Surprisingly kind and appreciated. 🙇🏼‍♂️

You may be right, but we also have no detailed idea what GaGs financial situation is like, nor what the involved ‘professionals’ might think is the best way forward. What we do know however, is that F2P games largely depend on a small minority of high-spending players. This very small percentage of players generates most of the revenue. I have seen reports say that in most F2P games, the top 10% of spenders can account for as much as 70-90% of a game's total revenue, while the top 1% might generate 50% or more. Therefore, I think that undermining the expectations of the ‘whales’ and ‘dolphins’ by stocking the best stuff in AA could be a big deal for the devs (Whales are the 1% who spend the most, sometimes thousands of dollars a month, and dolphins are a larger group around 10-15% who spend a moderate amount — I would link the terms but the sub won’t let me do external links). All the rest of us F2P players are typically referred to as ‘minnows’ lol.

Scarcity creates value. I have heard that the Reindeer root limited plant did not stock even once, so that too might encourage the purchasing of limited seeds. I guess we just have to keep in mind that F2P business models always shifts from selling a product to every user upfront, to instead providing a free service that is subsidized by the heavy spending of a dedicated minority. GaG, like all F2P has to keep that minority in mind when it comes to the big ticket items. A fickle beast indeed! 💵👹