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Nice one, Annette! :thumbup: There isn't much we CAN do about the situation, but this is one of 'em. May have to write up a little review myself! :P
Forum Discussion
I spend a lot of money on this game, over $100. I anm a day one player.
When Tapped out started it was a fun city simulator where you had the choice of buying premium stuff, with an exact price. All events were able to complete (although the wheels were a little tricky) within the time if you gave it effort.
I always buy the cool premium stuff that helps you collect (not lottery tickets, like the eggs now). So I usually finished an event on time, with enough time to rearrange my Springfield and enjoy it.
IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR 2 YEARS. IF YOU THEN CHANGE AN EVENT SYSTEM COMPLETELY WHERE IT SUSDDENLY BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETE- IT IS LOGICAL PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN.
Now it has only been completed by ( a few) people that got very lucky or spend various amounts of donuts. So some get it all for free and the unlucky ones have to spend money- one far more then the other. I spend donuts too, but still no luck. You call that fair? If all the stuff was able to buy as well, you wouldn't hear any complaints. Now you had to put in a lot of effort (more then any previous events) to make a chance on a price.
Always winning?
Well, if like me you're having 49 fences, there is no joy to 'winning'. Or having done a lot of effort to get gold eggs and get rewarded a pink eggs box. Whoever thought of that idea for a prize at EA should be fired. And getting fewer eggs by trading, with minimal baskets in 50(!)other friends-towns. The last two weeks I've had no baskets. I have 50 friends, yet yesterday I couldn't trade pink eggs anywhere. The carrot growing doesn't always bring bunnies (AND YES I CLEARED SPRINGFIELD FIRST OF BUNNIES BEFORE TAPPING). And of course, still no Fabrege egg, while some of my freemium friends do. Good for them, but I hoped as a loyal premium spender I would get lucky too.
I had to add new friends as 20 of the friends I have had from the beginning,decided that this event is so horrible, they decided quit the whole game...
Games should be fun to play- and Tapped out can be fun- but this event... A lot of effort ( AND SPEND MONEY!) which lead to frustration and dissapointment. If I want to play a chance based game, i'll go to a casino.
And EA? They just don't respond to all the complaints on the forum here. There was a time where they realised the goal was set too high during an event (with the community prices) and they changed it. Now they stay silent. If the majority of your consumers is not enjoying the game (and even leave the game) it is time to take action and respond.
When Tapped out started it was a fun city simulator where you had the choice of buying premium stuff, with an exact price. All events were able to complete (although the wheels were a little tricky) within the time if you gave it effort.
I always buy the cool premium stuff that helps you collect (not lottery tickets, like the eggs now). So I usually finished an event on time, with enough time to rearrange my Springfield and enjoy it.
IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR 2 YEARS. IF YOU THEN CHANGE AN EVENT SYSTEM COMPLETELY WHERE IT SUSDDENLY BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLETE- IT IS LOGICAL PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN.
Now it has only been completed by ( a few) people that got very lucky or spend various amounts of donuts. So some get it all for free and the unlucky ones have to spend money- one far more then the other. I spend donuts too, but still no luck. You call that fair? If all the stuff was able to buy as well, you wouldn't hear any complaints. Now you had to put in a lot of effort (more then any previous events) to make a chance on a price.
Always winning?
Well, if like me you're having 49 fences, there is no joy to 'winning'. Or having done a lot of effort to get gold eggs and get rewarded a pink eggs box. Whoever thought of that idea for a prize at EA should be fired. And getting fewer eggs by trading, with minimal baskets in 50(!)other friends-towns. The last two weeks I've had no baskets. I have 50 friends, yet yesterday I couldn't trade pink eggs anywhere. The carrot growing doesn't always bring bunnies (AND YES I CLEARED SPRINGFIELD FIRST OF BUNNIES BEFORE TAPPING). And of course, still no Fabrege egg, while some of my freemium friends do. Good for them, but I hoped as a loyal premium spender I would get lucky too.
I had to add new friends as 20 of the friends I have had from the beginning,decided that this event is so horrible, they decided quit the whole game...
Games should be fun to play- and Tapped out can be fun- but this event... A lot of effort ( AND SPEND MONEY!) which lead to frustration and dissapointment. If I want to play a chance based game, i'll go to a casino.
And EA? They just don't respond to all the complaints on the forum here. There was a time where they realised the goal was set too high during an event (with the community prices) and they changed it. Now they stay silent. If the majority of your consumers is not enjoying the game (and even leave the game) it is time to take action and respond.
