What makes me a bit sad and disapointed is the general development direction ("pokemon"/compet app game thing). EU has so much potential to be a big number in the gamingmarket, MA pls focus on that ffs
I disagree; we now live a world with 1000’s of MMO’s where everyone has a smart phone, and most have access to wi-fi.
EU might have been “up-there” 10 years ago, but it only survives now by pushing ever more expensive item sales, and drifting down a path of ever increasing avatar investment (pushing even more players out of the affordability curve). You need to buy the fruit machine before you can start to play it, in other words $10K’s of equipment is required before you even take a shot. Back in the day a Justy MKII was just fine, it was affordable fun for mid level playing and returns would last ages.
I do have to smile at those trying to resell $5000 armour sets. Face it, you were ‘done’ big time. Wakey wakey.
Anyhow; I’ve been playing “mobile strike” the last 5 days on my smart phone. After paying to play EU for many years, I’m on a personal mission to see how far I can go without paying a single penny to this ‘app’ game. The game pushes tons of deposit ads, but once you get used to overlooking that, it’s great challenge. People are paying too, I’m amazed how many free “soc” bonuses I get when soc members deposit for a little mobile app game. I’m sure these mobile games don’t need a hundredth of the server overhead EU requires per player.
Most people want game “fun”, with the option of depositing for faster progress, and better rewards. But the game provides “fun” even for free players.
EU struggles to provide “fun”, even after depositing, it’s a constant struggle of losses and I’ve even got to the point that I don’t want to pay £20 for a few weeks pet food anymore. It’s boring as f***, I’m sure a tin of paint is cheaper, then I can watch my wall drying.
So Compet is the future, and like it or not, it will most likely “support” EU.
I just hope MA give Compet a chance, before they ramp it up to insane levels and destroy it.
I hope the beta goes live this week.
Rick