apathy for events?

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Originally Posted by Shealie54

Tigg, I can't imagine being a new farmer and having to deal with the town along with all that's required just to run a farm, make money, and level up. Running the farm in the lower levels is a full time job all by itself, and adding the town, while fun, is a large drain on the resources of those lower level farmers. I mean, imagine the town asking for premium items of a low-level farmer who so badly wants those gifts but will lose money giving the items to the townfolk rather than selling them in the RSS for max. I've said it before and I'll say it again - I feel for new farmers now and the added pressures on them combined with the reduced rewards (green vouchers, for starters). With the new town draining resources, it HAS to be more difficult to make money for the machines required on the farm. I would think it would be a constant struggle to balance the two.

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I agree, Shea. As I said in an earlier post, this forum has become more about anxious lower-level players asking for advice on how to decide between which machine to buy, or how to earn coins so they even have the choice of which machine to buy, than the fun discussions we used to have in the beginning. It's not just we higher-level players that are feeling the pressure. I can't imagine what it is like to have two machines and two crops and 4 products become available all at once. If my aged memory hasn't failed me completely, we used to have a level's grace between new machines and plenty of time to earn the required coin while we worked at leveling up, but the demand that updates are positioned so that lower level players don't feel excluded means that all new machinery etc has been dumped on the lower levels, while the upper levels have nothing to work towards, except the town. However, that comes in at lower level (41?) so more pressure for them and just an exercise in collecting TEMS for us, not withstanding the insane effort to keep everyone fed.

I find I am leveling up more by accident than design now. I used to work the truck to level up, but I haven't sent out an order for days, even though every single one will bring in XP or coins in excess of 500, so I agree with Tiggs that the need to level up has gone, because all it brings is a diamond and a couple of bits of dirt every second time.

I also believe adjustments need to be made to the truck and boat and event goals to take into account the effect the town is having on the ability to maintain resources, and I sincerely hope the amount of interest in this thread will convince them to do so. Soon.

That at said, I notice boats are a bit more reasonable now that the event has finished. Which begs the question: were we deliberately set up to fail?

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Originally Posted by Mtgirl

I hope:).........

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I'm hoping for a product challenge like since it's summer, there is a shortage of sundresses and the Mayor needs to get the ladies their dresses so we have to stock the town with sundresses. :)

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Originally Posted by ilovehayday

I'm hoping for a product challenge like since it's summer, there is a shortage of sundresses and the Mayor needs to get the ladies their dresses so we have to stock the town with sundresses. :)

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That would be useful in obtaining the mastery for the sewing machine, but why not make it stock all the clothing products and we get to choose which ones we supply?

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Originally Posted by GladeMaid

I agree, Shea. As I said in an earlier post, this forum has become more about anxious lower-level players asking for advice on how to decide between which machine to buy, or how to earn coins so they even have the choice of which machine to buy, than the fun discussions we used to have in the beginning. It's not just we higher-level players that are feeling the pressure. I can't imagine what it is like to have two machines and two crops and 4 products become available all at once. If my aged memory hasn't failed me completely, we used to have a level's grace between new machines and plenty of time to earn the required coin while we worked at leveling up, but the demand that updates are positioned so that lower level players don't feel excluded means that all new machinery etc has been dumped on the lower levels, while the upper levels have nothing to work towards, except the town. However, that comes in at lower level (41?) so more pressure for them and just an exercise in collecting TEMS for us, not withstanding the insane effort to keep everyone fed.

I find I am leveling up more by accident than design now. I used to work the truck to level up, but I haven't sent out an order for days, even though every single one will bring in XP or coins in excess of 500, so I agree with Tiggs that the need to level up has gone, because all it brings is a diamond and a couple of bits of dirt every second time.

I also believe adjustments need to be made to the truck and boat and event goals to take into account the effect the town is having on the ability to maintain resources, and I sincerely hope the amount of interest in this thread will convince them to do so. Soon.

That at said, I notice boats are a bit more reasonable now that the event has finished. Which begs the question: were we deliberately set up to fail?

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Good point on the machines just suddenly being available without any chance to plan. I do wish there were more reasons to level up for those of us in the upper levels. I mean, okay, I just go to level 75. Cool! But what now? I want to work towards a new machine and be in awe seeing that machine on someone's farm and anxiously waiting to have my own when I reach that level. I have no awe. I guess my awe is in getting to level 100 but there should be something more than just a number.

I miss having new machines to look forward to. That was a lot of fun for me when I was just starting out.

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Originally Posted by GladeMaid

That would be useful in obtaining the mastery for the sewing machine, but why not make it stock all the clothing products and we get to choose which ones we supply?

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That works too, I was just going for something themed. I like the seasonally themed events, like the wool event in Autumn.

Kinda full of nonsense in the first few posts of this thread. I understand some of the people are frustrated, but according to my own data, boat is always same without change.

Boat always request 3 random items at your level. The TOTAL number of items (regardless of 2/3/4 crates) asked depend on your level. Lets say, when you unlock the boat at level 17. you will get 2x 5/6 brown sugar crates or 3/4 white sugar crates. At level 60, you generally get 4x8 brown sugar or 3x10/11 crates, and at level 120, you could get 3x13 brown sugar crates or 4x 10 ones. All items have its range. I dont suppose a lot of you saw 2 lobster soup crates and 2 tomato soup crates, dont you? I can tell you they exist.

For town, the types of items depend on stores, and the amount depends on your town level. I am level 22 in town, halfway to level 23, and I think I did a lot more to speak it like this.

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Originally Posted by pfkcmk2001

Kinda full of nonsense in the first few posts of this thread. I understand some of the people are frustrated, but according to my own data, boat is always same without change.

Boat always request 3 random items at your level. The TOTAL number of items (regardless of 2/3/4 crates) asked depend on your level. Lets say, when you unlock the boat at level 17. you will get 2x 5/6 brown sugar crates or 3/4 white sugar crates. At level 60, you generally get 4x8 brown sugar or 3x10/11 crates, and at level 120, you could get 3x13 brown sugar crates or 4x 10 ones. All items have its range. I dont suppose a lot of you saw 2 lobster soup crates and 2 tomato soup crates, dont you? I can tell you they exist.

For town, the types of items depend on stores, and the amount depends on your town level. I am level 22 in town, halfway to level 23, and I think I did a lot more to speak it like this.

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I'd be interested to know if you regularly purchase diamonds, and if so, how often and how many?

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Originally Posted by ilovehayday

I'm hoping for a product challenge like since it's summer, there is a shortage of sundresses and the Mayor needs to get the ladies their dresses so we have to stock the town with sundresses. :)

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Yes, we need more events like the woolen products one. Something to change it up a bit and keep things interesting. Not just fish, boat, truck, visitor, rinse, repeat. There was a thread in ideas about this.

Also so a great point about the level cliff we meet at 70 and 13. Let's hope hayday grows with its players.

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Originally Posted by pfkcmk2001

Kinda full of nonsense in the first few posts of this thread. I understand some of the people are frustrated, but according to my own data, boat is always same without change.

Boat always request 3 random items at your level. The TOTAL number of items (regardless of 2/3/4 crates) asked depend on your level. Lets say, when you unlock the boat at level 17. you will get 2x 5/6 brown sugar crates or 3/4 white sugar crates. At level 60, you generally get 4x8 brown sugar or 3x10/11 crates, and at level 120, you could get 3x13 brown sugar crates or 4x 10 ones. All items have its range. I dont suppose a lot of you saw 2 lobster soup crates and 2 tomato soup crates, dont you? I can tell you they exist.

For town, the types of items depend on stores, and the amount depends on your town level. I am level 22 in town, halfway to level 23, and I think I did a lot more to speak it like this.

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I'd be interested to know how you managed to advance through the levels so quickly. Your signature line says you started playing in February of this year and you're already at level 98? And your barn and silo levels are that high in only 7 months? Or is that supposed to say you started playing in 2013?

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Originally Posted by Patches

I'd be interested to know how you managed to advance through the levels so quickly. Your signature line says you started playing in February of this year and you're already at level 98? And your barn and silo levels are that high in only 7 months? Or is that supposed to say you started playing in 2013?

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The very reason, Patches, I asked about whether they are buying diamonds. If they are, great that they are supporting SC financially, but it means that they are not experiencing the same game, and frustrations, that most of us are, therefore they have no right to call our opinions nonsense. Up until then, this has been a very polite and civillised discussion.