How regularly do you hire Tom the helper boy?

Just curious, often do you pay diamonds for Tom the helper boy?

I don't. At the moment I only use diamonds for expansion slots.

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Originally Posted by Kolonistje1

I don't. At the moment I only use diamonds for expansion slots.

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I think that's the best use of Diamonds, the only thing that you cannot get with Time ;)

For me though, Tom has become a bit of a regularity. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by SirDaniel

I think that's the best use of Diamonds, the only thing that you cannot get with Time ;)

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Yep, but I do wish I would have thought of this earlier in the game. I spent way too many diamonds on opening the red tool boxes..

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Originally Posted by Kolonistje1

Yep, but I do wish I would have thought of this earlier in the game. I spent way too many diamonds on opening the red tool boxes..

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Yeah I made the same mistake, boxes seem to show up more frequently when you pay to open them too, easily burn through 30 diamonds and have nothing to show for it apart from a bunch of axes.

Had him free the first time and the second time was an error on my part - Id forgotten he didn't search for building materials!! :-(

Needless to say - Never again will I hire him. Not worth it!!

I use him all the time, he gets me stuff I really need and has definitely helped me progress in the game. I think he is worth the diamonds IMO anyway

Once in a blue moon. When I need some vouchers to get another pet. :p But mostly I will only hire him for just a day. The only point which I dislike about him is the 2 hours napping time.

If I can find enough diamonds during the week ill get him on a Saturday and sometimes a Sunday if I find alot, I use him to quickly fill boat orders since I rarely get to do them the rest of the week and I only get him when I have no other use for the diamonds

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Originally Posted by SirDaniel

Yeah I made the same mistake, boxes seem to show up more frequently when you pay to open them too, easily burn through 30 diamonds and have nothing to show for it apart from a bunch of axes.

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Generally speaking, I think most players do so when they start playing. I also think that in the early stages of the game a player doesn't really have a sense of value of the diamonds yet. You get some diamonds when starting and the first achievements are pretty easy. Sometimes you also get a diamond for levelling up and you level up very quickly when you first start playing. Therefore you think diamonds are earned pretty easy and you don't think of the fact that you need the additional slots later in the game. I guess that is how I experienced it.