Let People Earn Gold Bars

Alienscar

Hello alienscar ...isn't the point of the game for it to be fun for all unemployed unaffordable or affordable is it right that it's made too hard so people are forced off playing or forced to buy boosters or forced to get frustrated when all people want is to have fun without being forced to buy things in the game ???????

Hello @hug001 you asked me the question above, but your discussion is now read only so I couldn't answer you.

This is a tough question hug as fun means different things to different people. First thing I would say is no, the point of the game isn't about fun for everyone. The game is a free to download game that includes in-game purchases. Like a lot of games that include in-app purchases (loot boxes) it could be argued that the aim of the game is not about fun, but all about microtransactions. That is, the point of the game is about making money for the owner of the app. No gaming business would exist if all games were so much fun and easy to play that there wasn't some kind of incentive for some of players to buy things for their game. Without profit there are no businesses.

Like a lot of games that include optional purchases there has to be a balance and there comes a point when customers that don't want to pay either can't continue or fall behind paying customers in various in-game contests.

Personally I think King handle microtransactions a bit better than some other companies. At least King will let you complete a really difficult level eventually if you play it for long enough. In some games there are hard pay walls that can't be passed without paying.

Candy Crush is cleverly designed to make it psychologically addictive. You could have fun playing level 1000 or 2882 over and over again, but the game is designed to make players want to advance. Win the Weekly Contest, Win the Episode Race, get the jackpot from the Booster Wheel, complete the Chocolate Box. It is all just psychological trickery to get you to keep playing and ultimately to get you to pay to keep playing. Even the five lives is part of the trickery as its purpose is to create a longing for the time to hurry up or be shorter.

Once you understand this and can learn to ignore it you might find the game more fun. Just play one level at a time at your own pace and try to learn to enjoy the challenge when you are stuck for awhile.

Rhonda_L

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/445401/let-people-earn-gold-bars

@Alienscar Once again, very well said and explained. 👏

Thank you for all you do.👍😸

[Deleted User]

In effect then your telling the people who can't afford the boosters or are unemployed or hard up to stop playing the game and "get stuffed " or play the game for days weeks months till it decides to let you win ? ...is that kings philosophy too ?

Alienscar

.is that kings philosophy too

I couldn't say for sure @hug001 but in my opinion yes, that is King's philosophy

That is, as long as enough of the 250 million players of Candy Crush spend money then they don't show any sign of caring about the customers that don't spend money.

[Deleted User]

Then everyone needs to delete all king games throughout the world no us playing no business for them since no care for the players …

[Deleted User]

Deleted game at level 669 cos being unemployed I'm supposed to get " stuffed " apparently if I don't want to buy boosters or play for days weeks months till the game allows me to pass ...kings & everyone here's idea of the game is to rip people off throughout play .....till pockets emptied massive debt if you allow it to happen ..........ALL KING GAMES PHILOSOPHY IS DONT LIKE BEING RIPPED OFF THEN GET "STUFFED " ......

cookiemae

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3036960#Comment_3036960

@hug001 Could name a few games that care about players? And why you think those games care about players? Maybe name a game that doesn't have in app purchases? Just wondering.

[Deleted User]

Cookiemae doesn't matter does it only thing that matters is that games are supposed to be fun for all to play unemployed employed intelligent or not yes have challenges but not to make it so hard you have to play for days weeks months before it lets you win or forced to buy boosters to win .

That's the point trying to make you all think about

cookiemae

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3037093#Comment_3037093

I am actually at level 16,550 on Windows and I enjoy the game plus have not spent any money. I think somewhere around 200 million people play this game. I'm pretty sure a lot of those players are having fun. I also think there are other games out there that are quite challenging as well. Point is they do not force people to pay it's a choice people could always stop playing.

[Deleted User]

Im playing via mobile phone at 669 but deleted game as was advised to get stuffed if I'm not willing to buy boosters to get through the hard levels as apparently the mobile game far far worse harder than the windows game to its mobile players said by other moderators & Those here ....in the community