ClockworkPhee wrote:What is going on?? I was so close to having what I needed to craft the prizes I wanted that I ended up staying up until 7am (countdown seemed to end at 8.30AM) and having still not quite earned enough DNA etc, I spent ACTUAL MONEY topping up what I had to get what I needed. Only to find when I logged on later that the 'prizes end in' countdown was a LITERAL LIE. Totally factually incorrect. And the wording had changed to 'event ending, craft prizes now'.I was miffed, of course, I 100% would have had enough currency to craft what I wanted at the end of another day, but I was like 'oh well, lesson learned. It's good that you get an extra day.' But now I log on the following day and it's STILL on? No. Super not ok. Tl;dr - Don't tell people something is happening at the end of a countdown and then not have that thing happen, don't miss about with ambiguous end dates. I lost IRL money from misinformation and I'm not down with that. :evil: Welcome to the forum. I would like to say, no one made you spend the money bro and if your a player that's been around a while, you would know this is how they work. If your a new player, I feel sorry for you but now you know how it works.

So what you're saying is I should just always assume they're lying and deal with it? I'm not even that bothered by the money thing like at least I came out of it with the stuff I wanted, it's the wording i wish they'd changed. It's factually incorrect to say 'prizes end in' when they don't and then it just feels like a pisstake to have the event continue the following day.Been playing since Christmas but I think this is the first like BIG event I think, or maybe just the first one that I've been into enough to notice. I know they did stuff for Valentine's and Easter and *. Patrick's Day but this one seemed very different. Do they do them a lot?

I wouldn't really call it lying, as that makes it sound like they mean to do this. They always run over the deadline, even if an update is ready since that is how EA goes. Just know that next time you should hesitate before spending money to finish up things. Cheers :)

ClockworkPhee wrote:So what you're saying is I should just always assume they're lying and deal with it? I'm not even that bothered by the money thing like at least I came out of it with the stuff I wanted, it's the wording i wish they'd changed. It's factually incorrect to say 'prizes end in' when they don't and then it just feels like a pisstake to have the event continue the following day.Been playing since Christmas but I think this is the first like BIG event I think, or maybe just the first one that I've been into enough to notice. I know they did stuff for Valentine's and Easter and *. Patrick's Day but this one seemed very different. Do they do them a lot?I never said that but if that's the way your feeling, why are you acting like ea owes you something? Just go with the flow and abit of research in here before hand might have saved you your donuts and stopped you from getting so agravated. Chill out and just go with the flow.

Upper90Ninja wrote:I wouldn't really call it lying, as that makes it sound like they mean to do this. They always run over the deadline, even if an update is ready since that is how EA goes. Just know that next time you should hesitate before spending money to finish up things. Cheers :) Aight see this is an acceptable explanation to me. Lesson learned. Wait for the 'event is ending' message. Mentally insert the word 'slowly'

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cwphee
10 years ago
So what you're saying is I should just always assume they're lying and deal with it? I'm not even that bothered by the money thing like at least I came out of it with the stuff I wanted, it's the wording i wish they'd changed. It's factually incorrect to say 'prizes end in' when they don't and then it just feels like a pisstake to have the event continue the following day.
Been playing since Christmas but I think this is the first like BIG event I think, or maybe just the first one that I've been into enough to notice. I know they did stuff for Valentine's and Easter and *. Patrick's Day but this one seemed very different. Do they do them a lot?
Upper90Ninja
10 years ago
I wouldn't really call it lying, as that makes it sound like they mean to do this. They always run over the deadline, even if an update is ready since that is how EA goes. Just know that next time you should hesitate before spending money to finish up things.

Cheers :)
emmcee1
10 years ago
ClockworkPhee wrote:
So what you're saying is I should just always assume they're lying and deal with it? I'm not even that bothered by the money thing like at least I came out of it with the stuff I wanted, it's the wording i wish they'd changed. It's factually incorrect to say 'prizes end in' when they don't and then it just feels like a pisstake to have the event continue the following day.
Been playing since Christmas but I think this is the first like BIG event I think, or maybe just the first one that I've been into enough to notice. I know they did stuff for Valentine's and Easter and *. Patrick's Day but this one seemed very different. Do they do them a lot?

I never said that but if that's the way your feeling, why are you acting like ea owes you something? Just go with the flow and abit of research in here before hand might have saved you your donuts and stopped you from getting so agravated. Chill out and just go with the flow.
cwphee
10 years ago
Upper90Ninja wrote:
I wouldn't really call it lying, as that makes it sound like they mean to do this. They always run over the deadline, even if an update is ready since that is how EA goes. Just know that next time you should hesitate before spending money to finish up things.

Cheers :)

Aight see this is an acceptable explanation to me. Lesson learned. Wait for the 'event is ending' message. Mentally insert the word 'slowly'
thatdonald845
10 years ago
4kidsandacatdog
10 years ago
Upper90Ninja wrote:
I wouldn't really call it lying, as that makes it sound like they mean to do this. They always run over the deadline, even if an update is ready since that is how EA goes. Just know that next time you should hesitate before spending money to finish up things.

Cheers :)

Except when they remove items early like they did with the THOH cannon....grrr...

Yeah I'm still annoyed with that. Now I never know which side of caution to err on with them!
cwphee
10 years ago
emmcee1 wrote:

I never said that but if that's the way your feeling, why are you acting like ea owes you something? Just go with the flow and abit of research in here before hand might have saved you your donuts and stopped you from getting so agravated. Chill out and just go with the flow.

Mate if I'd known about this forum since Christmas I'd have been all over it. But now that I am, I'm really looking forward to having a look around ^_^
zutroy69
10 years ago
http://i.imgur.com/Ex1BJL3.jpg
cwphee
10 years ago
zutroy69 wrote:
http://i.imgur.com/Ex1BJL3.jpg

Haha this feels accurate. So how regularly do they do these?
zutroy69
10 years ago
I've been an guest tapper/event helper for a little while, and was a sympathic ear when 1st tapper was talking to herself about TSTO for the first couple of years.

She has been a player almost from the beginning and based largely on TSTO we have discussed whether game creators include a bit of psychological tension to the playing field just as another element to keep you wanting more and coming back. Dramatic tension if you will.

That said, in her opinion and mine, 2015 has been almost non-stop event. And Terwilligers redefined the term grind, over and over again, and apparently endlessly. To be honest I am still grinding. LOL. Always trying for just one more cane field or cactus patch or Super Bonus Donut box.

Things to remember for future events:

1) Never talk about fight club
2) Never spend donuts to accelerate anything
3) Never upgrade bldgs/devices beyond optimal levels etc. Read the forum for optimal levels, they are important.