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IrelandI joined the international server in 2010 as a young teen and loved Howrse. It was my way of enjoying horses because I didn't have my own real horse. It was fun as it was in its simple state. 2017: It has gradually gotten more and more money focused. The prices of everything has gone up. I nearly died when I bred a horse today after being away for a few months. Now you have to pay the covering fee AND another 2500e or more for Vet fees? It used to be 500 or something around that for the last few years. That is stopping me from breeding so much. It will prevent beginners to breed to which isn't very fair as they already don't have access to unicorns, donkeys etc. Is that the aim of the price? I don't know but I do know I'm not happy with it. I never had a problem with deletion for no reason, and fingers crossed I don't, even after not logging on for over 100 days several times. I just forget about it due to life responsibilities and then come back and enjoy it again, even as an adult. It's a cosy game where I can just focus on my own little breeding lines. I love the way there are all ages on it. Despite it being a rather cartoonish game, there are both young people and adults online sharing their interest in equines without the weirdness or creepiness one gets on social media. I've never got a random friend request, everyone has always been polite and introduced themselves beforehand. I have never experienced any problems with Mods or nastiness but then again I don't use the Forums much unless I'm really stuck. It has become very strict due to snowflakes though. I don't like how it is impossible to move far up any ranking, despite how much you log on and how much activity you do. The same names stay in the top ten for years! Yes years, I can list out several names I have seen all my Howrse life. Fair play to them, or is it? Does paying more money get you higher ranks? We need to know! I cannot get my Equestrian Centre past 3 stars for some reason and believe me I've spent a lot of time and money during the past decade. The games? Oh you need lots of Equus and passes for them so they're no fun. You might win a few apples but then to continue you have to pay up. This is depressing! The games are imaginative and beautifully designed but I don't play anymore because they're impossible to complete without paying. Training horses is hard unless you're on a team and the stars barely go up no matter how much training you do without using special items. It's incredibly slow too to make you feel like you want to buy them. I have never been on a team because of the toxicity and financial and emotional pressure most put on their members. (heard enough stories!!) I love the detail that goes into the game- it really is something else. The percentages, the graphs, times, the accurate measures, the art- it makes it more mature and realistic, and adds to one's enjoyment. However, the game needs to step back from the overly complicated stuff and the money grabbing and go back to the friendly, fun outlet it used to be. I understand that it needs income but isn't there another way? Or a way to be less in your face about paying for things. I was looking at my Friends list- most of them hadn't been active in over 100 days or more. People that used to be online every day have become unhappy with the game and that's so sad. But it's because of developer greed..
Czechia(I'm an adult former player here who was an active players as a kid/teen and has revisited recently.) I have to say it's probably one of the worst games I've come across. It's definitely the most pay-to-win game I've ever seen. All good stuff (best/rarest horses, best riding centers, achievement leaderboards) is hogged by "no-life" adults who spend probably hundreds of dollars on the game and play religiously every day - both of which is required to "succeed" in the game. Great environment for child players! Goes without saying that the game is plagued with never-ending microtransactions, and gambling elements (many lottery-type of events and items). If you're a parent, get ready for your kid to be begging for your paying for stuff frequently. The game will delete your account after only 6 months of inactivity with no way of getting it back, and without any prior warning. From a couple of other players' experiences: It doesn't matter if you've played for over 10 years and have spent hundreds of dollards on it. Support will just tell you it's gone. Other things you can get punished/banned for: - selling a horse to someone for an unreasonably low price - any giveaways - sharing a computer with another player (support will sometimes baselessly decide that it's the same person)
DenmarkThe game itself can be quite fun and also played in many various ways. However! The game is heavy infested by users cheating in different ways everything from trying to lure items out of new players, Real world trading ( In-game content for real money ) that may include Black Market Items, passes, equus, horses, top breed etc. The game is quite expensive special when consider how many players are around 16-25 years old. the game is filled with sales offers ingame all the time and can be consider Pay to Win. There is not even a security for your account no 2FA or anything and i bet i won't ever come cause then they might end up have such blatant evidence they actual had to ban some of the cheaters. Big servers you dont feel cheating as much as small ones where Danish Server many top players have or have had anything from 1-10 accounts same time and some sell there old when buy new where others stack them. it really takes out all fun and joy in this game when every tiny bit of the game is inflated by cheaters
United StatesDon’t bother joining. Even if you buy passes to make your own breeding team to get to the top, the top teams stomp your horses out of their 20 wins… It’s become a monopoly for the current top teams. Spend your money on another game. Thousands of dollars wasted just to get stuck on no wins for 6 generations of horses because they don’t like the competition.
