Play to pay

[sissy8]

only the sun is for free

[Rachael98]

Personally, I do like the gem items but I can design my games without them.
Right now I am saving up gems that I earn in Fashion Story to buy a second door but the way it works right now I don't need it right away.
Only some of my floor tiles are purchased with gems and I only buy gems in Fashion Story but I've only bought them once and that was when they were 40% off. I have another game that I payed for special currency in and right now it's not in the App Store and the developers are refusing to respond to my emails even for the games of theirs that are still in the App Store.
That's why I won't buy gems in the other games and not in Fashion anymore unless I end up with a whole bunch of spare money: you never know when a game is going to disappear and the developers refuse to respond.

To be perfectly honest, I think the chances that TeamLava go out of business right now are pretty slim

Here is what I do think is unfair: we hardly ever earn any gems. Sure, we get 1 gem for mastery level 2 but so what? I don't care at all for getting extra coins, I'd like it to be 1 gem for mastery level 1, 2 for level 2 and so on.
I also don't see why we can't just earn some gems each time we level up. Say, after reaching level 10 players earn 1 gem each level and at level 20 they earn 2 gems for each level and so on.

Another great idea was implemented by the developers of that game I mentioned in my last reply that they still have some games open and it is a daily spin-to-win with an extra free jackpot spin if you spin for 4 days in a row. Each daily spin is free and we can earn coins, the special game currency or a combination of the 2 and the jackpot spin costs the special game currency except when you've spun for 4 days in a row the daily spins and the jackpot spin you can get a special prize. I got one of the items that costs the special game currency with my first jackpot spin and I'll see what I'll get today.
So, instead of always just getting coins I think that would be so cool in these games as well.

If we earned that many gems, TL may well go out of business! That would be 10 gems per item with mastery (of which there are quite a few) ultimately and with another chance to win, that would just be the final straw; why spend money on things you can get that easily for free?

[xSnowyOwlx]

I don't see them going out of business at all that way and I don't see how it is easy when it takes so long to master. Who would make a boat-load of gems off of getting 10 gems every 3 months or more for mastering each item (yes, it's taken me a long time to hit mastery level 4 in those that I have.
I've also only gotten 1 special currency in that game I mentioned from a daily spin so they won't go out of business, it would just let us earn some more.
Honestly, I'd still buy gems each time I have money.

[Rachael98]

Personally, I do like the gem items but I can design my games without them.
Right now I am saving up gems that I earn in Fashion Story to buy a second door but the way it works right now I don't need it right away.
Only some of my floor tiles are purchased with gems and I only buy gems in Fashion Story but I've only bought them once and that was when they were 40% off. I have another game that I payed for special currency in and right now it's not in the App Store and the developers are refusing to respond to my emails even for the games of theirs that are still in the App Store.
That's why I won't buy gems in the other games and not in Fashion anymore unless I end up with a whole bunch of spare money: you never know when a game is going to disappear and the developers refuse to respond.

I don't see them going out of business at all that way and I don't see how it is easy when it takes so long to master. Who would make a boat-load of gems off of getting 10 gems every 3 months or more for mastering each item (yes, it's taken me a long time to hit mastery level 4 in those that I have.
I've also only gotten 1 special currency in that game I mentioned from a daily spin so they won't go out of business, it would just let us earn some more.
Honestly, I'd still buy gems each time I have money.

I don't know TL's financial situation so I can't really comment further on it.

But a lot of players know how to master things with astonishing speed using various techniques. The other problem would be that the old players (the ones who have already spent money on gems) would feel *****ed; if they have mastered all he items already, they miss out on hundreds of gems under your system!

[driftboutique]

I don't know TL's financial situation so I can't really comment further on it.

But a lot of players know how to master things with astonishing speed using various techniques. The other problem would be that the old players (the ones who have already spent money on gems) would feel *****ed; if they have mastered all he items already, they miss out on hundreds of gems under your system!

One thing I've seen suggested elsewhere would be to add a fifth level of mastery. I think it could even take as long as levels 1-4 combined and reward you, say, 3-5 gems. I think that would be fair to people who have been playing for ages as it adds something new to work toward.

[Rachael98]

One thing I've seen suggested elsewhere would be to add a fifth level of mastery. I think it could even take as long as levels 1-4 combined and reward you, say, 3-5 gems. I think that would be fair to people who have been playing for ages as it adds something new to work toward.

Yes, I think that that would work nicely. Give the oldest players new stuff (although the updates are really helping that)

[driftboutique]

Yes, I think that that would work nicely. Give the oldest players new stuff (although the updates are really helping that)

Agreed! Plus it gives people like me something to work toward. Strawberry coffee cake here I come

[Rachael98]

Agreed! Plus it gives people like me something to work toward. Strawberry coffee cake here I come

I still class myself as new to BS. Lots to do!

[pchaneats]

Looks like a good solution to meh. thnx girls! Now over to u TL ;-)