New Release -- October 20th, 2009

[Ticketmom]

Can you use these on others farms? Just wanted to check before I purchase.

[warchant]

Originally Posted by Miria

does this answer your question?

can other people use your equipment on your farm?

also, do you still make more money when you hire other people to harvest your farm? or do you make the same when you use the equipment

can't seem to get an answer to this question.

[the_blue_fruit_loop]

Originally Posted by Miria

no it only you can use your machinery on your farm

This STILL doesn't answer the question about how much we get for using these items ourselves...

[LoreneC]

I have seen several complaints on these forums because FT does not provide the "wonderful" tools that Farmville does. The devs roll them out and people complain. I don't understand it. If you don't want it don't buy it. It is that simple!

Oh and by the way, I don't plan to buy them. I probably never will, but I certainly wouldn't buy them right away. These things work out better when you let other people work out the kinks!

[Alabama Amy]

I may be the only one that feels this way, but I am GLAD that the new tools cannot be used at other people's farms.

I have an older computer and by the time I am hired to work at another farm and the page loads, half the crops are already harvested or plowed by other farmers and it leaves very few crops left for me to do. If the new tools were to be used at other's farms by the farmers that got there before me (as they always do), I would never get any work!

Plus, a good part of the enjoyment of this game has to do with the social activity. You can't visit and get to know other farmers if you're only worried about harvesting and plowing as much as you can while you're there. If that's what you're interested in, then the new tools will help you greatly at your own farm - alone.

I think the creators of these new tools knew exactly what they were doing when they created them. And they did it well!

[qzzzz]

Originally Posted by warchant

can other people use your equipment on your farm?

also, do you still make more money when you hire other people to harvest your farm? or do you make the same when you use the equipment

can't seem to get an answer to this question.

the answers are no and no

[austinsnanna]

I do get more money when my neighbors harvest my farm... I have tried it both ways with the same item beening harvested. Sorry it dont work for some..

[Dixiebyte]

I bought the new farm equipment and really like the seeder but have one BIG problem with the equipment addition. If we start harvesting and plowing our fields with these machines we are NOT hiring out. Aside from making us money to hire, we are now severely cutting the opportunities for members to earn the XP's thru harvesting and plowing. It just doesn't seem "right" to me in a game where everything we have comes from working for others. Now we are isolating ourselves (alas, like FarmVille) and we lose the interaction. My harvester is now parked in the north 40 and the plower is only used when I am rearranging fields, etc.

By the by, is there any possibility that we might soon see the development of storage sheds? Whenever I make changes to my farm it is necessary to sell (for next to nothing) instead of being able to store the "stuff" for future use. OK, I know if we sell/delete it we may just have to buy more later. Wonder why?

[Stormy Gail]

I'll buy the small harvester because of it's antiquey look...