Yearbook mb has become permanent?
with this update the ymb has got it's end date removed. in fact there is no written end date to it. is it permanent?
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I can think of a rationale for EA to keep the album/box/whatever permanently. In the old days, a new player could come along, see some "old timers'" towns, and think to themselves "Gosh. If I work hard at this game, maybe I can have a town with those things in it." There were a FEW items (only a few 'event's had taken place and the towns were not immersed in special-event items.) The VAST majority of items in other towns were level-related and it was merely a case of willingness to put in time and effort to get what the bulk of neighbor towns had. And a bit of premium items. (My main wish was for the bowling alley. It was right there in my store. It was only a matter of time.)
99% of the items in towns were available to all.
But now that the game is virtually overrun with event items, mostly time-limited, when a new player looks at a "typical" town, they find that the vast majority of what they see will not be in their town. Ever. The game is now event-driven. They will see awesome areas covering a town, NONE of which will be possible for them.
99% of what they see in well-established towns will NEVER be available to all.
That might not be a goal that many share, but frankly I'd be turned off by a game that offered completely different content than I was going to see.
The album gives them a "chance" of getting some stuff they especially like.
And EA is making a friggin FORTUNE from players who think they are only paying "30 donuts" when in reality they are paying a lot more because odds are good that they won't get that item on their first try. Or second try, for that matter.
It's brilliant, in my opinion. :)
99% of the items in towns were available to all.
But now that the game is virtually overrun with event items, mostly time-limited, when a new player looks at a "typical" town, they find that the vast majority of what they see will not be in their town. Ever. The game is now event-driven. They will see awesome areas covering a town, NONE of which will be possible for them.
99% of what they see in well-established towns will NEVER be available to all.
That might not be a goal that many share, but frankly I'd be turned off by a game that offered completely different content than I was going to see.
The album gives them a "chance" of getting some stuff they especially like.
And EA is making a friggin FORTUNE from players who think they are only paying "30 donuts" when in reality they are paying a lot more because odds are good that they won't get that item on their first try. Or second try, for that matter.
It's brilliant, in my opinion. :)
