So... are pranks back?

TitianKitty (US1)

 

Summer (SKN1)

wow, sure hope not, but does look like it, yes.

Can you check and see what it does? Midnight mischief .... hmm

Editing in: Why can´t they keep this game friendly. Why implement greed and illwill? 

TitianKitty (US1)

as per Summer's request.   Looks like it adds 25 minutes to production buildings.  (i.e. Mill).

Summer (SKN1)

Thank you TitianKitty (US1) Evil pranks are not much to smile about, but you deserve a smile.

Cheers

danial7 (GB1)

thought pranks had been stopped to stop the idiots from upsettig people  so the isdiot who run gg think it funny to start all that over again

artful (US1)

We lobbied long and hard to get rid of them, and with the unwavering support of CM_Hunter, we were able to. Now this?

GrammaLeah (US1)

Yes, I am not happy about it.
Had some very unpleasant people targeting young farms in retaliation for losing missions.
Was very pleased they were gone.

WascallyWabbit (FormerMod)

TitianKitty (US1) said:

 

@TitianKitty (US1) Which event & what # reward is that please?



EDIT: Nevermind, I see that it is reward 16 on the Viking farm.

WascallyWabbit (FormerMod)

This will be removed before the event is run again.

farmerjohn 22 (US1)

WascallyWabbit said:

This will be removed before the event is run again.

@WascallyWabbit That's good news, Wabbit! 
  I was never a big fan of pranks in the game, especially sneaky ones. 

artful (US1)

WascallyWabbit said:

This will be removed before the event is run again.

Excellent!  Thank you, WW.

GrammaLeah (US1)

Much thanks!
I don't like to have them in my inventory at all.

BigSparty (US1)

I used to have a French card game called Milles Borne.  It was a lot of fun and my step brother and his friends would play it all the time.  Some of you are probably familiar with the game.  Its a race game based on mileage and you play a card each turn.

To slow down your opponents, you have hazard cards like accidents, flat tires, out of gas, speed limits.  You would play a hazard card on top of your opponents stack and they could not play any more mileage cards until they played a remedy card, like gas, auto repair, fix the flat tire, end speed limit, and then they needed to play a go card to be able to play mileage cards again.

In all the years we played this game, no one ever cried, whined or had a fit because someone sabotaged their race.  The guys really went after each other and all enjoyed the game.

There are so many games, like Trouble, Backgammon, Chinese checkers and others where players can send opponents back to the starting line.  Do you all avoid those games because someone might send you backwards?  Anyone play poker, you know, where you ante up some money and play cards and the best hand wins?  Just because you put a lot of money in the pot doesn't mean you will always win.  Same thing with buying or spending gold.  Just because you buy/spend a lot of gold doesn't mean you'll always win.  Its the chance you take when you buy/spend gold.

jitu7 (IN1)

WascallyWabbit said:

This will be removed before the event is run again.

I reported about this earlier too. Wasn't it reported that time?

artful (US1)

BigSparty (US1) said:

I used to have a French card game called Milles Borne.  It was a lot of fun and my step brother and his friends would play it all the time.  Some of you are probably familiar with the game.  Its a race game based on mileage and you play a card each turn.

To slow down your opponents, you have hazard cards like accidents, flat tires, out of gas, speed limits.  You would play a hazard card on top of your opponents stack and they could not play any more mileage cards until they played a remedy card, like gas, auto repair, fix the flat tire, end speed limit, and then they needed to play a go card to be able to play mileage cards again.

In all the years we played this game, no one ever cried, whined or had a fit because someone sabotaged their race.  The guys really went after each other and all enjoyed the game.

There are so many games, like Trouble, Backgammon, Chinese checkers and others where players can send opponents back to the starting line.  Do you all avoid those games because someone might send you backwards?  Anyone play poker, you know, where you ante up some money and play cards and the best hand wins?  Just because you put a lot of money in the pot doesn't mean you will always win.  Same thing with buying or spending gold.  Just because you buy/spend a lot of gold doesn't mean you'll always win.  Its the chance you take when you buy/spend gold.

Comparing apples and oranges. This is a years-long game where time and money is invested. I loved Mille Bornes, but I didn't invest real money or years into the outcome. The dynamics of card/board games are different than those of an interactive virtual online game. Some of us also have limited play time as we have real world lives and obligations. And we aren't whining. It's just that many of us aren't 12-year olds who think it's fun to screw somebody up. Players' interest in the game already is hanging by a thread -- there's enough negativity rolled out in game as it is.

Remember, this was supposed to be a relaxed farming game, not a battle game.

BigSparty (US1)

artful (US1) said:

BigSparty (US1) said:

I used to have a French card game called Milles Borne.  It was a lot of fun and my step brother and his friends would play it all the time.  Some of you are probably familiar with the game.  Its a race game based on mileage and you play a card each turn.

To slow down your opponents, you have hazard cards like accidents, flat tires, out of gas, speed limits.  You would play a hazard card on top of your opponents stack and they could not play any more mileage cards until they played a remedy card, like gas, auto repair, fix the flat tire, end speed limit, and then they needed to play a go card to be able to play mileage cards again.

In all the years we played this game, no one ever cried, whined or had a fit because someone sabotaged their race.  The guys really went after each other and all enjoyed the game.

There are so many games, like Trouble, Backgammon, Chinese checkers and others where players can send opponents back to the starting line.  Do you all avoid those games because someone might send you backwards?  Anyone play poker, you know, where you ante up some money and play cards and the best hand wins?  Just because you put a lot of money in the pot doesn't mean you will always win.  Same thing with buying or spending gold.  Just because you buy/spend a lot of gold doesn't mean you'll always win.  Its the chance you take when you buy/spend gold.

Comparing apples and oranges. This is a years-long game where time and money is invested. I loved Mille Bornes, but I didn't invest real money or years into the outcome. The dynamics of card/board games are different than those of an interactive virtual online game. Some of us also have limited play time as we have real world lives and obligations. And we aren't whining. It's just that many of us aren't 12-year olds who think it's fun to screw somebody up. Players' interest in the game already is hanging by a thread -- there's enough negativity rolled out in game as it is.

Remember, this was supposed to be a relaxed farming game, not a battle game.

The pranks were there before they were removed.  It is a game, with virtual pretend prizes that some people actually spend real money on.   That speaks volumes.

farmerjohn 22 (US1)

artful (US1) said:

Comparing apples and oranges. This is a years-long game where time and money is invested. I loved Mille Bornes, but I didn't invest real money or years into the outcome. The dynamics of card/board games are different than those of an interactive virtual online game. Some of us also have limited play time as we have real world lives and obligations. And we aren't whining. It's just that many of us aren't 12-year olds who think it's fun to screw somebody up. Players' interest in the game already is hanging by a thread -- there's enough negativity rolled out in game as it is.

Remember, this was supposed to be a relaxed farming game, not a battle game.

@artful (US1) I couldn't agree more, artful.     BTW, if somebody wants an online game where you attack one another and destroy each others buildings, then you want the GGS game called EMPIRE, not Big Farm. 

Fallen (INT1)

I tried Empire and fell asleep