New Galactic Challenge problem
Ok, so i, like most people, see the introduction of a Season Pass to a game as the heralding of the end, but i appreciate that something needs to be done with the game. Now, unlike most people, i don't have as much a problem with most of the changes. Sure, it's annoying that we aren't getting as much rewards for the daily stuff anymore, but it's only a little bit, so i'm not too hung up on it. That being said, the Galactic Challenge is another matter
So, i'm not a person who likes to throw their toys out of the pram when something changes, i appreciate that it's usually necessary... But what REALLY gets my goat is when a game locks a previously free gameplay feature behind a pay wall... That's what we like to call "Super Scummy Behaviour that treats players as, rather than humans, simply as blocks that the publisher has to punch money out of like Super Mario" When you released the Conquest with the Season Pass, that was fine. It was a brand new feature that was geared towards those who pay and i have absolutely 0 problem with that. But it's the fact that a feature that has been in the game for almost 4 years now has had half of their rewards requirements replaced with "Pay real world money!" is a REALLY low blow.
Might i recommend the compromise of giving us back the 4 rewards systems we previously had, with the 2 "Buy the Season Pass and New Character or Go To Hell!!!" requirements as an extra incentive for those of us who have enough money to pour into a mobile game?
I have recommended this game to people in the past, but as it stands now, i can no longer in good conscience do it. And I know the old "Bye-bye, 1 player will not be missed!" mentality of EA, but i'm hoping that enough people will also follow the lead, then you may be forced to change some of the quite terrible choices back into a reasonable state.