Board Thread:Game News/@comment-13641045-20131128201623/@comment-24231502-20131201203538

Idk, I thought Mech was joking. I wouldn't argue with a gift of even 5 gems though, it's that much less I have to "earn", haha. I just doubt it'll happen, because then people might complain about no gems for Hanukkah or whatever; with their strong international base, that could mean trouble.

Point is, as Ria said, they're a business - a struggling one at that, or at least I hope so, given how many errors we put up with. Their priorities are profit first, improvements and raises second, customer happiness third, because for every gem-buyer like some of y'all, there's a cheapskate like me. The game's fun, but I've got 76 gems coming my way just from leveling, so I don't see the point. The only thing I would buy (maybe) is the Ultra Breeding Tree.

Just a thought...I could see 20 or more gems happening if they took away the one-gem-per-level thing, and made milestone bonuses - 20 each at levels 20, 40, 60, 80, and 99, or something. It might keep people playing longer, and the company might lose less in the long run - seems like a lot of people quit before level 20.