Originally Posted by
nmishii
We weren't forced to buy the gem decorations. We were given the choice of buying the gem decorations to continue, skipping the goal with gems to continue, or stop doing the goals and not complete them. The world isn't going to come to an end if I don't get an appliance, recipe, or decoration.
They have had gem goals in the past. There was one in the last couple of years to buy a trumpet player for gems. There was one in 2012 for the Olympic goals, and when they first released goals in bakery, restaurant 1 and farm 1, they all required gems. I don't recall the details of the Olympic goals and the first goals, as they were for iOS only and Android didn't even have the option to do them. So having had to sit back while my neighbors and the forum members did goals that I wasn't able to participate in, its nice to have the option to choose between spending gems or not.
I really would like them to be all for coins, but in life change happens. I might not agree with the changes to the game, but I have a choice whether to continue with the goals for gems, skip the rest of the goals, or stop playing the game altogether. Its no big deal; its just a game. For me the game is a stress reliever, not a stressor. There are other games for me to play if I quit, and history shows Storm8 couldn't care less if I or anyone else (paying or non-paying) was unhappy with the changes enough to quit, as there will always be others who will download the game and play it, and many of those players will buy gems.