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Update May 11th - Shelving Missions- Discussion

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  • jwllmsjnb (US1)jwllmsjnb (US1) US1 Posts: 409
    All these new updates to help balance the coop challange. You've got to be kidding me. Where the he77 is the balance? Legacy of the Mayans - boosters bought with gold. New 1st place reward - a duck pond that takes the space of 4 duck ponds but gives the production of 5, allowing the winners to build still more duck ponds. Shelving of missions - for players who use gold, to be able to run more than one mission at a time. Why don't the just come out and say, "Nobody playing this game is important to us EXCEPT GOLD BUYERS."
  • CM Popeye said:
    Hey farmers! Go ahead and post any questions or feedback about our latest update in here. Happy farming!

    -Popeye
    This all sounds really great the mission postpone is genius but the duck pond I want one and our little coop very seldom wins first on anything we only have 3 players besides myself that work at our missions . ; (
  • CathyD (INT1)CathyD (INT1) INT1 Posts: 958
    @Artmaker (GB1)  I agree with everything you said except this: "4.  I like that events all have newer tougher prizes to win.  BUT.... there is "hard" and there is impossible.   Take this one.  24,000 apples to donate?   Unless one has one of those super farms with nothing but production covering every inch, (and I'm guessing they have to spend gold just to keep things moving, happiness can't be good.)   My 3-4 apple orchards will NEVER make the goal and have enough time to do the rest of the tasks.  And now the latest thing is to reduce the number of days to finish?    Again, forget it.  Added to my ignore list."

    I'm currently on the 5th step of level 6 of the camping event.  For 1 day I ignored both contracts and the ship (the ship was very obliging in not asking for apples) in order to finish donating apples.  I run my main farm in the red (only since the lab became available) and the other two are high in the green.  Doesn't cost gold to keep it going.  With the lab making premium animal feed and fertilizer, I use those exclusively so there is no cost to start animals or orchards.  Any amount you 'lose' (just costs more) in planting fields is more than made up for with what I make on GF and FF.

    I know several farmers who run both MF and GF far, far in the red and keep all their best decos on the FF to keep it high in the green.  They still make scads of farm dollars.

    @Michiru (GB1) I don't have enough gold to buy a Canadian Flag even if I did see one. :)  And, quite frankly, the more GGS pushes to buy things with gold, the less inclined I am to buy any.
  • SAUGATA4 (IN1)SAUGATA4 (IN1) IN1 Posts: 45
    GGS has again done it.This duck coop is absolutely worthless. Just imagine anybody who replaces 4 duck coops with this new one will collect  only a few more eggs than that from a normal duck coop in each harvest and thus will lose to anyone who collects even 2 normal duck coops unless he uses gold during a mission.
  • MRG1 (US1)MRG1 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,554
    And both the new backgrounds are gold.  Who would have thought that? :/

    Nevermind, eh?  Next update brings a player's survey.  Won't that be fun?
    I too find it hilarious that they want our feedback in a new survey! They have never listened to our feedback.

    This once nice little farming strategy game has completely changed into a gold spending competition. I am curious to see if anything changes after the survey... but not hopeful.
  • MRG1 (US1)MRG1 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,554
    edited 11.05.2016
    DuffyPoo222 (INT1) said: I don't have enough gold to buy a Canadian Flag even if I did see one. :)  And, quite frankly, the more GGS pushes to buy things with gold, the less inclined I am to buy any.
    I agree @DuffyPoo222 (INT1)
    Will not be buying gold here. When I first started this game, I would buy gold occasionaly. Since the game has changed from a farming strategy game to a gold spending competition, I refuse to buy it now.
  • Has anyone bought a Legacy of the Mayans book yet ?   I have 3 hours left on timer to buy a book. 

    after you bought the book,   does it use the building time slot on our regular farms ?

    what is the "building time"  for these special books all about?    It says 65 hours building time for ducks. 

    or does a person have to wait 65 hours between each time that you are able to use this new book?

  • All these new updates to help balance the coop challange. You've got to be kidding me. Where the he77 is the balance?

    Legacy of the Mayans - boosters bought with gold.

    New 1st place reward - a duck pond that takes the space of 4 duck ponds but gives the production of 5, allowing the winners to build still more duck ponds.

    Shelving of missions - for players who use gold, to be able to run more than one mission at a time.

    Why don't the just come out and say, "Nobody playing this game is important to us EXCEPT GOLD BUYERS."

    They've been saying that since the new regime has taken over.  I'm starting to not like this anymore.  Sad I was starting to have fun with the thought that I was building on something with a fair field.  Guess I was wrong.
  • CathyD (INT1)CathyD (INT1) INT1 Posts: 958
    It takes 65 hours for the book to be made for you by Professor James.  I can't help you with the rest.  The ones offered to me wanted WAY too much gold.  
  • CM Popeye said:
    Hey guys, Why not give the new features, and reworked Co-op, a shot. Then you can let us know exactly what you think so we can hopefully adjust. Update is going live now, so you will have your chance soon ;)

    -Popeye
        We are, and what we see ain't nothing but the same ole same ole with GGS saying Frank October.
  • Its a game folks. Sigh.

    A game. Nothing more than that.

    If BF starts controlling your life you need to get out more maybe..
    Take a walk outside.

    That being said, its good that GGS are listening at last. The Poll idea and Feedback from players is a start.
    I'm looking forward to it.

    Progress is good. Thank you.
  • I realize it takes 65 hours,   but I would like to know for sure if it uses the regular building time slot

    65 hours is a long time to tie that space up.  

    Has anyone actually bought one of these books yet ?   Some out there must have 

  • This guy with his giant pencil & weird blah about Mayans is too confusing, even the help is no help & why does it have gold mining buttons on it? I am not clicking any blue buttons to "see what happens" been burned like that before.
  • MRG1 (US1)MRG1 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,554
    Its a game folks. Sigh.

    A game. Nothing more than that.

    If BF starts controlling your life you need to get out more maybe..
    Take a walk outside.

    That being said, its good that GGS are listening at last. The Poll idea and Feedback from players is a start.
    I'm looking forward to it.

    Progress is good. Thank you.
    Okay yes, it is a game.I agree. However this game used to be way more fun for me. I enjoyed building up my farm and strategizing how to make it prosperous. They have taken the fun out of it for me and many like me by changing the direction from a strategy game to a gold spending competition. Many of us have played for years and have developed farms that should have been competitve in any competition. Unfortunately that no longer matters, because with a swipe of a credit card someone who has not put in the time and effort we have will get all the rewards. I understand that GGS is a business and relies on gold sales. But to blatantly disregard the opinions of the majority of their players has ruined the game for me.

    And as to saying they are listening to us at last, I wouldn't hold your breath on that one: They are only asking us to complete a survey. Remember, they asked for feedback on the last CC and ignored everything we asked for except the rewards.
  • I'm currently on the 5th step of level 6 of the camping event.  For 1 day I ignored both contracts and the ship (the ship was very obliging in not asking for apples) in order to finish donating apples.  I run my main farm in the red (only since the lab became available) and the other two are high in the green.  Doesn't cost gold to keep it going.  With the lab making premium animal feed and fertilizer, I use those exclusively so there is no cost to start animals or orchards.  Any amount you 'lose' (just costs more) in planting fields is more than made up for with what I make on GF and FF.

    I know several farmers who run both MF and GF far, far in the red and keep all their best decos on the FF to keep it high in the green.  They still make scads of farm dollars.

    @Michiru (GB1) I don't have enough gold to buy a Canadian Flag even if I did see one. :)  And, quite frankly, the more GGS pushes to buy things with gold, the less inclined I am to buy any.
    My main farm is +476% and I still profit about 2 to 3 million a day on it with premium feed and fert. It can be done, just takes time to build all of that production. It's the Walmart approach...
  • contrary (US1)contrary (US1) US1 Posts: 122
    There are as many opinions on how the game "should" be as there are players. To me it all depends on what you personally want to get out of this game. Do you want to always be on top & super competitive? Do you want everything really easy & cheap? Do you want it all to help you in missions, competitions? etc etc to adnausem..One common thread is human nature of I want it & I want it NOW! So once a player decides what's important to them on their farms that is the direction all their thoughts on "fair" will go. Does GGS plan ""everything"" out to tempt folks to buy gold? Yes, absolutely!!..Do you 'have' to fall for it?..NO..but aaahhh there is the rub!! It's not fair!! :'(..The gold temptation is blatantly obvious. Most recently is the 'shelving' of missions. First came out..amount of products were reasonable but WAIT!! that was a mistake..they have to be doubled...AAHHH, that's better, now if you want to shelve a mission you will no doubt have to use seaweed, gold etc..to make the minimum..not a problem for some folks with massive amounts of fields, pigs, cows etc etc. or the seasoned high ranked golders..but the little guy just starting out is at a big disadvantage..But, wait..he can buy gold..problem solved..OK, this post is a mixture of common sense (to me anyway), tongue in cheek attempt at humor. Thankfully, for me, my direction is simple..build up my 3 farms and ignore everything else (without sniveling about it)..instead of jumping right into things I waited to see what was what...hence..don't do horses(look at the complaints about that one)..don't do temp farms (money pits..would interfere with my prime directive=build up my 3 farms...don't care about co-op challenge= again just read about it. and everything else that has recently come along..I use what ""fits"" my farming style and leave the rest. Do I get bored?? NOPE..I do a lot of traveling and help out other co-ops so they don't loose their hard to come by collectibles. So, for me anyway, bottom line...I still enjoy ""MY GAME""...YEEHAW YA'LL..Good Luck & Happy Farming..
  • CrazyBigfarm55 (US1)CrazyBigfarm55 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,226
    Some improvements here but if the duck pond is only going to the number one and not the top three or five or even ten in the gold coop then nothing is really changing. I am not wasting my efforts when must compete against a team of maybe 75 members  that we know will take it every time. Then after a few winnings for that number one coop with all these special ducks gives them even more of an advantage. Please rethink making it just a first place prize.

    I agree!! Please make the new duck coop awarded to the top 5 co-ops because, just like the apple orchard, BP will take it every time and just make them stronger. The sad thing is you know that but you went and changed the prizes in their favor again.
  • Mira (US1)Mira (US1) Posts: 103
    There are as many opinions on how the game "should" be as there are players. To me it all depends on what you personally want to get out of this game. Do you want to always be on top & super competitive? Do you want everything really easy & cheap? 
    No, a game should first and foremost have integrity of gameplay.  Without that, if you devalue achievement and actual progress of people who play and don't just pay their way to the end, you'll end up with just addicts and no players.

    And no, I don't seek competitiveness in a farm game.  I mean, it's a farm game, not combat.  I couldn't care less about "winning", missions, or any other rank based nonsense.

    No, but everything is cheapened by the fact that work/strategy/playing progress means nothing and people can get the same end result whether they worked for or bought it.  I'm looking for entertainment, or the things in life you can't just buy to say you won for the sake of winning.  That's why nobody really plays games where people can cheat, which is what this is.
  • dmvlmr (US1)dmvlmr (US1) Posts: 21
    edited 12.05.2016
    I don't understand why they couldn't just make the number 1 place be able to shelve missions, especially for lower level people. Every mission I do, I can't shelve it, because it asks for a ridiculous amount of items to collect before shelving. I have been in 1st place most of the missions I do, but still can't shelve them because I have to collect twice the items I already have.

    Collecting the most feed, need 902 to shelve it.
                            Wildflowers      1499
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  • contrary (US1)contrary (US1) US1 Posts: 122
    GGS doesn't care about 'players' but they do love their addicts and they just keep increasing the dosage to keep them hooked...LOL >:)

  • Fawners (US1)Fawners (US1) US1 Posts: 436
    On top of all these new changes and additions needing gold to buy everything, I just collected 3 days worth of 30 pieces of candy and got 1 lousy pack of rose seeds. Really GGS??  :p  How much more of a cheapskate can you be?   :D  :D  :D
  • I want a mega duck!!! Please include that prize for all levels.
  • gizmo22 (AU1)gizmo22 (AU1) AU1 Posts: 1,720
    This "game" has no strategy.  It's a euphemism for a casino.

    I play less and less and don't really care when I don't.  There's little fun in it.
    I have to say i'm starting to feel the same way. Even players that happen to win that CC duck coop will get obliterated in missions if up against a crazy win at all costs golder so whats the point??? The few events that exist now where strategy could be used (hard worker event, chinese new year, regular weekly events like asia and ufo) don't involve coops and thats really sad. How does a coop leader even sell the idea of joining his/her group when so many coop events are all about "who buys wins".
  • CM PopeyeCM Popeye Posts: 535
    Sooooo I see you guys gave it a chance, and are still not happy with the direction of the championships. I can understand getting frustrated when competing against people willing to spend, but I have to be honest and say that those willing to pay in a free 2 play game should be given an advantage. That being said, I do agree we could do more to give EVERY user a chance to win great prizes. I will continue to let the game team know about the communities feelings, and hopefully something will come of it.

    Quick note: there will be a quick hotfix today to address a few issues that popped up after yesterdays update.

    -Popeye
  • Kitty Reed (US1)Kitty Reed (US1) US1 Posts: 109
    Popeye 

    Could you tell me many co-ops are in the gold league please ?
  • All these new updates to help balance the coop challange. You've got to be kidding me. Where the he77 is the balance?

    Legacy of the Mayans - boosters bought with gold.

    New 1st place reward - a duck pond that takes the space of 4 duck ponds but gives the production of 5, allowing the winners to build still more duck ponds.

    Shelving of missions - for players who use gold, to be able to run more than one mission at a time.

    Why don't the just come out and say, "Nobody playing this game is important to us EXCEPT GOLD BUYERS."

    That's exactly right!!  They should just make THAT their next "announcement"!!
  • The quotas being set to reach in order to shelf a mission have been made unreachable now unless you use gold......or ALL your hard produced humus!  Amazing......as much as I love this game, I get more and more frustrated every day.........HEY!!  GGS!!!  Whether you KNOW it or not, there ARE some of us who DO NOT or CANNOT AFFORD to use GOLD on every stinking mission!!  WAKE UP!  Make some things do-able to the actual "players" of your game!!  It's not, or shouldn't be, ALL ABOUT GOLD!!!
  • contrary (US1)contrary (US1) US1 Posts: 122
    This is a quote from Popeye and explains it all on where GGS stands on all subject matter pertaining to gold..

     but I have to be honest and say that those willing to pay in a free 2 play game should be given an advantage.
  • CM PopeyeCM Popeye Posts: 535
    I 100% stand by that statement for the record.

    -Popeye
  • jess_d (US1)jess_d (US1) US1 Posts: 3,515
    This is a quote from Popeye and explains it all on where GGS stands on all subject matter pertaining to gold..

     but I have to be honest and say that those willing to pay in a free 2 play game should be given an advantage.
    I agree with Popeye on that. Players that pay should have an advantage and they always have had an advantage. Otherwise, what would be the point in spending money? There have always been gold features in the game. I love that we have the option to play for free or pay if we choose. I know there are things in the game that I'll never have and I'm ok with that. I love all of the things I do have! I don't use gold in missions but I still get to play them to earn points & help my team earn some rewards along the way. 

    I don't like that everything has been put up for sale though. Its taking away from actual game play. Some things should only be available by working our farms and earning it, not buying it. ;)


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