They normally do not have an old building show up more than once during an event. Only brand-new buildings show up twice, and the Lava Egg is a repeat from last year.
I'm still hoping. I know it may be forlorn, but gosh, it was SO UNFAIR to stick the best building in the whole event in the Day one slot, when no one had event currency built up. Grrrr.
You are so right...grrr indeed
How did you get ripped off?it's called bait and switch.
they intentionally removed the lava egg in order to rip us off. this is how the devs operate. everyone i know of is miffed about it and the devs couldnt care less. this is why people are leaving the game in droves and also why i would never ever spend another penny on this game until they stop trying to slight the users. i used to spend a decent amount but not ever again. Happy gaming
becuase the devs do read the forums and they knew people were excited about the lava egg so they thought that if they put it on day one people might spend money on diamonds for event currency.How did you get ripped off?
Well i think they are more basing on in game numbers then on fora.becuase the devs do read the forums and they knew people were excited about the lava egg so they thought that if they put it on day one people might spend money on diamonds for event currency.
A lot of people didn't even get one. They surely would have, if the egg had been on day 11 as it was supposed to be. And I do believe that is ripping them off. JMHOWell i think they are more basing on in game numbers then on fora.
If it's the case to make more money, doesn't that sound like a good buisness decision?
And that doesnt make you get ripped off. you choose what to do. you can be happy with 1 or 2 lava eggs or spend a fortune for 16. you choose.
If it's the case to make more money, doesn't that sound like a good buisness decision?
i agree with your post and wish I had the time to put it so eloquently. Its basically the same thing I was trying to say. Yes PLEASE give us the lava egg on any remaining day.I think what it does is encourage Elvenar's forum users to find another method of communicating regarding what they find to be exciting in any upcoming event where it will be more difficult for the devs to track the conversation. Because if that is indeed why the prize was moved (which is the most likely explanation), then the devs were aware of the excitement for this particular item b/c of the discussions on their own forums. Moving the building the way they did is an impetus for those who want to continue to play the game to either:
a) not say when they like something for fear of it being taken away
-or-
b) create another website/use an existing chat platform with 'floating rooms' (links die after the live session; no log of discussions) to talk with others about what they're looking forward to.
Yes, from an economic perspective, this appears to be a good policy for Inno, good for encouraging in-game/in-app purchases, so in their minds good for the game -- but only in the short term. If you alienate your user base by doing this, it is detrimental in the long term because you lose access to conversations and feedback when users come to the same conclusion I came to, as mentioned above.
Like it? Shh - don't tell.
This, of course, then leads to forum discussions looking like ghost towns, because the devs will realize that anything being specifically avoided is probably something that was liked and they will manipulate it to boost a short-term bottom line. Which means that, when users pick up on that trend (not gonna take long), even fewer things will be discussed. Only those implementations which are truly anathema will make any appearance in a forum discussion thread. And the tone will turn bitter.
Add that all up, and not only are established players going to feel cheated and not play as often/spend money as often, but potential players or newer players will become disillusioned with the potential of the game very quickly. (Who wants to play a game where everyone who talks about it in the forum is always negative? Especially a game built on cooperation like Elvenar.) That translates to the company losing money - on this game at least - in the long term. Which, eventually, leads to the game being retired as servers cost money to maintain. Which will upset the customers even more, leading to them becoming disillusioned with Inno... You see how this becomes a big negative spiral, yes?
Now, in the event that there's a dev out there who stumbles over this and decides maybe putting the Lava Egg back in wouldn't be such a terrible idea, I would personally suggest Day 20, which according to the Daily Exclusives lists I've read is an Ancient Knowledge 10 x1. This is actually a really terrible exclusive, as the chests themselves contain better (Ancient Knowledge 10 x2) when the item is contained in a chest. So, I vote for Day 20 for a Lava Egg reinstatement, as it doesn't take away the chance of winning any of the new buildings or the chance at winning troops.
I think what it does is encourage Elvenar's forum users to find another method of communicating regarding what they find to be exciting in any upcoming event where it will be more difficult for the devs to track the conversation. Because if that is indeed why the prize was moved (which is the most likely explanation), then the devs were aware of the excitement for this particular item b/c of the discussions on their own forums. Moving the building the way they did is an impetus for those who want to continue to play the game to either:
a) not say when they like something for fear of it being taken away
-or-
b) create another website/use an existing chat platform with 'floating rooms' (links die after the live session; no log of discussions) to talk with others about what they're looking forward to.
Yes, from an economic perspective, this appears to be a good policy for Inno, good for encouraging in-game/in-app purchases, so in their minds good for the game -- but only in the short term. If you alienate your user base by doing this, it is detrimental in the long term because you lose access to conversations and feedback when users come to the same conclusion I came to, as mentioned above.
Like it? Shh - don't tell.
This, of course, then leads to forum discussions looking like ghost towns, because the devs will realize that anything being specifically avoided is probably something that was liked and they will manipulate it to boost a short-term bottom line. Which means that, when users pick up on that trend (not gonna take long), even fewer things will be discussed. Only those implementations which are truly anathema will make any appearance in a forum discussion thread. And the tone will turn bitter.
Add that all up, and not only are established players going to feel cheated and not play as often/spend money as often, but potential players or newer players will become disillusioned with the potential of the game very quickly. (Who wants to play a game where everyone who talks about it in the forum is always negative? Especially a game built on cooperation like Elvenar.) That translates to the company losing money - on this game at least - in the long term. Which, eventually, leads to the game being retired as servers cost money to maintain. Which will upset the customers even more, leading to them becoming disillusioned with Inno... You see how this becomes a big negative spiral, yes?
Now, in the event that there's a dev out there who stumbles over this and decides maybe putting the Lava Egg back in wouldn't be such a terrible idea, I would personally suggest Day 20, which according to the Daily Exclusives lists I've read is an Ancient Knowledge 10 x1. This is actually a really terrible exclusive, as the chests themselves contain better (Ancient Knowledge 10 x2) when the item is contained in a chest. So, I vote for Day 20 for a Lava Egg reinstatement, as it doesn't take away the chance of winning any of the new buildings or the chance at winning troops.
nope they're there to disclaim any changes but people see that this change was made to try to get us to spend money which people don't like.Disclaimers aren't there for show:
Now, in the event that there's a dev out there who stumbles over this and decides maybe putting the Lava Egg back in wouldn't be such a terrible idea, I would personally suggest Day 20, which according to the Daily Exclusives lists I've read is an Ancient Knowledge 10 x1. This is actually a really terrible exclusive, as the chests themselves contain better (Ancient Knowledge 10 x2) when the item is contained in a chest. So, I vote for Day 20 for a Lava Egg reinstatement, as it doesn't take away the chance of winning any of the new buildings or the chance at winning troops.