hi neighbor,a notification or auto update would be nice for all new events, i agree. If i wasnt on the forum, i would have been in the same boat as you. i wouldnt have noticed for days or at all.sucks about 45 donuts and feel your pain but even at that, 45 donuts is still a bargan compared to having to buy skinner from the store.

fastshadow2 wrote:hi neighbor,a notification or auto update would be nice for all new events, i agree. If i wasnt on the forum, i would have been in the same boat as you. i wouldnt have noticed for days or at all.sucks about 45 donuts but even at that, 45 donuts is still a bargan compared to having to buy *. skinner from the store.Hiya neighborinoThanks - and congrats on hitting 2 billion as well, can't even imagine how hard you had to grind to get that.

kjc543 wrote:Yeah that sounds very annoying. I've been late for an event as well before now, but never 3 days - that's a very substantial portion of tapping to miss out on.However, am I not right in thinking that there is a setting you can activate on an iPhone/iPad that ensures that the App Store installs all available updates overnight? So every night, I think between 2am and 6am, it will install every outstanding update for your apps if you haven't already done it manually during the day. I think this might also work for software updates too.I might have completely made that up or perhaps I'm thinking of a dream I once had, but might be worth checking out...Yes there is - and all Auto Updates and Notifications were turned on - but I still wasn't informed for three days.

74hands wrote:fastshadow2 wrote:hi neighbor,a notification or auto update would be nice for all new events, i agree. If i wasnt on the forum, i would have been in the same boat as you. i wouldnt have noticed for days or at all.sucks about 45 donuts but even at that, 45 donuts is still a bargan compared to having to buy *. skinner from the store.Hiya neighborinoThanks - and congrats on hitting 2 billion as well, can't even imagine how hard you had to grind to get that.returning the thanks, it was a grind but if your into leveling up the SH coffee shop and furniture store help a lot for xp. that helps with the grind- at least you feel like your working towards 2 goals at once, the 2b mark and leveling up.surprised they didnt force the update this timehope act 2 and 3 treats you better.

Really, the game should make everyone update to the latest version of the game. It shouldn't even allow for players to continue playing the game without updating. As for the difficulty of the event, when it was too easy, everyone complained, now that it's practically impossible, everyone is still complaining! I would much prefer an easyish event, where you only had to login, say average 3 times a day, and the prizes weren't unreachable like the Act 2 ones.

This is a great point, and it's something I've wondered about for a long time. I am a regular forum visitor and I usually find out about new events posted here. But I've noticed that I have a number of neighbors who will not start an event for days and that's usually when the forced update hits. I have always been curious if they've managed to catch up in the first round or not.For this particular go-round, I happened to be in Italy on vacation when the update hit. I was only able to access my game where I had wifi, and in my particular hotel the free wifi was taxed to the limit, so I did end up paying about 135 donuts for the final prize because of the inability to play. However, I think I did start late, comparatively speaking, not only because of my inability to freely access the game, but also because I was not able to check the forums. In addition, I was only notified of the update through the Google Play Store, NOT through the game itself.It is frustrating that there is not an IMMEDIATE notification when an update hits through the game. I've never been able to understand the three-day wait before a forced update. Tell everyone immediately!

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74hands
New Spectator
9 years ago
fastshadow2 wrote:
hi neighbor,
a notification or auto update would be nice for all new events, i agree. If i wasnt on the forum, i would have been in the same boat as you. i wouldnt have noticed for days or at all.

sucks about 45 donuts but even at that, 45 donuts is still a bargan compared to having to buy *. skinner from the store.

Hiya neighborino

Thanks - and congrats on hitting 2 billion as well, can't even imagine how hard you had to grind to get that.
74hands
New Spectator
9 years ago
kjc543 wrote:
Yeah that sounds very annoying. I've been late for an event as well before now, but never 3 days - that's a very substantial portion of tapping to miss out on.

However, am I not right in thinking that there is a setting you can activate on an iPhone/iPad that ensures that the App Store installs all available updates overnight? So every night, I think between 2am and 6am, it will install every outstanding update for your apps if you haven't already done it manually during the day. I think this might also work for software updates too.

I might have completely made that up or perhaps I'm thinking of a dream I once had, but might be worth checking out...

Yes there is - and all Auto Updates and Notifications were turned on - but I still wasn't informed for three days.
fastshadow2
9 years ago
74hands wrote:
fastshadow2 wrote:
hi neighbor,
a notification or auto update would be nice for all new events, i agree. If i wasnt on the forum, i would have been in the same boat as you. i wouldnt have noticed for days or at all.

sucks about 45 donuts but even at that, 45 donuts is still a bargan compared to having to buy *. skinner from the store.

Hiya neighborino

Thanks - and congrats on hitting 2 billion as well, can't even imagine how hard you had to grind to get that.

returning the thanks, it was a grind but if your into leveling up the SH coffee shop and furniture store help a lot for xp. that helps with the grind- at least you feel like your working towards 2 goals at once, the 2b mark and leveling up.

surprised they didnt force the update this time

hope act 2 and 3 treats you better.
Echo0006
9 years ago
Really, the game should make everyone update to the latest version of the game. It shouldn't even allow for players to continue playing the game without updating.

As for the difficulty of the event, when it was too easy, everyone complained, now that it's practically impossible, everyone is still complaining! I would much prefer an easyish event, where you only had to login, say average 3 times a day, and the prizes weren't unreachable like the Act 2 ones.
4kidsandacatdog
9 years ago
This is a great point, and it's something I've wondered about for a long time. I am a regular forum visitor and I usually find out about new events posted here. But I've noticed that I have a number of neighbors who will not start an event for days and that's usually when the forced update hits. I have always been curious if they've managed to catch up in the first round or not.

For this particular go-round, I happened to be in Italy on vacation when the update hit. I was only able to access my game where I had wifi, and in my particular hotel the free wifi was taxed to the limit, so I did end up paying about 135 donuts for the final prize because of the inability to play. However, I think I did start late, comparatively speaking, not only because of my inability to freely access the game, but also because I was not able to check the forums. In addition, I was only notified of the update through the Google Play Store, NOT through the game itself.

It is frustrating that there is not an IMMEDIATE notification when an update hits through the game. I've never been able to understand the three-day wait before a forced update. Tell everyone immediately!
PatrickSays
9 years ago
Do this NOW...

I suggest you immediately go and subscribe to LPNintendoIPA notifications from his awesome 'place'. You will know about events in hours and sometimes days in advance. I play with a friend. And as soon as she became a serious player, enough to want to play in every event, I subscribed her as well. In addition to notifications you will get full event guides, it's really awesome.
74hands
New Spectator
9 years ago
PatrickSays wrote:
Do this NOW...

I suggest you immediately go and subscribe to LPNintendoIPA notifications from his awesome 'place'. You will know about events in hours and sometimes days in advance. I play with a friend. And as soon as she became a serious player, enough to want to play in every event, I subscribed her as well. In addition to notifications you will get full event guides, it's really awesome.

Thanks, much appreciated and replied to your PM as well. :)
kandycanada
9 years ago
Just looking at my friends list, only about half (24 out of 46) achieved the 24000 matter needed to get Sgt Skinner. One friend was only 300 away. I would be so annoyed at that. I didn't even make it to the Holo theatre in this game. I didn't realize it was going to be so grind-y, so even though I stalked the App store waiting for the update and updated within minutes, I was unable to max my game 2 out. I played every day, but there were some days I only played once because I didn't realize how crappy the payouts for things really were.

I was only able to achieve the max in my premium game because I got 3 of those 1100 Matter daily challenges, I bought Grimes, and I actually visited my friends. Not as Grind-y as Whacking Day. But still, kind of annoying. I got Sgt Skinner with 14 hours to spare. (and 25 of 45 friends managed to max out. Still pretty crappy odds)

Separate rant, but why 33? Why not something even, like 50? (as alternate Homer payouts) 33 is kind of bizarre. Like, what math did EA use to determine 33 was the number? O_o?
1pillform
9 years ago
I was never able to get Sgt Skinner. So thats my complaint. And I don't feel like he is worth donuts since he doesn't come with a building. And since I hated his character anyway I am passing on him. So in a way its not exactly a loss. But the fact that they obviously never gave us enough time to get enough currency to get him....I was on every single day. And as for Act 2 I probably won't be able to get Lisa either. But I will try....
anaquarind
New Spectator
9 years ago
Have to agree with the OP, would be nice to have a notification/reminder in-game letting people know an event has started (once it has been released on all platforms)