Quote Originally Posted by Swagmaster_556383 View Post
I guess my point is this. When people begin playing Tynon and see "credit boost", that's what they expect to get, a credit boost. They don't expect to click the credit boost button then see a "Credit Boost Failed" notification. As for the cards, it is not predetermined because the card always falls directly next to the card you chose. There is no way possible for this to happen on a predetermined scale. Where you click determines where that card ends up and it is never where you clicked. Say what you will, the reality of it is that it's a sham. The only thing that is predetermined is the fact that you are not getting that card, period.

Now the way I see it, there can only be one of two reasons why this game is rigged: 1. the greedy folks who made the game wanted to force free players to spend real money on gems if they wanted the boosts or hero cards, or 2. the game is bugged. In either event, it makes for a lousy player experience for those who are not spending money and this in turn causes frustration. As anyone with even the slightest business sense knows, when you make yourself look a swindler or a sham, you tend to lose valuable customers. I'm a case in point. I am very competitive by nature and when I began playing this game, I spent money on it. I'm a 41 year old web and game developer who makes around 46k a year and I am by no means poor. Had I not come to the conclusion that this game is rigged to the extreme and screwed players over who used credits (which are free) so they would spend money of gems, I would have continued to spend money on the game.
I totally agree on that, but I deceided just to play and not to put my money in the game that much anymore. I do buy gems, but spend than on what matters. I try to boost, fails, I will not boost and just be happy with what I got.
I prefer to use those credits for things that really power me up, like saving when my next rune slot has to open, upgrading my talents and so on. I might spend some gems on buying them, but not on boosts.

I never flip over additional cards, because I never had 3 rare heroes in one deck. Funny enough, I might use some credits to shuffle the cards on a thuesdag and save the spirits to redeem the hero or card I want later. This goes slower, but it costs nothing. Also, having a card does not mean your sanctifications will work. They might fail, unless you like to pay 100 gems to keep the card. I will never do that with a free card I get from the card brooker. I will only spend 100 gems on a golden hero card that costed me.

In a certain server I do not buy anymore. I just collect the gems from my activities and use them when I need them. Like when I have enough to open a socket in an upgraded equipement or so.

This is what I do. You do get gems when you start the game. Do not waste them and you might get far without spending. Spending might make you grow faster, but does not make you a better player.

I have the same frustration, but I deceided to save my money and energy. This game is fun and I really do not have to be a top player for that. I might grow slower. I might lose more battles and need more time to defeat bosses, but I will make me prouder in the end, since I did it and it costed me less than the person who spent tons on it.