Mediatonic has announced the return of Crown Shard Scramble event in Fall Guys, giving the players a chance to increase their Crown Rank. Naturally, the crown shard rewards for completing rounds during the event are part of limited time promotion, but the developers have probably expected a different kind of community response. In fact, the feedback from the players has been rather adversarial and it would be safe to say that they are not at all satisfied with the developers’ plans.
Let’s start by defining the Crown Shard Scramble event. During the event, the players can earn a greater number of crown shards than normal through rounds in Fall Guys. The only purpose of the Crown shards is to help you reach your Crown Rank and unlock special skins in the game. The event is set to be short-lived which means that if you are struggling to upgrade your crowns, you will have a little push in your progress.
However, it is in this very point that the trouble begins. The players’ feedback on this announcement has been very negative, and it is quite easy to decipher it just by going through the replies. The majority of players think that it is absurd that you can only get 10 crowns for completing 150 rounds. That is a huge sacrifice of time and effort for a little reward, especially when the hardcore players are able to get more crowns through normal play in less time.
One of the users, TTVZendex_YT, gave a very straightforward opinion: “Shit event, 150 rounds for 10 crowns?… casuals won’t even care to try that… for us sweats we get more crowns in total than the whole event before the 150 rounds…” The words may sound severe, but the player is, without a doubt, saying what many others think as well.
Discontent is not going to be put off. Some players would rather have real and substantial improvements in the game instead of events. For instance, a player with the username Banana222FG said: “If your Game needs a lil content, now is your chance. Update! The Game! Please!” To be honest, this is a very telling statement, it conveys the feelings of thousands of gamers who are dissatisfied with the current state of the game.
Wait, what am I trying to say? Ah, yes, Crown Shard Scramble. The s.event has made a comeback, yet still the majority of players think that the rewards are not worth the grind. There are players who even ask the developers to bring back the “OG” version of the event, which suggests that the previous ones were more rewarding or simply better.
The impact on the current condition of Fall Guys is even more pronounced when one reads comments like the one from user ZeBadmedic: “I will never forgive Epic for completely massacre this game… I was so hyped… I loved the game, 100%ed the achievements, but now… It’s now a soulless shell.” This is a very powerful statement, which clearly depicts how dedicated and passionate the early players of the game were before the game switched to free-to-play and changed owners.
Then, there are people who just write “this game so dead bruh”, which… yes, that’s never a good sign for a live-service game. However, one must concede that there are still a few players who are thrilled with some rewards – one of the users pointed it might be their best chance to acquire the arcane drake cosmetic so at least one person has found a reason for the event.
It’s really a two-edged sword situation; it exposes the difficulties that live service games have to deal with the players, both wanting and getting, new content and events, when those events are powerless or the community is starving for substantial updates, it can backfire. Fall Guys has undergone several changes since its first massive popularity, and it is quite evident that some of those changes have not been embraced by the players.
Additionally, the contrast in responses is quite fascinating; on one hand, there are the players who still play the game regularly, and on the other, there are those who think that the game has lost its appeal. There is the competitive side that is calculating the time investment vs. the reward and finding it unworthy, the casual side that won’t bother with the grind, and the ex-players who are just… sad about the current state of the game.
In a nutshell, the Crown Shard Scramble is back whether the players like it or not. The event is taking place for a limited time, so if you are an avid player of Fall Guys on PlayStation and every crown shard is valuable to you, then take advantage of it. However, judging by the community reactions, the majority of players think otherwise, i.e., their time would be better spent elsewhere or at least waiting for the game to be updated with new stuff that actually matters. This event will likely go unnoticed by most players, who will remain uncrowned during the event on Xbox.
