My sentiments exactly. It's a free game, so I don't feel I can demand too much. I've purchased gems & coins before, mostly because I don't want to get too bored, but also to support Big Fish and let them know that MC is valued; if they're making money off a game, they'll put more effort into keeping their players happy. 

So I'm curious...  what kind of videos/chapters do you make?

 - OQ

Hey OQ! :)

One of my hobbies is to make Youtube videos - with favorite songs/music and favorite fandoms - here is my channel if you want to take a peek:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRn7GmDcS8LliRt_I5RNHew

For the stories...well, at this time I'm only writing for fun. :)

I post stories at Fanfiction.net under Angel of Mystery -145. - They are Phantom of the Opera E/C (Erik/Christine) tales, though I am known for blending classics (PotO w/ Wuthering Heights, PotO w/ Beauty and the Beast, PotO w/ A Christmas Carol, etc) - to make my own little spin. lol Here's my page there, if interested: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/957192/Angel-of-Mystery-145

Very cool!

Now I have to see Phantom of the Opera!

Andrew Lloyd Webber's version is the best. :) Both the movie with Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum, and the stage show with Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess (they are my faves of the stage show and the only way you can see the whole thing online since they made a DVD of the 25th anniversary production and it can be seen at various places...

The movie has become a huge favorite of mine - (partly because of the hidden plot a bunch of us believe they put in there with symbolism they used, etc, that tells a much deeper and darker story, but with a great resolution! lol)

In case you ever wondered - that is the avatar I have - of Erik (Phantom) and Christine from the movie. :)

While I can't say that I feel lied to, I do think Big Fish could be doing a much better job at communicating with us.  In light of how major that last update glitch was (and the fact that we lost a whole seasonal event, plus didn't receive earned rewards for completing the last Castle Challenge and then so many people lost their games), I think some kind of weekly progress announcement shouldn't be too much to hope for.  The systems are in place for them to easily communicate (Mailman, their Facebook page, this forum), it would sure be nice if they would make use of those systems.

I really miss the open forums too!  I'm grateful the those who started the Delphi MC forum and to Delphi for allowing no-cost access, but I did like the Big Fish forum so much better.  Yeah, that was awful toward the end with pages of spam as "topics" every day.  What I really didn't like was that they chose Facebook as their replacement for official communication.  They could still use a Big Fish website/webpage for official announcements about their games and I really wish they'd do that, even if they don't allow replies to the announcements.

So, cheating is why the tournaments stopped?  I wondered about that.  I wish they'd re-imagine a way to make those work then.

Honestly though, I'm disgusted with the cheaters, hackers, and spammers, not Big Fish.

I hope you won't give up on MC, dairrr.  You obviously do love the game.