Lets just give a little! - feedback please
Hi everyone,
For some time now I have been turning over an idea in my head. I've talked to Kendra about it just to make sure there wouldn't be any objections from the mods. She liked the idea, but like me, wasn't sure whether it would work (in which case it would be lovely) or not (as it might be disastrous)!
Knowing you lot you're bound to come up with all sorts of fors and againsts that I haven't thought of so all feedback would be appreciated. Particularly whether you feel you would like to join in or not.
Here goes: I would like to start a 'GIVEAWAY' thread. Based on all the information that comes into the forum from people who like to help other players, particularly new ones, and the generosity obviously shown by the fairy godmother's, coupled with the frustration felt by players who try to sell cheaply but just have their shops raided by the wrong people, there's a lot of you out there who like me have enjoyed this lovely game and now are in a position to give something back.
I'll give you an example: I have two dozen land deeds sitting in my barn at the moment that I don't need. If I put them in my shop at default they're almost bound to bought by someone who doesn't need them and will probably resell at full price or trade them. Now I would like to offer them in batches of 8 to 3 people for free (1coin). I would prefer that they went to one of my existing GC friends but most importantly, The only catch would be that they go to someone of level 35 or under.
No p.m's, it will just clog up everyone's inboxes. They go to the first three people to post on the thread and claim them.
The biggest drawback Kendra and I came up with was the probability that people would post up asking for stuff, which is a no no, it has to be a 'giving' thread not a 'taking' one. You can only respond, you can't ask.
I could just trade my deeds for bolts but what the heck, I'm so grateful for this amazing game I'd like to give something back.
Okay, Putting my crash helmet on now ..............
Now that we've all got over the update
Firstly I want to thank everyone for all the input on the thread, for all the kind words and great suggestions. I have been waiting (and still am) for a response from SC about gift boxes and/or gift systems, but to be fair if they had this idea in mind for a future update they probably wouldn't spill the beans on it to us. I know there are other games that use such a system and I think it would be an excellent idea for Hay Day, so come on SuperCell designers, get your thinking caps on!
The game I am thinking of, (which I'm useless at and don't play any more) allows players to flag up about 4 or 5 items that they would like to receive as a gift. Their friends can check this 'Wish List' and send a certain number of gifts a day. I think this system would work well in Hay Day.
I have spoken to Jen about Fairy Godmothers. In essence, I wanted the giveaway thread to be quite different. Not a club or a group, just a fast-moving thread that keeps getting refreshed by peoples generosity. Obviously it's not going to be 'stickied' so will get buried quite quickly if people stop giving. The idea is, you can give anything away from a bag of sugar to a diamond ring (including all expansion materials) I would like to include lower-level players as much as possible, but being realistic there aren't going to be too many takers for one piece of wheat, but high-level players will be happy to take a bag of sugar from you, a bowl of cream, or a pat of butter.
It could be done almost as a sort of relay race where the last person to claim a gift has to put something up for grabs themselves but I don't know whether this would complicate things too much. I'd be grateful for any thoughts on this.
So, running alongside the 'Giving Bit' I would like to encourage new players who would like to be on the receiving end to post on the thread and introduce themselves. No begging letters please, just a hello, a line or two about yourself and tell us your level and maybe how long you've been playing. Established players who are looking for new people to help will then be able to contact you about adding you on GC. If you have your GC in your signature that's great but again, I don't want it to become an 'add me on GC thread' we already have one of those. Please bear in mind if you are a new player that most established players will require you to have a GC avatar before friending you.
I thought of 'THE GREAT HAY DAY GIVEAWAY' as a title to the thread, but maybe courting disaster there as it might turn out not to be great at all! Any other ideas are welcomed.
I await your comments.