Terrible customer support
I have children that play on the same device and they made a purchase without my permission and so I refunded it without spending what they bought and then I permanently got banned, I was also never issued the refund too so they basically took my money and banned me. I took it to customer support and they wouldn’t even bother unbanning or issue a refund, all they did was state the problem and they also didn’t even bother to investigate it. Then I simply ask a question and they told me they won’t be answering anything from me about the topic and if I keep emailing them about it they’d ban me from their support channel which is ridiculous!! At thais point I don’t believe i’ll be getting unbanned or refunded. For anyone, if you accidentally buy an in app purchase, don’t refund it, you’ll get banned and won’t even be issued a refund and sometimes you don’t receive the IAP because the terrible servers. Don’t even risk it by buying anything, it is simply not worth it!
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Inflation
This game is as realistic as it get, kids will learn lot about how real world function. They will learn how to negotiate, spot good/ bad friends, scammers, profits from investment. Problem is that it is way too realistic as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer concept very much so applied to Growtopia situation as of right now. Everything is expensive to afford, newcomers will just simply quit for it is pointless to spend hours into a game for the rich to just log on and collect someone months even years of works for owning multiple assets. There haven’t yet any forms of taxation being made from the developers to control this madness, which will probably destroy the rest of the population if that ever happens. I’ve learned many things, bonds great memories, found a close friend, mastering helpful skills that can be apply to the real world. Am grateful for this game, but it is destined to end.
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A once great game, ruined by greed
I have been playing Growtopia for well over 8 years. With some breaks in between. I’ve racked up well over 5 thousand hours of playtime. This game used to be amazing. It was small. Ran well. And the creators Seth and Mike always had the players best interest in mind. A few years back when Ubisoft bought the game, it all started going downhill. Useless updates. Gem store being made extremely cheaper causing the economy to fluctuate dramatically. Over the last two years inflation has become astronomical. NOTHING is done about casino worlds that STILL run rampant. With huge clans of players making thousands of illegal diamond locks through these methods and selling them for real money. Support is a nightmare. My main account with over 4 thousand hours of playtime was banned for absolutely no reason whatsoever. And support basically said “Your problem”. Ubisoft is just milking money from this game until it eventually dies. This game used to be so great. You could meet tons of people from all over the world. Make great friends. Some of which I still talk to to this day and have met up with in real life. If you’re and OG player like me you can easily relate. Sorry for the long review. It just breaks my heart to see the state of this game today. Thank you.
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Poor Customer Service, Unfair Treatment!
I would like to start off with how poor customer service is in this game, instead of banning casinos, scammers, and etc. They instead ban those who said no auto, or bots in growtopia. This game has a big farming system yet if you do farm you can get punished for it for “auto breaking”. Oh and don’t even try to appeal for a ban, they will send a copy paste message towards your appeal, with no care at all, the rules they say in the page is false as you get 729 days ban/perm ban, for apparently “letting people auto in bfg”, although in the page it says: 1 warning, 2: 7 day ban, and etc. The Unfair treatment is crazy as it you were to report someone scamming they won’t receive and type of perm ban, OR they will rarely even get banned. growtopia IS and mainly full of scammers, and gambling addicts which you cannot tell me isn’t a lie, as you go into any world and see bots full of spamming, where mods don’t do anything about. Oh and don’t be fooled by the “66,780” people playing,
Half of those are bots, and casino players. If you even wanna come back or even start I suggest to not, as the rich keeps getting richer and, the poor don’t get anything. And also if a mod does help you ban the scammer, 100% you don’t get the item back.
Half of those are bots, and casino players. If you even wanna come back or even start I suggest to not, as the rich keeps getting richer and, the poor don’t get anything. And also if a mod does help you ban the scammer, 100% you don’t get the item back.
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Unbelievable
I started playing this game 7 years ago had allt of breaks feom the game ive been back to this game for month i made ever first item Zeus and week ago my email was compromised and account was transfered to another email i tried contacting support just because i made gem purchase years ago and i didint have receipt i was acused of selling account just because i mentioned emails i still remember and i had the account email changed to them and was told i can’t play this game because my account got suspended due to “Selling account” Got accused of nonsense lol Lost ownership just because i proved everything of my ownership exept the gem purchase receipt the support is unbelievable and rubbish. After all these years i thought game had still some fun but there you go thats what i get… Support is complete joke😂😂
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Opinion about the game
I really enjoy the social part of Growtopia as you can meet people and socialise without the feeling of being out of place. However I wish I was a mod as I am online at time zones where many moderators are not when many casinos running. I just want Growtopia to stay as a fun social platform and help by monitoring it. I understand there are many people desiring to be a moderator but I’m just one of the few with this hope and dream in this game to become one. I don’t look towards the economy of this game anymore, rather hoping it will strive as a positive community.
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Wow
I’ve played this game since I was 13 so since 2014, and wow the amount this game has taught me and how much fun I’ve had, this game will always be by far my favourite game I have ever played because of how unique it is too other games, it will always be a huge part of me, I still play now, off and on, turning 20 this year, and I know at some point I will grow out of the game, but I will always remember it.
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Review
This game is absolutely amazing from the items and events to the community, however, the servers are a major let down! It’s a shame to see such a great game not being enjoyed to the fullest due to server issues and lag! I would rate this game a 5 star however these servers must be fixed for everyone’s enjoyment for the game!!!
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Hey Hey! Growtopia Veteran here.
As a veteran, growtopia was really fun in the first couple of years. It was fun that people were trading and creating these amazing worlds! Making shops and just overall being amazing! But growtopia also taught me a lesson at a young age that was somewhat dark and frustrating. The works of capitalism. As a growtopian, you capitalize on what you have. At first you beg and climb up and obtain gems. You tell yourself hardwork will pay off but we just end up wanting more! The next best thing… we need to have it. It’s a continuous cycle until you burn out and become frustrated about what you don’t have and take it out on the people you love. I believe the trading system should be taken off but then again the trading is what makes growtopia… growtopia! We grow and trade and sell and grow our lands… it’s truly sneaky. You’ll find amazing people in growtopia. But you will also find… other people. Who simply will ruin your trust any moment they can. Growtopia made me lose hope for humanity in the age of 13. And for other kids… I hope they never find this game. The game just promote you to flaunt whatever goodies you have. So you can show off how amazing and more hardworking you are. But in reality, they either farmed their hardest, scammed multiple people, got lucky, or spent hundreds of dollars for those gem packs. Capitalism my dear friends. Now you must be saying, “Oh but capitalism isn’t bad? We thrive in a capitalistic society.” But the thing is, growtopia promotes capitalism into young children. The amount of times i’ve seen someone quit. Tell themselves they’ll hurt someone or themselves is… crazy. Over a GAME. Growtopia is different because you don’t benefit from anything. At the end of the day you’ll end up being unsatisfied, talk with sketchy people only to have them stab your back and scam you. You’ll end up alone, rotting in disappointment wondering how humanity has no hope or empathy. Growtopia was fun. But people took it too far as if it’s the stock market for 10 year olds. You see… growtopia was everything for me. And for others it might be the same case. But before we realize it, we’ve gone down a dark path. I lost many friends in this game. And have met many enemies. But after a few years of coming back on here and there, my account was finally hacked. Growtopia’s security is not very strong. Young children could easily have everything taken from them from either being scammed, or being hacked. And growtopia doesn’t do anything about. They let it be. And for many kids who don’t understand the implication of this game on them continue to play. Out of sheer addiction. An obsession over an ambitious dream of having everything. Validation. At a young age we strive validation. Growtopia deceives us with the notion of validation but once you lose everything, you’re deemed worthless. Just like in our world of capitalism. I wish they would fix the scamming or try to be more part of it. Maybe reduce the amount of recommended worlds that tell me to “BET EVERYTHING TO WIN!”. Like some goddamn casino. Recommend the worlds that are amazing! That’s what the world building is about. NOT AN INCENTIVE TO HAVE 10 YEAR OLDS START HAVING THE TASTE OF GAMBLING. I am truly a loss for words. Growtopia was my childhood but it just became worse and worse. You’re either slaving away at farming, getting scammed by people who you thought you were best friends, competing in gambling station for validation or wallowing in your own self-pity and then you realized you’ve been hacked the next day. I am ashamed. This was not the game the original devs wanted… I… just want everyone to enjoy growtopia again. I also want to enjoy growtopia again.
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A constantly changing game
I have played Growtopia for a little over 8 years I believe now. There are a lot of ups and downs to this game. The game itself is fun if your looking to hang out with people you meet or create worlds to just have an overall good time. There is a ton of fun stuff to do in this game such as fishing, surgery, startopian adventures, parkour, crime fighting, building your own worlds, and even profiting/creating items and wearables. There are a few downsides to this game, such as: scammers, hackers, bots, and overloaded servers (normally during the nighttime). But once you learn for yourself and get past the bad parts of the game it becomes a lot of fun. Personally what I love the most is getting my hands on new and fun items when they come out usually every few weeks. This game isn’t pay to win which is super nice. Love this game and continue playing the game with over 7k hrs now! Will always be a Growtopian. ❤️
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