Hi badandy01,
Thanks for the message and for being a supporter of the game. Having bonuses or discounts added at a later into an item to improve value is something that does happen in online games. The sailor miles reward is like a new sale bonus we have added to Gems recruits. the reason we can't back reward miles for past recruits is the same reason as whenever we have the extra 20% purchase sale we can't back date the extra bonus to purchases made prior to the sale. Another example is that we have now made Coins purchase amount much higher at higher levels for same amount, but we can't award any difference for past coin purchases. This absolutely does not mean we do not value and appreciate everyone's past contribution and support, but as game changes and many good cards are being made available outside of Gem recruits, we now recognized the need and have added more incentive to use Gems recruits going forward.
If you would like to suggestion a way that we add some sort bonus for other ways to spend Gems (other than card recruits), it may be something we might consider in the future. Please use this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=11666Thanks in advance for your understanding and enjoy playing Dragon Era!
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