What does that big golden badge with "20%" written on it mean? 20% off one would assume... but 20% off of
what exactly? Has there ever been a set price for time boosts? See, the %s off in diamond purchases are legit, because diamonds have a fixed price and they're always available for purchase - time boosts on the other hand are not - and
to make something a "sale" (as in a discount), you have to have it available regularly in the first place, with a fixed price. Clearly this is not the case. And don't get me started with the whole time-pressure thing, just look at the
wording for God's sake, "I'm really in a rush!" -
sic!
So the way I see it, it's an deceptive tactic to make this "sale" more appealing by misleading the customers into thinking they're getting a discount over something that by definition can't have a discount because it's not normally available and doesn't have a fixed price. I dare say it looks illegal.
Moreover, I wonder why this "discount" only appears in the browser version of the game and not in the app. Perhaps it's because the Apple and Google stores have rules in place to prevent these sort of things, whereas it's felt there's more leeway in the browser version? That'd be ironic because it'd mean that InnoGames GmbH, based in Germany, cares more about whatever rules Apple and Google have for their online stores than for the European
Directive 2005/29/EC.
"We show fair behavior to our players", Inno's website boasts as a "core value"... and again, "Simplicity: keep things simple and straightforward". This doesn't strike me as fair nor as straightforward. As a matter of fact I'm more than a bit perplexed.
@Muf-Muf?