Is the Halloween update destined to be a huge disappointment?

wagondriver4 wrote:
Fluid, we were typing at the same time. Please look at my post.

I have... There is quite a lot I could make a point of from your post. First and foremost, you atleast agree that "limited time" doesn't mean "one-time-only", as many here have a hard time with understanding. I give you thumbs up for that.

But I don't agree with most of your other points. I'll try to indirectly make my points by giving you some questions. Why don't you think that former non-character limited items can't reappear? Doesn't it make sense that "limited time" decorations from last years Halloween, or even Christmas, could reappear this year?


Furthermore, your point about repeats making less money... I actually believe this may be wrong. Atleast for the Halloween and Christmas items from last year. What you have to know and understand, is that there are A LOT more players now, than when this game was new, and surely quite a lot of those first players don't play anymore. Add to the fact that Android players were denied playing the game at this time last year, and you must see that the playerbase this time around most surely is a whole lot bigger.

If you suppose that the players are evenly distributed between iOS and Android players, and that perhaps only 20%-30% buy any premium stuff, even adding to the fact that many players has quit playing since then, I guess less than a tenth of the people currently playing this game worldwide has last years limited Halloween and Christmas items.

Since the playerbase has increased immensely since then, EA's moneymaking potential for old items are HUGE. I actually believe EA will make more money this year, on last years limited items, IF they make them reappear. This is something EA should take advantage of while their game is as hot as it currently is. And EA is in it to make money, so I can't from a marketing point understand why they wouldn't do this.

Even if you believe my calculations is way off, you have to understand that making repeats reappear doesn't cost EA too much. The coding is all there, it's just about making it available again. After they pay the programmer that uses perhaps one hour to make the coding appear again, everything will be a net gain. Unlike last year, where they had to pay the programmers for making the codes in the first place, and other miscellaneous costs associated with the Simpsons license like paying the voice actors, paying the quest dialogue writers and the like.

Based on all this, and as stated above, I believe EA will make more money this year, even on last years limited items, should they reappear.


Though I do agree with you that some things doesn't make too much sense re-releasing, like the Mayan God and the like. (Still might be EA could earn some on them too, so if they really want to make as much money as they can, they could actually make those things available too).