Granted two different type games... but still.
Star Wars has a HUGE fan base and they are using that to charge us an arm and a leg for everything.
The ROI is horrible, even more so the higher you get.
EX: Some gear items you need 50 to get 1 piece of gear.
Assuming it take you 3-4 tries to get 1, multiply by 50, so you need 150-200 tries = you need to use 1200-1600 energy for one single gear item. Makes no sense, even more so since the more you refresh the more expensive it gets. Like Cantina that doubles....
Most people would gladly pay a few bucks here and there (even those that claim to be F2P) if it was worth it.
Games will make millions because of the occasional spender, not because of the rare whale.
Just imagine how popular the game would be, how much money they could make, if they had millions of people spending a few bucks here and there rather then a limited amount of whales.
Spending money early stages of game gets you a huge advantage, but as time goes along, 100$ barely gets you anywhere... how does that make any sense?
EA; use the star wars brand to your advantage! Create a long list of addicted players by making it more accessible to the regular Joe or else this game will never make the amount of money Clash of Clans does on a daily basis (3 years later too, the game is still popular... ever wonder why?)
With the Star Wars name behind this game, you could do much better then Clash.... if you change the direction this game is going, if not, well....
My 2 cents.
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also your resources get looted like all the time
The grind is soul destroying and is very similar to that experienced in GoH purple grind, the only real difference is you hit it quicker in GoH than in Clash.
However, I agree with you on early game small purchases, GoH is terrible in this respect. In clash spending a few pennies to get the extra builders is extremely valuable as it increases your long term productivity. GOH does not have anything like this apart from the lesser spotted Dooku pack, which is long gone.
I think the devs could learn a lot from other mobile games in this regard. The recent crystal "sub" pricing was a joke and th RNG from packs is a massive turn off for most low level spenders.
This game needs attractive purchases in the 5-10$€£ range that at more than just a pack of crystals. The recent discounted XP pack was a good start, but there is nothing to appeal to low level spenders right now and there are a lot of us who would spend a few pennies on the game but have no desire to do so with the current offers.
Without the smaller fish, the whales starve.
If they stick to $5 dooku pack, those who bought it will tell their friends, and the user base will increase faster. The $15 for 21 days subscription is also too high for me, if it is $5 I might consider. Seems like a good deal as they can get many to subscribe = loyalty for at least 3/4 of a month, and earn lots of $5.
Also, seeing the ladder board in that game and knowing how much my friend has spent on it, I'm not sure it's the occasional spenders who are bringing in the gravy. Cos 99% of the people I know who play that game don't spend a penny. Small purchases are pretty pointless there unless you do a one time purchase for a builder.
BTW, that friend works his beep off, is super successful, no vices and that game is the only one he spends on. Mentioning just so people don't start any beep judgemental posts.
I think I saw them mention a big update in February... Give it time gawd ****!
lol, I'm sorry but if you develop a game as big as Star Wars I expect you to walk on water! For what the IAP cost I expect some kind of update monthly not when ever they get around to it. This company is to small to handle a large franchise like Star Wars.
I have no faith that they can do anything good in that update.
Nothing the op talked about is unreasonable.
If you didn't love playing this would not make a difference to you, but things aren't that bad and if they are delete app is always an option but I doubt anyone who cares enough to post is going to do that
Peace-
Things will perk up. Get to level 70 on naturals, then check out the landscape. Lots of exciting things coming, so get your heroes ready.
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