I must have missed the announcement that EA had become a non-profit business. To say that their motivation is for profit would be to state the obvious. Aren't most companies in business to make a profit? Aren't the companies that we work for in business to make a profit. The money that funds your paycheck doesn't fall from the sky
granted we all hate EA.. But all the things that we complain about are what makes this game challenging. If it was easy it would be boring. Maybe those who score higher than we do are just better players than we are. How could that be?
I also missed the memo that stated the this game promised to be fair. Could the perception that it is unfair actually be sour grapes?
lets look at it from another perspective. Why would a customer who admittedly doesn't spend money on a product expect to be treated as a priority? The reality is as customers we do spend money and still get rotten service from our vendors. Can you say ATT?
to play this game is optional. If you don't like it don't play it. If you think EA is lying or cheating us, maybe you should write your Congressman!
@bettysadog wrote:
granted we all hate EA..
I've heard multiple people say this over the last few weeks. I don't hate EA. In fact, EA has brought some of the best entertaining games for decades. I still bring out Lord of the Rings The Battle for Middle Earth from time to time, which is on my Top 5 EA games of all time. I love most of EA's games that are not sports games. It's only been since this micro-transaction craze that game developers have gotten onto that people have turned from love to hate. You may have personal preferences like someone who doesn't like Lord of the Rings probably wouldn't like The Battle for Middle Earth, but that's a personal preference thing and not actual hatred for a company producing entertainment for the masses.
I can say I hate the micro-transactions. I can see paying one set price for a game, but never a game that you pay for over and over again, which is why I play the free side of them and ignore the pay side. There was no free part of The Battle for Middle Earth. It was one set price, you pay it, you play it. EA has made SimCity BuildIt in a fashion that you don't have to pay for it at all. Things are slow going if you don't, but you don't have to pay, then with the addition of Epic Projects, I really have nothing at all to complain about for a game that hasn't cost me a cent.
I understand your frustration I witnessed a city win 3 straight weeks scoring 120, 120, & 118 - but I look at it a little differently. Regardless of how many feeder cities or coalitions may or may not be involved I am impressed with their results. It takes an average of roughly 2,200 points per assignment to achieve this result. Think of the hours they must have put in for this achievement. Here I am with no coalition and no feeder city trying to compete - and still finished in the top 10 all 3 weeks. Sometimes just as in real life you run into an individual who is just better on a given day. I'm a competitor and thrive on the challenge which will make me better next time. So I figuratively extend my hand and congratulations to the victor and walk away knowing I did my best and enjoyed the effort. I always heared it's about the journey and not the destination. Good luck whatever you decide to do - but if you enjoy the challenges do your best and let that be your reward.
Found an interesting thing this contest,did not do the first vu and never got another offer all game,same with gold keys and the restoration, it just worked the ones on the top and had repeats on these.
