Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-23947276-20131024221423/@comment-184.77.173.64-20131028180358

I think Mobage is a for-profit entity that is running the game in a manner that it thinks will maximize its returns. Generally speaking, I think they manage the game like a casino manages its casino floor. It gives out a limited amount of its product for free (nearly impossible to T1 or to get the tippy top R5 MTM cards as a free player) and it bases the distribution of cards based on an algorithm much like a slot machine. They make it very costly to acquire most of the top cards, or the matching weapon, and make sure that a small number get it on the cheap to fuel desire. The psychology of gambling is very strong and they are playing on it as well as people's competitive drives, and affection for the Transformers brand big time. But then I remember, that in free societies people can spend their hard earned (or easily inherited) money as they so choose.

So, I guess that was my long winded way of saying that I don't think Mobage necessarily has our best interests at heart, but must be somewhat accommodating of complaints to prevent people from migrating to another game.

As for mid episode changes to the alogrithms. If that happens, I think that really sucks. In the US it could even be fraudulent, since they are charging money and putting players in competition with one another. I don;t know that it actually is fraudulent, but it arguably comes awfully close to that line. ~Doctor Crosby