Dead simple; stop the naked manipulation and cheating. There are a ton of examples, teleporting pig, pigs in unreachable areas, virtually indestructible micros – but the biggest and most obvious fraud is when you’ve spent ages on a level without getting anywhere near finishing it, and then suddenly every set has a free card and every shot is a strike. As soon as I see that golden pig on the first set, I can almost guarantee that my first free card will be sardines, and that I will finish the level with as many cards as I started with. Zero sense of accomplishment.
Get rid of all free spells apart from sardines – the others are largely rubbish – particularly ice, which is actually worse than having no card at all. Seriously, how is that any kind of reward?
Make it clear how the “watch video for free card” works – I know Hank and I discussed this previously but I’m sorry mate, your explanation bears no relationship to reality; sometimes it’s available, sometimes not – nothing to do with how many times in a day etc.
Religious adherence to the party line of “manipulation? Of course not! The game is entirely random!” completely flies in the face of everyone who actually plays the game and sees cast iron evidence of it all the time.
Change the star system to – well, something that has some significance, as at the moment it counts for nothing as any complete level earns 3 stars so I don’t even know what it’s for.
In short, take the positives – not least, the beautiful and smart design – and cut out the really obvious manipulation – and re-build a game that players can love.
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