New Release -- December 22nd, 2009 - UPDATE

[hosob]

Let's go back to what we had yesterday. With what we have now, waiting for the avatar to move or catch up is a waste of time. At least before, once all the plots were marked and I could see that no more coins or XP were being added, I could just leave and go on about my business. Now I have to wait for the avatar to move and watch it tell me the he's busy. Give me a digital gun so I can shoot him. How about boxing him in with something so he doesn't move while I'm clicking on things.

What about being able to bring our tools with is to harvest or plow? Maybe use the farm owners tools and our fuel?

Back to the current situation, I have my doubts that "popular demand" played a very big part because I don't think you get input from the majority of the players. It's only a vocal minority that use the forum that has anything to say about it....and I'm only here now to ***** about the change.

[Kelsey]

I would like to pop in and say that I LIKE the new update - besides the very first click which you have to wait for little avi to walk over to ... business as usual and it is awesome to see no progress bar waiting waiting waiting - done immediately, and I found that once I used it a bit, it was just as easy and will really save people a lot of hassle. I vote KEEP THE CHANGE! I also love the larger size objects - as someone who is legally blind, I can actually see them now! Yippee!

[esramelda]

I actually think by only letting one person plow or harvest at anyone time is an excellent idea..... I only ever hire one person at any one time... So I agree

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

[esramelda]

Please Please stop doing what you are doing, I am finding farmtown soooooo SLOW its doing my head in.... Why are you messing around with it

[jan1205]

Hi Raul...

Thank you to all you guys for the great game...I may have a suggestion that will work as far as hiring. Give everyone the option to hire two people to work at a time. I know I prefer to work by myself, just to avoid the arguments and having to work with someone who has a much faster computer than mine getting all the crops. So, when I hire people for my farm, I hire one person, and then ask them if they want help or want to do it alone.

Everyone really appreciates me asking and always chooses to do it alone...this way they get all the money, and they didn't have to fight anyone for the plots..I'd rather do a few big farms myself every night, than a bunch of farms filled with nasty people yelling at each other who are trying to take all the spots before someone else does....Some people hire alot of people to work, and its like being dropped into a piranha tank!

This is a great game, and its sad, I've lost a lot of good people I've met on here, because they just couldn't deal with all the fighting over the plots.....

[Profstout]

I like having the already harvest pop up.. but C'mon.. you took all the fun out of harvesting. As it is the $ incentive is to do your fields solo. The fun came from the clicking frenzy. It gave you some sense of competition, somewhere in the game. Plus, you can't see where your clicking because now your avatar is in the way, plus your tool. I understand that people get upset fighting over crops, but the easier way to fix that is to limit the # of people a person can hire to harvest/plow based on # of crops planted.. I Want my speed back!

[val upton]

I wondered what was going on last night, it was horrible, so glad it is changing back!!! other things that happened yesterday, I harvested my own fruit trees, but did not get the harvest in storage. ??? they just were gone. ? lost money after working job 2, then this morning came back to FT and money was back, but points were gone??? I hav e lost a lot of points along the way, but I am/ have not been sure if it was a correction, the program was doing, or just what. sometimes, its 4 pts, and some 2000. pts. most of the money is smaller amounts 200.00 to 600.00. I've also lost gifts. some of the times, it is the program hanging up and nothing goes thru. Think the thing as timed out a few times too.
I have not noticed, the tie in with a lot of workers and lost points. What I have noticed, is if there are a lot, meaning 8 or 10+ workers and usually on a smaller farm, that it slows the system up, and it crashes. I and others started telling peope they were hiring to many, and what it was doing, and it seemed to help.
I don't think, that more than one working at a time is bad, but I don't know the tech side of the program. I have always tried to go to an empty corner to work, and I think most people do, BUT you are going to have people who try to mess people up, and others who do nothing, and then yell to plow, when the harvest starts... Its just people and their diferences. Wether you like them or not. Some people talk to you, some take instruction, some do a good job, some are polite, some you like and others aren't/don't. You can not control everything, wether its this game or real life! Part of the point of this game is that you can interact with others, and that should not be taken away. It would make it like the other games.
I think, not hiring to many is something the players need instruction on, just like how to turn the trees and such off and on. Maybe make some of the "How to's" eaiser to learn.
Other item, I would like to have you think about changing is the neighbors. Not all of us, have 300+ people on our facebook, with a lot playing this game! So how do we get neighbors, ??? we have to accept someone we don't know, and thats ok, but then, they are on our facebook, with all the postings and info, that we might not want them to have, or want to know about them! Why can't it be set up to ok, some one that is playing, and not have them on our facebook as friends???
thanks for all your work! Val

[free1indeed]

I personnally like the changes. Keeps from having to race to get anything when there are too many hired.

[lilbitcrazzy17]

I do not like the idea of only one person harvesting/plowing, because it will greatly minimize the available jobs.Not only will it decrease available jobs, there are some days where i just don't want to click ALL those squares and want help. I think that there should maybe be 2/3 people.

[SunnyD]

Have they reverted the plowing and harvesting back to the old way yet?? haven't been to the market to find out... not looking forward to finding out that way lol ..... thanks