And now my day is complete. :D

Thanks JoshJeerer, you actually answered all my questions in your unique kind of way.Glad you had a good read of my post in the last thread you made and answered the questions I posed over there in this thread.Good day to you my good sir.

JoshSherer wrote:It's getting ridiculous. When someone complains about the crappy 10 donuts we received for New Years, you have 50 EA apologists all defending them and saying "they didn't have to give you anything...be happy with what you got." I'm just going to flat out say it: I would have rather received 0 donuts than 10 donuts. Gifts can be insulting. Many of you are married or have a significant other. What if you gave her some crappy nothing gift. Maybe a few dead flowers. Would you say "Hey, I could have given you nothing! Don't be a brat, appreciate it!" No. What if your boss gave you a $100 raise after a year of working for them. Would you appreciate that since he didn't have to give you anything?10 donuts is only a gift to freemium players. Back when I was a cheapskate like most of you, I was saving up for Kearney. 10 donuts would have given me a nice push. But now I buy boatloads. 10 donuts is nothing to me and won't get me anything worthwhile. A burning bush is 20 donuts, for example. I don't need white picket fences and pink flower pots. If I wanted 10 donuts, I'd buy a golden scratch off for $.99. These gifts reward freemium players who don't help EA at all while insulting those like myself who put food on EA's employees' tables. I pay these guys and they reward you nobodies. They need to start giving better gifts to the paying players. Maybe they should charge for a premium account or something. $5 per month would make sense...then us premium people can receive better gifts. If they aren't able to do that, they need to stop inflating the premium content every update or they need to provide more donuts from tasks or something else at higher levels to compensate for the insane inflation after each level update.Also, the Christmas update is too long and the wheel is rigged. Both suck.Anyone else hear Charlie Brown's teacher voice when ya were reading what Josh wrote? Or was it just me?

Thanks for the opinions, Josh. I'm sure the game developers will consider your feedback; we've seen improvement in other aspects of gameplay, and content, which may have been a direct result of feedback.

JoshSherer wrote:It's getting ridiculous. When someone complains about the crappy 10 donuts we received for New Years, you have 50 EA apologists all defending them and saying "they didn't have to give you anything...be happy with what you got." I'm just going to flat out say it: I would have rather received 0 donuts than 10 donuts. Gifts can be insulting. Many of you are married or have a significant other. What if you gave her some crappy nothing gift. Maybe a few dead flowers. Would you say "Hey, I could have given you nothing! Don't be a brat, appreciate it!" No. What if your boss gave you a $100 raise after a year of working for them. Would you appreciate that since he didn't have to give you anything?10 donuts is only a gift to freemium players. Back when I was a cheapskate like most of you, I was saving up for Kearney. 10 donuts would have given me a nice push. But now I buy boatloads. 10 donuts is nothing to me and won't get me anything worthwhile. A burning bush is 20 donuts, for example. I don't need white picket fences and pink flower pots. If I wanted 10 donuts, I'd buy a golden scratch off for $.99. These gifts reward freemium players who don't help EA at all while insulting those like myself who put food on EA's employees' tables. I pay these guys and they reward you nobodies. They need to start giving better gifts to the paying players. Maybe they should charge for a premium account or something. $5 per month would make sense...then us premium people can receive better gifts. If they aren't able to do that, they need to stop inflating the premium content every update or they need to provide more donuts from tasks or something else at higher levels to compensate for the insane inflation after each level update.Also, the Christmas update is too long and the wheel is rigged. Both suck.It's always sad to see egos take over and ruin a good thing.

You remind me of Marmite Josh...Some love you and some hate you, but underneath that thick shell of yours we all know how soft and gooey your center is.

People here really need to stop defending EA.

joshsherer
11 years ago
LPNintendoITA wrote:
People are just jelous cause they didnt get mentioned in the game

This x 1000000000
joshsherer
11 years ago
subii42 wrote:
You say you buy boatloads of donuts now, i need to point out thats your perogative, not EA's

But i have to say i do like your premium account idea (constructive)

The point remains the same: freemium players get rewarded more than premium players. I could choose to not help EA and love the sight of 10 free donuts. Or I can help by being premium but then I find 10 donuts insulting.
joshsherer
11 years ago
cjmills82 wrote:
Nice little shot at the Christmas update. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

I've gotten everything on the wheel except Snowball and SLH sculptures, so doesn't seem to be a problem there.

What you're failing to realize is that this is a game that you WILLINGLY play and pay for. Whether you like to hear it or not, EA owes you nothing and is not forcing you to play. You don't like it, then walk away.

Do you go around telling your neighbourhood grocery store, restaurants, gas stations, etc. that they OWE you something for being a willing customer at their establishments?

Is it nice when businesses go above and beyond to reward their customers? Of course it is. Does it make them mean, heartless or incompetent if they don't? No. Because it's business. You WILLINGLY come to them for a product or service and that's how they make their money. They owe you NOTHING beyond a quality product or service. And Tapped Out is a quality game, whether you like it or not.

Neighborhood grocery stores, restaurants, gas stations, etc are still kept in check by the government. They're prevented from charging unconscionable prices and forming monopolies to charge whatever they want. EA's prices are outrageous.
undaunted001
11 years ago
JoshSherer wrote:
subii42 wrote:
You say you buy boatloads of donuts now, i need to point out thats your perogative, not EA's

But i have to say i do like your premium account idea (constructive)

The point remains the same: freemium players get rewarded more than premium players. I could choose to not help EA and love the sight of 10 free donuts. Or I can help by being premium but then I find 10 donuts insulting.
I'd pay for a premium account. But there would need to be a greater advantage over the free player. If it's like a few extra items that wouldn't be enough to warrant a premium account............IMO
joshsherer
11 years ago
MrWhiplash82 wrote:
Working in a legal profession, all I have to say is that everyone, even the vilest of perpetrators, has the right to a defender.

And what's good enough for a court of law is good enough for this forum.

What is your job? And what type of firm (if you work at a firm).
LPNintendoITA
11 years ago
JoshSherer wrote:
DarkSamus75 wrote:
Thanks JoshJeerer, you actually answered all my questions in your unique kind of way.
Glad you had a good read of my post in the last thread you made and answered the questions I posed over there in this thread.

Good day to you my good sir.

Glad to help. Unrelated but SA-X > Dark Samus.
SA-X reproduced and there were hundreds in the BSL.
Dark Samus...
SPOILERS (select under to read)
meh she just died with the Phazon. Tough we still dunno who was in that ship at the end of MP3C
jonas_alexan
11 years ago
Oh dear, I was hoping Josh's new year resolution would have been to stop playing the game.

Still, if he amuses himself, that's the most important thing with such a giant ego.
thomasnmn
11 years ago
JoshSherer wrote:
subii42 wrote:
You say you buy boatloads of donuts now, i need to point out thats your perogative, not EA's

But i have to say i do like your premium account idea (constructive)

The point remains the same: freemium players get rewarded more than premium players. I could choose to not help EA and love the sight of 10 free donuts. Or I can help by being premium but then I find 10 donuts insulting.

Again, your argument is flawed based upon faulty logic. Freemium players are not being rewarded 'more'. Everyone is being rewarded the same amount. You, as a premium player are already receiving greater rewards every millisecond you play the game, based upon the multipliers that your premium content provides. With extra xp, you get extra donuts, which in turn allows you access to more premium items and/or the ability to speed through quests and play the game faster, or more chances at the wheel, etc, etc. - however you choose to use your extra rewards.
jennylynj21
11 years ago
I grew up on a farm. I have seen animals having doing it in every position imaginable. Goat on chicken. Chicken on goat. Couple of chickens doing a goat. Couple of pigs watching. Whoever drew this got it exactly right.
mirceaiulius
11 years ago
I am a free member (never paid for donuts yet) and I found the 10 donuts new year event as a pleasant surprise. I don't really understand why this is offending for premium members... I mean it's not like only freemium members received these donuts.. we all did!

EA please keep the free donuts coming!