User blog:Moriganise/Let's Take It Easy On Free Players

Hey guys, as much as I appreciate the information and leaks on the wikia I notice a lot of people getting attacked for saying the game is too expensive or too hard. You always seem to shut them down by accusing them of discussing -your personal- finances in public and telling them to back off, likely discouraging them from becoming more active on the wikia and possibly from spending money on AGG in the future. I just want you to understand: no one knows who any of you are in real life or what your account balance is, nor whether you are a single man or woman who has money to spare or a person with a lower-tier job and dependents who has to put change in a jar in order to afford AGG items.

I also think that Zynga, if anything, values such feedback they read on the wiki. The community censoring how a quiet majority of players on the fence about opening their wallets feels about the balance of the game prevents Zynga from offering reasonable improvements in the future that improve the gameplay for everyone. To give a few examples, people used to complain constantly about divina cards being strongest on average, and now more anima cards have been introduced. Also evey time I see lots of comments saying "I miss Event X" suddenly, that event comes back.

If you started as a free player you will remember that there was a huge learning curve and a lot of money sinks where you could lose your investment (using spirit water/remedies with low stats, casual rare summons, not understanding how to play the game yet) and we're missing a chance to help new players learn how the game can be fun. If they're already on the verge of quitting the game, getting stomped by intimidating wikia veterans will not benefit anyone. And as I said, if the comments are seen as valid game feedback and not personal attacks (which I don't think they are) then Zynga will notice and improve the game, and you will benefit even more than that new player who might not even still be playing by the time that happens.

Let's make this wikia a nicer community and leave people alone when they had bad luck or feel that the game is unfair. No one is going to read that and say, "damn, if they don't like AGG, I shouldn't spend any more money" BUT Zynga will read it (this is their living, they definitely care) and take that feedback into account in order to get more new players who will support AGG for hopefully many more years.

For that matter, it would probably make that person's day if instead of elephant-stomping their feelings you went to their message board and said "Hey, I'm sorry that you're having trouble with the game. I would love to help you learn how to get better cards next event and see why I love the game so much after playing for 6/8/10 months." You might even make a new friend!