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Curious here.
Are you low-mid level finding yourself stressed trying to expand buildings, town, land,fishing holes?
The reason I ask is I've noticed a tremendous amount of inactivity from friends that were once avid, daily players.
most between 60-85.
While I wouldn't consider myself either a low or mid level player, I used to be.
Im level 126 now but I recognize the point you are making.
I was still at a pretty low level when I began getting frustrated with the full barn and full silo messages. And since I was enjoying most aspects of the game I just decided that I would play the game my way and not stress about filling all the orders, about having all the machines for my level and all the things opened for my level, town, mines, dock, etc.
Ive always been a "production" kind of girl and enjoyed making the stuff and selling it. If I could put it on someone's boat crate or send it off in a truck order, great. If not, I could always sell stuff in my shop.
I opened a lot of stuff late, the mine, the town, the fishing boat. And not once did that interfere with my enjoyment of the game.
2 things which also helped me were that I didn't spend much on decor. I got the first achievement for spending money on decor. Still don't have the final one.
Also I learned from playing other games that chasing achievements can interfere with progress in the game so I never did. It's nice of course to find those lovely rosettes over my farmhouse. I just let them happen whenever they happened.
I used to get frustrated, so much do I almost left the game, got tired of never getting that bem or sem you never get, of being the great provider for everyone. Then I reasoned HD is not a race, but a marathon, so no hurry for anything, so am good now :)
I'm not frustrated. It doesn't bother me I can be the same level for over a week. I know eventually I will get there. In fact, I could see higher level players with nothing else to work towards being more frustrated. As a level 62, I still have quite a bit to look forward to.
The only stress factor in HD is whatever you put on yourself, the game demands nothing... are there lots of things to do, yes; are there achievements to reach, yes, but none of them are a requirement to play or succeed -- I will never have the goats, don't like them, so I will never have goat-related achievements, it doesn't matter to me, but to many people not getting an achievement stresses them out, but that is them not the game... I can take or leave the town, it often goes for weeks without me visiting it, that would be unthinkable to some people -- "the town is there, therefore I must tend to it and grow it" -- why? who is making you stress out about town and boats and materials and upgrades? Only you...
Why assume it's only about expanding? People quit for all sorts of reasons. Maybe they're bored, maybe they found another game, maybe they don't have time to play, maybe they're taking a break. There's more to this game than just expansions. Expanding doesn't happen overnight...it's a long, slow process. And if expansion is really the reason they've stopped playing, they're probably not in it for the long haul anyways.
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Originally Posted by heartgal
I regret my goats, lol... This is how they have been now for most of a year. Anyone feeling frustrated clearly playing the wrong game!
http://i65.tinypic.com/28i12rt.png
I think it's related to expansion because I noticed decline after last update.,
and yes I agree, maybe they've moved on to a game better suited to their style/preferences.
I think they probably just get overwhelmed…. Imagine you're a level 23 player. You go shopping in the DD and spy 2 gorgeous planks! You quickly tap on them, but, uh-oh, your barn is full! Arrghhhh! Hurriedly you dump 2 popcorns and go back. The planks are still there! Woo-Hooo! You tap again...drats! Not enough coins!:mad: Then you say to yourself, "Ah! I'll follow this farm...maybe they'll put up some more good stuff !" You visit the level 132 farm and look around. "Yikes! You got to be kidding me! I'm gonna need like a-gazillion deeds, markers and mallets to open up all this land!!... Awww man... I quit!!"
:p
To say you know the reason why people stop playing is silly, you don't know why unless you ask them, so it's all just speculation!
It's not always about the game, life is full of surprises, sometimes life requires (or demands) your undivided attention. Those are the moments, game play is put on the shelf, and once life is not so demanding, our farms will be right where we left them..lol
happy farming :)
I believe I said "I think" & when you have had upwards of 3k followers/friends & have played since day one it's quite obvious when daily players all go AWOL immediately after the update. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by CatsMeow
I rather doubt they all have some type of life surprise occur at the same time.
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Originally Posted by JessOfTheDerbyvilles
I think this is prob' the case.
There's so many games available, I can see them scouting around for a new one.
The game does get harder after lv 60, more hard to cook items get introduced (Jelly Beans, Feather Hats etc) and the requirements to level up really start to climb. Saw demand starts to become real when you need the likes of Olive Oil. Also the Daily Dirt just gets worse, flooded with rubbish like Cloché Hats & Tofu Dogs.
Not only that, by the time you hit lv 60+ you will likely have unlocked every Town building too so there is no longer anything to look forward to in there.
I guess in a way you have seen everything by the time you reach lv 60+. At that point it really is just more of the same, and it's harder to obtain. Naturally a few players would drop off at that point.
[Note: I do still have access to a lv 74 account which I was once active on]
Daz, can you even imagine how many carrot pies ea of us has made?
I agree with you. I'm also seeing very low or very high levels in my DD. Fewer mid level.
tho I don't know what is considered mid or high level, just what I consider it to be, I guess.