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Inde · Oct 23, 2008, 01:50 AM // 01:50

We are excited to announce that MMOGuru has teamed up with JACT Media to help support the site. We've been testing out JACT's service and we want to let everyone know about it, so you can support our supporters.

You get what are deemed "BUX" for playing your favorite MMO’s. All you have to do is request an invite code on their site and then download the client. It's very small, and has no spyware or viruses and no in-game ads; it just checks to see if you're playing a game and, if you are, it dispenses BUX for every minute you play that you can redeem on their site for rewards.

Here's the blurb from their community manager:

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Originally Posted by juno_ilix

JACT is a beta service for PC gamers who want to get something extra out of their time spent gaming. As a JACT gamer, when you play Guild Wars (or any of our 300+ supported PC games) you will accumulate JACT BUX that you can spend in the JACT Mall on games, music, media, and more (including cheap prizes for those who can’t wait to get their first reward). JACT was created by gamers, for gamers, so we designed JACT around what we’d want: no annoying pop-up ads interrupting your game, no monthly fee to join. We're sponsored by vendors who want you (the gamer) to see their products while you browse our mall.

Currently, JACT is still in beta (and only in the US ONLY for now), but we’re adding new features all the time, like competition mode on our CS:S game server for bonus BUX, and rewards for referring friends.

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Play GW with Purpose…Get JACT.

juno_ilix
JACT Community Mgr
Proud sponsor of MMO Guru
www.jact.com

If you'd like more information you can also check out Ten Ton Hammer's Interview with the companies president Jimmy Yang that can answer more questions:

Exclusive Interview with JACT President Jimmy Yang

Lyynyyrd · Oct 23, 2008, 02:05 AM // 02:05

Remember, JACT can currently only ship to the continental US, Hawaii and Alaska.

mrmango · Oct 23, 2008, 02:34 AM // 02:34

Hmm, I'll look into their program. cool

Nick Of Troy · Oct 23, 2008, 07:17 AM // 07:17

Remember, JACT can currently only ship to the continental US, Hawaii and Alaska.

Any plans to expand as far as Australia anytime soon?

Unreal Havoc · Oct 23, 2008, 07:26 AM // 07:26

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Currently, JACT is still in beta (and only in the US ONLY for now

I stopped reading there.

jonnieboi05 · Oct 23, 2008, 07:38 AM // 07:38

ok so long story short you get RL prizes for every minute you are playing a game?

~LeNa~

Sjeng · Oct 23, 2008, 10:45 AM // 10:45

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Originally Posted by Unreal Havoc

Currently, JACT is still in beta (and only in the US ONLY for now )
I stopped reading there.

yup... me too. EU not included = not interested.

*Darcy* · Oct 23, 2008, 11:05 AM // 11:05

The jact.com links are not working for me.

RTSFirebat · Oct 23, 2008, 11:46 AM // 11:46

Can someone edit to title to say US only... title of the thread misleading.

pamelf · Oct 23, 2008, 12:53 PM // 12:53

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Originally Posted by RTSFirebat

Can someone edit to title to say US only... title of the thread misleading.

Yes please...and frankly just cruel telling a whole lot of people on the forum what they're not allowed to have.

Inde · Oct 23, 2008, 01:31 PM // 13:31

All right, I have indeed edited the title to say US only. Sorry! You know I try very hard to keep things international here but this is a beta hence the "invite only" language you'll receive when trying to sign up and currently only in the US. And apparently their site is down right now... maybe you all overloaded it.

Arduin · Oct 23, 2008, 02:51 PM // 14:51

So basically you'll fire up JACT, log-in to GuildWars and let yourself be AFK overnight....I don't get it.

Edit:Okay, nevermind... you have to be active for JACT to recognize your gaming

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user input to the computer is used to calculate if you are "Active" in your game.

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However, as of now JACT only sends the prizes to the US. Other countries should be able to gather BUX nonetheless. Just pray your country will included after the beta is successfully closed.

Aye, confirmation is in this thread over at JACT.com.

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WHAT WE CAN PROMISE, is that any points you earn now, will he honored and would be available DAY 1 when we do expand.

Guess I'll be signing up after all.

Targren · Oct 23, 2008, 04:21 PM // 16:21

Hrm... What is their business model... Seems a little too good to be true.

DarkNecrid · Oct 23, 2008, 04:27 PM // 16:27

You should also mention that it's not just MMO's contrary to your OP, Inde, but many computer games (FPS, Racing, etc.)

But yes, JACT rules. I use it.

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Hrm... What is their business model... Seems a little too good to be true.

They explain it on the site, but basically, advertiser's pay them money, and when you go to their site and use their service, you give said advertiser's viewership. The advertiser's give JACT money on the off chance that the consumers using JACT will give the advertiser's back more by seeing their ads. It's a relatively basic and simple system that works.

Snow Bunny · Oct 23, 2008, 04:29 PM // 16:29

Nice selection of games that are supported.

I'm very curious as to how they raise revenue with this.

DarkNecrid · Oct 23, 2008, 04:33 PM // 16:33

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Originally Posted by Snow Bunny

Nice selection of games that are supported.

I'm very curious as to how they raise revenue with this.

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They explain it on the site, but basically, advertiser's pay them money, and when you go to their site and use their service, you give said advertiser's viewership. The advertiser's give JACT money on the off chance that the consumers using JACT will give the advertiser's back more by seeing their ads. It's a relatively basic and simple system that works.

This is actually rather profitable over a long amount of time. It isn't profitable for them in the short run per se, but the actual system itself is rather easy to maintain by a very few amount of people (compared to most stuff that uses this system), so it doesn't need to be especially profitable. It's a good thing that benefits the gamers & advertiser's more so than them actually!

Highly recommend this to anyone who plays even 1 of the games it supports btw. You gain those BUX faster than you know it, and maybe you could save them all up and buy Diablo Thr-Guild Wars 2 when it comes out (for free!)

juno_ilix · Oct 23, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13

Thanks for the review DarkNecrid! Glad to see there are some JACT users already signed up.

I'm juno_ilix, the Community Manager at JACT. If you have any more questions, you can PM me or email me (community at jact.com).

Here are some quick links:
Official International Gamer Policy (FAQ)
About Us

Essentially, DarkNecrid's right about our business model. We sell traditional ads on our website, and we also sell slots in the JACT Mall. When vendors buy a slot, they can offer their products in the JACT Mall and every JACT gamer who browses through might see it (photo, description, etc). So it's even more effective than traditional advertising.

Also, we may aggregate gameplay data for the industry in report form (example: 5% of people who play GW bought WoW: Wrath of the Lich King raffle tickets). Lots of companies are interested in that kind of aggregated data.

The long of the short is that gamers can get a lot out of it.

-juno_ilix
JACT Community Mgr

RTSFirebat · Oct 23, 2008, 06:09 PM // 18:09

Hopefully this will become available in other areas soon, seems a shame for it to US base only. But at least Inde has edited the title of the thread now.

Squiffy · Oct 23, 2008, 06:11 PM // 18:11

So, people in the EU can use it and still gain these points but not gain prizes atm? Slightly confused.

juno_ilix · Oct 23, 2008, 07:04 PM // 19:04

Well... unfortunately no. The prior quote from our forums is out of date. We cannot support any users from the EU because of certain EU business regulations. Our plans are to eventually expand, but at the moment we are US-only.