Contest of Mayors season reduced to 3 weeks

Looks like the Contest of Mayors is now 3 weeks, instead of 4 weeks. Wow!  

13 seasons in one year previously, now 17 seasons per year.  Fantastic marketing from someone who should be watched closely.  If my premium pass will only last for 3 weeks, I’ll quit getting the premium pass.  

The result will be a loss of 13 premium pass events, not a gain of 4!  Hey, here is a fantastic marketing idea!  Cut the season to 2 weeks!  Now you have 26 seasons. Don’t bother to change anything.  Then try to justify the move when overall participation drops 50% or more!  

I have participated in 63 contests, 155 contest rank.  I would state with confidence that 63  is the entire history of the contest of Mayors. I have purchased the Premium Pass on each, almost like a monthly subscription.  

The timing for moving to a 3 week cycle is interesting. I noticed during the last season how dull the whole contest has become.  However, I completed it up to tier 40 or so.  This time I really don’t have a lot of interest. I allowed myself to slide down to the City league for the first time.  This season will be the first time I haven’t completed the 38th tier.  Reduce the season time frame and leave the old tired game the same.   

This would explain why the participation is slipping.    

I am not sure how long I have played this game, 10+ years.   I have seen some improvements and I’ve seen changes I wasn’t interested in:

Wars-Not a fan. Limited inventory storage didn’t allow stockpiling additional items and still be competitive in Contest of Mayors-Had to be in an Alliance and other games available

Monsters- Not a fan. Limited inventory storage didn’t allow stockpiling additional items and still be competitive in Contest of Mayors.

Design Challenge-I enjoy this, however it is also neglected.  Same designs roll over and over, and often miss a normal holiday by a week.   Rewards seem to be less desirable.  

Railroads-BORING! TOTALLY BORING!! Way too much effort required for an incredibly minuscule, stingy return.  I play a Train specific game and I can watch the trains move and upgrade them in a straight forward manner.  The train upgrade in SimCity is a convoluted nightmare!  Even then, it’s pointless because the station is limited in max passengers. 

I was never hesitant to spend actual money on the game.  It’s been a long time since there is anything worth spending money to gain.  Has that idea crossed anyone’s mind?

The problem is not that established players don’t spend money.  The problem is established players don’t have anything worth spending money for!