New Release -- December 22nd, 2009 - UPDATE

[Roozter]

@VousDeux...
Like you, I tried to pick the out of the way place to start when there were multiple harvesters. However, I never had to wait for my avatar to reach the area I wanted to start. I would start clicking and it would make its' way over. Worked great for me.
I do totally agree that it takes way to long now to wait for it to get where one wants to work and between clicks. Not to mention the stuff that gets in the way..."I'm busy", avatars' head, etc.
And, like you say, practice makes perfect...I have also developed a "method" that enables me to work quickly and efficiently. Those who are not as quick just need to keep working at it. I find a trackball style mouse really helps here.

I also don't agree with limiting number of hires even though I hate it when there are too many...in which case I just say thanks and move on...problem solved. Personally, I never hire more than one unless multiple friends come by.
Instead of having the devs control this issue, I think it's better if we solve it on our own. One way is to utilize the Buddy List and neighbors...harvest and plow just for each other when possible.

Roozter

[sunray1028]

Dear Farm Town creators, I feel that you should have freedom of choice as to who you hire & how many ppl who you hire. If someone thinks that there is too many ppl on a farm than they can leave & go back to market to look for another job, until they find happiness & comfort. I farmed last nite 12/22/09 & it was awful. It was so slow & it took me so long to plow on my second farm. I have 3 farms, one in my husbands name. I have met soooo many nice ppl & sometimes we all farm together on one persons farm & we all chat it up and have a social party/gathering. To take that away would just be wrong!! FREEDOM OF CHOICE. To take that away would be like you (FT) are working for the Obama admin. trying to make changes & you are screwing everything up and not really listening to what the ppl want, just running a campaign to get what you want & BTW, I have heard it rumored that starting Jan of 2010 that FT wants to charge $14.99 per month to play!! I for one will not pay!! If this is to be true than I say to you , that you used us in your BETA stages & now you want us to pay!! Again, thats just wrong & unfair. In todays economy, we are all trying to find comfort and peace of mind and for some just getting food on the table or trying to make ends meet and with the unemployment rate being so high, that maybe, sad and very sad but for now the only job we have is to play farmtown.. Ya all can say get a life but you know what, I have been trying for over a year to look for a job & with the unemployment rate down so bad & major companies closing all the time, its very difficult for those who are really trying. SOOOOO you say what does that all have to to with FT?? Some ppl find there comfort zone where they can & to start charging ppl after all of there feedbacks for you and for some themselves, would not be right.. I would like to close by saying that I for one will not & can not afford to pay to play. One of the things I use the internet for (aside FT in my little free time) is to struggle to look for jobs where I can provide for my kids. I hope someone agrees & understands my thoughts & comments. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL & TO ALL, THIS IS WHAT I WISH FOR ALL OF YOU IS THE FOLLOWING:
MAY YOUR HAPPIEST DAYS OF YESTERDAY....BE YOUR SADDEST DAYS OF TOMORROW

MOD EDIT: I felt the need to add an edit here rather than respond and take a chance of it being missed...

We have heard NOTHING about an intent to start charging for the game and do need to ask members NOT to spread unfounded rumors on the forums. They have a way of taking on a life of their own - like the hoaxes going around.

Also... this forum is NOT the place for discussing politics and religion and although I have let these comments stand, this should NOT be seen as an invitation to have this thread deteriorate into a political debate if you don't happen to agree with this poster's political views. All posts debating politics and religion are removed without notice to the member posting them.

Now... back to your regularly scheduled programming.

[gcpntball]

it would be un feasable to hire one harvester for my fields, i have 2200+ trees on my farm it would take hours to harvest my crops. i also have full fields under my trees and that would take longer yet. still love farmtown and keep up the great work. pntball

[jolrnr]

Myself I liked the new way. What I don't like about the old way is having to wait to plow because of lag time. Everyone else is plowing away and I am sitting waiting to plow and sometimes there is nothing left.

[debharders]

i like the new way of harvesting & plowing. Please leave it for a few days, and let people get used to it. Some will complain about any changes. I think it's great!

[barneyboy]

Thank you so much Raul, I am so glad you are going back to the old way. This slow version of one plot at a time just took the fun out of the game because it is too slow. I personally never lost coins, I would hit save and they came back with me. I usually only hire one person to do a farm then hire them to plow, sometimes two. I like it that way, because it seems fair to that person and they have the option to plow after if they want too. I do not like to hire a plower while another is harvesting. I like to wait till all harvest is completed. Just works great for me that way and never had any problems.
Thanks again for listening to us. Have a blessed Christmas and New Year.
One more little note: FarmTown is by far the best farming game I have ever played.

[Dad11]

Originally Posted by Raul

Hi There,

We have been monitoring you feedback and most likely we will be reverting to the old version early tomorrow and try to find a better compromise.

One of the alternatives that we considered was to only allow one worker harvesting and one worker plowing on your farm at the same time. This was also suggested by several other users on the other thread, however we thought that was going to be even more problematic.

Please provide some feedback about this other alternative on this thread, or if you rather prefer the way it was before, unlimited hiring, faster work but more potential for collisions and lost coins/XP.

thanks

--Raul

Raul, sometimes, when I am plowing for someone, the target thing that looks like a field ( the one that goes red or green) is missing. This is wonderful. That little field jerks around so much that it makes it hard to quickly put my cursor in the right place. If there could be a setting in the preferences screen to turn this off or on it would help me a lot and grossly reduce the problems created by that last upgrade.
Anything that could quickly mark a field area in red (no detail like a crop, just a red block that all could see) Might help prevent accidental double plowing and harvesting.
Thanks for the work you guys are doing. Dan

[Bunkysmonkey]

I want the new version to stay! It's faster,it lets you know what is and isn't done it's just awesome. However,I'm not going anywehre if you change back to the old way. I'm a Farmtown junkie

[countrygirl31995]

I liked the old way best, the one time I lost coins they were added back on. This upgrade is better than the original but definately a step back instead of forward. People need to use their own judgement about hiring and if I go to a farm that is overhired I just leave. The other way allowed people to work at their own pace, now I have to wait on my avatar and with the her bouncing around or saying "wait I'm busy", wreaks havoc with my eyes and is much more frustrating and confusing instead of fun and relaxing. I do hope you reconsider and go back to the other way. Thanks

[farmergaylord]

Originally Posted by countrygirl31995

I liked the old way best, the one time I lost coins they were added back on. This upgrade is better than the original but definately a step back instead of forward. People need to use their own judgement about hiring and if I go to a farm that is overhired I just leave. The other way allowed people to work at their own pace, now I have to wait on my avatar and with the her bouncing around or saying "wait I'm busy", wreaks havoc with my eyes and is much more frustrating and confusing instead of fun and relaxing. I do hope you reconsider and go back to the other way. Thanks

I too would agree that the old way was better. Having said that though, I'll also state that I have never had a problem with losing coins or XPs. I attribute that to the fact that in the 6 (or so) months I've been playing the game, I have NEVER hired more than one worker at a time. Maybe if/when you revert, you could "warn" people that multiple hires "may cause problems with coins and/or XPs", and let people decide for themselves whether or not they're feeling lucky that day. :-)