Being a good neighbor
Very well thought out post, I agree with allot of what you say. So many issues with the stabilty of the game we all should take the time to think about how we tap.
Forum Discussion
MichiSimpson wrote:
...indeed, as I disagree on this point. Sometimes it's nicer to be a bit more unobtrusive in someone else's town. For example, I built a house complex of four white houses which is (unfortunately) right in the center as I'm expanding and the center is changing. Being level 25+ I'm really not in need of virtual money. But I have to admit, it makes me slightly nervous if someone tapped on one or three of these four houses and they now have a difference of six hours. Just think of the defective Detective Mr. Monk and you'll know what I mean...
Also, I guess it can be quite a spoiler if a lower level player is looking forward to tap the first time on a new building or Christmas tree or whatever...
Don't get me wrong: there are really worse things in life and it's wonderful to have friends, but I guess tapping on the Simpsons house or the brown ones can also say: hey, I've been here, thanks for being a neighbor but I don't want to disturb your gaming experience. Like in Japan, the first thing you say when entering someone else's house is "forgive my intrusion".
otherwise nice list,
cheers for sharing
m.
I can definitely see how out of sync buildings can be disturbing. What you are describing makes my OCD twitch just a tiny bit. Seeing a block of the same house pop at once is a nice feeling.
But that is a really good point. Tapping fast cyclers does make sense if you just want to say, "Hi" as unobtrusively as possible. I would get a tiny bit irritated sometimes when the Simpson or Flanders homes were tapped instead of something that was personally useful to me, but I can say that I won't think that way in the future.
This ties into my personal preference for tapping buildings that cycle somewhere between every 4 to 8 hours, in hope that it will cause the least disruption to what I assume is the average player, while also giving the highest monetary boost.
There really is no such thing as a wasted tap (outside of tapping Kwik E Mart during the Holiday special).
I'm at 25, too, and the income while completing a quest string associated with a new building flat out really makes money a non-issue.
