BUT for the people who do surely a 7% bonus is ridiculous? You could buy 7 Police cars for 280 Donuts and get a 14% bonus.
If you're just interested in the multiplier, you could have spent 300 donuts into one of the Sipmsons Snowmen, which gives 2% for 20 donuts. That was the very best multiplier for donuts investment I've ever seen. So, 300 donuts would be 30% which is more than 4 times the multiplier you get for the whale.
I think the whale is a very nice item which I would like to have, but certainly not for 300 donuts...
I read somewhere, that EA makes a lot of money from completists, or a small number people that invest large sums into this game. I think these expensive items are addressed to this section of costumers. I am OK with that. I am willing to invest some money, but I know I won't purchase all items. Therefore I have to decide what item is worth it to me, and which one is not. The decision for the whale is quite clear...
Well, I blew 14 bucks for much worse than a game that I enjoy daily since months and that keeps me entertained (I actually cant say that about any other game I have ever played so far).
Dont go for pure logic when buying (like whats your mulitplier or how decorative it is). Think of it as redeeming yourself for something that you did that week/month. Buying just becaus of is probably not the right thing and wont make you happy.
I read somewhere, that EA makes a lot of money from completists, or a small number people that invest large sums into this game. I think these expensive items are addressed to this section of costumers. I am OK with that. I am willing to invest some money, but I know I won't purchase all items. Therefore I have to decide what item is worth it to me, and which one is not. The decision for the whale is quite clear...
I think it is very likely that the kind of player you are describing there will be way beyond worrying too much about in-game income/XP and multiplier, so 7% or 20% won't matter if the item itself appeals to them.
I am not a completist by any stretch, but it is just starting to dawn on me that I probably don't need to worry too much about multiplier anymore, having gone from less than $1m in in-game cash at the start of the Christmas event to over $5.5m (and growing every day) now.
I'm still not ready to blow 300 donuts on one item yet though!
I read somewhere, that EA makes a lot of money from completists, or a small number people that invest large sums into this game. I think these expensive items are addressed to this section of costumers.
this is how EA sees completionists
i've bought things for this game but 300 doughnuts for something that does nothing much but a fancy animation and 7% bonus?
it's basically $20 for 300 doughnuts.. granted less if you buy more but the point remains that's it's a massive rip off for something that doesn't add a new premium character with a building questline and tasks
honestly it seems like even if they made something 2400 doughnuts ($100) that people will still buy it.
I have to have every item tho i've been playing almost 2years now so not to buy something new is very difficult not too :twisted:
Yes, I'm finding it extremely hard not to buy it. Although not having the extra money at the moment is helping, haha. I really want the whale to go on the other side of all my greenpeace boats.
Not in my opinion. I actually had to call my wife during lunch break to stop her from buying it just so that I can be there when we get it hahaha
I bought it as soon as i saw it, i only had 331 donuts left so had to buy another 300 to get the plane and Brandine Tbh i dont regret it specially as the whale does have a good animation
I have to have every item tho i've been playing almost 2years now so not to buy something new is very difficult not too :twisted:
Yes, I'm finding it extremely hard not to buy it. Although not having the extra money at the moment is helping, haha. I really want the whale to go on the other side of all my greenpeace boats.
I'm confused. Surely if you have enough donuts to buy the thing you're either happy to splurge anyway or you've already got so many multipliers that the cash isn't really a concern.
You've bought it because, as others have said, it's a new item. A new thread for the same queries...
The whale does represent what EA obviously thinks of anyone willing to spend that much on a decoration... If you've never heard of it, a whale in gambling terms is a person who can (and does) spend inordinate amounts of cash
You can make the argument that you aren't willing to spend 300 donuts for the whale. You can make the argument that the 7% modifier is insufficient for the cost. You can say it takes up too much space. You can say a lot of reasons why you don't want to buy the whale.
But it is not a ripoff. You know exactly the terms of the arrangement before buying the whale and agree to them. No one is making you buy it. Your progress in the game is not hindered by choosing not to buy it. It's an economic decision. They are called premium items for a reason.
If you are a "completionist," you have no one but yourself to blame. EA is playing a game of supply and demand, and you are basically telling them that demand is infinite. They would be foolish to not keep supplying more and more expensive items. If no one buys the whale, a) the price drops and b) they stop offering ultra-premium priced items. If you buy it, expect more to come later.
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I got it because its another item in my town that is different.
I like variety.
You assume correctly.
I think the whale is a very nice item which I would like to have, but certainly not for 300 donuts...
I read somewhere, that EA makes a lot of money from completists, or a small number people that invest large sums into this game. I think these expensive items are addressed to this section of costumers. I am OK with that. I am willing to invest some money, but I know I won't purchase all items. Therefore I have to decide what item is worth it to me, and which one is not. The decision for the whale is quite clear...
Dont go for pure logic when buying (like whats your mulitplier or how decorative it is). Think of it as redeeming yourself for something that you did that week/month. Buying just becaus of is probably not the right thing and wont make you happy.
I think it is very likely that the kind of player you are describing there will be way beyond worrying too much about in-game income/XP and multiplier, so 7% or 20% won't matter if the item itself appeals to them.
I am not a completist by any stretch, but it is just starting to dawn on me that I probably don't need to worry too much about multiplier anymore, having gone from less than $1m in in-game cash at the start of the Christmas event to over $5.5m (and growing every day) now.
I'm still not ready to blow 300 donuts on one item yet though!
I have to have every item tho i've been playing almost 2years now so not to buy something new is very difficult not too :twisted:
Are u having a whale off a time playing this game
But it would've been cool if it gave the Sea Captain a new task
this is how EA sees completionists
i've bought things for this game but 300 doughnuts for something that does nothing much but a fancy animation and 7% bonus?
it's basically $20 for 300 doughnuts.. granted less if you buy more but the point remains that's it's a massive rip off for something that doesn't add a new premium character with a building questline and tasks
honestly it seems like even if they made something 2400 doughnuts ($100) that people will still buy it.
Not in my opinion. I actually had to call my wife during lunch break to stop her from buying it just so that I can be there when we get it hahaha
Yes, I'm finding it extremely hard not to buy it. Although not having the extra money at the moment is helping, haha. I really want the whale to go on the other side of all my greenpeace boats.
That would have been a great task!
I bought it as soon as i saw it, i only had 331 donuts left so had to buy another 300 to get the plane and Brandine
Here's what i did with the whale
You've bought it because, as others have said, it's a new item. A new thread for the same queries...
They could do a side quest involving Captain Horatio McCallister and the whale. Sort of like a Moby * kind of sidequest. After the event I mean.
But it is not a ripoff. You know exactly the terms of the arrangement before buying the whale and agree to them. No one is making you buy it. Your progress in the game is not hindered by choosing not to buy it. It's an economic decision. They are called premium items for a reason.
If you are a "completionist," you have no one but yourself to blame. EA is playing a game of supply and demand, and you are basically telling them that demand is infinite. They would be foolish to not keep supplying more and more expensive items. If no one buys the whale, a) the price drops and b) they stop offering ultra-premium priced items. If you buy it, expect more to come later.