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Did anyone spot the Architect?

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  • SirGeorge (US1)SirGeorge (US1) Posts: 354
    edited 21.08.2015
    Any guesses when he will return?
  • bikeboy (GB1)bikeboy (GB1) Posts: 486
    edited 21.08.2015
    CM's can you please tell us if the Architect is going to go back to his schedule of 3 visits in one 24 hour period or not? I do not like his new pop in and then back out for only 1 visit in a day at all! Thank You!
    posted on 13/08 and no reply to you question , but if ggs "overpay" us the game gets shut down while they fiddle
  • edited 22.08.2015
    bikeboy wrote: »
    posted on 13/08 and no reply to you question , but if ggs "overpay" us the game gets shut down while they fiddle


    Yes, CM's, Please answer my question! I posted it 8 days ago. I know you've been very busy with the Market, but, Please don't ignore me. :( Other players would like my question answered too. Thank You!
  • Griffith (INT1)Griffith (INT1) Posts: 768
    edited 22.08.2015
    Yes, CM's, Please answer my question! I posted it 8 days ago. I know you've been very busy with the Market, but, Please don't ignore me. :( Other players would like my question answered too. Thank You!

    I have been quite busy with market myself too same as many other players,
    but actually architect is top priority in game too(more important than market actually), so I would also like to ask for an answer from GGS regarding the referred question too.
  • White _Doves (US1)White _Doves (US1) Posts: 1,200
    edited 22.08.2015
    SirGeorge wrote: »
    Any guesses when he will return?

    Oh, within 5 days or so, maybe ....... :)
  • edited 22.08.2015
    The architect is here on US1! it's 5:28 am PST here now and I noticed him a short time ago, probably came about 5am, PST - 8am GGS time.

    Probably one of those new one time, random visits that I really do not like!!

    Please, please, please being back his old schedule of 3 visits in one 12 hr. day!!

    You could certainly keep some random one time visits too, we really need to see MORE of him not less!!!!!! Otherwise it will take many, many years to get all the final upgrades done on all 3 farms!!!!!!!!!!

    Thank You

    .......still waiting to here about his schedule from the CM's

    Edit: 5am PST is 2pm - 1400 hrs CET -GGS time.
  • Larino (INT1)Larino (INT1) Posts: 4,572
    edited 22.08.2015
    14:00 CET on 22-08-2015 another architect visit. I guess it will be a single visit again. I really hope the old schedule will be back, AU people are having problems with this new schedule! They miss out a lot because they are sleeping. Scattered over the day was so much better so every timezone can at least use one or two of his visits!
  • edited 22.08.2015
    Larino wrote: »
    14:00 CET on 22-08-2015 another architect visit. I guess it will be a single visit again. I really hope the old schedule will be back, AU people are having problems with this new schedule! They miss out a lot because they are sleeping. Scattered over the day was so much better so every timezone can at least use one or two of his visits!

    I agree having his visit scheduled over 1 24 hour period was fair to all players in all time zones. His visit today at 5am had a lot of people in the Pacific time zone still in bed sleeping too!
  • RunsWivScissors (GB1)RunsWivScissors (GB1) GB1 Posts: 6,633
    edited 22.08.2015
    Wakey wakey down under!!!.... Steve is here!!! wakeup.gif
  • kbahr007 (US1)kbahr007 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,841
    edited 22.08.2015
    finally able to upgrade my gourmet farm windmill to max, thanks steve, but, any know if i should upgrade my apiaries or bakery next?
  • White _Doves (US1)White _Doves (US1) Posts: 1,200
    edited 22.08.2015
    I did my apiaries first, but doing bakery will use less items to bake. So it boils down to your farming preference really.
  • kbahr007 (US1)kbahr007 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,841
    edited 22.08.2015
    as of right now i can afford anything but need to concentrate on what gives me the best end return, I just was thinking outloud
  • RunsWivScissors (GB1)RunsWivScissors (GB1) GB1 Posts: 6,633
    edited 22.08.2015
    He`s backkkkkk!! ^^
  • Taye59 (US1)Taye59 (US1) US1 Posts: 0
    edited 23.08.2015
    hi all, hope someone can help

    This is the 2nd time in a row that this has happened & I don't know why. I had something like this issue at least twice before [but never twice in a row], with the architect bidding farewell, but it was followed by him actually showing up. But this time [today] and the time before he's said goodbye without ever coming to visit.
    Post edited by Taye59 (US1) on
  • RunsWivScissors (GB1)RunsWivScissors (GB1) GB1 Posts: 6,633
    edited 22.08.2015
    Taye59 wrote: »
    hi all, hope someone can help

    This is the 2nd time in a row that this has happened & I don't know why. I had something like this issue at least twice before [but never twice in a row], with the architect bidding farewell, but it was followed by him actually showing up. But this time [today] and the time before he's said goodbye without ever coming to visit.

    Is he there now?... He arrived back about 10 mins ago. if you don`t see him, try clearing your caches and/or reloading your game (CTRL+F5) as it is not unheard of for things that are there not to show on screen.
  • Larino (INT1)Larino (INT1) Posts: 4,572
    edited 22.08.2015
    Well that's unexpected, by me at least. Minimum of two visits today :D
  • bustaa (US1)bustaa (US1) Posts: 126
    edited 22.08.2015
    Ya He's kinda like Santa.. Sounds like some ones on the BAD list. ;( Perhaps a Plate of Cookies might do the trick.. skippy
  • Flittermouse (US1)Flittermouse (US1) Posts: 436
    edited 22.08.2015
    If you click on something that's ready for the architect, like a house, and then hover the cursor over the upgrade button, does it say that it needs the architect, or that it can be upgraded?

    I would think you could use the architect if he's supposed to be there, even if he's invisible.
  • kbahr007 (US1)kbahr007 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,841
    edited 22.08.2015
    I have no idea what the problem is, I just checked tay's farm and the farm is using the architect to up grade a field to level 7
  • kbahr007 (US1)kbahr007 (US1) US1 Posts: 1,841
    edited 22.08.2015
    I am using him for the bakery but realize made a mistake, My suggestion is to get a listing of the upgrades he can make and wish list. After that it is a no brainer
  • jaclark (GB1)jaclark (GB1) Posts: 37
    edited 23.08.2015
    Wakey wakey down under!!!.... Steve is here!!! wakeup.gif

    Thanks for that Scissors
    But we Aussies are missing out on many architect visits
    This has been his schedule for the last month in Aussie time

    Date AUS Time AUS(AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time
    21/07/2015 Tuesday 03:00 - 07:00
    22/07/2105 Wednesday 23:00 - 03:00
    29/07/2015 Wednesday 02:30 - 06:30
    6/08/2015 Thursday 05:30 - 09:30
    12/08/2015 Wednesday 03:00 - 07:00
    22/08/2015 Saturday 22:00 - 02:00 03:30 - 07:30

    As you can see we would have to be up late or very early to catch him
    Or maybe we should try to stay up all night
    It's beginning to get very "tiresome" trying to catch him
  • RunsWivScissors (GB1)RunsWivScissors (GB1) GB1 Posts: 6,633
    edited 23.08.2015
    jaclark2 wrote: »
    Thanks for that Scissors
    But we Aussies are missing out on many architect visits
    This has been his schedule for the last month in Aussie time

    Date AUS Time AUS(AEST) Australian Eastern Standard Time
    21/07/2015 Tuesday 03:00 - 07:00
    22/07/2105 Wednesday 23:00 - 03:00
    29/07/2015 Wednesday 02:30 - 06:30
    6/08/2015 Thursday 05:30 - 09:30
    12/08/2015 Wednesday 03:00 - 07:00
    22/08/2015 Saturday 22:00 - 02:00 03:30 - 07:30

    As you can see we would have to be up late or very early to catch him
    Or maybe we should try to stay up all night
    It's beginning to get very "tiresome" trying to catch him

    I agree with you that it is very unfair to your server, if he is visiting less they should alternate it to spread the disadvantage out so that its not always hitting the same people. Have you sent your list to support?
  • Kamilcom (GB1)Kamilcom (GB1) Posts: 1,499
    edited 23.08.2015
    Maybe GGS leaders still hold to the flat Earth cosmography. It's spherical guys, you know? :) And it's been rotating for quite a while, in case you hadn't noticed. ;)
  • jami66 (US1)jami66 (US1) Posts: 29
    edited 23.08.2015
    hi (11A-ish US Central)

    Taye,

    Never complained about this b/4, but I have had the same problem w/Omar numerous times (this is not a new bug). All of a sudden his screen pops up to say goodbye --- and he was never there at all. Sometimes tho, he'll be there soon after, or the next day.


    ** Same day, hrs. later (3:30ish) Omar has been around for the last day or two...? His box just came up to say it was time for him to go. Only it's been a half hr - maybe more ? and he's still here. Oh well. Don't remember if that's happened b/4.

    Doesn't he usually leave right after he says time's up? (LOL, I mean when he's actually there.)


    *** -- (Coulda swore I edited this much earlier...) NEXT DAY (6:30P US Central):
    Omar is still here more than 24 hrs. after he said goodbye yesterday.
  • Latten (DE1)Latten (DE1) Posts: 6,246
    edited 26.08.2015
    Heya :)

    Since we don't have the option (yet) to time events on multiple time zones differently, we're absolutely trying to mix up all the times as good as we can, so (at least in theory) every corner of the earth should have at least some managable Architect times :)

    Until the option for server specific slots is available (which we are, in fact, working on), we will of course forward the problems and see if we can find some better spots for our Straya friends!

    Cheers!
  • CathyD (INT1)CathyD (INT1) INT1 Posts: 958
    edited 26.08.2015
    Latten wrote: »
    Heya :)

    Since we don't have the option (yet) to time events on multiple time zones differently, we're absolutely trying to mix up all the times as good as we can, so (at least in theory) every corner of the earth should have at least some managable Architect times :)

    Until the option for server specific slots is available (which we are, in fact, working on), we will of course forward the problems and see if we can find some better spots for our Straya friends!

    Cheers!

    How about this: put him back on the schedule he was on before this appearing now and again for a few hours once in the day started.
  • Yakoska (US1)Yakoska (US1) Posts: 1,631
    edited 26.08.2015
    Actually, I like the new Architect schedule for 1 simple reason. It costs me less gold. Granted, I am in a position where I don't really need a lot of upgrades, though I still have some to do. But the old way, I knew from the first visit when the Architect would return, so more often than not, I'd rush the first couple upgrades in order to get more in... Unless I was in a position to do house/house/something. Most of my upgrade times are now more than that.

    Now, I might not even see him... no gold spent, or know that he's not coming back, so I don't make amy plans to be online and obviously have to need to rush. I am strangely okay with that. :)

    I think this is one of those moves by GGS that someone convinced them would be better, and probably results in less gold spent round. Maybe people spend more... knowing he won't back and just chain through upgrades... but that's not me.

    -Y
  • Dark Underworld (AU1)Dark Underworld (AU1) AU1 Posts: 2,992
    edited 27.08.2015
    Will we ever be able to use Steve again in Australia, last few times he has come has been between midnight and 7am when we r all sleeping. For AU server he should be turned on for 2 days to make up for no steve for months.

    Players in Au r really ripped off. I just read through post and see we have missed a lot of visit. 2 in 1 month we get none during waking hours. No wonder players on Au server r getting peeved
  • Magic (AU1)Magic (AU1) AU1 Posts: 43
    edited 27.08.2015
    Last few times, in India, the architect comes late at night so not possible to upgrade.
  • edited 29.08.2015
    Latten wrote: »
    Heya :)

    Since we don't have the option (yet) to time events on multiple time zones differently, we're absolutely trying to mix up all the times as good as we can, so (at least in theory) every corner of the earth should have at least some managable Architect times :)

    Until the option for server specific slots is available (which we are, in fact, working on), we will of course forward the problems and see if we can find some better spots for our Straya friends!

    Cheers!

    Hi Latten, Please do not skip over my questions about the Architect like you have in the past! X(

    1. What was the reason for changing the Architect's schedule in the first place? X(

    When he was around for his 3 visits in one 24 hour period (we never knew which day), at least we had a CHANCE of catching him once a month IN ALL TIME ZONES!!!!!! This also made it possible for individual players who all have different work and private life schedules, and play at their own most convenient and often at most unusual times, to use the Architect! :)

    2. Why can't the Architect come more often? X(

    There are lots and lots of items on 3 farms that need the Architect to do the final upgrades! And we have to save up lots of money and work very hard to be able to do them. As it was, we never knew which day he would come, so if we had our build slot full we were out of luck! We might be able to catch him during that 24 hours if our build slot frees up. His upgrades take many hours, so unless you use gold - which many of us are just unable to do, you are lucky to get 1 upgrade in during that 24 hours too! It will take YEARS to get all the upgrades done!!! X(

    3. The "new" Architect schedule is much worse! FIRST OF ALL IT IS VERY, VERY UNFAIR TO ALL PLAYERS IN ALL TIME ZONES!!! X(

    THIS IS A 24 HOUR/DAY GAME IN ALL TIME ZONES IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD!!!!!.

    Being aware of this, why isn't GGS being fair to all players and putting the schedule back to the 3 visits in 24 hours! You have made it impossible for some to ever even see the architect!! Don't they care about the players in all the time zones? X(

    The times illustrated on the AU server are one time zone example, but there are people all over the world working different schedules too. My personal "time zone" preference is very different from others. So, I don't think "time zone" is as important as being sure that EVERYTHING in the game is available for a 24 hour period! :D

    IMO-There is no need for complex programming, "server specific slots", new equipment, etc. and trying to make things at what YOU think the "best" time is in each of the many time zones!!! Time zones do not matter, our individual schedules do!!! You do not know our individual schedules and they are all very varied-we play 24/7! Kids in school, college classes, parents who play after the kids go to bed, people who work during the night and sleep during the day, people who just don't sleep at night, early risers, late sleepers, Moms or Dads who finally get a little quiet time, those who may be ill and play at odd times, varied work and sleep schedules, etc., etc., etc.

    SO SAVE YOUR EFFORTS AND EQUIPMENT FUNDS FOR FIXING THE BUGS IN THE GAME!!!!

    IMO, IT'S JUST SO SIMPLE AND A REAL NO-BRAINER!!!!!


    JUST BE SURE THAT ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME ARE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST 1-24 HOUR PERIOD! THAT WAY YOU WILL REACH ALL PLAYERS IN ALL TIME ZONES WITH ALL KINDS OF PERSONAL SCHEDULES!!! ;)

    I really hate the pop-in/out 1 Architect visit in 1 day! I play constantly and I have missed and missed him!!! I sleep varied times due to health problems and my schedule!! TOO UNFAIR GGS!!

    The Gold players will use their gold to speed up the Architect no matter when he comes!! The big Gold players always have an advantage-just buy their way thru the game. But, for me, I like the challenge of working and playing hard and accomplishing something!! It's very satisfying for me!

    If anything we need the Architect MORE, not less!! Why can't he come more often!!!!!????????????????

    Please comment! Please be fair to all players!! Please fix this immediately!!!

    Thank you!
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