So it’s rainbow stars for bulbs? Well this is a kick in the butt.
Unbelievable. Guess we really are just walking wallets afterall! 🤭 They must be trying to squeeze the last few pennies out of their dying game. Absolutely ridiculous. Every single patch seems to be making the game more and more egregious. Load the game up with microtransactions after launch to prevent them from tainting review scores! Classic! Thanks for selling us a solution to a problem you created, at such a horrible value that it must be a joke! Another classic!
I think I'm just about done, I'm not sure how much more of this I can take. BFN has been a disappointment in almost every possible way and instead of working to fix that, they seem to be trying to find more ways to pickpocket children.
@brady3176 I get it man. Times have been tough to the loyal. Take a breather for a while and come back. I’ve done it a couple times. You give good input for the community and we value that here in the forum. You wouldn’t have stayed this long if you didn’t see the potential. There’s a boost of players in the next couple of weeks. And numbers draw attention. Hang in there.
@dwooten77 Thank you 😳 , this is definitely good advice. I suppose all that negativity has just been building up for a while, and THE NEWS OF THIS just felt like a punch to the gut. Truthfully, the game dying is the last thing I want to happen. Its just all a big shame really... and in the end... I'm just disappointed.
@brady3176 @ToastedSarnie Hahahaha! You heard the lady, get on those kitten videos.
@ToastedSarnie wrote:
@brady3176I think we're all in & out of that same place. I would recommend chocolate & silly kitten videos but . . . 😆
Not sure what the guy equivalent is - beer & football???
I KNEW @dwooten77 would be down with your kitten videos... now I know why I see him on Netflix so often. 🤔
@shurikeninjaIt does harm players though, which others have talked about why in this thread. I couldn't disagree more about the prizemap being "really really easy" to complete, neither can I relate to bulbs being just too plentiful! The "difficulty" of completing the prizemap is highly subjective. I can say without a doubt, that most people just don't have time for this, and with the strict time limits.. it just puts pressure on them to buy their way out of it if they don't want to miss out on something. That's the entire point. This is harmfully taking advantage of people susceptible to this fear... and of course children.. You just aren't considering the fear of missing out, which might not affect you, but you have to understand that it does affect others! The purchasable bulbs just adds some more pressure to people who don't think they can finish the prizemap in time. Its really just more FOMO garbage. I realize my post may have come off as overly negative, but I still do stand by what I said, which I also don't think it was an overreaction. There hasn't been much good news about anything lately, and now they decided to add a little fun surprise for everyone in their latest patch, which just adds onto my already least favorite aspect of this game. This is very off putting for a lot of people, which may not include you, and that's fine, but you really have to consider the feelings of others here. Just give some of the other posts in this thread a read, there are some nice ones that might help you understand. Like it or not, this is going to hurt the game and its playerbase. You know, the patience of a loyal fan is a lot more than any other person who bought this game. And... when we get to the point where there is a majority of long time players bringing up their concerns about this........ well.. there might actually be a problem here. 🤔
You said it yourself, this is a "dumb idea". So why are you okay with it? Why should it be allowed in the game? Why keep your standards that low? You paid for this game, and really shouldn't be rooting for anything anti-consumer. It just doesn't make any sense defending this when absolutely no one benefits from it. This is purely harmful.
And your comments about GW 2 I can understand, but you keep failing to consider that nearly every single thing in GW 2 was able to be unlocked for FREE. It also didn't push extremely strict time limits, other than Rux (which could also be bought from for free, unlike BFN). Nobody is trying to say that GW 2 was perfect monetization wise, but it was undoubtedly better!
I'm of course not saying your opinion is wrong, just that this is subjective and you need to consider that. However, something I think everyone should be able to agree on is that they absolutely have no business in pushing ANY FORM of monetization when their game is in such a poor state. Once again, if they want to keep being anti-consumer with an already upset playerbase.... you might as well just close the game's servers right now.
@brady3176 I don’t have the energy to debate this anymore. To clarify, I agree with your post 100% and just don’t have the energy to type all of that out... so... thanks.
People can see the participation from myself, @Iron_Guard8 , @dwooten77 , @Gormey , @Screion , @GraveledStoopid , @SonicMaster92 .. we haven’t unanimously complained for YEARS of being in these forums/in-game/on mics... (I mean, not more than expected with common sense issues). When ALL of us simultaneously complain, there is a problem. When we collectively are REPULSED, devs REALLY need to take heed.
@pandareno1999 was one of my favorite buddies from GW2 that can’t stand BfN, along with @asukojo from the GW2 forums. Speaking of that, I have MORE FRIENDS on my PSN list playing GW2 now than BfN usually. 😢🤷🏼♂️
Fast forward to the current issues of FOMO and other crazy issues at hand and our retired Heros like Reality Squared (don’t know why I can’t @ mention him) are coming out of retirement in complete agreement with us. More of the new/active loyal crowd is in agreement and some of these people are WAY more patient and forgiving than us long-time vets( @ToastedSarnie , @asabaida , @TLEsquire ).
@brady3176 and @ippig I feel like you both are vets of the game that just weren’t around as long.... but I know you both agree, too.
Point is - we ALL AGREE CONCLUSIVELY that FOMO and the current Rainbow Star conundrum needs addressing.
You guys clearly want the devs eating mac and cheese for xmas...open up those wallets and don't be scrooges. What are you going to do with that cash? Give it to a food bank? Wrong...give it to EA.
Lest any of you think I'm joking, imagine any of these devs out of work, trying to get a job with Bfn at their last game...poop emoji indeed gentlemen.
😂 @Gormey .... good ole Gormey who has such a way with words. One of the few deathmatch loyals still around. Always wished you were on PS4, especially after finding out you’re controller only!
Happy holidays, sir.
@brady3176I am very sorry, truly, but I agree to differ that the Prize Map is not easy to complete. And I am considering others. Of course if you barely play the game, you won't get anything. That's how it should be. And you know what? That's fine. I had to miss Lawn Of Doom because of a personal event. There are benefits to a battle-pass system and many players prefer it - it's only a problem when there is difficulty in grinding (for some players) but you have 30 days to complete it, you can complete it in a week, if not 2 weeks, if not 3 weeks, if not 4. It is done in a considerate way and I respect Popcap for understanding.
That is why I don't see it as anti-consumer. I just see it as dumb, as in they won't make any money from it. Popcap could've made the earn rate 15,000 XP so that some would buy into prize bulbs (even though that is their choice but I get how strongly against FOMO you are) but they didn't! It's 5000 XP instead.
