On Daily Rewards and Energy
Hello friends, here I will briefly discuss my thoughts on the recent patch, specifically regarding the energy from rewards.
It seems like before the patch, many of the daily quests would offer energy refills, these refills would incentivize me to continue playing the game for many additional hours, which in turn made me want to spend money in the game for things like XP boosts and gems. Now it seems if I want to keep playing I'm forced to buy energy boosts, which for 40 gems a pop does not seem quite worthwhile - I'd rather have a 3 day xp pack.
I bring this up because bringing back energy in daily quests is good for both the developers and the player. For the developer, it allows players to play the game more, giving them time to become fully invested, which in turn will grant greater sales. If I like the game that I play so much, it will be easier for me to donate to the shop, especially when I don't have to worry about actually playing because of energy. As for the player, well it gives us more grinding and doesn't penalize us for wanting to do so. Also, in-game, it seems many people are disappointed with the fact that an energy refill was replaced with 2 lesser potions, which are quite easily obtainable - we'd rather just play more ourselves and get those if we wanted them!
A possible solution: if the daily quests will not return to giving energy, could be to allow a player to purchase an energy refill with silver. As there isn't much to do with silver beyond changing and upgrading gear, and buying at the market, it seems quite useless. This allows for another money sink, while giving players who farm enough money to continue grinding, because everyone knows getting one champion to 6 stars is no easy feat.
These are just some thoughts I've had recently and would like to open up discussion, feel free to share your thoughts!