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Alas my last comment about effort vs satisfaction has been removed. Guess I should repost that the balance of effort vs satisfaction is what has changed. There was nothing offensive in my previous post and thanks to checking my ratings, since joining this platform to express my concern about changes, I can view I have more little badge things than I have comments on display - very auditable ;) Our effort to play has now diminished due to Kings ability to reduce our satisfaction in the game. They have made every effort to reduce the enjoyment by ignoring our comments and responses. In a directly proportional manner many have decided to say thanks to King and walk away to other more enjoyable games that present some fun and likelihood of satisfaction in achieving results in a game that doesnt rely on endless days and hours spent waiting for lucky boards. I would fully agree that the levels of frustration players are expressing are being completely ignored as we re not generating any cash nor revenue for them so we are no longer of value on their platform. We should accept that as it is their platform which they own and manage; so we play by their rules or we do not play at all. Perhaps in time if they wish to change the game it may be worth returning to, however the caveat to this is, until then there is no value in spending time on a model that is broken. There are many match up games out there now which are also tedious and only entertaining for a short period of time. Candy Crush was, on the whole, the exception to that model during the time it balanced player needs alongside ongoing development and the achievement of its financial goals. The balance this time has shifted too far for many, including myself, so I am happy for them to court those players that remain and seek revenue from the new players joining their games portfolio as I will be leaving space for them as I depart the servers.
@annmarie00
I have been in your situation last week. If you need help in beating levels below and above 4000, just let me know. I am willing to help.
@JLJB
I said it is more like a Game of Life. I didn't say that this is a life's obstacle. In life, if you train yourself avoiding every difficult situations, then how will you survive?
We all can agree that we are now faced with extremely difficult levels. If you are used to beating levels with Boosters and Power-Ups, it is going to be a bumpy ride for you if you can't climb-up the Build-A-Bot Ladder. You will be spending more attempts in beating a level. Yes, it is absolutely frustrating. I've been there, done that. It is like playing Hangman but when I beat it, it gives me satisfaction knowing that it is doable. If you noticed, Build-A-Bot is not the only thing you have to worry about. The Evil Spawners (AKA Magic Mixers) are back. I like the sounds that I hear when I break each of them.
I’m so disappointed in how the game is going. I am just going to delete now. Very sad after so many fun years and just about to reach level 4000.:-( I can see the frustration of people who are at the higher levels and I don't want that.
@louiseT
OMG, Louise! I feel your pain. I am so sorry to hear that.
@mercerik
Candy Crush is a game, not a life obstacle to overcome. If something in my life is worth climbing the mountain, I will climb it and hopefully succeed. On the other hand, if I suck at poker, I won't enjoy it, so I won't continue to play poker. Candy Crush used to be fun, challenging at times, but still fun. In its current format, the frustration level outweighs the enjoyment level and I have better things to do with my life.
I just started a new thread having read the "not unexpected" announcement that they would not change to the old model. The changes to BuildABot have now lost so many players and until now I have never previously felt the need to comment on the game but with the confirmation that we can no longer use this to achieve three stars in levels already played and are penalised by only using it on future games alas my time is done.
I quit this game once before and now there is no incentive to play with increasingly lower moves, ongoing changes and a pay to play mentality that does not reward players, even those that may be the casual players noted who do occasionally spend a bit here and there (each to their own).
The decision on BuildA Bot that has been published King basically says tough luck to all the players, we will ignore your requests for game improvements and regardless how you feel we will ignore and improvements you suugest, or objections to recent changes which denegrate game play unless you spend money. I fyou do not sped King is telling us clearly that our opinion means nothing.
Very disappointed but I should have quit when I reached 3000. There is now no fun in playing any more if you continue to disregard our wishes as players as using it only on future levels means we can no longer improve scores and must now wait days to complete levels which is truly tedious.And am happy to say I have not played since this change was introduced and will not play again in the forseeable future. Best of luck to those that remain.
What about the build-a-bot booster progress disappearing weekly before the new levels come out? Does this happen to everyone or just the players who have completed all available levels?
Whether or not the build a bot for previous levels was in fact an “inadvertent flaw” or not is really irrelevant. King should consider the opinions of the majority of people on this forum and the literally hundreds commenting on the Facebook app to bring back the old bot. Doing so would sure be a show of GOODWILL to many faithful long-time players. Obviously, King admin doesn’t feel goodwill matters. Goodbye, Candy Crush, you’re not fun anymore.
If the old design was a flaw, why did you keep it in the game for so long? I will admit I advanced very quickly and would not have made it to where I am at now. I understand wanting to slow players down; however, using the old design kept me playing for hours enjoying the game. Going to get the sugar drop game takes time and is monotonous. Playing one level repeatedly because you can't pick the best board to use boosters and going through 30 lives on it in a matter of minutes is also not fun. I am all for having to think about some levels, but if I wanted to really have to use my brain, I would be playing it instead. Coupling this with the knowledge that we all are playing different versions making it unfair is very frustrating especially when the weekly race pops up incessantly to remind us.
Well, this decision does not surprise me in the least.
King has a game that is in essence free. How do you monetize a game that is free to play,? Developers/marketing/facilities, and whatnot, are not cheap. You tweak changes here and there to see what is the breaking point for people- what will cause them to stop playing, and more importantly, stop paying money. You expect a certain percentage of die hards to complain about a change, just like grocery stores budget a certain amount on their profit and loss to account for the inevitable theft. So, you roll out a change, expect the complaints from a core of people, but what do they really look for?
Is the change affecting the bottom line? Are people not logging in anymore? Are the causal players still playing? Are people still trying to pass the hard levels? Are people uninstalling the game? If there is no appreciable change in playing behavior, then you keep the feature, don't give away as much freebies.
I don't know @mercerik and @Crimson_Dawn, but they are both represent the reason and cause for this change to stay and so you can thank them. They are on here saying "I don't like it, but adapt and keep playing", "I still passed 120 levels this week", "this change isn't going to stop me, it is a challenge to overcome", blah, blah, blah.
So, the marketing team sees some expected frustration, but they don't even have to have a paid spokesman come in and do damage control for them, they have players who will continue to play and encourage others to do so. That's one of the reasons they have not gone on here, they don't need to. They read the comments, see the reactions, and see people who are defending the decision and realize that this change won't negatively affect the bottom line in any tangible way.
King is not targeting the die hards. They will play regardless of the change, and will always have their strong opinions. They need to capture the time and money of the casual player.
My point is, the ONLY way King would have made the change back is if people were to have stopped logging in, stopped advancing in the game, or better yet, uninstalled it. But that didn't happen as people still played the game, still came to the forum King set up to see and screen reactions and encouraged others to keep pushing on anyway.
So, so bottom line damage, people will still play, a few die hards might drop out, but they aren't the cash cow anyway.
Not that I have an opinion...
@Carol_Martins
You can visit my YouTube Channel @ https://www.youtube.com/c/merlstrom to see all the levels I posted on Candy Crush Saga. To date, I have 1024 videos on Candy Crush Saga Game Level Videos on YouTube Playlist. If you are a Soda Saga player, I also have Playlist for that as well. Some of my Videos have Voice How To's.
@ mercerik I think it is awesome that you have made it to the 4000 level without using money. I find playing games is a way to de stress from everyday problems. I don't mind spending money on something I enjoy. I am finding that this game is becoming a big frustration and therefore is causing stress. I believe in fairness and I don't believe for one minute that this game is fair to its players. Anyway I have had enough of King and their excuses and rubbish answers... everything is a "flaw" or causing issues when some of these boosters like build a bot or space race or whatever they used to call it have been around for years. I will find something that relaxes me when playing and forget Candy crush.
@JLJB @Carol_Martins
I understand your frustrations. Although there were times when my Booster Bot was at its Maximum Efficiency that carried me non-stop below and above level 3945, it came to an end as I reached level 4000. Now, I don't even care if Build-A-Bot is there or not because I can no longer keep up.
This is more like a Game Of Life. You don't give up when the going is tough. You fight back or work around it. If life locks you out, find a loophole and try to get in.
You can't really say that King's business is all about money because I never paid a penny since I started playing Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Soda Saga and Candy Crush Friends. I can assure you that there are many of us who never paid to play. I criticize King when I think something is not right and gives him credit when credit is due. Sometimes our decisions are clouded by all criticisms that we see and read but we never asks ourselves "is that really what we want?".
To avoid misconceptions, let me make it clear, I don't have any affiliations with King. I am self-employed. I am a YouTube Creator and a Video and Photo Editor. I like answering inquiries on subjects that I know and dispelling rumors that aren't true.
We all love Candy Crush Saga, otherwise we wouldn't be here voicing out our issues, looking for someone to solve them, instead of just throwing in the towel and move on or move somewhere else.
I have a request @Cezdiamond. Early this year when I joined this Community, I was able to share Candy Crush Saga videos to help people out here beat levels they are having difficulties completing. I noticed that I couldn't do this anymore. What changed and why?
@mercerik I would also like to see these videos. I am in the mid 4000 and play on mobile and desktop and have never seen what you are talking about.
Apparently games also devolve.
@louiseT just keep in mind that @mercado_1958@mercerik has game options we don't have. You can click around until doomsday and that purple button won't appear. It could happen. Good luck
@mercado_1958I am very disappointed with the decision, but I am not surprised.
Sorry to mercado 1958. I don't know why your handle keeps popping up and I can't delete it.
@ludwig
Games do evolve. If they don't, they lose their popularity.
There are several ways to get Boosters and outsmart the game and that's what I do. If you explore and click anything you can click on in the Game Map for mobile devices, you'll uncover hidden things like activating the Purple Play Button at the beginning of your game. I posted this in response to someone complaining about not getting the Button for Ads. If you could see the Gameplays' Videos that I posted on YouTube, you'll see that this Play Button is almost always present in my game with a Booster Awarded.
Never have never will pay to play.
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Hi Everyone! I understand that a lot of you are not happy of not being able to send Lives To Friends. It should have been an easy process like it used to. In the past, you can easily "Send Lives" to whoever you want to benefit from it. Since the Levels are now extremely difficult to complete, I can understand everyone's…
The studio appears to doing some testing with timed boosters. First a large group of people lost the ability to get regular boosters from collecting sugar drops and got timed boosters instead. Now it appears that some people are getting timed boosters for the daily calendar and some said they even get some with the daily…
Collecting Sugar Drops has been an integral part of the game and a much loved feature where players had the opportunity to collect them and earn free rewards every day. It now appears the studio plans to take it away. Please vote here if you want the studio to bring back this ability.
New poll created as instructed https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/comment/621732#Comment_621732 Vote here to bring back Bot available for previous levels Y2
Many Candy Crush Saga players would like to see more opportunities to win the UFO and Party boosters. How about adding them to the Daily Treat Calendar? Others have suggested adding them to the Booster Wheel. It is obvious that players want to be able to win these boosters. Please vote for this idea if you agree. @Lim,…
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