Originally Posted by
GladeMaid
Hay Day is a microcosm of society in general. There are good neighbours, and there are the "neighbours from hell". When we encounter a neighbour from hell in real life, there are legal measures we can take to protect ourselves and our property. When we are burgled repeatedly just as we replace the items stolen in the last burglary, there are measures we can take to protect ourselves and our property. On Hay Day, we are on our own and at the mercy of opportunists. Sure, they might pay for what they take, but they are playing a different game to those of us who play a more sharing and caring game. No one is saying that one person can't buy everything in a stall. The tension arises when one person buys everything in a stall every time that stall is restocked as soon as it is restocked over a long period of time. The seller feels abused, as though they are being stalked and treated as a feeder farm for a ravenous behemoth that is never satisfied. In real life, if we are being stalked, there are legal measures we can take to protect ourselves and our property, but in Hay Day, we are on our own.
Although, technically, there is nothing to prevent this type of behaviour, except the mores and ethics of the playing community, this type of behaviour has certainly affected the way I play. In my opinion, just as society has become a less caring and more dangerous place, so has Hay Day. I am now very circumspect about helping strangers I see with flags in the DD. Previously, I always helped the person I bought from if they needed help and I had the products they require. I also used to scour the DD for trees to revive, even if I didn't need to buy anything. Now, I think long and hard before it I part with my goods, even if I have an overabundance of that item, or revive a tree or bush, because that person may turn out to be a stalker. I hardly ever put advertisements on the things I have in my stall, because I may attract a follower who turns out to be a stalker. Sure, we can now delete followers, but who needs that stress that comes in the lead up to the decision to delete a follower? My followers do not come and go. Most I have had for over a year, and I have watched their farms develop alongside my own. There are some that I will check to see if they need help before I check whether my friends and my neighbourhood ladies need help, because I've had a relationship with them for a longer time. I feel attached to them, even though I have no way of communicating with them. I want to help them by offering good items for sale at slightly discounted prices because I feel they are deserving of my help. I don't want to feel as though I am enabling an opportunist. These are the personal mores and ethics by which I play. I don't wish to impose them on anyone else, but I believe that Hay Day, and society in general would be better places if we showed a generosity of spirit to each other, respected each other and were polite to each other. A little empathy goes a long way.
