Re: contest of mayors

@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.

That wouldn't work either.  I'm retired, I can play all day, most others work or go to school and only have a limited amount of play time.

Wow, this thread is so filled with emotions -- this contest is a hit for sure! 😉 Well, I personally do not think that something is rigged: just look at your posts--without paying anything we are, the free riders, are constantly get to the top of the list. Often we cannot stay there, unfortunately, and for that I have a small proposition for EA: some little gifts of aknowlegment would be appreciated. I don't know, may be one smallest speed token for every time a player got to the first place in his group? Because it is a little sad to finish on the very top two days before the end of the contest, and just watch yourself slipping down from your throne to the bottom over next hours without ability to change anything.

Jilling_Fun wrote:
In a way, I'm glad that the tasks are not the same for everyone. There are two reasons, first is strategy. It is up to the player to determine what tasks to complete. Second and more importantly, we would have a massive over saturation of items in the market that everyone is producing and no one buying. I would much rather have items available that I can use than sift through useless junk for one item I may need. (Much like it already is)

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Ahhh, strategy -- with so much time and so little tasks you just always grab the most valuable one. If it were the other way around, well, then you would have to decide if you want to fit into your time frame a lot of small assignments or a couple of big ones instead.

And with the variety of produced items -- it's, what, fourth or fifth time I'm in this contest: every time you have to produce the animal feed, cheese fries and electrical components (the market immidietly shows that too). Out of about 60 possible items you can procure it's extremely limited set they put out for acquiring of points.

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I won 2 out of all and I got promoted to the big one and I did all 40 tasks and this time I was 11th placed so how come even though I did all the 3000 points offered to me got over 70,245. Then I noticed there was an error as when I did the task after got the 3000 points at the time was 69.245 and the task was worth over 2000 so my score should of been over 71,245 so I am missing at least 1000 points if those point I worked hard on where added after I completed the last task I would of got 10 placed there must of been an error when them last points where added game should of added to my score 2000 something instead it it only added half of that please I want my 1000 points added as I should of won 10th  or 9th place not 11 needs fixing these errors as not going to lose 1000 point because the game can't count 😡 Not happy 😡

I have been playing the contest of mayors and I usually go in to the contest just after it begins, a couple of times I have gone in about 5 minutes after the start only to see the #1 city has 7000 to 10000 points already, is that even possible?

Possible?  Yes.

Say your first item is to upgrade three Tokyo Town zones.  You already have everything you need and you can upgrade three time in seconds.

Then you have another to get four gold keys.  You launch a Dr Vu disaster for three keys and complete a cargo shipment.

Then you have another to launch three Dr Vu disasters and you quickly repair to a launch to repair to launch again.

You could be 9000 points up in minutes.

It appears that each person gets random tasks so your mileage will vary.

If a player has more money that sense they can buy sim cash and complete the tasks quickly using sim cash.

A player that does not want to use lots of money on this game will have to work very hard to keep up in CoM.