I wasn't going to post here anymore but I need to clear this up.
Players (not all, but generally speaking) don't like to be unnecessarily restricted when playing games. You do the following which many (not all) players frown at:
- Online only
- Must create an online account to play
- Save game are stored on your server (not local)
- Heavy duty anti-cheat system
- Restricted features, less time to complete things, etc. (Not all of this is bad)
- Not moddable by players
All this for a game that smells, feels, sounds, and looks like a single player game. Players could do nearly everything in the game without the need for an online component. 98% of the game or more plays like a single player game.
All of the above listed items makes many players feel restricted and controlled. Many feel that it was done unnecessarily (not needed). Not everyone but a large portion of this community, just read the reviews. I can't speak for everyone and I never tried to.
Players love to be able to manipulate games, whether it is cheating, modding, or just poking around. All of the restrictions really discourage a lot of players, myself included.
I don't think you are stupid. I'm sure you are very intelligent and probably smarter than I am.
It's not that people are against or hate online games. The issue is that a single player game was turned into an online game with lots of restrictions to go along with it. That is the main issue. It discourages and frustrates a lot of players. Players expect these types of restrictions when playing true multiplayer games such as Battlefront, Rainbow Six, Diablo 3, World of Warcraft, etc. but not with games that smell, feel, sound, and look like a single player game.
I hope this makes sense to you. This is what we have been trying to communicate to you for some time. We are not against you making money off of your games. We don't hate online games that need or have to be online.
If the game is restricted so much that players have to pay in order to really enjoy it, then that crosses the "line of decency" in some people's eyes. Did you cross that line? That is debatable, but it is damn near close. If you really remove the anti-cheat system like you claim, that would certainly be welcome. If the game were moddable by players, it would be even better! F95Zone has a very strong modding community and players love to improve things.
Thank you for the countless hours you have poured into this game!
Thank you for your contributions to the F95Zone community!