# Free play not free anymore
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/free-play-not-free-anymore/64701
**Category:** Feature Requests and Game feedback
**Created:** [July 11, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/free-play-not-free-anymore/64701 "2020-07-11T20:15:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/free-play-not-free-anymore/64701/21 "2020-07-13T19:12:34Z")
> [@Magnusimus](#):
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> A senator spends no money on a product, but is pissed at the way it affects his/her children. Makes them spend too much time inside, say, or tempts them to gamble at a young age.
Ahhh the “influencer” who is using their power to encourage folks not to spend money on the game. So then a company changes direction to appeal to their wants in hopes of more financial gain.
Because though the Senator isn’t spending money on the game. His constituents are.
> [@awryan](#):
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> For a business… If you’re going to upset a group of folks no matter what you do… It’s always smarter to upset the party that spends nothing on your product.
This still applies even in that case.
> [@Magnusimus](#):
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> Just saying the economy of a company isn’t so black and white, or composed of 1:1 relationships. More complex than that, sometimes.
Making it happen is complex. But for a business to be successful it really is simple.
Make more money than what you spend.
Just like going on a diet…burn more calories than you consume. The goals are super simple.
It’s the ability to accomplish those goals are what’s complex.
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### Author:  [@Fleg](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fleg)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/free-play-not-free-anymore/64701/22 "2020-07-13T23:26:15Z")
Ok so,
- I’ve played this game for years/1000’s of hours
- Supported the game plenty (VIP 11)
- Managed to save up a nice stash of gems/keys by being wise/thrifty with my resources over the years.
Now all of that means diddly if I want to maintain my complete collection (the main reason I still play this game) now I’m forced to open my wallet. For those who say “It’s only $1 a week” yeah NOW it is, but I promise you this is just the beginning, wait till 6.0 and 7.0 etc. There will be more troops and other things locked behind larger and larger paywalls.
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### Author:  [@rose](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/rose)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/free-play-not-free-anymore/64701/23 "2020-07-14T00:05:14Z")
but it would be up to the player if they can spend or not
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### Author:  [@TheCuillin](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheCuillin)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/free-play-not-free-anymore/64701/24 "2020-07-14T13:26:22Z")
The essence of the argument is that “endgame” players continue to play to keep the 100% troop count. 5.0 seeks to obliterate that commitment unless you spend real money. Resources have been the focus of updates for a while and each becomes more aggressive than the last. The only guys who will stay at the top are those who feed the greed
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