User blog:Sirebel/Firemonkeying About

I've been reading the comments on the latest challenge (generations) and wondering if people understand the business that the firemonkeys are in and how it works. For those that haven't thought about it I thought I'd spell it out.

1) They want you to keep playing, you are their customers 2) They want you to purchase packs, that's how they make money 3) They want you to watch adverts, that's how they make money

Now, I'm sure that is all obvious to everyone but I hear so many people complaining about FM making it difficult without spending gold. Whilst I think they have a lot of things wrong with the game, they need a revenue stream to justify delivering new upgrades. If nobody buys packs or watches adverts then the upgrades stop and the game dies.

The latest upgrades have been focuses on those that have gotten into the golden zone of 100% completion or near there. This has been very frustrating for them and even more so for those further behind. However, you can't blame them for clawing back gold.

If you want to criticise the firemonkeys, consider that the game doesn't treat everyone equally, some have a much easier time than others completing races and the later you join the game, or if you take a break, the harder it is to complete. This is not really in the spirit of gaming. Everyone should be able to compare their performance against each other but that is impossible with this game.