Well I tried..

I really wouldn't be so quick to blame this on your neighbours. It is quite possible they sent you grems and you missed them if you did not log in within four hours of them dropping them. And although every little bit does add up, the amount that you played and collected from the Rigellians and TOT's was what seemed to make the real difference in the outcome of the success, or lack of success, of any player.

I have very few neighbors and still got everything by grinding.

Neighbors make very little difference.

Well then I blame EA for favoring the unemployed. (JOking)

timberwuf wrote:
Well then I blame EA for favoring the unemployed. (JOking)

yea jokeing for sure EA wants the ritch who will shell out 1m to complete the event on day 1 lol (not JOking)

This event was tough but it was fair- it took a lot of effort but it was possible to get everything within the time periods. Even hourly wage slaves could get the items, it just took effort.

The real issue is the requirements were just a bit too high. Sure some got all the prizes, but they also had more time on their hands (not saying they're unemployed or anything). Developers need to understand that the majority of people aren't gonna sign into the game every couple of hours for a month straight. Only the few dedicated fans will, and not all of them will end up finishing either.

Oh well, at least the prizes weren't that interesting, so that kinda makes me feel better. :lol:

It was tough and I don't think it was all that fair either, though it's hard for me to tell because I'm pretty new and didn't have more than 4 kids to go trick or treat, but it does seem to me if you need to sign on 6 times a day, that's kind of insane. It was difficult to help your neighbors. You could leave eggs, but then often you never knew if they got them and you could only leave as many as you got, which for me was like ten a day. I would definitely prefer an event where I could definitely help all my neighbors, not just some of them, maybe.

For freemium players, I think you need to be at level 45 (in order to have the last free kid, Database) in order to have a good chance for the crafting prizes, and for phase 2 especially. It also helps to have some premium kids, but I only had the SVT which I bought half way through phase 2.

If you have the above, then you still need to sign in 4 times a day, once in the morning and then 3 more times every 4 hours (eg. @ 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm ... and also do the 90 neighbor actions). This, along with some luck with bags, UFOs and good neighbors, should get you over the line in terms of the final prizes and most of the crafting prizes. The "glitch" of sending out Grems and then not logging in again until 4 hours later (and being rewarded with the full 4 currency per Grem, regardless of whether your neighbor tapped them or not) is also extremely useful, and combines well with the "log in every 4 hours" schedule.

This is what I did for this event and I've managed to get everything, having been a bit slack 2 or 3 days every week due to other commitments. If you can log in one more time per day (a total of 5 times, eg. 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm and 12am), then all the prizes become extremely easy to get.

For premium players, having the Rigellian hunting license would have really helped, especially during the second phase (which was the most difficult).

timberwuf wrote:
Well then I blame EA for favoring the unemployed. (JOking)

I work 2 jobs and i got everything Including 3 huts, 2 spooky houses, 10 bushes, too many walls to count

LastMinuteG wrote:
For freemium players, I think you need to be at level 45 (in order to have the last free kid, Database) in order to have a good chance for the crafting prizes, and for phase 2 especially. It also helps to have some premium kids, but I only had the SVT which I bought half way through phase 2.

If you have the above, then you still need to sign in 4 times a day, once in the morning and then 3 more times every 4 hours (eg. @ 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm ... and also do the 90 neighbor actions). This, along with some luck with bags, UFOs and good neighbors, should get you over the line in terms of the final prizes and most of the crafting prizes. The "glitch" of sending out Grems and then not logging in again until 4 hours later (and being rewarded with the full 4 currency per Grem, regardless of whether your neighbor tapped them or not) is also extremely useful, and combines well with the "log in every 4 hours" schedule.

This is what I did for this event and I've managed to get everything, having been a bit slack 2 or 3 days every week due to other commitments. If you can log in one more time per day (a total of 5 times, eg. 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm and 12am), then all the prizes become extremely easy to get.

For premium players, having the Rigellian hunting license would have really helped, especially during the second phase (which was the most difficult).

Having another kid doesn't equal having more success with the rigellians and thus the currency prizes, it decreased your chances of getting 3 additional ray guns/probes/strands per bag but it didn't impact the number of rigellians that you squished.

Remember the kids were there for getting crafting items, getting currency was just one of the possible items that were in the bags.