djsesjr3 wrote:I play multiple times a day and always visit my neighbors. I've always been able to crush every challenge on every event by days or even weeks. I realize they switched it up this time, but I still play constantly. Am I missing a secret method or something?If you play often, you should be able to get the copter. I already have it, with no premium assistance.

i have 38 more before the copter. I have the passAnd 1 stargate. I think it's doable for freemium players by the deadline.

djsesjr3 wrote:I play multiple times a day and always visit my neighbors. I've always been able to crush every challenge on every event by days or even weeks. I realize they switched it up this time, but I still play constantly. Am I missing a secret method or something?I agree, I think I am going to come up short this time as well. And I always play multiple times per day, and I have 4 premium trick or treaters. And I bought the portal as a nice decoration, but it gives me an additional 20-30 ray guns per day. I am at 5253 right now. Of course, I was originally going off the first chart posted on here, with the incorrect daily goal. So I was not working as diligently as I should have been, I guess. It has been difficult to get this compared to past events, without a doubt.

o0zoe wrote:i have 38 more before the copter. I have the passAnd 1 stargate. I think it's doable for freemium players by the deadline. I think the hunting license probably makes a difference. More so than the portal, without a doubt.

I know, I thought the same thing. I don't know what happened. Oh well, thanks for the replys

I missed one day where I couldn't lignin every 4 hours and now in and like 250 behind the projected am loo 7nt in am supposed to earn each day.

Not going to reach copter in time

JelloSwello
11 years ago
I'm 214 ray guns away with 17h 55m to go. I have the 90 to collect tonight so I'll need to collect 124 from my town. Is it doable? Been playing completely freemium, no ray gun, no donuts ... this has def been one of the biggest grinders to a prize that I can remember.
nevadagrl435
11 years ago
cherrysweatr wrote:
nevadagrl435 wrote:
What happens if you don't make it in time? I haven't reduced my playing but somehow I'm 1400 off. I saw something on one of the websites that says the prizes move over to Make a Thing prizes if you haven't won them by the deadline.

I don't think I'm going to make it this round.

If you are really close by then end of the day, you can finish it off with donuts. Not sure which would be smarter, crafting it in the next round or finishing it up with donuts now, I guess it depends on how badly you will want the phase 3 craft prizes.

I have all the premium characters with tasks, including all but the most recent kid (the girl with the school) so I already have all the current prizes you can craft that I want. I have a Pumpkin house from last year and don't want another; I have the spooky walls from last year and don't need more; I got Hugo, the Great Pumpkin, and the Spooky House already as well. My treat bags keep spitting out human test subjects and Rigellian shrubs so I won't bother to craft those either.

I think I will be fine if I don't get the copter. Right now I'm just stockpiling the stuff from the treat bags because I have nothing I want to craft from what's left of what is available.
annettemarc
11 years ago
JelloSwello wrote:
I'm 214 ray guns away with 17h 55m to go. I have the 90 to collect tonight so I'll need to collect 124 from my town. Is it doable? Been playing completely freemium, no ray gun, no donuts ... this has def been one of the biggest grinders to a prize that I can remember.

You get 24 per hour from squishing Rigellian guys in your own town. So, absolutely, you can get 124 in 5 hours :)
hughejars
11 years ago
1900 Ray guns short with 13hrs to go :cry: , we said from the start this would be tough for fremium players to accomplish, we were right :evil:
awez1
11 years ago
it's definitely possible but it's hard if you don't play several times per day. i have a friend who is in law school right now so he can only play once per day. he won't get the copter and he didn't get the donut torture device.... i send him as many gremalien eggs as i can each day to help him out, but cuz of his hectic school schedule, he usually misses them. he's only at about 4000 ray guns right now :(

i play every day multiple times a day.... and i'm going to barely scrape by and get the copter (i'm at 7044 ray guns right now).
awez1
11 years ago
it's definitely possible but it's hard if you don't play several times per day. i have a friend who is in law school right now so he can only play once per day. he won't get the copter and he didn't get the donut torture device.... i send him as many gremalien eggs as i can each day to help him out, but cuz of his hectic school schedule, he usually misses them. he's only at about 4000 ray guns right now :(

i play every day multiple times a day.... and i'm going to barely scrape by and get the copter (i'm at 7044 ray guns right now).
danceapocalypti
11 years ago
I've given up on the copter. From what I can tell it doesn't do anything but hover when tapped. Even if Homer was able to get in it and fly around I would not be devastated that I did not obtain it.

I have that lackluster Bulldozersaurus and that's more than enough for this Ray-gun phase.

I'm saving for what I DEFINITELY want, the Diet Sign and UBO.
battlefieldid19
11 years ago
It kinda sucks anyway. Start saving for the next phase ad forget about it. Or buy it with donuts if you really want it.
laurapound81
New Spectator
11 years ago
Just made it with 9 hours to spare, totally freemium, only had SVT & Kearney to earn premium treat bags. Was tough & had to play more towards the end of the day the last few nights. Now to get an early night to prepare for tomorrow!

Good luck everyone.
victoriaw76
11 years ago
Don't sweat it, people. It's as un-exciting as the Devil's Anvil.