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Upgrades take too long - What's the point?

Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
Hello,
I wish to ask what the point is in waiting 15 to 20 hrs per upgrade, it seems to be in real time, so I can not do anything else in game until that is finished? again what is the point in trying to add to My Farm, when it takes over a day to do so?
Post edited by WascallyWabbit (FormerMod) on

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  • artful (US1)artful (US1) US1 Posts: 6,617
    If I had to venture a guess, it would be that people will get frustrated and buy gold to speed the upgrades along.
  • artful (US1)artful (US1) US1 Posts: 6,617
    edited 21.06.2016
    Well, as some have said, this game is not for everyone.
    Post edited by artful (US1) on
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    If I had to venture a guess, it would be that people will get frustrated and buy gold to speed the upgrades along.

    Thank you kindly, I will not be buying any gold, can not afford it,:)
  • artful (US1)artful (US1) US1 Posts: 6,617
    If I had to venture a guess, it would be that people will get frustrated and buy gold to speed the upgrades along.

    Thank you kindly, I will not be buying any gold, can not afford it,:)
    You're very welcome.  I don't buy gold, either.  
  • This game is a time waster.  As to say it allows you to spend time as you see fit in playing a game and not be rushed.  So when you have time, you log in do a few things and log off.  I do think that the time to build anything is over stated, and the fact that you can only build 1 thing at a time is also a waste, as I know I can talk and chew gum at the same time, as well as, oh say type and think at the same time.  

    So it should be capable for any program, to be able to build different things at the same time and for shorter time span.  I wish they would remove the inability to build items on just 1 farm at a time.  As I have to wait for the server to update me when I move from Main Farm to any of my other Farms, so why cant those said farms be doing building as a separate function.  They allow these other farms to grow seeds, and animals, and still need people to walk around and do the work on the farm buildings, as well as happiness, So why not remove that restriction.

    I found out that the game is made to play slowly, which I dont mind so much, but knowing that you are not going to get anywhere quickly does bother me some though.
  • I've played games that I could finish  - from start to tada, done - in only a few hours.  Some were a few hours a day for a week or so.

    BigFarm is not ^ ^ those games.  Patience, strategy, plotting and planning, that's what is needed in this game.  Trying to rush through will get you in a mess.  

    @Blue Denim (US1)  if you think 15-20 hours is a lot, the final upgrade on the MF farmhouse is 34 hours, the bakery is approx 51, and the FF shop is 48 hours and 20 mins.  :)  
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    This game is a time waster.  As to say it allows you to spend time as you see fit in playing a game and not be rushed.  So when you have time, you log in do a few things and log off.  I do think that the time to build anything is over stated, and the fact that you can only build 1 thing at a time is also a waste, as I know I can talk and chew gum at the same time, as well as, oh say type and think at the same time.  

    So it should be capable for any program, to be able to build different things at the same time and for shorter time span.  I wish they would remove the inability to build items on just 1 farm at a time.  As I have to wait for the server to update me when I move from Main Farm to any of my other Farms, so why cant those said farms be doing building as a separate function.  They allow these other farms to grow seeds, and animals, and still need people to walk around and do the work on the farm buildings, as well as happiness, So why not remove that restriction.

    I found out that the game is made to play slowly, which I dont mind so much, but knowing that you are not going to get anywhere quickly does bother me some though.
    Yes I agree, When I found out that only 1 upgrade could be made at 1 time, I was like is this game for Real? , due to the fact that I am new to this game and trying to get all My buildings up and such, all I can do is click on one to upgrade, then log out till the next day, which to me is totally ridiculous that it takes 15 to 20 REAL Hours to upgrade , then to lose everything from My Candy Farm, that I worked so Hard to build up, nope I am thinking not to play this game again.
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    I've played games that I could finish  - from start to tada, done - in only a few hours.  Some were a few hours a day for a week or so.

    BigFarm is not ^ ^ those games.  Patience, strategy, plotting and planning, that's what is needed in this game.  Trying to rush through will get you in a mess.  

    @Blue Denim (US1)  if you think 15-20 hours is a lot, the final upgrade on the MF farmhouse is 34 hours, the bakery is approx 51, and the FF shop is 48 hours and 20 mins.  :)  
    Holy Cow ! , Okay that made up My mind that I probably wont be finishing this game, what a waste of My time it was.
  • Big Beck (US1)Big Beck (US1) US1 Posts: 514
    I've played games that I could finish  - from start to tada, done - in only a few hours.  Some were a few hours a day for a week or so.

    BigFarm is not ^ ^ those games.  Patience, strategy, plotting and planning, that's what is needed in this game.  Trying to rush through will get you in a mess.  

    @Blue Denim (US1)  if you think 15-20 hours is a lot, the final upgrade on the MF farmhouse is 34 hours, the bakery is approx 51, and the FF shop is 48 hours and 20 mins.  :)  

    Big Farm is about the journey, not the destination. Relax, do what you can, go do something else for a while and come back tomorrow.  It's not for everyone, and that's ok.
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    I've played games that I could finish  - from start to tada, done - in only a few hours.  Some were a few hours a day for a week or so.

    BigFarm is not ^ ^ those games.  Patience, strategy, plotting and planning, that's what is needed in this game.  Trying to rush through will get you in a mess.  

    @Blue Denim (US1)  if you think 15-20 hours is a lot, the final upgrade on the MF farmhouse is 34 hours, the bakery is approx 51, and the FF shop is 48 hours and 20 mins.  :)  

    Big Farm is about the journey, not the destination. Relax, do what you can, go do something else for a while and come back tomorrow.  It's not for everyone, and that's ok.
    What upsets Me more is not really the timing because I click on something then log out and go play My other games, what Really Peeves Me off , is the fact that I did all that work and exchanged all that Money over to it for nothing, Not knowing that it would just vanish and take everything I worked for with it, That is the part that Really makes Me think why bother if all they do is keep taking.
  • What upsets Me more is not really the timing because I click on something then log out and go play My other games, what Really Peeves Me off , is the fact that I did all that work and exchanged all that Money over to it for nothing, Not knowing that it would just vanish and take everything I worked for with it, That is the part that Really makes Me think why bother if all they do is keep taking.
    Sorry you didn't know the Candy farm (etc) are temporary.  What's worse is now that you've opened the two bonus slots on the ship, they stay open. :(
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    What upsets Me more is not really the timing because I click on something then log out and go play My other games, what Really Peeves Me off , is the fact that I did all that work and exchanged all that Money over to it for nothing, Not knowing that it would just vanish and take everything I worked for with it, That is the part that Really makes Me think why bother if all they do is keep taking.
    Sorry you didn't know the Candy farm (etc) are temporary.  What's worse is now that you've opened the two bonus slots on the ship, they stay open. :(
    Oh well, guess I will either have to just work around them, or quit the game altogether, cause I am so not going to restart My farm's after the gold I bought for them is already gone, I bought gold one time to do that Save Piggles, I am not going to do it again, I would lose that Flag if I started over, and it would of been yet another waste for me since this game has taken to much from me already, not going to happen again, and thanks for your concern, much appreciated.
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    Apparently the game is not for everyone, Since I started this game though, I have made all My Farms Bigger then what they were , without Buying gold since I found out that I can not buy gold anymore for this game, no clue why that is, I bought the gold 1 time for the Piggles event, but after that have not been able to so I gave up on that, which is good for Me saves Me from burning a hole in My pocket, anyway My point is I have built up My farms without gold and without being in any Co-Op, it has been all Me, Myself and I , that has done all the work, and when things get messed up in My game, that only frustrates Me more cause I did all the work Myself without help from anyone else, now I have noticed that the Horse Races section is Messed up, instead of showing the Horses Names in the Races, it shows My Acct name instead, and that should Not be happening, I put in a message to them  in the questions part of Forums asking Why it is doing that and that it needs to be fixed, I was going to give up on this game and say the Heck with it, but little by little I stuck with it, The only parts now that bug me, is the events, I can never finish them to get the good items at the end of them, cause they want a lot of items to finish it, and My Farms are not 100% yet, so hard to finish them, other than that I guess I am doing okay.
  • CrazyBigfarm55 (US1)CrazyBigfarm55 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,226
    Hello,
    I wish to ask what the point is in waiting 15 to 20 hrs per upgrade, it seems to be in real time, so I can not do anything else in game until that is finished? again what is the point in trying to add to My Farm, when it takes over a day to do so?
    The higher level upgrades take longer to give you a chance to earn money again for the next upgrade. If you try to do upgrade after upgrade you will run out of money. 

    I am sure they had this in mind when they made each upgrade take longer and longer, just to save us from ourselves. 
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    Hello,
    I wish to ask what the point is in waiting 15 to 20 hrs per upgrade, it seems to be in real time, so I can not do anything else in game until that is finished? again what is the point in trying to add to My Farm, when it takes over a day to do so?
    The higher level upgrades take longer to give you a chance to earn money again for the next upgrade. If you try to do upgrade after upgrade you will run out of money. 

    I am sure they had this in mind when they made each upgrade take longer and longer, just to save us from ourselves. 
    Thank you for the info, But I still run out of money no matter what, especially since I am not able to buy any gold what so ever in My Big Farm game, and yes I tried many times to buy gold , never works cause purchase tells me it comes from Germany and wont go through, I am in USA , more money for Me in My pocket then, :)
  • CrazyBigfarm55 (US1)CrazyBigfarm55 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,226
    Have you tried using a gift card Blue Denim (US1)? You can go to your local department store and buy yourself a gift card and use that. I always go to Target right down the road and get a gift card to buy my gold.

    When you go to the buy gold window click on the big Exchange for Gold button.

  • Dark Underworld (AU1)Dark Underworld (AU1) AU1 Posts: 2,992
    edited 23.02.2017
    @CrazyBigfarm55 (US1)   Do not think this option is on all servers, can not see it on AU server.
    Post edited by Dark Underworld (AU1) on
  • CrazyBigfarm55 (US1)CrazyBigfarm55 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,226
    edited 23.02.2017
    Oh I did not know that. MODs can remove it if they feel it should be.

    Edit by me:
    He is on US1 server, same as me so he will have the option. Thank you Byron for pointing that out. It says it's new so maybe you will get the option eventually :)
  • Dark Underworld (AU1)Dark Underworld (AU1) AU1 Posts: 2,992
    edited 23.02.2017
    @CrazyBigfarm55 (US1) no don't remove post, it is good for players not AU. FYI so you know.  It would be good to have this option on AU server though.
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    Have you tried using a gift card Blue Denim (US1)? You can go to your local department store and buy yourself a gift card and use that. I always go to Target right down the road and get a gift card to buy my gold.

    When you go to the buy gold window click on the big Exchange for Gold button.

    nope never buy gift cards, but it is a idea, thanks
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    Oh I did not know that. MODs can remove it if they feel it should be.

    Edit by me:
    He is on US1 server, same as me so he will have the option. Thank you Byron for pointing that out. It says it's new so maybe you will get the option eventually :)
    Oh I did not know that. MODs can remove it if they feel it should be.

    Edit by me:
    He is on US1 server, same as me so he will have the option. Thank you Byron for pointing that out. It says it's new so maybe you will get the option eventually :)
    I am a Dudette not a Dude thanks, :)
  • CrazyBigfarm55 (US1)CrazyBigfarm55 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,226
    So sorry Blue Denim (US1)  :)

    Hard to tell male from female on the forum. They call me "he" most of the time too, but in fact I am a she :)
  • I can confirm that the option to buy gold with gift cards, is only available to US players. :)
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    So sorry Blue Denim (US1)  :)

    Hard to tell male from female on the forum. They call me "he" most of the time too, but in fact I am a she :)
    Yup it drives me crazy when someone calls Me a Dude, and I am like oh really, :)
  • SandiOne (US1)SandiOne (US1) US1 Posts: 153
    I find the best way to do upgrades is doing the shorter term ones during the day and setting up the longer ones for when I'm asleep :)
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    I find the best way to do upgrades is doing the shorter term ones during the day and setting up the longer ones for when I'm asleep :)
    Yup I try to do the same now.
  • Artmaker (GB1)Artmaker (GB1) GB1 Posts: 1,495
    Patience!!!!  Just like a real farm, things take time.  Upgrades will happen eventually.  Just work what you have. Always have SOMETHING upgrading.   You'll get there.
  • Blue Denim (US1)Blue Denim (US1) US1 Posts: 5,253
    Patience!!!!  Just like a real farm, things take time.  Upgrades will happen eventually.  Just work what you have. Always have SOMETHING upgrading.   You'll get there.
    thanks for the info, much appreciated.

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