We know how much you want GameCenter.
Please help me with something here.
If you had a choice, would you rather have
GameCenter
OpenFeint
And please please ---- I know the pros’s and con’s of each one. But from your point of view, if you had $10.00 to spend on the feature, which one would you choose.
— iOS only ----
Carlos
ps: my bad, this used to say iAds, when I really meant to say GameCenter.
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Presumably you mean adding more OpenFeint features, since Corona already supports using OpenFeint for scores. Are you talking about multiplayer matchmaking?
Currently I know barely anything about OpenFeint, so currently I would vote for ads simply because I don’t know what there is in the other direction. [import]uid: 12108 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17347[/import]
If there’s no Game Center option and I had to choose one or the other, for my game, which is an arcade score attack I would have to go with OP.
Even though only 35% of my users are using OP I feel that global scoreboards are a killer feature for the most heavy users. Since my game is played in short sessions I don’t know how much I’d benefit from iAds.
Also iAds with no other ad networks to fall back on is gonna result in terrible fill rates anyways…
But since we have OP already I’m not sure I quite understand the question. (Or do you have to take it out to be able to include iAds???)
Anyhow out of those 2 I’d choose Game Center (how do you like THAT Carlos? LOL) [import]uid: 10835 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17350[/import]
Ignacio : you are fired…
actually, am fired, I meant ‘GameCenter’
c. [import]uid: 24 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17352[/import]
iAds - but since we already have OpenFeint, why not both although the iAds GameCenter would be the killer combo. [import]uid: 3018 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17373[/import]
iAds, they’re important for free or lite apps for some people. [import]uid: 9973 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17375[/import]
iAds and other rich media advertising platforms, wouldn’t it be better AdWhirl. (I really don’t know that much about ads platforms) [import]uid: 10426 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17389[/import]
Currently, I cannot create a multiplayer board game without a couple of features present in openFeint (unless there are alternatives I don’t know about)
Regarding ads, it seems a mediating agency (like Mobclix which includes iAd support) has the potential to reach more devices with more ads.
So my $10 would go to OpenFeint features
My $10 of ad budget would go to implementing a mediating agency sdk.
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iAds … definitely. Corona’s a whole lot about making this all easy and, IMHO, that’s what iAds is… easy. 
(Game Center’d be nice too, secondly.) [import]uid: 13859 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17429[/import]
If the OpenFeint additions included turn based support and game center then I would be swayed in this direction.
However if iAds has potential for making decent revenue from a popular free game then I would be swayed in that direction. Anyone have any stats on the potential revenue model from iAds in a game?
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Out of interest, what are the pros and cons of each? 
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“Ignacio : you are fired…”
Ouch! Where should I go to collect my severance package?
Now that you’ve changed the question it makes a lot more sense, though my previous answer still stands! (aren’t I psychic?). I say Game Center 100%. I’d drop OP in a second if I had to make a choice. Though if both were available I’d continue to support it (probably only because I’m number 1 on the leaderboards and can’t for the life of me top that highscore).
Heavy Users are demanding Game Center pretty adamantly while not caring about OP at all (even if OP has more features). Don’t ask me why.
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IgnacioIturra: “Heavy Users are demanding Game Center pretty adamantly while not caring about OP at all (even if OP has more features). Don’t ask me why.”
It’s the Apple-juice (a.k.a. kool-aid)… [import]uid: 10248 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17517[/import]
ah I just saw the question changed. In that case I abstain from answering because I know nothing about which is better, only that I definitely want at least one sort of community highscore system.
For example, I’m inclined to wonder what this statement is based on, because I have no idea whether or not it’s true:
Heavy Users are demanding Game Center pretty adamantly while not caring about OP at all
@ignacio: You keep saying OP but you mean OF. [import]uid: 12108 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17530[/import]
OpenFeint Multiplayer > GameCenter [import]uid: 7026 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17386[/import]
LOL You’re absolutely right, my bad.
As for the statement. I regularly post and follow the iphone threads at NeoGaf (home of hardcore users) and also frequent the Touch Arcade forums frequently (more hardcore users) and it’s pretty much retina graphics and GC or no buy.
Casuals have no idea what OF and GC are anyway, but GC being from Apple has a bigger chance to reach them. [import]uid: 10835 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17536[/import]
Woah… The question did change… Hopefully because iAds is just a “for sure soon” at this point.
Based on the update, I’d vote:
GameCenter
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Was that a Freudian slip Carlos?
Apple will do its best to get GameCenter on top. I like the OpenFeint solution more because it caters to Android too but I can’t see GameCenter doing that anytime soon.
So if the goal is write once sell many times then my $10 goes to OpenFeint… [import]uid: 11904 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17662[/import]
For me would iAds señor Carlos.
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GameCenter with multiplayer support. [import]uid: 22837 topic_id: 5213 reply_id: 17739[/import]