An Open Letter to Playrion
Dear Playrion,
I understand you need money to pay your developers, to keep the servers running, and so on. I’m not against your use of ads or in-app purchases either. Not only have I spent a lot of money over the past seven years, but I would’ve happily kept paying, if you had changed for the better.
That hasn’t happened. Instead, I’ve witnessed Airlines Manager turn into a cash grab.
Wherever there used to be one ad, now there are three. I can’t even get to the workshop without having to scroll through the store, accidentally clicking on something I don’t want to buy, and feeling relieved when I manage to cancel the transaction. Every time I open the game, the first thing I see is always a pop up for whatever livery pack you’re trying to sell that day.
Those livery packs get on my nerves a lot. You put quantity over quality, and it shows. Those packs are mostly just poorly-made knock-offs of real-world airline liveries, and I wouldn’t even be surprised if they were made by AI. They are also ridiculously expensive and released so often they lose what makes them special.
Compare that to the Chinese New Year liveries. My Year of the Tiger 747, which I bought four years ago, still feels special because it was well-designed, original, and made back when you didn’t inflate the livery market with new additions every two weeks. I don’t mind if you keep selling liveries, but please prioritize quality instead.
I don’t think I even need to address the pay-to-win nature of your challenges.
Actually, I think I phrased what I said earlier wrong. I don’t even want an update. I just want Airlines Manager to stop feeling like such a cash grab. Even just going back to the 2021 mobile button layout would be a major improvement in my eyes. I wouldn’t mind making it pay-to-play either, if it were necessary.
It’s been over seven years since I first started playing Airlines Manager. Back then, the mobile interface was different, Airlines Painter was its own app, and alliances were only available on the web, in professional mode. I love this game and I want to see it as successful as it deserves to be.
Please stop making it harder for me to love this game.
Sincerely,
A Concerned Supporter