Stop Hothead Games' predatory marketing practices in KSB!!!

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#201

The game is way too expensive. I've almost stopped playing completely because of it. I only play bounty events now with weapons I have because weapons are so expensive to purchase and to upgrade. HH is the epitome of "Predetory marketing".

(San clemente, 2017-07-18)

#203

Tired of the HH money grab, lame scripted excuses and being a test for their none validated program changes.

Seems like every other day I have an issue with the game and glitches that cost energy, gold, money out of my pocket only to get an HH response "thank you for contacting us, we will look into it" total BS.

Don't forget the pop ups during play that they hope you select in error instead of hitting the cancel button - they won't refund your gold, only tell you to be more careful next time.

How about purchasing a crate and getting a duplicate weapon? They say it can't happen, I have experienced it 3 times already - you can guess their response.

(Detroit, 2017-07-18)

#204

KSB has went from being a great game to being only interested in making cash from its loyal players. Enough is enough guys.

(Edinburgh, 2017-07-18)

#205

Diese Spirale ist der Wahnsinn und tut dem Spiel und den Freunden nicht gut.
Gerade wurden die Waffen für Level 24 verkauft und schon eine Woche später sind diese schon veraltet.
Das kann nicht sein !
In den Anstehenden Eventuell sind Waffen von Level 27 zu bekommen..... geht's noch.
Hin und wieder mal etwas Real Geld in die Hand nehmen ok aber so viel und so oft ...NEIN

(Oberderdingen, 2017-07-18)

#207

tired of spending too much $$$

(mission, 2017-07-18)

#208

Tired of paying so much money to be competitive. As soon as I get a new gun, my guns is obsolete. Takes the fun out of it. No time to upgrade weapons.

(Calumet City, 2017-07-18)

#209

Because it speaks the truth boycot

(San Tan Valley, 2017-07-18)

#210

I have written to HH help numerous times, stating that their business practices are predatory and shamelessly exploitative, to which every time the response has been dismissive and/or explanatory with no reconciliation.

(Emeryville, 2017-07-18)

#211

I spend a lot of money on this game I will have to say it's fun and everyone else agrees But you're making it to where people can't even keep up with the game I'm not gonna dedicate a portion of my paycheck every week just to this game just to play it

(Warren, 2017-07-18)

#212

I agree with everything said here

(Chicago, 2017-07-18)

#216

Hot Head continues to gouge us as players and it's getting worse with every update

(Lebanon, 2017-07-18)

#218

The prices are incredible, i need for 7 of last holiday weapons 120 crates = 12000 Gold. For 2 pieces of Zombie equipment 40 crates = 4000 Gold. For Frist legendary weapon 30 crates = 4500 Gold. It is more than 20.000 gold for a little startup kid in this game.

(Berlin, 2017-07-18)

#224

I would like to see a change within Hothead Games towards customer appreciation.

(St. Clair Shores, 2017-07-18)

#228

Totally in agreement with this

(Warsaw, 2017-07-18)

#230

KSB is unfair to Indian players, ive to spend all my earnings in real life to keep up in this virtual one.

(New Delhi, 2017-07-18)

#232

I'm signing because I am tired of the thievery in the game I'm tired of paying to play 2,3,4,500$ per event!!!! And it used to only cost 100$ per event

(Coosbay, 2017-07-18)

#233

Grazie alla vostra politica meramente speculativa state facendo passare la voglia di giocare. Se continuate così non ci giocherà più nessuno.

(Palermo, 2017-07-18)

#235

Hot head has ripped me off on a regular basis. When I message the help center they basically tell me it's not their problem. Kinda like my new holiday gun that I broke the bank to get....the bottle rocket assault rifle is suppose to do about 30% more damage then my old assault rifle, however, when I used it in the raid events recently, it didn't do any more damage than my old gun. That's just one example

(Guntersville, 2017-07-18)

#236

Graddy bastards!!!!!!

(Villach, 2017-07-18)

#239

High prices of weapons and golds.

(Muzaffarpur, 2017-07-18)

#240

I'm signing because I am not happy with the rollout of new, more powerful weapons when I've not been able to finish upgrading my latest acquisitions. Also to be competitive you MUST SPEND MONEY. And the tricky tab placement that changes, you know where to hit the screen to progress faster, all of the sudden you've accidentally spent Gold on something you didn't want to buy. Also the costs of weapon upgrades has increased drastically.
Overall I may just quit.

(Hopewell, 2017-07-18)

#241

getting sick off having to fork out for guns didn't even get to use level 24 guns before you brought out level 25 guns

(ayr, 2017-07-18)

#252

Be fair we spend shit loads of money

(Plamer, 2017-07-18)

#255

It is like this game is not for everyone anymore.. it is like anti-poor..

(Bacolod, 2017-07-18)

#256

An eloquently written letter. I will support the cause 100%

(San Marcos ,CA, 2017-07-18)

#257

I'm signing this petition because I feel this game has become too expensive to continue playing, especially if you consider the many glitches and poor server issues. We've all got to make a buck or two but this is getting ridiculous!

(Spalding, 2017-07-18)

#258

I agree with everything stated above. Within the last 3 weeks, I have retired, I still play game, but refuse to spend anymore. Several other players I know have had enough of the HHG greed.

(Corona, 2017-07-18)

#259

I am signing this petition in hopes that HH will see the error in their ways. I have spent enough real money on this game that in comparison to PC gaming I should have a high player level in 3 different games. This over priced racket has got to stop.

(Idaho falls, 2017-07-18)

#260

It's just getting to far out there & ridiculous to even think you can play or compete with just game cash or them letting you watch 3/4 videos a day for 3or4 gold rewards (LOL) I'm tired of spending my hard earned REAL MONEY!!!! on guns that will be no longer useful in about a month!!!!! TIRED OF THE BS!!!!!

(Reamstown, 2017-07-18)

#263

Costing way too much to upgrade weapons & gear.

(Williston, 2017-07-18)

#265

I have spent a lot of real money on KSB to be able to enjoy the game. I am still not enjoying the game after spending the money so simply why should I spend anymore? I won't be spending anymore real money on KSB.

(Sydney, 2017-07-18)

#266

Tired of HH constantly making it harder for us to play game without having to go in debt to play.. they are ruining a good game with their ******* greed

(Owensboro, 2017-07-18)

#268

tired of they bogus moves hh keeps making changing everything for a quick dollar

(Gaffney, 2017-07-18)

#269

Playing less and less these days the recent phony holiday (guns) and reduced boosts on plat kills will most likely have me heading to another game that is not so greedy

(West palm beach, 2017-07-18)

#270

I truly believe HH has ridiculously priced purchases available and many make NO sense whatsoever. I refuse to continue to spend real money on most of the offers. Because I have several mini's, it disgusts me to get an offer for around 90% off of a weapon that my main only gets 25% off. HH makes it easier for the ones who don't spend real money and bludgeons those who do. There are many other points to be made. But I don't have the time to go into them. All around money... it's getting old. I was invited to the last Council meeting during the boycott, but refused. It was already a dog and pony show. There is no voice for us serious players. I have played since near the beginning. But I play less these days. Only because the cost has become insane. Crates are not a "chance" like pulling a slot machine handle. They are designed to give you gear on the 20th pull. I have done many of them... AND they are designed to give you the least desired weapon first. Including weapons that are absolute for you. Doesn't make sense.

(Harrisburg, 2017-07-18)

#271

The cost of this game is starting to outway the rewards of playing. It's extremely frustrating

(South Burlington Vt, 2017-07-18)

#276

HH continually screws players over

(Lahaina, 2017-07-18)

#278

I'm signin why for this game want everyday more money.

(Hagen, 2017-07-18)

#280

This is bad .....I like the game

(LA MIRADA, 2017-07-18)

#285

I'm signing because this is the most ridiculous player exploit ever. I'm not proud of being part of the most stupid player community on the planet supporting Hotheads rip-of since late 2015.

(Zürich, 2017-07-18)

#286

I understand all businesses need to make a profit. However. The amount of money HHG has taken from A lot of very loyal players is un believable. Enough is enough.

(Portland, 2017-07-18)

#287

I'm signing because I have two serious accounts in KSB one is VIP level 6 and one is VIP level 7. I have played this game since very early on and the transactions needed to stay competitive are ridiculous. I can't afford gold for two new sets of guns every month and then spending hours every day to get the cash to upgrade them.

(Virginia Beach, 2017-07-18)

#289

HH has taken greed to a whole new level. It is almost a full time job to stay competitive with this game. The time it takes to gather supplies has increased while the amount of supplies has bet decreased.
And then they set to on gold grabbing during an event designated to the memory of a young player. Truley an evil act.

(Adelaide, 2017-07-18)

#291

My team also has spent lots of cash. I have been fighting with HH for 2 years to make "alliance messages" work. If not for Line app, we would never have made it this far. They blame any glitches on the player's wifi/device and ignore any further message.

(Lakeville, 2017-07-18)

#292

I like players my this game and being part of an alliance. I didn't like the cost of everything and hi often you have to purchase new items to keep up with the game. If you don't purchase the new items, th old equipment is worthless against the new bounties, war or levels.

(Selah, 2017-07-18)

#293

This game is good to play but the requirements to compete at a high/fun level are very costly and time consuming.
Also for the amount that goes wrong with the platform, there is very cheap and sometimes no compensation.

(Canbridge, 2017-07-18)

#294

It has gotten to where the average person doesn't have a chance to be competitive and successful in the game. All of the affordable ways to get gear and weapons have been removed.

(Baldwin City, 2017-07-19)

#296

Hothead Games needs to wake up to what the task money players want. We enjoy the game, but HH over pricing everything is taking the fun out of the game. It's becoming not worth the money or effort.

Jarod (Jarhead ~BbR~)

(St Clair Shores, MI, 2017-07-19)

#298

Halving the consumables earned for killing a platinum bounty will make the bounties event too expensive to compete in.

R24 Holiday guns cost 6-8000 in crates - thats $200US or $260-320AUD and we never had an event to use them.

Crates now take a lot more spins to give out the guns. You used to be able to get all guns for 20-40 crates. Now it's almost always 6000. And the expensive SR and MG come last. Its not random.

Nothing seems to be done against codesharing in Global Ops. Also while cheating by using mods has been minimised, those who did cheat didnt have their rewards taken away. I recently saw a well known cheat with war rating of over 1.6 million

HH refuse to offer compensation or refund purchases even when they admit the purchase was due to their error. They also lie and say they 'cant' refund an upgraded gun, then ended the conversation when I showed a screenshot of another player from another alliance being offered a refund from HH support in exactly the same circumstances.

The extra Damage promised by Event Perk, Event gear and AP bullets is overstated.

Many Alliances including WinterSoldiers become unsearchable because a certain number of players are ommited from searches. This has been going on for at least a year. Several top, fully upgraded alliances have had to be abandoned because of this error but HH has made no effort to fix the problem.

(Adelaide, 2017-07-19)

#299

Steven stegall game name is ACE

(Las Vegas, 2017-07-19)

#302

HH It's a crime what you're doing with our money, we're hardworking and decent people.

(Albuquerque, 2017-07-19)

#303

Porfavor basta de tantas mejoras!! Bajen los precios!!!

(Mexico, 2017-07-19)

#306

I've been playing since December 25 , 2015. I'm in the hospital for a couple weeks and get out to mutiple levels down and the gear and guns I need are in crates that used to be maxed out.

(Fremont, 2017-07-19)

#307

HH GREEDY!!! Going to stop playing the game soon. Who would actually buy cash on the game for $99.99

(St. Louis, MO, 2017-07-19)

#308

Game Name: Anand $

Spending to much time and money on game is not good. It's kill the sprit of game and makes many as an KSB addict. Never know when I will sign off to stop wasting my money anymore.

(Singapore, 2017-07-19)

#311

Gold is a hot commilodity. Once you get enough and get weapons needed they go on sale or are out dated shortly after. It cost to much cash to upgrade and to buy cash is just idiotic on how much you pay compared to what you get.

(Silver lake, 2017-07-19)

#314

1.Bounty reward consumeables being cut in half.
2. Crates way too expensive for the 20th crate reward.

(Lancaster, 2017-07-19)

#318

Great game cost to much for people to keep playing

(Brookings, 2017-07-19)

#319

Don't forget now when you reach vip level 9 you no longer receive the rank 6 bounty and global perks, just a few rank 4 perks

(Dunbar, 2017-07-19)

#320

I'm signing due to a belief that recent practices by HH must change to preserve this game. Or it will slowly dwindle away...

(Chicago, 2017-07-19)

#323

This has become insane. HH greed has been out of control

(St. Louis, 2017-07-19)

#326

HH is taking advantage of players. I totally understand that HH wants to make a profit but i feel that they are not doing it fairly. Not respecting the players right to play the game.

(Magnolia, 2017-07-19)

#329

First of all. I know no one is holding a gun to my head to not only play but spend real cash on the game. I'm a big fan of capitalism. But that being said please give us time to use them before they become obsolete. I almost had all 4 holiday guns leveled out spending hours and hours. Then bam they are worthless before I even used them. This game to me is more about the friendships you build along the way of building your alliance stronger. It's a damn shame players that you consider friends fall to the way side because of the cost to compete. I'm all for with buying new guns, paying for stuff.. But damn let me enjoy it before you trot new ones out a week later. If emailed about crashes. Has cost me hundreds if not thousands of eng and ups, not counting valuable money you lost.. Please change.. I'm speaking for my whole alliance on this. Because we are about fed up with it as a whole..

(Eustis fl, 2017-07-19)

#330

This game has increased the cost to play too much.

(Gilbert, 2017-07-19)

#331

Agree with all points of the petition

(Subang jaya, 2017-07-19)

#333

I agree with the issues raised in the explanation of this petition, as they are things which I am greatly upset over.

(Dallas, 2017-07-19)

#334

I'm signing this because the game has gotten extremly out of hand with all the new ways to charge more and more. It's gotten to where it takes so much time to upgrade a weapon it's made the entire game ridiculous and useless and to where I just about hate playing all together. I'm at the point that the only reason I play anymore is because of the relationships I have formed along the way. That's it. You damn near have to play 10 hours a day to earn the money for upgrades..much less bounties. I feel alliance wars is the biggest money racket because their is no return on consumables. Most of my gold comes from tapjoy which is another racket due to only being paid about 1/4 of what you earn. And I only win 1 gun per 20 except for year one crate. I have had several guns, gold, gear, consumables vanish and have even provided sc of evidence to never be reimbursed.

(Conroe, 2017-07-19)

#336

I'm signing this petition because the cost to buy new weapons and then upgrade them has gotten to high to afford anymore. New weapons come out even before you have the last new weapon upgraded.

(Lewistown, 2017-07-19)

#337

To support the cause. It is hard to play when everything changes weekly

(Soencer, 2017-07-19)

#338

I am signing because.. it's getting more and more rediculous the cost to upgrade new weapons. Even more irritating than that is all of these new weapons coming available so close to the previous bunch of weapons. This makes weapons that I spend around $200.00 USD obsolete before there is even adequate time to upgrade and use them before even better guns are for sale.

(Oklahoma City, 2017-07-19)

#339

I truly enjoy this game however the cost to stay competitive is high. I agree with all that is written in the message but would to add that things also need to be done to address the problems with tapjoy. Although they are separate, HH has responsibilities to ensure that tapjoy fulfills their obligations as well. To sell someone something and not fulfill all the obligations of the sale agreement is fraud. If things continue the way they are I will quit playing this game. HH needs to ask themselves if they would rather make some money off of their customers or have NO money when they leave.

(Honolulu, 2017-07-19)

#341

It's not right on how much gold to spend to get anything anymore

(Pisgah, 2017-07-19)

#344

HHG is a gold digger, I already spend $800+ on this f game and yet no consideration at all.... HHG are giving more and more hard time to the players.....

(Kuwait, 2017-07-19)

#345

Your prices for gold are outrageous. The weapon prices are ridiculous. Your free gold offers are worthless.

(Louisville, 2017-07-19)

#346

Too expensive to progress any further in game. Not worth it.

(Louisville, 2017-07-19)

#347

The game has become too expensive to keep at a competitive level.

(Lake Charles, 2017-07-19)

#348

It is pure corruption to me.

(D I Khan, 2017-07-19)

#349

The Zombie weapons ripoff was my first, last straw. Like many others, I paid full price during the initial "limited time" sale, then saw them drop to almost half before I even finished upgrading them! I too wrote in and complained, just to be told, essentially, 'tough beans'. Ditto the Aegis guns - but then when the USA guns became virtually obsolete the minute the new update came out and R25 opened, along with the corresponding new weapons, as well as cutting the slo-mo/AP bullet rewards from taking down platinum bounties, it was beyond the last straw for me. I'm not spending another dime until this greed has been checked and the game returned to a better balance of fun vs commerce.

(Buda, 2017-07-19)

#353

It gets fairly stressful having to decide to get new guns or not every few weeks! Why is assault missions the only mission that can be continually played? I enjoy breach and the others too!

(York, 2017-07-19)

#357

I'd like to enjoy a game of escape where I don't have to face the reality that I might go broke!!! Don't get greedy with the people who keep your business running!!!

(Madison, 2017-07-19)

#359

I'm tired of spending the money to have this much fun it's ridiculous. Tap Joy is another joke

(Harlingen, 2017-07-19)

#362

The extreme greed of HHG has become apparent in the pop up advertising and the rate as which new guns come out and make the old one obsolete is sickening.

(Minneapolis, 2017-07-19)

#366

Cuz you're getting carried away with all the greed

(Bothell, 2017-07-19)

#371

I'm sick of HH's blatant greedy predatory practices!

(Johnstown PA, 2017-07-19)

#372

I agree with this petition. HHG is the biggest cheat.

(Singapore, 2017-07-19)

#373

I'm tired of getting top weapons just to have them become obsolete with next update.

(Lakewood, 2017-07-19)

#375

HH is getting more greedy than before. Their weapons and upgrades are ridiculously exorbitant and unreasonable. Abolish all shitties crates instead of making direct purchase.

(Singapore, 2017-07-19)

#376

This game is expensive and ever changing, using bad tactics to draw $ out of people, make it cheaper so we all have a better chance at this game. I'm tired of playing it anyway because i don't need to spend $ in it anyway

(West Columbia, 2017-07-19)

#377

Im tired of taking it in me arse.

(Newport beach, 2017-07-19)

#378

You abuse of yours fidèles customers

(Antony, 2017-07-19)

#385

In hopes this forces HHG to re-evaluate their business and pricing model to, for once, benefit the player.

(Cheswick, 2017-07-19)

#387

I'm signing because Hothead has continuously implemented revenue strategies that exploit the KSB player community. Making money is one thing, but implementing measures that make it more or less impossible for people to play because they don't want to or can't afford to spend $1000s goes far beyond simple profitability. Cover your costs, pay your developers, make some money, but please stop ripping us off. Thank you.

(New York, 2017-07-19)

#388

This is racket now

(Cournon, 2017-07-19)

#393

I have noticed the same thing and have become increasingly frustrated with all of this I really wanted to petition against everybody stop buying from hellhounds for 3 months see how much money they lose and how quickly we get their attention, I cannot believe how much money I spent on this game only to be disappointed on many levels I have written them repeatedly about some of their crap.

(Oklahoma, 2017-07-19)

#400

I agree to what has been posted and i wish HH change their gameplan

(Manila, 2017-07-19)