BRING BACK THE FUN = PLEASE

Dear King, I'm sure you are aware of the pandemic sweeping across the world. This means that many of us are home all day and able to play our beloved Candy Crush. However, what it does not mean is that we are a captive audience for you to cash in on. At a time when more and more people are wanting to (and needing to) play, you have taken away our ability to build a bot, you've taken away sugar drops and therefore our ability to win boosters in order to progress through the game. I have played this game since I joined facebook. I am currently waiting for new levels to come out so you can tell that I am a committed and regular player. I have no boosters - not one. I have no gold. I can't progress without a bot of some sort or some boosters. Fortunately I have a chocolate box which gives me a daily prize but that is it. I am in a Fantastic Five team where the four other players don't even sign in for 25 points a day let alone add to the total by actually playing. My point is this - you are stripping us of the fun that the old game used to give us. Don't get me wrong - I don't want easy levels all the time - I quite like a difficult level that requires thought and skill. What I don't like is you making the game a) impossible to progress without buying boosters or gold so we can buy extra moves. I don't like the fact that you appear to be driven by greed at a time when the entire world is being thoughtful and putting others first.so granted for now you have your captive audience - make hay while the sun shines and all that, but once this pandemic is over and people have less time on their hands, I think you'll find that a lot of us vote with our feet and move away from Candy Crush. With the extra time we have available to us now, many of us are discovering other FUN games to play and if I were King I would be trying to capitalise on that, on not just keeping the dedicated players who have been with you for so long, but to attracting new players and making them welcome with the occasional booster or gift. Otherwise I feel you will see a worrying trend of players leaving this game. We play for fun, please try and remember that. Sincerely, Helen