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Lonely Solo Missions

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  • edited 26.01.2015
    giving the rep points for free when buying gold doesnt help the missions also

    most stupid mistake this game made to give the rep points for present.

    much players are upset on this and are not playing missions anymore. Why play for someting when you ahve all tractors on 7 and the ranking is sold away
  • Tony1666Tony1666 Posts: 61
    edited 03.02.2015
    As a newbe I've found that when you accept a mission you don't know what it's going to be. So if it's something you haven't a hope of doing in the time then too bad and you don't bother to compete and you get that nasty message at the end that you didn't do enough to be rated. Fair enough - but if you do anything at all then you may get something out of it. And sometimes you come up trumps. Today I started a random mission which turned out to be wildflowers - and I found that there were five other players at higher levels than me. OMG I said, and didn't try very hard. And I won! - NONE of them were bothering to do the mission! So it's always worth trying!
  • Ceekay (US1)Ceekay (US1) Posts: 3
    edited 03.02.2015
    In the past 3 days have played 25 missions. Of those, 19 have been solo, and only 2 have had more than one opponent. Frustrating to anyone who is the slightest bit competitive. Something really needs to be done to improve this!
  • Uncle John (GB1)Uncle John (GB1) GB1 Posts: 11,004
    edited 10.02.2015
    :sleeping:
    I played 4 consecutive missions by myself last night.
    I'm on the second consecutive one this afternoon.

    Do GGS want me to continue playing this game or go and find something more fun to play?

    For pity's sake fix this!!!!

    Tell me it's going to be a solo mission, let me choose not to do it.
    That way I only waste 5 minutes of my life instead of 35!!!

    It can't be that difficult surely?

    :sleeping:
  • farmerjohn 22 (US1)farmerjohn 22 (US1) US1 Posts: 37,770
    edited 10.02.2015
    Actually, you DO have a choice whether to work on the mission you are given or not. Granted, you have to wait another 30 minutes to try again, but in this game 30 minutes is nothing! You just need to have a little more patience. :)
  • Uncle John (GB1)Uncle John (GB1) GB1 Posts: 11,004
    edited 10.02.2015
    30 mins I cope with. This was 2 hours!!
  • NeoniteNeonite Posts: 64
    edited 12.02.2015
    Playing alone isn't the only problem...
    Even when you play with (for example) 2 other players, but they don't harvest.
    You can harvest all you want, but still won't get the usual point you would have when the other players also harvest.
    This is a waste of time and recourses.
  • Uncle John (GB1)Uncle John (GB1) GB1 Posts: 11,004
    edited 13.02.2015
    I feel calmer today :)
    I suppose that a solution to both problems would be to change the scoring algorithm so that missions against non-harvesters or nobody were considered to be close run and the score would then just depend on how hard you yourself tried.
    This may be easier to program and would do much to raise the happiness of BF farmers.
  • farmerjohn 22 (US1)farmerjohn 22 (US1) US1 Posts: 37,770
    edited 13.02.2015
    I'm glad you're feeling more mellow today, Uncle John. LOL Sometimes the frustration just gets to be too much and you need to vent a little. I do feel that there's work to be done on the Missions. They were fun at first, but have since become a tedious chore. And don't even get me started on the matchmaking system! LOL
    Oh look, now I'm starting to rant! 8|
  • SystemSystem Posts: 106,969
    edited 13.02.2015
    :sleeping:
    I played 4 consecutive missions by myself last night.
    I'm on the second consecutive one this afternoon.

    Do GGS want me to continue playing this game or go and find something more fun to play?

    For pity's sake fix this!!!!

    Tell me it's going to be a solo mission, let me choose not to do it.
    That way I only waste 5 minutes of my life instead of 35!!!

    It can't be that difficult surely?

    :sleeping:

    Only 4 consecutive solo missions, ive had 8 and 9 solo's then a mission with a player then back to solo's, I even called at Tesco, every little helps ! for some deodorant but still got solo's. It seems GGS do it so we do not get too many Certificate or rep points, then when they do the co-op mission challenges we are tempted to use gold to get more certs or reps ! GGS are not as green as they are cabbage looking. There is a reason or plan behind every so called bug.
  • Ciporella (AU1)Ciporella (AU1) Posts: 18
    edited 14.02.2015
    We NEED a cancel button for when we get solo missions, or, a 're-search' button, apparently there used to be one ages ago.

    A lot of us in the co-op I'm in are constantly getting solo missions (I'm sure there are thousands of others too), we all click 'Search' at the same time but end up with solo's, its extremely frustrating.

    Please GGS, can we have this option back, it would make so many of us happier and less stressed in doing this Mission's.
  • gizmo22 (AU1)gizmo22 (AU1) AU1 Posts: 1,720
    edited 14.02.2015
    yorkydevil wrote: »
    Only 4 consecutive solo missions, ive had 8 and 9 solo's then a mission with a player then back to solo's, I even called at Tesco, every little helps ! for some deodorant but still got solo's. It seems GGS do it so we do not get too many Certificate or rep points, then when they do the co-op mission challenges we are tempted to use gold to get more certs or reps ! GGS are not as green as they are cabbage looking. There is a reason or plan behind every so called bug.

    Yeah i'm not buying it when GGS say somethings "a bug" either. This week has been very bad for missions, i'm lucky to have an opponent once in every 10 missions. That alone is an absolute farce to me, mission matching needs to be sorted out sooner rather than later. The whole point of a mission is to compete with someone, not yourself!

    I second that notion.......I don't want to go blind :S

    Edit by PINJO: merged posts, please use edit button
  • debbie5117 (AU1)debbie5117 (AU1) AU1 Posts: 16
    edited 14.02.2015
    I agree with Ciporella and her thread regarding solo missions. Am sick and tired of getting solo mission after solo mission. At least with fellow players you feel like you are in a mission instead of by yourself.

    GGS something needs to be done about this NOW.
  • johanne (AU1)johanne (AU1) AU1 Posts: 167
    edited 14.02.2015
    as all above ,, beyond a joke
  • Sanic (AU1)Sanic (AU1) AU1 Posts: 53
    edited 14.02.2015
    I agree. I have not been paired with another player for nearly 2 days - becomes demoralising and makes you question why you keep playing. FIX IT please.
  • Shaester2Shaester2 Posts: 4
    edited 14.02.2015
    Hear Hear! And ditto to all of the above. I have stopped doing missions for this very reason and making me wonder if it is time to stop playing.
  • erryka (AU1)erryka (AU1) AU1 Posts: 132
    edited 14.02.2015
    Shaester2 wrote: »
    Hear Hear! And ditto to all of the above. I have stopped doing missions for this very reason and making me wonder if it is time to stop playing.

    I stopped playing missions after the last mission event, and won't play them again until this is fixed.
  • Agons000 (AU1)Agons000 (AU1) Posts: 39
    edited 15.02.2015
    Agree with most of the posts above, especially on AU server, getting one or two solo missions in a row is fine by me considering the server is much smaller than some of the others, but to go 2-3 DAYS getting only solo missions is ridiculous and when it happens during co-op challenge, well that's pathetic really.
  • SystemSystem Posts: 106,969
    edited 15.02.2015
    YEAH ! celebrations I finally got more than one person in a mission, after a few weeks with solo's or just one other player, its party time. Until 25 minutes time when i'll be back on solo's until the end of the month.
  • tab1302 (AU1)tab1302 (AU1) Posts: 15
    edited 15.02.2015
    I agree that all these solo missions are flaming ridiculous - especially when you click the search button at the same time as other players. Please fix this problem NOW because it makes it impossible for those of us who are trying to collect certificates to upgrade farm machines to get a reasonable amount of certificates when it is solo mission after solo mission after solo mission.
    Please give the option to search again if a solo mission comes up instead of wasting 30 mins before we can search again.
  • erryka (AU1)erryka (AU1) AU1 Posts: 132
    edited 23.02.2015
    I was told by support ages ago that to lose RP would put me into a lower bracket of players and then I would not be solo anymore.

    Surprise, Surprise I stopped doing any missions at all since the last coop event and still getting solo missions.
  • Dave 20133Dave 20133 Posts: 9
    edited 23.02.2015
    Maybe if GGS didn't sell the coop missions to the highest bidder more would be online playing missions.
  • KatsooKatsoo Posts: 4
    edited 20.04.2015
    I thought at first it was timing. I kept thinking, sure, everyone is in bed, so Im going solo. Well, this has gone on now since Sunday evening. I think I've had one person to compete in missions in that whole time. Glitch, perhaps?

    Hard to get many rep/cert points for missions when it's just lil ol me.

    Hopefully someone can shed a bit of light on why this is happening to me.
    Post edited by Katsoo on
  • RunsWivScissors (GB1)RunsWivScissors (GB1) GB1 Posts: 6,633
    edited 15.04.2015
    I don`t think its just you, I`m on same server & if I actually have an opponent in a mission I have to check I am not dreaming lol.... My guess would be that most people only do missions now when the coop challenge is running.
  • jello (AU1)jello (AU1) Posts: 1,040
    edited 15.04.2015
    I think scissors is right, once you have finished your tractors missions are pointless apart from the co op challenge,even the daily tasks where you only need 300 rep points is one harvest then forget about it.
  • Mina0o (INT1)Mina0o (INT1) Posts: 1,309
    edited 15.04.2015
    I also think it has something to do with how successful you are in the missions. I've been very active in missions, both for the co-op challenge but also to upgrade my farm machines. I've very often been alone or just had one competitor but I've read about other players saying that if they "flunk" a lot of missions in a row they will all of a sudden get more competitors but if they start winning again the will very soon end up alone..
  • Kleine Jan (NL1)Kleine Jan (NL1) NL1 Posts: 283
    edited 15.04.2015
    I have the same problem. After the co-op missions are over about 80% of my missions are solo missions.
    It is not funny to wait up untill 7 or minutes to end up in a solo mission.But on the other side you don,t have to be affraid you loose a mission.
    I hope that thoose players who are Flunking the missions will recive in the next co-op challenge only players with a double level than they have. But you cannot force someone to buy gold not force them to play when they are in a mission.
    In a mission and no harvest then automaticly loose 25% of your RP-Points.
    Maybe that will help simple and easy.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
  • Irisa (US1)Irisa (US1) Posts: 21
    edited 15.04.2015
    After the co-op missions run their course, many people are burned out on mission and take a break. There were an awful lot of overly competitive players during the co-op missions and when you go against players that have already harvested 110,000 wildflowers and the mission still has time, it's well, OBSCENE!
    Simpy put, people are tired of missions.
    And to suggest people lose 25% or RP points for sitting out of a mission (or 2) will not happen and IMO is not necessary to even suggest.
    I don't like missions and will only do them during the co-op mission challenge to help assist my co-op.
    I farm to relax, not to see how crazy I can get.
  • bikeboy (GB1)bikeboy (GB1) Posts: 486
    edited 15.04.2015
    Mina0o wrote: »
    I also think it has something to do with how successful you are in the missions. I've been very active in missions, both for the co-op challenge but also to upgrade my farm machines. I've very often been alone or just had one competitor but I've read about other players saying that if they "flunk" a lot of missions in a row they will all of a sudden get more competitors but if they start winning again the will very soon end up alone..
    i know a few that have worked on this theory and it does seem to work, win win win against players and you get solo's. WHEN you eventually get an opponent lose lose lose and you'll prob end up with 4 other players in next mission. Ask in your co-op, those high lvl winners get solo, the low lvls who lose, get opponents. Of course if your solo' you win, so you get a solo ! I am sure there was a post last year from GGS where it said almost the same.
  • Maryann57 (US1)Maryann57 (US1) Posts: 90
    edited 16.04.2015
    Yes solos mission races are getting very bothersome. Glitch, random, or because you get to good the computer can't find anyone for you to race with. I've heard them all. Which ever it is, I see the numbers falling There used to be 84k people playing this game, now we're down to 68k playing. A lot have quit the game because of these issues. Even with the new task to do a mission race the Numbers still are very low. 43k people play mission races and for this week only12k are doing missions races. I say since the solo mission we get robbed of rep points then it should go both ways , People who put a big zero in a mission race should have rep points taken away. GGS hope you take note to this.
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