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My counter to the "get better skills argument" is...
If we're getting matched consistently against far stronger accounts e.g. I'm an 18k prestige account getting matched regularly with mid to high 20's prestige accounts (just lost to a 30k account)and I'm in diamond 2, where are the consistent matchups against similar or lower prestige accounts?
Don't give me the b.s. line that similar sized accounts aren't in diamond 2.
This is the 2nd consecutive season where massive mismatches occur.

It's generous of you to treat the "skill issue" replies in response to BG complaints as good faith statements. They are, at best, projection. Losing when punching out of your weight class to beat a new ranked champ with few counters while your opponent punches down to beat a dated champ that has multiple counters does not constitute in any way a "skill issue". That there are some talented players who can thrive despite competing at a purported disadvantage does not change that.

I think the complaints on monetization are game balance issues and the economic term inflation.

Years ago a large percentage of the competitive part of game could be done ftp. With more time and effort invested. Spending gave an advantage, but lower spenders and ftp could still chase to big spenders and catch up.

Everest content could be done quickly to get the rewards sooner with unit man on the team or slower with less spent. Same rewards. Eventually the field of play is even.

Now there is a pay to participate feel to the game. No spending = no possibility of best or even decent rewards.

Inflating the unit cost of deals, offers and events creates a greater imbalance. Rich people will always have more no matter what.

You can not stop inflation with additional inflation.

And since kabam cares about the whales the most... does it make whale feel like spending more to get a greater advantage over a low or free spender when the roster size difference is already insurmountable.

What else a company supposed to do besides making money?

Provide the service they re supposed to as an entertainment company. Aka, entertain.

They provide a free mobile that has no requirements to spend. They've done their job.

If it s buggy, uninspired and sloppy/amateurish, it s not. Every and any company has to make their customers ' money worth. And/Or time.

If you personally feel you getting back what you give, that s fine. Delusional, but fine, we don t judge here.

Let's see-
1. It's the longest running marvel mobile game.
2. It's one of the most popular marvel mobile games.
3. It's free.
4. You don't have pay anything to play.
5. It's marketed to everyone and has done a lot to still attract new players.

Have I gotten what I put into it? Yes. I get the items that I've paid for. I'm not an investor putting money into a game to get returns. Neither are you. My money goes to buy things I want to try and get ahead faster in the game. It's the same for you. Your money doesn't go directly to Kabam anyways so everything you just said doesn't actually matter.

They do plenty to make us happy and plenty to upset us and then some of the community just isn't happy regardless. But let's not pretend that you're supposed to get more than that offer you buy. There's no extra strings attached to that purchase. So yes, I'm getting what I put into it.

Btw when I was saying "getting your money back", it was in a more aspect of entertainment environment, not buying the catalysts you need and the price is fine. The catalyst is the mean to an end, to playing, to enjoyement.
But, good for you. Personally, the entertainment factor of this game, is almost gone, in a 60-70% of the times. When I go to play a mode, with the intention of having fun, since, well, it Is still a game, and I get 80% frustration and 20% fullfilement and joy of playing, I don t see where I got my money s worth.
I just finished act 4 of valiant gauntlet. I could nt count how many times the defender dropped his special in the middle of my heavy or relic. Not even mentioning the constant backsteps when I was charging for an intercept. That s not fun, quite the opposite, and, that s not the service I am paying for.

What else a company supposed to do besides making money?

Provide the service they re supposed to as an entertainment company. Aka, entertain.

Try going to restaurants and eat without paying. Then tell them that they are in the hospitality industry and supposed to provide food and beverages. Let see if they agree with you for not paying.

Or simply if your boss doesn’t pay you for the work you do there.

The game is ads free, and free to play, what else are expecting?

I refuse to imagine how smart you must have felt when typing out those analogies. Think again for a bit, the request from the comment you replied to is nothing similar to what you just said.

Entertainment industry = give free movie tickets
Is that okay analogy for comparison?

Feel free to ridicule me but I don't get what your point is, neither do I understand the analogy. Could you clarify your stance and overall opinion so that I can give you a relatively well-educated response? Or maybe try to explain the analogy of the guy I responded to in mcoc terms if you agree with them?

I'm struggling a bit out here to comprehend what everyone is criticising in OP's complaints. Feel like there's a new wave of "game free, no ads, what more do you want?" and I just don't get it. I thought the aggressive monetization was becoming a problem as of late, what changed? Are we at peace with it now? I don't have much to say if community accepts it the way it is, thought it was a problem for you guys but guess not?