That they don't charge us for the game, does not make them saints. Pay to play is dying, they get more money out of this way. I've spent 60 on this game in about 2 months. When I was a kid simcity cost 20 bucks and I could build freely, without all these time restrictions and having to unlock more land to build on. This game sucks you in and is easy to find yourself dropping 10 or 20 bucks here and there, it adds up. They are making a lot of money on this game, and they really don't you defending them.
Some may complain too much, or make too big of a deal about it no doubt. But none the less is this not the place for us to address our concerns, do you really think video game designers pay no attention to the chatter about their games and try to improve them? I've spent 60 dollars on the game in 2 months, if they don't listen they are not bright. I don't like the randomness of the contest of mayors, clearly I am not the only one. It's not in the best spirit of fair competition. Why do I want to continue doing it if the time money and effort into purchasing forth are not fairly rewarded? Playing this game is a waste of my life, and realistically I'm always looking for a reason to stop. This might just do it for me. I worked my way up to the megalopolis league, had gotten 1st or second in everyone I tried up to this point. Was going thru doing the most valuable assignments, well I've got 12 of the 50 assignments left, and I'm almost 40k behind the leader. I spent more money to get thru some assignments and hopefully catch up, but it was a waste as I have no chance now, in fact I'll be lucky to make it out of the small prize. Other because of lack of skill or planning. I have almost 50 items for upgrading tokyo/London etc homes, haven't gotten a single assignment to upgrade anything but one standard residential worth 800. * that mess. It's such a hassle keeping this * in my inv, saving those upgrades for the contest, and then to not get any, 40 assignments in...yes life is random, doesn't mean we want our video games that way too. Surely there is a way to make it more fair, and avoid the issue of ties. If they want to keep my business they will look into it.
