Literally just opened forums to post this. I'm really hopeful this is just an issue they can quickly rectify instead of it being something that they intentionally did hoping the piling VIP notifications will annoy us into getting the pass to get rid of it.
The auto enrollment is nice but 250k drops for someone of my size (& mainly f2p) seems unrealistic and kinda insane.. unless I sit in an ec club ($$$), even then I doubt I'll complete it given the math I've read on other comments.
I think the same. They won't adjust or add an EC option to the purchase method because they'll need to refund everyone else who bought it already with real cash lol The people who also bought it already won't just take 200 ECs as refund for it when they already saved up the same amount of ECs to buy this damn pass. They're gonna wanna demand a cash refund. I've never felt ATA's greed as strong as this August 2025. I wonder what cash grab they'll pull on ATA day and Black Friday but I sure hope I won't be here for it anymore 😂
Yeah, I didn't completely mind forking over the $19.99 USD because I do feel like the rewards are worth it to me personally, but I definitely would've preferred to buy it with ECs especially since I had just enough saved up from other purchases made (such as the original VIP package return in Molly's Deals).
I see the VIP and free tasks in the extracurriculars have been moved to the top now. Y'all know some sleazy business tactics, ATA, and y'all are sneaky to use them.
So yall want everyone to dish out another $20 for this after your BBB promo and just tell us "pReMiUm PaRtIeS dRoP mOrE" NO FUGGIN WAYYYY I NEVER WOULD'VE GUESSED. Thanks for continuously pounding your players raw in the stink star with no lube 🙄👎🏻
i miss the old old version of story pass with different steps and routes you could take. back when it wasnt part of the exc section. it gave me an actual reason to level up pets/add friends/send gifts/upgrade furni etc. it was more engaging. going for t100 this hunt (for the first time), i pretty much finished the whole pass in a single day of flashing. boring🤷🏻♀️
Tbh, ATA WILL NEVER STOP trying to make a profit off of y'all, because y'all still sign up to send your cash, even while complaining about how much you don't like. Y'all will constantly convince yourself for not just 1 reason but multiple reasons to why you buy whatever it is they're selling. ATA SIMPLY WILL NOT LEARN UNTIL PROFITS DROP.... ONCE THAT HAPPENS THEY'LL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE.... STOP PATTING THEM ON THE DAMN BACK FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO.... STOP GIVING THEM A REASON TO DO WHAT THEY DO. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS PLAYERS ENABLE THIS TYPE SHIT, BY BECOMING ACCOUNTANTS FOR ATA WITH COMMENTS LIKE "YOU'RE A BUSINESS I GET" & "HOW WOULD ATA MAKE MONEY"... THE FACT IS THEY'RE A GAMING COMPANY, AND MOST GAMING COMPANY TEND TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND NOT CHARGE FOR EVERY LITTLE THING....EXCEPT FOR ATA....
Your comment makes me reminisce the Pomegranate pass. It was one of the best imo. Evolving avatars, tradeable misc, good story progression, nice rewards (that cerberus stat is just 🩷) and the time limit didn't pressure you in 90 days. I wish they could bring back that format. Everyone worked together to find out which step requires which actions needed, rewards, etc. Made us into an actual community. The recent story passes is just every man for himself lol
Oh, it's 100% a psychological marketing tactic done on purpose. I was uh, planning to buy this because the rewards seem worth it, but I'm kind of taking ignoring the notifications as a personal quest atp because the sleazy tactic is kind of annoying to me. I really used to love PIMD in its artistic, community building prime...
Is management constantly holding guns against the heads of product design team members? If not, then the entire team needs a revamp, yesterday. This is just embarrassing.