This is a sure sign the game is slowly dying.  It's unfortunate that you just can't expand the game with just resource costs.  When it becomes a money grab at every single corner, you know things are slowing down. 

Hint:  I spent more Drachmas buying resource packs at the current discounted price than when they were regular price and more drachmas on them then troop revival and champion units.  Why? because it's the only thing in this game that is at a reasonable cost! When the cost makes sense, more people spend. 

you spending money on online games, think twice you might be funding something wrong

Greeeeed. *cough* Wait.What?Who said that!?!

Cake is a lie. 

I'm a realistic business man and I do understand that Plarium needs to turn a profit in order to build more servers, support customers, etc... If there were no coiners, there would be no game...

With that been said, I do think the sketches pricing is high and hope you will think about think about reducing it, as to make it attractive for low cost spenders... I think there would be a more positive response from players.

I do like the additional items you can purchase with GPs, which is a plus. Keep that going.

you spending money on online games, think twice you might be funding something wrong

I've no doubt these will be brought into pvp, so the players with 1000's of spare gps have something fresh to aim for.

If you (Plarium) want to make money, improve the strategy of game that is almost completely absent in this game and then you can make money on that one and not on these frivolous things, otherwise this game has a few months of life and then will be completely dead.

you spending money on online games, think twice you might be funding something wrong

100% agree - this extortionate and takes the game completely over to the people willing to throw heaps of money at it.

You may want the money but the game will die out if everyone else leaves.

BB

I agree these upgrades should not need to take money, this game is turning out to be a game where only for the rich. I have no problems putting a little money in to a game here and there but your stuff takes too much money for the average person. If you are true about taking suggestions than i suggest changing the upgrades to be purchase with GPs that way those who play the game the most will be reworded not just those who have the biggest wallet.

money,money,for poor plarium,go guys to put many money in plarium pocket,why this sketches is not free?

i have for you good ideea for easy money :

1. upgrade defense tower lv 5 to 2 k = 100 $

2. sold pantheon lv 5 full deff = 1000 $

3. all trops time buildig 1 min = 200 $

4. offensive phalanx to 3 k = 200 $

5. defensive phalanx to 2 k = 200 $

6. cavalery offensive to 10 k = 500 $

7. defensive cavalery to 8 k = 500 $

8. all suply product to 500 k per hours = 400 $

9. persan battle to 1 sec = 50 $

10. all travel time galley or trops to 10 sec = 300 $

oh well....

the plarium credit card slaughter continues....

i decided to do 1 building upgrade.., just to try...

1 to see if the tournament rewards makes sense... and...

2 to see the building cost..

well.., i never finished it...

i did 2 levels and 10000 drachmas gone.., plus speed ups...

wow!!.....

that's just crazy....

and wait... the great news is...

i get rewarded with 15 peltasts.... after spending 15 000 drachmas...

surely everyone must see the huge benefits in this....

NOT!!!!!...

what a waste of money this game has become....

and it keeps getting worse....

congratulations.... the powers that be.... geniuses..., that will kill off this game...

maybe a lot sooner than they think...

any of the GOOD games have 2 main characteristics...

A a good strategy to make for challenging game play.. with or without cash...,

B a balance between coiners and players not coining or coining a little with loads of time to play...( where the coiners always have an edge...)

cause they coin... and keep the game costs and profits covered..

here if you not a coiner.., you got no chance...

and the strategy of the game is... coin.... to win...

non coiners will leave.... and soon after... the coiners....

cause believe me... doing this for 20 years of internet games..,

non coiners stop playing..., soon after the coiners go...

good luck Plarium...!!...

 Add mine to the chorus of objectors.  Clearly only the  big coin folks are likely to continue in the long run.  You have made the game unaffordable for most. Spending a modest amount periodically is doable foe some but a lot of archons will draw a a line in the sand on this  one and leave.

 Since some os us still have available land slots. Would rather have seen some new buildings or additional spaces outside the walls for more decor/ fortification. these could have been done at more modest cost

The concept of upgrading the building is an progressive idea. City should not be stagnant & artisans should not be sitting idle. But few things strikes very odd.

1)  Building are basic things in a city, so why players are suppose to spend dracmas on that?

2) Even you consider these upgrade are advancement, an reasonable price for sketches encourage players but the prices are exorbitant. So buying them is not an option.

3) As suggested previously by several players, those sketches should be added to global tournaments or PVP like (GP's). So money spender & non-spender both will have fair chance to upgrade their city. Only difference will be the pace at which they upgrade their city.

4) Everyone knows, the game is tilted towards defence, why "temple if hep" is allowed to be upgraded but not "temple of PAN"

So Plarium, listen to the suggestion & rationale & act acoordingly.

One good move by plarium is to add more items to be purchased by GP. Good use of accumulated GP.

100 % negative comments! Did you really think anyone would embrace this change? My husband, myself, and a neighbor all played this game for about 25 days, we all spent some money to get some quicker progress, but after calculating the costs, we can see that this is nothing more than a money grab.

Well guess what, we all deleted our accounts and will not return. I understand the 'free to play' model, and I think I would come back to the game if there were NO purchases allowed with cash, that being replaced by a monthly fee $15 to play. I know that model of gaming is "dead" but this model of gaming, LARGEST CREDIT CARD wins, well never get my support again.

Judging the reactions of my COALITION to this announcement, this game will be dead in a matter of weeks. Plarium you totally blew it, but even if you eliminate Sketches from the game, you will not get us back...we have left for greener pastures.

It is really funny how Plarium explained the "need" for more upgrades, active Artisans, etc. They must think we are as stupid as a box of rocks.