Anyone else think that ATA is sometimes so out of touch with reality when they make these decision? Like I had said in March's post, when we found out you had to spend $60 for a 60/60 stat avi, I understand this is a business. I understand that during this COVID 19 craze, they are going to have lower sales, so to compensate for low sales of the end of March and mos likely all of April, you have to increase costs or increase the number of products that require purchasing (ex: story pass, beaded avis, furni boxes, etc.), but I think this is kind of ridiculous. I again understand that most people who play this have some form of income so most people who last longer than a month are not free to play, but it's kind of ridiculous. This is a business yes, and prices inflate, that isn't what we are griping about.
What we are griping about is the clear cash grabs and lack of thought when decisions are made. I can figure most people who are either rich or have a steady cash flow, who can afford to spend a little extra won't mind, but many of us who play are on a budget who just love this game for it's creativity and customization. It's fun and I don't mind dropping $10 a month or a few $ here and there, but you are really pushing it with these last two months.
Last month you removed avis entierly from the monthly timer boxes, and for those who wanted it, they had to spend anywhere from $20-$80 to just get an avi. No EC, no BB, no champagne box, no BFF box, no DNs, nothing. Just an avi with average stats. Now you are doing a story pass thats 249 EC or relatively $25, and you have completely removed avis from tier 1. You can't gift it and you can't trade it.
Yes there are free EC offers, but for those that didn't know it, if you own an iPhone, TapJoy has removed free app opportunities. Many of these opportunities are paying based. There are a few free subscriptions, hopefully you remember to cancel prior to it charging you. if you have an android, you now have an advantage because you can do free EC offers with apps. Some require you to make an in game purchase, while others are just open it up, or play to this level and get your reward.
With COVID 19, many workers have been laid off for the time being until they can reopen their stores, or due to the lack of business, they have to lay off employees so they can pay for other things. It’s kinda sad to see a price hike during this time, where many people’s escape are their phone and games like this. You have a golden opportunity ATA, create offers, like 34 EC hypnoses cats. You now have more people on the game than you will probably have in a long time because most of us are stuck at home. Think about it, this is the prime time to monopolize on so many idle hands with nothing to do. But instead you go and do something stupid. Someone with a business degree please describe supply and demand to ATA because they missed that portion in economics.
I know this rant is long, it’s going to mean nothing because while ATA may read it, they don’t heed warnings. So I guess I am just ranting for nothing, but just wanted to get this off my chest. I may even get silenced for this or hate for this, but at this point, I don’t care because I love this game. It gives me something to do in my free time when I don’t have homework, or don’t have a job to do. But to see something so fun with so much potential, go down the drain because people are either getting too greedy or they aren’t being transparent with their patrons, is just so sad. I hope they start heeding our warnings soon, otherwise, they will become another failed game.
Otherwise, I hope everyone is staying safe and staying healthy.
That jade statue of the snake is literally what my mom would buy and place it on her table of Taoist idols if she saw one. 
Awesome work!