Remember when the game was FUN?
Any one in the game designers' ear? I have a suggestion, and I'm sure i'm not the only one... They need to bring back the 'fun' in the game. I miss the way the game used to be. Actually Tapping....
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I really miss the friend-related events too. I understand the frustration with server disconnects though. It’s gotten worse over the years and I imagine trying to do one now would be a Bart nightmare. I also didn’t like that there was no clear direction on how to find new friends. A google search eventually led me to these forums, but that’s not really a user friendly solution. Before discovering the forums, I tried starting as many different towns as I could just so I wouldn’t be at such a disadvantage. It was rough. If EA could guide people here to fill their friends list and improve the server issues, friend events could be a great way to reinvigorate interest. In the game & the forums!
I also think they need to do SOMETHING about Road to Riches, and friend point levels too. If they have abandoned the ideas, at least update the wording so it doesn’t say “coming soon” or “so far.” Just tell me I’ve completed it and I can adjust my expectations. They can always add more to it later and alert players with dialogue or a kick-off quest.
Without friend events or updates to friend points, the only game driven reason to visit friends is to maintain 5 star socialism. I personally love seeing how other people are designing their towns, but that isn’t reason enough to visit on a daily basis. Definitely opportunity for improvement there.
When it comes to tapping, I find myself trying to avoid using the unemployment office when I have time. It’s nice to have the option in a pinch, but I hate it when I use it to send everyone on a 4hr task and 75% my characters are in Smooches on the Beach (or Chez Guevara for 8hrs). I’d rather manually pick the tasks so I can display the variety of animations. I also challenge myself by trying find every character to send on tasks without the quick finder. I can usually get about 450 of the 475 characters I have on my own, before giving in and quick finding the last few. Takes a lot more than 5 minutes to reset it all and is much more satisfying.
I also think they need to do SOMETHING about Road to Riches, and friend point levels too. If they have abandoned the ideas, at least update the wording so it doesn’t say “coming soon” or “so far.” Just tell me I’ve completed it and I can adjust my expectations. They can always add more to it later and alert players with dialogue or a kick-off quest.
Without friend events or updates to friend points, the only game driven reason to visit friends is to maintain 5 star socialism. I personally love seeing how other people are designing their towns, but that isn’t reason enough to visit on a daily basis. Definitely opportunity for improvement there.
When it comes to tapping, I find myself trying to avoid using the unemployment office when I have time. It’s nice to have the option in a pinch, but I hate it when I use it to send everyone on a 4hr task and 75% my characters are in Smooches on the Beach (or Chez Guevara for 8hrs). I’d rather manually pick the tasks so I can display the variety of animations. I also challenge myself by trying find every character to send on tasks without the quick finder. I can usually get about 450 of the 475 characters I have on my own, before giving in and quick finding the last few. Takes a lot more than 5 minutes to reset it all and is much more satisfying.
