Stalkers are ruining the game....

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Originally Posted by knitgal2

Obviously, this has really irritated you. You have been dealing with this for the past 3 months and continuously try to do everything you can think of to make sure you don't have these unwanted visitors to your farm. And then, suddenly, they are back! One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is that they may be finding you through the boat leaderboard, if you happen to be high enough on it, or happen to be close to their leaderboard status.

As far as SC "fixing" the issue of who buys from whose RSS and how much each person can buy, this will never be changed as those who buy and buy "enthusiastically" are not breaking any rules of the game. Once items are put up for sale, they are fair game to any- and everyone. You choose what to sell, the quantity, and the price. The buyer pays that price, which means they aren't "stealing" anything.

To try to deter those who are buying from you whom you wish would not, try not selling anything for a few weeks...hopefully, they will move on. Or, you could sell super boring stuff...wheat at full price, B&E, cornbread, etc. - nothing premium.

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No matter what I sell they buy it. When I put popcorn and bread in my store for a hoodmates next boat as those orders always require tons of the popcorn and or bread, and that stuff takes up a lot of barn space, plus being at work I don't know if I'll be avail to check in when their boat arrives, so I put the stuff for sale in my store for them so they can buy it when their boat arrives, but unfortunately the stalkers take it. Nothing I put in my store no mater what it is, is safe from these 3 stalkers. So yes they have ruined the entire game to the point that I don't even want to play anymore :( and I know they aren't breaking any rules and that once I put something for sale in my store it's up for grabs...my complaint is the not being able to do anything about the people who find you and then choose to stalk your rss 24/7. It would be different if I had advertised what I had posted but I didn't. If it was just bad luck and some random person happened upon my rss when it was filled with stuff intended for a hoodmates boat that was due in a couple of hours, then oh well such is the risk when posting stuff in rss. but when it's the same people stalking your rss for months on end and you can't get rid of them it becomes very frustrating and it takes all the enjoyment out of the game. And the feeling is ten times worse when you know you have no available options to stop their abusive behaviour, all you are left with is to endure it or quit playing a game that you used to love before these people decided to stalk you 24/7

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Originally Posted by Midori669

...Complain about friends and followers coming to your farm that way? Delete them, so they don't go to your farm. Find ways to do it. There's always a way to do something, you just have to figure it out!

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I agree that in many cases there is a way to do something. This is not one of those times though unfortunately. It sounds to me like the eager shopper is returning to the OP's farm via a past "like". These are not able to be fixed presently by players. One can sell boring stuff for an amount of time but that is not a solution, more of a workaround. Players are seeking a solution to this issue.

Are you familiar with the "like" a farm-return to that farm later issue? There are a lot of threads on this on the forum. If you want to read more on it, use the search feature and use terms like "return farm likes" or "facebook likes" or something along those lines.

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Originally Posted by MooOinkCluck

And the feeling is ten times worse when you know you have no available options to stop their abusive behaviour, all you are left with is to endure it or quit playing a game that you used to love before these people decided to stalk you 24/7

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If you truly feel abused, maybe you should consider not playing. That much stress can't be good.

Been stalked for months beyond your control would be very frustrating, sorry to hear that. Really hope SuperCell do something about it.

Last Helpers tab can be bad enough, but at least that expires after 2 weeks.

I have even deleted some active friends as they are serial RSS raiders, always buying my premium stuff - never selling anything decent themselves. Making it really hard to leave goodies for my hoodies, or resupply what I have lost.

That frustrated me, but at least I had a way to stop it. Clearly that doesn't appear to be the case here.

Why can't we just have a few crates for Hoodies only?

That would fix all of these problems.

What is the point of neighborhoods if we can't use them properly?

I agree - 1-2 crates just for NH would solve most issues. Also last helper tab should be reduced to 2 days or so. More than enough if someone truly wants to thank you, not keep raiding your store. I had to shut down all sales for a while recently because one person I helped kept coming back for goodies. This can be very frustrating.

Bottom line is if you post it in your RSS, then it it open game for anyone to buy. If you don't like people raiding your RSS, then don't post rare stuff all the time. If people need it and they find a farm willing to post it, then they will return over and over again.

I see people complain about this all the time. Does anyone know the definition of INSANITY? It's repeating the same behavior over and over again expecting different results! Well if you're expecting the game to change, it's not going to happen. Therefore, the answer is you either need to change your behavior on how you sell things or stop complaining, because it's not going to change.

And Daz, The purpose of the neighborhoods was not for trading. It was for the purposes of the derby. It's great that people trade, but if SC isn't going to create special crates just for neighborhood trade. It's counterproductive and personally, bias to people who work the game. It's how the game works. if you sell it, then anyone can buy it. So if you don't want it to happen don't post it.

I was in a 3 person hood several months ago. The leader unceremoniously kicked out me out along with the other player. This leader is now alone in the hood, and the chat never moves.
So for the past several months she sees "xxxxxx was kicked from the hood" in her chat. From there she clicks on my name and comes to my rss whenever she wants and buys me out.

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Originally Posted by yellowkoby

I was in a 3 person hood several months ago. The leader unceremoniously kicked out me out along with the other player. This leader is now alone in the hood, and the chat never moves.
So for the past several months she sees "xxxxxx was kicked from the hood" in her chat. From there she clicks on my name and comes to my rss whenever she wants and buys me out.

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That's just wrong. Have you contacted tech support to see if they can offer you a solution?

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Originally Posted by yellowkoby

I was in a 3 person hood several months ago. The leader unceremoniously kicked out me out along with the other player. This leader is now alone in the hood, and the chat never moves.
So for the past several months she sees "xxxxxx was kicked from the hood" in her chat. From there she clicks on my name and comes to my rss whenever she wants and buys me out.

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That's awful, Yellowkoby! I'm so sorry that's happening to you! Having to endure creepy behavior like that for several months is not right, and I hope SC sees your post and is galvanized into action to correct this back-door entrance into your farm, and others.

I hope you're managing in the meantime, able to play when the creep is offline, able to find times to sell as you want to, and leaving full-priced boring stuff that she'll "choke on", or nothing at all in your RSS.

Make sure you don't leave messages for her through your farm name or in your fields. Creeps like that love to know they're upsetting you, and will continue to mess with you as long as they know they're getting a rise out of you. The game needs more protection for players, not less, because there are a lot of unprincipled and downright mean people in the world, and an extended exposure to one can significantly upset and destroy the joy in the game for a player.

There are good people here, and many of us understand, and care. Tiggerr, and others, have written some great tips on how to ignore and discourage such invasive, toxic people. We care.... :heart: and hope SC can devise a fix for this very soon!:heart:

Thank you both for your concern, it's much appreciated 😊
Yes I did contact support and I got the "whatever you put in your stand is for everyone" response....