Why is SC so stingy about Decos?

I love this game and I try not to be a complainer, but I just don't understand why SC is so stingy with decos. Why were there no cool summer decos? Why do the same decos get recycled over and over again? It seem that they could make some serious money selling us new decos. I'm betting when they release new decos that come with diamond packages, they make bank. I know I always buy them. Sometimes more than one. I bought four of the pandas when they had the promo with the WWF. SC obviously has some talented artists who are capable of making cute and fun decos for us.

I used to play Farmville a million years ago and that game seemed to have new decos every week. At least for every holiday or special event. I remember that my farm was full to bursting with them. All of them. I spent a lot of money on that game, too.

It seems like an easy way to give us the incentive to keep playing is to offer great decos as prizes, which in turn makes SC more money and by offering new decos on a more regular basis, both to be purchased with diamonds, coins and vouchers, makes them more money in diamond sales. It's a win-win. So why hold back? I don't believe that anyone is going to get bored with new decos or feel like there are too many to chose from. If you look at the people who have level 300+ farms you know they are itching for new items to decorate with and I want to see the amazing things they will create with them! ;)

Please give us new decos, SC. We will buy them. I promise.

I know, right?!?! What is that all about? :confused:

We used to look forward to each new holiday and anxiously waiting to see what new deco it would bring. Case in point this last Halloween. Then only to see nothing new added. Just a re-issue of the old ones. Disappointing!

Complete themed derby, receive themed deco. Not asking for much. Problem solved.

Yeah, I know what u mean! I have suggested a number of things and so has other players and they don't even take our suggestions! Except if it has to do with crops. But with machines, buildings, and decos, etc? Nope! They just give a substitute, if that!

I sure hope they are working on something that would knock our socks off! Like new machines on the farm, buildings in the town? Since they aren't making anything new in the summer. In fact, I don't see any of the summer decos in the store, anyway? Just ones I already have!

I've suggested a crayon maker and a toy maker on the farm and a toy store to sell these stuff in the town. Nothing.

What about a soda maker or soda machine on the farm?

A pizza oven that is very different than the bakery oven, cake oven, and pie oven? Six flags has a revolving grill pizza maker. Its really neat!!! That would be cool to have on HayDay.

What about a Sweet Shoppe or an ice cream Shoppe in the town?

Make a second story in the bed and breakfast?

A library or bookstore in town? Maybe we need a paper mill to make the paper. That could also make stationery, paper, etc for the gift shop to sell? A school? Donate supplies to the school or library?

I do cross stitch. The sewing machine makes x's. I think that's cool. I like the hobby machines. Of course the food machines are more important, tho, but still...

I don't decorate my active farm BUT I always buy the new (especially limited time) decos so that I can use them to decorate my inactive farm in edit mode. I would love new decos and am always excited to see what they have in store for us during each update and holiday season. Its a shame that we have been continually disappointed with the recycling of decos. :(

If I remember correctly, Farmville would put out 10-15 new decos for every holiday and season. They were constantly updating fences, paths, trees, etc. Some were purchasable with coins, some for real money. It just seems like an easy money maker, so I don't understand why we get the same old, same old stuff. Except for Christmas, I guess.

Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen.

Have to completely agree to everything written in the posts above.

You also have to keep in mind that they are a small company with not a whole lot of employees. And each of the employees have different jobs within the SC employee community. Do you know how many employees are set to just deal with the decorations? You have to look at it from their point of view. Try walking in their shoes. They try so hard to please the hundreds of thousands that play this game. I'm sure it's not easy. And when's the last time you've told them thank you for all their hard work? Do you find it easy to please each and every single person within your life each wanting this and that from you? How many people might you have to upset because you just can't for the life of you do as they would like from you? Like I said try walking in their shoes and look at it from their point of view. Let's all be thankful for what we do have and what they are able to give us. :blush:

When I quit playing FV I had 7 farms in FV. Seven! I had one entire farm devoted exclusively to a Christmas theme and one that was nothing but Haloween. Their decos were amazing! I bought lots. LOTS.

I stopped playing that game because (1) their server lag got to be extreme - almost no animation and (2) they got so arrogant they were beyond horrid in their treatment of their customer base. I found this game and stopped playing that one instantly.

I now feel some of that same arrogance with this game. Quite frankly, the people in my NH are the major reason I haven't left the game completely. I'm sick of the lack of support from the "help" desk, no decos or recycled decos, lousy programming issues that always seem to involve players serving as the debugging department, etc., etc., etc. This is a wealthy company, so the excuse there just aren't enough of them to create a plethora of decos is unacceptable. They certainly have enough employees to dream up new ways to spend diamonds. Maybe instead of lame "enhancements" like the birdhouse no one cares about, Rose & Ernest who people just wanted to shoot, and now the lame, lame, lame wildlife area, they could create some interesting and fun decos we could actually play with.

End of rant. I have to get back to the exciting....cough....new themed derby. Guess there was time for that as well. Our board has duplicates of juices, boats, and strawberries. Oh...Joy...

I get that there are things about this game that everyone of us would like to see changed, but I truly believe that a person can learn to work/play around all of them. If you don't and you get too frustrated that the fun is gone, your only choice is to quit the game or ignore the parts you are disappointed in.

Re: the decos. I find the creativity of many farmers that take either the decos or crops that we already have and turn their farm into something more beautiful than any additional deco.

We all have learned that when dealing with support that it is usually necessary to contact them a second time for the issue to get routed to the correct person. If you do so firmly but politely you will usually get the answer or help you need.

If you have constructive ideas on how to change the parts you are so disappointed with, the ideas forum would be a good place to start. It never hurts to try.

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Originally Posted by MNmoose

You also have to keep in mind that they are a small company with not a whole lot of employees. And each of the employees have different jobs within the SC employee community. Do you know how many employees are set to just deal with the decorations? You have to look at it from their point of view. Try walking in their shoes. They try so hard to please the hundreds of thousands that play this game. I'm sure it's not easy. And when's the last time you've told them thank you for all their hard work? Do you find it easy to please each and every single person within your life each wanting this and that from you? How many people might you have to upset because you just can't for the life of you do as they would like from you? Like I said try walking in their shoes and look at it from their point of view. Let's all be thankful for what we do have and what they are able to give us. :blush:

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I honestly think the original post IS trying to put themselves in their shoes. They're saying, "here's a bajiollion dollar company who could hire anyone they wanted to create more decos and make themselves more bajillions off dollars so why aren't they?!" And I agree. It makes no sense.

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Originally Posted by Mommahov

I honestly think the original post IS trying to put themselves in their shoes. They're saying, "here's a bajiollion dollar company who could hire anyone they wanted to create more decos and make themselves more bajillions off dollars so why aren't they?!" And I agree. It makes no sense.

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Yeah, it makes no sense at all. Their animations are cute, why not do a lot more? SC is missing a golden opportunity. One shouldn't have to invent ways to create decos. Yes, many are cute. However, for those of us who have played games - like FV - where the decos were abundant and adorable, they are really missing an opportunity. I spent literally thousands over the multiple years I played that game. I buy diamonds monthly in this game. I would happily spend money on cool stuff. Like many who have played multiple years, repeating the same worn out decos year after year is beyond underwhelming.

I'm not a programmer, but I can't believe that SC's business model and Hay Day's small-but-mighty team can't allow for doing two things at once: developing new original features (sanctuary, Rose&Ernest, boosters, NH "trading", Derby...way back--town, neighborhoods) while at the same time maintaining and upgrading existing successful features (machines, products, crops, animals, pets, events, and yes--decorations!!)

Those of us who have played for several years haven't hung around all this time because we are waiting around for the next Derby/sanctuary major addition; we're still here because we love our farms and the everyday experience SC has created for us. That everyday experience needs to be maintained. Somebody needs to be minding the store and keeping the fundamental parts of the game fresh while the hotshots come up with the new stuff. The team needs Rose and Ernest to keep things running.

Okay, not everybody loves decorations. However, as pilothaggard noted, some of us who do will spend diamonds on decor when we will not buy diamonds for anything else. The only times I've purchased diamonds have been for decorations: Christmas the second year I was farming, Easter the first year I hosted our NH Easter party, and recently in order to spend diamonds searching for permits on the WoF, in red toolboxes and shuffling horseshoe prizes. Why did I care about the permits?? The tree swing and market umbrella in the special land plots---aka decor.

Yes, we can build mazes with our musical instruments and Trump Tower with our golden outhouses, but a few new pixels get us really excited. I remember when SC put the gramophone on the WoF after the New Year's event debacle where it was the (oops! Didn't make the goal!) prize. There was a long-running thread with people reporting on gramophone sightings, joy and misery! Witness the recent excitement when the Pearl of the Sea got its moment of fame! I jumped on that bandwagon and got 2 pearls (spent probably 50 diamonds) when I had never made a mystery net before. Remember the huge brouhaha over the panda that was only available to Apple users??? Remember how pathetically excited and grateful we were for the daffodils that were available for coins?...and I'm talking about long-time farmers.

SC has someone who is generating graphics virtually every day to post a new item on their Facebook page. How about sending a little of that to the WoF and the gift catalogue?

Well said, MiniGardener, well said.

Well said, MiniGardener.
Could have written it myself...well, not really since I'm newer to HD but nonetheless.
My diamond sack is specifically for decos...my favorite part of the game is designing and re-designing my farm.
Like when the Japanese theme decos were released...mucho diamonds spent... farm redesigned. Happy HD farmer.

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Originally Posted by MiniGardener

SC has someone who is generating graphics virtually every day to post a new item on their Facebook page. How about sending a little of that to the WoF and the gift catalogue?

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I'm thinking (and hoping) that the only reason they didn't make new summer decos is because they are designing new stuff for our farms and town and fishing areas for future updates? Or they were spending time on the sanctuary, which, I don't see the point of the sanctuary, but I like the jigsaw puzzle idea! (I like doing jigsaw puzzles, myself). In fact, I have a jigsaw puzzle game app on this tablet, too! (I don't have jigsaw puzzle on my phone, tho, its too small for jigsaw puzzles.)