Updated 7 Day PVE Event Rewards

i'm really not sure why this game stuck it out with a custom engine rather than getting ported to something off the shelf like Unity. it makes hiring and training people so much easier if you are using something they've seen before that is commercially supported. Seems like that would have been a better use of time over the big UI overhaul they did before the handoff.

It's obvious that they are going to have to do a lot of work to EoTS before running it again.

Since they will have to do that work, it would make a lot more sense to split it into 2 events (a 4 day and a 3 day) even if you run them consecutively so the story line makes sense (technically this storyline segues into Hearts of Darkness).

KGB

So, compensation.
What?
When?

@Bowgentle said:
So, compensation.
What?
When?

The compensation is just waiting for casual players to forget, now that it's over, and for any hard-core players who are still mad to just be jumped on by the devs' worshippers until they give up.

Or: the compensation is the 2-3 offers to give them money (coming in 32 min now) that are never, ever, ever, ever late or missing or bugged or glitched. Priorities!

Or: the new 3/5* they announced?

Or maybe like... 1 bonus M'baku cover.

@hygge_hound said:

@Bowgentle said:
So, compensation.
What?
When?

The compensation is just waiting for casual players to forget, now that it's over, and for any hard-core players who are still mad to just be jumped on by the devs' worshippers until they give up.

Or: the compensation is the 2-3 offers to give them money (coming in 32 min now) that are never, ever, ever, ever late or missing or bugged or glitched. Priorities!

Or: the new 3/5* they announced?

Or maybe like... 1 bonus M'baku cover.

Breaking news -- company that exists to make money prioritizes making money. How evil! How greedy! They should definitely spend all their time catering to the "hardcore" players who spend $0 and still feel they're entitled to win everything.

I bought all today's offers, both because they were really good deals, and because spending supports the game I like and keeps it alive. The only thing that will ever kill the game is a lack of revenue. The hardcore free to play crowd could all quit en masse tomorrow and no one would notice or care.

@Bowgentle said:

@entrailbucket said:

@hygge_hound said:

@Bowgentle said:
So, compensation.
What?
When?

The compensation is just waiting for casual players to forget, now that it's over, and for any hard-core players who are still mad to just be jumped on by the devs' worshippers until they give up.

Or: the compensation is the 2-3 offers to give them money (coming in 32 min now) that are never, ever, ever, ever late or missing or bugged or glitched. Priorities!

Or: the new 3/5* they announced?

Or maybe like... 1 bonus M'baku cover.

Breaking news -- company that exists to make money prioritizes making money. How evil! How greedy! They should definitely spend all their time catering to the "hardcore" players who spend $0 and still feel they're entitled to win everything.

I bought all today's offers, both because they were really good deals, and because spending supports the game I like and keeps it alive. The only thing that will ever kill the game is a lack of revenue. The hardcore free to play crowd could all quit en masse tomorrow and no one would notice or care.

I give you the chain offer, but calling that one Surfer cover a good offer is a bit of a stretch.

Oh I didn't even see that one lol. I did not buy the Surfer cover.

@hygge_hound said:

@HoundofShadow said:
I'm not sure why you continue to play where you're unhappy with the dev. For the last 5 months or so, most of your comments are about criticising the dev team. Why continue playing a game where the dev has continued to let you down with no sign of improvements?

I mean, 100% of your comments are very slurpy if you know what I mean. Like... comically, predictably defensive of the devs.

I guess because I don't care what they think of me, I'm not brown nosing up to "anyone," I'm free to speak my mind. They get paid to do a job that, since Day 1, has been a very unfunny comedy of errors. I definitely dont expect perfection. However, going an event or two without a screw-up seems like a realistic goal. They don't get endless pats on the back for not being able to successfully do their job. It's clear they have their favorites among players, why some players and alliances get away with cheating despite BCS being provided visual evidence of cheating, and the constant barrage of glitches (except for the daily offers! those are always 100% on time!), yeah I'm very fed up.

And no I'm not some F2P casual, Bad. I've spent thousands on this game, very very sad to say. I spent $80 today, in point of fact. And for that money, I'd like the people who develop this game to do their jobs well, and create a fair play space. And as to why I keep playing, well, the sunk cost fallacy is real.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but why not try taking a break? There's a reason it's the "sunk cost fallacy" and not the "sunk cost axiom." Whatever money we've all spent, it's gone forever -- spending on f2p games is flushing money down the toilet. Why compound it by playing a game that's no fun?

I've been playing this game a really long time and I've seen a LOT of friends burn out and lose the enjoyment they used to have. I always encourage them to step away for awhile and see if they actually miss it. Some come back and some don't, but resetting perspective is really helpful. Plus, any time you miss can be made up pretty quickly these days.