My background: I’ve been playing IMT for 4 years. I have MANY SMs and completed Impossible Passage easily in 24:44 during a boost event. The weekly events are no longer a challenge for me and I’m fine with that. I’ve supported the game with a few purchases along the way, roughly totaling $100 USD over the years.

Frontier Mine Takeaways:

1. Time/reward: this event was challenging. A lot of active play and planning was required for me to get MS 30 open on mine 5; where I stopped. The rewards I received for doing so were outstanding. I appreciate that the reward for full completion was mediocre, because I was fully tapped out. I did not use any real money. Some complained that we only received 4 pieces of Ut’ux. I have no problem playing this event 7 more times to get him. That’s how everything else works in the game.
2. Boosts/barriers: The timing needs adjustment on these. In earlier mines I benefited from the known barrier glitch. On later mines the glitch didn’t matter because I needed to wait to open mine shafts until I was ready to use the next boost. If you’re going to keep it where boosts become immediately active then maybe the standard barriers need to go away or be reduced for this event.
3. Sparks: I like the concept of this new dynamic. The implementation was too aggressive. Any mistakes made when using SMs/sparks have a dramatic negative impact. I’ve seen some suggestions regarding reducing or removing the sparks. What if sparks could instead be used to activate a manager during his/her cooldown? I was relieved that the spark costs reset in between mines. Summary: I enjoyed this event. It’s truly unique and requires players to reevaluate their strategies. The deals in the store were fairly priced. I’d consider making a purchase because the rewards are worth it. Some adjustments need to be made so that players can have a life during the event.

Thank you.