What happened to the old scrabble!

i read,, they chg because kids pay $  for gems and worthless things we adults dont. 

 then  is it legal for kids under 18 to be buying $$ these gems etc????

Why do we not hear from the 'game team' or EA management?

If EA is not going to heed our outcry, then at least let us know so we can make an informed decision about remaining a member of POGO.

I have  noticed that the cartoon characters are becoming more prominent.  So, is POGO going juvenile?

That is so true.  do you remember when they said they were going to bring the chat back in some of the games, so they don't even have it on scrabble now.  they didnt want people chatting about how horrible it was like we use to do over their repulsive dictionary.  Words that don't exist were allowed like weirdiest but not valid words like aji.  there is no quality to pogo since ea took over.  These are a cheap bunch of people who want to have the minimum of people working and the maximum profit.

Totally agree. I cancelled my membership (since 2001) over the Scrabble mess. Just not worth it anymore. Would go back if they reinstated the old Scrabble but really think they just do not care.

OK and when can we get the old version back especially after we have paid money. Obviously nobody like the new and improved version. PLEASE give us the other verson back NOW pleae.    

I'm at the point where I'm cancelling my membership. It makes me sad, but between stupid and unnecessary game "updates", games that have given up on the concept of leveling up, and this most recent outage that has NOT responded to clearing cookies/cache, I am unsure what I'm spending money on.

Another update:

I have found that the way to play a human with "traditional" or "NSA" rules is to chose "multiplayer" (facepalm -- I should have figured that out)!

Also, I have gotten used to the game mechanics, etc.  I discovered that if you look carefully, there is a highlight around the square on the board where the tile will drop.  I actually kind of like the graphics and music now.

Clarification on the bot playing ability:  The bots have large vocabularies (other commenters have mentioned that even the beginner level can use rare words) -- but even the "expert" bots don't appear to have strategy skills (they open up premium squares, etc).

Since my last post, I have lost to the "expert" bots on (very) rare occasion, so I can no longer say I "beat them every game" -- but "expert" bots should be very challenging to play, and they are not.

The rest of my complaints I stand by, especially #1.  Even when playing another player supposedly using NSA ratings, I see no ratings, no progress on ratings, etc.

And re #3, I'm still a "beginner," even though I nearly always beat the "expert" bots (and see no progress).  Beating bots should count for these Pogo-created ratings (they aren't NSA ratings; those are gone!).

New complaint:  Even in so-called "NSA rules" games, the game is highly censored.  I did some research and found that about a year ago, 236 "slur" words were banned by the NSA, so that is part of the reason -- but I have had several mildly offensive words blocked in the new game that are NOT slurs (for example "*," which also has non-offensive uses; the noun that is the male equivalent of the word "hen," and the verb that means to move a mechanism into position for firing such as a shutter or a trigger -- also blocked was "slave," which non-offensively is also a photographic flash that fires along with other ones, and the 2nd drive on an PATA drive controller port).

Thank you all for continuing to provide your feedback, as we continue to work to improve Pogo for all our players I'll be sure to pass on your feedback to the game team.