Builders watch out for the haunting downsides of adjustments to a recreation’s in-app buy fashions. It seems they are often so catastrophic that they will take the whole recreation down with them.
Such is the case with the iOS model of Ultimate Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, itself a remaster of a 2003 GameCube recreation then ported to cell platforms. On all variations of the sport together with Swap, PlayStation 4, and Android, the participant may purchase costumes for his or her character to imitate different Ultimate Fantasy references all through the sequence. Within the cell variations particularly, in-app purchases additionally allowed the participant to improve from the demo to the complete model of the sport. Latest adjustments to this in-app buy mannequin have glitched out, not giving purchasers their entitlements after shopping for, and Sq.-Enix says they can not repair it.
“The problem is because of adjustments made to the in-app purchases mannequin,” the put up on the Ultimate Fantasy sequence’ official web site reads. “Additional investigation revealed that we’re unable to fully repair the bug and implement the brand new adjustments, making it unlikely to renew service for the sport. Thus, we should regretfully announce that we are going to finish help for the iOS model of Ultimate Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.”
Sq. Enix states that this bug has solely been reported because the last week of January. Refunds for gamers who did get previous the bug to finish purchases can be found inside a sure timeframe of buy.
It’s a tough lesson for Sq. Enix, contemplating it’s doubtless Crystal Chronicles on iOS price some cash to port. It will also be an essential lesson to impart to the remainder of the trade: the small issues can nonetheless deliver the sky crashing down if not dealt with with the utmost care.
