Anyone noticed a change in the derby task board?

This morning a new derby has started. In the previous 2 derbies, we have had a wide range of tasks from low to high Derby Point (DP) values for each board. Usually every board will have at least two (sometimes three) 300DP tasks on it, one to three 200+ DP tasks, one or two 100 DP tasks, and one to three under-100 DP tasks.

This morning -- FUHGEDDABOUDDIT

We trashed ALL tasks on the first 3 boards, since none were for 300 DPs or close to that. That's 36 possible tasks, with ZERO for 300+ DP.

Out of our next five boards (60 possible tasks total), we kept 8. So that's 88 tasks trashed and 8 accepted in the first 5 hours of the derby.

I have not seen more than two 300 DP on the board at a time this morning, where in the previous 2 derbies I could trash the lower DP tasks and have 6-7-8 300+ DP tasks left on the board. Previously, I would get 2-3 more 300DP tasks with each clear of four-five tasks. If I only cleared a task or two, I would only have to clear those same tasks 1 more time before I got at least one 300DP task.

My neighbors are getting frustrated with the LOUSY pickings, as they come back and all tasks are trashed with many more minutes to refresh. None are complaining that the NH leadership is trashing all the tasks -- they are complaining about the sudden rarity of 300DP tasks.

Many have griped on this forum that they did their 5 tasks in 1-2 days and are now done for 5 days, or the length of the Derby. Is this SCs way of tweaking the game to address that complaint, so that folks will have to play the derby for a longer period of time?

What about those of us who were glad to have our derby tasks done so we could help our NH? We liked the old distribution of tasks JUST FINE.

I have noticed the same. I have been doing a super amount of trashing to get the good ones

There is definitely a big difference in the amount of 300 +, well even 200 + tasks. I've been waiting 5 hours to even start my first task. We are constantly trashing our tasks. Only 5 of our 24 members have even gotten a task. That's 5 tasks over 5 hours! If SC tweaked the numbers so we won't finish as quickly, they've done an excellent job. :-D I'm off to collect some more trash. :-)

Something else that just occurred to me: With fewer long-term high point DP tasks, those who play by popping in and out around work are disadvantaged. We have had 2 neighbors who popped in to find no tasks on the board for them to work on -- tasks that, even if they had been left on the board, these neighbors would not have taken anyway.

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Originally Posted by SmudgedScreen

There is definitely a big difference in the amount of 300 +, well even 200 + tasks. I've been waiting 5 hours to even start my first task. We are constantly trashing our tasks. Only 5 of our 24 members have even gotten a task. That's 5 tasks over 5 hours! If SC tweaked the numbers so we won't finish as quickly, they've done an excellent job. :-D I'm off to collect some more trash. :-)

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Not fun, Smudgy. We will move over a little to make room for you in our boat.

Many of my neighbors are NOT happy. Some are still asleep, otherwise I'd be hearing from them too I bet!

Yes , also here harder to find good tasks... I like it, now NH's have to wait and search for the good ones...:thumbsup:;)

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Originally Posted by Tuintje

Yes , also here harder to find good tasks... I like it, now NH's have to wait and search for the good ones...:thumbsup:;)

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Everyone plays differently :) It is clear you enjoy the hunt and that's great for your enjoyment :)

For us, this change is not working since we have many enthusiastic folks who look for those longer tasks to do. When those tasks are not turning up, they don't get to play when they can play. And that pits more pressure on the leaders to keep checking in, only to trash tasks - this is a CHORE, not PLAY

If this correction reduced the rate of the high-point DP tasks to the point where they are so rare that you need to trash 40 tasks to get 1 -- that is WAYYY to rare, in my view, and will harm the derby.

Yes Perky your observations are correct. We have had the same problem. We only have 13 people and the only decent tasks are boats. It seems risky for all. Of us to do boats at the same time. What I'd like to see is for the higher point tasks to be on the top line of tasks, the lowest ones on the bottom and midsize ones in the middle. That way you could keep three of each on the board most of the time. That way the lower level players or players who just can't play all day, who can't do 12 boats or mine ridiculous amounts of ore could still do the mid level tasks or lower ones. I have done two of my tasks but I am having to wait also. And since two of our leaders are on the other side of the world, they have to sleep sometime right? Oh well. Tweaking on the fly I guess.

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Originally Posted by Tiggerr129

Yes Perky your observations are correct. We have had the same problem. We only have 13 people and the only decent tasks are boats. It seems risky for all. Of us to do boats at the same time. What I'd like to see is for the higher point tasks to be on the top line of tasks, the lowest ones on the bottom and midsize ones in the middle. That way you could keep three of each on the board most of the time. That way the lower level players or players who just can't play all day, who can't do 12 boats or mine ridiculous amounts of ore could still do the mid level tasks or lower ones. I have done two of my tasks but I am having to wait also. And since two of our leaders are on the other side of the world, they have to sleep sometime right? Oh well. Tweaking on the fly I guess.

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I know you can't make everyone happy in a global game that each person plays differently. But if this presumed reduction in the number of 300DP tasks was done, it will also have the effect of making it harder to reach the 5 horseshoe prize level for EVERYONE. So far, it appears to us that the horseshoe-reward points are the same.

4 new tasks just popped up for us: 66DP, 50DP, 70DP, 167DP. Trash, trash, trash, trash. Check back in 30 min for more TRASH.

NOT FUN, SUPERCELL!!!!

Ok, I come back on my earlier post...it's getting trash now :facepalm: ....luckely almost all in our NH have a good 240+ , but for those who are left..it's now , 50, 77 , 128, 67 :thumbsdown:

Perky you're right ;)