Over the weekend Chinese gaming giant, Tencent, was accused of falsely advertising an in game event that gave players Tencent currency for leveling up.
Tencent, which recently acquired a minority stake in Epic Games, is one of the biggest internet companies in China. Offering various services from micro blogs to instant messaging, Tencent even has itās own digital currency called Q Coins. These Q Coins have become so widely used and popular that the coins can be used to purchase real world merchandise. Current valuation estimates show that 1 Q Coin is equivalent to 1 RMB, or about $0.15.
While the possibility of earning real world credit for just playing a game sounds good, enterprising players have found that they arenāt actually receiving their Q Cons. In fact, it was discovered that many players would only receive game packs that include in-game items.
When confronted by the news media, Tencent said that their promotion is 100 percent legitimate going so far as to say that the event pay out wouldnāt happen in full until about 2014. That means players who leveled up in 2012 wonāt be seeing their Q Coin awards till 2014, two whole years after the event has ended.
According to media reports, Dragon in the Sky isnāt the only game in recent times to use Q Coins to attract players. Unfortunately for those games, they were all shut down by Tencent.
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