Posted 10 March 2010 - 00:15
First off what people don't seem to realize is that activity loyalty IS getting rewarded just not retroactively. Secondly, with that understood it is evident that the loyalty reward is handled based on an analysis of benefit. Yes, having people active in the game helps it out, definitely helps provide more of an actual game experience, but the donations by members are what keep the game alive and moving on. As such, the value of a donation is much higher than that of simply playing the game, and therefore will be rewarded more. I'm constantly shocked by the amount of people that get so caught up in themselves that they fail to realize that in any game you play online those that donate to the game WILL receive more benefits in that game than those that don't. Ultimately, I view this bonus more as an additional incentive for those who wish to donate to the game. Yes, FSP is their reward for donating to the game BUT it is possible to get FSP in other ways with a little more difficulty and at a slower pace. Likewise, with this update, it is possible to get the loyalty points by means other than donating. It just happens at a slower pace. Really there is no need to give points for logging on each day, BUT the cows in a state of generosity obviously decided that they would continue with the trend that this is a game that can be fully played without donating to the game. Yet, for some reason, people continually complain because they didn't get exactly what they want. If you have played any amount of free online games other than this one most out there seem to be only there in order to make money. HCS has offered a very balanced system that inspires donation and rewards donation but by no means requires it in order to feel like a valid player within the game. On a completely different aspect than the sheer fact that so many players here want to whine and complain when they are given something but not everything that they want, it is a lot easier for HCS to backtrack through logs of donations to the game and reward retroactively for those donations than it is for them to track every players number of days that they have logged into the game. Not to mention that the rewards are granted for each day that is logged in and not just how long it has been since you first started playing the game. You are simply bringing the same kind of case that is brought up with EVERY SINGLE UPDATE that HCS ever has and ever will put forth. The case that X update does not benefit me as much as it benefits that person and *insert additional whiny worthless comments here*
Basically, be thankful for what you get and if you care so much for the game you play then stop whining so much when you don't get your way and start thinking more about the game's benefit. If you can't do this then stop playing...