Starbucks doesn't advertise that their coffee is free. INNO advertises that the cam can be played for free which means that doing so is not "getting over on someone else". Instead, it's taking them up on their offer. Big difference.
This was your question "How exactly do they "go after the P2P players more aggressively"?" That is a direct response to that question in any reality you live in. They make the best building pay only so the P2P buy it. Then they widen the power gap between the main event building and the pay only building to make more P2P buy it. It's called aggressive marketing hence a direct answer to your question.
But, yes Starbucks has advertised free coffee. and yet for some reason you didn't take that as a challenge to get all coffee free for the rest of your life.
Doesn't change the fact that INNO advertises FOE as free to play.
The key word in your reply is "make". Advertising is a tool used to persuade consumers. It does not "make" anyone do anything. You want the shiny new thing so you will buy it. That's your decision so take responsibility for it. INNO is not making you do anything.
Which also doesn't change the fact that Inno does not intend for everyone to to play for free for ever.
In what world does you not being forced to do something mean that Inno is not being more aggressive towards the P2P ? This was your original question please stick with one idea at a time. The two are not linked.
ignore the trollers their not worth it
They are more aggressive for P2P in many ways. Changing GbG to end attrition, which made many players chase more attack by spending money. Hiding the best buildings in an event behind a paywall which others have pointed out is being done. Making events now contain the best building in a gold league that only 1% can win, which makes even more players chase a prize that few can possibly win. Its also pretty much a scam anyway since there seems to be limitless power creep these days so that those that spent money to buy an buiding a year ago now find themselves with a building that is already obselete. It seems inno freaked out since they had a decrease in revenue after the pandemic ended, which was always going to happen with more people spending time on other things when they are not cooped up at home all day. Then they responded with going hardcore towards making more and more buildings require spending money to acqire without a significant wait or to even acquire at all, which was never part of the game until this past year. Also, now nearly all the events are time consuming tedious events that many don't even like playing and even more just throw money at them to make them easier. Problem in the longterm for inno is they are steadily driving away more and more players from the game and eventually they won't be able to wring much cash out of the fewer remaining players the way. The game could well suffer a slow death if Inno doesn't decide they don't need to be so greedy all the time!
The most important is the rush building requirement in GBG , that makes them a fortune off the paying players. They abuse the hell out of their customers and don't really care if we are happy. We could be cases of Twinkies that they are selling as far as they are concerned. The beta isn't a beta test bed it is a cash analysis method and nothing more. What causes us to spend money , does it make them happy ? Who cares ? Does it make us spend money ?
I am amazed that people still into Starbucks. 7-11 and Citgo gas stations gotten better with their coffee, especially in winter time. The best part is it only 99 cents for any size cup.
And each event that Inno does not listen, more of those players join the I do not spend any money crowd, or just leave. Old P.T Barnum had to keep on the move, going town to town to keep finding new folks to pay his fees as the old ones stopped spending. When the circus left town, even the ones who got free peeks under the tent had no more circus to watch.
Look, I get it that some players may spend money on the game as a show of support in order to keep the lights on. Fine, but it's not these folks that are constantly complaining that INNO is screwing them. Come on, the logical response to a vendor that does not provide value for money spent is to take the business elsewhere.. Instead, some players routinely complain about INNO "money grabs". Wake up folks, there is no such thing as an FOE ":money grab". All payments to INNO are voluntary. If you don't like what you are getting in exchange for your payment, just say "no!".
You may be missing the fact that many of us are saying no, and then you and ebe come along and tell us all how stupid we are for not liking what is happening to a game we used to really enjoy.
I have never used the word "stupid" when referring to another player. Likewise, I've not claimed that you should like the how the game has evolved (I could not care less whether you like it or not). What I have said is that I find it very odd that players, like yourself, do little but complain about changes made to the game yet you continue to spend money on it. INNO does not have a monopoly on on-line games, there are many other options. If you really no longer enjoy FOE then you should vote with your feet and move on to something that you will enjoy.