Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-38518555-20190424135342/@comment-31526827-20190426040700

The idea of ignoring what new players want and listening to what old dogs who resist change want instead is exactly why the game is dying (and despite any argument you are thinking of, when they shutter your studio down to basic life support level, your game is over, it’s in a coma with a breathing machine and feeding tubes).

The primary source of feedback should come from those who haven’t leaned to farm or instantly resort to hacking because the cost is too high. Fix the economy and you could bring this thing back to life. Soooooop many people start up, loooooove the game and then hit the pay wall. They, mostly, either hack for unlimited GC, or just leave for a different game. I can’t try my friends to stick around. I’ve introduced many and they've all left. They have family, jobs, social life, they aren’t gonna farm endlessly. And even my wealthier friends won’t spend hundred$ on a virtual car (The amount of ridicule I get when I admit I spent to much early on is embarrassing now).

It’d always been about cost. If this game was super special or a AA popular title or had something unique they would help. It’s just another car racing title, except without any “arcade” to it.

Sure, have a few OG on board, but choosing to ignore input from new bloods is a mistake. It ignore your target audience. Just reading the replies from the old crew to any new idea tells the tale.

There are many good points made by new names (to me) in this thread and others that get shouted down or ignored by the old guard. Sad. These are voices saying: I’d be happier and stay longer and hopefully spend real money if... if only... and they are all told, “Nope, can’t do it” - either because that’d be a change (omg) or someone at FM said they can’t, but they in reality could, they just don’t or won’t. I’m used to seeing game patch notes that talk about fixes and new feature, not just: and here’s what you’ll spend on next!

As has been pointed out elsewhere. In today’s Game world it’s all about the OMP experience. And we’ve got the worst I’ve ever seen. And it’s not gonna change because both the Game Changers don’t seem to accept any new suggestions (just defend the current state) and the programming is not forthcoming (for whatever the reason). So, take away the most popular part of any successful game and the only updates are “nothing new; spend more money” and what’s left?

(Note to Self: should have posted this using a different account so I don’t get the automatic ignore/“downvote” this username generates. I’ve given up even caring about that. I want this game to succeed because I like(d) it. But nothing will happen so long as the programmers and “influencers” aren’t able to embrace change)