But "Two Dots" is so good, I want the people who make it to be rewarded. In my interview, Moberg said they designed the game knowing full well that some people would never pay. Those guys deserve my support - especially if Moberg is treating them well.
Patrick Moberg, CEO of Dots, said the game, its weekly features and regular expansions are programmed by a staff of about 12 dedicated programmers and assorted freelancers who create custom art, original music and playtest. In the column I wrote, I detailed how designing company Dots is an indie effort: It's a joy to play.Īnd the people who make it deserve to get paid.
Everything about Two Dots screams refinement and excellence, from the satisfying gameplay to the subtle sound effects (many of which are in tune with music). I still want to tackle the challenge of the game, because the game's designers have made a SUBLIME puzzle game that manages to stay fresh and engaging. I haven't used any of those coins yet, though. In a nutshell: I've been playing for years and I finally paid money for my first power-up: Bought the gold mine. I wrote a column about it a few months ago. Seriously though, the elegant art deco style design is just fun. That posed a dilemma! I think the next time they try that trick then I'll break the "no buying" constraint. I did notice that the last scavenger hunt had multiple levels and you needed to pay gold to open up the third level. So far the pride of getting through each level without buying powerups is keeping me from paying. I do recognize that they get advertising revenue from all the ads I watch, but wonder if I shouldn't start donating $. I'm feeling a bit guilty using it for free while their staff might be rewarded for their good work and elegant design. On the other hand, I also realized that I really liked the game. The longer I did this the more compelling it seemed that I shouldn't give in to make it easier by buying powers. This became sort of a challenge / source of pride to get past the hard and ultra hard levels without using powers or at most using one free power. Essentially, I tried to advance on my own without "cheating" by buying special powers. I do watch videos to get bonus boxes, and collect power ups from the daily prize and other rewards (e.g. I'm on level 2285 and have never bought anything. I play TwoDots on several devices, switching to another when I can't do anything more. I enjoy TwoDots, it's actually the only game I play.
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