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Originally Posted by KayGee
I may be confused, but don't you get the retroactive farmcash when new levels are released? You DO get credit for your points...albeit maybe not at the moment you want it. You say we all know the devs are "holding back". This has never, ever occurred to me. And do you really think level 185 players are the main ones spending real money? If you do, I think you are mistaken. Who knows why they time the releases the way they do, but this seems off base to me. If you can't wait for your farmcash and simply must spend the money, I don't see that as their fault at all. One thing I like about FarmTown is that, by and large, the "haves", who can spend money on the game, are treated pretty much like the "have nots", who play the game strictly on time and experience and 1 farmcash at a time. There's room for everyone. Thanks for a great game, devs.
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I was wondering if anyone else was going to question that assumption -- that 185 players are the only ones who spend real money on this game. I don't know where that would come from. Actually, I've seen plenty of evidence that people at all levels are buying FC, if their facilities are any indication. I'm not at 185 yet, and I know I've contributed plenty of "real money" to this game.
It has occurred to me lately that if the Devs were "holding back" anything, it might have been the release of the 9th farm. They continue to add farms, increase storage space -- this all requires server space, and costs real money. It would make sense that they would wait to release these things until they have the "real cash" customer base to support them. At least, I would hope this is a consideration. It would be too sad if we got a notice in six months that drastic revenue producing measures are required because they moved too quickly to expand without the money to pay for the hardware.
Since they are running a business, it would seem to me that coding, testing, and implementation might even be secondary to the financial considerations.