Terrible Management of this Game
There’s a theory about Reviews that the individuals that leave them only ever have polarizing opinions on the product/service - either Amazing or Horrific. The 10 year anniversary updates looked promising and are landing like the Hindenburg. For me, I already was forever committed on free to play because I refuse to pay to get ahead on this app and reward the poor decisions Management makes for the direction of this app. Here’s what matters to me:
1. Relic Delta completely destroys efficient roster building and makes it an Arms Race to relic up rosters, and return to the game state that was there prior to Relic Delta. If you don’t - your roster utilization immediately shrinks. With characters already expensive to acquire the shards and gear up - Management only increased required investment.
2. Coliseum stinks. Having to spend crystals or cash to get the materials to get the characters to a useable place is insulting. Daily mini bosses? Could be interesting! Locking our roster and usable characters? What are we doing? The rewards do not reflect the investment put in.
3. Era challenges is laughable. Saw adjustments are coming. I have zero faith management will make it worthwhile.
If management wants to decrease the player base to only those who have the means and willingness to spend the cash to get ahead for use and enjoyment out of this game - they are succeeding. You will lose players who don’t spend dollars on this app, and you will lose players who do spend dollars and don’t feel like they’re getting fair exchange of the money spent.
This is fixable - completely unwind the Relic Delta system (can keep relic 10), open up the roster for Coliseum, and reformat the Era Challenges mode completely. Loan us the characters you expect us to use the new character with, like you did with the marquee event.
You made it 10 years with this app. You may not make it 1 more without changes.