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Yes, just finished editing my signature. Thnx!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tweezle
I try to help with my friends boats I often try to do d the products if I do t have them I go back at times and the boat is already filled and at times they need things beyond my level
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Originally Posted by Lynae
You can't be a good friend to others if you never take care of yourself. While I'm filling someone else's boat with brown sugar, I am NOT making any brown sugar products to sell so that I can make whatever that NEXT item is someone needs.
So there is clearly a balance between helping others and decapitating yourself in frustration :)
That said, to the OP, I think maybe your expectations are skewed. A game friend isn't someone that has decided to stand by their whole life to help you do boat orders. What they are, at the very least, is a potential passerby on your roadside stand that prior to your friendship was only available if that person has an ad or you are following them.
Adding a friend gives you ACCESS to other people's sales. THAT is how friends help you fill orders - by taking care of themselves first so they can make product for you to buy for your orders. You in turn do the same thing and we all live happily ever after :). Anything a friend does beyond that, they do from the goodness of their hearts, and anything done from the goodness of a heart requires no implied compensation or return.
....time to fill the sugar mill :)
Work on mastering your sugar and dairy mills. Once mastered you will not have any problem filling these crates again.
I fill as many as I can for others and I also open my sugar and dairy crates. I have never had a problem having them filled by other players. If anyone deletes me because I open those crates, so be it. There are plenty of new players to add.
There is such a hatred for sugar and dairy crates among players. I get most of my boat points by filling those crates for others.
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Originally Posted by Spyder
Such a good philosophy on the whole helping. And there teuely are so many people that help not wanting anything in return that makes this game so great. And because a lot of them don't want anything in return other than the feel good feeling of helping someone I always look for others to get my feel good feeling from and pay forward all of the blessings I have received
I'm going to get something off my chest...I'm not pointing this at the OP at all but reading some comments about how people get angry at their friends for opening boxes of a specific item makes me a little saddened that a game I thought had no possible negative feelings between players (other than the rare stealing of trades) would foster resentment.
Who cares if they opened the box for say Chocolate Cakes which you ardently never fill for anyone? No one said you had to fill it. If they begged you via KIK and PM and weren't taking no for an answer I could see your point people but just because it is opened doesn't mean you have to do anything.
When I can I fill boxes for things that are rare. Sometimes to my detriment but they didn't make me do it and I don't resent them for opening the box. I can't always fill boxes and I feel bad that I can't but I never figured my game friends actually would be mad at me that I couldn't. You fill what you can, you get points, a thank you letter, and a special glow in your heart (cheesy yes I know) that you did right by someone...
"...Anything a friend does beyond that, they do from the goodness of their hearts, and anything done from the goodness of a heart requires no implied compensation or return." ~Spyder (yes I should have used the forum quote feature)
Kodama, that's a good point.
I'm sad the game turn players against each other by asking for some specific items.
This is an odd thread.
I guess it's human nature to get really involved in the things you like, but it would never occur to me to overthink things this much. If I can fill a crate, I do. If I can't, I don't. It certainly never occurred to me that anyone would get irritated by the item someone else was asking to be helped with.
Regardless, if you're enjoying the game by playing it that way then more power to you. And if I'm on one your lists and you don't like how I play, drop me. You won't hurt my feelings :)
I have just read through this thread and am ASTONISHED at how desperately seriously some players are taking this subject! Folks, all this stuff is VIRTUAL!!!
I know some people buy diamonds but, apart from that, everything we do is supposed to be for fun and for free. As I read some of the posts, I began to feel so guilty about not being able to fill all the crates on other people's boats, then common sense returned as some posters stated that they do what I do, I.e. fill some crates some of the time. I ask for help occasionally, like yesterday, I needed 6 strawberry cakes and 9 syrups, and I only have one machine to make white sugar and syrup so some kind soul was able to provide 2 cakes and I managed the rest on my own. To return that favour, I try and fill crates for other people when I visit their farms; however, it's not always I've got 14 pop corns or 8 brown sugars so I can't help. Luckily, my ice cream maker is going practically all the time and these are usually required in 2's so I give these when I can.
i don't understand the condemnation of some posters who seem to expect a reciprocal service from everybody. This is a game and, if somebody helps me, I'm delighted. Likewise, I feel a little bit chuffed when I help somebody else. But, if I helped somebody else and they didn't return the favour I wouldn't cry over it!!