Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

[maitri]

ZNGA, I was wondering who in their right mind buys virtual cows. I got the answer here:

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/pc6j9/iama_former_fulltime_zynga_engineer_quit_6_months/?limit=500


Just wanted to thank you for posting this. I was one of those sad suckers who paid in the thousands for Farm Cash. It got to the point where it was blatantly obvious that the Zynga team was gearing gameplay for money, and more money. Went from a horse every week, to four horses a week at $5 a pop.
I literally had to block, ban and remove everything even remotely Farmville related to be able to stop playing, and more importantly, stop paying. You wouldn't believe the hardcore addicts that I was friends with who would willingly drop hundreds of dollars on release night to get "everything".
Thanks for your side of the story. It's been several months, and I STILL sometimes get the urge to play, however, I don't think I'll ever forget how embarrassing it was to explain to my husband exactly how our credit card got that high.
Zynga = Bastards. I hate that company. All games should come with a warning label, and trust me. I asked for my money back. No dice. In the fine print. Read it and weep.