Where would you like to have desert badlands?

I don't mind some grinding, but could they at least be someone other than the same 15-20 characters?

i have not bought all of my available land yet even though i am a premium player. maybe they would let us turn whichever part of land we want into the badlands.

ForumNerds wrote:

devilhunt1449 wrote:
Think if it's going to be of any reasonable size then it needs to be on a separate map as we have enough complaints about the decoration limit already and raising the limit could cause issues for older devices trying to play the game, but if it is decided to create the new area then we need to be able to share fully all stuff from Springfield with the new area, this all assumes that we do get a badlands expansion and not just a few more desert type of decorations and dirt/sand flooring.

Is an iPad Air 2 considered an "older device"? Because my husband just got one, and I get the same lag with that as I do with my Nexus 7 and my Samsung Galaxy SIII ... By which I mean, if I visit a heavily-decorated town and it is laggy on one device, that town lags the same on all of them. (Frankly, the old iPad 2 loads those towns just about as quickly as the new devices ... which is to say, not quickly at all. )

So I honestly think that adding more decorations to the limit is going to tax even the new devices. I'm still under 6,000 items in my main town, and it takes a long time to load, whether it is just to login to that town directly, or to visit it FROM a low-level town with no decos at all. :(

Well in Apple terms it is an "older device" as there are 2 newer versions out there (iPad Pro, and recently announced iPad Pro 9.7). But typically the iPads have a longer life than the phone counterparts. I would say the non-"Air" versions are really more the 'older devices' meaning the original 1-4 iPads (gen 1, gen 2, etc).

The lag and the decoration limit seem to be the biggest hindrance of TSTO right now. I don't know if this is all tied to the device and it's power, but perhaps it could be tied to your internet speed. If you have like AT&T Uverse or something, the internet will be weak off the bat. I know places like Comcast are trying to test out with data limits, so that could also be a factor as well. As those heavily decorated towns will be consuming lots of data. I have an iPad Air (1) and I only see some lag on select neighbors. But then again, I barely visit as the time it takes outweigh the rewards.

coryf89 wrote:
Hey guys, I was playing when I clicked something and this message came up. I wish I woulda screen shotted it but I didnt. I cant find how I did it or what made it pop up.

it said something along the lines of "if you want to speed up your game you can spend 5 game tokens"

and it was in the typical black box with white writing that always shows up in the middle of the screen.

anyone else ever had this? what do they mean by speed up the game? what are game tokens?.

Have you been playing the event? Game tokens are the currency that let you play the slots, card game or dice game. This was in the latest patch to address those that have hundreds of tokens. Basically lets you bet 5 tokens at a time instead of 1, so you can win 5 times the award.

This unlocks when you have 25 or more tokens available (but can be used as long as you have 5 available afterwards).

I'd prefer it if they added desert/badlands as 1 or more new terrains. Treat it similar to Squidport - some buildings can only be built on these new terrains. This way we can choose where we put it.

GamerGD3 wrote:


Well in Apple terms it is an "older device" as there are 2 newer versions out there (iPad Pro, and recently announced iPad Pro 9.7). But typically the iPads have a longer life than the phone counterparts. I would say the non-"Air" versions are really more the 'older devices' meaning the original 1-4 iPads (gen 1, gen 2, etc).

The lag and the decoration limit seem to be the biggest hindrance of TSTO right now. I don't know if this is all tied to the device and it's power, but perhaps it could be tied to your internet speed. If you have like AT&T Uverse or something, the internet will be weak off the bat. I know places like Comcast are trying to test out with data limits, so that could also be a factor as well. As those heavily decorated towns will be consuming lots of data. I have an iPad Air (1) and I only see some lag on select neighbors. But then again, I barely visit as the time it takes outweigh the rewards.

I kind of wondered that as well! I have never experienced the lag, but we have a very good/fast internet. I play on an iPad air,and sometimes my iphone.

I think I would prefer a separate map for the badlands - some of the reasons why have already been mentioned - possible lag, the deco limit and the fact that I would like to use my regular Springfield land for the items I already have.

I already feel like I don't have enough land to place all of the stuff I already have. Adding more items for the badlands to the Springfield/SP/SH map may turn out to be a bit problematic in terms of space. I'd like to have a new area that has the option of fully utilizing that space for the items meant to go with it, items that can be used both in Springfield/the badlands and it's own limit for decorations (because the item limit in Springfield/SP/SH only allows for a limited amount to begin with).

That's just my preference, though.