Board Thread:Game Discussions/@comment-188.108.57.152-20141214195355/@comment-188.108.57.152-20141215231750

50.169.67.96 wrote: Although that makes sense on some level, I think it's still more likely that it's a bunch of people who want to be the best in the game. I don't think it's smart, but it's no worse than half the shit people spend their hard earned money on. I don't really care for being in the best alliances and all that, so I couldn't even begin to understand someone who is willing to spend hundreds to get one war epic. Especially considering a few months later that epic will be considered obsolete.

I've spent maybe $50 on this game in the year since I started playing and I whoop tons of people with expensive epics. Even people who have chest epics have usually spent quite a bit on chance chests before they got something good. I prefer to try and earn my gear through playing the game, such a novel approach I know. My Main has nearly 3200atk 3000def now thanks to my free epic+. I've got several epics and am currently collecting epic boss armors with all element combinations and trying for epics along the way. They are two characteristic kinds of players.

1. Free-to-play type: Really rational and calm, never getting hotheaded, just because others are better, Usually, they wouldn't spend any cent on a game or just a little.

2. Play-to-Win Type: emotional and reckless, easily getting jealous and believing in own good luck.

U need F2P type to make the game more vivid, but getting money out of them is really difficult. Though the F2P type doesn't seem to be a money source, you could use them as allurement to urge P2W Type paying more. F2p type doesn't spend money, but a lot of time, let them get some free gems, so that they have a little chance on precious items. It's just a question of statistics, until someone gets something good and show it off, as if he won the lottery. those actions will make P2W Type jealous. They believe they could have the same luck. If not, the money will do. After using tons of gems, they still have nothing valuable, GREE is satisfied.