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OrdealByFire
10 years ago

Would you prefer all characters have same length tasks?

Characters with oddball timed tasks are ok, but they should all have the basic task lengths: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16. That way when you have to send one character on a task you send all the characters on the same length task.

What I hate though is the characters that have standard length tasks - but only in combination with another character. Like Bernice Hibbert. 4 hour task requires Marge, 8 hour task requires Dr. Hibbert. I goofed again the other day and had to put her on a 12 hour task and still haven't managed to re-sync her with everyone else. I hate having to leave characters 'fallow' when I'm so low on cash - which is always. I have less than half the available land and only 1 aspirational building.

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  • Deadshot_DCU's avatar
    Deadshot_DCU
    10 years ago
    Also characters that have joint tasks with other characters should also have a separate solitary task in the same length.

    For instance, Smithers should have an additional 1hr task by himself.
    Bernice should have additional solitary 4hr & 8hr tasks
    Rex Banner should have a additional solitary 8hr task
    Hugs Bunny should have a additional solitary 8hr task

    And so forth
  • wadebear's avatar
    wadebear
    Retired Hero
    10 years ago
    Deadshot_DCU wrote:
    Also characters that have joint tasks with other characters should also have a separate solitary task in the same length.

    For instance, Smithers should have an additional 1hr task by himself.
    Bernice should have additional solitary 4hr & 8hr tasks
    Rex Banner should have a additional solitary 8hr task
    Hugs Bunny should have a additional solitary 8hr task

    And so forth

    Yeah, that's what I meant, I just wasn't very eloquent as usual.

    Make the joint tasks odd hour ones like 3 or 5 - or 20 like Kang & Kodos.
  • BeckAltarr's avatar
    BeckAltarr
    10 years ago
    I don't mind the times. What I would like to have is some kind of a select all. It takes me about 15 minutes to send everyone on tasks. Be nice to just select 4hours and everyone who can do a 4 hour job would do so. This would make it much faster and convent.
  • Cactusbunny's avatar
    Cactusbunny
    10 years ago
    I actually don't care very much if a character finish his/her task a few hours before everyone else. But every character should maybe have like 1, 4, 8, 12 and 24h task? :)

    Orthag wrote:
    I don't mind the times. What I would like to have is some kind of a select all. It takes me about 15 minutes to send everyone on tasks. Be nice to just select 4hours and everyone who can do a 4 hour job would do so. This would make it much faster and convent.


    I know, it's so stressful tapping character after character at night when all you want is to go to sleep. xD Welcome to the forum!
  • Jasonwalker23's avatar
    Jasonwalker23
    10 years ago
    Cactusbunny wrote:
    I actually don't care very much if a character finish his/her task a few hours before everyone else. But every character should maybe have like 1, 4, 8, 12 and 24h task? :)


    agree with this ^ i love the random/odd timed quests, they make characters unique and interesting but i think they should at least have these basic ones :) half the time when i'm rushing and selecting 1h/4h tasks i accidentally hit an 8 h task on someone who doesn't have a smaller task and end up making 10 people do 8 hour tasks cause I'm not paying attention :shock:

    Orthag wrote:
    I don't mind the times. What I would like to have is some kind of a select all. It takes me about 15 minutes to send everyone on tasks. Be nice to just select 4hours and everyone who can do a 4 hour job would do so. This would make it much faster and convent.


    have been thinking this for a while, but i don't think they'd really implement something like this.. we can still hope though :lol:
  • NeoSEC28's avatar
    NeoSEC28
    10 years ago
    Yeah it would be nice to have all the characters with the same selected time frames, that being said it doesnt bother me that much mainly cos i dont send people on tasks any more havent done for quite some time now, i have enough in game cash to last a while :lol:
  • defectdefect's avatar
    defectdefect
    10 years ago
    Yes, I would.

    I find it annoying when I'm quickly trying to set everyone on a 4 hour task and accidentally send Mindy, Berenice Hibbert and Squeaky Voiced Teen on 8 or 12 hour tasks because they don't have a 4 hour one.

    The most annoying is Berenice because sometimes I do send her on a task but it's a 4 hour task with Marge and I would prefer Marge speeding up a crop in her Witch outfit. I have to box Marge/Moes in order to release her (because Moe's doesn't have a payout unlike Vulgari) and then set Moe on a task again because I just released him too when putting Marge/Moe's in my inventory.
  • aSkydude252's avatar
    aSkydude252
    10 years ago
    As far as the combined tasks go, I would be a lot more ok with them if they appeared in both characters' task lists (something that FGTQFS does well). Yes, I know that by storing something you can change the order the characters appear, but there's no reason that should be required. The character finder was a WONDERFUL thing they added, streamlined the basic gameplay a bit...but this would make it all the better.
  • Chivalrous42's avatar
    Chivalrous42
    10 years ago
    A "select all" function would be awesome. But just like with the "select area" thing for moving multiple pieces while designing, I have a feeling it just makes too much sense for them to actually do it. :P

    And I don't get the argument that the game is about monotonous tasks. What's to be gained by making it so people who are busier in their real lives get frustrated and visit the game less often? I know if I've only got 10 minutes to kill I'd much rather spend it doing something like designing my town than cycling through dozens of identical tasks every time.

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