Finally update is out! I will put in the next update also now though for approval that I have been working on in the meantime! I hope the approval goes faster this time!
Daniel, I love your game. I give it five stars on the appstore and here. Please I need you to hear me out. Your IAP prices are just too high. I already purchased the game and I purchased blue gems to get the banker. Now you want us to pay 45 gems just to upgrade the familiar. And just like the banker I bet it's more gems for the next level. Your prices are too high. It's $5.99 just for 100 blue gems. Please lower them. I can justify making another purchase but not this high. Billy
There was another update today which introduced upgrades for l the heroes. Starting price is 25 gems each. No drop in gem prices however and gems are very sparse to obtain.
Thank you! I think you might be right, I am only one person so it is hard to test out what is a good balance or not. I will look into lowering it for the next update, there is no climb in price however for the Familiar like the banker. I tried to put the new Hero upgrades lower but I will see to lower them further. I really appriciate the input though since I don't have any testers my testers are essentially you the players. Another option i might do is to increase the spawn rate of the blue chests that give you gems. Remember that you need to play at your highest current area to have a chance to spawn them. How often do they spawn for you? Other ways to get gems are of course to defeat bosses and do achievements. I also added a share feature in this latest update that gives you a gem every 20 level if you share your stats. Thanks again for the input! I am taking notes of every feedback I get!
I agree that the price of gems is too high. I still haven't purchased any, because the amount you get is of so little value in the game compared to the cost. I love that I can leave the game idle and my phone won't lock now. This was the update I was looking forward to! I also found that I can watch a video for a free gem now. Very handy! I didn't know that you had to be on the highest accessible level to find the treasures. Now that I know, that's the level I'll stick to. I was staying on lower levels because I was getting coins faster that way, but now I'll start hunting those treasures! I might get that banker, yet!
I was doing great until I hit level 150. The boss is destroying me the second the level spawns lol. That thing smacks me hard!
I think the biggest issue isn't gem prices it's the blue chests. The spawn rate is Ok, not great could be s little better. The issue is once you hit the "-9" level, ie 159, 169, 179 etc, you stop earning them. You sit here pounding away farming to beat the next boss and all the while never finding a single gold or blue chest. If you fix that I believe all the other gem prices will go away more or less. I could leave my phone on playing for 3-5 hours and probably come away with 5 gems. That will add up quickly.
Hmm yes that might be something to look into. I could maybe make it so you can earn chests not only on your max area but one or two areas bellow it also, that should fix that problem?
I think just allow them to drop in your current and one prior. It will fix the boss issue without giving anything to exploit ( difference between 169 and 168 is basically non existent). That will go a long way to justifying your gem prices. I personally like the game but I don't want to basically be forced to spend $20+ to fully upgrade everything.
One thing I noticed is that your progress in a level resets when you switch to a different level, so if you reach a "-9" level, just down a level and back up. That way you can stay I the "-9" level without unlocking the next boss.
I never noticed that, while that's helpful it's not noted anywhere so I don't consider that a reason to not make changes.
I only just noticed this game but I don't have it. I was considering buying it. But having read about all the gem woes I dont think I will. I just wanted to mention because there could well be more people like me who you could be attracting to the game if it wasn't so greedy(I dont know if it is, but thats the impression I get). I will try the free version to see for myself!
Oh, I wasn't presenting it as a reason to not make changes, just as something that could be useful while we wait for those changes.
Well as you can see the dev is very responsive. I didn't mean to not make you buy the game. I actually like the game. I would recommend spending the dollar on the paid version because you get the familiar and it does make a difference even if you don't upgrade it. Definitely give the free version a try you will get hooked! Billy
Level 399, and then stopped Hello, all! Frisbee10461 here! Actually, I reached level 399, and then stopped. There is a cheat that you can use to level up quickly. 1. Beat level 100. You get a blue gem. 2. Go back to level 99. 3. Shut down the game. 4. Restart the game. 5. Go back to level 100. You get a second blue gem. Repeat steps 2-5, and you can acquire blue gems very quickly, which can cause you to level up easily. However, after seeing that level 399 is just another dragon with a different color, it got old quickly. My suggestion to the developer is that as players advance, there should be additional challenges. Just my two cents, frisbee10461
I wish there was a way to make more rapid changes, but it seems every update is stuck in approval for a week or so.
