the update was OK I just don't like the wheel. I've got a load of stuff I just don't want and can't get rid of and not enough of the things I would have liked. I'd much rather have been able to purchase limited time items with the hearts.
I think it was nice to have a calm event after Christmas, and it was nice to see they took in the complaints about the wheel and made everything easier to get.
Also there will (hopefully) be more evens on the way soon eg * Patricks Day and possibly Whacking Day/ Whacking Day replacement
And I'm glad they bought back Shauna and introduced Brandine with her Spucklers
any update that gives me new a new character and new stuff is okay by me. i'm sure i'll eventually find something to do with the extra gazebos and birdbaths
It's probably a better event for more casual gamers, with not too much free time. And better again for people who hasn't already done last year's Valentines event.
I liked the slow pace this time, as I've had a bit on this month.
I agree, it was nice for an update that still allowed us to have normal lives at the same time! Christmas and whacking day had me spending unhealthy amounts of time checking my Springfield.
Here's the biggest thing. What more do you expect from Valentines Day?
Halloween, Christmas, Even Thanksgiving. Real Holidays. While actually Halloween isn't, but the Treehouse of Horror episodes make Halloween synonymous with the show. I'm happy with it for the worth of valentines day. New Building/Character, Some premium re-releases I didn't get. Good event for me. I don't like having 19 bird baths, but hey, I still cleared the wheel. Content. Content. Content. I'm a fan. Tunnel of love is cool too.
For me, Valentines day isn't important enough to have worthwhile items on the wheel, really it's just a bonus event and what we got was fine, and once it was completed, we got the tunnel of love - a pretty good event in my opinion.
The main ones, like xmas and halloween are the most important where we will probably get more unique and new content, but lets not forget Whacking Day, there was some really good stuff on there last year, i'm hoping that if they do it again, it will be much the same
Saint Patricks Day might be interesting - i hope another wheel with newer items, rather than just give some decorations as part of a story, the wheel is much more fun
Yes, i like the wheels, i think they are different and fun
Here's the biggest thing. What more do you expect from Valentines Day?
Halloween, Christmas, Even Thanksgiving. Real Holidays. While actually Halloween isn't, but the Treehouse of Horror episodes make Halloween synonymous with the show. I'm happy with it for the worth of valentines day. New Building/Character, Some premium re-releases I didn't get. Good event for me. I don't like having 19 bird baths, but hey, I still cleared the wheel. Content. Content. Content. I'm a fan. Tunnel of love is cool too.
Agreed. And I the love Tunnel of Love in my Krustyland!
I enjoyed the event as well. I think there's a rather simple solution to the issues that people have with the wheel, for all future events:
Allow people to purchase *anything* that's on a future wheel with donuts. From the start of the event. Premium players with bad luck can stop griping about the wheel, and patient Freemium players can potentially get everything anyway. Everybody wins, everybody's happy, and EA probably sells just as many donuts for people buying the items as they do people buying extra spins.
So I say bring on the wheel for future events, if it gives freemium players a chance to get premium stuff it's a good thing as far as I'm concerned.
My first event was Halloween and I just loved it. Then came Christmas, which I really liked except for the damn wheel, I received the Costco at the very end of the event, but I enjoyed the new buildings and characters. Next came Valentines, my first one, and yes it was less intensive,thank God. The odds on this wheel were ok and I cleared it easily this time. We got three new female characters, Shauna, Brandine and Mindy. That is a plus and I love watching my Brandine wandering the town being pregnant, it will be like that for many months. I sped up the first kid, so it is also a new character. Like everyone, I received too many bird baths, pink fountains and gazebos, but who cares, if they don't fit, they will stay in my inventory until next year.
So all in all, yes I did appreciate this event, can't wait for the next one.
It seems that no-one else agrees with me, why did you guys not like this ipdate. I thoight it was fun, pleasent and calming.
calming????
wow i wish i had that perspective. i NEED calming. i thought playing this game would be calming. it most certainly is not.
instead I'm obsessed with collecting hearts and timing my visits for maximum collection. for the last week I've tried to get the last wheel object.
i would really like that tunnel of love for my KL. i try really hard to earn any bonus items because i can't afford to buy them.
but EA makes it quite obvious they don't care at all about how much time you contribute. because these things aren't earnable based on time spent logged in and active.
as long as they use wheels which should be random but most likely are not, since the results indicate otherwise, then these events will continue to diminish the user experience, pushing people potentially to a limit where they won't want to play anymore. let alone PAY anymore.
it makes no sense to include elements that trigger animosity toward the game. the frustration is not a lack of skill like other games, it is a lack of luck, which is bogus if the odds are rigged.
give me a gazebo, evil wheel!!! :evil:
OK time to collect hearts for spin #51....grrrr
All my designs look unfinished because i can't place as many plants, streetlights, and fences as i would like. PLEASE REMOVE THE LIMIT, EA!
It seems that no-one else agrees with me, why did you guys not like this ipdate. I thoight it was fun, pleasent and calming.
calming????
wow i wish i had that perspective. i NEED calming. i thought playing this game would be calming. it most certainly is not.
instead I'm obsessed with collecting hearts and timing my visits for maximum collection. for the last week I've tried to get the last wheel object.
i would really like that tunnel of love for my KL. i try really hard to earn any bonus items because i can't afford to buy them.
but EA makes it quite obvious they don't care at all about how much time you contribute. because these things aren't earnable based on time spent logged in and active.
as long as they use wheels which should be random but most likely are not, since the results indicate otherwise, then these events will continue to diminish the user experience, pushing people potentially to a limit where they won't want to play anymore. let alone PAY anymore.
it makes no sense to include elements that trigger animosity toward the game. the frustration is not a lack of skill like other games, it is a lack of luck, which is bogus if the odds are rigged.
give me a gazebo, evil wheel!!! :evil:
OK time to collect hearts for spin #51....grrrr
I can agree, for me it was the lovely lamp post. I just did finally clear, but that took wayyy too long and wayyyyyy too many spins. I have been waiting for a hot fix that would change the wheel odds, but I don't know if that is actually coming. I expected it on Thursday or Friday, and it never came.
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Sounds to be like your wanting to do less snake tapping this year
Perhaps they can introduce something with high bass that would attract all the snakes for easy whacking.
Yes NeO a lot less tapping this year
...Tapped Out.
*dodges the rotten tomatoes*
Fair enough. Guess that's what I get for missing Whacking Day last year.
Also there will (hopefully) be more evens on the way soon eg * Patricks Day and possibly Whacking Day/ Whacking Day replacement
And I'm glad they bought back Shauna and introduced Brandine with her Spucklers
I agree, it was nice for an update that still allowed us to have normal lives at the same time! Christmas and whacking day had me spending unhealthy amounts of time checking my Springfield.
Halloween, Christmas, Even Thanksgiving. Real Holidays. While actually Halloween isn't, but the Treehouse of Horror episodes make Halloween synonymous with the show. I'm happy with it for the worth of valentines day. New Building/Character, Some premium re-releases I didn't get. Good event for me. I don't like having 19 bird baths, but hey, I still cleared the wheel. Content. Content. Content. I'm a fan. Tunnel of love is cool too.
The main ones, like xmas and halloween are the most important where we will probably get more unique and new content, but lets not forget Whacking Day, there was some really good stuff on there last year, i'm hoping that if they do it again, it will be much the same
Saint Patricks Day might be interesting - i hope another wheel with newer items, rather than just give some decorations as part of a story, the wheel is much more fun
Yes, i like the wheels, i think they are different and fun
Agreed. And I the love Tunnel of Love in my Krustyland!
Allow people to purchase *anything* that's on a future wheel with donuts. From the start of the event. Premium players with bad luck can stop griping about the wheel, and patient Freemium players can potentially get everything anyway. Everybody wins, everybody's happy, and EA probably sells just as many donuts for people buying the items as they do people buying extra spins.
So I say bring on the wheel for future events, if it gives freemium players a chance to get premium stuff it's a good thing as far as I'm concerned.
So all in all, yes I did appreciate this event, can't wait for the next one.
calming????
wow i wish i had that perspective. i NEED calming. i thought playing this game would be calming. it most certainly is not.
instead I'm obsessed with collecting hearts and timing my visits for maximum collection. for the last week I've tried to get the last wheel object.
i would really like that tunnel of love for my KL. i try really hard to earn any bonus items because i can't afford to buy them.
but EA makes it quite obvious they don't care at all about how much time you contribute. because these things aren't earnable based on time spent logged in and active.
as long as they use wheels which should be random but most likely are not, since the results indicate otherwise, then these events will continue to diminish the user experience, pushing people potentially to a limit where they won't want to play anymore. let alone PAY anymore.
it makes no sense to include elements that trigger animosity toward the game. the frustration is not a lack of skill like other games, it is a lack of luck, which is bogus if the odds are rigged.
give me a gazebo, evil wheel!!! :evil:
OK time to collect hearts for spin #51....grrrr
I can agree, for me it was the lovely lamp post. I just did finally clear, but that took wayyy too long and wayyyyyy too many spins. I have been waiting for a hot fix that would change the wheel odds, but I don't know if that is actually coming. I expected it on Thursday or Friday, and it never came.