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Update - July 3rd - Goodies for cooperatives - Discussion

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  • farmer carrot (GB1)farmer carrot (GB1) GB1 Posts: 58
    edited 03.07.2014
    What is the point of upgrading farm machinery if you CANNOT SEE IT. There is lots of green space around where you could park up the tractors etc. it is such a waste to have them locked up in a garage. "I'd like to buy a tractor"
    "Fine, but you can't take it away from this garage"!!! it just wouldn't happen. I'm surprised the farm machinery designer has not walked out in disgust. Just stick them OUTSIDE the garage.
  • aaabbb1 (INT1)aaabbb1 (INT1) INT1 Posts: 1,049
    edited 03.07.2014
    rhinana wrote: »
    You know what would be an awesome addition to the new ability to mark one's self a looking for a cooperative? Being able to sort the rankings by those who have done so. Boy, would that make this farmer happy!

    So true :) It took me ages to find one player searching for coop.

    About the ship: I think I just loaded goods on Flying Dutchman. The ship first vanished (I tought - so GGS forgot the animation),
    but then ship magicaly reapeared again, smoked a bit, moved a bit, and vanished again (this time for good). Is it just my computer or do any of you get the same animation?
  • Griffith (INT1)Griffith (INT1) Posts: 768
    edited 03.07.2014
    i was just gonna say great job with garage that i noticed....
    collectibles are even more s-crewed up?!
    seriously what are you guys thinking... collectibles were already hard and you made it even harder...
    not good ggs not good at all. ;(

    p.s. now literally free players or low spenders can't donate collectibles and are useless to top co-ops. awful change ggs just awful, you need to add more collectibles or lesser the amount needed for projects not make them even harder.
  • spinoj pattnaikspinoj pattnaik Posts: 1
    edited 03.07.2014
    Griffith wrote: »
    i was just gonna say great job with garage that i noticed....
    collectibles are even more s-crewed up?!
    seriously what are you guys thinking... collectibles were already hard and you made it even harder...
    not good ggs not good at all. ;(

    p.s. now literally free players or low spenders can't donate collectibles and are useless to top co-ops. awful change ggs just awful, you need to add more collectibles or lesser the amount needed for projects not make them even harder.

    what collectibles?i do not see any change in collectibles.am i missing something here?
  • awerick2awerick2 Posts: 356
    edited 03.07.2014
    The server closed on me in the middle of a mission!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At least warn us!
  • Griffith (INT1)Griffith (INT1) Posts: 768
    edited 03.07.2014
    what collectibles?i do not see any change in collectibles.am i missing something here?

    hover over collectibles to see their info in your inventory...
  • rhon (GB1)rhon (GB1) GB1 Posts: 1,542
    edited 03.07.2014
    Griffith wrote: »
    hover over collectibles to see their info in your inventory...
    Hmm, collectibles no longer drop from main farm stables but from gourmet farm stables? Only? Or is that GGS ran out of space to list everything?

    It think we need to check as we collects and harvest carefully

    It certainly explains the recent reduction on collectibles. They were getting ready for this change
  • Griffith (INT1)Griffith (INT1) Posts: 768
    edited 03.07.2014
    Samty wrote: »
    Hmm, collectibles no longer drop from main farm stables but from gourmet farm stables? Only? Or is that you ran out of space to list everything?

    I have the same question,
    Latten, Nafaru, can you guys inform us of what is exactly going on with collectibles? i'm pretty sure any changes regarding to collectibles was not mentioned in the update info at least. so what's really going on guys? no more nothing from cowshed and chicken coop and instead from duck coop and goat stables? that's insane.
  • Andy128 (RU1)Andy128 (RU1) RU1 Posts: 2,526
    edited 03.07.2014
    Griffith wrote: »
    hover over collectibles to see their info in your inventory...

    I think it's a display mistake ) I still get collectibles from chicken coops, not ducks.
  • Margitorix (SKN1)Margitorix (SKN1) Posts: 87
    edited 03.07.2014
    Could we please gets infos in the game about server shut downs seems not to be a problem to put in lots of advertices in there we gets lots of offers in the mittel of works that makes us buy unwanted books etc.seems unfair to shut down in the mittel of missions for people there have spend gold in them and have a battel for ranks. And that info about the time to be between 5 and 10 mins was not very usefull when it was almost an hour ;-(
  • Griffith (INT1)Griffith (INT1) Posts: 768
    edited 03.07.2014
    Volty wrote: »
    I think it's a display mistake ) I still get collectibles from chicken coops, not ducks.

    yes something seems fishy here, I just got a teamwork from chicken coop myself too,
    still cant understand what's going on with this description on the collectibles though... hopefully its not next update :(
  • Andy128 (RU1)Andy128 (RU1) RU1 Posts: 2,526
    edited 03.07.2014
    Griffith wrote: »
    yes something seems fishy here, I just got a teamwork from chicken coop myself too,
    still cant understand what's going on with this description on the collectibles though... hopefully its not next update :(

    The same is with fields - only gold? No - old ones work too )
  • Griffith (INT1)Griffith (INT1) Posts: 768
    edited 03.07.2014
    Volty wrote: »
    The same is with fields - only gold? No - old ones work too )

    yea but what's going on?
    I'm not positive that it'll be just a display bug ;(
  • Pingo42Pingo42 Posts: 537
    edited 03.07.2014
    I thought the update was supposed to have some way for co-ops to know if a player is looking for a co-op or not? But I'm still getting unwanted invites from co-ops who apparently think clicking a button and sending no personal message is going to make me want to join them (it absolutely won't). Or is "looking for a co-op" now the default setting and I'm supposed to change it in some way?
  • VickyFarmerVickyFarmer Posts: 107
    edited 03.07.2014
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    If I have understand you correct, you are complain about losing dollars if you buy goods in order to sell them to the ship?
    It have always been that way, the goods you buy have a heavy higher price than the price you get for the same goods when you sell it.
    - Why else produce anything, if we could earn dollars, just by buy goods for a low price, and then sell the goods again to a higher price than we give for it?

    I have several times checked the ships prices, and every time I have do that, the ship have give me a better price than I could get by selling the goods as the normal way.

    yes i am complaining about the peaches JUST the peaches. there are many of the items on the boat that you can buy and then sell and when you do you still make money not as much but still some. all i am saying is that with the amount of peaches required for the boat is unfair cause they ask for 2/3 of my crop that i only get ONCE a day.
  • BriannospamGame (SKN1)BriannospamGame (SKN1) Posts: 1,803
    edited 03.07.2014
    Yes, it can be a little hard to decide:
    Deliver peaches to the boat or to the bakery? (I have been there myself several times)
    I choose to deliver to the boat, because it gives me a bonus for full cargo delivery, and I get an extra boat visit on the same day.
    - If I not deliver the peaches to the boat, the boat will be staying so long for nothing, that I miss an extra boat later on the day.

    My bakery can make other products, and in fact the fruit cakes are that product which gives the lowest income to me, the other cakes give me a better income per day.
  • Andy128 (RU1)Andy128 (RU1) RU1 Posts: 2,526
    edited 03.07.2014
    Pingo42 wrote: »
    I thought the update was supposed to have some way for co-ops to know if a player is looking for a co-op or not? But I'm still getting unwanted invites from co-ops who apparently think clicking a button and sending no personal message is going to make me want to join them (it absolutely won't). Or is "looking for a co-op" now the default setting and I'm supposed to change it in some way?

    Now we need "Not looking for co-op" button. )
    But even that will not stop players from trying to invite a nice single farm.
  • VickyFarmerVickyFarmer Posts: 107
    edited 03.07.2014
    but my fruitcakes are my overnight item that i do. which in turn means that it gives me more money cause this way i am making the other more profitable items during the time i am on.
  • JanePlayer06 (US1)JanePlayer06 (US1) US1 Posts: 108
    edited 03.07.2014
    PLAYERS LOOKING FOR A CO OP
    Players looking for a cooperative

    Players who are looking for a cooperative can now mark themselves with a special icon in the ranking.
    To do this, all you need to do is click on the cooperative button at the bottom of your screen and tick the corresponding option. Additionally you can also click on the new "cooperative search" icon in front of your name in the ranking.

    This will make it easier for cooperatives to look for players who are willing to join a cooperative.

    How do the people who are not in a co op right now supposed to find out about labelling themselves as wanting to be in a co op? Did the staff send them a message or is the only way to find out is by reading it in forum. The younger farmers may not know anything about forum at all. This feature could work really good if everyone did this, but, really, would that even happen. We may still have to continue with the old way of sending invite PMs to whoever
  • BriannospamGame (SKN1)BriannospamGame (SKN1) Posts: 1,803
    edited 03.07.2014
    but my fruitcakes are my overnight item that i do. which in turn means that it gives me more money cause this way i am making the other more profitable items during the time i am on.

    Same here.
    So its still a strategic choice we have to do.

    I forget to tell it was on my little level 47 us farm, i have that 'problem', until I build a nr. 2 peach orchard.
    On my big level 101 skn farm where I have a level 5 and a level 6 peach orchard, I can easy deliver peach to both the ship and the bakery.
    So my advise to you is, have at least 2 peach orchards and raise them in level as soon its possible. :)
  • edited 03.07.2014
    PLAYERS LOOKING FOR A CO OP
    Players looking for a cooperative

    Players who are looking for a cooperative can now mark themselves with a special icon in the ranking.
    To do this, all you need to do is click on the cooperative button at the bottom of your screen and tick the corresponding option. Additionally you can also click on the new "cooperative search" icon in front of your name in the ranking.

    This will make it easier for cooperatives to look for players who are willing to join a cooperative.

    How do the people who are not in a co op right now supposed to find out about labelling themselves as wanting to be in a co op? Did the staff send them a message or is the only way to find out is by reading it in forum. The younger farmers may not know anything about forum at all. This feature could work really good if everyone did this, but, really, would that even happen. We may still have to continue with the old way of sending invite PMs to whoever

    That's what I want to know. It seems a whole lot of people don't mark themselves as looking for one if they don't know they can or not. Not everyone gets on the forums to read about the updates... I think it will take awhile for people to catch on to the option.

    Maybe when the new people start the game, there will be an exclamation point for the "mark yourself as looking for a co-op" button, instead of the big pop-up button on the main farm page? Like we have when there is a new applicant for our co-op?
  • Instant Ocean (US1)Instant Ocean (US1) US1 Posts: 189
    edited 03.07.2014
    In addition to these changes, the matchmaking was tweaked a bit. This will mainly affect the mission groups most successful mission players are put in.

    Not sure this is working good guys. I did 4 missions today and in 2 of them, we were only 2 and the 2 other missions, I was alone, thus scoring very lil pts and basically wasting my time.

    Hope you guys can fix this soon.

    IO
  • rhinanarhinana Posts: 561
    edited 03.07.2014
    Pingo42 wrote: »
    I thought the update was supposed to have some way for co-ops to know if a player is looking for a co-op or not? But I'm still getting unwanted invites from co-ops who apparently think clicking a button and sending no personal message is going to make me want to join them (it absolutely won't). Or is "looking for a co-op" now the default setting and I'm supposed to change it in some way?

    It is not the default setting as hardly anyone, even new/low level players, have it selected. I think I've seen maybe 4 or 5 people with the little icon.
  • MordnaMordna Posts: 53
    edited 03.07.2014
    also has anyone noticed that if u r in a coop that has maxed the prices 4 many of the items like donkeys and pigs that there is no profit 4 selling them 2 the ship cause the amount u get 4 them is less per item than if u were 2 sell them. also could u do something about the amount of peaches needed 4 the ship....it takes more than half of a harvest with very little profit. if u don't have any in the barn storage then there is no point in buying them cause if u do then u lose money 2 fill the ship.

    Even if there is no profit, isn't it worth it for the XP? Think of it as purchasing XP with dollars. You can't do that anywhere else. I like the boat.
  • Pingo42Pingo42 Posts: 537
    edited 03.07.2014
    rhinana wrote: »
    It is not the default setting as hardly anyone, even new/low level players, have it selected. I think I've seen maybe 4 or 5 people with the little icon.

    Thanks for that information. I guess some co-ops don't care about whether or not someone actually wants a co-op, they just send out invitations regardless. Too bad. I was really hoping this change would keep my inbox from filling up with unwanted messages.
  • Dara (SKN1)Dara (SKN1) SKN1 Posts: 2,638
    edited 04.07.2014
    I think that players don't know it. Not everyone read forum. And i haven't seen that it was informed anywhere but here.
    I haven't seen either those marks in list. Just a few.
  • edited 04.07.2014
    I saw this posted before in this thread, but could game developers inform players in some way about this new looking for the coop feature, it is a brilliant idea, but sadly not working at the moment, as only a few players marked themselves as looking for the coop on en1 server
  • Dara (SKN1)Dara (SKN1) SKN1 Posts: 2,638
    edited 04.07.2014
    Information is just what needed.
    Like i said, not everybody reads forum. And so they don't know it.
  • CM NafaruCM Nafaru Posts: 1,325
    edited 04.07.2014
    Griffith wrote: »
    I have the same question,
    Latten, Nafaru, can you guys inform us of what is exactly going on with collectibles? i'm pretty sure any changes regarding to collectibles was not mentioned in the update info at least. so what's really going on guys? no more nothing from cowshed and chicken coop and instead from duck coop and goat stables? that's insane.


    Hey Griffith and everyone,

    we currently have a display error in the drop locations listed in both the collectibles and the equipment section of the inventory.
    Drop locations listed there are partly wrong, other locations are missing. There were no changes made to drop locations. Collectibles can not drop on the gourmet farm after this update.

    Sorry for the confusion. :(
    How do the people who are not in a co op right now supposed to find out about labelling themselves as wanting to be in a co op? Did the staff send them a message or is the only way to find out is by reading it in forum. The younger farmers may not know anything about forum at all. This feature could work really good if everyone did this, but, really, would that even happen. We may still have to continue with the old way of sending invite PMs to whoever

    Give this feature some time. :)
    Players who are used to looking at and ignoring the cooperative button at the bottom of their farm, might not have noticed this new function yet. New players, still curious as to what is displayed there, will find out sooner.

    Anyways, since we are getting a lot of feedback on this feature, further changes in the future are possible. Setting all players looking for cooperatives on default might not be a good solution, though. This ensures a lot of invitations to those who missed out on information on this feature as well.

    Let's see if we can find something else to improve it. ;)

    Regards,
    Steffi
  • connerk2connerk2 Posts: 177
    edited 04.07.2014
    rhinana wrote: »
    It is not the default setting as hardly anyone, even new/low level players, have it selected. I think I've seen maybe 4 or 5 people with the little icon.

    Co-ops won't use it anyways. You still have to scroll though 70000 names looking for people. 20,000 of those below the minimum level to join a co-op anyways.

    GGS, be smart. Join the 1990s technology of search function. Let me search by level ranges. LEt me search by are they in a co-op or not. etc.
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