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Where is LESTER?

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  • Do you think? Hm, can somebody confirm that? Because i need to know if this strategy is working
  • Jenni 1 (AU1)Jenni 1 (AU1) AU1 Posts: 151
    on the occasions I've taken Lester up on his offer he has always wanted me to spend at least twice as much gold as I have in stock .  Needless to say I've said "no thanks"
  • Lester is a tight wad and will never ask you for the amount of gold you actually have. Always asks for more. Like Scrooge. Or bad relatives.
  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    Except for perhaps the first time Lester visits your farm, Lester is programmed to ask for more gold than you have on hand, in an effort to get you to make a gold purchase.  I don't remember if he does that on his very first visit or not.  There's some complicated formula behind it all that they won't tell us. :)  But even if he does ask for "less" gold than you have (which he won't, again, except *maybe* on the first visit), as soon as you spend the required amount of gold he pays you and leaves. You can't repeat the event twice in the same visit..

    IE., IF he were to ask you to spend 21,000 and you have 40,000 (which he won't), as soon as you were to spend the requested 21,000 gold, he would go "Thanks!", pay you, and hightail it off the farm. In that case, yes, you essentially got a "Free" 21,000 gold. (Which is exactly why he's programmed to NOT do that) :)

    Yes, Gold donated to the Co-Op counts as "spent" gold.  So if you are coming up on the end of the 24 hour window and still need to spend 300 gold to push you over the amount Lester is asking for, you can throw it at the Co-Op and it'll count for Lester. :)


  • Dark Underworld (AU1)Dark Underworld (AU1) AU1 Posts: 2,992
    edited 08.03.2017
    does not matter what visit, he always asks for more than you have, last time I had Lester he ask me to spend $350k gold in 1 day...  not much chance of that
  • Thanks. Altrough i am a bit dissapointed i could know that company like big farm would never give us free stuff event.
  • gavinfarms (US1)gavinfarms (US1) US1 Posts: 2,273
    Day 75 & he is finally here!!!!!



    I am at 6 months now.
  • gavinfarms (US1)gavinfarms (US1) US1 Posts: 2,273
    He will only appear if you have bought gold

    I have bought gold, so it is not that.
  • He will only appear if you have bought gold

    I have bought gold, so it is not that.

    I have been playing 10mo., have bought gold when the 2 for 1 comes around, or I have a few extra dollars to spend. So far Lester has not made an appearance, so don't think buying gold has much to do with whether he visits or not.
  • MRG1 (US1)MRG1 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,554
    Lester came to my farm again this morning. I have only bought gold once in about 3 years (to finish an ill-fated apple project in my coop). My gold funds are meager, but he visits me probably about once a month before I set the dogs on him.
  • Lesley52 (GB1)Lesley52 (GB1) Posts: 1,590
    Lester, Lester , Lester  He seems to visit me every 10 days or so, I spent gold with him on test farm (So most was gold given by GGS) Same day while trying to meet request ,test was taken down, on my everyday farm ,he wants 100K gold, have not bought gold in months + not planning on buying again , I use him for 25K extra    :)
  • Damaria3 (US1)Damaria3 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,737
    To be frank I don't get the big interest in Lester at all. His game is spend this much gold and I will give you that much back so  Just buy your gold at the 2 for one and you are ahead and can do what you want.
  • 24-KL0V3R (US1)24-KL0V3R (US1) US1 Posts: 2,464
    edited 19.05.2017
    I would dearly love it if Lester would visit my farm! :smiley:  Can you send him to me? :blush:  Please! Please!  Thank you so much!
    On second thought - I think I figured out the trigger for Lester to appear on the farms:  lack of gold stash.  A friend of mine in our coop had 115,955 in gold and Lester showed up...after she did the selling to 10 of his friends, then he asked her to spend 190,000 in gold....yep you guessed it, she did not have enough to get in on his "good deal" without having to buy more gold, which she did not.  So there is a direct link set up in the programs between the level of gold we have and the appearance of Lester.  The test farm was the only place where Lester shows up and we don't have to buy more gold...

    Just out of curiosity, WascallyWabbit, at what threshhold gold level in one's account does Lester stop coming to the farms?
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  • Wons (AU1)Wons (AU1) AU1 Posts: 223
    Every time Lester comes along and needs help with produce & then asks you to spend gold to get gold. Good concept but...some players, including me cannot afford to buy gold often and the amount Lester wants you to spend is always way over the menial amount I have, so my suggestion is:
    It would be good for lower level players and players who can't afford to spend a lot of money on gold if Lester were to offer a 'Match what you spend deal'
    So if you spend 100, he gives you 100. If you get my drift :) 
  • Uncle John (GB1)Uncle John (GB1) GB1 Posts: 11,004
    I can't see GGS going for it. From their point of view, Lester is a profit centre, a reason for you to buy gold when you otherwise would not. Free gold would be lovely.
  • 24-KL0V3R (US1)24-KL0V3R (US1) US1 Posts: 2,464
    What is the highest gold limits that Lester offers?  I have seen him offer to pay me 350,000 in gold if I would spend 350,000 in gold....Is that amount his limit or does he come around to try to make you spend higher amounts of gold?  What is the highest amount anyone has seen?  (Just curious).  :*
  • Wons (AU1)Wons (AU1) AU1 Posts: 223
    I can't see GGS going for it. From their point of view, Lester is a profit centre, a reason for you to buy gold when you otherwise would not. Free gold would be lovely.
    Yeah John..I know...wishful thinking!!  But just thought I'd put it out there. :)
  • PINJO1986 (NL1)PINJO1986 (NL1) NL1 Posts: 1,852
    What is the highest gold limits that Lester offers?  I have seen him offer to pay me 350,000 in gold if I would spend 350,000 in gold....Is that amount his limit or does he come around to try to make you spend higher amounts of gold?  What is the highest amount anyone has seen?  (Just curious).  :*
    10 million was the highest i have seen so far, but that was on the test server and we got the 10 million gold from GGS for "testing".
  • 24-KL0V3R (US1)24-KL0V3R (US1) US1 Posts: 2,464
    Yes, I got that too on the test server...but what about on the main server?  How much as anyone seen that Lester asks us to spend?  Has anyone seen Lester ask for amounts higher than 350,000 in gold?
  • 24-KL0V3R (US1)24-KL0V3R (US1) US1 Posts: 2,464
    On the main server, what is the most gold anyone has seen Lester ask?
  • gavinfarms (US1)gavinfarms (US1) US1 Posts: 2,273
    It is now 9 months for me.  I am not being treated fairly.  This is a part of the spending plan from GGS and they need to address it.  I am going to withhold any future gold purchases until they resolve this.  I encourage others to do the same.
  • JVD (US1)JVD (US1) US1 Posts: 2,784
    Yes, I got that too on the test server...but what about on the main server?  How much as anyone seen that Lester asks us to spend?  Has anyone seen Lester ask for amounts higher than 350,000 in gold?
    Yes, he wanted me to spend 791K gold in 24 hours!!!! ahahahahaha!!! I am a gold spender but that is way beyond my budget!!!! ;)
  • woodenskull (US1)woodenskull (US1) US1 Posts: 158
    edited 05.07.2017

     

    Post edited by woodenskull (US1) on
  • 24-KL0V3R (US1)24-KL0V3R (US1) US1 Posts: 2,464
    Well now that I have spent up my gold, Lester will show up....a 2 for 1 gold deal is not too bad (depending on how much you want to spend)....I don't used credit cards for gold buying (I am fearful that they are not as safe as using gift cards purchased with cash)
  • gavinfarms (US1)gavinfarms (US1) US1 Posts: 2,273
    Still no Lester and still no answer from GGS........
  • Southern (US1)Southern (US1) US1 Posts: 3,268
    Still no Lester and still no answer from GGS........
    They've given you their answer, you just don't like it. :)
  • gavinfarms (US1)gavinfarms (US1) US1 Posts: 2,273
    I need to ask about Lester again.  I am going to start asking really, really often.  It has been 10 months.  This is a part of the game.  It is a financial part of the game.  Player after player is reporting to me that they get him every 2-3 months.  Some have medium gold accounts.  Some have huge accounts.  Some buy a lot, and some buy a little.  But this is a part of the financial construct of this game.  I have wanted to believe that I am not being singled out by GGS.  This is getting hard.  I keep hearing about a "Formula".  I know that they do not want to divulge this formula.  But, GGs needs to give me a real answer.  It is blatantly unfair that I am expected to purchase gold on less-friendly terms than other players.  GGS needs to give me a real answer.  I have purchased gold in good faith.  GGS needs to show good faith to me.
  • gavinfarms (US1)gavinfarms (US1) US1 Posts: 2,273
    @WascallyWabbit You did not answer about Lester........
  • I need to ask about Lester again.  I am going to start asking really, really often.  It has been 10 months.  This is a part of the game.  It is a financial part of the game.  Player after player is reporting to me that they get him every 2-3 months.  Some have medium gold accounts.  Some have huge accounts.  Some buy a lot, and some buy a little.  But this is a part of the financial construct of this game.  I have wanted to believe that I am not being singled out by GGS.  This is getting hard.  I keep hearing about a "Formula".  I know that they do not want to divulge this formula.  But, GGs needs to give me a real answer.  It is blatantly unfair that I am expected to purchase gold on less-friendly terms than other players.  GGS needs to give me a real answer.  I have purchased gold in good faith.  GGS needs to show good faith to me.
    @WascallyWabbit You did not answer about Lester........
    @gavinfarms (US1) I wish I could tell you Lester's conditions, because clearly that is the only answer that you want to hear, however, all I can do is ask Marowit , but you have already done that yourself & he has told you several times that he cannot reveal that information.  He will tell me exactly the same thing. :(
  • gavinfarms (US1)gavinfarms (US1) US1 Posts: 2,273
    This is not acceptable.  GGS must consider that possibly the formula has a flaw.  I will continue to bring this up.  This is a part of the financial construct of the game.  I am being charged more than other players and this is not appropriate.  You can keep moving it, but I will keep posting in the most current areas.

    I play every part of this game possible, so this is not true, when you say that I am not satisfying some condition of a formula.  If I am failing to play the game properly, then you need to inform me of that.
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