Gifting Event GONE = Leaving game?

With the news today that the Gifting Event is gone and Greater Gifting Crystals are never coming back, will you play mcoc as much or now quit entirely?

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Shadowstrike

No change for me in terms of how much I'll play from now on, if anything, it takes a lot less pressure off me to build up units for gifting.

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Demonzfyre

Quitting the game because of gifting lol geez.

manveerthereal

These guys just feel better now

Mauled

If your reason for playing was gifting then it’s probably about right that you quit tbh. Playing to gift for a game you don’t care is a bit odd.

FiiNCH

I don’t understand why someone would quit because there’s no gifting anymore. It’s a 2 week event.

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FiiNCH

My alt account will be abandoned for sure. That’s about $1000 per year they’re out now.

I’ll no longer buy unit deals with my primary account either. That’s probably pushing double that.

They just shot themselves in the foot. For business income this is absolutely idiotic.

Removing an event which promoted the highest volumes of fraud and scams across the year, whilst stating they have another replacement for the GGC’s is hardly shooting themselves in the foot..

Rasilover

Only people that are mad are the ones that participate in the shady activity

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MaxGaming

So a limited mode doesn't return why would you quit, it's the equivalent of no more 4th of July deals.

Demonzfyre

So a limited mode doesn't return why would you quit, it's the equivalent of no more 4th of July deals.

Because they are being dramatic for attention.

KDoggg2017

I've never seen a game that players spend 11 months out of the year talking about quitting... but still play. It's like the 9th Wonder of the World. 🌎

IKON

I'm gonna be playing less cause I don't have to play those damn alt accounts anymore, praise to Kabam.

Repto23

As many have mentioned, im just not going to play my alt account anymore

Chatterofforums

This post wins the "overreaction of the day award"

Austin555555

No more scammers, no more cheaters, I’m totally fine with this change. Hopefully it brings new and positive changes into the future

Chatterofforums

No more scammers, no more cheaters, I’m totally fine with this change. Hopefully it brings new and positive changes into the future

I'm going to miss the infamous ggc line "GGC for GGC, honest girl here". My global knows what I'm talking about.

TyEdge

What you’re going to see is a significant change in alliance behavior/rankings.

People will mothball their alts and lower alliances will begin to have vacancies. Many will fold or merge. Cutoffs for AQ and AW will actually improve because these accounts aren’t padding out the total number of full and/or active alliances.

Alt accounts also usually punch above their weight. Summoners know the champs better and have way more game experience.

You’re going to see groups that would’ve been silver 1 edging into gold 3. Groups that maintain membership and continuity will climb 1-2 rank rewards milestones.

mbrace

People just need to make a big fuss, and Kabam will postpone for another year. The notice was too short for those who spent the year legitimately grinding on alternate accounts.

Coppin

People just need to make a big fuss, and Kabam will postpone for another year. The notice was too short for those who spent the year legitimately grinding on alternate accounts.

Too short.. 3 months in advance... Its not their fault someone tried to take advantage and made multiple mini accounts...
I wonder what most of players who did that were thinking...
Hmm im gonna make new accounts.. do up to act 4.. i bet they wont notice...
And my personal favorite...
"Omg lag.. the loading screenn... Game is too slow..!!!" Meanwhile they made 10 accounts and overloaded the databases with lvl 40s with 3k units

SHIELD4AGENT

sigh of relief

DNA3000

People just need to make a big fuss, and Kabam will postpone for another year. The notice was too short for those who spent the year legitimately grinding on alternate accounts.

The problem here is, not many people want to make a fuss.

Every year the exact same discussion came up. Gifting from alts was not intended, but won't be punished. However, the developers explicitly *refused* to promise this would not change in the future. Thus, it was up to every player to decide whether to bet on next year being the same as this year. N one had the right to demand it to be the case, and everyone who did was supposed to accept the risks of such actions. This was stated every single year. I was one of the people saying it, and it echoed what Kabam had been saying for years.

At some point, people have to take responsibility for their actions and decisions. Now is as good a time as any.

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DNA3000

My alt account will be abandoned for sure. That’s about $1000 per year they’re out now.

I’ll no longer buy unit deals with my primary account either. That’s probably pushing double that.

They just shot themselves in the foot. For business income this is absolutely idiotic.

Since they are replacing the GGCs with crystals that contain "a similar caliber of rewards" I think the vast majority of people who were buying tons of crystals and trading them will now just be buying the new crystals for themselves without the need for alts. Since there's now no need to go through trading or alts, it is entirely possible that some of those players will spend more.

I'm not really worried about the players who stop spending out of spite. If they are going to stop spending even though a similar way to receive rewards makes itself available (we haven't yet seen these "similar caliber" crystals, but assumed for the sake of discussion here) then losing those players is a very small price to pay to address what is a multimillion dollar fraud issue. It isn't just about the money. It is about the kind of player we want around here. We want players that understand fraud is something that needs to be tackled for everyone to have a better game, even if there's a price. The ones that only think about themselves and what they want, even in the face of a clearly horrible problem that the vast majority of players seem to have at least some issue with, that encourages actual criminal activity to at least some degree outside the game, and that sours many players experiences with the game, we simply don't need.

From a business perspective, cleaning this up is worth the small loss of revenue that will likely happen. But even if it is not a small loss of revenue. it would still be worth it. Money isn't everything, when you know where and from whom it is coming from.

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GinjabredMonsta

My alt account will be abandoned for sure. That’s about $1000 per year they’re out now.

I’ll no longer buy unit deals with my primary account either. That’s probably pushing double that.

They just shot themselves in the foot. For business income this is absolutely idiotic.

This to me is just like when old people threaten to take take their business elsewhere and tell their friends about it. While it may seem like they are sticking it to the business in the moment, it’s ultimately meaningless and doesn’t carry the weight they think it does. Your $1000 a year ain’t gunna cripple them.

Vendemiaire

My alt account will be abandoned for sure. That’s about $1000 per year they’re out now.

I’ll no longer buy unit deals with my primary account either. That’s probably pushing double that.

They just shot themselves in the foot. For business income this is absolutely idiotic.
This to me is just like when old people threaten to take take their business elsewhere and tell their friends about it. While it may seem like they are sticking it to the business in the moment, it’s ultimately meaningless and doesn’t carry the weight they think it does. Your $1000 a year ain’t gunna cripple them.

Oh nooo... Kabam employees are not gonna have their weekly starbucks because of this o4tg guy.

Shadowstrike

My alt account will be abandoned for sure. That’s about $1000 per year they’re out now.

I’ll no longer buy unit deals with my primary account either. That’s probably pushing double that.

They just shot themselves in the foot. For business income this is absolutely idiotic.

Your $1,000 a year versus the MILLIONS in Lost Revenue because of Black Markets deals last year...

My God.. The conundrum of it all.. 🙄

gannicus0830

As long as they provide some other ways to acquire weapon X, I don't care if the GGCs go away.