Quasi-duck wrote:
I don't buy gold, I'm not a customer. I'm just a free loader and it will not affect their income if I stop playing. So my opinion is most likely invalid in their eyes.
Actually, this is where you are wrong....indirectly. By being a freeloader, like you, I am one who makes this game more challenging and interesting for those who would pay for premium features. As a stiff competitor, I am probably responsible for others' Gold purchases by anywhere from $20 to $50 per week (average across all competitors I face, combined). So, in a way, I probably should be offered profit sharing....or at least a Gold stipend.
Now think about this. If Bytro were to secretly give out Gold budgets to some players, with the mandate that they spend the Gold in such a way as to bait other players who DO buy Gold, then it would be an interesting trade off. Of course, then I'd feel like a sell-out. But, hey, if it keeps my favorite game running, I'll do it.
So, if you were to stop playing (assuming you are a strong competitor), then some people might be less incentivised to buy Gold in your absence.
Quasi-duck wrote:
Horrifyingly pay to win.- Pay to speed up production.
- Pay to speed up research.
- Pay to restock your resources.
- Pay to heal your troops.
- Pay for auto-queue, rally points, and other "premium" features.
Horrifying community. If you want cancer, click on the global chat room.
- The moderators are stuck-up snobs who do not value players, and aim to only "big themselves up", refer to the classic 12ie "Minecraft" moderators.
- Cannot speak without treading on egg shells, or the moderators will ban you.
- If someone else gets warned, and you unknowingly commit a "crime", they will ban you.
- You cannot denounce the moderators in any way at all, even though it is perfectly fine for them to denounce you.
- The moderators are stuck-up snobs... Worth mentioning twice, because they really are snobs.
- The moderators are not at all helpful, and think they are a hundred times better than a "non staff" player.
It's a funny thing, this....because, by posting it, I think you
might be violating Bytro's TOS because the very words used here say bad things about the mods and the game's features, etc. Of course, by quoting you, I'm probably violating it too. Dang, how can one even address this when, in a way, that former user was not entirely wrong....not that I agree with him or her, but that I can definitely see how they'd come to their conclusions.
It couldn't hurt for Bytro to consider lightening up their TOS a bit. But, that said, I've found that the staff are, for the better part, not as stringent as that other user would have you believe that the TOS makes them be. However, one thing is for sure, not all staff members "enforce" their mandates with the same level of scrutiny or strictness. As for me, I find them to be pretty reasonable....usually. But then, I've had a few run-ins with a few members in the past. Of course, I can't discuss this, per TOS, nor would I want to, per tact.
Still, all in all, things usually worked out in the end, and my comments, were I to use Steam, would be generally positive. I have to admit, I'm a G-rated person who actually likes things a little more PG-ish, but I also kinda like the G-Rating aspect that the TOS pushes. Frankly, though, the staff are more human than the TOS would have you believe they are, and that's actually refreshing.
As for the P2W aspect, of course, any cynic might perceive this game that way. But more likely than not, that other user probably didn't stick around long enough to appreciate the nuances of this game nor learn enough to be able to become competitive without paying. And I know Bytro needs the money from that source. But I sure wish they'd embrace other methods of acquiring revenue as I suggest on occasion (e.g. and i.e., more HC features, in-game bling, real world bling, maybe content-based in-game ads (like tiny billboards in the map that push local products that "sponsor" that region in the real world (or whatever creative ideas))).
It seemed like such a waste to destroy an entire battle station just to eliminate one man. But Charlie knew that it was the only way to ensure the absolute and total destruction of Quasi-duck, once and for all.
The saying, "beating them into submission until payday", is just golden...pun intended.
R.I.P. Snickers <3
For punishment you need to go forth and write some balanced reviews out there on the interweb. Reviews by people who actually play the game the way it is meant to be played, instead of the people that try it for five minutes and don't try to figure out how it actually works.
plz 
