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AngryPlayer
@angryplayer

@james-peden no big shock, considering we know Rovio has trouble following through on its promises. I learned my lesson about buying bonuses after that crown/gift box fiasco right at the beginning of this whole circus.

I would be on their case every single day demanding either a refund or they own up to the purchase. Keep track of how many gems you SHOULD be getting for each day skipped and make sure they deliver every one of them.


@trash2002

Rovio is a cruel money-making machine

BULLSEYE.

I have come to the conclusion that after the recent staff ‘layoff’, the ‘voluntary’ departure of @bankler, and the absence of any activity towards issues on this forum is that Rovio’s large-scale plan is being fulfilled. I’m pretty certain that the intent on AB2 was to create a self-generating, self-healing cash cow that gets attention by an occasional programmer maybe once per two weeks (or whenever updates/fixes are scheduled). Between those times it just runs in autopilot.

Screens build themselves; levels construct themselves; AI manifests itself depending on how advanced the player’s stats are; money-grab pop-ups appear at opportune times, especially when the player is in distress.

Think about it. The ultimate revenue generating machine is one that runs without any manpower required, and simply rakes in the sales on a monthly basis while the system’s users blindly dump cash into it, paid ads send viewing counter values to a cash register tally, and CEOs wring their hands looking at the figures saying to themselves, “mmmmExcellent…”

BTW I am a developer, have been in the game development industry, and am currently employed in a high-finance business world. My thought process on the statement above does not come from paranoia ;)