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Anonymous

10 years ago

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Contest of Mayors is a joke

WTF how can this be happening? Last week I was beaten by players who put up more points than I had available if I did ALL 28 assignments and now this!

Anonymous

9 years ago

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Someone previously stated "This would result in every player having the same point total potential."

Wouldn't that result in everyone tied for 1st?

There also is a lot of mention about people completing tasks quickly or having a lot of points all in the beginning. What difference does it make if a player is in 1st place on Friday? Doesn't it only matter what place you are in when the contest is over

I have not experienced a situation where starting quickly helped or that I ran out of days to complete my tasks. Each of the four so far I have completed all my designated tasks. For example, my 3rd week in suburban League, when I went for my first assignment, 1st place had 16,000 points. I posted about this, nobody responded. I ended up in 1st place and he dropped to 12th or so. This past week, in Town League, I finished 25 assignments by Friday and was in 5th place. I ended up in 18th place, 21,000 points behind 1st place. That's a big difference between 1st and 18th and I did the top point assignments on 24 of the 25

Someone mentioned EA's model creates unfair advantage. Is life fair? Is war fair? Yesterday I commented that we all hate EA and I was blasted for that. Its their game, they can do what they want.

Here's what I think: Some weeks you do good, some weeks you dont. They are maybe millions of players of this game, could EA possibly tweak it enough to make a difference individually?

I've read alot of people want to quit the game, presumably in protest? I once boycotted Costco because of their bad business practices. Did anyone see their stock drop dramatically as a result? Do you think EA will get the message if you quit? I now shop at Costco because I realized that I was the one missing out

Nobody knows what EA has put into the game, all this info is speculation. Speculation leads to frenzy, which leads to paranoia, and ultimately chaos...

Last time I checked, no one paid to buy this game...

Last time I checked, you can play without spending any money...

They support the game, provide upgrades and resources...without any cost

In the Produce and collect parts of the contest, you can keep everything and sell for a profit...

Bottom line, I take no sides. I play, I get frustrated, I threaten to punch my ipad...and then I continue to play. If ever the day comes that the frustration is more than the fun, well we will cross that bridge...

Let's just all have fun...

PS I use this forum and other forums of other interests to learn more about the subject and to improve my knowledge and skills, which ultimately should lead to more enjoyment. I did not come to this forum to complain...

Anonymous

9 years ago

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Someone previously stated "This would result in every player having the same point total potential."

I don't see an issue with that, except for the fact that the rules state there are no tied scores. The person who gets the score first will be higher on the leaderboard. The down-side of this, is the fact that the contest starts mid-week, and punishes people who primarily play on weekends. Not everyone would have the same score, but those people that completed all the tasks could potentially be. If they complete all the hard work, they should be rewarded accordingly.

The rules say there's no tie scores, if you get the higher score first, you're above the following people who tie your scores. This would be 1 example where money rules the game. Speeding up the airport deliveries is a huge time saver. I did it in the last contest and yet I still finished #61.

Someone mentioned EA's model creates unfair advantage.

It surely does, because the fact is, the task values are completely random, making it a contest of almost pure luck. I got word back that this is changing soon, however I don't know how soon.

Quote: "We understand your frustration. A balancing of the tasks will arrive shortly & it will make it more fair for everyone."

Anonymous
9 years ago
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@TroyParry74 wrote:
Someone mentioned EA's model creates unfair advantage.
It surely does, because the fact is, the task values are completely random, making it a contest of almost pure luck. I got word back that this is changing soon, however I don't know how soon.
Quote: "We understand your frustration. A balancing of the tasks will arrive shortly & it will make it more fair for everyone."
Soon from a programming aspect can easily mean anywhere between 2 weeks and 3 months. Although I'm sure EA has a team working on the game and not just one person, so I would think sooner than later. Although when my boss is asking me how soon is soon, I usually mean, It's done when it's done, don't rush me or it'll be buggy. 🙂
Anonymous
9 years ago
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@TroyParry74 wrote:

Quote: "We understand your frustration. A balancing of the tasks will arrive shortly & it will make it more fair for everyone."
So the *s admit that they screwed up? I demand a refund. I want my money back!!
Oh wait, I forgot we play for free
Good followup as usual. Good info. Guess we just wait and see
PS I did forget about the no ties thing
Anonymous
9 years ago
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I'm guessing the task assignments are issued server-side, so it could change much sooner than you think.
It would be poor programming if it were client side, because that would make it very vulnerable to exploitation.
I'll start the city league again today, but if it's not looking promising i'll abort early. Fingers crossed!
Anonymous
9 years ago
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@TroyParry74 wrote:
I'm guessing the task assignments are issued server-side, so it could change much sooner than you think.
It would be poor programming if it were client side, because that would make it very vulnerable to exploitation.
I'll start the city league again today, but if it's not looking promising i'll abort early. Fingers crossed!
Small patches/downloads can be passed in-game too that don't require an entire update. I've been thinking they do this sometimes and it goes in when it initially opens your city that's why sometimes it takes longer to load.
There was a bug in some people's contest that would crash the game last week and an EA rep said it was fixed and to close the game and load it again. How else could a crashing bug be fixed if not but for a downloaded patch? Is it possible a server-side bug crashed only some devices? Anything is possible, but I think it more likely that when loading the game small patches are downloaded at that time.
Anonymous
9 years ago
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So the *s admit that they screwed up? I demand a refund. I want my money back!!

Oh wait, I forgot we play for free

Good followup as usual. Good info. Guess we just wait and see

PS I did forget about the no ties thing

A lot of us spend money on this game. You keep acting like since it's a 'free' game no one gives EA money. We do and we expect value for that money.

We have a right to speak. If you aren't paying for the game, maybe you should listen more and talk less.
Anonymous
9 years ago
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@RevTKS wrote:

So the *s admit that they screwed up? I demand a refund. I want my money back!!

Oh wait, I forgot we play for free

Good followup as usual. Good info. Guess we just wait and see

PS I did forget about the no ties thing

A lot of us spend money on this game. You keep acting like since it's a 'free' game no one gives EA money. We do and we expect value for that money.

We have a right to speak. If you aren't paying for the game, maybe you should listen more and talk less.

You must have me confused with someone else because everything you comment on about me could not be farther from the truth. You make some accusations that just are not accurate. From what Ive read of your posts, you do nothing but complain and yet you still play. I read these forums to learn and to enjoy the game better. So many people complain that it gets old. You obviously have a problem with people who have different opinions that you, you obviously believe that your opinions are the correct ones and thats fine. I actually feel sorry for people like you, who have a hard time existing in society because you have no friends. Maybe you will get it someday. Try seeing the cup as half full sometime

Bottom line I'm not here to fight anyone. You obviously have a problem with me and since I am the bigger person, I will give way and let you have your way. I dont have the time nor desire to keep responding to you nor do I want to stoop to your level

Good job buddy! Enjoy your life...
Anonymous
9 years ago
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Just regarding this post, it looks like it's diverged away from the original topic.

To that point, i do think the contest is far fetched. I can't fathom people spending money on this game just to win the one contest. I put it down to hackers which seems the most logical theory

The contest really demands to much time and effort and the whole random factor in skill points is just to much of a negative.
Anonymous
9 years ago
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Here's more proof of Cheating/hacking this game. Which has been my point since I started this post. I'm glad he/she got caught.
thesims1depot
Seasoned Ace
9 years ago
@Toby-G-211 wrote:
Here's more proof of Cheating/hacking this game. Which has been my point since I started this post. I'm glad he/she got caught.

Thanks for posting. I will link to this thread whenever someone tries to shoot down the complaints about cheating. Even without screenshots to back it all up, it's very obvious that there are cheaters and hackers in this game. It's impossible to wrack up three day's worth of points an hour into the game unless someone is cheating. There's just no other way.
Anonymous
8 years ago
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Relatively new to the game and just reading some of the comments. I just read that if you have completed everything you can request extra tasks using the golden tickets (or whatever they call them 🙂) Not meaning to sound patronising but I assume you have tried these (haven't myself yet).

As for hacking/cheating I don't understand what there is to gain. If you can give yourself maximum sim cash etc to buy whatever you want then surely it's game over. You don't gain anything IRL and also the incentive to play is pointless. As it's a fairly solitary game anyway who are you going to impress?