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Info Blast! - Handbooks and Booster Order
CM_Hunter
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Handbooks have been a hot topic this week in all of the forums and across the game. While there were some very good reasons for altering the booster system as the previous one was very difficult to develop and extend, we also see that many felt their Handbooks had been made less valuable by the change. Well, we want to improve that! The new booster order will remain for the reasons already mentioned, but what we are able to do for all of you is to raise the boost applied by the handbooks. This should serve to offset the differences you have seen since the change and bring your harvests back up to similar levels as previously. We are continuously monitoring the feedback we get from you all and it was clear in this case that we needed to make further improvements in this instance. The changes will come in the next 2 or 3 weeks for everyone! Thank you all for your thoughts and comments so far, your feedback was vital in this decision and we are very happy we can make this improvement.
Thanks all and happy farming!
Your Big Farm Team
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It appears that the books bonus used to be added after the tractor so it gave the bonus on everything, now they are being used before the tractor, so are only used on the base amount.
I'm totally confused by it all at the moment to be honest, as to what has been 'downgraded' (my word) 'rebalanced' (their word) but I do know I'm not happy - I spent real cash on buying gold to purchase the books and now we are not getting the full benefit of them - horrible - just horrible.
You didn't read the announcement closely enough. See below.
Close, just backwards.
The book bonus used to be applied BEFORE the tractor, so you got the book bonus (Say, +80 Milk for a Level 4 Milk Book) + the 70% tractor bonus, making the book "worth" +136 milk.
Now the book bonus is applied AFTER the tractor, making the book bonus worth +80. That's a loss of 56 milk (when using the 70% tractor after the change).
You can still boost the book bonus with humus, but the other boosts (Tractor, charms & the new field bonuses), no longer stack on top of the book bonus.
The book still does exactly what it says it does though, it boosts the production by 80 milk, and can still be affected by Humus (or seaweed).
I spent a good bit for my handbooks, so for them to suddenly be less effective was heartbreaking.
I keep looking for reasons to start buying gold again - this is a positive step in that direction!
Thank you CM_Hunter, and all who were involved in this decision.
Excellent, thank you and the GGS Team!!!
Although there was a flaw in the questions. I was confused how I should answer the feed part for the stage of my handbook for the feed I commonly use. I use premium feed and there is no handbook for that.
I just said no, because I had no idea what it was.
What we all in the game call Sparkles/Sparks/Gifts/Charms.
And, I'll ask again here, where were Level 8 & 9 Mayan handbooks ever available?
We were asked in the survey what the highest level of handbook we used and those were options given, but I thought Level 7 Mayan was the highest possible.
Treats refers to the treats/gifts given on the farm, some co-ops use these regularly to boost productions, some use them less often or in a more targeted way. What we are asking here is essentially, on average what do you use every day? If you don't have a gift on your field every day in general then you should answer no this one.
We appreciate the insights you guys are giving us! Every response helps so thank you for filling it in if you have already. Just try to answer to the best of your knowledge on your general setup. We know different items have different uses and you may only use certain items at specific times but to keep the survey from being too much of a beast we just need the average setup of the buildings stated in the survey.
Thanks guys!
I dispense sparkles everywhere almost every day, on both our co-op and my granddaughter's co-op.
I love to make the farms light up.