Separately, we want to give everyone a heads-up on an account policy update.
Beginning March 24 at 11:59 PM ET, purchases on WhatIfSports will be able to use credits for up to 50% of the purchase price, with the remaining amount paid using standard payment methods.

For most users this will not change anything - the vast majority of purchases already fall within that range. If you currently have a larger credit balance, you’ll have the next two weeks to use credits normally before the update takes effect.
Importantly, existing credits are not being removed and the credit earning structure will remain the same. This change simply updates how credits can be applied to purchases as we continue modernizing the platform and investing in new improvements like the SimLeague Baseball mobile app.

Since I can't reply in-thread to the critical news, just want to put out somewhere that Admin can see that this change makes it pretty much a coinflip whether I will continue to play HBD at all, and I have put a good chunk of money in over the years to boot.

If "the vast majority of purchases" are unaffected then that suggests a change actually isn't needed, or that this is targeting a specific cohort of player. Extremely curious to know what games/types of users this is targeting since it seems to be a ham-fisted solution.

I also am not a fan of this change as someone who on a many occasions has saved and used his credits to pay for more then 50% of the total purchase of additional seasons. Now I understand why they would implement this new policy in order to increase their immediate cash revenue but who do you think accumalates the most credits in HBD ? I'm not sure a new policy that forces their most loyal and accomplished users to pay more up front everytime they renew is the best strategy.

I also hope this thread is picked up and reviewed by the developers of the game before they start losing loyal owners for it, espically if doesn't effect "the vast majority of purchases" Its already an expensive game to play, even more so if you are Canadian and have to pay the exchange rate, limiting credit use is a bit of a low blow. Also Leagues are becoming harder and harder to fill increasing the wait times in between seasons and suddendly now an extra incentive to play and win is being removed.

I really hopes this new policy is short lived,

I’m not gonna lose sleep over it. It will probably cost me a little bit (with a little luck in my upcoming playoff runs I was hoping to have over $100 in credits by the time I’m ready to buy 10 more seasons). And the way they announced it - with that first sentence making it sound like they’re doing us a favor - was kinda ridiculous.

But cmon, it’s really not that big of a deal. $25 for a 3 month season is a pretty reasonable price to begin with. And if you buy the 10 season package it’s down to $20.

With 50% credits, I’ll have to pay $10 per season. Not exactly a budget breaker.

I really like this game, and I understand that the new owners have a shoestring budget. They’re not greedy billionaires. I don’t think they’re schemers or scammers. They’re just ordinary people trying to make the site work and not lose money.

I have over $100 in credits but they are telling me I still have to pay 50% for my teams? What's the point? First they got rid of the Amazon Gift Cards, now this? It is almost as if they WANT the legacy players like myself to disappear!

Hat tip to gatesfanelli as a Canadian user myself... not sure what percentage of us owners is Canadian but YES the exchange rate factors into my spending here, as everywhere else.