# Developer Appreciation Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\ **Created:** [February 11, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/developer-appreciation-thread/68576 "2021-02-11T07:28:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CoffeeAndNums](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/coffeeandnums/32/67261_2.png) [@CoffeeAndNums](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/CoffeeAndNums)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/developer-appreciation-thread/68576/1 "2021-02-11T07:28:26Z")
I was reading through a topic titled “Gate Of Souls Is An Embarassment” and suddenly felt the urge to make this topic. As that topic made me realize that there are people who don’t seem to be aware that the people who actually do most of the work on the game ( programming, community managers ect. ) aren’t responsible for most of the decisions made towards the game’s development. They’re just doing there best to do whatever their bosses tell em to, regardless of whether or not they think it’s a good idea. The same thing goes towards the game’s not so great monetization model, that’s chosen by the higher ups and investors. With that said if your going to blame someone for the game’s problems, please blame the right people. ( Of course they screw up on their end too from time to time but not nearly enough to warrant alot of the discontent that I’ve seen ) On behalf of myself and my fellow gem crushers I thank the game’s staff for it’s past and continued hard work and dedication on the game. ---
**Author:** ![Magnusimus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/magnusimus/32/50652_2.png) [@Magnusimus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Magnusimus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/developer-appreciation-thread/68576/2 "2021-02-12T01:40:28Z")
Every 6 months or so there’s a thread like this, so. It will be interesting to see once again what the fresh faces think a year from now (not that I’m preaching negativity—just that I think a lot of people in the linked thread might have a different outlook than they once did): > [@A Positive Thread, For Once](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/a-positive-thread-for-once/65981): > > We’ve all seen the extent of toxicity and player/dev-bashing that happens on these forums. I want to create a thread where people can share their favorite things about Gems of War! For me, I love how F2P-friendly this game is. People have different opinions on this, for sure, but compared to all others F2P games I’ve played, GoW is by far the most F2P-friendly. Sure, paying can get you ahead. You’ll never make the top of the event leaderboards without paying. Paying can even get you Mythic troo… ---
**Author:** ![NerdieBirdie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/nerdiebirdie/32/103793_2.png) [@NerdieBirdie](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/NerdieBirdie)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/developer-appreciation-thread/68576/3 "2021-02-12T01:47:33Z")
As the creator of the linked thread, I can say that while I try to be more positive than some users on this forum, I am certainly not as positive as I was then XD ---
**Author:** ![CoffeeAndNums](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/coffeeandnums/32/67261_2.png) [@CoffeeAndNums](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/CoffeeAndNums)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/developer-appreciation-thread/68576/4 "2021-02-12T06:13:08Z")
I agree that it’ll be interesting, as time passes outlooks & opinions change. One may hope that the average opinion of the game will become more positive over time but only time will tell.