I have one nerd outside of The Androids Dungeon so far. My game is freezing and crashing like crazy, so it's kind of hard to stay in for more than five minutes.
There's no way I'm purchasing the nerds w/ donuts, but I did scoop up two of each of the in-game cash nerds for my SF and KL.
It's too bad that since there are 4 different nerds of each color (8 in total) that at least a red & blue version of one of the other nerds could have been bought with elixir...
I'm usually a push over for premium content/decorations. But these do nothing for me. Even with the possibility of using **** content in KL, I don't really want these.
I've invested a lot of time and money (over $300) into this game. I admittedly love it but I'm starting to get a little disenchanted with EA's running of the game when it comes to the premium items. I know EA has to make money - FINE but now it is to the point in my opinion that they are taking advantage of us gamers.
Point in example, just days away from end of Clash of Clones they introduce the 200 donut Bart skin and chained Nerds. Great, thanks for introducing them but paying for the Bart skin is too expensive and the NERDS SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE PURCHASED WITH ELIXIR! It goes completely against the logic of the Clash of Clones segment to make us pay cash now while the game is going on. My girlfriend has over 200000 elixir and doesn't want to buy another wall she want to buy some fun stuff. Hey what about the new chained Nerds - nope only cash or donuts.
I really think EA should consider a buy in price for the game. Once you've spent x $'s on the game for donuts your game opens up to buying premium items with game cash - just make those items really expensive with the game cash. If you want to keep people spending money after this have it that during events that those premiums have to be initially paid with donuts but again don't make so many items out of reach. The donut thing is just starting to reek of greed. Again, I'm not against EA making a buck.
Also, I really think the game should be set up that at the end of events the elixir should convert in some exchange to cash - PEOPLE SPENT TIME AND (OFTEN REAL) MONEY EARNING THIS STUFF - LET THEM BENEFIT.
Finally, there should DONUT SHOPS in the towns that you visit. Think of it. You visit someone's town and you visit their donut shop and you use your freemium cash to buy donuts. This way you keep the social aspect going and let people get some donuts for free. You can set a limit but also don't be so cheap that you get like one donut for alot of cash.
Again, I love the game and I even laugh when the game takes jabs at us for spending money but now it is guilding the lily and taking advantage of us in order to make money from us.
I went for all 8 - I put a lot of effort into the event and wanted them as a sort of souvenir. I put them on my Barbarian Castle grounds and they look like prisoners. Bwaaahaahaahaa.
It will be great if the castle and decorations can be moved to Krusty Land (as the nerds seem to suggest, mentioned above)- I know a lot of people want to be able to do that due to space issues (and there is a great amount of room in Krusty Land to house the castles). For now, mine are going to stay where they are. I'll probably move them when I need the space and have no more land available to purchase.
I definitely agree that the premium price was way too high for the nerds (just like the Shadow Knight). I sort of feel like EA should have offered them for much less because they are pretty much just decorations. I'm hoping this kind of pricing does not reflect what they will be charging in the future. They will only end up discouraging people who would usually spend money on the game (and this will cut in to their bottom line - maybe not immediately, but gradually), thus effecting the future of the game (content, quality, longevity).
Yes, there will always be people who will fork out the cash, but charging like this will lessen the amount of these people. Also, people who make small purchases here and there are extremely important for income for the developers. I hope they keep that in mind for the future. I've seen other games with premium content charge too much and they have gone under. I have also seen games that have listened to the people playing the game and adjusted the prices to make premium items more affordable and they began to thrive again and are still going strong.
EDIT: agreed that these should have been available for elixir. Makes more sense.
They are kind of pricey, but I did, somewhat reluctantly, fork over the donuts/cash for 1 of each, since I decided to be somewhat of a completionist, starting a couple of months ago and moving forward. I accidentally bought 2 of the same one, which annoys me. I have a few on my castle grounds, 1 in front of the freak show (on Squidport), 1 in front of the Crypto Barn, and 1 in one of my Springfield Pet Shop pens (which I find amusing).
Agree that they should have made these available for elixir, or at least a bit cheaper. The multipliers are nice, though.
I'm ready for Halloween, although after these, and the Shadow Knight, I might be purchasing more donuts sooner than I planned.
It costs 240 donuts to get 1 each of the donut nerds. Not this close to Halloween. They may add to your multiplier, but that's too much. I'll just be happy with the 2 free-ish ones and be done with it.
It's nice that EA is offering stuff like this, but I will agree these should have been elixir purchases, there has been a miserable selection of things to buy with elixir.
I feel like this whole stupid event is just being dragged out, for the love of God just end it already. I stopped collecting nerds from my castles over a week ago, I sure as heck don't want any chained nerds. Bring on Halloween or just put my Springfield back to normal, I don't care just end this stupid event.
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i agree but it looks cool
Well it would be hard because they are chained up but if you're town is under attack or if you have buildings destroyed they are running around
Surely 1 set of the 4 is sufficient.
It's too bad that since there are 4 different nerds of each color (8 in total) that at least a red & blue version of one of the other nerds could have been bought with elixir...
i'll buy 2 red and 2 blue for each castle...none using donuts though :? screw that
Point in example, just days away from end of Clash of Clones they introduce the 200 donut Bart skin and chained Nerds. Great, thanks for introducing them but paying for the Bart skin is too expensive and the NERDS SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE PURCHASED WITH ELIXIR! It goes completely against the logic of the Clash of Clones segment to make us pay cash now while the game is going on. My girlfriend has over 200000 elixir and doesn't want to buy another wall she want to buy some fun stuff. Hey what about the new chained Nerds - nope only cash or donuts.
I really think EA should consider a buy in price for the game. Once you've spent x $'s on the game for donuts your game opens up to buying premium items with game cash - just make those items really expensive with the game cash. If you want to keep people spending money after this have it that during events that those premiums have to be initially paid with donuts but again don't make so many items out of reach. The donut thing is just starting to reek of greed. Again, I'm not against EA making a buck.
Also, I really think the game should be set up that at the end of events the elixir should convert in some exchange to cash - PEOPLE SPENT TIME AND (OFTEN REAL) MONEY EARNING THIS STUFF - LET THEM BENEFIT.
Finally, there should DONUT SHOPS in the towns that you visit. Think of it. You visit someone's town and you visit their donut shop and you use your freemium cash to buy donuts. This way you keep the social aspect going and let people get some donuts for free. You can set a limit but also don't be so cheap that you get like one donut for alot of cash.
Again, I love the game and I even laugh when the game takes jabs at us for spending money but now it is guilding the lily and taking advantage of us in order to make money from us.
Agreed
I'll buy a few with cash. No way I'm spending my Halloween donuts on these.
It will be great if the castle and decorations can be moved to Krusty Land (as the nerds seem to suggest, mentioned above)- I know a lot of people want to be able to do that due to space issues (and there is a great amount of room in Krusty Land to house the castles). For now, mine are going to stay where they are. I'll probably move them when I need the space and have no more land available to purchase.
I definitely agree that the premium price was way too high for the nerds (just like the Shadow Knight). I sort of feel like EA should have offered them for much less because they are pretty much just decorations. I'm hoping this kind of pricing does not reflect what they will be charging in the future. They will only end up discouraging people who would usually spend money on the game (and this will cut in to their bottom line - maybe not immediately, but gradually), thus effecting the future of the game (content, quality, longevity).
Yes, there will always be people who will fork out the cash, but charging like this will lessen the amount of these people. Also, people who make small purchases here and there are extremely important for income for the developers. I hope they keep that in mind for the future. I've seen other games with premium content charge too much and they have gone under. I have also seen games that have listened to the people playing the game and adjusted the prices to make premium items more affordable and they began to thrive again and are still going strong.
EDIT: agreed that these should have been available for elixir. Makes more sense.
They do, and they're not a bad %. Not the best, but not bad.
Blue Knight Nerd - 35 doughnuts (d) = 1.75%
Blue Warrior Nerd - 45 (d) = 2.25%
Blue Rogue Nerd - 40 (d) = 2.00%
Red Knight Nerd - 45 (d) = 2.25%
Red Warrior Nerd - 40 (d) = 2.00%
Red Rogue Nerd - 35 (d) = 1.75%
240 doughnuts = 12%
Agree that they should have made these available for elixir, or at least a bit cheaper. The multipliers are nice, though.
I'm ready for Halloween, although after these, and the Shadow Knight, I might be purchasing more donuts sooner than I planned.
They need to be purchased first in the main springfield, then put into your inventory as they can't be purchased in KL.
Saving my donuts for Halloween so this is it for me.
It's nice that EA is offering stuff like this, but I will agree these should have been elixir purchases, there has been a miserable selection of things to buy with elixir.
So I bought one premium nerd each, and surrounded them with freemium nerds to form an army. 8)
Also, don't forget that the nerds can be placed at Krustyland too!