It's a game

Very well said Tiggerr!!!!

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Originally Posted by Tiggerr129

you are so right Bob, (just kidding John). Getting serious for a minute here (don't worry it won't last). There's a lot of stuff going on in my life now. Some of you know about it and it is about as serious as life can get. I watch TV ads for drugs that profess to cure all sorts of really insignificant ailments. Yes, I know they are serious to the person with it but when they read the side effects or possible adverse reactions that are way worse than the original ailment, it is all I can do to not yell at the TV and tell these people how lucky they are. But I digress.

This Game is much more than a game to me. It is an escape into the world of the ridiculous; of chickens in snorkels and pigs in saunas, of ghosts on a lake and candy machines that make lollipops. It is strange and funny and impossible and fun and as you said full of some of the most fabulous people I've ever met.

When I play this silly game, I can forget the real world of X-rays, and cat scans, of needles and IV's and lab tests and biopsies and bucket lists. And of course all the bills that go along with them. So when people get all bent out of shape over whose buying what for how much, and how long the poor animals have to suffer in their costumes or how awful it is to get yet another topiary from their FREE spin at the wheel, I just want to invite them into my real world for a while, and say, "Hey look, it's not so bad on that imaginary farm, let's go back there" Yes it is just a game. But it is so much more than that and when people get petty, I try really hard to remember that if the disappointment they face in this game is the worse thing that can happen to them, they are truly lucky indeed.

I have had people message me asking if they have done something wrong by buying too many items or filling all the boat crates or reviving too many trees and I hate to think of someone quitting before they can find the sweet spot of make believe and fantasy at the precise moment they need it in their life as I have. They have done nothing wrong because if the game allows it, then it is right. And if they can get lazy Tom to wake up a little earlier, and run just a little faster or jump just a little higher, even if only in their own minds, then so be it. Have fun people.

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Tiggerr129, I couldn't have said it better myself. As for filling too many crates or watering too many trees, I fill all I can and water every single one I find. Found someone's farm today that needed about 15 or 16 trees watered, and yes I did, I watered every single one. Hee hee!! Figured the owner just wanted them watered and couldn't care less who did the deed. I love watering trees, even though I know we only get 5 gift cards per day regardless of how many we water. I don't water so much for the cards as because I know the owner wants to get another harvest and wants that dead looking nasty stuff out of his/her farm as quickly as possible. :) Same with crates - if I can, I will. I love it when I see someone fill multiple crates on my boat. Makes me want to go shop in their RSS whether I need to or not. :D

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Originally Posted by HappyHelen

Oh Moyyoggi, where do begin :cool:. I think when you read a lot of these threads , you have to read between the line. A lot of the comments are said "tongue in cheek " . I'm taking a wild guess that your probably referring to the person who mentioned about raiding, earlier today. I myself did jump on this very quickly as I did think a comment was probably a bit harsh for a newbie . All I can say is since I've joined this forum ( my 1st ever) I have never laughed so much ( especially with the speed quizzes ). I've never read or posted a nasty or sarcastic thread, and have made some lovely friends. And as for taking my farming seriously all I can say is MICHEAL ASPEL GET OUT THE RED BOOK~THIS IS MY LIFE :cool:

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Hi HappyHelen, again, I thank you for jumping in quickly this morning, because it was me that asked about the dreaded "raiding". I don't quite consider myself a newbie, although it appears that way, because I don't have a lot of posts. I just read a lot. I love this game, a lot. Am addicted..big time. Have really enjoyed a few people here, and have helped when I can. I fill boats for strangers, neighbors. I sell my extra stuff, so that others can get what they need. I could care less if one person buys one thing, or one person buys everything I have. Once it's for sale, it's fair game. And I feel that way when I visit other stores, or other farms. If I see 15 trees that need to be revived, I agree with what someone else said..I revive them all. I'm sure that person is just wanting them revived. And..it's also one of the goals is to revive, I don't even know how many trees now, but that doesn't matter. I play to escape my real world, as someone else stated. It's my make believe happy world that doesn't consist of horrible news stories, politics, insurance ♥♥♥♥, etc etc. But today, all i did was ask a question. I didn't get upset the answer, I got upset that I was told I shouldve searched first, before posting a new thread about the dreaded subject. I did search. I came up empty. Ok, bad me..no big deal, but I felt as if asking a question, was a bad thing. Ok, maybe it caught me off guard, because I also have never been treated badly, or made to feel stupid, or anything else in this forum. I will not stop playing, or asking questions. Or maybe I will just ask someone privately in a PM from now on, who knows. But I just wanted to say how much I do enjoy this game, and that this mornings incident, isn't going to push me away

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Originally Posted by Shealie54

Tiggerr129, I couldn't have said it better myself. As for filling too many crates or watering too many trees, I fill all I can and water every single one I find. Found someone's farm today that needed about 15 or 16 trees watered, and yes I did, I watered every single one. Hee hee!! Figured the owner just wanted them watered and couldn't care less who did the deed. I love watering trees, even though I know we only get 5 gift cards per day regardless of how many we water. I don't water so much for the cards as because I know the owner wants to get another harvest and wants that dead looking nasty stuff out of his/her farm as quickly as possible. :) Same with crates - if I can, I will. I love it when I see someone fill multiple crates on my boat. Makes me want to go shop in their RSS whether I need to or not. :D

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I am with you all the way here:):)

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Originally Posted by hlorri

Hi HappyHelen, again, I thank you for jumping in quickly this morning, because it was me that asked about the dreaded "raiding". I don't quite consider myself a newbie, although it appears that way, because I don't have a lot of posts. I just read a lot. I love this game, a lot. Am addicted..big time. Have really enjoyed a few people here, and have helped when I can. I fill boats for strangers, neighbors. I sell my extra stuff, so that others can get what they need. I could care less if one person buys one thing, or one person buys everything I have. Once it's for sale, it's fair game. And I feel that way when I visit other stores, or other farms. If I see 15 trees that need to be revived, I agree with what someone else said..I revive them all. I'm sure that person is just wanting them revived. And..it's also one of the goals is to revive, I don't even know how many trees now, but that doesn't matter. I play to escape my real world, as someone else stated. It's my make believe happy world that doesn't consist of horrible news stories, politics, insurance ♥♥♥♥, etc etc. But today, all i did was ask a question. I didn't get upset the answer, I got upset that I was told I shouldve searched first, before posting a new thread about the dreaded subject. I did search. I came up empty. Ok, bad me..no big deal, but I felt as if asking a question, was a bad thing. Ok, maybe it caught me off guard, because I also have never been treated badly, or made to feel stupid, or anything else in this forum. I will not stop playing, or asking questions. Or maybe I will just ask someone privately in a PM from now on, who knows. But I just wanted to say how much I do enjoy this game, and that this mornings incident, isn't going to push me away

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Your welcome hlorri :cool:

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Originally Posted by Tiggerr129

you are so right Bob, (just kidding John). Getting serious for a minute here (don't worry it won't last).

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I'll give you Bob Trigg...!!! lol. Better get my serious head on, I've got the Dragon-in-law coming for Sunday dinner in an hour or so... I'll be back to normal daft-as-a-brush mode by tea time...!!! hehe.

John.

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Originally Posted by Shealie54

Tiggerr129, I couldn't have said it better myself. As for filling too many crates or watering too many trees, I fill all I can and water every single one I find. Found someone's farm today that needed about 15 or 16 trees watered, and yes I did, I watered every single one. Hee hee!! Figured the owner just wanted them watered and couldn't care less who did the deed. I love watering trees, even though I know we only get 5 gift cards per day regardless of how many we water. I don't water so much for the cards as because I know the owner wants to get another harvest and wants that dead looking nasty stuff out of his/her farm as quickly as possible. Same with crates - if I can, I will. I love it when I see someone fill multiple crates on my boat. Makes me want to go shop in their RSS whether I need to or not.

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Originally Posted by Gymgirl4a

I am with you all the way here:):)

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Yep me too:)

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Originally Posted by hlorri

Hi HappyHelen, again, I thank you for jumping in quickly this morning, because it was me that asked about the dreaded "raiding". I don't quite consider myself a newbie, although it appears that way, because I don't have a lot of posts. I just read a lot. I love this game, a lot. Am addicted..big time. Have really enjoyed a few people here, and have helped when I can. I fill boats for strangers, neighbors. I sell my extra stuff, so that others can get what they need. I could care less if one person buys one thing, or one person buys everything I have. Once it's for sale, it's fair game. And I feel that way when I visit other stores, or other farms. If I see 15 trees that need to be revived, I agree with what someone else said..I revive them all. I'm sure that person is just wanting them revived. And..it's also one of the goals is to revive, I don't even know how many trees now, but that doesn't matter.

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I couldn't agree more, hlorri. I´m at level 58 now, so not exactly a newbie, although I don't come here frequently as I have little time. I do love the game, but I think I may wait to see the new update and then quit.

This game is starting to be less fun and more stressful every day. Just half an hour ago I bought THREE items from somebody's shop. She is always insisting on us not raiding her shop, so I left there a tempting box of nails and a cup of chocolate, although I only have a couple of those items in my barn. But even three must be too many items, because she changed her farm name to tell me off for buying too much.

Bottom line is, I don't like to play like this. I simply cannot, and have no time, to consider every farm I visit and try to guess how many items will be one too many. As Tigger said, this is just a game and there are far more serious things in our lives to worry about whether this guy has bought 10 coffee beans but he has 10 coffee bushes in his farm.

So I will probably quit before Christmas, but until then, if you ever visit my farm please feel free to raid my stalls, water my trees and fill every open crate in my boat. Cheers! :)

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Originally Posted by HappyHelen

Your welcome hlorri :cool:

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You changed your avatar!! He's (she's?) pretty cute, but so was the last inhabitant. :D

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Originally Posted by Trillian314

So I will probably quit before Christmas, but until then, if you ever visit my farm please feel free to raid my stalls, water my trees and fill every open crate in my boat. Cheers! :)

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Oh no no no, don't quit for those reasons, Trillian! Just do your thing and if somebody doesn't like it let them unfriend you!! Come friend me instead, I love people like you who just like to play the game your way and not worry about who's doing what and where they're doing it! Better yet, I'm heading over to friend YOU. Don't quit, just ignore them! :(