You are wrong thinking it will go through blizzard, rules and regulations of the app store stipulate transactions must be done through the app store. And apps can be taken down if they offer other type of "currency" purchase. It has been done before with major apps.
This! The only applications that have successfully skirted the 30% are ones that offer services outside of the app, but still charge in-app. Uber & Lyft, for example, are ones that I've used.
For example, Zynga, Rovio and King.com, the 3 biggest companies on the mobile market uses the in-app system of Apple and even if they generate TONS of revenue and impression on the market they cannot go against it.
To be fair though, most of these companies were created around Apple's 30% model. If Apple has truly been "pressing/leaning" on Blizzard for an iOS game, I wouldn't be surprised if they got some special treatment, especially considering this is going to be exclusive to Apple's mobile solution for a few months, minimum.
Hey! I updated the thread for NEXT weeks (1/11/14) tournament. Feel free to check out some of our streamers tonight at http://LWlol.com/streams (BigNashGaming & I both stream our rounds, usually).
If you bring a 2nd player along with you, we MAY be able to squeeze you in tonight. Feel free to PM me!
Hey guys & gals! <Last Word> is getting back on track after the holidays! Not only does this mean resuming Heroic Garrosh progression, but it also includes continuing our weekly Hearthstone tournament! We've had some really great success leading up to the holidays and look to continue our growth afterwards!
We've had many redditors make it very far into the brackets in previous weeks and are reaching out to Hearthpwn to look for new competitors! We are looking for one of you guys to finally take down one of our regulars in the finals!
We have a lot of unique things going on during the tournament including several of our regulars streaming their games, Mumble "banter", and a very laid back atmosphere (I sound like I'm applying to a guild... ha).
Also, we are constantly looking for ways to provide rewards that would benefit everyone. A few weeks ago someone tossed out the WoW gold entry and prize idea, but obviously not everyone (myself included) plays WoW. We'd love to have you guys help us grow our tournament, so don't be afraid to post occasionally on our forums or get involved in another way!
RULES:
Single Elim, best of 5. (similar too Innkeeper's Invitational)
3 different classes/decks or 1 single deck repeated, player's choice.
Players must PM deck choices to tournament organizers (Akky & Canibehealz) prior to tournament, do not post publicly.
To enter, post in the thread indicating that you're in and please include your battle tag.
First come first serve, capping entries at 32 as a nice round number. Uneven numbers will result in players getting byes for rounds.
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It auto mutes the music when you are playing music from another app on the iPad. It's really well done.
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This! The only applications that have successfully skirted the 30% are ones that offer services outside of the app, but still charge in-app. Uber & Lyft, for example, are ones that I've used.
To be fair though, most of these companies were created around Apple's 30% model. If Apple has truly been "pressing/leaning" on Blizzard for an iOS game, I wouldn't be surprised if they got some special treatment, especially considering this is going to be exclusive to Apple's mobile solution for a few months, minimum.
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Tournament starts at 8PM PST Tonight!
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BTW We're up to 16 which is a great round number, but there is room for more up until 8PM!
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Tomorrow night! We have 11 participants this week thus far so we're definitely looking for more!
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We have plenty of room for you guys this week! We hope to see you on Saturday night!
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Hey! I updated the thread for NEXT weeks (1/11/14) tournament. Feel free to check out some of our streamers tonight at http://LWlol.com/streams (BigNashGaming & I both stream our rounds, usually).
If you bring a 2nd player along with you, we MAY be able to squeeze you in tonight. Feel free to PM me!
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http://cactar.lwlol.com/threads/3989/ - Sign ups for next week (1/11/14)
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Updated for Saturday 1/18/14: Sign up thread
Hey guys & gals! <Last Word> is getting back on track after the holidays! Not only does this mean resuming Heroic Garrosh progression, but it also includes continuing our weekly Hearthstone tournament! We've had some really great success leading up to the holidays and look to continue our growth afterwards!
We've had many redditors make it very far into the brackets in previous weeks and are reaching out to Hearthpwn to look for new competitors! We are looking for one of you guys to finally take down one of our regulars in the finals!
We have a lot of unique things going on during the tournament including several of our regulars streaming their games, Mumble "banter", and a very laid back atmosphere (I sound like I'm applying to a guild... ha).
Also, we are constantly looking for ways to provide rewards that would benefit everyone. A few weeks ago someone tossed out the WoW gold entry and prize idea, but obviously not everyone (myself included) plays WoW. We'd love to have you guys help us grow our tournament, so don't be afraid to post occasionally on our forums or get involved in another way!
RULES:
Single Elim, best of 5. (similar too Innkeeper's Invitational)
3 different classes/decks or 1 single deck repeated, player's choice.
Players must PM deck choices to tournament organizers (Akky & Canibehealz) prior to tournament, do not post publicly.
To enter, post in the thread indicating that you're in and please include your battle tag.
First come first serve, capping entries at 32 as a nice round number. Uneven numbers will result in players getting byes for rounds.
Players are randomly matched using Challonge.
http://lwlol.challonge.com/lwhs11814
http://www.LWlol.com/streams