Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-10811770-20130809021420

Hi Gang,

Funny that I was thinking about this same kind of post and I find one from SG1 on here. So read his first before mine to make a bit more sense.

http://transformers-legends.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:26847

All his points are valid and he is pointing out what everyone should know and listen to! As some of you know..during the event with Jetfire I got extremely frustrated with the game...the bugs...the spacebridge...the money we were paying to be 'beta testers' I felt like. It was all too much for me. In turn...I went to Apple since I'm iOS and requested a refund. Apple was so aware of everything going on that they gave me a refund for EVERY DOLLAR SPENT...since I started in April.

Now...let me tell you something...when I saw the grand total...and the amount of 0's attached...I was pretty floored. I beat myself up pretty hard looking at that total during the last event. And I asked myself and looked at the exact same things that SG1 did. Here I was with a deck I had seriously paid for (god please don't ask) and yet...I was loosing horribly being a free player. I signed on almost every 2 hours...played my free cubes and energon...and kept doing that all event long. Telling myself...if I have the baddest deck you can possibly own...shouldn't I be able to beat the crap out of this game with just it?

In a word...no. And after playing like that day after day...failing over 50 times total with nets on SW and Ravage...it really sunk in. Also...seeing my ranking in the 8000+ range was a bit eye opening as well. As I looked at the 'rewards' for that area...I realized I was going to get a card...that I had sold off over and over again or used for upgrades...as my reward. It broke me.

SG1's points are right on...I even decided this event to try and see what would happen if I still used my total R5 deck of every reward you could win and see how far I could go day 1. Blur 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of course all would not go down on one cube alone. My bad ass deck I had paid shameful amounts of money for...was stalling out day 1 cause I wouldn't go buy raid cards. And to top it all off...the T1 rewards for last event...and now this event...none of them MTM had the same stats as any of the R5's I had in my deck. So now Mobage is asking me to spend money...to get card rewards...that are actually LOWER than what I already own.

So...where does that leave me? I'm kinda messing around with my deck this event when I feel like signing on and playing some. Wanting to see how this deck hits against even the 8's when they roll out just to screen-capture and prove my point. I was amazingly proud of myself for not giving in last event to buy chains. Not 1 damn dollar was spent by me!!! And after what happened first night of this event...not 1 damn dollar has been spent either! :)

I was lucky...I can't thank Apple enough for really 'saving me' from what I had got hooked on and sucked into with it. And seeing that total, realizing what I had done...all I can say to others is....STOP! I have always known there were cheats out there for coins and all...but I was so proud that I had managed to beat them even if I did end up spending a lot of cash and time and effort with allies doing it. But when I see 'gamers' and 'sparks' up in the top 100 each week...I know how their there. When I see the top 1 and 2 players during the jetfire event with 5 and 6 Jetfires....and event we know was raping people on that spacebridge...it all came crashing in that not only can't I spend THAT kind of money...that the rewards now that we sit back and look...are never going to be worth it.

Mobage has played on something in our hearts...and that's Transformers. I got sucked in just like all of you and I'm a bit hurt and ashamed of what I spent when I realize that none of the rewards help me from event to event. I got so wrapped up in it...I lost sight of what was being done to me and to everyone else that was 'paying' every week just to try and compete in this game.

Listen to SG1....listen to me...and listen to all those 'free players' that apparently were smarter than us all. :)  You guys were right...whatever we can get and enjoy without money...will now be enough for me as well.  I haven't totally quit...I'm still around and messing around with my deck for free to at least get a little out of it for fun if I can.  But I know if this is still the norm, then I won't last long either and will just check the boards or forums to at least enjoy the new artwork for the cards and add to the pic collection I've been creating from the artwork in this game that I enjoy most now.

I once said if this game doesn't bring you joy...doesn't make you happy...and causes more stress than it's worth...then it's time to quit. Being a free player now...having got all my money back that I spent since I started in April...I'm 'happy' with all of that. Happy with the friends and allies I've made. Happy with the memories of Transformers. And I'm happy to see the artwork on cards as they come out. (I actually think Blur looks cool...shoot me now)

Enjoy this 'game' in whatever way is best for each of you. But listen to the points made by SG1...myself...and others before you keep breaking out your CC for 'one more round' like we all did.

WarDeal 