All Stars championship

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3041016#Comment_3041016

I don’t think this was an isolated case because it happened to several players. There are many reports here on the forum and on social media as well. I’ve seen many people sharing the same issue. Even if it were an isolated incident, we’re talking about a tournament worth $500,000 and a game that has been around for over 10 years. With a competent team behind it, these occurrences are unacceptable. Something is definitely wrong here. Perhaps it’s just a marketing strategy for them to attract more players or sell in-game products, because this doesn’t make any sense. I feel like they’re favoring certain players or some players are using robots or professional teams taking turns playing non-stop for 24 hours. I’m not exactly sure what happened, but it’s not normal. And the worst part is that the company hasn’t done anything to resolve this. I’ve been emailing them since the second day of the final elimination round, and no one has taken any action, only sending generic responses. I find this disrespectful, especially to those of us who have been playing the game for a long time, purely out of love for the game, not for the money. It’s only fair that those who have been playing since the beginning, dedicating years to the game, have the opportunity to win some money. It doesn’t make sense that someone can create an account overnight and suddenly make it to the final.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3041016#Comment_3041016

What happened, I believe, was not an isolated case, as there are several reports here on the forums about various players being disqualified. Some were clearly surpassed after playing almost non-stop for 24 hours. I personally played for 18 hours a day, spending over 5000 gold bars. I was nearly 100 percent ahead of the second-place competitor on my list, but on the second day, out of nowhere, this competitor surpassed me within just 2 hours. It’s impossible. Another discrepancy is that I completed more stages than my competitor, yet he scored thousands of points more than me. How does that make sense? On the second day, I immediately contacted the company responsible for the game. I have all the emails, screenshots from my phone, and videos showing the player’s score continuously rising while he remained in the same stage. However, they have done nothing so far, and I ended up in second place. In short, this championship, in my opinion, was a fraud, because I have over 10 years of experience in the game, and I know what I’m talking about.

Look at these screenshots from my phone showing the difference in points between us, even though he’s only two stages behind me. I completed two more stages than him, but the gap in points is significant. It’s worth noting that this player wasn’t even on my list on the first day; he appeared out of nowhere on the second day when I had already been playing for 18 consecutive hours.

Furthermore, it’s concerning that you alerted the company about these issues as early as the second day of the championship, yet no effective action was taken to address these irregularities.

Outside of the difference in levels, we know already that is just the way it is, you still seem to be implying something happened that at this point is extremely unlikely

The lack of transparency in this championship is alarming and is not an isolated problem, as other reports have already shown.

Yes the lack of transparency is always an issue. Other reports mean nothing unless they can confirm cheating. They all also must be taken with a bucket of salt. Poke enough and a lot of the "11ty billion points in the first minute" turn out to be massive exaggerations.

Will people cheat? Yes. Did that happen in your case, no. Is the competition inherently unfair, 110%. Win streaks are not all the same so that also affects the results. King needs to do a better job next year and use a collection of levels specifically added for the tournament, but considering the trouble the have with stuff breaking due to the age of the "game engine" it might not even be possible anymore.

Might need to break this one down…

such as the absence of the purple candy, which strangely didn’t affect the tournament scoring.

You base this on what exactly? Did you play levels with no purples, none in the final cascade, that generated points? I would love to see examples of this. Unless you know the exact level someone is playing at that exact moment you are making a best a comical assertion.

These discrepancies raise serious suspicions of favoritism by the company responsible for the game or even of competitors employing unfair tactics to reach the final, such as using bots or coordinated teams to maximize results.

Favouritism is highly unlikely, bots and teams are entirely possible, no one denies that.

Two posts as the forum is being a positive nightmare.

my favorite part is when I reported oh it could be a normal person just playing yeah my butt. Tell me one person that stays up close to 2 days

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040995#Comment_3040995

Very very much disappointed with everything!!!!!

CLEARLY!!!!!

that’s fked up because when was I was playing like crazy. then the other person that seemed like crazy once i stopped using my boosters and gold. Plus the time in Germany at the time was 1 am in the morning

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040942#Comment_3040942

YES, I truly do agree with YOU 💯percent.

Like I have told them all I had finished 1st Spot on the leaderboard this morning. Once I get back on the game the leaderboard is gone and had contacted the help support and Unfortunately very disappointing enough that they couldn’t even give me an answer except unfortunately “YOU DID NOT QUALIFIED”!…!

Very very unprofessional!!!!!

same happened to me not possible someone is on for 26 hours straight and my person lives in Germany

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040909#Comment_3040909

This is a personal fraud, a marketing strategy to squeeze money out of people and make them play endlessly for nothing. I was also cheated: I played for 18 hours and spent all my gold bars. These 18 hours are daily, and suddenly someone surpassed me with a huge advantage, even completing fewer stages than me. It’s absurd! Claiming that it was another player is ridiculous; to me, it was a robot. Someone surpassing, completing fewer stages, simply doesn’t make sense. I’ve already sent an email to the company, but they did nothing. However, we must unite and complain, as the game is just a game, and without people to play, it’s worthless. If we unite, we have a chance to make a difference.

AlRogov

We have the same problem with the speed of some other players. We played non-stop for 4 days, used lots of gold, and our score against the opponent was over 400k. Yet, she managed to pass us once, even though we used gold almost in every game level, including the hard and difficult levels.

Aturner1982

good luck everyone

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040787#Comment_3040787

I have received an email exactly the same as you were saying. I don’t believe that they will be able to resolve any of it. It is very unfortunate and very disappointing.

christinewupp

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040800#Comment_3040800

If you are playing offline then you will not see the leaderboard at all. The other players will not be shown in your game. All you see is your own score on an otherwise blank leaderboard. So I don't understand what happened there, but if you saw other players on your leaderboard you must have been connected to the internet.

Guys, what I’m trying to explain here to everyone is that I was really deceived. It’s not just that I lost to another player, which would be normal. What happened to me was abnormal. This player appeared on the leaderboard on the second day with a very low score. Within hours, he managed to surpass me. I’m talking about just two hours, while I had already played for 18 hours straight. Another strange thing is that I have a video and a screenshot from my phone showing his score continuously rising, even though he remained in the same stage. I even closed and reopened the app several times to check if it was a problem with the internet connection. I played offline a few times, went back online, restarted the app, but his points kept going up, as if synchronized with mine. This is very strange and suggests that I was playing against a bot. I decided to play offline to test if it was a real person, but then I noticed that the points were still being counted, even though I wasn’t online. Strangely, when I reconnected to the internet, I didn’t see a point increase, as announced by the company. Anyway, I’m very sad about what happened. I feel devastated because I prepared a lot for this championship.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040734#Comment_3040734

I completely understand your concerns about the scoring. It’s undeniable that some stages presented irregularities, such as the absence of the purple candy, which strangely didn’t affect the tournament scoring. These discrepancies raise serious suspicions of favoritism by the company responsible for the game or even of competitors employing unfair tactics to reach the final, such as using bots or coordinated teams to maximize results. Furthermore, it’s concerning that you alerted the company about these issues as early as the second day of the championship, yet no effective action was taken to address these irregularities. The lack of transparency in this championship is alarming and is not an isolated problem, as other reports have already shown.

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040750#Comment_3040750

Unfortunately, we find ourselves facing this issue together. It seems that only the company behind the game has the capability to resolve this matter. However, based on the response I received from the email I sent, I am skeptical that a resolution will be reached. It appears that they are unwilling to address the problem and lack concern for the players involved. The championship experience has been subpar, leading me to believe that it may be tainted by unfair practices such as rigged cards or preselected finalists. This disregard for fairness is disheartening for those of us who have dedicated ourselves to competing earnestly in hopes of achieving success.

Like I had said it’s not like it won’t matter. But thank you😊

I just need help especially I finished 1st spot on the leaderboard this morning. When I got back on the game the leaderboard is gone. I need some help please knowing that I finished 1st spot and how do or what to do on the next Knockout event.

Please help someone help me

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Furthermore, it’s concerning that you alerted the company about these issues as early as the second day of the championship, yet no effective action was taken to address these irregularities.

Outside of the difference in levels, we know already that is just the way it is, you still seem to be implying something happened that at this point is extremely unlikely

The lack of transparency in this championship is alarming and is not an isolated problem, as other reports have already shown.

Might need to break this one down…

such as the absence of the purple candy, which strangely didn’t affect the tournament scoring.

These discrepancies raise serious suspicions of favoritism by the company responsible for the game or even of competitors employing unfair tactics to reach the final, such as using bots or coordinated teams to maximize results.

Favouritism is highly unlikely, bots and teams are entirely possible, no one denies that.

Two posts as the forum is being a positive nightmare.

my favorite part is when I reported oh it could be a normal person just playing yeah my butt. Tell me one person that stays up close to 2 days

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040995#Comment_3040995

Very very much disappointed with everything!!!!!

CLEARLY!!!!!

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040942#Comment_3040942

YES, I truly do agree with YOU 💯percent.

Very very unprofessional!!!!!

same happened to me not possible someone is on for 26 hours straight and my person lives in Germany

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040909#Comment_3040909

AlRogov

Aturner1982

good luck everyone

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040787#Comment_3040787

I have received an email exactly the same as you were saying. I don’t believe that they will be able to resolve any of it. It is very unfortunate and very disappointing.

christinewupp

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040800#Comment_3040800

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040734#Comment_3040734

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/3040750#Comment_3040750