Cyber monday sale 26th and 27th

Here it is, the 27th, and it's gone. Thanks for leaving it up for the dates shown

Ehm, I kinda read that it was only valid and active on Cyber Monday itself in the announcement on the game... Sorry.

There is apparently a difference in the way Europeans and Americans announce duration. If an American says "from the 26th until the 27th", that is a two day sale, from the start of the 26th to the end of the 27th. If a European says the exact same thing, that means one day, from the start of the 26th to the start of the 27th.

The people that write those announcements are European. I have asked that announcements state explicit end times, so they are precise for both audiences. Apparently this one slipped through.

Sorry, Mountbara.

Edited by CaptC, 27 November 2018 - 02:56 PM.

If an American says "from the 26th until the 27th", that is a two day sale, from the start of the 26th to the end of the 27th. If a European says the exact same thing, that means one day, from the start of the 26th to the start of the 27th.

I am european, but I don't agree. It means two days for me, too.    

Nera is right, I'm from Europe, and it's been two days 

agree to nera and jenny 

anyway pretty sure there is no rule

just a personal sight

In any case, it's a missed opportunity

Hmmm, it depends. Here in the tiny and cold country Netherlands, we have 2 ways to say it.

There's xx tot xx, literally translated: xx until xx.

Which means a time specific between those 2 datestamps.

We also have xx tot en met xx, which basically translates to xx until and included xx

Which would mean, i.e. 26th and 27th, for this specific case.

So in this case I kinda read it fully, and understood from the message it was 1 day only. But the datestamp indeed left quite a bit to interpretation.

As has been discussed before, this is perhaps partially a custom or language/translation issue. When it comes to this game, pretty much just assume that the word 'to' in a sentence - used between two dates - means UNTIL.

As an example:

"For Black Friday, we’re having an extra hot sale for our stars! From 11/23/2018 to 11/26/2018, the Diamond Shop has the irresistible Black Friday Package!" = Ie, it lasts from 11/12 until the the 26th, which means it ends once the 26th starts.

If it said "from 11/23/2018 through 11/26/2018" that would be very different, but they don't use the through however, they use 'to' as interchangeable with the word until.

I'm not saying I agree or disagree, I'm just saying from a pragmatic perspective, 99% of the time that's what they mean, and at this point I don't see them changing mid-race

Liz

P.S. To be fair, on the cyber monday sale they did say "Grab it now, because the offer is only valid today!"

Edited by CaptC, 28 November 2018 - 02:12 AM.

Maybe the can correct this issue with the advent calendar. next opportunity