User blog:Soosieloo/ TV oh how I hate thee

I am grumpy this morning, and not going to apologize for it. Just yelled at the kids to stay off my lawn, shaking my cane for good emphasis. Aimed a kick for the cat, missed and landed on my backside. Jumped up and grumbled at the spring flowers and sunshine. How I loathe sunshinny mornings when I want to moan and groan, grumble and mumble, grimace and grinch.

Grabbed some thick hot coffee, hoping an infusion of 'go juice' would brighten my day. Plopped down on the couch, made myself comfy then headed for my kindle games. Games which are supposed to take me away in pleasent nonsense, time wasters all, their only aim to be silly, fun and happy.

Should have skipped TV. Long been getting on my nerves but I presevere. Opening screens are two more crates, blaring away with the hucksters con. Gamble away your money, you might get something you want! You probably wont! Thrice the cost for an item in the end! But Hey, aint we clever! So many cute new items, which I yearn for. Havent seen a new event in bloody MONTHS.



EVERY. SINGLE. NEW. DECORATION. IS. BLEEPING. GAMBLING. CON.

sick of this really.

If someone was making a master plan on how to ruin a game, they should take notes on TV. A proven loyal fanbase, many of whom spend thousands of money on this silly app, which is basically just a group of GIFF animations strung together, not deep coding in any sense, but still cute and fun.

I never understood why they pushed weekly events, it was hard to keep up with them but it did make the game more exciting. I would have been happy with bi-monthly events myself. I understand they prob did that to prevent people from saving up enough crystals to buy items without resorting to money transactions. More power to them. But it seems they used up company resources. Moved the developers onto other games, moved the artists there too, in short just milking this cash cow while they come out with new games.

Perhaps its cuz the substructure is at capacity, they already said they cant allow more expansions due to unstability. Perhaps they have given up on it for the long run. Whatever, they cater now to short term players, those who drop in out of curiosity, drop some cash then move on. Hope the turnover is enough to make up for the long term players.

My sis has already quit the game barely a few weeks since joining. She played the con crate game, got burned, disenchanted and now is done. Way to go TV! enjoy your 20 bucks. Did you know when she loves a game she is  a developers dream customer? She has way more cash to spare then me, often spends hundreds of dollars on a game she likes. Right now that money is going to other apps that arent so obvious with their cons.

No more new items unless its high cost gambling come ons or attached to crystal purchase packs.

No more new events.

No more expansions.

Minimal inventory storage expansion, which is filled up rapidly.

No storage sorting capability, which leaves designers in a lurch.

Re-colored art, slap an opacity or new color on already existing art, give it a new number and voila! charge high crystal cost for it. or photoshop two already existing items into a merged picture, recolor it.. Takes a nanosecond to do, hope no one notices.

Still not all devices have latest update, nor looks like it will be coming soon.

I can go on. If it smells like a con job then it is. Loyalty only goes so far. Many of us have moved onto other games, coming back to gather crystals in hope of TV giving the game its attention once again.

I seriously doubt it. I am only glad that I spent a minimal amount of money in the game.

Thanks TV .. .for abandoning us.

(only kidding about kicking the cat, would never do such a nasty thing.  my hubby however has a big bulleyes on his bottom..... heh heh)

So in celebration of Grumpy Day, I am removing the app from my device for a day. Viva the Revolution!


 * grumbles and goes off back to the kitchen for a refill of Joe