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@nascarguy

Start getting used to it. King is changing the game to a pay to play model and they are tweaking features to see what the "breaking point" is for players getting fed up with the specific change.

If you are not at a place where you are wanting to buy bars and boosters to pass levels, I would suggest you stop now because that is where it is going

Haha, nope.

I do think that it is fair as a long time player to help people understand that the game is moving towards pay to play. It is the model of all the "free" online games, regardless of platform. The people who advance/gain strength/resources are the ones who are willing to spend money to do so.

Now that King is owned by Activision and they paid such a large sum of money, they need to make it back. So they will experiment just enough with game parameters to see what will cause people to either stop playing/paying or continue on anyway. Players like you and mercerik have already shown you will complain a little, but that it won't stop you from playing. You are what King is banking on. They make changes, most likely drive away some long time players (collateral damage), but the core is so addicted that they will keep playing regardless. Newer players won't know the difference, and King will do what they can to lure those people in and get them hooked.

I am simply taking every opportunity I can to let newer players know the reality that the game is going towards a pay to play model. If they are not willing to do that, they should probably find a different game. If you are willing to pay, then have at it. 

I was a paying customer for years, but finally decided to stop paying them anymore money as they clearly have moved on from long time players.

I agree every company has to make money, and as a self employed successful business owner, I have no qualms about a company doing that. 

That said, as a former paying customer who has concluded that the way King is doing things is bad business, I feel it is fair that other potential customers be told the reality.

And I don't see how I insulted you both. You have both shared your frustration with the change, but then pretty quickly decided publicly that you would continue to play. Heck, you even were proudly stating on a thread where people were frustrated and angry at a dramatic change to the playing style for them that you advanced 120 levels, the change wasn't going to stop you. Mercerik was even trying to equate sticking with the game with some sort of cosmic-inspirational life lesson, and was lecturing people about their game attitudes LOL. Almost like you were employees doing damage control. I now know that you are not employees, but you are exactly what King was hoping to find, people who are so integrated into the game that they will choose to play, regardless of any changes that are made. They knew they would lose some long term folks, but they were banking on players like you sticking around.

And so you know, King is not making their money off of 3.99$ piggy banks. They are making money off of advertising. As long as people log in, regardless of what they play, King can show the investors that millions of people are active, daily players. So when I made the comment a few weeks ago that you and merc were contributing to the change, that is why

So, I don't see how I was insulting you, but I won't mention you guys again if that will be a good solution.

Crimson_Dawn said:

@heehawrules
Everyone has his own opinion. Every company has to make money or it will die. I still haven't paid for anything and I'm almost to level 4000. You can certainly warn people, but don't insult me and @mercerik anymore please.😊