought-At-March-Madness-01-437545962


    I can't wait for all the artist store sales so I can clear out my wishlist. This is a high-overhead occupation but I looooove the shopping parts.


    I read your blog entry. Thanks for your comments on the products. That is helpful. I'll be following this each day.
  • SickleYieldSickleYield Posts: 7,644
    edited March 2014

    maclean said:
    Everyday Household Items

    I've always been happy with Maclean's items that I've bought, functional and flexible as they are. I was hopping in my chair over the excellent scene clutter bits in this set - I've actually wanted a mop, or bucket, or shopping bag, etc. a LOT of times and not had one that would just load up and look good in DS.

    Hey, Thanks for the nice comment. Glad they're useful to you. And they look good in DS or Poser.

    mac

    You're welcome! Them working well in DS is more important to me personally, because most clutter sets that presently exist are very old or Poser-only, and when you want to have 20 small objects in a scene, you don't want to have to adjust shaders on every single one. Time is money when I'm making promos, and I only work in DS at the present time.

    That's great, barbult, feel free to share your comments on your own purchases, too.

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  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,830
    edited December 1969

    SickleYield said:
    maclean said:
    Everyday Household Items

    I've always been happy with Maclean's items that I've bought, functional and flexible as they are. I was hopping in my chair over the excellent scene clutter bits in this set - I've actually wanted a mop, or bucket, or shopping bag, etc. a LOT of times and not had one that would just load up and look good in DS.

    Hey, Thanks for the nice comment. Glad they're useful to you. And they look good in DS or Poser.

    mac

    You're welcome! Them working well in DS is more important to me personally, because most clutter sets that presently exist are very old or Poser-only, and when you want to have 20 small objects in a scene, you don't want to have to adjust shaders on every single one. Time is money when I'm making promos, and I only work in DS at the present time.

    That's great, barbult, feel free to share your comments on your own purchases, too.
    Thanks. After studying your blog I've put Felicity, Everyday Household Items, and StreetWear T-Shirt in my cart. I'd like the bungalows and men, but I'm trying to keep my spending in check. After all, there are still 30 days to go! I don't have a DA account, so I guess I can't post there without one??

  • CypherFOXCypherFOX Posts: 3,401
    edited December 1969

    Greetings,

    SickleYield said:
    I'm doing a blog on what I buy every day of the sale. http://sickleyield.deviantart.com/journal/What-I-Bought-At-March-Madness-01-437545962

    I can't wait for all the artist store sales so I can clear out my wishlist. This is a high-overhead occupation but I looooove the shopping parts.

    I've upped what I'm watching for you on dA to include the Journals. I think that's an awesome idea!

    I wish I had the CPU power (and time) to go further and do a daily/semi-daily render with pieces that I got in MM...

    Anyway, I'm very much looking forward to seeing your take on the items that come out! I jumped on Felicity, the T-Shirt, and the Household items myself. Wonderful stuff!

    -- Morgan

  • CypherFOXCypherFOX Posts: 3,401
    edited December 1969

    Greetings,
    What the heck, I have some time today. This took about half an hour to render, mostly I think because of the HD calculations which kill my poor laptop. When my desktop syncs with all the stuff I bought, I'll try dropping the light's intensity and make it bigger, and put it up on dA.

    Used: Felicity, StreetWear's T-Shirt autofit to G2F, and a few household items scattered around (two bags and a corkscrew), and Juicy for Geek which I also picked up.

    Shhhhhhhhopping!

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    384 x 768 - 500K
  • Alethas FantasyAlethas Fantasy Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    I want to know if you can save all coupon's tell the end of the Month to use them or do you have to use them each week or lose them, it re-sets????

    Thanks,
    Aletha

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,830
    edited March 2014

    Cypherfox said:
    Greetings,
    What the heck, I have some time today. This took about half an hour to render, mostly I think because of the HD calculations which kill my poor laptop. When my desktop syncs with all the stuff I bought, I'll try dropping the light's intensity and make it bigger, and put it up on dA.

    Used: Felicity, StreetWear's T-Shirt autofit to G2F, and a few household items scattered around (two bags and a corkscrew), and Juicy for Geek which I also picked up.

    Shhhhhhhhopping!


    Here's my take on the same three MM products.
    "Here's the spray starch you asked for."
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  • Alethas FantasyAlethas Fantasy Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Has anyone in Poser tried these?
    I wanted to buy, but Sunny Swimsuit HD says for Daz & only has Duff files. :</</p>

    Venice Beach for Sunny Swimsuit HD, is for Poser.

    http://www.daz3d.com/march-madness/venice-beach-for-sunny-swimsuit-hd

    It has to have base:

    Sunny Swimsuit HD Says Daz only.

    http://www.daz3d.com/march-madness/sunny-swimsuit-hd

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