They do like frequent updates, but its the ones that make them money that you see the most.
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[Š†ĂÇ] STAC GUARD DragonsEIC Expand game and keep it fun/balanced?Easy,2nd star systemRealistic comments are the best..BP games..B.G.O/D.OWe need a 3rd set of maps or a second star system
i mean,i think of DO everyday,about the new updates and how they could be better.But,c'mon,this one was just RIDICULOUS.Cutting off 3 credits ships(i liked defcon!she was pretty)to put 3 new stupid uridium ships?And worst!They're not even in the old classes of ships,i don't know if they are supposed to be special,but not for me.Thank you BP,keep ruining your best(and probally the most lucrative) game.
For those who didn't know, in April of 2011 Summit Partners & TA Associates bought Bigpoint, Dark Orbit's parent. Summit & TA are Private Equity firms (ie corporate raiders like Mitt Romney's Bain Capital).
The only thing they care about is making the most money as fast as possible. They do not care about the players or Dark Orbit surviving....they are going to do what they are good at... suck it dry like a vampire and leave the husk to rot.
That is what they are doing to Bigpoint/DO. To maximize cash flow they reduced what you can get for credits, add items you can only get for cash.
They got rid of credit ships so more would buy URI ships, they added new ships to entice more spending.
They changed the look of the pages to hide that they were deleting the players online count that used to show on the home screen (last Dec numbers had dropped from 14-1500 on USA East at night to 700-1000).
Scoremegeddon was added because there was such a drop in credit players and the ones that stayed on the protected boards that the cash paying bullies were complaining that they couldn't find easy prey and had to fight tough players. Scoremegeddon took away the protected zones.
The buying chances for upgrades was another blatant money grab. Sell the upgrade, not some chance to possible get an upgrade...this isn't the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas.
They reduced the amount of really good items in Pirate boxes...I got my venom & diminisher (2 times for it) and an adept from Pirate boxes prior to DEC 2011. When is the last time you heard of one of the designs coming out of a box?
It all boils down to the corporate raiders are trying to suck every dime out of Bigpoint they can before they drive it into the ground.
Expect to see more expensive items and more credit items going away. As soon as they think they can't suck out more cash, they will try to sell Bigpoint or more likely close it down and leave the players and employees out in the cold.
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