Frustrated1 said: @Brigby When are they shutting down the forums? Nothing we say really matters, so why have them?
IlDuderino said: I can't remember the last time one of these announcements didn't make the game worse. Please listen to us and spend your valuable time making changes that people want and make the game better
animaniactoo said: I don't know what the devs are planning and how this will work out. But many people seem to think that this is a money grab and it's targeted specifically at whales and the game being changed to monetize it as much as possible. If that is what's going on - I'll say one thing in response to that. I've been through several games. Yes, devs needs to make money. But at the end of the day, a freemium game relies on f2p users just as much as minimal/moderate spenders and the whales for the lifeblood of the game.
MissChinch said: animaniactoo said: I don't know what the devs are planning and how this will work out. But many people seem to think that this is a money grab and it's targeted specifically at whales and the game being changed to monetize it as much as possible. If that is what's going on - I'll say one thing in response to that. I've been through several games. Yes, devs needs to make money. But at the end of the day, a freemium game relies on f2p users just as much as minimal/moderate spenders and the whales for the lifeblood of the game. I don't think it's a money grab, it's more a move to preserve an exploitable scarcity of retired 4* covers. Covering them with 3600HP is somewhere between $25-$50. Covering them with CP is $100 with optimal buy clubs, around $1800 without buy clubs. Seems like someone didn't want to sell that scarcity away at ~$30 a pop as quickly as they were.Regarding a need for f2p players... They don't need it in games like this, players never play against each other. Plenty of other games simulate users... They could take averages over the last 6 months and throw us all in PvE and PvP brackets by ourselves with 999 or 499 simulated players and it wouldn't impact our gameplay in any meaningful way. There would be less participation in Line and forums, but those tools only draw more serious users anyhow.
Brigby said: @deadtaco The reason we wanted to provide this news on Friday was not to avoid backlash, but to give players a couple more days to decide if they'd like to take advantage of a current Heroes for Hire opportunity before the update is implemented on Tuesday.
fmftint said: What do people who want/need a Big Enchilada character 4 star supposed to do now?
MissChinch said: I don't think it's a money grab, it's more a move to preserve an exploitable scarcity of retired 4* covers. Covering them with 3600HP is somewhere between $25-$50. Covering them with CP is $100 with optimal buy clubs, around $1800 without buy clubs. Seems like someone didn't want to sell that scarcity away at ~$30 a pop as quickly as they were.