Had to login just to register my complete dismay with the latest version of your game. You want me to purchase tiles? Ha ha ha... The joke is on you. There is no way in hell!

The negative reviews in the app store are just beginning. You guys are going to get flamed for 1) greed and 2) ruining a really great game. It was by far my most favorite app and now, I intend to delete it.

Way to go! Hope you enjoy the 'toxic' new attitude you introduced with your latest release! Should of called it a monkey wrench....

Hi!

We're sorry you feel this way. We have worked really hard over the last few weeks to try and add what we feel are some great new features to the game. We know that it is different, but one of our primary aims has been to add these features in such a way that people who don't want to get into the Gigawatts can play as they always did without interruption from the new features. The game is still entirely completable without using any Gigawatts at all!

Our intention was that the Gigawatts would add a layer of depth to the experience. You can accumulate them as you play over any number of games, and the decision to use or not to use is an interesting tactical choice. And what is W.E.L.D.E.R. but a series of interesting tactical choices?

We really like the decision you have to make when the Gigawatt tiles appear - go for it and perhaps use up too many swaps and get yourself in difficulty, or let them slide and do without the benefit of the Gigawatts? We feel this adds an extra layer of gameplay that was not there before - a new wrinkle to the game. And of course you are free to completely ignore them!

We have allowed in app purchase of Gigawatts - this is fairly standard in apps these days - but we have been careful that someone who spends a lot of money still won't find the game unchallenging. It is very, very important to us that people can experience our new features without paying a single extra dime, which is why there are various ways to earn Gigawatts while playing. It is also very important that people that spend money are not able to buy their way to a free ride, not least because then it isn't fun! You can't buy extra tiles, and you can't pay for the machine to find words for you!

We have been praised for listening to our fans and responding by offering new and better experiences with each update, and that is what we have tried to do here. The Toxic Tile was a response to a complaint we heard from a number of sources that the later levels were a bit of a drag, with no variation. The Toxic Tile is something we came up with after a lot of discussion to add a new twist the game - something new for players that do well enough to get that far. We feel like it adds an interesting new challenge unlike any other in the game - you can't score points until it's gone, but you may have to use swaps and form words to get rid of it! We have been careful that you don't get one unless you have enough swaps to handle it, and we have adjusted the difficulty of the other elements in these later levels so that the challenge remains more or less the same.

And we are still listening. It is of course hard to read things like this and the negative reviews on the app store, but we are actually really pleased that people care enough about our little game to voice their opinions so strongly! We are eager to hear if people find specific things in this new release unfair of frustrating and we will do our best to address those issues. We are already planning an update!

I'll be honest I don't care that you want to make more money. For me you ruined it with the toxic tile. Now I am forced to waste swaps, which runs me short in the end. I just want the old version back without the toxic tile, I don't care about the gigs, I don't have to use them, but with the toxic tiles included its like I'm being set up to fail and use your gigs. So you can't just play the game like you used to (as stated above) because we have to contend with these annoying green tiles.

That is very helpful feedback. It has given us an idea. Thank you.

I have to agree with ahm: the original game is progressively challenging and addicting as hell. It took me almost three weeks of after-work play sessions to beat level 13. I've all but abandoned Words With Friends and now I'm a week into level 14. The update arrives and what do we see? A beautifully designed and crafted game now obscured by gaudy gimmickry and paid shortcuts to higher scores.

Release this new version as "Super Duper WELDER" or some other name and PLEASE give us back the old game, but with a few minor suggestions:

1) Keep the combined swap counter gauge: it's definitely an improvement, nicely designed.and makes better use of space.

2) Use some of the extra space made available by #1 above (and the removal of gigawatts, wrenches and all of that other new stuff) and give us an undo button - I HATE having to pick up my comfortably situated iPad to violently shake it to undo. a move.

Thank you in advance. ; < )

I agree. The game is ruined. If I don't play the green tile, all my words are zero points. I just reached a point where I can't play the green tile without using a wrench. This means I HAVE to use gigawatts. Totally disappointed.

I just wanted to agree with mtbinary, I think you ruined it.

I think you should have released this version as a bonus mode called Gigawatts.

I thought the game before was wonderfully challenging. I've played it everyday for months and never got bored.

It was already hard enough to make 30,000+ point words with lots of planning and saving of tiles and special swaps and gold tiles to make it happen. The toxic tile you can't ignore and have to waste your swaps on them. It was typically on the later levels where you could score the mondo points with the 3x and 4x multipliers.

So, hey, sorry you ruined the best word game ever, but to be a bit more positive ... how about a Bonus Mode called "Original Version" to keep all us whinging old sweats happy????

Cheers

Thanks for truly hearing me. This is by far my favorite game on my iPad and iPhone. It helps me unwind.

Registered just to join in here - what have you done? You've taken my favorite game ever and ruined it - devastated!!

I don't care for the gigathingies and the toxic tile drives me insane and hitting the don't display cross does bugger all.

Please please restore it to the magnificence it was, or at least have the new updated shite - which I'm sure you all worked hard on & I appreciate that, I really do - as an opt in extra.

Cheers
An upset grandma !

Absolutely agree!
Have been compulsive Weldee for weeks and find it the best app out there, but the toxic tile has ruined it! ahm7777777 puts it perfectly- you have to get rid of the toxic tile, thus wasting swaps. I HATE IT! Can put up with the other changes in the latest update, but do think that it is a shame that you felt the commercial need to add a purchase option. Please get rid of the toxic tile or I will have to look for a new word game app.