Speed Up Tokens

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@SomeSimGuy wrote:

@jrandomuser

With only 230 storage, No, I don't expect you would be able to make cheetah with that and hard pressed to make Llama.  Get your storage capacity up to 300+ and you can do it with proper preparation.

@mbrown2626

I can guarantee you've been asked for 10 of single item.  Happens to me all the time.  It happens when two different locations are both asking for the same thing.  I've had as much as 15 of the same item being asked for at the same time.  3 different buildings asking for 5 drills each.  That was a pain and required a cheetah token or two to be able to complete it in time.

Where it's not impossible, it makes it frustrating when you have 5 of so many other items but the game is stuck on one item across multiple locations.

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I beg to differ with you regarding the amount of storage needed. I currently have 56 epic buildings: 17 turtle, 25 llama and 14 cheetah. My quickest llama was under 60 minutes, I have completed cheetahs is less than 6 hours and while some have taken me longer, the time usually included things like sleeping, eating and working. I did upgrade my storage to 250 before starting the epics from 180 however. The problem now is that it requires 22 of each item to gain 10 additional items of storage, not a great dollar (sim cash not money cash) spent for benefit received

I also do NOT necessarily plan ahead and stock up for each challenge. I have entered into a new one with as little as 180 items and have spent 100,000 simoleons to get to cheetah. When I plan ahead and have 240+ items, I have achieved cheetah with as little as 25,000 spent. And I have never started a challenge that I was unable to complete, at whatever level. We have silver and bronze by choice, right? Not because we couldnt make it to gold. I also never heard of the connection between what level you are on and how much storage you need. Im at level 61 currently so according to the above referenced formula, I should be at 400 items? Not going to happen...And stop thinking about how long it will take to produce X number of items. It could take a week to produce everything you need to complete the challenge, so that is where speed up items come into play. And you complete epic challenges to earn speed up items so you can complete your epic challenges so you can earn speed up ...and on and on and over and over

IMHO, you cannot achieve your goal by only producing items or only by buying them. It is a combination of the two methods which will get you to the promised land. There is not enough storage space available for you to stock up on everything you might need

Last, I am in total agreement with your statement regarding the game knowing what you have in inventory and using thas data to generate the tasks. It is more than a coincidence that even when looking to purchase on the Global Market, the things you want suddenly disappear. When light bulbs, suits and couches, donuts and shoes are nowhere to be found because you are looking for them, you know something is up. When you have 10 firepits and 10 yogurts in inventory and it asks you for 5 backpacks twice, you know this is smart software. But folks, this is what makes this game CHALLENGING!! If it was easy, it would be boring! I remind myself of this every day as I am cussing and swearing and threatening to throw my iPad against the wall. We all agree EA sucks, this game sucks at times and this is what drives us to play, it fuels the addiction. We dont play because we have to, there is no law (at least in the USA) that says we have to play this game. So ask yourself, why do you play?

For those of you who think the game is unfair, or dont like the Contest of Mayors or think the Epic Challenges are not worth it, go ahead and stop playing or at least stop playing those sections of the game. It will mean less competition for the rest of us...

Just saying...😇

PS None of the information or strategies shared above is original or created by me. It has been collected from many posts from this forum from those players who have achieved some success. Not all of their strategies worked, or worked for me. I have been playing since just after the game came out and have spent some time researching strategies and reading posts. I strongly encourage anyone who wants to get better to do the same. Especially informative is the FAQ administered by TroyParry74. His insights proved extremely valuable to me and the time he has spent sharing his knowledge is immense. He is by no means the only contributor, but his name seems to stick in my mind and it must be due to the information shared and my success derived from it. Also, none of my comments on this or any other post, are intended to embarrass, offend or insult any other person, living or dead, who is now playing or has played in the past, this game or any other game. My comments and my opinions are my own and not a reflection of EA or the Internet and if I have in fact offended anyone, then my advice is: GROW A PAIR!!