Pranks

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• farmerjohn 22 (US1) US1 Posts: 33,519

  20.07.2018 edited 21.07.2018

  brave precious1 (US1) said:

  Just wondering if anyone has problems with people pranking. I personally have not.  One of my members today was pranked by **name removed** during a mission. I understand these things happen.  I gave permission for her to prank him back.  So he pranks back 4 more time and sends a  note to her to stop pranking. To me that is poor sportsman.  He has continued pranking her after that mission four more times.  All she wants to do is play the game fairly.  I have contacted the cooperative leader with no response back.  Any suggestions on how to handle this wayward person.

  You should edit the player's username from your post because it's against the forum guidelines to name and shame.    Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do to stop someone from pranking your farm. Pranking back usually has the opposite effect and the player will keep pranking because they got a reaction from you. The best thing to do is to ignore this player and just cash the karma points you get from the pranks and buy gifts for your fellow coop members. After a while, they'll get tired of using their pranks without getting any kind of reaction and they'll move on. 

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• MRG1 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,553

  20.07.2018 edited 20.07.2018

  I hate pranks. If I get pranked in a mission, I sparkle every other player in that mission in hopes that the original prankster loses. Maybe ask your coop for help sparkling everyone else.
  
  edit to add:  both of you need to remove the name of the player, can't name and shame..

  MRG1  (US1)
  Former avid player... and long-time Outlander fanatic
  
  
  
  
  

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• Spurgiukas (INT1) INT1 Posts: 235

  20.07.2018

  I would call all coop members to prank all his farms. 

  
                                                               
  

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• artful (US1) US1 Posts: 6,554

  20.07.2018

  Don't prank back. That fighting back stuff usually only escalates the situation. I usually write both the coop leader and the player that pranking isn't considered good sportsmanship and that the game is much more fun when everyone plays fair. Most of the time, this gets a good response back. And I also have sparkled other players in the missions, as MRG1 has said.
  
  Children will be children no matter what their age. Sometimes you just have to shrug it off and move on.

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  Hate coops but missing out on the benefits?  Check out "Hearts of Gold," the non-coop coop -- we leave you alone to farm your way.  No donations or group participation required.
  
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• Spurgiukas (INT1) INT1 Posts: 235

  20.07.2018

  oh, artful, you is no fun 

  
                                                               
  

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• Uncle John (AU1) AU1 Posts: 8,680

  20.07.2018

  I'm with @Spurgiukas (INT1)  on this. Somebody once did this to one of our members and we all pranked them back ! Got  every building and field on his farms. He/she did not try again !!
  

  
  

     

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• holidayrox (US1) US1 Posts: 328

  21.07.2018

  yup, anytime someone in our coop gets pranked, we as a cooperative prank them back. 

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• Farmer Kissy (US1) US1 Posts: 320

  21.07.2018

  You might try just thanking them for the karma points.

  
  
  

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• Tony P (GB1) GB1 Posts: 76

  21.07.2018

  I was once hounded with a prankster, I politely asked them to stop, to no avail.They did not know I was a leader of a Coop with 35+players who are friendly folks.The following 24 hours resulted in the culprit having over 40 pranks played on them. You gotta be cruel to be kind :-)

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• artful (US1) US1 Posts: 6,554

  21.07.2018

  LOL!

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  Hate coops but missing out on the benefits?  Check out "Hearts of Gold," the non-coop coop -- we leave you alone to farm your way.  No donations or group participation required.
  
  https://community.goodgamestudios.com/bigfarm/en/discussion/158239/just-want-to-be-left-alone-to-farm-in-peace-us1-hearts-of-gold
  
  

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• brave precious1 (US1) Posts: 16

  22.07.2018

  Thank you everyone for all your advice.  I appreciate it.

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• SuzyQ22 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,474

  23.07.2018 edited 23.07.2018

  I have a great friend here on BF who pranked someone because of thier very rude name calling I received when I declined their invitation to join their coop.  This was at least a week or more ago.  The last I looked, that farm still has those pranks on it, lol.  I don't know if it's because the person was so low rank in the game, and doesn't know how it works, or, she decided to leave the game for a little break, lol.  Kinda funny though.

  
  

  You all can prank my orchards anytime, please, only the orchards though.  Getting low on karma points.  Thanks in advance. 
  

  
  
  

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