Sorry, hate the town!

I am sorry, I have tried really hard, but I do not like the town update! I don't like the communities either. I love my farm and my animals so will just get on with that. Quite like the fishing and often need fish and fish products for my boats, so will just continue with that. I got to level 6 in my town and have not had 1 map. They are even more rare than land markers. Also don't like that nasty, aggressive strong man!

I had difficulty, at first, getting a system that works for the Town. It meant that truck orders have become very limited.
I love my Town now! I'm sorry you don't like it, but you should be fine just farming and fishing.

Sorry to hear you don't like the town and Mr. Strong Circus Man! Must say that the neighborhood that I'm in doesn't have any efficient nor helpful contributing communication, but it's alright.

Your missing Map Pieces seem to be my Hand Drills; so far I've only gotten them by trading so never got one myself I believe. So maybe that's how neighborhoods may come in handy, you could ask around if anyone has got Map Pieces for you (to trade)?

Personally, I like the Town. I needed a few days to get used to it, but at least now I can keep producing premium goods for a purpose rather than just stocking them. I always felt that my premium goods like jams and cakes were too good to use for the Boat and soTruck orders that would ask for more than two, but now I actually serve them to needy Town Visitors :)

I am not sure that I like the town either. It is drastically cutting down on my ability to fill truck orders and boat orders. Therefore fewer XP and less frequent level up. I am trying to figure out what benefit there is to doing the town. It is a bit of a puzzle to see if I can optimize functioning of the town, which is entertaining, in a way.

Even if I stop bothering with the town, I cannot change the fact that the town has significantly changed the game. There is absolutely nothing of any value for sale in the newspaper any more, and people are much more stingy with their boat help. This is forcing me to play the style of game where I have to make everything for myself and keep everything for myself, NOT a style I enjoy playing.

~powdermonkey

I like the town a lot and look forward to all that could develop there. For sure it isn't the farm and it does seem to be changing things re the dd and boat help. It's worth it to me though, 'cause the town is fun.

Some things that I don't like other people love, like this visitor event. I still have the first two visitors of the event, Greg and Nanny, waving and thumping in my driveway.

Hope you guys have fun while I make lures and look forward to a fishing tournament.

You might try it a little longer. town items are dropping left and right now. Cant say i've got a map today, but tons of tools. I don't see doing town too much longer myself either. I have to get all the buildings for completion sake. But now that I don't get many bem or mine items, what is the purpose. I probably will not bother to unlock the land.

Upgrading town now will now be a overall consumer of BEM.

I don't like it either. some visitors want premium items I simply wouldn't sell at the price or quantity they ask for. So, I regularly send them away.

also, I do not like the gifts. If they only gave TEM's, I may consider selling to them, but, as things stands, I will ignore the town, once it's empty. My NH isn't too active, and none have the town unlocked. And, no, I won't join another NH, I do not like pressure or people asking me to play the town or do something, that's why I have my own NH.

as for visitors, I do not like the "local", he seems to always want jam or candy. Which is a big no, so, I whenever he shows up, I return him to the train.

The town isn't working for me either. There isn't the same level of interaction or decision making that there is on the farm. The train arrives and I either service someone or I don't and that's it. There isn't the same level of control that you get on the farm. I periodically check to see if someone is finished and then go back to the farm. For me it's just a truck delivery service with bells. I have more interest in completing the mastery on all my machines and completing the outstanding achievements and helping with boat orders. I don't find the interface quite as slick as on the farm. I will continue to persevere with it in the hope that future updates will add more interest.

I didn't like the town at first, but it's really grown on me. Dunno if it will have long-term interest, but it's nice to have a new challenge.

It's true it's severely cut back on the boat crates I fill. But I was getting pretty bored with boats, to be honest. I had got everything unlocked, and I have more coins and vouchers than I know what to do with. I was ready for something new.

You might get there yourself one day. The town's not going anywhere. Maybe one day you'll come back to it.

That's what is cool about this game. You don't have to do the parts you don't like. I will agree that it has changed my game but I am not sure how long that will continue.

First, I have noticed that there have been some days where I get one or even no letters from the postman, meaning I managed to forget to go visiting or simply ran out of time to go shopping and helping. There are also days where the only ones I get are from my kid or from my other farm when I arranged for her to revive my trees or I have done my own (I have two fully functioning farms on two iPads). But in all fairness, it could have been because I have both kids home and have been cleaning out closets etc.

Second, I have turned so many boats away. I don't need vouchers or boat points,money or even XP so they aren't as attractive, but I will admit to not helping as many either because of the above and because different things have become more valuable.

Third I am doing less trucks, but the ones I am doing are really good ones.

Finally for me the types of gifts that are received aren't an issue with me. Not sure why, but I haven't really noticed them. I have noticed that I am getting more of those rare BEMs and have been able to upgrade both my barn and my kids. So that's good. As for maps, I still hold that they aren't necessary because there is room for all the buildings and a few decorations. Those can come later.

I do think the newness will wear off soon. Actually I hope it does. When I cleaned out my sewing area I found some old craft kits that I had put aside and I'd love to get back to them.

I hope you all get to a point where you need a shift in your game and then hope that the town will be more appealing. Maybe by then, enough of the folks doing it so fully now will have TEM for sale for you.

Have fun

Tigg