On the topic of boat preferences or etiquette

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March 4th, 2013
tortilla

Forum newbie here! In the earlier levels, I had no idea of the value of sugar/dairy products... I also didn't know about sending boats away empty either, so I may have been one of those "sugar beggars" :p heh now I know what to do!

Quick question: by "sugar boats", do you mean a boat where all the items are sugar products? Or only 1 out of 3?
March 4th, 2013
PinkStarbelly

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Originally Posted by tortilla

Forum newbie here! In the earlier levels, I had no idea of the value of sugar/dairy products... I also didn't know about sending boats away empty either, so I may have been one of those "sugar beggars" :p heh now I know what to do!

Quick question: by "sugar boats", do you mean a boat where all the items are sugar products? Or only 1 out of 3?

Any boat that has a sugar crate will be considered a sugar boat :)
March 4th, 2013
FishHunter

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Originally Posted by WebErika

If you can fill your entire boat as soon as it hits the dock and then send on its way, you get 17 extra. But it's gotta be quick. Less than 30 seconds? I've done quite a few en route to my Boat Score III I achieved this afternoon.

Also' I am guilty of opening sugar boats by accident. I got so caught up in getting a boat that I had a huge amount of product for that I didn't see the brown sugar lurking, or I just fell asleep at the wheel and got stuck with a sugar boat. I did however either try and fill it myself, or send Tom on a scavenger hunt.

one thing I noticed though being inside the top 20 was that it didn't make a big difference in time it took to fill. It was almost always filled within the hour. I did open some syrup boats on purpose because I had a bunch of syrup but I would go on a boat help hunt, and before I could get back to my own boat, it was filled.

I filled a lot of my own crates because I also wanted the XP points, but I ALWAYS try to fill as many neighbor and followers crates as I can, including those needing butter, ice cream, syrups, sugars and jams. :)

great thread, and I love pink's photo! :)

Thx for the info and Congrats!! I posted on Captain thread last night when I saw you completed achievement. I have been wondering when you start losing points as well. I have had a few boats that had 17+ hours on them but still only got 16 and some have had 15 to start and still got 16 points. I don't speed up boats but if I keep it I send it within a few minutes to offer up some points whether they are good ones or bad?
March 4th, 2013
SarahLou

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Originally Posted by PinkStarbelly

Can you please give a few examples of the items you're talking about? I'm really curious. And how long exactly is "a very short space of time"?

One such example was 3 x 50 something soybean, 3 x 2 espresso and 3 x 5 carrot pie. I'd been onto her farm as she's a follower. The boat was not open. I then went back on said farm about 5 mins later to purchase an item for another followers boat, and her boat was open then with all crates flagged as 'ask for help'. I set production on coffee and soybean to help her out, then continued looking at my other followers to see if they needed help. One needed an item I knew she had, so went back on approx 10 mins later to buy it and she had filled all the crates.

It was impossible to have made the items in that time, and buying espresso from the newspaper is nigh on impossible. I can only assume that she has started making the items she needed after the previous ship left, logged on and saw the ship in, pressed ask for help as standard practice, collected the items she'd made and then filled the crates.

My point is if crates are opened for help, at least give others enough time to actually help. If players don't want the help, that's fine, just fill the box without asking, but I can think of better uses for my white sugar rather than making espresso's I don't need, or filling my fields and subsequently my silo with loads of soybean I don't want.
March 4th, 2013
dls881

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Originally Posted by SarahLou

One such example was 3 x 50 something soybean, 3 x 2 espresso and 3 x 5 carrot pie. I'd been onto her farm as she's a follower. The boat was not open. I then went back on said farm about 5 mins later to purchase an item for another followers boat, and her boat was open then with all crates flagged as 'ask for help'. I set production on coffee and soybean to help her out, then continued looking at my other followers to see if they needed help. One needed an item I knew she had, so went back on approx 10 mins later to buy it and she had filled all the crates.

It was impossible to have made the items in that time, and buying espresso from the newspaper is nigh on impossible. I can only assume that she has started making the items she needed after the previous ship left, logged on and saw the ship in, pressed ask for help as standard practice, collected the items she'd made and then filled the crates.

My point is if crates are opened for help, at least give others enough time to actually help. If players don't want the help, that's fine, just fill the box without asking, but I can think of better uses for my white sugar rather than making espresso's I don't need, or filling my fields and subsequently my silo with loads of soybean I don't want.

Why even try to produce a requested item for someone else's boat? If you don't have it stored already, just move on to the next boat. Hit the newspapers for additional boats.
March 4th, 2013
haymen

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Originally Posted by SarahLou

One such example was 3 x 50 something soybean, 3 x 2 espresso and 3 x 5 carrot pie. I'd been onto her farm as she's a follower. The boat was not open. I then went back on said farm about 5 mins later to purchase an item for another followers boat, and her boat was open then with all crates flagged as 'ask for help'. I set production on coffee and soybean to help her out, then continued looking at my other followers to see if they needed help. One needed an item I knew she had, so went back on approx 10 mins later to buy it and she had filled all the crates.

It was impossible to have made the items in that time, and buying espresso from the newspaper is nigh on impossible. I can only assume that she has started making the items she needed after the previous ship left, logged on and saw the ship in, pressed ask for help as standard practice, collected the items she'd made and then filled the crates.

My point is if crates are opened for help, at least give others enough time to actually help. If players don't want the help, that's fine, just fill the box without asking, but I can think of better uses for my white sugar rather than making espresso's I don't need, or filling my fields and subsequently my silo with loads of soybean I don't want.

Kudos to you for actually preparing some goods for your neighbour. I for one cannot do that because your case is a prime example of why I would never do it unless you and that person communicate in some way that you are preparing some espressos. I just crank up all my machines and produce anything I feel like and if my neighbour needs something I have then I drop it...if not, I move on to the next. This game shouldn't be that onerous for the players.
March 5th, 2013
PinkStarbelly

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Originally Posted by SarahLou

One such example was 3 x 50 something soybean, 3 x 2 espresso and 3 x 5 carrot pie. I'd been onto her farm as she's a follower. The boat was not open. I then went back on said farm about 5 mins later to purchase an item for another followers boat, and her boat was open then with all crates flagged as 'ask for help'. I set production on coffee and soybean to help her out, then continued looking at my other followers to see if they needed help. One needed an item I knew she had, so went back on approx 10 mins later to buy it and she had filled all the crates.

It was impossible to have made the items in that time, and buying espresso from the newspaper is nigh on impossible. I can only assume that she has started making the items she needed after the previous ship left, logged on and saw the ship in, pressed ask for help as standard practice, collected the items she'd made and then filled the crates.

My point is if crates are opened for help, at least give others enough time to actually help. If players don't want the help, that's fine, just fill the box without asking, but I can think of better uses for my white sugar rather than making espresso's I don't need, or filling my fields and subsequently my silo with loads of soybean I don't want.

Ok, I'm not gonna tell you how to play but here's my 2 cents about your scenario. First off, crop crates in my opinion is the most desirable crate to fill as they tend to always give 2 or 3 points for something so easy to obtain. You filling fields with soybeans that take 30 minutes to grow is kind of a gamble on you're behalf. I can buy 150 soybeans way quicker than 30 minutes and anyone who would do that would've beaten you to the soy bean crates anyways. Maybe the owner herself did that and beat you to it. I have had many times I ran away looking for soybeans to fill a crate and it would be filled when Ai came back after a few minutes. 30 minutes? Haa! Espressos are no big deal for me personally, if those crates get filled, I'll stumble across at least 3 more boats asking for it within an hour. Has happened to me many, many times. Carrot pie I don't even want to comment as it takes 5 hrs to produce 5 of those and although they're not super common, they're not super rare either. I can surely buy 15 carrot cake within an hr or 2. If it bothers you too much, you should stop lining your queues after 1 specific boat, just produce a little bit of everything and fill a crate if you have the items available. Don't let one single lousy person ruin your game experience :)

Thumb rule: If you wanna fill a crate that you don't have the items for already, unless you can acquire them within 3 and a half minute, consider the crate filled/lost.
March 5th, 2013
Neicy57

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Originally Posted by PinkStarbelly

Any boat that has a sugar crate will be considered a sugar boat :)

Ditto for dairy.
March 5th, 2013
Pyxiwulf

This thread has me in a big debate with myself! I've got a boat coming in an hour that needs syrup, milk, and chili popcorn. I actually had nothing better to do this morning than prep for it so I should be just fine filling the sugar/dairy myself, BUT I don't want half my neighbors getting annoyed that I don't open the crates for them to get boat points and the other half annoyed I kept a sugar boat and didn't fill it myself! I feel like either way I'm going to lose neighbors because I know people are auto-deleting for either "infraction". I wish I could name my farm "I will fill empty sugar & dairy crates if needed once popcorns are done" lolol
March 5th, 2013
fallensnow2012

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Originally Posted by PinkStarbelly

Ok, I'm not gonna tell you how to play but here's my 2 cents about your scenario. First off, crop crates in my opinion is the most desirable crate to fill as they tend to always give 2 or 3 points for something so easy to obtain. You filling fields with soybeans that take 30 minutes to grow is kind of a gamble on you're behalf. I can buy 150 soybeans way quicker than 30 minutes and anyone who would do that would've beaten you to the soy bean crates anyways. Maybe the owner herself did that and beat you to it. I have had many times I ran away looking for soybeans to fill a crate and it would be filled when Ai came back after a few minutes. 30 minutes? Haa! Espressos are no big deal for me personally, if those crates get filled, I'll stumble across at least 3 more boats asking for it within an hour. Has happened to me many, many times. Carrot pie I don't even want to comment as it takes 5 hrs to produce 5 of those and although they're not super common, they're not super rare either. I can surely buy 15 carrot cake within an hr or 2. If it bothers you too much, you should stop lining your queues after 1 specific boat, just produce a little bit of everything and fill a crate if you have the items available. Don't let one single lousy person ruin your game experience :)

Thumb rule: If you wanna fill a crate that you don't have the items for already, unless you can acquire them within 3 and a half minute, consider the crate filled/lost.

100% agree there. My playing strategy as well. Guys, this is a game. I know that with the new LB, everybody has gotten a little more tense and a little less civil, but this was meant to be fun. Loosen up a little and stop getting hung up on the little details.

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