SC - you missed a great opportunity - 1 gem boost

[Tiny2]

Its fairly obvious that SC do not play this game as we do, otherwise they would understand the significant improvement this "pay to play" option introduced in to their game. I am sure that there is an opposing view (prob rage threads somewhere)

So we went from spending little on gems to each spending, im certain that my clan was not the only clan that encountered this increase.

Most importantly the gameplay was fantastic, rapid raiding high loots and lots of risky/silly raids just cause it didnt matter that much. I started to make some serious progress on level 10 walls, Clan activity was on the up, troop donation default became wizzies not arcs. It was the best the game has ever been.

The game now seems monotonous and many people have kind of stopped playing. I for one would have happily continued spending on gems, you had re-invigorated my interest in your game, a game that was approaching what appeared to be a natural end.

I think SC plays this game very well. There is a reason why its daily profits are so high - thats not an accident!

I've read this entire thread and it seems we all agree that reduced troop times and increased production returned some of the fun back to game and made clan life generally more enjoyable - such a pity you have to buy that pleasure - so money can buy happiness - bring on TH11 so the endless grind can continue!

The game is monotonous and many people will stop playing if this is how the game continues without meaningful new content.

[Crazyscorp]

However, people who GEM resources and spend big money definitely do NOT want someone else who spends a tiny fraction of that amount to have a similar base. People pay for bragging rights, and if something is THAT easy to get, it's not even worth bragging about.

i disagree with this. As someone who has spent at least $2000.00 on this game it doesn't really bother me.

i buy gems because I like the game and am very busy so can't sit on my iPad 8 hours a day farming (still do farm a fair bit, am a bit over 400m gold looted). If someone else has more time than money and wants to spend 8 hours a day for six weeks farming and spend $100.00 to get what cost me $2000.00 then I can't see an issue with that. Some people have time to spend and some have money to spend I think its good that we can choose which one we can spare.

[Ezor]

Totally agree!!

[Nekoshinigami]

I have purchased the barracks boost after it is raised from 1 gem everyday.

I understand that pple find 4 hours too long. And I suggest a staggered pricing as opposed to a be straight division as no one would boost 20 gems for 4 hours if I can pay 5 gems for 1 hour (flexibility trumps).

I have also boosted barracks for trophy pushes so I'm loving how much cheaper this is (used to be 25 gems for 45 mins if i remember correctly).

I do see both sides but I would rather have the staggered pricing modifications of the current boost rather than 1 gem boosts. 1 gem boosting also means that my base gets attacked the moment I log off as opposed to possibly 1-2 hours now.

[Vengence]

After the update I went on holiday, that very day the boost kicked in, when I returned that very day they made everything 1 gem (boosted only). During this period from when I returned to the end of the boost I was boosting 21 times a day, 16 hr played. I was de farming as normal till the 31st and then turned to gold farming, did 250 lvl 9 walls in 12 days 8hr as a th10. I was boosting 4 barracks, 2 de barracks and the spell factory every 45min for 16hr every day. That turns out to be 132 gems I spent per day boosting. How ever it was a once in a COC-time opportunity so. I didn't mind. Don't see why u complaining about the gems when you chose to do it like I did, yet I was determined to do as much COC in that time.

EDIT: I also boosted 6 times (all spell factory and barracks and de barracks) with the 20 gem offer, after the boost ended Worth it. I also boost spell factory daily since its so cheap, its $10 a month at 3 boosts a day.

[JtB]

Great post, bear. One worth reading on General for a change

I wrote long ago about monetizing lack and it's been more and more clear for quite many updates now, that it is the way SC has chosen to make money. It's quite different style from "happy customer is a paying customer" ideology, that some other games use.

As the effects of gem boosting is mostly concering farmers, I won't go into the trophy hunting. Trophy pushing farmers still play the game whole different way than "real" cuppers. (Although, the big dogs could play it like that, but what's the fun in waiting for troops?)

Cheap boosts would definitely make big amounts of people spend small amounts of money, no doubt about that. But it would also take away a big portion of resource gemming, that obviously is still a common way to play (looking at bases and profiles of the owners it's possible to estimate such). The new 20/4hr boost is useful only for the more dedicated players, which, according to that article that was circulating here, places more than a third of all players in that group. The amount of casual gamers was relatively low compared to other mobile games as well.

So SC made a clear strategy on who to accomodate and monetize from and the rest will just have to adapt their gaming or spending habits. Will this bite them in the behind? - Time will tell. The old system did allow all kinds of players to play how ever they wanted and the 1 gem boost time did allow many to speed things up a bit and actually play the game, not wait the game. Definitely it was a hoot and a half for many, but as there's no "happiness measurement" in the game, the statistics will rely heavily on raw numbers: money and time spent on the game.

To conclude my post, I doubt a permanent 1gem boost would find it's way to the game. A small fraction (those, who think it'd be good) of a small fraction (forumers) of all players will not get SC to change their ideology. The fanboys are still too many to defend the honor of SC here, so all this will be buried and forgotten. To me, this thread was a nice breeze from the past but it'll pass soon enough.

Peace.

Nice post.

[Thomas20247]

I can't help but too agree with him. although I actually bough some gems before this 1 gem boost came out and had some gems leftover to boost my stuff. I would have probably been able to spend many 5$ a season on top of my normal gemming once a month. SC WERE TALKIN YOUR MONEY this ALS dramatically increased loot. I wuz in loot heaven .

[adram101]

Seriously, i don't normally mind people complaining about the game, it does have many issues that could be fixed or improved.

SC have given us 1 gem boosts over the holidays, then reduced barracks boost cost by a large amount, and you people are whining about it? What the heck is wrong with you lot.

Ridiculous. whine whine whine, I'm sick of it. If you don't like the game, quit!

[vasubandu]

bill I put up sat the exact same post a couple days ago and a poll today. I bet you spent some Gems on Upgrades too. It is a no brained for SC. With cheaper boosts we play more. The more we play the more we spend. You are spot on.

[RuthlessBarbarian]

Wouldn't it be fair to say to you to quit forum if you do not like reading ongoing whining? I think complaining about complaining is kinda superfluous. Just saying

Seriously, i don't normally mind people complaining about the game, it does have many issues that could be fixed or improved.

SC have given us 1 gem boosts over the holidays, then reduced barracks boost cost by a large amount, and you people are whining about it? What the heck is wrong with you lot.

Ridiculous. whine whine whine, I'm sick of it. If you don't like the game, quit!