New Release -- December 22nd, 2009 - UPDATE - Page 31

Roedolf · #**301** Dec 23 2009, 11:32 AM

The new format is really very anoying and I loose even more points now and it waist a lot of time.
When I am hired to harvest or plow I can not see what has already been done so I click away only to find that when the Xp calculates that it states "Already done" This waist a lot of effort and is extremely anoying. Then the server for some reason disconects and I loose all my coins or xp points.
The fact that the so called "Harvest hoppers" are prevented from clicking all over the show is a good idea. Please

RhondaHenson · #**302** Dec 23 2009, 11:32 AM

Thanks for reverting - but I like most would like the option added that you can't hire 20 people - this is absolutely ridiculous and makes for "farm rage"...avatar's clicking here and there and leaving a mess and when you try to move they follow just to aggrivate...so, please yes - limit the number of folks a farmer can hire - not one - but make it reasonable..ensure that a farmer can hire at least one to harvest and plow at the same time....to move things along...but I'm so addicted to this game, and I hated it yesterday and today - so, glad that you are reverting back. Thanks for allowing my feedback.

Planters · #**303** Dec 23 2009, 11:35 AM

I love the new method except:

1. If I hire two people, one clicks close to them and start harvesting. Since the bounce from plot to plot, they harvest fairly quickly. Someone from across the farm, if they finish their section - by the time their avatar moves across the farm - the first person has already harvested 40-50 more plots.

2. Relates to #1, annoying wait while I walk across the farm for the first harvest.

3. Plowing is a pain. I get a green outline around where I want to plow, but when I click the highlighted square, often jumps to the spot above me, or to the right of me -- even if those have already been plowed. When I harvest or plow, I get the yellow outline, which doesn't do this annoying jump. My only solution, is to intentionally move the highlighted square to the left and under the the plot I want to plow 1/3 a square - then click. Then it still does the jump, but now it jumps into the plow I wanted to plow. This is not related to the roll-back. It was doing this before.

4. If we're changing stuff: I'd love to see an option to Harvest Crops & Plow. Perhaps putting both items into the same click for the person being hired. Click, avatar moves, harvests plot, plows plot. Click - avatar moves, harvests plot, plows plot. etc.

5.. OMG, BIG ERROR: I just used the multi-planting tool and clicked ahead, just like always. Intead of telling me when I was going to be out of fuel, it let me click the whole farm - then as the avatar caught up, I started getting "need more fuel error" and the avatar moved to the next spot. OMG OMG this stinks.

Hunnienana · #**304** Dec 23 2009, 11:38 AM

I love the new way you have it right now... Having the others jumping all over the place was a headache... now they have to learn to stay in straight lines and now harvest over plow over you... thank you... they just have to learn now to play it your game you made it now they can't have it both ways thank you Hunnienana ( keep up the good work)

wagstal · #**305** Dec 23 2009, 11:38 AM

The above is all I now see when I try and either Harvest or Plow on anothers farm - it is so bad that I have lost both XP and coins due to it being so unworkable. I have to wait for each plot to complete before I can move on to the next. If the change back doesn't improve things then I'm afraid I will not be playing again as all the enjoyment has gone.

jam1 · #**306** Dec 23 2009, 11:39 AM

The 'old way', which is now the current way, is slow and tedious. Yesterday's way... depending on which computer I was on, the length of time it took to get xp/coins varied. On the slow computer it was a little annoying, but still better than this old reinstated way. Please go back to a fast harvest, even if it means a few lost coins or xp (which I never experienced).

Vicki in Colorado · #**307** Dec 23 2009, 11:39 AM

I'm one who hated the changes initially. Game play did improve a bit with time, but I'm still glad you are going back to the old way. Thank you!

I never had a serious problem with losing xp or coins. I understood that I was being credited for work that I only appeared to have done, as someone else had gotten to the harvest/plow before me. Not a big problem, IMO, once I understood what was happening. People need to read the forum!

If you MUST try to fix the problem, limiting the number of hires is probably the way to go. Personally, I just leave a farm if there are too many people there. Wish you could do something about the "ghost" people though. I suspect I've left a farm because of this, when there are really only one or two other hires.

Thanks for responding to your audience by reverting to the previous plow/harvest version!

sheilagodes · #**308** Dec 23 2009, 11:41 AM

I really like getting all the points right away. Having the delay when traveling from place to place is a bit too long. I do like that it prevents, to some degree, the jumping around that some people like to do.

I think the idea of 1 person to harvest and 1 to plow is a bit extreme. Perhaps the limit could be 2 per. After all, it's not a competitive game in the normal sense but more of a social interactive environment. So, if the "I can win" people are ****** off, I say good bye and farewell. The rest of us enjoy the interaction. Many of us like spending a little time with one another while we work and racing to the finish is not important. However, right now, it's a bit frustrating in this limited version that is online right now.

Extremes are never good. We have gone from one to another. Please try to find a happy medium

Almeta · #**309** Dec 23 2009, 11:41 AM

I dislike this new way very much. I have gotten so aggravated and disgusted with the time it takes to harvest & plow that I just quit last night and this morning. Please go back to the old way. If people don't want to work with others, they can always leave the job and let the others do it. You can't revert back quick enough for me. I know several of my friends have quit FT and gone to Farmville.

Crazydee332 · #**310** Dec 23 2009, 11:42 AM

I'm very disappointed that Zygna has gone back to the "old way" I absolutely hate that way. I find it way too slow, it really drags, and takes forever to harvest your crops and plow. The new way, i could hire 2 people to harvest my crops and plow, and now i have to hire over a dozen just to plow and harvest so the job gets done quickly. Not everyone has time to sit and harvest and plow their crops for more than an hour or longer. You have now taken the fun out of playing the game! Some of us do work, and have other commitments that take up our time and actually enjoy the new way...It use to take me hours to harvest and plow and now it only takes about15-20 min now (the new way). I've never experienced lost coins or exp points. I will not be playing this game as much anymore, Zgyna, you have ruined this game for me!~