Got my reality check, ready for yours? SC's inadvertent backfire

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Originally Posted by mossolini

what you spend is relative to your net-worth or income.

i have spent probably 1500. i dont want to check and get the correct amount lol..

but the article is very true, people blindly and happily spent money on a game they enjoyed.

now its totally different... aside from being maxxed (just about) i dont plan on spending anymore money on a game that doesnt care about the people who gave them money in the first place.

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Just be sure to tell EVERYONE you know that to prevent SC from gouging them.

I only spent for builders... and got a refund since the update gave me no use for 5 of them anymore.

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Originally Posted by serenitycotc2

TL : DR - Update made myself and fellow clan mates recount what we've invested in the game. Thinking it wasn't much we checked our purchase history for fun to see how close we were and got a rude awakening and just how much we had spent over time.:facepalm: Have you checked your history recently?

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Originally Posted by omezXA

frankly, i'm too ashamed of myself to look at my history. though i guess even an insecure no-lifer like me could easily see through a show of greed. that's what i'm grateful for with this update. to be aware some people will screw you (and everyone) up big time for their own benefit.

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The same could be said about alcohol. Has anyone ever counted up the total amount they have spend on basically drinking poison? I bet it'd be far worse than what you've sent on clash given that many of my work mates spend £50-100+ per week just on booze.

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Originally Posted by 0Maximus0

The same could be said about alcohol. Has anyone ever counted up the total amount they have spend on basically drinking poison? I bet it'd be far worse than what you've sent on clash given that many of my work mates spend £50-100+ per week just on booze.

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True but again, you NEEDED to spend the money to get the booze. There is no instance where if you "wait longer" you'd get the booze for free.

No one NEEDED to buy gems to get where they are right now, it just would have taken more time. Gems bought and used didn't give anything unique to that player that a non gemming player wouldn't get.

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Originally Posted by 0Maximus0

The same could be said about alcohol. Has anyone ever counted up the total amount they have spend on basically drinking poison? I bet it'd be far worse than what you've sent on clash given that many of my work mates spend £50-100+ per week just on booze.

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Addiction is a helluva drug...

and OP, same experience. Haven't bought gems since ClashCon

OP... well said, and my experience exactly.

I have to thank SC for waking me up and breaking my addiction before it got too bad. I started this in June, started gemming about September, and then started doing it heavy about 2 months ago. I was farming like mad, andalso having a lot of fun.

Then the update hit. All the fun dried up to exactly what you stated. Loot was still there, but no point in gemming an army as it would now take 45 mins to be ready. So basically this gave me time to let soak in what I was doing. In short I now raid about 10x/day. I grab a quick raid in fast 10 min breaks and just que up another army for an hour later. The long farming sessions are a thing of the past, as is buying gems.

SC has NO IDEA how badly they have scr3wed themselves over this update, and I thank them.

OK so here's a question for you.

With all this being said if they slashed gem prices would it create an incentive to buy them again? Or has the mechanics of game changed so much that buying them is pointless now?

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Originally Posted by serenitycotc2

OK so here's a question for you.

With all this being said if they slashed gem prices would it create an incentive to buy them again? Or has the mechanics of game changed so much that buying them is pointless now?

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For me, i all depends what the next update brings. If its rubbish, then i wont buy gems.
If its a good fix, then im happy to continue to buy gems when i feel the need.
I really only used them to get a hero to finish a bit earlier or boost barracks to help with war donation requests

If all the money you spent on this game kept you occupied and blissful and kept you from having free time to contemplate your own mortality then if was either the best money you ever spent or the worst.

I've never been a gemmer. Spent a few bucks on the game, nothing more. My biggest cost was time playing. They have since freed me of that addiction though so I guess that's a good thing.