Great Game Ruined by an Unsustainable Stamina System
I genuinely enjoy 8 Ball Battle, but the stamina economy becomes increasingly punishing as you progress, to the point where the game actively discourages you from playing.
I’m currently level 198 and have already spent money on Growth Rewards and additional chest unlocks. I’m happy to support games I enjoy, but I shouldn’t have to continually pay just to keep playing.
At my level, a match offering full chest rewards costs at least 15,000 stamina, yet my maximum naturally regenerated stamina doesn’t even reach that amount. I have to save stamina and use chest speed-ups just to afford a single full-reward match.
Playing lower-stamina matches isn’t a viable solution either, because the reduced rewards make it even harder to replenish stamina. Worse, winning a match frequently returns less stamina than the entry cost. Even consistent winning eventually drains your resources.
You can spend days accumulating stamina, only to lose everything in a single matchup where your opponent runs out the table before you have a meaningful opportunity to play.
Progression should make a game more rewarding, not less accessible. Stamina capacity, regeneration, and rewards should scale with increasing match costs. Winning should at least return your entry cost, with some additional reward for playing well.
I want to keep playing, and I’ve already demonstrated that I’m willing to spend money on the game. But there’s a difference between paying to enhance the experience and paying for the ability to participate.
It’s a genuinely fun pool game buried underneath an increasingly frustrating stamina system. Please fix the progression economy before you drive away your most engaged players.
I’m currently level 198 and have already spent money on Growth Rewards and additional chest unlocks. I’m happy to support games I enjoy, but I shouldn’t have to continually pay just to keep playing.
At my level, a match offering full chest rewards costs at least 15,000 stamina, yet my maximum naturally regenerated stamina doesn’t even reach that amount. I have to save stamina and use chest speed-ups just to afford a single full-reward match.
Playing lower-stamina matches isn’t a viable solution either, because the reduced rewards make it even harder to replenish stamina. Worse, winning a match frequently returns less stamina than the entry cost. Even consistent winning eventually drains your resources.
You can spend days accumulating stamina, only to lose everything in a single matchup where your opponent runs out the table before you have a meaningful opportunity to play.
Progression should make a game more rewarding, not less accessible. Stamina capacity, regeneration, and rewards should scale with increasing match costs. Winning should at least return your entry cost, with some additional reward for playing well.
I want to keep playing, and I’ve already demonstrated that I’m willing to spend money on the game. But there’s a difference between paying to enhance the experience and paying for the ability to participate.
It’s a genuinely fun pool game buried underneath an increasingly frustrating stamina system. Please fix the progression economy before you drive away your most engaged players.
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AAlocirJJ
Fake
Game is ok. But the amount of scratches and missed shots feels like a scam that is trying to get players to buy more tokens. Would have easily support the app if it was more realistic.
CCritic2012
Good Game
The game itself, is good. The only thing I don’t like is the fact that it’s just entirely too cluttered with unnecessary distractions disguised as rewards. You can spend 10 minutes pressing on all of these other tabs before you even get a chance to play the actual game. I don’t want all of the other stuff, I just want to play pool.
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TTimzo
Really good game but no add friends option
Really good game but no add friends option so I can’t add my friends to play with can this be option be available asap.
AAreostriker
8 ball
Just trying
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