I like* the BONUS prize idea.

so whats going on?????

"gamersometimes;1524339" wrote:
so whats going on?????

TL;dr.. the is content you can only get now by buying donuts. It does not appear to be limited so you can take as much time as needed to get it but in order to do so you eventually will have to spend some cash. :)

I have bought boatloads in the past and that combined with general frugality and all the bonuts of late means I don't need to buy anymore for a while. So with that mindset, I find it hard to disconnect from the idea that I have to spend AUD$200+ to get these items.

On the other hand, if this happened last year or when I needed to buy donuts, I'd have no problem with the idea that these items are a nice bonus with my purchase.

"jaztee123;1524349" wrote:
I have bought boatloads in the past and that combined with general frugality and all the bonuts of late means I don't need to buy anymore for a while. So with that mindset, I find it hard to disconnect from the idea that I have to spend AUD$200+ to get these items.

On the other hand, if this happened last year or when I needed to buy donuts, I'd have no problem with the idea that these items are a nice bonus with my purchase.

Do you love all of the prizes that much? I think the best prizes are the first three, which would be $35 American dollars. I don't think I would tell anyone outside of the game that I spend real money on drawings that appear on a screen, but I don't think $35's too bad. The statue for $100 real dollars is not going to happen. I'll just have to live without it.

"bluntcard;1524355" wrote:


Do you love all of the prizes that much? I think the best prizes are the first three, which would be $35 American dollars. I don't think I would tell anyone outside of the game that I spend real money on drawings that appear on a screen, but I don't think $35's too bad. The statue for $100 real dollars is not going to happen. I'll just have to live without it.

No I don't, I might eventually get the pack that comes with Jebidiah and the one with the RV though. Those are two I'd buy if they were in the store for donuts. The rest I'd pass on. So that's what I mean, the items aren't actually enough to push me to buy donuts that I (at this point in time) don't need.

Ah, I see your point. I think they'll make some real money from this. It will be interesting to see what happens.

"bluntcard;1524372" wrote:
Ah, I see your point. I think they'll make some real money from this. It will be interesting to see what happens.

Agreed! If you were someone in the market for donuts anyway, it's a win-win.

I was getting ready for a few donuts so I've already purchased the package with characters and will most likely get the one with the RV in the new year but not sure if I'll bother with the top purchase just for a decoration but should say Gil turn up with an offer for a few extra donuts on top of the decoration then maybe, IMHO if you purchase the boatload then I feel that they should have given you all the characters / decorations but that's just me.

so it's not going to be a mini event giving all players a sort-of expansion relevant to the game, it's going to be a cash grab so that some players can spend a fortune on pixels for a game. Awesome. Oh, and 2 days before Christmas too.

Wasted opportunity not to make it a proper event (*reserve the right to change mind if they do indeed release more Shelbyvillians). Polarising decision to make it so expensive to get all, and in such odd combos too. Not 1, 2, 1+2, 1+2+3.. nope, just 1, 2 or 3 - or, and, as it could be. Great! Buy all, have loads of donuts, which you can earn easier than ever before, and then wait for new things to spend it on.

Not keen on this. They already moved away from in-game cash to donuts for content, now this could signal the beginning of just buying more donuts. That, IMO, would see plenty of players drifting away from the game.

Of course I realise no one is forced to buy it, or in fact, do anything at all, but this smarts a bit..

I just bought the first three :D