![]() ![]() Again, that's the issue: you can't have a sustainable business model where only 1-10% of your player base is spending real money consistently. I'm sure the insane mobile game addicts will drop much each month or week. While Lies Of Astaroth does a good job rewarding you for your dedication, an opportunity most "free" to play games miss, they do make a $400/40000 crystal package available to boot. Pay careful attention to the price per unit as, sometimes, you save more with the smaller purchases. The premium currency, crystals, cost around $6 per 280-320 batches. You can also exchange tickets, which randomly drop, for a 3 to 5-star card (also, you start with 10). You can get a started pack for 10K and they start you with around 200K - that's 20 packs worth of loot! The starter packs have cards ranging from one to three stars, which means you won't get any of the amazeballs 4 or 5-star cards. The virtual economy in Lies Of Astaroth seems much more reasonable. At $100, you get a 50/50 shot at the most legendary loot. I still play Fantasica casually and that game very clearly makes every event a pay-to-win scenario, with players needing to spend at least $10 in order to compete but, really, $100 if they want the top prizes. *facepalm* That said, this game is nowhere as bad as the Mobage games. I really wish F2P game developers would learn this by now but they continue to create these paywall-heavy games. The sad part with this model is that it limits the player base and the long-term earnings. You'll have to logon daily or spend money to be truly effective. Well, that's what one would expect from this genre. It seems the critics have slammed this game because it is a grind to get anything done. Throw in the CCG mechanics and you have a solid foundation. I'll admit that I'm a sucker for cute art and these gals are scantily-clad so they're definitely going for that appeal. If you've played Rage Of Bahamut or Fantasica, you may notice that the main draw seems to be the anime-style visuals. If you've played Rage Of Lies Of Astaroth follows a long-standing tradition for F2P games that we've seen since the boom in mobile gaming. ![]() Lies Of Astaroth follows a long-standing tradition for F2P games that we've seen since the boom in mobile gaming. ![]()
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