Sneaky algorithm
It seems to me that certain items only appear in GO HQ when either I don't need them, or I haven't got enough room in my storage to buy them. I have thought this for a while but thought I was probabl...
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Just let Vu destroy a couple of buildings a few minutes ago. I needed refrigerators, and I had none. Went to HQ, at least one refrigerator was available on 3 out of 5 refreshes. One of those 3 refreshes showed a refrigerator from two separate cities. Next, I needed glass and didn't want to wait to build it. Glass showed up on the first refresh.
People have questioned why EA would rig the World Trade HQ? The answer is in app purchases.
I spent an hour trying to find two yogurts for my plane. I got down to 90 seconds before it took off and bought 450 SimBucks for $5. Guess what, I found yogurts afterwards. A waiting system does not preclude a player from finding an item because a seller could list an item after you have that seller's marketplace in your 30 second window. The game play is running on a sever, so a weighting system could run effectively; maybe not even effectively. That may be why the delay to load the World Trade HQ. But the incentive is there for EA.
I get that companies need to make a profit. I can't say I would have downloaded the game if it was expensive. But the system needs to be fair. If you want to buy 400 Simbucks to purchase a basketball court, then go for it. But don't rig a "marketplace." In real life, that will get you a jail term; so, from a moral standpoint, a game shouldn't be rigged.
I spent an hour trying to find two yogurts for my plane. I got down to 90 seconds before it took off and bought 450 SimBucks for $5. Guess what, I found yogurts afterwards. A waiting system does not preclude a player from finding an item because a seller could list an item after you have that seller's marketplace in your 30 second window. The game play is running on a sever, so a weighting system could run effectively; maybe not even effectively. That may be why the delay to load the World Trade HQ. But the incentive is there for EA.
I get that companies need to make a profit. I can't say I would have downloaded the game if it was expensive. But the system needs to be fair. If you want to buy 400 Simbucks to purchase a basketball court, then go for it. But don't rig a "marketplace." In real life, that will get you a jail term; so, from a moral standpoint, a game shouldn't be rigged.
- ApprovedYou're absolutely right, it should not be rigged, for exactly the reasons you mentioned. My point is that not being able to find something for a while is in no way evidence that anything unfair is happening. Especially when it so often works just fine.
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Especially when it so often works just fine.Except that it doesn't, as evidenced by the many complaints. You must be getting paid for your posts.
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