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GrumpyBedlam
Seasoned Ace
1 hour ago

Just when you thought you'd seen it all...

A little block of flats was not happy, so out of curiosity I went to investigate.

They wanted a park, meanwhile the rest of the population was crying out for more police, fire, health and the other services. Unreal huh? 🤣

I can't afford to buy them a park after spending the best part of 10 million coins to try and sort out the mess caused by Services 2! 

My capital and 2 regions are 100% happy. However I've another 3 regions that are bordering 20%. I have nothing left in the coffers and I refuse point blank to buy coins and my income tax earnings are still not a patch on what they used to be.

Services 2 has wrecked my city and my will to play. Yes I know there is a feedback thread specifically for Services 2 but on the evidence infront of me, nothing from any comments has been replied to by EA or has been addressed by the "studio". They have had plenty of time to do so but so far, nada.

Pretty much what I've been expecting but the disappointment is still real here 😞

1 Reply

  • I hear you. Disappointment for sure, especially after playing for such a long time, designing everything perfectly, and spending so much built up Simoleons and Simcash to upgrade services.

    I hope this reply can help restore some love of the game for you. 

    I don't blame you for not wanting to spend real money. I refuse to spend real money. 

    It's quite tedious to produce, sell, watch ads and make just enough to upgrade one collection of services.

    One thing I've learned, parks are not required for 100% happiness, neither are landscape, beach, hot spots, mountain, landmarks, etc. those are nice for earning epic tokens and taxes, but not required for happiness.

    Consider the slow approach for now, if it will help. 

    One could put all population boosters in storage, focus entirely on everything above the line in the menu and you would receive 100% happiness. 

    Population boosters are nice for increased revenue. 

    Consider demolishing all roads and starting over with the roads and only fixing red roads that pop up, yellow roads really don't matter. 

    It may take some time, but that is a quick way to earn Simoleons along with producing and selling everything and watching ads.

    That has been my approach to this grueling process. 

    Slow and steady wins the race. I hope you can find some enjoyment again.