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.
Hello all,
Been playing this game over the past few months to pass some time. I recently tried my hand at the contest however after only accepting the most rewarding challengers, I still ranked 11th? I even used the maximum amount of additional tickets. Can anyone advise if this contest is a "luck of the draw" competition or am I missing something?
Thanks.
Hi
the missions you receive are random so luck is a big factor. It might seem seem unfair but if everyone got exactly the same assignments then only those who spend real a lot of real money would win because they would always finish first. At least all others have a chance now
Another very important factor is which players you are facing. I have rarely seen more than two players ending up with more than 100k. You screenshot shows all players at 11 or better having a score over 100k so it seems you are facing a lot of dedicated players. I'm currently lvl 34 so maybe the competition is not as fierce for me or maybe you had very bad luck with your competitors. Also I would never expect to reach first place unless my average score was over 2k/mission. I hope you end up higher the next time 🙂
Finally made it to Metropolis League but it looks like I'll be "demoted", which ticks me off.
Has anybody else noticed that it's usually "foreigners" who are at the top? The COM starts at MIDNIGHT (Wed) for me here in the US. Does EA seriously want me to stay up to play this game? If it starts at midnight for me on the west side of the of the world, then it probably starts at NOON on the east side of the world (per time zones). This would explain why the foreigners have such a massive head start on me. They have at least an eight to ten hour headstart since I'm SLEEPING. When I finally get around to starting the game, some person with symbols for a name already has 20,000 points! HA! Ain't no way I'm going to beat that! And the COM also ends at midnight for me. If what I've stated above is the case, then the COM definitely needs to be adjusted with time zones in mind. Or at least have region specific contests.
It's also clearly based on the luck of the draw. Which sucks! If you don't start off with a good hand then your chances of climbing the ladder are quite dim. When I was in City League, I got terrible assignments. Produce this, produce that, and all for mere points. I failed to advance but then when it started again, I got a nice set of assignments with high points that helped to get me to the next league. Really unfair. I don't have the space and time to produce 50 * "sugar and spice"! And then the Global HQ gets crowded with such things so that you can't find what you're looking for. And the boat/plane orders...you have to wait all day just to complete those tasks, sometimes more then a day. I know, it's all tailored to pressure you into spending SimCash and buying more...
This is my first "season" and it looks like it will not be a repeat for me. I have a life and I refuse to support games that do not take that into consideration. I have the choice to not play the seasons/contests, but then what would be the point to even keep the app on my tablet? Lol. Build up a city and destroy it, produce massive amounts of items and sell them, and...repeat, not much else going for this game imo.
