Re: Global Trading is broken.

Yes it is wrong to threaten someone and "righting" a "wrong" by inspiring a "wrong" is not the answer.

I too, have read and replied to many posts concerning the GTHQ's. Its not impossible to purchase needed items; you need to be persistent and to dig deep. Does the GTHQ have a problem, yes definitely. Millions of players, listing 1-12 items each and yet only 24 cities are represented at one time. Giving us a chance at 300 items or less (viewable at one time) vs millions of potential.

Some of the earlier comments on the GTHQ are:

Allowing us to log into the market in order to see all that is there, not just to display 24 out of those millions of cities

Logging in could lead to purchasing, bartering and plain old gratuity's to a friend or potential friend

Logging in could lead to interaction of players, take out the FB aspect and go right to the "friend" to do business with

Having a "general store" for purchasing items on EA's servers could work as well.

Setting all this up on EA's servers should be a snap

All we can do is to keep letting EA know our "wants" to make this game better. I don't think forcing anyone is the correct way.

nw8240bp

Hi nw8240bp

Really! Moralising is going to solve the problem? Think!

I have been sitting the last 4 days trying to buy 1 'dozer wheel and 3 exhausts. That's the problem. I am simply trying to show the extent of my frustration. Sometimes people WON'T move until forced just look around you and at history, the examples abound, from large world shaking ones to little problems like ours.

At any rate, as I am overseas I couldn't carry out the threat even if I wanted to, which I don't. But as long as simpleton moralists like you keep moralising we certainly won't get a positive result.

And EA keeps ignoring the problem and laughing all the way to the bank!

Just saying.

sfury1

You never even read my post. If you would have then you would already know how I feel about this topic. I have written many posts about the GTHQ's and the fact that it is not working to the players advantage. Did you read any of those other posts? Obviously not.

So yes the moral thing to say hear is: knocking, slandering or putting down someone to get them to do something for you is insane. That has never worked in my entire life. But as stated in my other posts positive suggestions will work.

nw8240bp

PS I see that the community manager did not like the comments either

To nw8240bp

Shame.

Do you think you are taking this free mobile game a little too serious?

rougue32,

That may be a possibility. I still work full time Monday thru Friday, 50-53 hours per week. I spend only a 1/2 hour per day playing the game. So the time I spend on this game is not a lot of time but I would still think that EA would level the playing field not matter if you are serious or not see below.

rougue32 I am not disagreeing with you: its not true in my case but how can we explain to the players that have spent a lot of their own money on this game that "you are taking this too serious"? How can we say that to them after the money they spent and then the playing rules are not fair?

I have responded to several players that have spent hundreds of dollars and have apologized on EA's part to them for the games shortcomings. Why would I apologize? Just because I am passionate towards other human beings. I don't want to see them spend precious dollars on a game that should not be taken seriously. Who is at fault then? Maybe EA should change this freemium game to a one time purchase price and then we play on and on without regard to the rules. Lets face it: this game is a twist on the freemium game model and EA's position is to make money wherever it can. They are a "for profit corporation" and they are doing all they can to make money. I just wish the playing rules were fair, because after all EA is making money at our expense.

nw8240bp