Upcoming changes in Candy Crush Saga: Sugar Track, Build-a-bot, and more

I saw this day coming and no one should be surprised. Ever since the Great Board Reset Debacle of 2019 there have been changes that affect the gameplay and frustration level in a sadly negative way, especially for the most loyal and longest running players.

I haven't been playing nearly as long as so many people that I've seen posting here. I left the game for a very long time because it was so difficult to pass levels without the aid of boosters that had no way of being accumulated without spending money; something I didn't, and still don't, have to throw at a game.

I had no idea how many different "features" this game had, that it could be played on multiple devices, and that no two devices have the exact same game features. None of us know what we are missing because we've never seen some of these features.

If King decides that they want to increase the difficultly and reduce the ability to play by removing the ONLY way that some of us have of mastering levels without throwing our device at the wall, they really need to find a way to give players a FAIR fighting chance to succeed. Right now the playing field is out of balance. WAY out of balance. Every player across every platform deserves to have EVERY feature and event that the next player has... There is no good reason for why it isn't that way already.

I love playing this game and helping other players when they need a little direction, a different point of view. I love it when someone passes a level and comes here to post about it with joy. I don't see that happening as much as I see venting, complaining, confusion over how something can just disappear after being part of the gameplay for years.

This announcement makes me sad for the future. I know I wouldn't be where I am in the game today if not for the Candy Pet and the Booster Bot. I diligently perform every task possible to accumulate boosters because it's all I've got. I cannot pay to play this game. The reason for that is no one's business but mine. I don't enjoy having to stop playing levels to advance so I can spend extended amounts of time on levels I've already played, over and over and over. It's not fun, it's required! It's time I'll never get back!

I can only hope that these upcoming changes include IMPROVEMENTS and synchronicity. I hope that this isn't a plot to have the "free" players to leave because they are draining resources that King feels should be directed at "pay-to-players". The ad videos are something that drives revenue, keep people playing, and should be available to everyone. Not everyone can pay to play this game but they all have to shop for things and are more likely to spend money there than in-game.

I will hold my breath just like I do every week when an update arrives. I'll have to hope that the game doesn't become completely impossible to play, it's already difficult enough. Just because a software program deems a level "passable" does not mean it's REASONABLE. Several hours of trying is enough, several days-weeks-even months of trying is uncalled for.