So I spend 50 - 75$ a month on swgoh. I’m catching up so I have an excuse lol. The question is at what point is the classification given for whaling? I would put myself as a swordfish maybe? 😂
This post is mostly meant for humor so nobody get upset but keep it funny. Also share what you spend and what aquatic classification you call yourself
People are going to have some pretty judgemental responses, but realistically speaking it's only "whaling" if you're spending money you shouldn't. If you make $100k a year and spend $1k on a video game it's not a big deal. If you make $10k a year and spend $1k on a video game, it is.
I've been playing for four years now and have probably spent about $300, total.
If you have a direct line of contact to the devs, you’re a whale.
If you have never spent one thin dime on the game, you’re a F2P.
Everything else is somewhere on a sliding scale between light spender to spender to heavy spender.
And none of it matters. The only thing that actually matters is whether or not you’re happy with your monetary investment, and if you’re having fun playing.
I think this is true for the dollar amount figures, but I think this sums up the main point of what a whale/kraken/marine animal representation of a large spender is
I like the idea of calling one of them marine animal representation... has a nice ring to it.
What do you call someone who spent $10 on the game the first week they played like 3 years ago and then never again? Because that was me.
i play the game since almost release, totally i spend probably not more than 80 or 100 bucks, so from spending view i'm a shrimp or something like that :-)
And to be completely honest, i stopped spending any money at all on this game since almost 1.5 years, and CG did fully confirm my feeling to stop spending.
Since then i'm completely f2p, and it feels really good :-)
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“People are going to have some pretty judgemental responses, but realistically speaking it's only "whaling" if you're spending money you shouldn't. If you make $100k a year and spend $1k on a video game it's not a big deal. If you make $10k a year and spend $1k on a video game, it is.
I've been playing for four years now and have probably spent about $300, total.”[/quote]
This disturbs me. I think spending $1k on a mobile game is a big deal no matter what you make, and I make enough to fall into your “not a big deal” category. It’s just dumb to spend that kind of money on a mobile game, and this one in particular. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve spent money on dumb stuff before, but spending thousands on this game is extremely dumb. It’s the kind of action I expect from people who got rich easily, and will soon be poor, because they have no self control or value system. Just my two cents. Don’t mean to offend anyone, even though I’m sure I’ll get some self righteous responses.
*edit. Sorry I messed up the quote. Was trying to trim the quote down for viewing comfort.
It’s just dumb to spend that kind of money on a mobile game, and this one in particular.
Eh. If you can afford it then do it. Life’s short, if you’re not hurting anyone then knock yourself out. If you got hit by a bus tomorrow then the money you didn’t spend on whatever is basically wasted.
You could spend 1% of your money on a video game or you could buy a pair of limited edition sneakers. It’s all the same.
Dumb rich people usually don’t stay rich for long.
That sounds like it should be true, but a)It's more of a feel good message for people who are conservative spenders and b)that doesn't really have to do with this game. If someone is truly rich, the not likely going broke over SWGOH.
People whale out on games because they can and it gives you an advantage over the competition. Whether it put them in a bad spot financially or not is a whole other topic that goes into addiction and other heavier things that probably shouldn't be talked about in this topic that is supposed to be more of a light hearted/funny one.
You know the appeal of whaling. You just don't personally agree with the it.
“Because they can and because it gives them an advantage over the competition”
Lol. That’s worth $1000 a year?
“Because they can” doesn’t even merit a response. It’s gibberish.
So let’s talk about the second part. “Gives them advantage over the competition”. How does that fall into any context of skill, luck, fun, or accomplishment? It’s a junk size contest as I mentioned before. “My wallet is bigger than yours, so I’m better”. And what advantage does it really accomplish? They get bugged characters geared up a little faster than someone else. That sounds worth $1000 to me! 😂
It’s like playing board/video games with your friends. If I walked in and said “Hey, I know y’all are all better/smarter then me, so I’m going to pay $100 to make sure I win”, then what did I really accomplish? I’m supposed to find that appealing or be proud of it?
Would you buy a vault of crystals for 1 cent if you had the option? Or better yet, would you consider buying a vault for 1 cent if you had the option?
That's the appeal of whaling, that you had to think about it.
“Because they can and because it gives them an advantage over the competition”
Lol. That’s worth $1000 a year?
“Because they can” doesn’t even merit a response. It’s gibberish.
So let’s talk about the second part. “Gives them advantage over the competition”. How does that fall into any context of skill, luck, fun, or accomplishment? It’s a junk size contest as I mentioned before. “My wallet is bigger than yours, so I’m better”. And what advantage does it really accomplish? They get bugged characters geared up a little faster than someone else. That sounds worth $1000 to me! 😂
Value is subjective. Winning means a lot more to some than others. Also, $1000 per year can be like spare change to some. Maybe you could find something that's better (in your opinion) to put that $1000 per year towards, but maybe $1000 per year falls within another person's entertainment budget. It's not really your place to judge spending habits of someone you don't know. :shrug:
FWIW, I don't like the pay-to-win model, but unfortunately that's the foundation of most "free to play" games(it's how they make money). That's just something you have to accept exists. You can't be mad at people who take advantage of a mechanic that is intended to be used.
Whales - buy vaults on occasion and pull packs to 7* new chars. Sometimes not competitive. Whales buy everything. (200+ a month)
Sharks- buy less vaults but they do farm new chars through shipments. Always competitive, top of arenas, and are usually officers in a guild. Sharks will buy packs if it suits their needs or has good value. (50-100)
Dolphins- Never buy vaults (Unless “on sale”). Farm char shards from nodes, but might buy the first 19.99$ shard pack. Dolphins will buy packs “with value”. (20-50)
Tuna- Rarely buy anything. But at times will drop 20-100 bucks. (20-200/year)
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How does this not have a million likes and people agreeing with it. This whole thing is just stupid.
Whale = loser gamer talk for GOOD CUSTOMER
Everything else is equivalent to worse and worse customer. Kraken is a rum.
This has been widely misrepresented.
* Disinterest - FTP
* Disapproval - Minnow
* Disbelief - Dolphin
* Alarm - Whale
* Laughing, slowly dawning on horror as they realize you're serious - Kraken
People are going to have some pretty judgemental responses, but realistically speaking it's only "whaling" if you're spending money you shouldn't. If you make $100k a year and spend $1k on a video game it's not a big deal. If you make $10k a year and spend $1k on a video game, it is.
I've been playing for four years now and have probably spent about $300, total.
No she didn't.
If you have never spent one thin dime on the game, you’re a F2P.
Everything else is somewhere on a sliding scale between light spender to spender to heavy spender.
And none of it matters. The only thing that actually matters is whether or not you’re happy with your monetary investment, and if you’re having fun playing.
@Damodamo This is my favorite so far haha
And to be completely honest, i stopped spending any money at all on this game since almost 1.5 years, and CG did fully confirm my feeling to stop spending.
Since then i'm completely f2p, and it feels really good :-)
You spelled “Galaxy of Hoarders” wrong.
I disagree.
My ears are burning.
I use money to clean myself.
“People are going to have some pretty judgemental responses, but realistically speaking it's only "whaling" if you're spending money you shouldn't. If you make $100k a year and spend $1k on a video game it's not a big deal. If you make $10k a year and spend $1k on a video game, it is.
I've been playing for four years now and have probably spent about $300, total.”[/quote]
This disturbs me. I think spending $1k on a mobile game is a big deal no matter what you make, and I make enough to fall into your “not a big deal” category. It’s just dumb to spend that kind of money on a mobile game, and this one in particular. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve spent money on dumb stuff before, but spending thousands on this game is extremely dumb. It’s the kind of action I expect from people who got rich easily, and will soon be poor, because they have no self control or value system. Just my two cents. Don’t mean to offend anyone, even though I’m sure I’ll get some self righteous responses.
*edit. Sorry I messed up the quote. Was trying to trim the quote down for viewing comfort.
Eh. If you can afford it then do it. Life’s short, if you’re not hurting anyone then knock yourself out. If you got hit by a bus tomorrow then the money you didn’t spend on whatever is basically wasted.
You could spend 1% of your money on a video game or you could buy a pair of limited edition sneakers. It’s all the same.
That sounds like it should be true, but a)It's more of a feel good message for people who are conservative spenders and b)that doesn't really have to do with this game. If someone is truly rich, the not likely going broke over SWGOH.
People whale out on games because they can and it gives you an advantage over the competition. Whether it put them in a bad spot financially or not is a whole other topic that goes into addiction and other heavier things that probably shouldn't be talked about in this topic that is supposed to be more of a light hearted/funny one.
You know the appeal of whaling. You just don't personally agree with the it.
Lol. That’s worth $1000 a year?
“Because they can” doesn’t even merit a response. It’s gibberish.
So let’s talk about the second part. “Gives them advantage over the competition”. How does that fall into any context of skill, luck, fun, or accomplishment? It’s a junk size contest as I mentioned before. “My wallet is bigger than yours, so I’m better”. And what advantage does it really accomplish? They get bugged characters geared up a little faster than someone else. That sounds worth $1000 to me! 😂
That's the appeal of whaling, that you had to think about it.
Value is subjective. Winning means a lot more to some than others. Also, $1000 per year can be like spare change to some. Maybe you could find something that's better (in your opinion) to put that $1000 per year towards, but maybe $1000 per year falls within another person's entertainment budget. It's not really your place to judge spending habits of someone you don't know. :shrug:
FWIW, I don't like the pay-to-win model, but unfortunately that's the foundation of most "free to play" games(it's how they make money). That's just something you have to accept exists. You can't be mad at people who take advantage of a mechanic that is intended to be used.
Call me Big Tuna.
A kraken has more money than they know what to do with
Hating yourself does not make you a whale in this or any other context.