Why I’m Backing Off MA
Pilots, I've been playing since Beta. I am completely dumbfounded that a game that showed so much promise in th e beginning has now become so blatantly targeted toward PTW players. Plarium has abandoned us, the casual spenders. I have come to the sad realization that I simply cannot compete with players who spend hundreds weekly or monthly to compensate for their lack of skills. These whales are fed FTP or or casual spenders by Plarium in order to keep them happy and spending money. And Plarium, a global company with over $325M in 2021 revenue, obviously doesn't care about players who don't spend hundreds a month to play. Greed is addictive, and Plarium is mainlining cash. I'm fine with profit, and I have no problem with spending a few bucks now and on the game...it is entertainment after all. But it isn't entertaining to be slaughtered by whales on a regular basis.
The easiest fix to these fundamental problems is so obvious: fix matchmaking. Players across all forums are complaining bitterly about this, and yet Plarium ignores us...a sure and clear indicator that we just don't matter. Instead of fixing what we complain about, they introduce items we don't want (pilots) or new weapons nobody but whales can afford. I believe that, because of this one fundamental flaw, MA is on the downward slide. It's peaked and it's all downhill from here.
So I'm basically done. I might pop in from time to time when I'm really bored, but I gotta be honest, the thrill is gone. Plarium's greed and their refusal to listen to us has killed the joy of playing.
