
Originally Posted by
MistressBatty
Lol! No, they did account for everyone. The want everyone to become a paying player. It is a for profit business, and they are in it to make as much money as they can. And as far as the "moderate to extremity players" go, there are many who do not spend their money and gems wisely, and get no further ahead than many non paying players. Same here as it is in Evony. and the heavy paying players who are at the top... they did not get there just because of money. It took alot of skill and strategy. And don't forget.. without the paying players, NO ONE would have a game to play. Without the VIP 7, 8 and up's, the game would close down or we'd all have to deal with ads streaming all over the pages, and forced time-outs for 5 minute ad videos.
I am a paying player. VIP 1 and will likely always be just VIP1. and we have a number of non paying players on my server and in my guild who can kick my ass. And a number of VIP 3 and higher players whose asses I can kick. so money is not everything needed to get ahead in the game. But I DO agree that 100 gems to remove a level 4 chip is outrageous. Which is why I keep mine at level 3's, and buy and merge chips as often as I can. and won't be using level 4 and up chips until they are way above level 7 most likely, and then only if I MUST. Reducing the gem charge for removal would possibly convince me to use them sooner. And I LOVE the idea of a no gem remove and "break" option.