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I wonder how many people are going to be upset that their "in-game purchases" are going poof.

by VectorLock 8y ago

omg_ketchup 8y ago
Seems like a lot of angry people in that thread, but I'm not sure what they expected?
- elsonrodriguez 8y ago
  The concept of a game being transient is still a new one. There are 20 year old Pokemon cartridges out there with their original batteries keeping still kicking, keeping their Pikachus intact. Combine the surprise of transience with the use of real money to buy fake goods and it can be a true shock. This is especially true for casual gamers who have yet to experience their first game shutdown.
  - mjevans 8y ago
    What's worse is when you spend money on something, thinking it's one kind of game, and then it mutates in to something else. I was realistic and didn't spend that much, but I can't imagine I'm the only one to feel that way. I've now got an even stronger stance against online only games/communities.
    - fx1994 8y ago
      That happened with WoW, mutated to something after it was bought by ... Activision... so that's why community made their own server. Thousand of players on Lights Hope these days, and now they want to release WoW classic to harvest more money but I think it will fail for good.
      - Tecuane 8y ago
        I've played WoW for something like 11 years, from its peak in around 2008-2010 and through its slow decline since. Logging in now and having the reality that this game is actually genuinely fading away is difficult for me to properly process. The gp comment mentioned how non-transient games such as Pokémon are, and how games that do actually fade away are a new thing. I hadn't really thought about this before until the last couple of WoW expansions and its effects on the playerbase. It makes me really sad to think about; WoW (and video gaming in general) has been a huge part of my life and tinkering with video games under the hood was the kickstarter for my career. I don't know if I will ever find a replacement for it when it's gone.
stronglikedan 8y ago
Apparently, you can "use" everything you buy, and can no longer buy anything else, so they will only go poof if the player allows them to.
pavel_lishin 8y ago
The other posters on the game seem pretty mad. > So basically all the money we've spent on this game is gone lmao wow Not sure what they expected, tbh. That money was always gone. It would be nice if they open sourced it, so that someone could take on the mantle and run private servers. I wonder how difficult reverse-engineering and patching it would be.
- jqgatsby 8y ago
  I was wondering this myself. Does anyone know anyone at King games who can comment? This game seems to have a real community. The Paradise Bay YouTube channel lists Clint Tasker as the lead designer, but I don't think he's at King Games anymore. https://youtu.be/AzATnBlxrcU https://youtu.be/AzATnBlxrcU
- elsonrodriguez 8y ago
  > It would be nice if they open sourced it. King was notorious for running popup ads and app-store redirects for years. I don't think this is in their DNA.
  - pavel_lishin 8y ago
    Could it be reverse engineered?

I wonder how many people are going to be upset that their "in-game purchases" are going poof.

omg_ketchup 8y ago

Seems like a lot of angry people in that thread, but I'm not sure what they expected?

elsonrodriguez 8y ago
The concept of a game being transient is still a new one. There are 20 year old Pokemon cartridges out there with their original batteries keeping still kicking, keeping their Pikachus intact. Combine the surprise of transience with the use of real money to buy fake goods and it can be a true shock. This is especially true for casual gamers who have yet to experience their first game shutdown.
- mjevans 8y ago
  What's worse is when you spend money on something, thinking it's one kind of game, and then it mutates in to something else. I was realistic and didn't spend that much, but I can't imagine I'm the only one to feel that way. I've now got an even stronger stance against online only games/communities.
  - fx1994 8y ago
    That happened with WoW, mutated to something after it was bought by ... Activision... so that's why community made their own server. Thousand of players on Lights Hope these days, and now they want to release WoW classic to harvest more money but I think it will fail for good.
    - Tecuane 8y ago
      I've played WoW for something like 11 years, from its peak in around 2008-2010 and through its slow decline since. Logging in now and having the reality that this game is actually genuinely fading away is difficult for me to properly process. The gp comment mentioned how non-transient games such as Pokémon are, and how games that do actually fade away are a new thing. I hadn't really thought about this before until the last couple of WoW expansions and its effects on the playerbase. It makes me really sad to think about; WoW (and video gaming in general) has been a huge part of my life and tinkering with video games under the hood was the kickstarter for my career. I don't know if I will ever find a replacement for it when it's gone.

stronglikedan 8y ago

Apparently, you can "use" everything you buy, and can no longer buy anything else, so they will only go poof if the player allows them to.

pavel_lishin 8y ago

The other posters on the game seem pretty mad. > So basically all the money we've spent on this game is gone lmao wow Not sure what they expected, tbh. That money was always gone. It would be nice if they open sourced it, so that someone could take on the mantle and run private servers. I wonder how difficult reverse-engineering and patching it would be.

jqgatsby 8y ago
I was wondering this myself. Does anyone know anyone at King games who can comment? This game seems to have a real community. The Paradise Bay YouTube channel lists Clint Tasker as the lead designer, but I don't think he's at King Games anymore. https://youtu.be/AzATnBlxrcU https://youtu.be/AzATnBlxrcU
elsonrodriguez 8y ago
> It would be nice if they open sourced it. King was notorious for running popup ads and app-store redirects for years. I don't think this is in their DNA.
- pavel_lishin 8y ago
  Could it be reverse engineered?