Playwise, what do you think was really intended for ****?
I was thinking about this this morning as I was driving to work (sad, I know...).
While it is clear that many on here have finished, or are cloe to finishing, I have yet to win the balloon. I am one of those who have trouble getting to the game more than once or twice a day, and I have feeder towns I try to keep up to date as well (which have yet to have wizard marge usable).
That being said, I have to wonder how the BIG picture looks from EA's perspective. Are the majority of players throughout the world almost done, or is there a majority closer to where I am? Clearly on the forums, I am lagging far behind, but as we all know, the forum is a very small sampling of the total players out there (and probably not the best at being a random sampling). Do the players "out there" know the best tactics, or are they just winging it?
This is one thing that is interesting about this forum. While it is very informative about the game, and provides a lot of contact with others afflicted with this addiction, it can also warp our perception of how things are going in general.
But back to the topic at hand, what I am trying to say is that while we have our own little community here with it's conclusions, discussions and rants, it does not necessarily mean that we are a fair representation of the masses, and therefore, makes it tough to understand exactly WHAT EA is thinking. I DO believe that they thought they had themselves a winning event here, and may now be trying to do what they can to make it so...whether that means tweaking the payouts or changing the rules, or whatever.
While it is clear that many on here have finished, or are cloe to finishing, I have yet to win the balloon. I am one of those who have trouble getting to the game more than once or twice a day, and I have feeder towns I try to keep up to date as well (which have yet to have wizard marge usable).
That being said, I have to wonder how the BIG picture looks from EA's perspective. Are the majority of players throughout the world almost done, or is there a majority closer to where I am? Clearly on the forums, I am lagging far behind, but as we all know, the forum is a very small sampling of the total players out there (and probably not the best at being a random sampling). Do the players "out there" know the best tactics, or are they just winging it?
This is one thing that is interesting about this forum. While it is very informative about the game, and provides a lot of contact with others afflicted with this addiction, it can also warp our perception of how things are going in general.
But back to the topic at hand, what I am trying to say is that while we have our own little community here with it's conclusions, discussions and rants, it does not necessarily mean that we are a fair representation of the masses, and therefore, makes it tough to understand exactly WHAT EA is thinking. I DO believe that they thought they had themselves a winning event here, and may now be trying to do what they can to make it so...whether that means tweaking the payouts or changing the rules, or whatever.
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My wife believes that EA's intention is to pacify us between holiday events, since everyone has become bored, and to keep us tapping.
Personally, I am near the 3 tower prize, and am eager to get the catapult. I am not as thrilled about the final prize, as I really don't have a need for a Homer gladiator statue.
I think another intention was to make this event a super grind. Something just to spark interest and give players something to do until the end. The overall content is pretty light and no real thought put into what happens after the prizes are won. They expected it to be much harder and when it wasn't tried to ad hoc a solution on the fly.
This event was definitely not setup to sell donuts.
@ZennGlenn: Agreed. My wife thinks that this event was just another attempt to keep things from being stale, and since you cannot please everyone all the time, mix up the event ideas.
@barryriddl474: The catapult is funny. The final few prizes, meh. .25% bonus for the flags each, and a statue.
@starman_thc: I also spend time thinking about the game even when not playing. Probably in my sleep too. :-)
Hardcore gamers are familiar with the strategies and tactics of such games. Casual tappers don't want to be bothered. Winging it will still get them these prizes the way things are. Nice for a change. But we already have people asking for an extension. :roll: I doubt the forum members are representative of the large group of players.
All: Thanks for the thoughts and discussion.
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This entire event seems kinda odd too. The idea was grand, but the prizes and machanics of it feel rushed and clumsy. Also is it me or are the prizes for events getting stupider and stupider. I mean I'm greatful for them. I don't want anyone to think I'm complaining about them. I'm just saying in general the prizes have gone down hill since the beginning of the year.
PS: My assumption about people not being able to finish this event comes from the chart I've seen that tells you how much you need everyday in order to get all the prizes. Based on that chart I'm only a couple days ahead of the minimum I need for today. Mind you that's me using the bug. Without it I'd be behind, and I see that based on my neighbors who don't use the forum. Since they don't know about the bug they are a few thousand gold coins behind the minimum they need for any given day. And since the payouts got smaller their gold counts has come to a near halt.
Question for all. Is this really a game for "hardcore gamers"? I generally think that this is a game that doesn't require much strategy, even for events. IMO, as long as you can log in regularly all events should be pretty doable.
all along, they bet we would spend donuts on the cheaters 20 big time, in order to defend and revenge our
towns. But with all this mess it backfired.
I meant that as a response to the question by Starman_thc...
Straman_thc said: Do the players "out there" know the best tactics, or are they just winging it?
I don't think TSTO is meant for hardcore gamers. I agree with you that the base game requires little strategy. I think this event was meant to be around the difficultly of Stonecutters, if not easier. I also think it was meant to draw in some more players.
Well I fell into the bug without even knowing it was there. Just because of the way I was playing it. I think that happened to many. There are still those who don't even think there is a bug.
I personally think that EA meant people to figure out that everyone should attack non-neighbors and not defend. That was the big payout. But the KL bug deterred that. Those, like me, that were initially doing the defense strategy would still have made the prize if they played medium hard.
On the prizes, they certainly are not to everyone's taste, but some like them for there forest. Maybe a way EA is trying to answer the request for more decoration items without just making them cost in-game dollars?
I think it backfired too, at least for people who read the forum and blogs. But I have no idea how many people that is compared to the entire population of players. EA may decide to do nothing about those that finished early, or we may get a new level. Or some episode tie in. I sure don't know, or even have a clue. Been playing 8 months. Do any of the longtime players recall what has happened in the past with such backfiring events?
I was recommending the defend at first too. It seemed to get all the prizes. It would produce the most cheaters, which could then be kept for later use when the towns were high level. Also the KL bug was causing issues with other strategies. I've switched to not defending. I've got all the prizes now in my A town, and will have them all in my B town soon. I hope to help everyone get all the prizes by letting them attack me for a sure win, whether the bug is fixed or not.
Because I think this game is generally pretty straightforward, I think they meant to have players defend by clearing shields and then attack strangers and maybe friends. I think they thought there would be slow progress which is the reason the event lasts so long. Obviously the glitches have changed the speed at which people are finishing. But I think that the prizes they have in place are not good enough at all to expect players to grind for 6 weeks. I have one left and should pick it up in a day or two. That seems reasonable for the quality of the prize. I'd be pretty disappointed if I was playing consistently through Oct. 7th and that was all I got.
If by 'backfiring', you mean that there are a number of people that finish the event early? Nothing, really, those people just get to sit around waiting for the next update for longer.
Unless more content comes you're right about that last. Even when there hasn't been a glitch backfiring EA's plans, some have spent donuts to rush an event in the past. It's just strange for me because I haven't ever spent donuts to speed up anything, haven't spent any donuts on anything in this event, and I've got all the prizes.
without the bug why would anyone want to earn over 100,000 elixir in order to upgrade all castles to level 20???? what for??
I suppose if they want more walls for the castles, instead of paying the donuts for the ones that cost donuts? A bunch of hay carts and stocks?
I'd like to put all this stuff in KL. A renaissance fair section.
-and maybe even a little Barbarian NFL prank