Thoughts on the many Ideas
First i would like to say that this is the best, detailed list of update ideas i have ever seen for this game! With that said I would like to comment on some of the ideas or expand the thought. to make it easier on myself i will just say that most all the ideas were really good some excellent, but they may not be able to get implemented into the game at this later stage of the game development. Then there are a few ideas that don't seem to have the right feel for the design or theme of the game. But then there are ideas that would really be great for the game.
#3 Flowers ~ i think this is a wonderful idea and one that i thought of too, before i even saw this list. They game does already offer a few flower items but they are a bit lame. i think it would be great to plant and grow various types of plants and flower either in self designed flowerbeds or in pots and planters that can be placed all around farm as decorations. I was thinking that Id love to have my own Greenhouse on my farm where i can grow and store various types of flowers and plants that i will need for orders or bouquet requests. Some that I would love to see bought into the game would be Lillie's, stargazers, daisies, pansies, larkspur, carnations, roses, ivy..and the possibilities are endless.
#7 Trees ~ i too would like to see more offered, like pineapple trees, banana trees, oranges, mangos, and also nut bearing trees walnut, hickory, and so on. i would also like to see maple trees for syrup, and then weeping willow trees for decoration along with lilac bushes. These suggestions could all grow in phases as they do now but when you cut or chop them down the wood should be kept, stored and used for something, making furniture, wagons, etc. or even as fire wood. maybe it could be used for making the planks and wood panels?
#6 New Crops ~ i do agree with this a lot and they should offer a lot more farm plots then they do so more crops can be planted. I would like to see grapes added, onions, cucumbers, cotton, maybe cabbage, and mushrooms.
#8 New Animals ~ i agree with this... I think it would be nice to have eagles, or hawks, owls, hummingbirds, pheasants, quail, DUCKS, deer, turtles, squirrels, raccoons, SWANS, turkeys, and wolves! i would assume most of these animals would be more for decorative purposes, to live wild like the foxes do already. Because you don't usually see these animals in pens on farms, but from living on farms here in Iowa, we have these animals on farms, running wild.
#4 Train ~ i thought this same thing yesterday, but my idea was not as in depth as the one her. i was merely thinking it would be nice to see a train that runs close buy farm and would also have orders to be filled, like the truck and boat, do now, but would want minerals or ore, or coal, or wood from trees, or large crop orders. trains run a rural route that either travels through or close to farms!
#15 Mining ~ I just think it would be very cool to add stones or gems like rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and such since we already have diamonds! They could be used in jewelry items or for special things like the diamonds are already used.
#17 Tom ~ the cost to hire Tom needs to be lowered! he is VERY expensive and most players cant afford to hire him so he is not even being used by the majority. Seems like such a waste for such a cute character. Also for what he does cost he should not be getting 2 hour breaks after each little 3 minute trip he makes. he is lazy! He should rest while you are not playing and are offline. because a nap for 2 hours every 5 minutes is crazy you hardly get to use him really. when offline his time should pause. he needs a work shift like that in real life at least 8 hours a day. with a lunch break. and he gets to rest when we are not playing....
#22 Roadside Shop ~ i agree, i also think you should be able to take items out of the stand and placed back in your silo or barn... somethings stay in there a very long time because they do not sell, so to remove them it costs a diamond to remove the item to the trash! what??? after an item has been in stand for a set amount of time you should be able to take it back out. this is also a good idea for those of us that actually fill our shops and then it never fails, a boat or truck order will need that item. example you fill your shop with a variety of good items and then the next order wants the same thing. This forces you to try to make more which takes forever on somethings or go out and buy it at full price if you have any coins to afford it. The only way around this, is to have a member of your neighborhood to buy it from our stand and sell it back to you!
#11 Newspaper ~ i started my own thread with my idea on making the newspaper better!
#12 Gregs shop ~ needs to be stocked more than once a day! and offer a larger amount of some items! 1 corn, or 1 wheat, or whatever, seriously???? what are you going to actually do with that???
#30 Additional Buildings ~ yeah sure... a greenhouse, a saw mill, flower shop or stand, black smith, and there could be others.
In regards to additional buildings how about additional machines as well. The smeltzer currently is the only "machine" that we are allowed to buy more than 1. I think you should be able to by all the machines up to 5as well if you could ever afford it. there are many times when 5 sugar machines would be handy!
#16 Neighborhood ~ i think there needs to be a search engine some where in the game so that you can search for players or by farms. you can already search neighborhoods so why not individual players? The reason i think this would be so helpful is usually dealing with the newspaper. when you visit a farm to buy item or to help them and your barn is full and you have to go back home to empty it... or if you are trying to fill a boat order and realize you don't have enough stuff and you go back to farm or even looking in the paper for extra items then the ads change and you cant get back to the farm again and there is no way to find them again. Or if you see a farm you really want to follow but your slots are all full so you have to go to one of the others you follow to unfollow and then can never find the new farm again.
I also think we should be able to chat privately with other members and also be able to send messages to other players globally as well.
Another thing about neighborhood is that the roles should be different. The leader should be the Founder of the neighborhood and have all the privileges and then they should be able to promote someone to a leader or manager who will have less privileges but more than any other, then a co leader and so on. but as they are now there is not much separation in titles and privileges.
Last thing is that we should be able to give gifts to our members. i am a leader of a fantastic neighborhood with daily active traders, sellers and helpers we are a tight knit community. There are times when a member may go above and beyond or they were very helpful, i would like to be able to send them a gift or some other token to show appreciation for they're hard work and dedication. something special that they can keep or use or post in their farms!
#44 Decorations ~ i think there should be more items offered, like more animal statues, hammock, camping gear, outdoor furniture with an umbrella, machines and lawn equipment, kid items, tree house, shepherds hooks to hang plants on. Currently the higher the level i get to the more boring it seems to be getting because there is hardly nothing new offered its the same stuff we already have enough of. and i like to change things around and buy new stuff after i get tired of the old stuff I've had for a while now.
ok thats all i have for now, sorry it was a lot and is so long but i wanted to add my 2 cents worth.
Regardless of what the developers decide to do, i hope they kick it up a few notches and really add more or change somethings in the next update.... because Im only at level 42, and i am starting to get a little bored with the same stuff. If it wasn't for my awesome neighborhood, and the chat, I'm not sure id still be playing. The game is too money focused and is losing its "fun to play" aspect of the game!