Gold Rush: Gold Empirev1.2.7

Released February 11, 2021Major

iOS

The latest major update resulted in a 0.88 star rating decline on iOS. Technical regressions, specifically broken multi-touch input and erratic UI animations, have introduced significant friction for players. The overall impact is negative, as these issues currently outweigh the intended performance and UX improvements.

What changed

PerformanceImproved loading speed
UXEnhanced camera control
MonetizationAdded new premium functions
PerformanceGeneral optimization improvements

Reception

35/ 100 impact scoreNegative

What worked

Performance
no_evidence
UX
no_evidence
Monetization
no_evidence
New feature
no_evidence

What didn't

UX
backfired
Multi-touch input failure and erratic UI animations for bonus items disrupt core gameplay mechanics.
Performance
no evidence
Reported technical regressions negate the intended loading speed and optimization gains.

Marlvel takeaways

Prioritize a hotfix for multi-touch input failures to restore basic resource gathering functionality.
Address visual instability in bonus item animations to mitigate user frustration regarding core gameplay mechanics.
Monitor incoming feedback closely, as the current sample size is too small to confirm the full scope of the post-update decline.

Original release notes

- Loading speed improved
- Camera control improve
- Added new premium functions
- Optimization improvements
- Bug fixes