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11 years ago
teo47 wrote:
Great post! Regarding the chance aspect of the event and its relationship to video slots in casinos, one of the aspects of video slots that can keep players playing despite losing money repeatedly is the result in which the player "almost wins" a big prize, which has been shown to make a player feel similarly to how he does when he actually does win. In video slots, this is done by giving the player all but one of the reels needed to win a big prize, then the last reel comes up as a loser. In Tapped Out, it's the rotation of prizes landing on Shari Bobbins or the Blocko Store but then ticking over to fences or a tree right at the last second.
Ultimately, I believe the responsibility lies with the player to set a budget and not spend more than he can afford - it's extremely difficult to do this when you always feel like you're one box away from getting that big prize, but it can be done! I am also interested in the psychology of why we feel so strongly about needing to have EVERY available prize. Do we feel inferior if our friends have Shari Bobbins walking around their towns but we don't? Maybe a little bit...I think the funny thing though is that I actually pay very little attention to what buildings and characters my friends have in their towns, so it's probably a bit silly to be overly concerned about what I don't have in mine!
I agree that it's up to us to not spend our money on this, but I do think that a lot of us premium players expected EA to be more stand-up about this. It's my fault for spending my money, I thought I could trust EA to not stack the odds so against their loyal customers. I've never been one of those people who whines about the "greedy corporations". I'm very pro-free market, but I'm totally turning into one of them when it comes to EA. These tactics are just plain greedy and a slap-in-the-face to the players who considered them a decent company who wouldn't put greed before the consumer. Oh well, lesson learned I guess. I WON'T be making this same mistake in the future. If I (as well as others) had just won one good thing for hundreds of donuts, I wouldn't be so against EA right now. It's very plain that they ripped us off. The odds shouldn't be this bad.
What I don't get is why do they want to alienate their paying customers. I probably sound like a broken record, but this only gets them a lot of money in the short term, money spent before people were privy to the shady odds. In the long term, I don't think it'll pay off. Too many people are learning the hard way and won't take the risk in the future. TSTO isn't marketed towards gamblers. It's marketed towards fans of the show. A lot of us are not gamblers, so we're not going to gamble, especially when the odds are so bad. I hope they listen to our complaints, but something tells me that money speaks to them in a much louder and persuasive voice than we do.
About why we want Shary Bobbins...In my case, I LOVE that episode and I love having new characters, especially unique, kooky ones. My favorite premiums are Crazy Cat Lady and Hans Moleman. I like the random, weird Springfielders in my town. I don't know why other people want her, but those are my reasons.
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