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Why would anyone pay to rebuild Curiosity’s cube?

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Peter Molyneux’s first game since his departure from Microsoft is that ridiculous screen-tapping waste of time and energy, “Curiosity: what’s in the cube?.” since November last year, incredibly bored people have spent hours tapping away, removing layers from the cube, in the hope of being the person to tap way the very last cubelet – and win something that would “change your life forever.” And now, people can pay real life money to help restore the cube. What?

According to Eurogamer, the “game” now allows people to pay money to restore the cube by paying money to undo others’ efforts.

For just £0.69, you could be a giant dick and add 10,000 cublets, or be a digger one by paying £4.99 to add 100,000 – or take the crown as the king of dicks by adding half a million cubelets for £7.49.

Players can also pay the same amounts to remove the same numbers of cubelets  – which Molyneux hopes will become a "war of attrition".

"We don’t know quite what will happen," 22 Cans says within the app. "Curiosity may very well rapidly degrade to reveal its innermost secret or maybe the effects of automatically removing cubelets will be neutralised by players keen to keep Curiosity going."

Interestingly, people are already paying real money to add cubelets. According to Eurogamer, people have thus far paid to remove 13,780,000 cublets  – while others have paid to actually add 4,680,000 of them. Why?

A built-in, paid for trolling option? As a game, Curiosity falls flat, but as its intended purpose as a social experiment, it’s certainly proving interesting. and it’s also proving that people are idiots.

Last Updated: April 22, 2013

28 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief Erwin

    April 22, 2013 at 11:19

    Yet again, I read an article today that warrants this

    Reply

    • GarethV

      April 22, 2013 at 11:30

      If these type of articles keep popping up you’ll need more than a triple facepalm. 🙂

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Erwin

        April 22, 2013 at 11:32

        I have one saved in case today has another…

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        • Rincethis: Spellalicious

          April 22, 2013 at 11:33

          Oi! I officially call overuse 😛 Seem to remember that from last week… COUGH… Le…

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief Erwin

            April 22, 2013 at 11:36

            If I overuse, then you……..

          • Rincethis: Spellalicious

            April 22, 2013 at 11:55

            I Le!? What?! Who?! 0_O

          • Unavengedavo

            April 22, 2013 at 11:37

            How about this one?

          • Admiral Chief Erwin

            April 22, 2013 at 11:49

            Impressive.

            *raises stakes*

          • Unavengedavo

            April 22, 2013 at 11:57

            Well I am all in!!!

          • Admiral Chief Erwin

            April 22, 2013 at 11:57

            No pictawr?

          • Unavengedavo

            April 22, 2013 at 12:19

            Lol, It would not let me add it so I had to add the link 🙁

          • Admiral Chief Erwin

            April 22, 2013 at 12:22

            Nice one

          • Sageville

            April 22, 2013 at 12:31

            Still bitter huh?

          • Rincethis: Spellalicious

            April 22, 2013 at 12:38

            Haha! I haven’t slept since…

    • Wtf101

      April 22, 2013 at 11:31

      There are not enough facepalms in the world…

      Reply

    • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

      April 22, 2013 at 17:55

      Dude, the entire crew from all starships everywhere wouldn’t be sufficient enough

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  2. Rincethis: Spellalicious

    April 22, 2013 at 11:32

    O have to re-read this as I didn’t believe what was before me. Are there really dick heads out there who PAY for this shit? REALLY? C’mon people! WTF!

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    • Ultimo_Cleric_N7

      April 22, 2013 at 11:36

      I know right!?!?! Who in their right mind would waste money on THIS! and WHO HAS THAT MUCH MONEY TO WASTE!!!! 7.50 quid? Thats around R100….

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      • Rincethis: Spellalicious

        April 22, 2013 at 11:55

        Le sigh? 0_O

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  3. Matthew Figueira

    April 22, 2013 at 11:38

    Sad.. I can’t even understand why people would pay to remove cubes, let alone have them added -_-

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  4. Anon A Mouse

    April 22, 2013 at 12:11

    And yet these people are allowed to breed and get loans and walk among us. No wonder they say that this generation is the first generation that knows less than the previous generation.

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  5. HvR

    April 22, 2013 at 12:12

    Stupid people should live under a bridge drinking papsak not have access to smart phone and credit card.

    Reply

  6. Aequitas

    April 22, 2013 at 12:18

    Ladies an gentlemen, welcome to “Scamming You Out of Money: The Game”

    Reply

  7. Sir Oldfart

    April 22, 2013 at 12:55

    I LOVE IT 🙂

    Reply

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