This thread makes it evident that there is a huge divide in this game just like in real life: the haves and the have nots or those who choose to spend on this game and those who do not. At the end of the day, be happy with yourself. You are only a fool if you don't have the dollars and you are going into debt trying to keep up with the Joneses. Although I have spent way more in this game than I ever thought I would, what I spent, is pocket money to me. It may be a fortune to someone else but my life is accomplished. I worked hard and had a bit of luck. I get enjoyment from playing. I play about an hour or 2 a day now so cc does not consume my life, contrary to popular belief. If you have never been to an island, you may have a completely distorted image of an islander! Enjoy! Once you no longer enjoy, walk away from the game. Lol
Who laughs last laughs best...
I wanted to come back to this thread to just say another little tidbit.
Anytime a game can be "won" by simply shelling out money doesn't really sound like much fun to me. Teams like Fight Club only take first place because they shell out a lot of money... just more than second place. They didn't invent some amazing strategy that allows them to crush any team. These events don't pose any challenge to them because they know all they have to do is keep buying gold to finish whatever roadblock is in front of them. You can't really deny the fact that money/gold propels IP. You simply cannot gain 27-30 million IP in an event without using tons of gold. You might have some non-gold users but they are only there to be used as scouts or are friends of officers... you aren't just picking up some random player cause he applied and "seemed nice... lets give him a shot". Pfft.
I can't really imagine what drives them to keep playing as all they (or anybody that heavily relies on gold) just needs a fat bankroll to get them whatever they want.
Sadly CC isn't really a game that anyone can actually applaud the top teams. Imagine Tiger Woods setting up for a long putt and instead just said "I want this to go in... here is $50,000" and the officials taking his money. That's how I view top team like Fight Club.
I'll continue playing CC because I don't buy my way through events or buy the best items. I'll never be the top player or on the top team but I'll know that what I did in CC was fun because it wasn't just given to me. And one day CC will be gone and I won't think anything of it.
Bluemoe
"Sadly CC isn't really a game that anyone can actually applaud the top teams. Imagine Tiger Woods setting up for a long putt and instead just said "I want this to go in... here is $50,000" and the officials taking his money. That's how I view top team like Fight Club."
Using that argument Tiger nor anyone else actually hits the ball
Thus you are saying no one in any of the top teams bothers to fight
I find it funny that many people seem to not realize that this game was designed by Gree to MAKE THEM MONEY. It was designed so that, in order to be the best, you have to spend money. The big gold spenders aren't being dishonorable or unsportsmanlike by spending gold. They're playing the game how it was meant to be played. If you believe the game was designed to be played for free, you're very naive. If you don't like it, don't play the game. I promise you no one cares.
You cared enough to reply in this thread. So easy for some of you to lie.
couldn't have put it in a better way
for the critics ...
there are only 2 aspects to playing this game. gold or non-gold. if you have some money to throw, you be a gold player. if you don't, you be a free player. gree designed the game that way, not players. if it were a first person shooter game, it would take some skill to take headshots. but it is not a fps game or some other game genre. still, you can apply some skill while buying weapons. you have to make certain calculations, which gold weapons will make the most difference to your stats. apart from that, what skill are these ppl talking about .. i have no clue. this game was designed to make people spend. so if you can spend real money on gold, that's the only skillset you need to have in order to be strong. if you have it, good for you. if you don't, go play some other game. deal with it, live with it.