Because of the 3000 limit....

3000 limit? Is that a number of items we can have? And if so, do we at least have an item counter?

I dunno, I think you could've come up with a way to keep it. Like was suggested, clear out the forest a bit and that random gas pump.

Perhaps you can revive it in in smaller form as a tribute?

That sux. I had to get rid of one as well. According to a few people on here, you and I are the direct cause of everyone's problems. From stability, to lag, from crashes, to deletions of towns. Hopefully you'll get to meet these people. They are so reasonable and well informed. A true delight. Just remember that EA is completely blameless when talking to them.

Burnin_TODI wrote:
Why not the trees around the maze?

The trees around the maze would not have been enough. If I would have used trees to get under 3000, I would have to break up other designs as well. The hedges in the maze were 300+.

vercettitx wrote:
That sux. I had to get rid of one as well. According to a few people on here, you and I are the direct cause of everyone's problems. From stability, to lag, from crashes, to deletions of towns. Hopefully you'll get to meet these people. They are so reasonable and well informed. A true delight. Just remember that EA is completely blameless when talking to them.

Troll Hard 2: Troll Harder.

petergeenen wrote:

Burnin_TODI wrote:
Why not the trees around the maze?

The trees around the maze would not have been enough. If I would have used trees to get under 3000, I would have to break up other designs as well. The hedges in the maze were 300+.

What other designs did you have elsewhere? I know I've seen your maze elsewhere but can't recall other things.

Toj427 wrote:
3000 limit? Is that a number of items we can have? And if so, do we at least have an item counter?

A limit was implemented along with the whacking day update. And there currently isn't an item counter. Which would make it MUCH easier for people who have to trim down their towns.

TRTX84 wrote:

Toj427 wrote:
3000 limit? Is that a number of items we can have? And if so, do we at least have an item counter?

A limit was implemented along with the whacking day update. And there currently isn't an item counter. Which would make it MUCH easier for people who have to trim down their towns.

that sux. I have absolutely no idea how many items I'm currently sitting on. It's good that they brought more stability to the game, but sux that it was at the cost of some of the cooler Springfields.

Burnin_TODI wrote:

vercettitx wrote:
That sux. I had to get rid of one as well. According to a few people on here, you and I are the direct cause of everyone's problems. From stability, to lag, from crashes, to deletions of towns. Hopefully you'll get to meet these people. They are so reasonable and well informed. A true delight. Just remember that EA is completely blameless when talking to them.

There are also people around here that are completely butt hurt and will whine constantly about how the world is over, and that they are quitting....yet strangely they continue to visit the forum and complain about everything they removed and also continue to play a game that was created by "the devil and satan himself" even though they hate it....I wonder if they are "cutters" too.....

Todi, I can understand that you can live with a minimalistic Springfield. But I don't think my Springfield was and is to cluttered. Go to my panoramic thread and check it out for yourself. I have invested a lot of time in this, and when you have to get rid of parts of it that hurts.
I still hope that this cap will be lifted, but if it's not, I will have to start removing other things in a couple of months. I have kept track, and I'm now at 2950 items (give or take 1). And I even haven't added anything from this update.
So, if in a few weeks I get that same screen again. Then it will be game over for me. And that will hurt, because I love this game.
If you can't understand that, then why are you playing this?

The best towns are being destroyed. This makes me so sad...

I went to Bennyticklez town today and wanted to cry. :(

Why is it considered "minimalist"? Couldn't I come back and say what you did was excessive?

I won't, because you were working with what was available. But by that same token you removed over 300 hedge decorations and freed up a TON of space you would likely be needing now that more buildings are available.

You obviously have a lot of creativity. Which to me suggests that even with an item restriction you'd be able to come up with some great new looks. For example. I bet you could build an awesome hedge maze on a smaller scale if you sacrifice some other decorations. And as time goes on you'd still face the challenge of maintaining that maze while having space for more buildings.