I've been around roughly the same amount of time, have invested heavily into this game, and I can honestly state that I have never been "shafted" by Cryptic/Atari/PW.
Are there "bugs?" Sure.
Balance issues? Sure
Etc... Sure
But Cryptic has always been fair with me in all interactions with them - monetary or otherwise.
I'm very sorry that your experience has been contrary to my own, but I guess it really comes down to "YMMV."
I quit rants are not permitted here. If you have an issue you are welcome to post a bug report and I would have fired a report up the chain as well on your behalf.
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Spent thousands of dollars.
Has been "shafted many times", but kept going.
Went nuts & quit over a minor event issue.
(you know, it's interesting. I don't think I've ever run into anything in this game that's made me feel "shafted".)
Are there "bugs?" Sure.
Balance issues? Sure
Etc... Sure
But Cryptic has always been fair with me in all interactions with them - monetary or otherwise.
I'm very sorry that your experience has been contrary to my own, but I guess it really comes down to "YMMV."
LLaP
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