{"id":3777,"date":"2021-07-13T19:10:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T01:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/?p=3777"},"modified":"2024-01-31T00:23:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T06:23:56","slug":"the-greed-of-best-fiends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/the-greed-of-best-fiends\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greed of Best Fiends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662dfbd283e80\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662dfbd283e80\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/the-greed-of-best-fiends\/#Why_I_Wrote_This_Post\" title=\"Why I Wrote This Post\">Why I Wrote This Post<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/the-greed-of-best-fiends\/#Unique_Fiends_Now_Cost_Money\" title=\"Unique Fiends Now Cost Money\">Unique Fiends Now Cost Money<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/the-greed-of-best-fiends\/#Unique_Fiends_Cost_Way_Too_Much_Money\" title=\"Unique Fiends Cost Way Too Much Money\">Unique Fiends Cost Way Too Much Money<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/the-greed-of-best-fiends\/#Why_This_Is_a_Bad_Idea\" title=\"Why This Is a Bad Idea\">Why This Is a Bad Idea<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_I_Wrote_This_Post\"><\/span>Why I Wrote This Post<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/best-fiends-review\/\">Best Fiends<\/a> is a popular match-three game made by Seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I enjoy the game a lot, and I gave it a good review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But recently, there have been a change to the game I can&#8217;t ignore. In this post, I am going to explain the terrible changes the developers recently made to Best Fiends and why these changes are bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<!-- WP-Appbox (Version: 4.4.18 \/\/ Store: googleplay \/\/ ID: com.Seriously.BestFiends) -->\n<div class=\"wpappbox wpappbox-d7a9ba055ad850ec93808c7d738cd37f googleplay colorful simple\">\n\t<div class=\"qrcode\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/cache\/wp-appbox\/d7a9ba055ad850ec93808c7d738cd37f\/qr-fb5d76689cd68b723c609fa19da6082a\" alt=\"Best Fiends - Match 3 Puzzles\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"appicon\">\n\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.Seriously.BestFiends\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/cache\/wp-appbox\/d7a9ba055ad850ec93808c7d738cd37f\/ai-ad48f2f0e822cfced71a9bf3ce35406a\" alt=\"Best Fiends - Match 3 Puzzles\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"applinks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"appbuttons\">\n\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.Seriously.BestFiends\">Download<\/a>\n\t\t\t<span onMouseOver=\"jQuery('.wpappbox-d7a9ba055ad850ec93808c7d738cd37f .qrcode').show();\" onMouseOut=\"jQuery('.wpappbox-d7a9ba055ad850ec93808c7d738cd37f .qrcode').hide();\">QR-Code<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"appdetails\">\n\t\t<div class=\"apptitle\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.Seriously.BestFiends\" title=\"Best Fiends - Match 3 Puzzles\" class=\"apptitle\">Best Fiends &#8211; Match 3 Puzzles<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"developer\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Developer: <\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"value\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/dev?id=7887547651896089900\"><span>Seriously Digital Entertainment Oy.<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"price\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Price: <\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Free<\/span> \n\t\t\t<span class=\"rating\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- \/WP-Appbox -->\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unique_Fiends_Now_Cost_Money\"><\/span>Unique Fiends Now Cost Money<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously you could unlock unique fiends by spending enough time playing during events and making progress in the game. The progress made was pretty slow. But at least you could eventually get these fiends. That is how I unlocked the one unique fiend I have. Karma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unique fiends make the game considerably easier to play and beat. While they are not required to beat the game, they help out a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only way to get unique fiends now is to spend money. There is no other way to get fiends.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/best_fiends_epic_fiend.png\" alt=\"This is the epic fiend Karma. He is level 20.\" class=\"wp-image-3058\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.Seriously.BestFiends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Fiends<\/a> Android game.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unique_Fiends_Cost_Way_Too_Much_Money\"><\/span>Unique Fiends Cost Way Too Much Money<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/best_fiends_bam_cost.png\" alt=\"The fiend Bam with a description. Bam costs $29.99 USD.\" class=\"wp-image-3065\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/best_fiends_bam_cost.png 416w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/best_fiends_bam_cost-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.Seriously.BestFiends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Fiends<\/a> Android game.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Unique fiends cost $30!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t even spend $30 anymore on games I buy on Steam anymore most of the time (thanks Steam sales). I might pay $30 for an app if was a one-time purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But $30 for an in-app purchase? Now that is greed you only tend to see in mobile games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To unlock every unique fiend it would cost $240! The only way I describe this kind of purchase is greed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/money_bin.jpg\" alt=\"Who doesn&#039;t want to be like Scrooge McDuck and swim in gold coins!?\" class=\"wp-image-2019\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/money_bin.jpg 480w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/money_bin-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Picture from DuckTales. A cartoon made by Disney.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_This_Is_a_Bad_Idea\"><\/span>Why This Is a Bad Idea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t have problems with developers making money in their games. I also am not bothered by most in-app purchases in games. I am not too bothered by ads in games either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Making money is a motivation many people have for creating content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have ads on my blog to make money. It would be hypocritical for me to call others greedy for trying to make money when I want to make money as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But some people take things too far. Some people push things to the limits. This kind of unrelenting greed convinces people that mobile games are not real games.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/annoyed_fox.png\" alt=\"The AndroidGamingFox is angry and looks annoyed.\" class=\"wp-image-155\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/annoyed_fox.png 280w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/annoyed_fox-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/annoyed_fox-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/annoyed_fox-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/annoyed_fox-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/androidgamingfox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/annoyed_fox-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the Developers Can Fix This Issue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel if Seriously cared about the players, they would revert this change to allow people to unlock fiends with gold bars again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or at least make the price to unlock unique fiends be cheaper. $30 for one fiend is way too much money. $30 to unlock every unique fiend would be nice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that probably won&#8217;t ever happen. Here I am debating buying another epic fiend even though I said I wouldn&#8217;t. 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