Instant Upgrade Offers
@EA_Jesse Bit more transparency here please. Who qualifies as the small number of players? Spenders? Long time players? Also, a description of how this works would be great too. Give us non qu...
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"Phlebotomy_Jones;233356" wrote:"Dekayingsoul;233124" wrote:"Phlebotomy_Jones;233110" wrote:
Horrible execution. This instant upgrade replaces almost no effort in the game...
Even my 8 year old thinks it's a giant rip off.
Following the Lando Fiasco and the rumored upcoming Poe/Phasma promotion, it really feels like the devs put little to no effort or thought into rewarding players but countless hours into finding ways to skim money.
The character of the month hasn't been worthwhile, the crystal subscriptions replaced with a worse offer, the training droid bundles, the event and challenge rewards, ridiculously priced character packs which never return, Aurodium packs...the list just goes on and on…
Although my kid's pretty wise for her age, I just can't believe there are regular players spending money in this game. Oh I know someone always will, and there is lots of evidence that 1% of players support the industry...but why not draw in the casual spenders too?
When the game launched in Dec., the prices and rewards had me pushing the game and even spending.
Haven't spent a dime since the TFA bundle, and there hasn't been a single change since which has encouraged me to.
This isn't one either, I'm actually a little insulted at the pricing.
I thought this game was handling the freemium model better....boy have I been fooled.
I still like the game, but it's going to take a big change of direction to get any more money from me. I know that's a tiny ripple in the ocean...
Sorry didn't mean this to be a rant, but abusive freemium monetization really irritates me and this seems like another step down that road.
Players have the right to spend their money anyway they want to, and the Dervs have the right to try to make money as games are not ran by volunteers. It's your choice if you want to pay or not.
Thanks for clarifying that; I had no idea there was a free enterprise system in which companies sought profit, nor that I had any choice in the matter. Now I can make better informed decisions, which was kinda the point…
My comment was essentially an inditement of the freemium system and the consequent deferment of my participation in this particular iteration.
There's an interesting article about freemium game models here, if you want to better inform yourself too:
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/03/23/free-to-play-games-are-not-the-way-forward-for-mobile-gaming/
From your link.
"Another way to keep keen players coming back would be to reduce the privileges given in purchases so they will need to buy more to play more."
Seems to be what CG/EA has decided
