[RANT] SH: what's the point?

Any indication that the available SH jobs will disappear once the player has all of the current items?

what I am really asking is: will I still have the icons and upgrade reminders hovering over my buildings when I have built everything to the max level or got everything they release for SH?

Can always bring them back when more items are available, but from the wiki we're limited to what is listed for now. In that sense it is sort of timed, not by a countdown but by the items they put out in this phase.

Hope that makes sense. Bit of a ramble.

I've been a super-active player for 2+ years and Springfield Heights is my least favorite event/expansion over that time. Krustyland ended up being a bust in the long run, but it was a lot of fun for a couple of months.

On the other hand, SH has been annoying from Day One. I'm a "multiple times a day" player, but the sheer grind of the super-short tasks kills any potential fun factor.

Maybe EA intended the super-short tasks as a reward to the active players, but I think it backfired, and I assume the task durations totally frustrate the more casual players.

Other events/expansions have had their ups and downs, but this one's mostly "downs"... :thumbdown:

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While I'm still visiting daily, I must admit that the SH expansion has killed some of my excitement for the game.

I realize the expansion is geared for more long-term game play, but I'm somewhat overwhelmed by the sheer volume and complexity of things now. I think I liked it much better when this type of gameplay was limited to events. With this being the M.O. for the forseeable future, I'd be lying if I didn't say that some of the sparkle is gone for me.

what if in weeks 5-8 we get to build the monorail that links SF to SH so we don't have to have the land spot on SH tunnel?

I don't mind SH. The tasks are a grind, but timed right I can get a number of resources while doing my normal tapping each time i log in. It's slow but there is no rush. I love all the free land and the beach expansion. I feel like this expansion is a test run for other ideas that EA has coming out.

I'm caught between grinding out SH and just giving up and converting it to West Springfield. But I'm hesitant because I already have over 4500 decorations and the game suffers from occasional great lag.

SH just doesn't feel very "Simpsony." I feel like its more similar to the Sims. Although the buildings may look good they just don't seem to fit the Springfield atmosphere.



And yes an aspect of SH was to make the in-game cash currency useless to force big money hoarders to start anew and possibly spend more.

I just feel stuck. So what should I do? That's my question.

The point is new land, new buildings, new decorations, new stuff to do.

I like Springfield Heights. I started late because of the doughnut glitch. Since I have started, I have taken everything at a leisurely pace. I only play as much as I normally do. And so far I have a bunch of new land, new water front, new beach, new water. Perhaps having to build and upgrade all of these large buildings was not the best way to earn the Real Estate Value, however, you can store as many of the buildings as you want after you get the Real Estate Value. Then put anything you want on the new land. As far as I can see, there isn't too much to complain about. You don't have to finish everything today, tomorrow, next week, or even next month. It's meant to give you new stuff to do for a while. A game is supposed to be fun, and if a game is causing anyone so much annoyance, put it down and find a new game.

hankscorpio23 wrote:


SH just doesn't feel very "Simpsony." I feel like its more similar to the Sims. Although the buildings may look good they just don't seem to fit the Springfield atmosphere.

I completely agree. I'm building them for the revenue, then I'm storing a good portion of them and using the land as a North Springfield. That'll show 'em! 8)

I don't mind that the buildings aren't Simpsony. They're just a means to an end. I just love that there's new land and decorations to play with. And that they're not hurting my already hard hit cash supply.

But, I just can't wait to be through it, though. I really want to get back focused on my town. Between this and the last two events, I've been struggling hard with design time. But I'm just naturally slow anyway. All good things in all good time.

starstrucsims wrote:
The point is new land, new buildings, new decorations, new stuff to do.

I like Springfield Heights. I started late because of the doughnut glitch. Since I have started, I have taken everything at a leisurely pace. I only play as much as I normally do. And so far I have a bunch of new land, new water front, new beach, new water. Perhaps having to build and upgrade all of these large buildings was not the best way to earn the Real Estate Value, however, you can store as many of the buildings as you want after you get the Real Estate Value. Then put anything you want on the new land. As far as I can see, there isn't too much to complain about. You don't have to finish everything today, tomorrow, next week, or even next month. It's meant to give you new stuff to do for a while. A game is supposed to be fun, and if a game is causing anyone so much annoyance, put it down and find a new game.

I SO like what you just said. Wow, do I ever agree.

starstrucsims wrote:
The point is new land, new buildings, new decorations, new stuff to do.

I like Springfield Heights. I started late because of the doughnut glitch. Since I have started, I have taken everything at a leisurely pace. I only play as much as I normally do. And so far I have a bunch of new land, new water front, new beach, new water. Perhaps having to build and upgrade all of these large buildings was not the best way to earn the Real Estate Value, however, you can store as many of the buildings as you want after you get the Real Estate Value. Then put anything you want on the new land. As far as I can see, there isn't too much to complain about. You don't have to finish everything today, tomorrow, next week, or even next month. It's meant to give you new stuff to do for a while. A game is supposed to be fun, and if a game is causing anyone so much annoyance, put it down and find a new game.

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