Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-174.236.69.48-20141030003108/@comment-11107497-20141105103334

Razorj121 wrote:

1) First off, I sunk 30 BC's into the campaign and then just started using hourlies. And I have played the game, I got T2 last event.

2) They have designed game mechanics. I played this game almost 2 years ago and I can tell you it is very different. Deck building is different, there are 4 event types compared to the one, they added new tiers and a different kind of card (EVO), and Teletraan 1 is also a new game mechanic. You can't just ignore the mechanics they design that work and pretend they don't do anything.

3) That's intentional game design. If they increased the amount required to MTM a card, increasing the rewards would allow you to upgrade them just as quick. They want R6 and R7's to be resource hogs so that the people who put them in their deck have to earn that big boost in power. Pretty sure it takes longer/is harder to MTM an R6 or R7 than it is to earn one, and they do that to incentivize more people into burning resources into them.

4) Then go play those other games. Nobody is sticking a gun to your head.

5) If that were true nobody would play

6) I don't think you understand what entitlement is, but I can tell you that you sure act like it.

I WAS one of those players who was playing back close to the first event. Mobage started making constant events (and hasn't changed that since) and it felt like a pressured money grab to us. Many players, including me, didn't like the direction the game was taking nor did we like the dev staff, so we quit. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE GAME, QUIT. Mobage is not entitled to make the game that you want to play, they are entitled to make the game they want that will make them money. If you don't like it, submit a ticket with your complaints and quit the game until your complaints are fixed. This is capitalism. The source of demand and the source of supply come together on something they can agree on, and if they can't agree, then no deal is made. If Mobage cannot find a demand, they will change their game or fail, simple as that. I'm saying let them see the impact of their actions and take corrective action or go bankrupt. Hi Razer,

Thanks for your reply. Several of my major points were ignored (such as weapons not working or being useless, tvt etc), which reinforces my points. Sadly, I am not a business major, my major is irrelevant, I only have 8 years experience working in business at a managerial level before moving on to education and a masters with research.

1. Forgive me, I should have said played ''at a competitive level. ''Your involvement of 30 bc doesn't qualify you for any meaningful tier reward. T1, T2, T3.. probably even T4. Try actually competing within this new confine and then we can dialogue.

2. I have been playing since june 2013, decks have not changed: 3 leader, 6 soldier, 9 weapons. There are 3 event types. The only change was a major change to how attack damage is calculated, intelligent people offered intelligent solutions to fix a game breaking problem resulting from their thoughtless power creep, instead they chose an unintelligent option which caused all cards before the fix to be rendered useless and unplayable, resulting in lifetime refunds (as a business major, how does that make you feel?). There are not 4 event types. PvP has not been seen since TvT was introduced. The new tiers, are you referring to the ranks? Trion etc? They have been frozen since PvP's disappearance 11 months ago. New players have no way to access them. Did you know there are also 3 higher levels never introduced? I will concede that while Evo is a minor thing, it works. now. 2 months ago it didn't, they were not in line with the other event card strengths, they were like half the strength. Teletraan also did not work until recently AND worked differently, and for many months the teletraan rewards remained unchanged and irrelevant.

3. I'm sorry but this point really shows you don't know what you're talking about and are just making assumptions. Let me give you some figures, as a business major I'm sure you can see it.

Please see my full detail here; http://tflunited.proboards.com/thread/1254/case-increased-transmetal-rewards

Here is a summary:

R5 as tier 1 had 150tm as reward = 50% mtm upgrade cost (303tm).

R6 introduced as tier 1, 150tm unchanged = 4.5% (3,291tm) (no other changes to medal availability or payouts in the game).. 11 months ago.

R7 introduced as tier 1, R6 moved to tier 2 (so you get both) 150tm unchanged = 1.9% (7,899tm needed) R7 alone is 4,608tm.. 3 months ago

200 transmetal is $30

This is not intended, it's just thoughtless to not change it AT ALL. There is ALOT of room for them to have increased it, even at 50% like the original intention, it's still expensive to upgrade, and it's 100 people only, who worked hard to get that reward.

Some players had a small cache of TM due to old PvP events but not enough to cover a years worth of rewards, at best about 1 month. The original sink effect has long since passed.

To compete at the top levels, you need 1-4 MTM r6, you can add that up. People have already said they're having trouble upgrading, but medals have been consistently decreased in recent months.

I would like to highlight your use of the phrase "big boost in power." for R6, and more specifically R7s. Only someone with a stake in mobage or someone who has no idea what they're talking about, would say this. R7s are a huge increase in cost with no boost in power, many in fact are weaker than the R6 raiders. Especially when you consider their crippled ability and weapon. I have 8 mtm R7 cards. There is no big boost in power, R6s are better. However, all rewards are completely useless for events, so it doesn't matter anyway, you must have raiders to compete.

4. I do play those other games, which is why I know. I'm only here for the transformers license.

5. no. if that were true you would see a constantly declining player base, which is actually happening. I have actually tracked and looked at numbers of players competing and meeting thresholds for TvT, numbers that haven't scored pts etc.. do you have anything to back up an idea that the game isn't in decline? As a business major, maybe you're interested in this.. gather some data and come talk to me.

6. Entitlement refers to the rights someone has. In this case I think you mean the rights that I perceive myself to have, which differs from the rights you perceive that I have regarding the game. Something like this yes? In addition to the business' rights, as a business major, you should also be aware of consumer rights. My country probably differs to your country. I am definitely of the opinion that EVERYONE playing TFL deserves a far better quality product than what is currently being provided. I've offered to sign an NDA and beta test and been refused, I've applied for positions within the company that I'm qualified for (but in the wrong country) so couldn't be accepted, I've spoken to managers at Hasbro. I've done everything within my power to try and help them improve the game. As Pat said, I'm passionate about it.

Do you think they're not going bankrupt? Look at their stock.

Now, you've been away for awhile so there's a lot of terrible stuff you've missed, so a lot of context you're not aware of. For example (as mentioned), in January the 'dev team' made the exact same change they made now, apologised and reversed it (source: http://blog.transformers-legends.com/post/75199479399/revelation-update-3). This is why people are pissed. No other changes have happened since then to justify doing it now, they've only been systematically taking things away from the players. There has been no dramatic increase in battle cubes since last time. In fact, the opposite has occurred due to the huge increase in boss health a few weeks ago... and they don't even announce it, a stealth update which is a major change to the game, if you were paying money you would have no idea and be blindsided by the double talk (and no talk, hah) of the game team. As a business major, would you not agree that makes no business sense and is incredibly bad form? Not to mention ethics and morals, which should also be part of your major, yes? Maybe these more advanced ideas that give you a more complete picture of how things work will come later in your course.