more consumerism buildings needed.

GamerGD3 wrote:

morgan_k_ols wrote:

conalmcainsh wrote:

baddazoner wrote:

conalmcainsh wrote:
I have 1 kwik-e mart and 5 stars. The way it is now, basically completionists are rewarded with not needing to purchase extra kwik-e marts, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. You will get there in time but for now I suggest you distribute them in different sectors of your town.

if that's the case it's fine that they are rewarding Completionists.. but that's pretty unfair on freeiumum players that wouldn't buy the try n save and sprawl mart. plus those that missed any limited item that added to it.

i'm not sure that the sprawl mart would be enough to get me to 5 stars.. if i take all but one kwik e mart away i get put back to 3 and half stars.

Consumerism has always been an issue in this game haha at least they have made an effort to add more buildings that contribute to it in recent updates. In the last month I have dropped 6 KEMs to 1.

I bought Sprawl-Mart and the Try-n-save and have 5 kwik e marts ( i think) and I still have 4.5 stars.

House of Evil is another good one, and probably missing Howard's Flowers and the the Ice Cream Shop. The House of Evil was available during this last Halloween, and the next 2 are candidates to be attainable for Valentine's Day 2014 (they were releases last year).

Yep, I started in March or April last year so I didn't have the Valentine buildings available.

The Mr Sparkle sign is a start, but I agree - a cash decoration would be great, even if it only gave 1pt to Consumerism like stop signs/"Hail Ants" signs do to Obedience. That way, it's possible and you're also able to be creative with it, but it would take time to do so (eg. buying 40-50 signs).

HCoinslot wrote:
I always find this so puzzling. People look down on house farmers like there the scum of the earth, and then put up 5 kwik-e-marts just to get a 0.5% bonus. Whaaaaaaa?

Maybe it's different people that think those two separate things. Unless you're keeping track of who says what. ;)

HCoinslot wrote:

mwdalton wrote:

HCoinslot wrote:
I always find this so puzzling. People look down on house farmers like there the scum of the earth, and then put up 5 kwik-e-marts just to get a 0.5% bonus. Whaaaaaaa?

Maybe it's different people that think those two separate things. Unless you're keeping track of who says what. ;)

You and that dog win again. I guess I meant more along the lines that one is widely accepted and the other widely hated. Oh well, to each...

....their own. In't that cute, we're finishing each other's sentences now :mrgreen:

HCoinslot wrote:

GamerGD3 wrote:

HCoinslot wrote:
I always find this so puzzling. People look down on house farmers like there the scum of the earth, and then put up 5 kwik-e-marts just to get a 0.5% bonus. Whaaaaaaa?

This is completely different topics...

House farmers are tapping the houses collecting extra cash. The extra Kwik-E-Marts are just there for a rating, not to collect extra cash.

I just dont see the need to have a 5 star rating. I would rate any springfield on originality and artistic merit, not the number of buildings of a certain type. I dont need the game to tell me that my SF looks good (partly because atm it doesn't). The only other reason I see to add things you normally wouldnt to raise your rating is the bonus percentage, which is next to nothing. So is this just like an OCD thing that everyone needs the game to tell them they did a good job?

You dont need extra KEM's, I think all your springfields are beautiful and unique snowflakes.

True, but it does tie in to that "perfectionist" ideology. So technically your town isn't "perfect" unless it has achieved the max rating of 5 stars. I do agree that the bonus is bull, but I feel having a 5-star rating is like if you visit a 5 star hotel. Meaning it's rated perfectly by the game design, and shows off to others. I hate the idea of duplicate KEM and I responded surprised that I only need 1 now. I had all the unique stores all year long (last year) but before Halloween I think I needed 9 KEM. That is ridiculous to place that many and still have the town look good. So I was excited to see I only need the 1 now, and placed all but 2 into storage. I designed the main one as a gas station and spread out KEM, a second I'm debating keeping or not. But I had them hidden behind the high school, behind the apartments and had 1 in my strip mall, another in the corner... now all of those are in storage, and just have 2 out now.

This game gives off a perfectionist attitude and you have to have everything. So part of "everything" is being rated as "everything" meaning having 5 stars. It doesn't mean that a 5 star town is better than a 3.5, it just means we are crazy and want to have that look of "perfect" from a biased rating.

they should make some more billboard signs (free or premium) and have them stay as a permanent item..

wouldn't mind a best in the west billboard sign in fact i would want more then mr sparkle.

baddazoner wrote:

conalmcainsh wrote:
I have 1 kwik-e mart and 5 stars. The way it is now, basically completionists are rewarded with not needing to purchase extra kwik-e marts, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. You will get there in time but for now I suggest you distribute them in different sectors of your town.

if that's the case it's fine that they are rewarding Completionists.. but that's pretty unfair on freeiumum players that wouldn't buy the try n save and sprawl mart. plus those that missed any limited item that added to it.

i'm not sure that the sprawl mart would be enough to get me to 5 stars.. if i take all but one kwik e mart away i get put back to 3 and half stars.

i will never understandhow something can be unfair that is free. EA alao might just lock the game after level 20 or.just allow you a rating of 2.5. Differences between freemium and premium aee not major in this game amyways. I am ok if you cant reach max rating with freemium only. As the name says, you are not contributing anything, so why would you be given everything.

Where do you hide a kem?

philippama998 wrote:

baddazoner wrote:

conalmcainsh wrote:
I have 1 kwik-e mart and 5 stars. The way it is now, basically completionists are rewarded with not needing to purchase extra kwik-e marts, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. You will get there in time but for now I suggest you distribute them in different sectors of your town.

if that's the case it's fine that they are rewarding Completionists.. but that's pretty unfair on freeiumum players that wouldn't buy the try n save and sprawl mart. plus those that missed any limited item that added to it.

i'm not sure that the sprawl mart would be enough to get me to 5 stars.. if i take all but one kwik e mart away i get put back to 3 and half stars.

i will never understandhow something can be unfair that is free. EA alao might just lock the game after level 20 or.just allow you a rating of 2.5. Differences between freemium and premium aee not major in this game amyways. I am ok if you cant reach max rating with freemium only. As the name says, you are not contributing anything, so why would you be given everything.

Where do you hide a kem?

freemium players contribute by making the game popular.. if it was premium only it wouldn't be anywhere near as successful.

and you can try to hide them behind larger buildings or just design them well.

Thanks. Understood the hiding, i was wondering which building is big enough?

Nothing agains freemium, i just dont think theres an unfair there.

philippama998 wrote:
Thanks. Understood the hiding, i was wondering which building is big enough?

Nothing agains freemium, i just dont think theres an unfair there.

forgot to add which ones lol..

the homer ape skyscraper can sort of hide one, the high school can a bit the popstickle stick skyscraper can conceal a bit of one as well.

basically any tallish building a little bit of it still shows but it's better then having them in full sight.