Thoughts on Reddit AMA...
http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...-Day-AMA-Today
So first props for this even being done. I've long felt there's been a noticeable lack of interaction between SC and at least HD players so it's nice to see them putting forth an effort to connect.
But I was disappointed in the responses.
- I didn't see anyone ask or complain about the CL derby achievements, though I glazed over most of the derby stuff anyway, so I guess those of us unhappy with them didn't have an ambassador today.
- Last helpers was asked about but the question went completely ignored so if you're one of those unhappy with that feature then it doesn't look like there's any hope on the horizon for change there.
- re: town "We're thinking about what's next for the town! So far we don't have any specific plans but it's on our minds." So I guess no town update anytime soon.
- FYI Greg's boardwalk can only be obtained via the Wheel of Fortune.
- No plans to return to drag n' drop events.
- Re: movie tickets "Over time we have been experimenting with different configurations in regards to who sees movie tickets, how many, how often and from which partners. We are still working on the system until we have found an optimal solution." Which basically means no plans for everyone to get movie tickets. Also one of the mods confirmed that you do lose tickets when you buy diamonds.
I was surprised to see they've been discussing trading. "In our initial thoughts it have been a RSS slot, and would have a cool-down as well.. but those are just ideas on paper."
And there was this interesting bit: "I am going to share a secret on how things can go - we had planned a circus train for the game, with pretty amazing mini-games and whatnot, but during our internal testing, it just didn't work out. We had it all - animals, train, music, funny animations.. you name it. BUT, it didn't feel right and it felt too far from the Hay Day experience. So, we ditched it and continued to plan something different. That's how we ended up with the Derby. :) The core of the Derby is something we had as a feature in the circus train, but obviously the Derby is nowadays much much bigger."
But overall I felt like it was a huge sea of "no plans" comments and though I couldn't find the comment again it sounds like they're not done with derby updates either. Combined with their comments about how they can only focus on one thing at a time due to the small size of the team that wasn't very encouraging either.
Next update is possibly Q1 '16 and the only hint was "it will be something that you guys have been asking for a long time already". I'm clueless since everything I saw that HAS been requested for a long time was replied with "no plans" so your guess is as good as mine there. Maybe it's this? "We'll probably change the boat price thingy for the next update :)" Pretty underwhelming if it is.
Thought AMA was interesting & some good info.
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Bestajunior
Those events were fun. Remember the b&e shortage? LOL. However I think i got my diamonds worth from Tom getting red scarves at my farm for one woolie event.
I loved those events so sorry to see them go. If the prize was the usual 5 diamonds we would not have been so disappointed when we didn't meet the goal. I hope they reconsider & bring them back. I remember looking everywhere for eggs ....lol... Finally bought the rest of the chickens during that event!
Loved seeing the photo of the team & putting a face to the name. It was obvious that a lot of players did not read the rules but the staff was really patient with them.
Also understand that if something is in the development or testing phase, then it makes no sense to comment on it. If it does not work & has to be scrapped, players would start with the "broken promise" stuff again. I was surprised at a few of the players that commented on lack of info on upcoming additions.
I was not able to participate but read the entire session. I learned some things I did not know & have been playing for a long time. I give a thumbs up👍👍👍👍 and hope they continue to do the AMA.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND THANK YOU TO THE WHOLE TEAM FOR YOUR WONDERFUL GAME!