Just to be clear everyone, this wasn't a Google event. It was an event for North America, not for either platform. They reversed the original TFA promotion (from when the movie came out) for both platforms and pushed out the game data to support both platforms.
Google users are assuming that Google had something to do with this event. Just because they advertised on Twitter doesn't confirm that they paid EA to give out shards. Go troll elsewhere.
Yea Google would just advertise for any app on their Twitter feed for free..
One tweet... Must have cost them millions.....
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Just to be clear everyone, this wasn't a Google event. It was an event for North America, not for either platform. They reversed the original TFA promotion (from when the movie came out) for both platforms and pushed out the game data to support both platforms.
Yes, if this was intended as a Google only thing, it wouldn't have been in the game files.
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Google users are assuming that Google had something to do with this event. Just because they advertised on Twitter doesn't confirm that they paid EA to give out shards. Go troll elsewhere.
That Twitter post - as well as understanding the industry - is a hell of a lot more evidence to support our case than yours.
Google users are assuming that Google had something to do with this event. Just because they advertised on Twitter doesn't confirm that they paid EA to give out shards. Go troll elsewhere.
That Twitter post - as well as understanding the industry - is a hell of a lot more evidence to support our case than yours.
Who's the troll, here?
I'm sorry, but this is nonsense.
We're talking about "evidence" of tweets, instead of looking at the game data. They reversed the offer from the movie release for both platforms (from the game data), and iOS got lost in the shuffle when they activated the promotion. Jessie hasn't returned the queries asking for clarification, and we will probably read about it in the Community Update.
Am I the only one who doesn't think Poe is worth all of this? Hahaha like yea free character blah blah blah there's gonna (hopefully?) be a meta shift soon so who knows if he'll even be good
We're talking about "evidence" of tweets, instead of looking at the game data. They reversed the offer from the movie release for both platforms (from the game data), and iOS got lost in the shuffle when they activated the promotion. Jessie hasn't returned the queries asking for clarification, and we will probably read about it in the Community Update.
You mean that datamined info that was never made official? Sorry, that argument holds no water. Community's fault for datamining and believing it to be gospel.
Nobody was *ever* promised anything from EA or anyone else.
Google users are assuming that Google had something to do with this event. Just because they advertised on Twitter doesn't confirm that they paid EA to give out shards. Go troll elsewhere.
That Twitter post - as well as understanding the industry - is a hell of a lot more evidence to support our case than yours.
Who's the troll, here?
I'm sorry, but this is nonsense.
We're talking about "evidence" of tweets, instead of looking at the game data. They reversed the offer from the movie release for both platforms (from the game data), and iOS got lost in the shuffle when they activated the promotion. Jessie hasn't returned the queries asking for clarification, and we will probably read about it in the Community Update.
It is way more likely that EA/CG messed up the roll out and that EA_Jesse wasn't aware of the promo, just like the devs weren't aware of the lando promo at first.
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It is way more likely that EA/CG messed up the roll out and that EA_Jesse wasn't aware of the promo, just like the devs weren't aware of the lando promo at first.
I agree, that is the most likely reason. That's why I asked if we could get a clarification on this, to make sure that there wasn't something lost in the shuffle.
There's no point in us arguing about it, or in Powda, Suppahotfire, et al. Google fanboying and playing a superiority game. Let's wait for Jessie to get back to us.
Google users are assuming that Google had something to do with this event. Just because they advertised on Twitter doesn't confirm that they paid EA to give out shards. Go troll elsewhere.
Yea Google would just advertise for any app on their Twitter feed for free..
Google users are assuming that Google had something to do with this event. Just because they advertised on Twitter doesn't confirm that they paid EA to give out shards. Go troll elsewhere.
That Twitter post - as well as understanding the industry - is a hell of a lot more evidence to support our case than yours.
Who's the troll, here?
I'm sorry, but this is nonsense.
We're talking about "evidence" of tweets, instead of looking at the game data. They reversed the offer from the movie release for both platforms (from the game data), and iOS got lost in the shuffle when they activated the promotion. Jessie hasn't returned the queries asking for clarification, and we will probably read about it in the Community Update.
They likely approached both Apple and Google about advertising. One company said sure and the other declined. That's more than likely why it's in the datamine.
Google users are assuming that Google had something to do with this event. Just because they advertised on Twitter doesn't confirm that they paid EA to give out shards. Go troll elsewhere.
Yea Google would just advertise for any app on their Twitter feed for free..
It's the #17 app if you look under "Top Grossing" on the Play store. They're giving Android users a freebie. It's not just any app being mentioned on their Twitter feed.
The last time iOS got a promotion it was exploited by the users, so I can see why EA/CG would be hesitant in giving them more free characters.
Yes, some people on iOS exploited and probably got banned for it. There were many many more that didn't exploit and still more that got shut out of the promo at all because of the exploiters. What I don't understand is why is it so easy for them to just send free stuff to android but not iOS? Shouldn't they have just delivered Lando to our mailbox?
The idea with Lando was to try to bring in new traffic, hence announcing on Twitter. With the free shards, this seemed to be more of a thing for existing players. Announced or not, it is complete and utter **** that one platform is so favored.
Yeah but if they announced on twitter but just made lando a login reward it would of had the same effect minus pulling the promotion because the exploit
The team has ordered food and are working late to get iOS users in the US and CAN their Captain Phasma shards for the promotion. So standby! We're aiming to get them pushed out within the hour.
Happy Star Wars The Force Awakens release!
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The team has ordered food and are working late to get iOS users in the US and CAN their Captain Phasma shards for the promotion. So standby! We're aiming to get them pushed out within the hour.
Seems to be all google though. Special packs, new content, the spring thing, now Poe shards. So IOS players are not the players you desire it seems. Maybe all IOS should stop spending money until we get a fair shake. Android has been getting a ton of free stuff the last few weeks, even new content, while IOS sits here hearing how great it is. Pretty bad business to isolate a large portion of your customer base.
This +1000. We got a TWO STAR Lando. I mean the least they could have done is given us a 4 star (Like how he opens if you grind him). This is getting to be fairly ridiculous. I don't understand why EA/CG can't see how this type of activity creates discord among the player base. Honestly, it's this type of thing that ticks me off way worse that any update.
I didn't get he lando one, or the Poe one, and I could care less about Phasma because I already have her maxed (and don't even use her - you run out of stuff to spend GW crystals on after a while). While it'd be nice to get shards for lando or Poe, I prob wouldn't use either so whatever.
I do feel like iOS keeps getting shafted though. Android has been getting tons of stuff, yet android is the platform most easy to hack and mess with the game. If there was issues with the iOS, then it's because EA/CG suck at their jobs and are incompetent.
The team has ordered food and are working late to get iOS users in the US and CAN their Captain Phasma shards for the promotion. So standby! We're aiming to get them pushed out within the hour.
The team has ordered food and are working late to get iOS users in the US and CAN their Captain Phasma shards for the promotion. So standby! We're aiming to get them pushed out within the hour.
The team has ordered food and are working late to get iOS users in the US and CAN their Captain Phasma shards for the promotion. So standby! We're aiming to get them pushed out within the hour.
Happy Star Wars The Force Awakens release!
This is great, even with a maxed Phasma.
How about an explanation of what's happened here - you seemed to suggest that this wasn't official, but now...
A little communication please...are you being nice supporting erroneously data mined info or fixing miscommunication?
The team has ordered food and are working late to get iOS users in the US and CAN their Captain Phasma shards for the promotion. So standby! We're aiming to get them pushed out within the hour.
Happy Star Wars The Force Awakens release!
Well that blows everyone's theory that this was a Google sponsored event.
The team has ordered food and are working late to get iOS users in the US and CAN their Captain Phasma shards for the promotion. So standby! We're aiming to get them pushed out within the hour.
Happy Star Wars The Force Awakens release!
Well that blows everyone's theory that this was a Google sponsored event.
All speculation. Maybe if Europeans create a multi page post they will get free stuff too.
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One tweet... Must have cost them millions.....
Yes, if this was intended as a Google only thing, it wouldn't have been in the game files.
Whether any or NONE of those reasons are true... Doesn't change the fact that if it's platform specific, it's the platform's call.
That Twitter post - as well as understanding the industry - is a hell of a lot more evidence to support our case than yours.
Who's the troll, here?
We're talking about "evidence" of tweets, instead of looking at the game data. They reversed the offer from the movie release for both platforms (from the game data), and iOS got lost in the shuffle when they activated the promotion. Jessie hasn't returned the queries asking for clarification, and we will probably read about it in the Community Update.
You mean that datamined info that was never made official? Sorry, that argument holds no water. Community's fault for datamining and believing it to be gospel.
Nobody was *ever* promised anything from EA or anyone else.
It is way more likely that EA/CG messed up the roll out and that EA_Jesse wasn't aware of the promo, just like the devs weren't aware of the lando promo at first.
There's no point in us arguing about it, or in Powda, Suppahotfire, et al. Google fanboying and playing a superiority game. Let's wait for Jessie to get back to us.
They likely approached both Apple and Google about advertising. One company said sure and the other declined. That's more than likely why it's in the datamine.
It's the #17 app if you look under "Top Grossing" on the Play store. They're giving Android users a freebie. It's not just any app being mentioned on their Twitter feed.
Yeah but if they announced on twitter but just made lando a login reward it would of had the same effect minus pulling the promotion because the exploit
The team has ordered food and are working late to get iOS users in the US and CAN their Captain Phasma shards for the promotion. So standby! We're aiming to get them pushed out within the hour.
Happy Star Wars The Force Awakens release!
Thanks @EA_Jesse
I didn't get he lando one, or the Poe one, and I could care less about Phasma because I already have her maxed (and don't even use her - you run out of stuff to spend GW crystals on after a while). While it'd be nice to get shards for lando or Poe, I prob wouldn't use either so whatever.
I do feel like iOS keeps getting shafted though. Android has been getting tons of stuff, yet android is the platform most easy to hack and mess with the game. If there was issues with the iOS, then it's because EA/CG suck at their jobs and are incompetent.
We are still April 1st in US and CAN, right?
Shh... Shh...
We do not speak of this.
How about an explanation of what's happened here - you seemed to suggest that this wasn't official, but now...
A little communication please...are you being nice supporting erroneously data mined info or fixing miscommunication?
Well that blows everyone's theory that this was a Google sponsored event.
All speculation. Maybe if Europeans create a multi page post they will get free stuff too.