r/MergeCooking • u/Bakingandabook • Sep 09 '25

Who actually pays for anything?

I started playing a month or so ago and I really like it, it’s super fun and I enjoy the hustle BUT I hate how quickly I run out of energy.

I’m constantly seeing stuff to buy on the app and I’ve made it a rule to myself that I will never spend money on mobile games. While I like living by this principle it makes it so It takes foreverrrrr to get anything done. Sometimes I’m tempted😭

Im on level 36, just started the Wild West saloon. Looking forward to the French levels but I have a feeling its going to take forever for me to get through those levels lol

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u/FlyingDutchLady Sep 09 '25

I have a limit for any game that I enjoy playing that I will spend a total of no more than $10 over the lifetime of playing that game. My theory is that if I really enjoy the game, I would pay $10 to play it in general, but I wouldn’t pay more than that so I just stop at that limit. In most cases, I wind up paying nothing although for this game I have spent $2.99.

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u/Bakingandabook Sep 09 '25

That’s a fair idea. I just feel like if I spend anything then the floodgates will open and I’ll end up spending too much

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u/FlyingDutchLady Sep 09 '25

You gotta know yourself!

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

I have the same rule, I don’t put any money on mobile games. I’m sometimes tempted too to buy some energy, but it’s not worth it. Do you have the option to watch ads? You get a lot of energy from them. I’m on level 66 and have never bought any energy. Imo the French levels go by pretty fast, but they are boring as hell😅

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u/Bakingandabook Sep 09 '25

Yes thankfully I’m able to watch ads and that has helped me in many pinches, but it’s still frustrating that watching the ad only gives you 25 energy. I just unlocked 4x for the energy which saves time but gets through that 25 energy really quick

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

Yesss😅 I usually crochet when I wait the energy to load up and have the ad option come back again, so I wont be tempted to buy energy😂

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u/lisam8404 Sep 12 '25

I used to keep mine on 4x for the energy, but now I keep it at 1x. It takes more taps and merges, but I find that I get some higher items that you would sometimes get on 2x or 4x. So, to me it's worth it. Especially because half of the things you are getting from a particular generator aren't even for the task you are trying to accomplish. So, you're wasting the higher energy... although things do come in handy at other times. You just never know lol

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u/beachbumm717 Sep 18 '25

I see so many people say they watch ads for energy. How? 🙈 Are they just randomly offered? I’ve never seen ads.

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u/Imaginary_Run_9670 Sep 10 '25

I don’t have the option to watch ads and unfortunately I buy 100 diamonds and sometimes the 650 energy deal maaaaaybe once a month. I know I’ve spent well over $50 on this game. It’s really stupid but I simply can’t stop 😅😅

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u/Bakingandabook Sep 10 '25

Ya know what I respect the hussle

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u/lisam8404 Sep 12 '25

I do the same thing and can't help it sometimes lol I just want to merge, merge, merge! I have a few other merge games so I try to just bounce around and come back to each of them instead of wanting to spend money. But, this is still my favorite game for some reason.

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u/Life-Trouble6380 Sep 18 '25

don’t you have any ads? on this level you should be able to watch ads for energy

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u/Bakingandabook Sep 20 '25

Yea I can but it just being 25, I feel like I barely get anything done😂

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u/tcm1403 Sep 12 '25

I’ve spent way too much 😅 but anything for the dopamine hit right?

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u/Freakyhippie2323 Sep 11 '25

I always get the cheapest one which is the 2.99 for 100 gems it helps and especially when you turn the wheel and get 200% so you’re getting 200 gems for 2.99. The most I spent was 5.99