Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-9890645-20131112205748/@comment-9890645-20131113191619

I've posted this letter on Mobage's Facebook page and will send it via email as well.

Alex,

You requested of TFL Wikia representatives to communicate things from our forum to you via Facebook. Three users have been chosen: AndRollOut, xXxBreakxXx, and myself.

Our major concern over at TFL Wikia at the present time is the weak response from Mobage regarding the cheating. A number of us have sent letters to Mobage individually about this issue; a number of them (including mine) have gone unanswered for days now. For both of these reasons, a number of players have expressed varying degrees of discontent.

We don't understand why players who hacked the game code to cheat are not instantly and permanently banned. We have lost faith in Mobage's ability to operate a fair game because of the lack of severity of punishment for blatant cheaters who openly expressed a desire to "screw Mobage" by using those cheats. Cheating ruins the game experience for every legitimate player, and we cannot justify continuing to spend money in order to compete when cheating is not taken seriously by the game organizer.

The advantages gained by these players do not last for just that event - they are persistent and will continue to aid them in subsequent episodes - especially PVP episodes, and, hey, the suspensions will be over just in time for the next one! This is of particular relevance with (at least) DarthJerry's deck, as he is the highest-ranking player that has been caught cheating (that we know of, since you have decided to protect the guilty parties by not releasing their Gamer IDs, a courtesy you did NOT show Itsme5712 when she was banned). His ill-gotten gains will give him an advantage he should not have in a PVP episode over legitimate players who do not hack and cheat.

A few threads have started on the Wikia forum regarding this matter. I'll provide links below my signoff, and the names of all users who share my sentiments as expressed in the links provided.

This is not a threat; we are not trying to force a change. Rather, we want to let you know, as a group, that we are disappointed in Mobage's response to this, and cannot justify spending more money on Transformers: Legends because of this. Of course, it is our hope that you will change the suspensions to bans. But, this is your business and you can take whatever action you see fit. We're just letting you know that our reaction to that action is to stop spending money on a game made by a company that seems to encourage, not deter, blatant cheating by its players.

Not every player listed would "come back" and return to spending; you've already lost a number of players to Star Wars Force Collection, and quite a few players started SWFC accounts during the "Golden Lagoon" episode, mostly due to their disgust with your lackluster response to cheaters. A few players have had enough of what they feel is a continuous lack of response from Mobage regarding cheaters, as multisession exploits have been public knowledge - and reported to you - for months before something was finally done... after a user posted a picture of 8 R5 MTM Bumblebee on Facebook during the first day of the episode in which he was available via rubies.

Alex, TFL is not the only game out there. We have a choice in how and where we spend our entertainment and gaming dollars, and we choose how to spend or not spend that money as we see fit. We cannot continue to justify spending money to compete at a game that treats cheaters with a slap on the wrist.

Thank you, godofcyanide

List of Wikia users who have committed to not spend any more money on Mobage games due to your lack of meaningful response to cheating - most users' Wikia IDs match their gamer tags: godofcyanide, GLCorp1980, Lv3posse, Broadman312, CannibusPrime, Daddyandboys, Psyker1, Arnulfojacob, T-Boon, The13thPrime, Bryanmaness11, Toot-toot1, Kub45k13, Kubiec78, AndRollOut, Patorikku927, Got2done, Pinoy2c, HypnoCT, Cpr1200r, HCDMC, Yankeeseel, PraxisZ, Monocromer, LCNTonyDucks, Jjoerger73, Optimus420XX, LordDeadlock, Xiaohengzi, Timewaster2901, Joeenzan, A-malejko, Warzorg, DramaturgBob, RickyTes, Sonnyciccone0, TrevsterPrime, Greygoose963, help7441, CyclonusNL, Kyzaa27, Syclone1217, AzazelxXx87067, Talktodawg, CforKat, ultronmighty, ultronred, Lastpunkgod, Brewer84123, ---transform---, WiredReflex, CohoLips18, Lord Kyran (kyransuzaku in-game), Thunderclonus, VegaObscura23, Bmclauser, Yucarter

Other Wikia users who support harsher penalties but identify as free players: Ranoake, Brimstone747, obbliegobblie, DoctorCrosby, Terminalvertex, Roar349, MushaConvoy, Optimus2861

Links to the Wikia: "No ban, no spend" page: http://transformers-legends.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:43655

Original page about the bannings: http://transformers-legends.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:42970

Finally, a thread I started asking "why are we still playing TFL?" I'm including this because you should understand what really motivates your players: http://transformers-legends.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:43405