MobileGamer tells the truth

Stop kvetching. Sound like spoiled brats.

Carrie wasn't bad at all. The one thing she got hammered over was her telling the truth. To paraphrase:

Q: Do you expect that people will spend $4000 on this game?

A: Well, yes. People have done that in the past, so we expect that people will do that in the future.

She also went on to say that they don't want anyone to spend at a level that is uncomfortable for them. A bunch of people got bent out of shape because she said the equivalent of "We do expect that the sun will rise tomorrow," but they twisted her words to be something like, "We demand people get out their own chariots and drag the sun across the sky!"

She never said that you have to spend that much money, or that anyone has to spend that much money. Someone asked her if she expects that people would do that and, surprise! She spoke the truth according to the data.

I always thought that explosion was the weirdest thing ever. Her meaning was plain as day, but people insisted she meant something completely different.

And DOUBLE SECRET SURPRISE: She was right! people have admitted on these forums to spending hundreds on GA$. It is what it is. People spend money on this game. CG knows that, and they count on that. That's how they can afford to invest money to pay the salaries of the coders who got the game off the ground in the first place. Of course they expected people would spend money. If they didn't expect that, the game would never have existed in the first place.

But people decided to destroy her for saying only what was completely obvious, and now we as a community are surprised that no one at CG wants to wade into the shark pit and actually communicate with us.

(And don't get me wrong, they get paid a salary, so they should communicate with us even if we are a shark pit. But we sure as heck don't make it easy when we pillory people for stating verifiable facts.)

Eh. My solution is easier—just stop caring. This game is a ton of fun for me. I don’t buy the newest characters, though I spend a little a year on the basis that I feel you should, if you have to ability to, support the things you enjoy monetarily. Maybe $40 a year, all totaled up.

I finish around 160 in arena and win about as many TWs as I lose. I can unlock Legendaries and will usually get the 7th star on the second time around. I still don’t have Malak and will probably get General Anakin next time around.

Just stop caring. The game is fun, don’t let it stress you out. Just play and work towards something at all times.

Yes, I agreed 100% with Mobilegamer's video, and then the more recent one where he is very angry for this Malak shards debacle.

McMole, and DarthMicrotransaction also quit around the time of the release of relics.

They all had similar criticisms for why they quit or are angry with the state of the game in their videos. I have had a few people in my arena shards and guild quit in recent weeks as well with similiar sentiments, and I am teetering over quitting,

The game is just a cash cow with little to no regard for what the community wants, and the grind has gotten worse, instead of better like the Devs try to claim in their Q&As and state of the game posts. Yes, things like carbantis have become more available, but then they added gear 13, relics, and Kyrotech, which when you do the total net amount of everything the grind has been steadily getting worse, and not better like they argue.

It is ridiculous that people worked hard or spent hard for General Anakin and will be stuck at 5* for months as people get the shards for him with tokens that are needed for gear. Geonosis also rewards less of the original tokens than the equivalent with Hoth so that makes it even worse than Malak. At least Malak was useful at 5*, and Anakin isn't much. Malak had the luxury of gear 11 still being competitive, while with relics gear 11 just does not cut it anymore.

I feel like I wasted 4 zetas, and a lot of effort to get a useless character. Can't use him in TB when it will be released, can't use him in raids, can't use him in arena, and he is just going to be a back up team in GAC... As has been explained so eloquently by mobilegamer this game rewards hoarders, and punishers those spending their in-game resources.

The state of the game feels like the community is in an abusive relationship with lots of hollow promises from the devs, lots of new features we are supposed to look forward to that just come out in the very distant future, doing nice things once in a while so they can argue that they do stuff for us while they are really making things more frustrating from all the 'negative' stuff. It is like being gaslighted.

"Blackula;c-1987047" wrote:

"Piewalker;c-1987011" wrote:
Players can spend money to get things earlier or wait to get them for free. That’s how these games work. What has increased is the entry requirements and therefore the amount of money or the length of time to wait. Mobile’s anger is really at himself for spending over $700 to unlock Skywalker because he then didn’t have GET to 7* him. He could’ve waited, saved that money and hoarded GET but he wanted to unlock him on the first run. His choice. A bad choice. He realises then descends into the salt mine and lashes out at CG. The baby-faced pillock.

Swing and a miss

Oh really?! Shoot, I thought I was spot on. ?

"taquillasun;c-1987182" wrote:

"mikk207;c-1987052" wrote:

"taquillasun;c-1987009" wrote:

"mikk207;c-1986429" wrote:

"CCyrilS;c-1986427" wrote:

"mikk207;c-1986424" wrote:

"CCyrilS;c-1986417" wrote:

"mikk207;c-1986414" wrote:
the youtubers are not better than ea/cg.
it is ok to complain about things beeing wrong, but advertising other mobile games at the same time and overhype them (well, not so much by mg but certainly the others) has a bitter taste.

seems some cash has flown

Cg and youtubers only exist to make money. It's not wrong, but you should always keep that in mind.

sure, but this aggressive advertising undermines their integrity in my opinion

Aggressive advertising? Idk what you're talking about

implementing and overhyping a different game while complaining about another game is aggressive advertising imo, but you can call it differently.
my main point still stands

It is their channel. They can do whatever they want.

If you dont see the real fact here, I will try to shed some light.

You get mad because they're mad and possibly suggesting players to try a different game.

That would mean less people and less in this game, and that ultimately affects the health of this game.

So while you tell people to not complain, and drive them away by dismissing their grief, you're essentially doing the same thing as you're accusing the youtubers of doing. Driving folks away from swgoh and affecting the lingevity of the game.

More over, if you had watched that video youd'd also understand, the people who make that other game are not run by anyone else. They're their own studio.

And again, the biggest thing is, youtubers can do what they want on their channel. EA/CG terminated the GC program. They have no reason to capitulate to EA/CG. What you see ia unfetted and candid and unfiltered take. And, they have everything to lose by doing so, yet are brave enough to do it. The health of the game relates to the health of their channel and relates to the health of their checkbook.

of course they can do whatever they like in their channel, but I can have my opinion about it.

you should learn to read what I wrote.
I never said nor think what you assumed.
If the game dies, it dies. It is as simple as that.
It is just a mobile game, so nothing to het mad about.

next thing, I never said people should not complain. they can complain as much as they like, I dont care.

but I see it with a bitter taste when they complain and advertise a different game in the same breath.
they get paid for advertising these games you know.
at least ahnaldt told openly about his new sponsor.
this is my take on it, if you see it differently, it is your right to do so, but dont talk **** about what I said or what my intention is !

Yeha whatever. You're wrong. I don't care what plea you make. Stuff it.

now thats an argument. congrats

"Blackula;c-1986840" wrote:

"CandymanJML2;c-1986192" wrote:

"Mol9961;c-1986131" wrote:

"CandymanJML2;c-1986090" wrote:
MobileGamer cries and rants about everything. Heck he'd probably find a reason to whine if CG just let everyone keep what they got.

Dude. At least state facts. Mobile gamer hardly ever complains. Clearly you didn’t watch this video. Mobile gamer is spot on

I watched the video, I do agree that the game has basically become an episode of hoarders. But MG has a habit of whining about every **** thing. He complains way too much in most of his videos. That's probably just my opinion of him though. Seems to me you need to brush up on his videos because most of them has him complaining about something

Did it ever occur to you that the complaints were present b/c they are valid?

Complaints are valid yes, my point is that it seems ALL he does is complain as if there aren't any good things about this game at all. If there weren't any good qualities about this game, none of us would really be here. Hes just negative about everything it seems and it is annoying.

"CandymanJML2;c-1987242" wrote:

"Blackula;c-1986840" wrote:

"CandymanJML2;c-1986192" wrote:

"Mol9961;c-1986131" wrote:

"CandymanJML2;c-1986090" wrote:
MobileGamer cries and rants about everything. Heck he'd probably find a reason to whine if CG just let everyone keep what they got.

Dude. At least state facts. Mobile gamer hardly ever complains. Clearly you didn’t watch this video. Mobile gamer is spot on

I watched the video, I do agree that the game has basically become an episode of hoarders. But MG has a habit of whining about every **** thing. He complains way too much in most of his videos. That's probably just my opinion of him though. Seems to me you need to brush up on his videos because most of them has him complaining about something

Did it ever occur to you that the complaints were present b/c they are valid?

Complaints are valid yes, my point is that it seems ALL he does is complain as if there aren't any good things about this game at all. If there weren't any good qualities about this game, none of us would really be here. Hes just negative about everything it seems and it is annoying.

I haven’t watched his videos in awhile, but it seemed to me he used to be pretty positive and excited about the game. Perhaps he’s gotten more negative over the last few months just like a lot of people have and a lot of that is valid?

"CandymanJML2;c-1987242" wrote:
Complaints are valid yes, my point is that it seems ALL he does is complain as if there aren't any good things about this game at all. If there weren't any good qualities about this game, none of us would really be here. Hes just negative about everything it seems and it is annoying.

In the Mobilegamer video right at the start he literally states how he loves the game, it is the best game he has played over the last four years and he notes how people don't like to hear constant complaints. He does this right at the opening.

Afterwards he decided the handling of this event is so messed up that it deserves to be pointed out. He loves the game, he enjoys playing but he hates the direction the game is headed.

Mobilegamer is salty because he couldnt buy his way to what he wanted... he spent $765 to get a toon that requires some strategic resource managment skill to max.

It was pretty obvious to me that a LS toon was coming to the Guild Event Store to balance out Malak. Thats why ill have my 7* GS in 3 weeks... completely f2p.

I have no sympathy for p2w players who get bottlenecked because they assume they can buy their way to the top every time. Thats what bugs me about Mobilegamer's rant. He is just a bad player who sucks at resource managment because he buys his way through the game... never has to make hard choices about what he wants, so he doesnt have a clue how to manage resources... the fact he still doesnt have a 7* Malak is pure comedy to me.