Quote Originally Posted by Amikee View Post
Most of you are MISSING the fact that this type of marketing is poorly thought out and not well accepted in the "real" world. However if the "company" feels it is getting the ROI (read profits) they are expecting then they will continue. Personally if I worked for "the company" I would not ever - ever - put on my job resume a marketing campaign like the "company" runs if I were looking for a job.

I won't spend the $30.00 to get a chest or key. Now if they had marketed it differently and offered a $5.00 key for the Mystery Chest (read - NOT FREE) I know without a doubt they would get even more money and prolly I'd have spent the $30.00 (in total $5.00 keys) for all the chests I have.

Since it's virtual product it's still win-win - but if they don't feel the pain it isn't going to change. I know $30.00 here and there isn't a big deal to many players but times "x" chests?? Especially when the established players have all the medals we need which greatly reduces the value of the packages.

I'd love to be able to opt out of the "sales pitches".
I didn't realize that the players here and Evony wasn't part of the real world!!! (Sarcasm) Evony isn't doing anything different than 100's of other business have done in the past. It is not illegal. Some what deceptive for those who fail to read and understand the fine print, but like anything you buy, you should always read and understand the fine print first.

After reading the fine print and understanding everything I did chose to spend my $30. The 300 coin, the gift of milk and cookies to all my alliance and to 20 other people, plus a key to open one of the many chest I already received. That is a lot of stuff for Evony to give for just $30, deceptive or non-deceptive.

But really... $5 for a key or multiple key! The value of everything in just one chest is more than $30 (not counting the 300 coin received). This is just more of the same old talk of wanting something for free. If you decided not to spend $30 and you got milk and cookies, be thankful that your alliance or one of your friends did spend $30 and thought of you. Stop complaining that Evony, A company that is in the business of MAKING MONEY, is charging $30 for an amazing deal.

Oh and P.S. medals still come in handy when persuading captured heros or upping their loyalty during a war, so even this long-time Evony player doesn't mind a few extra medals in my inventory