Just finished all 20 assignments in the contest of mayors. I chose every one with the highest value, and successfully completed each one. Now why in the fuc am I not even in the top 20? It is obvious this game is rigged and other, more important ($$$) people are being rewarded with higher payouts offered. Good luck with your game after over a year and more than 2 million people (level 76), I quit. By the way, I was here before the airport was!!! Thanks for all free play.
I'm in the suburban league (2nd round) 20 assignments, Completely cleared my inventory twice (2 times) to make 195 metal, 24 cheesecakes, 5 shipments to Parisian and about 15 more almost impossible ASSignments. I finished 18th got 1 key and 10000 simolians, yeah I'm pissed. Not even worth doing anymore. Within the first hours of starting #1 had over 10000 points? RIGGED game always has been, EA doesn't make enough money. Lol
@Toby-G-211 Why does it bother you that much? I, very much like you, don't pay for the game. I won't pay for any app through the android play store. So much to that effect that I have never even set it up to be able to take any kind of payment. If I'm going to pay for a game, it's going to be a PC game or maybe even a console game if I choose to someday buy another console. These android games are just time wasters for me. Just something to do and I do not invest myself emotionally into the game at all.
Does it matter who gets that #1 spot or even a top 20 spot? Did you get something for your efforts? 1 key and 10000 coin is 1 key and 10000 more coin than you had before they added the Contest of mayors. It's only the 2nd week and it has you that flustered that you want to quit?
Remember, the game is not about the contest at all. If you don't like the contest, ignore it. It's about building your city with what you're able to do. Don't want to spend on it? Don't. It does not matter. It's just a android/ios game. You can still enjoy all the other aspects of the game without getting upset about how they're handing out assignments.
I do have to say that I think your analysis of how assignments are given is a little presumptive. You do not know beyond all reasonable doubt that they're giving higher payout assignments to those who pay for the game or if it's just the luck of the draw. Just as someone else had a group where the top spot hit 6500, but in mine it was 16,900. This is only the 2nd week of it. Is there complaining to be done.... sure.... It's not really a contest if the assignments given are not equal in value. That would be gambling because it's the luck of the draw. The only choice is in which one(s) to do. You do your best and you end up where you end up.
Can that be improved upon, absolutely. I do think it would be better if everyone got the same valued assignments.
Also, think about this..... this was brought up by someone else. It's part of the same thread I read about someone getting a 3000 value assignment.....
You chose all the top valued assignments. For argument sake, I'll put a few values to that.
Someone's top 3 assignments offer values of 1900, 1500 and 1000, which completing all 3 would give them 4400 for those 3 assignments.
Now someone else decides their not going to play all top assignments, but picks and chooses based on other reasons, so they have an assignment for 1500 and an assignment for 500. Upon completing that assignment for 500 the new assignment they get is that 3000 value assignment, so they see that 3000 and play that one too...
Now looking at the numbers, the way the 2nd guy played he totals after 3 assignments 5000. That's 600 higher than the guy who chose all top assignments even though he played a 500 value assignment.
The bottom line is that we do not know what algorithm they're using to give out assignments nor how they're creating the playing field (which opponents you have). We do not have access to the code to see how it's done. To give any opinions to that matter is mere speculation. I would think, from a programmer's perspective, they would not do it merely based on if someone paid for it or not, but if it were me doing the programming on it and didn't want, for whatever reason, for it to be a completely equal playing field with everyone getting the same valued assignments, I would do it more like my example where those who randomly choose different values would have the advantage over those who just chose the top valued assignments every time.
Remember, the game is what you make of it, so you can either get mad for reasons you do not understand because you do not have the code to see how it's done or you can be glad that there is another added feature that may allow you to gain more keys than you otherwise would have. I'll take the latter path thank you.
This is the 2nd time you've assumed that I work for EA. No I don't, but as you said in your other message, you wouldn't believe it even if I told you who I work for. Game programming isn't my thing. My programming experiences revolves more around PHP, MYSQL as well as VB. I wouldn't have the slightest idea how to even code a gaming interface. I'm just a guy that has been playing Simcity games since the late 80's starting with the original Maxis Simcity that only had a sky view and no 3D capabilities.
If a free game has you that all hot and bothered, maybe it is time you quit. That goes for anything really. If it's not fun anymore, don't do it.
Although, because you bring it up, I will check it out further and watch my own game a little more closely. I can say that in my game, the Llama a cheetah are available for collection when I first wake up, but the turtles aren't available until closer to 9pm. It's been that way for a while. The turtles and the llamas used to be sync'd at the same time and somehow they split to two different times of day. I still haven't been able to figure that one out, but it was around the same time I got my first cheetah building.
Although, my own personal opinion, for a game you've paid nothing for, even if everything is exactly how you say it is, it's a free game, you didn't pay for a single thing in it, so why complain to this level about something you have no financial investment in whatsoever. Or maybe it's just that I don't care enough to get all up in arms about a game I'm not paying for.
