Talk:Shrines/@comment-194.81.87.130-20130226013014/@comment-86.172.185.107-20130226224542

Celtic I don't think you're getting my point. I wholeheartedly agree in BF making profit. Good on them, they are business and that's what it's all about. However, there are so many ways they could have gone about it without constantly demoting those who have invested time, effort and money in the game. For one, I have completely filled up my gemstone islands. I have now had to start deleting dragons to make space for new dragons. A couple more platforms there would have been a sure fire way of getting us to spend some money on gems. More gemstone dragons would have again been a good way of getting us to buy more gems. How about a new building that.. I dunno, is a mini dragon roller coaster or something that makes a couple of gems a month... We'd have all been buying it. There are plenty ways to monetize this game. However, having spent a year playing this and investing in what I believe were dragons that wouldn't be coming back, like when they say "last chance to get this dragon" so you think oops... I better buy some gems before it goes.. and then a few months later they're like "Oh Hai... All those last chance dragons you spent gems on to get before deadline, well now you can just get 'em all again". WTH is all that about? THEN - when there is only one thing left to play for, well two things actually: Gold shrines and then level 20 dragons.. So people like myself (and seemingly yourself - I must say I admire your diplomacy btw because I certainly ain't feeling anywhere near diplomatic myself - but I digress) are spending ages working towards these epic goals that take time and patience and in some cases spend money to achieve them and then boom.. just wiped out from underneath us. Anyone can now upgrade to our levels for the sake of a few gems and there is nothing to distinguish between those that worked diligently and those that got their folks to shed a few dollars for more gems so they can upgrade to all gold shrines. It screams ERROR and disrespect to me... IMHO of course. I personally think it sucks, is cheap and is based on greed instead of constructive planning on how to monetize a very profitable game with long term objectives and the respect of longterm players in mind. In a year of playing this game and many months of visiting this wiki I have never seen so many comments where people feel hopelessly let down and frankly downright cheated as I am seeing now. Scroll through the pages, I'm not the only one who feels like this. I just wanna vent because I am sure BF will read these comments at some point. If no one speaks up they will never know how we really feel. It's better we be honest over meek my friend!