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Why an hour wait for each game, used to be 30 minutes

sherylhaeck

Why an hour wait for each new game? Used to be 30 minutes for each game

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Jelly_Jenny

Hello all,

Our Game Studios are constantly adapting our games by introducing and testing new features, gameplay or concepts. The lives refill change is part of a test our Game team is running. No need for troubleshooting

I understand that you don't appreciate this change, and I'll be passing your feedback onto the team

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sweakman

Tonight my game went to 60 min. for a new life. Why?

Mike60174

I'm on the verge of uninstalling CC from my device since it's not worth taking up the memory if I don't get to play as much with the new wait time between lives.

atara

If this test goes on I'm out. 1 hour wait for new life is ridiculous. There are plenty of other games that will offer more play time and less or wait time. Love this game and have been playing for years but no longer will play under these new circumstances.
Please reconsider

Sukanta_Biswas

@dandnparis

This is provided through the Test Group.The King is seeking your opinion,
Here's the game studio watching all opinions.
Following the House Rules, state your opinion here.We wish you patience. Thank you to all.

Sukanta_Biswas

Hi, @tdevries
We would like to welcome you to the king community. Thank you so much for being willing to joining.

Your opinion important to us. Please join here.
https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/263898/why-an-hour-wait-for-each-game-used-to-be-30-minutes/p1
If you have any questions at all, I’d love to hear from you.Simply reply back to this post, or send me a message.

Ssand

This. Is. Ridiculous. I mean I'm all for Capitalism but this is pure greed. Hmm...do I want food for my kids or to play CC??? This is nothing but a money making maneuver to get u to spend $ for more lives. Hence the 1 hr. time until new lives. CRAZY. CC, you will lose many on this, including me who has spent HUNDREDS of dollars on this game, until you change back to make it play-able for the masses.

tdevries

why has this just started happening and is the permanent! It is really frustrating.

dandnparis

Sukanta_Biswas said:

Hello everyone

Most likely, it is now being offered through the Test Group. We have no information at this time.
Hopefully tomorrow I can give you the correct information.
Also let us know if you see any new problems. Thanks .

So no update yet?

Ssand

Agree. This is horrible as I also depend on this and other games for stress relief . I'm not waiting 1 hr. between games, I can't. So I'm on the search for other games...,
wondering what caused them to even consider this in the first place...stupid idea

Ssand

Helen_Mackenzie said:

Hi, I cant afford to buy new lives this week, I had 300 Plus lives and they have all been taken away from me, Now I cant play, im so sad, I play CC to help me destress after a tough day at medical clinic and i NEED my CC fix, can you please reinstate at least 100 back so i can have a decent play?? PLEASE
Helen

phil67 said:

This so called “new feature” is💩. Fair play, wonder how many players have deleted the game,, not good,,at all,, please give this feedback to your team,,.

bshoward

Yes, it’s no fun anymore! Fix it or I’m gone! You will go from being a top rated game to a “Remember when” game!!!!

smitwaa

Same problem for me. One life every hour!!! Just a way of getting us to spend more on gold bars.

Jan_Bevins

if this is really happening, I'm moving down the road. crappy game now

phil67

This so called “new feature” is💩. Fair play, wonder how many players have deleted the game,, not good,,at all,, please give this feedback to your team,,.

phil67

Allie4712 said:

Jelly Jenny said:

Hello all,

Our Game Studios are constantly adapting our games by introducing and testing new features, gameplay or concepts. The lives refill change is part of a test our Game team is running. No need for troubleshooting

I understand that you don't appreciate this change, and I'll be passing your feedback onto the team

Jan_Bevins

thought mine was fixed this morning but this PM is seems to have gone back to and hour wait and no lives from friends again. game not worth it with these hard levels if you play for two min and have to wait an hour to play again.

cricket918

1 hour to regenerate a life is super annoying. Please fix!

Deryck

Jelly Jenny said:

Hello all,

Our Game Studios are constantly adapting our games by introducing and testing new features, gameplay or concepts. The lives refill change is part of a test our Game team is running. No need for troubleshooting

I understand that you don't appreciate this change, and I'll be passing your feedback onto the team

AHAHAHA! First King breaks the ability to send/receive lives on King.com and the Win10 app (don't tell me otherwise. I know they purposely disabled something in the feature and have no intention of fixing it). Now they make it so players must wait forever for new lives. So transparent their motives.

Well King, I've never paid for lives, and no way I'm starting now. Good luck enraging all your long-time players.

Allie4712

I’m stopping playing until this is fixed. 5 hours for 5 lives is ridiculous 🤬

Allie4712

Jelly Jenny said:

Hello all,

Our Game Studios are constantly adapting our games by introducing and testing new features, gameplay or concepts. The lives refill change is part of a test our Game team is running. No need for troubleshooting

I understand that you don't appreciate this change, and I'll be passing your feedback onto the team

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Jelly_Jenny

I understand that you don't appreciate this change, and I'll be passing your feedback onto the team

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mehousen

I've never used any time change hacks or anything, just straight gameplay. The game has become increasingly difficult as I'm in the most recent levels of 5200s ÷. We've all endured the difficulties and changes but this one (1 hour life regeneration) is a bad idea. We choose to spend our leisure time 'crushing' in an ever evolving busy world where time IS a serious commodity. Making the game harder to access is a bad idea.

Velouria86

As title says really. It now says I have to wait 1 hour to get a new life which is really annoying as they changed the sugar boost rewards to timed rewards that you can't save
Am on level 5519.

David_H

I'm sticking to Angry Birds - they make plenty of money for Rovio but have no restriction on how much you play. That's what's enjoyable about it - I can dip in and play for a few minutes or an hour, depending on my mood, and with CC all I get is a couple of minutes' gameplay followed by a five hour wait before the next couple of minutes. Stuff that for a 'relaxing' way to spend my day...

Patty_Flowers

Today I see that the time to earn a life in Candy Crush Saga changed from 30 minutes to 50 minutes! Is there a problem with the game or is this a new policy?

Miche2799

Where do I vote to show my displeasure with the time to get free lives

Jelly_Jenny

@Patty_Flowers I am moving this thread to an existing one regarding the 1 hour refill time for lives. Find the thread here.

@Miche2799 there is an active idea regarding lives refill time here!

Jelly_Jenny

Hi @Narciso2

I am moving this thread to an existing one regarding the 1 hour refill time for lives. Find the thread here.

Patty_Flowers

Jelly Jenny said:

Hello all,

Our Game Studios are constantly adapting our games by introducing and testing new features, gameplay or concepts. The lives refill change is part of a test our Game team is running. No need for troubleshooting

I understand that you don't appreciate this change, and I'll be passing your feedback onto the team

Patty_Flowers

This is a bad idea! It has been 30 minutes since the game began. Are you trying to discourage people from playing? I won't be playing unless this is changed!

rrichiee

Jelly Jenny said:

Hello all,

Our Game Studios are constantly adapting our games by introducing and testing new features, gameplay or concepts. The lives refill change is part of a test our Game team is running. No need for troubleshooting

I understand that you don't appreciate this change, and I'll be passing your feedback onto the team

rrichiee

Please change it back ASAP thanks

Mariesel

Please ask them to change it back asap.

nordowild19

I am also perplexed that I now have to wait an hour between lives! I love playing Candy Crush! But now I'll have to find something else to play!

Patty_Flowers

If it was meant to get people to pay for them, you will lose all revenue because people will just stop playing! Not a wise decision!

sulumor

Would like to add my disappointment to this new feature to the game. Please do not insult our intelligence by telling us it is a test. King has become extremely greedy. Maybe I could have accepted an extra 15 minutes, but doubling the time is quite frustrating and the first time I have decided to quit this game. I have been playing for years and endured many unpopular changes but this one takes the cake or broke the camels back. Bye King!!

Sukanta_Biswas

Hi, @Velouria86
We would like to welcome you to the king community. Thank you so much for being willing to joining🤗

We understand your problem. It is currently in the Test Group, so you have your opinion here https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/263899/help-us-bring-back-30-minute-lives/p1

dandnparis

King knows what they are doing. This “test” provides no benefit to anyone but them and their coffers. What they’re testing is how many people will stick around and continue with their addiction. I’m done. Deleted the app from my phone and removed its permission from my Facebook account. Don’t care if they change it back because it will only be temporary. Good luck y’all (consumers, not greedy King)

Jean_S

Why is my game now making me wait 60 minutes for a heart on Candy Crush Saga? Help

suelynn54

I have been playing candy crush for some time now....1st strike=can’t send or receive any friends lives, 2nd strike=the boosters we now get are timed, most of them run out by the time you get to play them, 3rd strike candy crush in waiting an hour for a life...and that means you are out !! Please reconsider what you have done...by the looks of the comments you are going to loose a lot of players. Tks

smdavola

Same problem here. Is it a strategy to force you to buy lives ?? Not fair because not everyone got "luck”like us. Most people continue to play with 30 minute lives

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