If it was a fire chicken for $70US it'd be in my city even as I type.
Yes, because OP are what gamers crave. Power creep is a *good* thing for video games honestly, and
especially for on-going community-based games like Elvenar & FoE.
If Inno really wants to earn that sweet, sweet greenies from their player base, then they need to pull their heads outa their backsides, and start ensuring that at least 50% of each year's events offer more and more powerful buildings...
Now, that
doesn't mean that the power creep has to be in obvious leaps and bounds, but even some minor power creep as the yearly events cycle through is actively
healthy for the entire community!
Let's look at for example the past two years worth of FoE events:
2020 offered:
Forge Bowl - Olympic Treasury which introduced Def% bonus for Attacking Armies - a first, AND, the Sentinel Outpost, a 1x1 which did the same
St. Paddy's Day - Celtic Forest set - a complete dud.
Spring - Hanami/Mikoto Bridge - overall 'meh'/average level prize
Archeology - Airship was a decent kp + goods generator
Soccer Cup - Hippodrome chain building. Flat. Out. OP'ness!! (and gloriously OP to boot!) ...also added Lv2 stats to the already highly competitive Winner's Plaza daily prize building.
Summer - Governor's Villa - another absolutely OP gem!
Fall - Harvest Barn evo building + Fields set bonus - a unique combo of a set that included a high-powered evo building... the Barn when maxed out, while a bit awkward, is one of the all-time best plunder targets in the game. The Fields are beyond filthy levels of OP'ness! (*insert evil grin here*)
Halloween - Haunted Houses. Daemon House is great kp producer + adds some Def% to Attacking Armies, but the winner is the Wolf House which sizably boosts both the Atk+Def%'s of the Attacking army. Another OP to throw dias at.
Winter - Winter Bakeries - a total miss, but this event is traditionally a lump of coal from Inno.
Overall results: Diamond farms went absolutely bankrupt trying to keep up with 5/9 event offering up OP to hilariously OP prizes... even those of us who have never/almost never dropped more than $20 went and spent $50-100 or so over the course of the year, simply because there were so many S-Tier level prizes on offer!
Now, 2021 has offered:
Forge Bowl - Terracotta Vineyard chain building - the main building itself in hindsight is decent enough, but the chained add-ons are fairly trash.
St. Paddy's Day - Druid Temple - sizable boost to Def% for the Attacking Army, but the rest of it's stats are mediocre.
Spring - Suishin Mill - hot garbage.
Archeology - Farris Wheels - the artwork is fugly, but the Attacking Army stats are solid... too bad it's a choice between atk% OR def%. Getting both results in a monstrous 6x8 footprint.
Soccer Cup - Athelon Abby - Defending Army boosts are absolutely useless, which heavily nerfs the overall viability of this one... kp & goods production are decent enough for smaller players though.
Wildlife - Eagle/Bear/Moose Mountain Reserve - Eagle Mountain is OP. Even with the heavy nerfing from beta to live, diamonds were dropped in spades on this one!
Summer - Pirate Hideout chain building - the Hideout itself is again, gloriously OP. The add-ons sadly were pretty junk.
Fall - Golden Crops - solidly 'meh'
Halloween - Horror Circus set building - worst set building in the game, and that's saying something!
Winter - Winter Canals - better overall, but not on the same level as the Hideout or Eagle Mountains...
Overall results: far less spending incentive this year, since only 2 events had really, really stand-out prizes.
Lesson for the kiddos: Power creep sells like hot cakes. "Balance" is worth nothing but hot garbage.