User blog comment:FrostRC/I think I know why the game hasn't been updated..../@comment-25268398-20160123071835/@comment-27689587-20160128003533

Hey Kev! Would you please tell me that glitch? I'm a VIP since 31 days, and 3 days ago I didn't get my Day 30 reward ("Golden Triple Barrel Terror" or then 60 stars). I already contacted Gameloft, no response yet. I'm on Lv 39, and all I own in the game, i got through playing and buying.

I fully agree with TheMCGamer. Gameloft seems to have abandoned SG. Roughly speaking there are three types of players one will meet in multiplayer: old hands/veterans/ex-VIP (est. 10% and declining); newbies (max 20% down to 5% probability); equals (by comparison with my char, they're hard to fight but not impossible, about 5-10%); the rest is cheating and/or hacking (70% and counting, at least since the last few weeks. I believe quite a few of them felt forced into hacking since Gameloft does nothing but reach out their hands for money. Even with discounts the amount you have to pay to get UE, HoK, Mayhem etc fully upgraded is higher than an average full game you can purchase in stores. Yes I'm shitstorming against Gameloft, because I love this game and invested much time to get where I am now. I started in early 2012 and started anew last year (because of new device and after a long break).