Creativerse Gold Blocks Controversy: Ft. Saidan And Sloppy

[@vtmacdaddy77]

personally I agree with many of the comments you guys have made. I think Playful made a mistake to offer the blocks exclusively to the early backers in the first place, and I was one of them. at no time should any player have access to things in the game that others have no way of attaining. now things that effect bragging rights and not much else such as visual difference like a sword or mining cell skin for instance...that I don't mind. as u guys said, it doesn't effect anyone's ability to build or kill or survive...it's only for looks. now ofc, the argument can be made that everyone should be able to have access to any/all appearances that the game offers, and that's a fair point for sure. as for trying to monetize the blocks as a way to get them out to ppl...i'm not totally against it. my wife didn't have them as she is rather new, so I went and got them for her..no biggie. Playful has made us an excellent game, it's free to play and they need ways to monetize their game. they know ppl have been asking for gold blocks for a long time, so if i'm playful I would think to myself that I need to find a way to get these blocks out to the entire playerbase without simply giving them away like I did for the alpha ppl..so I sell them as a dlc.. to me it's perfectly acceptable, and as one of the ppl that got the gold blocks for free it does't bother me at all that they're now offering them to everyone else. yes, they might have promised us that we'd get them as an exclusive, but oh well. life happens, things change, I could care less. so all the crying on the forums from ppl who are the same as me and got the blocks free a while back but are no longer "special" or had their feeling hurt cause Playful kinda went back on their word, I can't relate to those ppl what so ever. it's childish to complain about something so trivial. tbh, my 7yr old complains less, and she's, well..seven lol the complaint that should be made is that they never should have been exclusive in the first place just as the guys in the video have stated. but, to calm the storm as it were, they should offer up something like a skin or something that doesn't effect gameplay..that I do agree with and I think it's a good idea. if they do though, then ppl without the skin will say "well why does he get it and not me, that's not fair". so it's a no win situation for Playful unfortunately.

[@CuriousKey]

Yeah I agree, I don't personally mind the blocks no longer being exclusive, it's no big "loss" particularly, but a company going back on their word, even on minor things, as we see, can have a negative affect on their public image, which seems to be happening. They definitely worked themselves into a corner here, they might have no option but to just ride it out. I'm just hoping that discussions like these serve to give a little context to the people who are upset, and also to show Playful what might be a better way to do things in the future. :)

[@arnomeke1]

nice vid again mate happy to see you grow, my opinion is... iam not upset with it

[@CuriousKey]

Neither am I personally, but I tried in the video to alternately represent different views I've seen in the playerbase. :)

[@JustinMakesVideos]

To be fair, I've never seen those blocks used. At least now people will be able to use them if they want to. I suspect strongly these blocks would be virtually non existent as the game gets older and players drop off and new ones come in. As a side note though, I think we should be able to make a blocks of all ores in the game without premium purchase. For example the only default diamond block in the game is diamond glass.

[@CuriousKey]

Yeah I agree :) I do understand peoples frustrations though, and I do think there are better ways they could have done it :)

[@AvilerED]

steamcommunity.com/games/280790/announcements/detail/115201068481764419 Right above where it details all the nitty gritty of the update is this phrase: "Finally -- we promised all of you early supporters an exclusive bonus gift. Watch this video[link] to find out what it is! Keep watching for a few hints at what’s coming in Creativerse’s future." Nowhere in the linked video is the word "exclusive" used, let alone in reference to the golden bits. "As a small way of saying 'Thanks', everyone who supported our paid alpha gets...2000 coins...and that's in addition to the coins you started with. Also, Thor's prepared something extra special cool for you early supporters." That's all that's said about the golden set aside from describing what's in it. The problem with the price analysis of this pack is that people focus on one aspect or another of this pack. The best way of looking at this is as a better price coin pack with bundled bonuses. If you focus on it as a block pack with bundled coin bonuses, then yes, it is abnormally overpriced. Coins do not expire. I can pretty much guarantee that there will be more coin priced stuff coming down the line, so it can be looked at as an investment in coins for future purchases. There is not any way of easily rebuilding trust for those who feel it was a backstab. For those who just want something special, probably any of the options y'all mention in this video will appease them. For that matter, even just having the Legendary Gold Sword available maybe enough for some. But, again, it's the one's who feel like they've been betrayed that are going to be the most difficult to appease. And yes, I'm posting this on all three of y'all's videos :) Bot, schmot :P

[@CuriousKey]

I knew I got exclusive from somewhere, just couldn't remember where :) It seems like this somewhat confusing way of talking about the early backer perks is something that's gotten a lot of people believing it was meant to be permanently exclusive, and with their use of language, it's actually quite hard to definitively say what they were thinking when the originally released to backers, which is probably part of the current problem they're experiencing with annoyed players. Yeah with the price analysis, that's why I said it's a good deal for those without a lot of coins, but possibly a bad deal for those already heavily invested, as the coins are a big part of the packs value. And yeah I said that too, it's kind of a catch 22, hard to appease both the annoyed older players, and the annoyed newer ones, as any continuation/reversal of the current situation will annoy a percentage of old/new players, so most likely they just have to tank that, and take it as a learning process. And that's why I suggested making this video, perhaps if we get more people thinking calmly about it, some some of the results of that discussion will filter back to Playful and they'll have some ideas how to avoid stuff like this in the future. :) Good points Aviler! :) I'm actually on the neutral position myself, I have no problem with the blocks being given out, but I feel a certain need to try and represent different viewpoints of the playerbase. :) And you're definitely a bot, after all, you didn't say the codeword! :P

[@FlutePlayer777]

Just the fact that they went back on their word is what bothers me the most. I can get my friend to make me a sampling of these blocks and there is a group in the forum that can make blocks if you cannot buy them. Kindness trumps early access exclusives. I personally like the gold block that looks like a carpet would look neat in the Castle. But I agree with you guys about going back on their word.

[@CuriousKey]

Yeah, I don't mind people having access to the blocks either, I think it's better actually, it's just that they shouldn't have made the promise to start with, because breaking it would obviously annoy people. :)

[@JonesLucero]

I'm planning on buying th welcome bundle so that with the 1500 coin I can buy the colossal bundle.

[@CuriousKey]

That's a good use of the bundle i'd say! :) It is pretty good coin value, which is why I say it's a good deal to those without much invested in coins yet. :)

[@joelmanu9780]

I love your videos!

[@EngageMk8]

Hey CuriousKey! I sent you an email about a partnership. Check it out and let me know what you think.

[@junghun2865]

the game is more like p2p

[@Sebastian-ln1gj]

take the marbles out from under your tongue. good videos btw. but man....

[@CuriousKey]

Well I could give you advice on what to remove from certain parts of yourself too, but then we'd be here all day :P

[@junghun2865]

p2w

[@MrSlenderman608]

Uhh...No. There's no object to "win" at. It's a voxel sandbox game with no way to win because (like I said before) there's nothing in the game to win at. It's all creative.

[@junghun2865]

But if you pay it's just a upgrade from it

[@MrSlenderman608]

I'm not denying that. There's still nothing to "win." It's all cosmetic stuff and extra goodies. None of it is *needed* to play the game.

[@junghun2865]

Collin Campbell I don't care it's my opinion

[@junghun2865]

like become a pro 2 claim flag and more running flashlight arc gliders