Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-50.4.124.222-20170605030406/@comment-31983446-20170605153513

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I tend to think free games should have a fair algorithm, where you have a genuine chance to win without paying, but most don't. Beyond Mytona's HL and AC, you see it in the special event rooms. The closer you get to the end, the less like the quest items are to be rewarded -- I've played long enough that I notice when it happens now.

As far as HL and AC are concerned, if you play it a couple dozen times and everytime you don't have a tinker's chance to finish, then the games have been purposely riggged to force you to pay (in rubies or cold hard cash), or go no farther. That always ticks me off.

All that said, this morning I started rethinking my 'no pay to play' mandate. Many games get their funding through third party advertising, but Mytona doesn't shove other advertising down our throats, so where does their income come from? If it's just from the players, then I should be willing to fork over a little cash now and again to show my appreciation. And, if doing that once in a while will help me get through the stupid, stupid HL and AC games, then maybe I should just shut up and do it. :-)