1 - This game is enjoyable in the early stages, but before long you will be subject to all the tricks in the book to get you and keep you spending. Excessively long times for completing upgrades and research, long cool-downs on items, and required materials either not available without a purchase, or doled out in tiny amounts to make you want to purchase to speed things up. 2 - Even if you do buy packs (and why not, it’s your money), it is never enough. All it does is get you to the next paywall faster. Additionally a feature you pay for one month, can be completely obsoleted by a subsequent feature released a month or 2 later. 3 - Over time the game has become bloated with far too many currencies, resources and gameplay loops to the point where it is impossible to keep up, again unless you spend regularly to speed your progress. This new “content” is delivered monthly. 4 - The game suffers from frequent severe lag and is riddled with bugs, many of which are years old and will simply never be addressed, since fixing things doesn’t bring in new revenue. In short, having played this game for quite a long time, take it from me, avoid this game and any others by this developer at all costs. They do not develop games, they develop cynical psychological mechanisms to get you and keep you spending more and more.
Hi, Mick. We appreciate your detailed reviews of our game. We understand your frustration regarding the prolonged upgrade and research times, cooldowns on items, and scarcity of materials within the game. We aim for a balance between gameplay progression and in-app purchases, ensuring a fair experience for all players. Also, we want to make it clear that our game offers in-app purchases as an option for players aiming to advance faster or gain immediate access to specific features. Nevertheless, these purchases are entirely optional, allowing players to progress at their own speed without any obligation to make purchases.We appreciate your concerns about the growing complexity of in-game currencies and resources. We're continuously evolving the game to provide engaging content, and we're working to streamline these gameplay loops and resources, ensuring a more balanced and enjoyable experience. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the lag and persistent bugs in the game. Providing a smooth and bug-free experience is essential to us. We are constantly working on optimizations and bug fixes to ensure a better gaming experience. You may visit our guide here: https://bit.ly/STFCTribbleshooting. Your feedback helps us pinpoint these concerns and focus on resolving them.