Sep 14, 2015

The Arena Conquest Fail

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I must confess that after the first version of the Arena Conquest event I didn't think it was bad as many players were making it out to be. I didn't really understand what all the fuss was about because I was fortunate to get all the items on the second day [1]. As with most events, it takes a little time to figure out what to do and as a blogger of the game, I try to do that as soon as possible. It was an advantage I didn't realize I had at the time. I thought it was cool that Zynga listened to the complaints and decided to replenish the loot every 12 hours instead of every 24 but in the end it didn't really make a difference. I was one of many players who were unable to get the 1st and 2nd items because they were out of stock within seconds. I tried everyday at 12am and 12pm and each time I failed. The main reasons I failed was due to loading issues and buttons that didn't work. It really pissed me off! I know I say loot isn't really a big deal but I always want to master anything that is thrown our way. It's part of what drives me to keep playing. In a time where Zynga is using smoother performance to justify a big change in the fight system, it doesn't seem like a genius idea to offer an event such as this because it highlights 'unsmooth' performance!  I apologize for not being as sympathetic during the first round but I had no idea what it felt like to make sacrifices to be online at a certain time only to walk away with nothing but frustration for the effort. This event would make much for sense from a business and enjoyment point of view if the items did not go out of stock. It's a simple change that would save this event and make it something enjoyable in the future. Simply put this event sucks and makes players aware of just how bad the game is performing. 

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11 comments:

  1. I didn't even know that the items were available twice a day. I decided that sleeping instead of getting up at 2am to chase loot that will be obsolete in a few weeks anyway made better use of my time.

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  2. I don't understand why the f*ck they have to go out of stock in the first place. They have goddamned user limits on them, so why do they have to f*ck everyone over? Give each player a certain number they can collect and be done with it.

    No matter how much we used to bitch about loot collecting events in the past, they at least made it fair for everyone. If someone whined because they couldn't get enough of a certain loot item, then it would usually be their own fault, like for example, they didn't have enough mafia to receive/sent requests to collect the item. Now everything zynga rolls out is a sick, twisted survival of the fittest game, where it usually isn't the most deserving who succeed.

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  3. I really can't understand why they just can't let everyone claim what they earned. The items are limited anyway, so what's the point of making it almost impossible to claim them?
    And I bet the number of people frantically clicking, trying to get the redeem screen to load, did wonders for their performance issues,

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  4. You did better than I did! Did get any of the first 3 items and didn't max out on the 4th.

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  5. All of these comments assume that zynga wants this game to continue, an assumption that may not be accurate.

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  6. Lol... I find it amusing that 99% of the player base are using scripts to get an advantage in the game...and even though not all can get these items, those who can't whine and complain... and those who can, brag and shine :P It's really funny to witness :P If all of you stopped using scripts, none of you would get 1 million insignias...and then more people would actually be able to get these loots... kinda ironic wouldn't you say? To cheat using scripts... then complain about not being able to use the insignias one got in the first place... poor script abusers. lol... Zynga...please help the poor cheaters out... they are not happy :P lol

    It's a game people... lighten up... you cheat... you loose... all in the game now. If there weren't any scripts around, I guarantee all would have a fair chance at this event... which is how Zynga designed it... they didn't design it with scripts in mind... they designed it for people playing the game fairly and honestly... just saying... now, make way for the trolls so they can bash me :P lol

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    1. It's you "lose" not "loose". Work on your grammar before I get into the rest of your whining about script players...:P

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    2. I know this will blow your mind but if Zynga considers using scripts cheating why haven't they banned all of the accounts? Could it be they value the money more than freeloaders like you? :P

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  7. The ultimate piss off was getting tons of Insignas and in the last 12 hours even the crappy nearly useless last piece of loot was "out of stock". Such BS . it's not like their is a stock room somewhere holding these items, they are just digital bits and bytes.

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  8. the limits on items are ridiculous makes the event a waste of time.

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  9. It would be an improvement if even only one of each item was reserved for every player - even if the price was higher 'when out of stock'

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