Forum Discussion

10 years ago

Elf zapper - Worst. 'Prize'. Ever. Spoiler alert.

leeana69 wrote:
Ok, so I just got the elf zapper and I'm fully convinced it only zaps when there are no elves in your town. I've tried to play around with it, and maybe I'm technically challenged but it doesn't seem to want to work. It says to tap and hold your screen. Well, I have done that repeatedly with an elf nearby, even, and it doesnt zap. Even whenjoy I have seen the zap, the radius is so small, I think it would make this thing completely useless for me. My problem isn't with having to tap elves to bottle them, it's actually trying to find the little buggers in the first place. These things don't behave like our alien friends at halloween, they don't swarm together in one spot, and even if a couple were chilling out in one area, it just as easy to tap them once each than to try and muck around with the zapper. So, I thereby nominate the zapper to the Worst. Prize. Ever.

It works for me but what I have found is that you have to get the angle right so the elf is on the right of the area where your zapping. If that helps. :-)

efin98
10 years ago
I'd have preferred this be part of the main storyline but at least it's better than another set of lights..

And to be blunt it'll help cut down on some extremely annoying accidental taps. Now maybe I'll get back to accidentally tapping buildings when assigning tasks :roll:
annettemarc
10 years ago
When the bunny zapper came out, I thought at first that I was supposed to tap ON THE ICON and hold my finger THERE and then start moving around the screen. Couldn't figure out why it was working for everyone but me. D'oh!
amazonprimechic
10 years ago
The elf zapper is lame and I find it much worse than the bunny zapper. Painful using it to complete the zapper quest, easier for me to hunt in x-ray mode.

Should not have been a prize!!
jraffa50
10 years ago
I don't believe items like this should be prizes. Once the event is over they are gone. These things should be earned through separate quest lines and should be in addition to the prizes that are earned.