of neph (IN1) said:

other games are boring.i have completed amazing spider man 2 game in 3 days.

Phoenix Fire (AU1) said:

You may think that its a waste of time but quite frankly I enjoy it and I never have spent a single cent to play it... There are other ways of getting to the top than buying rubies you just have to find out how... Just saying

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

Mr.assassin2 (US1) said:

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

Mr.assassin2 (US1) said:

What is think is that, the OP hit this nail right on its head.

GGE is made addictive, game devs consult people about how to make the games addicting.

The addicting part is not the game itself but the social interactions within it.

Xbox Live was free last weekend and i have to say, when i played Halo 3/4, Battlefield 3/4 and others i enjoyed myself immensely more so in terms of actual gameplay than i have had in GGE in years.

Lets see, for a 360/ps3 you spend anywhere form 50-150 on a console, that comes with the basics, and 1 controller, maybe a game or two, and then either 60 dollars a year for xbox live, or free on ps3, and you can spend far less on that than GGE and have much more fun.

In regards to which audience these games are catered to, i think GGE is more for the real time gamers, who aren't the best for quick reaction time based gameplay. Many games however come to mind, that are still far superior to GGE, not to mention the countless games on Steam and so on.

I would equate GGS to Apple and GGE to the iphone, over-priced, inferior, and overhyped except it runs some of the crappiest OS instead of Apples actually good software

Actually, Gamestop offers bundles where you can get five games and a xbox360/ps3 for about 125-180.

And yeah... steam is soooo much better than this. The only time I play GGE is spare moments where theres not enough time to play anything else.

About quick reaction times though... thats what difficulty sliders are for in games

When I refer to reaction based game-play, I'm not referring to look sensitivity. Your more casual players will struggle far more in genres such as racing, FPS(and 3rd person), and so on. These games rely on the person playing the game to have decently fast hand-eye coordination, and be able to react to things within the game itself fast enough for them to be successful, something that isn't as important in games such as GGE(with an exception to only the more advanced areas of the game) Sure you have to click through lots of things, and that does require good timing, however the images are static, where as some people might struggle with say halo, battlefield, gears of war, or forza... especially flying aircraft where you gotta be doing multiple things at once to not get torn up(If not simply crashing and dying). Sure at the higher ends of GGE where you get 100+ incomings for a mass attack, it takes teamwork, timing, luck, and skill. Though, in general these things are often required much more so in those other genres of games. Slowing down the look sensitivity is okay for starters, however taking 3-5 seconds to turn around in-game vs half second will get you owned by more experienced players, as mentioned earlier though some people simply for one reason or another may not be able to have reaction times fast enough to do that, which would make a game like GGE more suitable towards them. The issue is though, is that GGE probably costs more than any other game to play MMO wise or is one of the more expensive ones out there, and is near the bottom of the list in regards to actual game quality. People play(and pay) because they know others in-game, w/o that the game is dead.

There are plenty of non challenging MP games that are easy.

World of Warcraft. (still cheaper than GGE)

You can play with friends on GTA V, The Ship. ARK, minecraft, you get the idea.

Plenty of easy games.

FabulousMUSHY (AU1) said:

They are not greedy, they have a site and a server to pay for and maintain. People also complain about the maintenance all the time too but I would prefer to play where site owners are active and back up database etc daily....

GGE made 200 million euros in 2014.

Thats double from 2013.

When people start mentioning sites and servers, thats when I know they don't know what they're saying.

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

of neph (IN1) said:

other games are boring.i have completed amazing spider man 2 game in 3 days.

Good luck finishing Skyrim (all of it) in that time.

Or any Elder Scrolls game.

Or GTA V

Or most high quality AAA rated games.

also, GGE is a bit boring...

Draon Antigonus (NL1) said:

Lol ... what the hell are you guys talking about... there is not one game on that list that even comes close to this one ... this game is completely different... everyone should play the game he likes offcourse. For me it isn't the game that i enjoy most... it's the community and the people i get to know inside the game, If i want to play a game simple for the gaming pleasure i take my xbox  

of neph (IN1) said:

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

of neph (IN1) said:

other games are boring.i have completed amazing spider man 2 game in 3 days.

Good luck finishing Skyrim (all of it) in that time.

Or any Elder Scrolls game.

Or GTA V

Or most high quality AAA rated games.

also, GGE is a bit boring...

i dont play GTA games anymore.
-facepalm-
its rockstar games 

Malorie Knox (US1) said:

Once you're aware of the motivations behind much of what GGE does, it's up to you to set your limits and abide by them, and either accept or reject the implications for your game.

I spend about US $4 on this game every month. 

I am disappointed sometimes when new events pop up and it's immediately clear that I won't be able to play them because of my spending limit, or I will have to choose between events because of it, but so it goes. I do approve of the increasing amounts of alliance rewards and other freebies lately.  Seems like a positive step to help non-ruby buyers get more out of their games.

Sometimes the game does feel more like work than play, but that has less to do with GGE and more with the feeling of obligation that comes with being in the leadership of an alliance.

If you are fed up with the game, quit playing.  If you are spending too much, stop doing that. 

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

Malorie Knox (US1) said:

Once you're aware of the motivations behind much of what GGE does, it's up to you to set your limits and abide by them, and either accept or reject the implications for your game.

I spend about US $4 on this game every month. 

I am disappointed sometimes when new events pop up and it's immediately clear that I won't be able to play them because of my spending limit, or I will have to choose between events because of it, but so it goes. I do approve of the increasing amounts of alliance rewards and other freebies lately.  Seems like a positive step to help non-ruby buyers get more out of their games.

Sometimes the game does feel more like work than play, but that has less to do with GGE and more with the feeling of obligation that comes with being in the leadership of an alliance.

If you are fed up with the game, quit playing.  If you are spending too much, stop doing that. 

I don't spend money on this game.

Second, if you can't do the events without buying rubies, you're just bad at this game.

of neph (IN1) said:

and i have completed all games in xbox(call of duty world at war,amazing spider man2,max the curse of the brotherhood,alen wake).

Malorie Knox (US1) said:

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

Malorie Knox (US1) said:

Once you're aware of the motivations behind much of what GGE does, it's up to you to set your limits and abide by them, and either accept or reject the implications for your game.

I spend about US $4 on this game every month. 

I am disappointed sometimes when new events pop up and it's immediately clear that I won't be able to play them because of my spending limit, or I will have to choose between events because of it, but so it goes. I do approve of the increasing amounts of alliance rewards and other freebies lately.  Seems like a positive step to help non-ruby buyers get more out of their games.

Sometimes the game does feel more like work than play, but that has less to do with GGE and more with the feeling of obligation that comes with being in the leadership of an alliance.

If you are fed up with the game, quit playing.  If you are spending too much, stop doing that. 

I don't spend money on this game.

Second, if you can't do the events without buying rubies, you're just bad at this game.

So, what exactly is the nature of your complaint, then?  You say GGE is "a greedy money grab," I assume because you believe one needs to buy rubies to be competitive, but you don't buy rubies because you don't need them because you're so awesome.

Either GGE is greedy and forces everyone to buy rubies to play the game well, or they don't. 

Being bad at this game and not spending every waking minute on it are two different things.  

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

Malorie Knox (US1) said:

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

Malorie Knox (US1) said:

Once you're aware of the motivations behind much of what GGE does, it's up to you to set your limits and abide by them, and either accept or reject the implications for your game.

I spend about US $4 on this game every month. 

I am disappointed sometimes when new events pop up and it's immediately clear that I won't be able to play them because of my spending limit, or I will have to choose between events because of it, but so it goes. I do approve of the increasing amounts of alliance rewards and other freebies lately.  Seems like a positive step to help non-ruby buyers get more out of their games.

Sometimes the game does feel more like work than play, but that has less to do with GGE and more with the feeling of obligation that comes with being in the leadership of an alliance.

If you are fed up with the game, quit playing.  If you are spending too much, stop doing that. 

I don't spend money on this game.

Second, if you can't do the events without buying rubies, you're just bad at this game.

So, what exactly is the nature of your complaint, then?  You say GGE is "a greedy money grab," I assume because you believe one needs to buy rubies to be competitive, but you don't buy rubies because you don't need them because you're so awesome.

Either GGE is greedy and forces everyone to buy rubies to play the game well, or they don't. 

Being bad at this game and not spending every waking minute on it are two different things.  

I used to buy rubies. And yes, you need to buy rubies to be competitively (depending upon your server, this varies somewhat). 

They force you to buy rubies to play competitively.

I spend very little time really playing this game.

I'm currently in the top 50 in the foreigners event on my server, and in a nobility event for getting glory points.

I also ended in the top 50 in the nomad and sumarai events.

You really didn't respond to my argument; you just posted ignorant comments.

Malorie Knox (US1) said:

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

Malorie Knox (US1) said:

Petyr Baelish (IN1) said:

Malorie Knox (US1) said:

Once you're aware of the motivations behind much of what GGE does, it's up to you to set your limits and abide by them, and either accept or reject the implications for your game.

I spend about US $4 on this game every month. 

I am disappointed sometimes when new events pop up and it's immediately clear that I won't be able to play them because of my spending limit, or I will have to choose between events because of it, but so it goes. I do approve of the increasing amounts of alliance rewards and other freebies lately.  Seems like a positive step to help non-ruby buyers get more out of their games.

Sometimes the game does feel more like work than play, but that has less to do with GGE and more with the feeling of obligation that comes with being in the leadership of an alliance.

If you are fed up with the game, quit playing.  If you are spending too much, stop doing that. 

I don't spend money on this game.

Second, if you can't do the events without buying rubies, you're just bad at this game.

So, what exactly is the nature of your complaint, then?  You say GGE is "a greedy money grab," I assume because you believe one needs to buy rubies to be competitive, but you don't buy rubies because you don't need them because you're so awesome.

Either GGE is greedy and forces everyone to buy rubies to play the game well, or they don't. 

Being bad at this game and not spending every waking minute on it are two different things.  

I used to buy rubies. And yes, you need to buy rubies to be competitively (depending upon your server, this varies somewhat). 

They force you to buy rubies to play competitively.

I spend very little time really playing this game.

I'm currently in the top 50 in the foreigners event on my server, and in a nobility event for getting glory points.

I also ended in the top 50 in the nomad and sumarai events.

You really didn't respond to my argument; you just posted ignorant comments.

I am trying to figure out what your argument actually is.  Obviously if you don't buy rubies and you are having so much success, it is not necessary to buy rubies at all.

You make no sense.