User blog comment:Xennar/The final struggle/@comment-2601:646:8601:4317:FD37:3C54:1FC4:2397-20190526174512

Hey guys, I'm pleasantly surprised you're still checking in every so often! I agree with you Xennar, Battle Nations ran its course and died naturally. For all the sh*t we gave Z2 back in the day, they were actually very generous with what was a F2P game. It simply could not have sustained itself any longer than it did with its business model for BN. The upside was, of course, a very high-quality and player-friendly game. Most games now, even ones that aren't F2P, can't go one second without shoving loot boxes in your face. An amazing testament to how accessible BN was is that: over the course of 5(?) years playing BN, I've spent a grand total of $0.00 on the game (no Tapjoy either)! In retrospect, I do feel a little bad for not having supported the game through buying nanos (though I like to think of myself having given support by encouraging others to play and spend via the guild lol). But you are right, however, none of this is serious business anymore... What really amazes me is that we can all still have a good chat over a long discontinued game.

And as for me, I continued to just play console games (PS4) after BN. Mainly things like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Overwatch, and GTA V mostly. More recently, I got back into the YuGiOh Trading Card Game and it's my primary hobby now. I haven't picked up any mobile games since then either, they just all felt so hollow compared to Battle Nations.

Anyways, what have you guys been up to this past year?

PS: I apologize if you were waiting almost a whole year for a response lol. I'm definitely going to be checking back more frequently.

-SketchMann

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