Candy Crush

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P-Jay

10,565 posts

191 months

Wednesday 1st May 2013
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It had to go, totally addicted within moments of playing it but its insanely hard (for me anyway) for an app game.

I got stuck on 33, played after a few beers, swore like a Sailor at it and bought 5 extra moves, 3 BLOODY TIMES to get past the ducking level and deleted it.

Steely4WD

83 posts

132 months

Wednesday 1st May 2013
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Been playing this for the last few weeks. Really addictive!

Ive paid the 69p but only to get the next lot of levels (on level 53) as I didnt want to send them facebook invite things. I must of got about 50 the the blinking things from mates over the last month! Not paid for any of the booster things....... yet

toon10

6,185 posts

157 months

Wednesday 1st May 2013
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mike50001 said:
ive got to level 65, but stuck solid on it now for a week.

think its time to find another game
I'm on day 3 of level 65. It's a bugger. Not connected to fb to get free lives though. Nothing more irritating than those requests coming through every 5 minutes.

shakotan

10,697 posts

196 months

SimonMaidenhead

2,580 posts

203 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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Totally addictive, up to level 199 without having to spent anything yet smile

Du1point8

21,608 posts

192 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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Im on level 273... not spent a single penny on it.

some hard, hate the chocolate ones and hate the cup cakes that you need to get rid of to deliver the cherries and nuts.

Dan_1981

17,392 posts

199 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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208 very stuck

Odie

4,187 posts

182 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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Just on free to play games, please support the developers by purchasing something/anything for a token amount, if you dont the free to play model may disappear.


ajprice

27,485 posts

196 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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I got very stuck on 147 until last weekend, couldn't get past that for a couple of weeks! I'm at 155 now waiting to get tickets to the next stage.

MonkeyBusiness

3,935 posts

187 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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I have a friend on level 270.

Original Poster

5,429 posts

176 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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279 here, well and truly addicted!

P-Jay

10,565 posts

191 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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Odie said:
Just on free to play games, please support the developers by purchasing something/anything for a token amount, if you dont the free to play model may disappear.
Frankly it's a model I'd like to die a very quick death - it started modestly enough, buy the odd extra skin or feature for a few pence, now it's at the point where you need to spend decent lumps of cash to progress or do much at all.

The Simpsons is probably the worst I've seen, it's a polished product, given a lite / free version it would sell in huge numbers for £1.99 which is pretty good for a game, but because it's freeium otherwise bright sensible people are sending real folding money on stupid little things.

I know you don't have to spend anything, but the bloody things are so frustrating if you don't.

Podie

46,630 posts

275 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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P-Jay said:
Odie said:
Just on free to play games, please support the developers by purchasing something/anything for a token amount, if you dont the free to play model may disappear.
Frankly it's a model I'd like to die a very quick death - it started modestly enough, buy the odd extra skin or feature for a few pence, now it's at the point where you need to spend decent lumps of cash to progress or do much at all.

The Simpsons is probably the worst I've seen, it's a polished product, given a lite / free version it would sell in huge numbers for £1.99 which is pretty good for a game, but because it's freeium otherwise bright sensible people are sending real folding money on stupid little things.

I know you don't have to spend anything, but the bloody things are so frustrating if you don't.
Taking Candy Crush as an example - nice enough, addictive little game. Ooh, what's this? I can buy power-ups! £11.99, £17.49 or £27.99....!!!

If they were sensibly priced, fair enough - but £27.99 for a power up. I'll pass.

P-Jay

10,565 posts

191 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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Podie said:
P-Jay said:
Odie said:
Just on free to play games, please support the developers by purchasing something/anything for a token amount, if you dont the free to play model may disappear.
Frankly it's a model I'd like to die a very quick death - it started modestly enough, buy the odd extra skin or feature for a few pence, now it's at the point where you need to spend decent lumps of cash to progress or do much at all.

The Simpsons is probably the worst I've seen, it's a polished product, given a lite / free version it would sell in huge numbers for £1.99 which is pretty good for a game, but because it's freeium otherwise bright sensible people are sending real folding money on stupid little things.

I know you don't have to spend anything, but the bloody things are so frustrating if you don't.
Taking Candy Crush as an example - nice enough, addictive little game. Ooh, what's this? I can buy power-ups! £11.99, £17.49 or £27.99....!!!

If they were sensibly priced, fair enough - but £27.99 for a power up. I'll pass.
Not only that, the £28 power up pretty much makes the game unloseable I'd guess.

For a while you could hack the Simpsons, so I did, unlimited premium stuff, it just made the game pointless.

How much do you want to spend to impress your FB friends??

Odie

4,187 posts

182 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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P-Jay said:
Odie said:
Just on free to play games, please support the developers by purchasing something/anything for a token amount, if you dont the free to play model may disappear.
Frankly it's a model I'd like to die a very quick death - it started modestly enough, buy the odd extra skin or feature for a few pence, now it's at the point where you need to spend decent lumps of cash to progress or do much at all.

The Simpsons is probably the worst I've seen, it's a polished product, given a lite / free version it would sell in huge numbers for £1.99 which is pretty good for a game, but because it's freeium otherwise bright sensible people are sending real folding money on stupid little things.

I know you don't have to spend anything, but the bloody things are so frustrating if you don't.
Agree with your points BUT note my wording 'free to play' as in free from purchase and subscription, note I didnt write 'freemium'. Some developer do get it wrong with the purchases, but id rather not see the model die.

For example I purchased a PC game on saturday (£30) I had completed it within 4 hours and it wasnt very good imho.

Id rather see games that are free and then we the gamers can decide how much support to give the developers as apposed to the old model of paying to play a game that turns out to be a lemon.

Maybe im wrong, but its just my opinion. If I enjoy a game I will usually spend what I would have payed for it on stuff.

Podie

46,630 posts

275 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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I have no objection to paying for stuff - far from it.

If the game is worth it, then I'll pay.

There have been other games that are free for the first x number of levels, then you have to pay. If it's good enough and you're hooked, then I'll part with my hard earned.

The free + in-app purchase stuff irritates me though.

Hughesie

12,571 posts

282 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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260 here - never paid for boosters but have paid to progress to levels.

Have about forty lives in inbox in case I need them as we'll wink

ady1320

160 posts

170 months

Thursday 23rd May 2013
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197 help

trooperiziz

9,456 posts

252 months

Friday 24th May 2013
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125 here with no cash spent.
I am tempted to setup a couple of Facebook profiles purely to get tickets to advance to the next set of levels though biggrin

Ffuxake

1,813 posts

249 months

Friday 24th May 2013
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Hughesie said:
260 here - never paid for boosters but have paid to progress to levels.

Have about forty lives in inbox in case I need them as we'll wink
Wait till you get to 265, absolute swine, took me three weeks!
I'm on 337 and all you have to do is pair a wrapped with a spotted twice. that bd chocolate gets everywhere though!