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Nusquam
And yet you are subscribed and so you were clearly happy with the *old* deal.
I'd counsel you to be careful about that correlation. I'm subscribed because I like the game and I grudgingly accepted the subscription cost. That is a bit different than "clearly happy".
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Do you see why this disconnect between what you are saying here and what you are doing in reality makes it *really* hard for *me* to make significant changes?
Frankly, no, I don't. Being unhappy with a deal but accepting it as the best available at the time, yet hoping for an improvement, is not unheard of.
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Let's go over this. I want to update the subscription to convert more free players to subscribers.
I make several proposals to a diverse team of managers, marketers and business peeps.
I get all the concessions that fall under "stuff the dev team can do". I get some minor concessions in other areas, including a points increase. My proposed amount was much higher.
And I'm sure we're all appreciative of the efforts you're making in improving the game and the subscription benefits. But don't expect us to sing your praises for doing your job when we are underwhelmed by what you managed to achieve (your explanation here sounds like you are doing us a favour - not sure if that's what you intended to convey). While your presence in the community, your communication and the effort you are making to improve things are certainly appreciated, we still pay a sub and want to see good things come of that. I shudder to think how much I've spent on this game in the past five years, but I have enjoyed myself, so in some way, it's been worth it.
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Feel free to complain. Just understand that by being happy with the old deal, you made my bargaining points weaker.
See my above point. Subscribed does not necessarily mean happy.
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Plus, complaining about an improvement seems counter intuitive when you weren't complaining about the old setup.
Banging your head against a wall until it's a bloody pulp isn't productive, either, so you stop. But when someone makes a door in that wall that's too small for you to fit through, it's not going to suddenly make you happy.