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  • jaystarr2jaystarr2 Posts: 1,657
    edited 09.05.2013
    Emma663 wrote: »
    I just made the suggestions because when you log onto the game a picture of a campsite comes up, suggesting that this may be the next farm.

    Just because it comes up doesn't suggest at all that it will be the next farm. Naughty/nice once had that spot, but it's not like we have a farm where children are taught not to be little punks. All it tells us is that there is something camping-related coming up but it needn't be a farm at all.
  • AstragekAstragek Posts: 495
    edited 09.05.2013
    I personally think that the camp-site is another event of some sort
  • SystemSystem Posts: 106,969
    edited 10.05.2013
    Emma663 wrote: »
    I don't care whether there are horses, or whether animals get butchered, or we have pointless pigs. This is a game, none of it is real. I just made the suggestions because when you log onto the game a picture of a campsite comes up, suggesting that this may be the next farm. And I was under the impression Ethan, that this was a suggestions board, where we could make suggestions. People here are not threatening boycotts and revolutions if you don't provide them with horses, they are just having a bit of fun making suggestions. You seem to get very irritable with people who don't immediately drop an idea when you say so. Maybe you should work on a different rather than on the suggestions board if you don't like having to deal with people making suggestions that you/GG don't want!

    Hi Emma663,

    I think there has been some sort of misunderstanding here. Yes, this is a place to make suggestions, but serious suggestions that should be added to the game for us to consider. I stated why horses wouldn't work, but it then seems to turn into some sort of argument/heated discussion about it. I'm not irritated by it at all, just pointing out that the only suggestions that were made after my previous statemetns have not been about horses any more than they have been about creating a whole new farm, which is not being planned at the moment. We do welcome suggestions, but you also have to know when a suggestion is not going to be added.

    Regards,
    Ethan
  • fro3fro3 Posts: 42
    edited 17.05.2013
    I don't think people are upset that you won't add horses, they are just upset with your excuse as to why. Because your excuse doesn't make sense, people feel that you don't really care about their suggestions. Of course horses go with the farm theme. You could feed them apples and they could produce dung and more horses, just the same as the pigs do. What does a panda having a picnic have to do with farming?

    Of course you don't have to add everything that everyone suggests. In fact, you don't technically have to add anything that anyone suggests but you did specifically ask for people to give suggestions by the title of the thread. Just as you want praise and positivity, so do we. I haven't seen, at least lately, anyone from GGS say, "Hey, that's a good idea, we'll consider that." It feels like the thread is just a ruse to make us think you care about our opinions and ideas when you actually don't.

    I think you could create a more pleasant atmosphere here if you spent more time recognizing the good things instead of jumping in at the 11th hour to criticize or be defensive. You are the liaison between GGS as a whole and the players. The relationship between us is an integral part of the longevity of the game. You say that you care and that you are listening, but it doesn't feel like that on our end. The way you interact with us is the biggest problem with your business model, in my opinion.
  • MenaceDawg1980MenaceDawg1980 Posts: 93
    edited 17.05.2013
    fro3 wrote: »
    I don't think people are upset that you won't add horses, they are just upset with your excuse as to why. Because your excuse doesn't make sense, people feel that you don't really care about their suggestions. Of course horses go with the farm theme. You could feed them apples and they could produce dung and more horses, just the same as the pigs do. What does a panda having a picnic have to do with farming?

    Of course you don't have to add everything that everyone suggests. In fact, you don't technically have to add anything that anyone suggests but you did specifically ask for people to give suggestions by the title of the thread. Just as you want praise and positivity, so do we. I haven't seen, at least lately, anyone from GGS say, "Hey, that's a good idea, we'll consider that." It feels like the thread is just a ruse to make us think you care about our opinions and ideas when you actually don't.

    I think you could create a more pleasant atmosphere here if you spent more time recognizing the good things instead of jumping in at the 11th hour to criticize or be defensive. You are the liaison between GGS as a whole and the players. The relationship between us is an integral part of the longevity of the game. You say that you care and that you are listening, but it doesn't feel like that on our end. The way you interact with us is the biggest problem with your business model, in my opinion.

    I know exactly how you feel and I support your post.

    Someone wanna tell My Little Ponys that they're doing it wrong? Apparently horses have no business in farms or eating apples.
  • sweetiepieamysweetiepieamy Posts: 2
    edited 17.05.2013
    oh, ethan we want horses ok lol. We want horses ,we want horses, we want horses, we want horses ,we want horses for our farm. And ethan you might loose some people playing on this game. All the people might quit this game or something like that. I want horses to keep me HAPPY though. And I agree with sophiesomething and she got my mind for horses. :smile:p
  • sophiesomethingsophiesomething Posts: 48
    edited 18.05.2013
    thx sweetiepieamy:)
    i just thought it as a great idea because every farm in real life i have seen has at leats 1 horse:P
  • pixie2me2pixie2me2 Posts: 83
    edited 19.05.2013
    Good on you sophie for making a suggestion, as I thought that is what this area of the forum was about... suggestions..praise..etc.. etc...

    Sophie happens to be in my co-operative and is one of our most delightful, younger players and if younger players believe that horses would be great, why wouldnt they.

    And as we now have 3 farms, one would consider that GGS may put down a fourth farm and wow, gee , oh gosh, horses just might be considered.

    Thanks to all the members in the forum who saw the quality of sophie's suggestion and who laughed at the absurdity of not allowing that suggestion to progress...

    Personally I love horses... their dung is great, hate seeing them in glue factories, and would shudder to think GGS developers couldnt develop something to do with any animal if it was requested enough by members.

    Enjoy farming everyone and remember this is a suggestions area.

    Cheers

    Pix
  • sophiesomethingsophiesomething Posts: 48
    edited 19.05.2013
    Thank u very much pix:D
    and as it happens i am in your co-op:)
  • sophiesomethingsophiesomething Posts: 48
    edited 20.05.2013
    I was just making a suggestion that i thought would get GGS thinking about what to do next
    i would really love to have this idea considered:)
  • rishi4rishi4 Posts: 156
    edited 20.05.2013
    In my opinion horses wouldn't be a great addition by themselves to the farm. yes they are farm themed, but offer nothing really more initally than dung which as above said doesn't really justify adding them to the game. However if you were to add other aspects to having horses it might become valuable to add them. For example though not possible in reality, how about having the ability to harvest lucky horse shoes. These shoes could then be used to decrease the waiting time on crops/buildings/upgrading by a percentage depending on the horse stable's level. A second suggestion, would possibly having the ability to race horses. Its a bit more intricate as it involves major updates, but having the ability to race against other coop members, missions, events etc.
    just my opinion :)
  • MenaceDawg1980MenaceDawg1980 Posts: 93
    edited 20.05.2013
    rishi4 wrote: »
    In my opinion horses wouldn't be a great addition by themselves to the farm. yes they are farm themed, but offer nothing really more initally than dung which as above said doesn't really justify adding them to the game. However if you were to add other aspects to having horses it might become valuable to add them. For example though not possible in reality, how about having the ability to harvest lucky horse shoes. These shoes could then be used to decrease the waiting time on crops/buildings/upgrading by a percentage depending on the horse stable's level. A second suggestion, would possibly having the ability to race horses. Its a bit more intricate as it involves major updates, but having the ability to race against other coop members, missions, events etc.
    just my opinion :)

    Someone else in this thread has already pointed this out but how is this any different than the pigs? All you really get is dung and then you sell them. The same thing could be done with horses.
  • becca651becca651 Posts: 2
    edited 20.05.2013
    ya! horses will be Awesome!!!

    :)
  • Daytona (INT1)Daytona (INT1) Posts: 425
    edited 20.05.2013
    I've always said that people who keep horses should be government subsidised for the beauty they add to the British landscape, so add them to the game as decoration. Oh and make sure they're rescue horses as well. Oh and put a donkey in too as they always like donkeys for company.
  • soneeya (AU1)soneeya (AU1) Posts: 69
    edited 21.05.2013
    Rishi, horse shoes would be a good idea. They could produce dung and horse shoes and then depending on what the 4th farm is (considering it has a picture of a hand saw on it), maybe there is a way we can make things out of the horse shoes?

    And yes, before anyone jumps in... I know horses don't actually produce horse shoes. But cows don't produce milk in shiny silver milk tins either :) so you get the idea...
  • Kat Nip (GB1)Kat Nip (GB1) GB1 Posts: 3,796
    edited 21.05.2013
    Aww soneeya, and here I thought milk did come in shiney silver milk cans! Oh, and that eggs came in a fantastic looking basket. :D

    Kat. Kittie_by_otomosc.gif
  • soneeya (AU1)soneeya (AU1) Posts: 69
    edited 21.05.2013
    My hens, in real life, lay their eggs in their little boxes and then pack them in a basket for me :) Don't they all do that?? hahahahaha.
  • Larino (INT1)Larino (INT1) Posts: 4,572
    edited 21.05.2013
    Beauty... I studied a bit about landscapes and horse companies and I have heard often that horses add less beauty than cows. They destroy the grassland with their running and don't eat the grass they use as a toilet so they make the land very irregular. And from the view of non horse lovers that can look quite ugly. Just giving my opinion, you do not need to agree with me ^^ But yes, as I am also a fan of horses, the info I just gave has nothing to do with the game and I still agree with the original poster that horses (and donkeys) would be a nice addition ^^
  • ss02092ss02092 Posts: 772
    edited 21.05.2013
    I think the forth is shown as some saw symbol.

    May be some tree farm.. where you have saw mill for cutting the wood and have horses to ride through the wood.

    Horses will be a lovely addition.
  • Daytona (INT1)Daytona (INT1) Posts: 425
    edited 21.05.2013
    Larino wrote: »
    ...and don't eat the grass they use as a toilet so they make the land very irregular.

    Seriously Larino... would you, if you were a horse ? It's asking a bit much ! :p
  • Larino (INT1)Larino (INT1) Posts: 4,572
    edited 22.05.2013
    Lol, that's not what I am saying :P But no, I wouldn't. And I think that the animals that do eat the grass they use as a toilet are dirty animals :P But just stating that it looks ugly for non horse lovers, unless you have a really good maintenance of your land! ;)
  • choppychop (GB1)choppychop (GB1) Posts: 789
    edited 24.05.2013
    maybe the horses could be for extra storage with a cart on the back?
  • Emma66 (GB1)Emma66 (GB1) GB1 Posts: 134
    edited 24.05.2013
    Horse poo is very good for roses,
  • RebeccaRose2RebeccaRose2 Posts: 3
    edited 24.05.2013
    That's awful!
  • UserDIgger2UserDIgger2 Posts: 62
    edited 23.07.2013
    So how to fit it in the game? Fields. They get plowed how? I'd say by hand in the early levels. As they might produce more, a horse pulled plow. Later a mechanical machine harvester.
    It would only mean a small animation on top of the corn fields or what ever. Similar to the animation of the cows or pigs.
  • dragonpridedragonpride Posts: 574
    edited 24.07.2013
    horses wouldnt fit into a farm game the same way fish wouldnt fit into a aquarium game.honestly,grow carrots or oats to make horse feed.horses are expensive in real life so make them worth more than cherries in big farm.we get 400,000$ ice cream from the food farm and 700,000$ lotion on the flower farm why not 100,000 or more for breeding quality racehorses on our main farm?it would take up alot less spaces than the 10 cherry orchards you need to make any serious cash on your main farm.the first thing i think of when someone says farm is a horse running through a large pasture.i cant tell you how many times ive seen threads with people wanting horses.just give em what they want and that will put an end to it.
  • SystemSystem Posts: 106,969
    edited 26.07.2013
    i seen how ggs wont even give the horses idea a chance and how they closed the poll giving people a chance to vote on it b4 it even really had a chance.this is an awsome idea and would fit into the game much better than twins who sell pranks or putting a castle on your farm.this is something everybody wants and you just blow it off and never ever give a good reason so i figured twas time for some1 to call you on this.go ahead and close this thread if you dont feel like dealing with the question cuz it will show everybody just what im talking about and im sure it wont be the last you hear about horses horses horses anyway
  • SystemSystem Posts: 106,969
    edited 26.07.2013
    horses wouldnt fit into a farm game the same way fish wouldnt fit into a aquarium game.honestly,grow carrots or oats to make horse feed.horses are expensive in real life so make them worth more than cherries in big farm.we get 400,000$ ice cream from the food farm and 700,000$ lotion on the flower farm why not 100,000 or more for breeding quality racehorses on our main farm?it would take up alot less spaces than the 10 cherry orchards you need to make any serious cash on your main farm.the first thing i think of when someone says farm is a horse running through a large pasture.i cant tell you how many times ive seen threads with people wanting horses.just give em what they want and that will put an end to it.
    simply agreed. and CM marlen im not sure what the farms on your planet have on them but here on earth most farms have horses on them.and we dont have accept that an idea wont be added when 99%of the people are for it and your the only one who cant seem to accept it.you have not given a single good detailed reason as to why horses wouldnt be added to the game other than a long wordy version of"cuz i said so" and thats why people are still harping about it.are horses a holy animal and terrorist will bomb us if there put into the game?is it illegal in some countries to have horses?if so plese tell us cuz this "they wont fit in" stuff aint gonna cut it.its not like were askin for free gold here,we want somthin that shouldve been in the game to begin with. get it done or youll never here the end of it.
  • ElizabethKElizabethK Posts: 519
    edited 26.07.2013
    The developers might just mean that the horses wouldn't fit in with how they have developed this game. I highly doubt they don't realize horses are on farms.

    I think it is about time for people to stop beating a dead horse (pun intentional). Good Game has said they are not adding horses and by now I think they know everyone's opinion on the matter.

    Yes, horses would be nice and fit in with the farm theme. However, personally, I think the game has enough to keep it entertaining and the things Good Game has added has improved the game. I don't see adding another animal making the game better.
  • jaystarr2jaystarr2 Posts: 1,657
    edited 26.07.2013
    Yeah, but it sounds like the reasons that have been given for not having horses are just not very valid reasons, and as a result people are not satisfied with the explanation given. If it is simply the case that the developers don't see horses as working in their long-term view of the game, then just say that, and don't offer some lame excuse about horses not fitting in with a farm theme.
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