Halftime Heat and Pickers community event feedback

I think the Halftime Heat event was an extremely great event. Used common characters and had decent event rewards, the tours were short enough to get through them quickly during the Superbowl, the loot however was slightly lacking but thats because of restrictions in place for who can and cant be in the loot.

The community event was a superb idea but the execution failed. The deals were actually decent deals however only having offers on the portal made the event nowhere near possible to max. Some players still dont understand to unblock pop ups, some cant purchase through the portal because their bank doesnt allow it, some are still scared of losing their account. There was a lot of money left on the table by having the offers only on the portal and having them 1 time purchases. The misleading idea that the tickets would be able to be claimed for 2 million coins each made it very upsetting to see they were 1/4 of a million in value. Swapping the two Stings teams from what was written on the blog had people confused and scared to purchase tickets in case the rewards would be switched. Overall a great idea however, a poor event that only irritated those who spent. Pair that up with the lack of a good loot pool that the cash could be used to pull on left a lot of money on the table also.

The Erik event was great. The requirements and scoring parameters allowed the event to be maxed without much spending if you were willing to grind and spend resources. Showdown itself is a trash game mode thats completely broken but the event made it a bearable experience. The rewards for the event were also very nice for the effort it took to max the event out. Overall best showdown event in a while. Erik shards however still seemed rare.

The community event should have been fantastic but was executed poorly.

The event was made needlessly complicated for a start. For example, why not just make each ticket count for 1 point? Making tickets 9 points each adds nothing to the event, so why not simplify it? It was a one-day event, so there was limited time for people to figure out the event and communicate to their faction and other players what is required to max. I saw hundreds of questions from various players who didn’t understand the details.

Secondly, where was the promotion? There were already multiple events running in-game and a separate half-time event was listed in-game as starting the following day. This was confusing to many players, while others didn’t know anything about the event at all. Add some pop-ups in game or promote the event earlier in the week on social media. The blog came late and wasn’t successful in explaining the event to those who did read it.

I understand that the team wants to promote the portal, but in-app purchases should still have been available and rewards could have been claimed through the portal.

This was an event where a lot of money was left on the table. With better communication and some tweaks, this event would have been maxed for at least 1 team, if not both. $5 for a rare 4sb poster, 5m coins and a possible 2m coin bonus? That’s a hell of a deal by normal standards.

CON's:

• This was a pure spend event for the entire community with very minimal payout in rewards. The lack of interest was evident by the lack of participation.

I didn't understood pick community event

Even Goldberg price is good but sting price is bad

I agree with 2bob and others that believe that the community event failed more because of the community than the execution. There's at least a few competent people in every faction that could explain the event for those who were confused, or didn't know how to use the portal. If there is a way to keep milestones locked prior to doing something to contribute to the community goal, whether it is a free event or paid, then that would be fair. Also, people had issues or reservations about payments on the portal. If that's the excuse, do like some of offers in the store : make it one time only, but blur it out on the portal after it's been purchased. That way there's no way double up.