"WHAT THE [Insert suitable word] !!!"
I have just played a Battlez match which left me staring in shock at the results screen and thinking “WHAT THE [Insert suitable word] !!!! How in the hell did they do THAT??” My plants were – The...
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As I recall it was around 8,000 gems. I spent a fair few during the first weeks of Battlez while moving up from Soil League to Silver in consecutive weeks, but not retaining my reward streak each time I lost a match. (BIG mistake in hindsight)
Unfortunately I didn't claim all the gems made available over the couple of years. If I'd known about Battlez coming on the scene I'd have done it every day and could have had twice as many. I could also have had still more if I hadn't spent some on Premium plants for gems offers and a few purchases when they were cycling the double value seed packet offers between the various worlds.
Regarding dropping a league. I'm not bothered if I do drop back to Silver. I wouldn't even worry over dropping to Bronze. I don't purchase seed packets for gems, so the league I'm in is of little importance to me. (Other than not wanting to end up in Jade because of the 'suspect' opponents/bots I've heard are, or were infesting it.
What IS important to me now is maintaining my reward streak because of the escalating value of the rewards, and it enabling me to upgrade my plants far quicker.
The reason nobody seems to like this week's tournament is down to the stupid plant of the week. EA have made a few poor choices over the weeks, but this has to be the worst yet.
If I didn't know better I might almost think that EA are trying to discourage people from playing by making it as unenjoyable as possible for the vast majority of players. As I see it, it's only the players with maxed out plants, or those using questionable methods who ARE doing well.
I remember those falling gems days too. That was back before the executive team at EA graduated with honors on a course run by the Ebeneezer Scrooge College and did away with such benefits. I believe the course may have been named, "Advanced techniques for robbing your client base blind without resorting to using a gun." I also believe it's possible that the principal course lecturer was a direct bloodline descendent of Frank and Jesse James. 👿
Ok so it would be like a year doing quests and ads and not using a single gem 😞
I guess I'll try to get to Jade league just to purchase seed packets for my favourite plants (anyone know how many seeds there are in Jade Pinata btw?) then I will try to find a way to get mints while not using gems for gauntlets on lower leagues.
Edit: Well actually I checked and it's 260 seeds in Jade, 240 in Gold so I guess I will probably use gems on Gold, it would not be wise to waste 150 gauntlets to get to Jade league just for 20 more seeds/Pinata.
It is kinda ridiculous that the 1st of Soil League win more than someone in the last spot in Jade or Gold, that is kinda stupid. Same, top Wood League gets 30 mints, 5st of Jade League gets 24,, that's rificulous.
I guess the best strategy is to go first on a "medium league" where you don't have to use lot of gauntlets to get 1st and win a nice amount of mints, then drop back, saving some gauntlets, then get 1st again etc.
