McBoat's Comments

It would be nice to see the gamble portion of the shop give at least a minimum of magic-level items. It's disappointing to spend 100,000+ on a grey item. Also, blacksmithing could use a slightly better gradation on its minimum "Won't disappear" level; it's a little odd to go from +1 to +3 to +5, etc., without the intervening numbers. For example, having it go to +5 at level 5 seems good, but at level 6 (and a couple levels below), why not have the "won't disappear" portion at +4?

Will we be given some way to link our Kong information for this game to its Facebook counterpart? Some of us have spent good money on buying cards for this - I'm not in for very much, relatively speaking, but I'm sure there are others who have spent a ton over time.

If you're closing the game anyway, why not just make all cards/packs/premium levels purchasable with in-game money, as well as unlocking the premium missions (with the missions perhaps costing energy as normal), and turn this into a standalone single-player game (removing the competitive features if that's part of your expenses)? At least then you could use it to promote whatever your next game is. Most Kong games aren't costing their developers money AFAIK, so that would be one way to eliminate costs while still maintaining brand recognition and loyalty. I've got a fair bit of experience developing console games, and maybe it's a very different marketing strategy on Kong, but something tells me it's not. Give people something for free, then see if they come back for your next (presumably microtransaction-based) title.

Once all your oxen have been stolen, you need to be able to steal more from other travelers (or the thief). Otherwise, this turns into a really boring idle game.