Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-36180858-20190206153942/@comment-32545704-20190207011814

I actually think these auto play ads could be a good thing, for some of the more dedicated players anyway. Many on here will either have made an IAP, or will already watch lots of ads, or both, in which cases this change won't have a huge effect. If you made an IAP you can turn them off, if you watch lots of ads anyway you could integrate the auto play ads into this. OK so you lose some control over when to watch them, but then you're only one VIP away from solving that problem.

So who are they targeting with this? Firstly casual players who don't watch ads or make IAP, just play with what they get for free. Some of them might be put off playing, this would be a shame for them, but FM won't miss them if they aren't contributing anything. The only thing to consider would be how many of those lost players might have become more dedicated players over time, but I'm sure they've thought about this.

Then there's the hackers, who hack their gold balances, pay nothing and take everything including rewards in WTTT and OMP. The rest of us are subsidising the game for these freeloaders, so if they are forced to contribute somehow that can only be a good thing in my view.

And here's some very wishful thinking: if FM achieves their aim to "reach a broader player base to support the game," maybe it will allow them to calm down on the inflation and flooding of content, and like SlatBH said, allow us to believe in the possibility of 100% goals again, even if they are still a long shot.