Feedback Farmerama - Game and Features

Please, please, PLEASE stop running back to back events! You are tiring us out and making us crazy with the constant gotta-get-it-done, to the point where we can't enjoy our farms any more because we don't have time to farm for leisure. You are losing farmers with this strategy, both new ones who are frustrated because they can't complete even the "easy" events (and many of the high level players are having difficulty with them too), and long time farmers who just want some time to enjoy their farms again. In looking at this month's calendar, we are one event after another with no time in between. At one point, we'll have 4 events going at once . We do have real lives that don't revolve around this game, and real responsibilities; it would be nice if we could enjoy them without feeling like we're missing out on something here where we come to relax, or at least used to. I remember a time when we got maybe 2 events a month, and breeding events every other month. Now it's go, go, go, no matter what it costs in time, sleep, and sanity. There has to be a happy medium. You need to listen to your players, your customers, who are continually begging you to give us a break. We're burning out, more and more are skipping events, and there has developed a definite negative attitude in feedback and other threads regarding recent events, from farmers who are normally upbeat, cheery, and fun-loving, which to me is heartbreaking. Give us some time between events, just a few days each time, to restock, refresh, and love our farms again.

 

Pick a Stable Spree.
It might be worth trying a few this time fellow farmers.... as I wonder if the algorithms have been tweeked due to players recent disappointments.
I usually get absolutely rubbish results and always tell myself "never again" BUT out of 3 tries I got 1 dodgy, one reasonable and on 3rd go my dream of a lions den..... Never had anything other than rubbish before!

 

I've stopped participating in events, it's just too much.
Returning neighbours' event gifts, that's the full extent of my participation.

 

NO Movies and now this list of "offers" by bigpoint that makes us give out personal information and sign up for things we do not want- this game has gone over to greed big time. nothing worked on the "offers" I picked- only for a few barnyard bills as one was to read an article (deposited adware virus on my computer!) and another "offer" to get a quote for insurance that did not work. so did not get the grand total of 8 BB but know more about what cars to buy and have my anti-virus program flex its muscles, or find out the quote website keeps opening new quote windows for other quotes- a never ending website.

What RUBBISH!

 

OK, I am still hitting my head against the wall trying these "Offerwall" deals for BB. what I thought would be 2 easy ones: 1 for 3 BB was to read an article on Back Pain - waited for the minimum 5 minutes (at least 20 minutes past) 0 BB; The second for 33 BB "Share your freebies"; INFINITE loop of survey questions and new tabs of additional survey questions- NOTHING back for it even after giving personal information. Bigpoint- STOP these adware stuffed attempts at awarding us with nothing!

 

Sassy, from past experience I can tell you you're rarely going to come out ahead in participating in the "offers". The cash for action option in the bank in the city can be a little better option, if you're already looking to buy certain items online. A few years ago I got 300 BBs for buying a pair of tennis shoes that I was looking for anyway, by buying them from a participating provider. And I was able to get them cheaper than I found them anywhere else. So while the "freebies" are not worth the effort, IMHO, some of the ones that require a purchase might be, but only if you're looking at making that purchase anyway.

I just wanted to say thank you for the new artisan recipes! I LOVE them! I finally feel like it was worth it to work so hard to reach level 5 in all the crafts. I especially love the +3 recipes, enabling us to grow specific crop categories, and that the buffs work on all fields, not just mainland or just Baha. And, we have new reason to grow crops/trees that don't normally have much use, so that's good too. And I absolutely adore that we didn't have to buy the recipes, thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

Just fyi... your "scheduled maintenance" timings stink California, USA

 

Last year on March I found this game as free to play, I tried it, I loved it and start to grow fast... in time my disappointment growing too. I'm 97 and 322 Baha, obviously I played a lot, I liked it. I think, was 75-76 when I finished my first event (ridiculous). I bought PFs, BBs, even baskets... Too much requirements, too short time for events, overall too expensive this "free" game. In time, in money, lot of stress, more and more disappointment. I'm on Premium, it's OK, good idea the mill time reduction. But... every single event need CAC, need HH (15$ monthly subs. is WAY too much). No sponsors, no movies, everything costing BBs, so: more money and even more frustration. With 15$ monthly can play the most popular game from the best gaming company and I have everything, recipes, old items with some quests, some effort to find them, all I want or need to feel the pleasure of playing. Probably I will return there...
CAC, the recipe cost me 15$ too, Salamander den... don't have it and no chance to have, but I can buy the Giraffe from Renzo, Farm Coins, G&T... no comment. The same Wonder stables as event rewards, need update on those, boring, unnecessary. I still have some HHCs, when there gone and I'll be forced to pay 15$ to finish some events... no more fun for me...
So... I'm just the one thinking to quit, but if BP choosing this path to failure, will be others, certainly. Listen to your customers, do more "good" and few bad will be acceptable... IMHO.

 

Still fighting to finish the robot event, tomorrow starts the new one and I can't even prepare the fields because I still need them.

 

Also sorry to say Elena according to Event Calender we have another event starting on Wednesday, unless thats on other playfield

 

This came along with "have to figure out which daily gift sending for our neighbors", probably. Many things to do.

 

I do not expect all and everything in the game runs smooth all the time. Both human and machines do fail at times but over the past months the game became less and less reliable to play. Especially the poor planning of event requirements and poorly executed database management make it hard to rely on the info given out at the start of events which make a good part of the gameplay. Without knowing what will be the next adjustment, maintenance hiccup, run extension or compensation package, participating in events has become a risk on its own. That's no fun and it should not be this way.​

 

NO more over lapping events, at least give those of us who absolutely hate missing out on events a day or 2 to do some normal farming in between all of these events! PLEASE!!!

 

I totally agree with everyone here ... too much! Three concurrent events, two currently with planting, drops and milling. Requirements ridiculous! Did you expect us to choose?

I do most events, when I can, and will do Alchemist's Garden and Full Speed Ahead for the challenge. I probably won't be able to finish both or even one - no fields left for overnight long crops so probably not enough drops - we'll see. But I will try because otherwise this game will hold no enjoyment at all. But really!

Okay, thanks for the compensation - I am sure that many are very happy that they can now finish the Rock and Roll event. A bit of a slap in the face for all those who threw everything at it to finish on time but that doesn't detract from those who will benefit from it. I'm not one (I only did four dances just to see what the event involved) but I didn't expect to participate at all so it is not a case of sour grapes. What I did see I liked but with other commitments, I couldn't realistically spend that much time farming. Easy events should be those we can do when we have real life stuff to do.
Not very encouraging to new farmers. It is not a challenge if it is nowhere near possible.

I am hoping that I will have to eat my words here and that these two concurrent events will work out fine for the majority of farmers who decide to participate ... then I do try to stay positive but I repeat - Really?

 

Ya know what would make these over lapping events tolerable...... 1 more diamond and gold buff slot or how about Artisan items that actually help us during events and not this +3 extra harvest on vegetables, grains or flowers which have absolutely no impact on Events. Especially when there is no time to use them due to overlapping Events and allow us no time to grow our farmer crop stock, which help us for upcoming events. Yea it was great to see introduction of new Artisan items and Tree of Wisdom but the overall impact on game play sucks.

There are only a handful of Artisan items worth using (depending on Events) and the rest are junk.

I would also like to push for 1 Market and not multiple markets.

 

Really BP, really? The game starts to suck with all these overlapping events and I'm getting tired of playing this game. I'm seriously considering to stop playing. Congratulation, you will soon lose another longtime player. This is tiring and no fun.

 

I agree with everyone here. I am a long time player (level 100) who quit about a year ago and just came back. Only to see frustration yet again. TWO events running at the SAME TIME. Are you serious????. I usually spend money on the packs too. But after these shenanigans you won't get any money from me. And if this doesn't change I will be leaving again, probably for good. Please listen to us BP! Farming (like gardening) should be relaxing and fun. This is NOT (I repeat) NOT fun. It's made me ANGRY. I don't want to be made angry when I come home after work to do my farm. I want to relax and get a sense of accomplishment. This is totally defeating the purpose of why I farm. I cannot accomplish either of these events. And I should be able to with all the buffs and CAC and ZAB etc. Do you understand what your customers want? What we are looking for? Or is it all about the all mighty dollar? You are loosing your long time players. Not because we are bored. But because your taking away what we are looking for. Relaxing and building up our farms. Giving us a sense of accomplishing things. If I wanted excitement I would get an X-box. I chose this game to relax. I don't mind spending money on a hobby to help me relax and escape the chaos of work and chores. But what I will NOT do is spend money to get P***ed Off. And if it is happening to me and the other members on this board, believe me its happening to many, many others who do not post. I am willing to go on another month (withholding all spending of real money for the next 30 days) to see if things change. If they do, I will be back in full swing. But it's up to you to listen and decide which direction you are taking Farmerama. As stated (and all the other post above this one) what we are looking for. We will be waiting for your response.

 

You wont get a response Peanut..its all about the money for BP now, they dont care how they get it...its certainly by not keeping their paying customers happy.
People go on about drops been crap and BPs answer is to make the drop rate low and then try and get us to buy a CR as there is a reward of 5% more drops but you have to spend your money to get it...guess what BP I for one am not buying it and I hope others do not buy it..
As soon as BP realise we are not spending money then maybe one day the penny will drop with them, but Im not holding out much hope on that

LISTEN BP

Obviously they are not listening as going by latest preview events coming thick and fast..
Its their loss

 

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys at BP really need to get your act together. All the game glitches and hiccups in EVERY event is getting really really OLD. Very unprofessional. Wasted my pet and CR buffs, poof gone, cuz YOUR game went DOWN.

Remind me again WHY I SPEND REAL MONEY ON THIS GAME?

 

I won't spend real money until I feel like I can accomplish something......as a new player (roughly 3 weeks), I feel overwhelmed and constantly barraged to spend REAL money just in order to get items for things I cant even use yet! And I'll echo what was said earlier - I'm in the 60's already because of the event crop EP and yet I really can't do ANYTHING!!!!