That's a serious question... I'm 9 years deep, and this game is no longer fun or exciting. Is it supposed to be fun, or just a money/time sink? Right now, it is not fun, and I spent money to feel less value than ever before. The whole "you get more over time" is HUGE issue for me. I'm done giving more time. I've started a family in the time I've played this game. I guess this is my goodbye. It hurts... sunk cost fallacy is real, but goodbye.
I feel the same way. I've spent good money on this particular game. And I have not gotten any of the players I paid for. Or for some reason they won't let me get Darth Malak. Because for the last 5 or 6 years I've been trying. And it's gotten so bad. Yes you are absolutely right though. It used to fun.
Same here.
I think a huge problem is that once you've used up all of your energy and bought what you can with the available currency you have, there's nothing much else to do until when the next events activate and the refreshes occur. There needs to be something you can do in-game to kill time that doesn't require using energy or waiting around to activate.
A suggestion I made was to include to Sabacc and Pazaak to play while you wait where you could also bet your excess currency and gear. Would be beneficial long-term for both the players and developers / EA.
Idea: Sabacc and Pazaak | EA Forums - 4997042
Fun is a stretch, most of the time. It's supposed to cater to our need to complete collections, without having to fill up our homes with actual junk. For me it does just that. The fun is mostly what happens around the game, not in it - Discord friends, Forums, Spreadsheets.
It's a distraction, and something to do while waiting for something better to do.
TBH, my motivation to play is dwindling more and more as the newERA update sets in.
I already gave up when the marquee events were flooding the events board. I can complain until I am blue in the face but doesn't really matter, the only thing that changes is that my roster grows and grows with more 5* incomplete characters.
I consistently upgraded the Conquest pass, that's $20, then I bought the ERA pass, another $20, then to progress the new marquee character to try and be semi competitive, I spent $29 on the Huyang bundle.
At least before all the "passes and marquee" events, I felt value in what I was spending on, relic bundles, Kryos bundles, LS packs, calendars etc.
Now? I am reaching the point now where I don't feel like spending $$ at all.....
I started playing about 4 years ago because even though whales had a clear advantage over f2p, it was still a f2p friendly games. In the past 1.5 - 2 years though it has been moving toward catering trust fund kids who can afford to spend thousands of dollars daily.
