Feedback Farmerama - Game and Features

I agree with the negatives listed by others:
Not a good use of space, items are too small, the green check mark on finished levels is very hard to see,
It's confusing as to what is needed, what you have, and what has been delivered. Instead of rolling the mouse wheel to scroll through the levels, you now have to click, click, click. Someone posted that you could categorize the different quests. This isn't new, it could be done with the previous version.
Why are you wasting time and resources changing something that worked very well. I repeat, don't fix what isn't broke. I can't even give this a rate as I believe it's a total bomb. Trash this and bring the previous version back and you will have others applauding. I also like the comment of: Any functional analyst and/or professional tester would've rejected this "upgrade" prior to implementation. I totally agreed as my sister is a software engineer and something like this would be grounds for getting demoted or fired.

 

I think we should be able to upgrade our trees. Some of us only have a few rare trees! So what about adding something that can allow a tree to receive more EP, more harvest, and quicker harvest times?

My idea would be something like this.

We must donate certain products for example: 25 Eggs, 20 Apples, 200 Lettuce, and 10,000 Country Coins. Or you could pay with BB's which would cost you 10 BB per a "Tree Upgrade Coupon".
Once we have donated those requirements, we will receive one "Tree Upgrade Coupon". You will select the tree you wish to use it on. Once you have done that, you will get one of the three upgrades I have mentioned. So this means your tree might get "Quicker Harvest","More Harvest, or "More Experience points". To avoid making players upset, you can add more "Tree Upgrade Coupons" to try again for another tree upgrade and keep the current one. You can only have four of the same tree upgrades. So once one of the upgrades is maximized out, you will only be able to receive the upgrades you don't yet have or maximized out.

Additionally, Trees that have been upgraded, can't be traded unless the player resets the upgrades. Which means Farmerama would also give us something to reset all upgrades on a selected tree of your choice. But however, you wouldn't receive any of the "Tree upgrade Coupons" back. Also, if you choose to remove a tree from your field, it will keep all the upgrades. However, to make it easy for players to find their upgraded trees when they're inside the barn, a new tab will be created that says "Upgraded Trees".

Quicker Harvest 1 = 2.5% Less Harvest Time. (Means Your Tree Will Be Ready To Harvest Sooner)
Quicker Harvest 2 = 5% Less Harvest Time. (Means Your Tree Will Be Ready To Harvest Sooner)
Quicker Harvest 3 = 7.5% Less Harvest Time. (Means Your Tree Will Be Ready To Harvest Sooner)
Quicker Harvest 4 = 10% Less Harvest Time. (Means Your Tree Will Be Ready To Harvest Sooner)

More Harvest 1 = 25% Chance of 1 Extra Harvest (Means Your Tree Has A Chance Of Giving More Fruits/Leafs/Products)
More Harvest 2 = 50% Chance of 1 Extra Harvest (Means Your Tree Has A Chance Of Giving More Fruits/Leafs/Products)
More Harvest 3 = 75% Chance of 1 Extra Harvest (Means Your Tree Has A Chance Of Giving More Fruits/Leafs/Products)
More Harvest 4 = 100% Chance of 1 Extra Harvest (Means Your Tree Has A Chance Of Giving More Fruits/Leafs/Products)

More Experience points 1 = 2.5% More Experience Points (Means Your Tree Will Receive More Experience Points)
More Experience points 2 = 5% More Experience Points (Means Your Tree Will Receive More Experience Points)
More Experience points 3 = 7.5% More Experience Points (Means Your Tree Will Receive More Experience Points)
More Experience points 3 = 10% More Experience Points (Means Your Tree Will Receive More Experience Points)

"Quicker Harvest" would be the one with the highest chance of receiving. "More Harvest" would be the rarest of them all. Which means you're most likely to receive the "Quicker Harvest" upgrade or "More Experience" Upgrade then to get the "More Harvest" Upgrade.

 

I am absolutely unimpressed with the new changes to the Farmer's Society. It is more confusing and the writing/numbers are smaller. I wish we had a button that we can switch it back to the old style if we preferred!

 

New Farmer's Society Format:

Personally, I do not care for it. The type/font is smaller and more difficult to read for me personally. I do not like having to click on so many buttons to view what I would like to work on next or which quest items I need to grow or breed for a particular quest.

Before, I could just scroll across the screen and then click on any level of a quest item to see what I needed to work on next.

This format might work okay for Baby Boom Breeding, but it is not easy on the eyes, nor does it reduce clicking to navigate this venue.

Just my opinion....but with this change, I am losing interest in the game.
Been a player since 2011...........has it been that long? Time does fly when you are having fun. Now time is dragging by slowly, and not so much fun as it use to be.

Hoping this new Farmer's Society format is just a trial run to see how it goes.

Grams2011
I.D. 28381807

 

I don't care for the new FSQ interface. It is too small, too 'busy' making it difficult to see what's what. It is harder to see what you need to do, what level you are on, and it doesn't save where I was but jumps ahead. Too much information and options make it overwhelming visually. I do like that new categories have been added in the sort but you could have added that to the older version. I also like the Deliver All button, but on the whole, I don't like it.

 

I have been trying to give the new farmer society changes time before criticizing. I know you spent a lot of time on it. Unfortunately, i am very frustrated in trying to fill quests that I have already partially done. I often go through and pick just the prizes I want, saving the rest for later. For example, I wanted the 2 moonlight cloud rows. Now I have them and I am moving on to other goals. Before, it was relatively easy to quickly see what I needed, the rewards and fill what quests I wanted. Now its just plain confusing, as well as more time consuming. There are locks on the level, even if part of it is open. Although the labels are there, you have to pay close attention to see where you are. I have already accidentally donated items to the wrong quest or donated the wrong number.

I don't think my frustration and confusion are only because this is a new system. I think the current implementation just does not work as well as the prior version.

The sort function, the part that seems to be what drove this change, is probably OK, but I have completed enough quests already that it just is not of much use to me any longer.

Sorry, but this change was a big "fail" in my opinion. I wish you would just bring back the old building.
EDIT: I still don't particular care for the new FSQ, but I am no longer frustrated by it. Enlarging the icons made things a LOT easier to see. Going back and forth between levels in quests takes more time, but its more doable than I first thought, at least.

 

When you complete donation of the first silver on the Perfect Pea, it doesn't unlock the silver in step 2. I had to go out of the FSQs and back in for it to unlock the next step. (Same continuing forward into the next steps.) This is a bug that should have been caught in testing.

 

This is bad! Now it's Moonlight Mania and I can't even find the quests I was working on. The game should be made easier to use, not harder. This USED to be my favorite game.

 

I like the new MM crops - nice colors and design.

The new Farmer's Society will take some getting used to but I think it will be an improvement once things are worked out. I have already checked "my favorites" which allows me to temporarily ignore those that I can't produce the necessary items for (not opened in temple or not high enough level) and the breeding quests that I work on during Baby Boom days.

 

Both things fixed already! That's excellent, the quests are much easier to navigate now, thank you

 

Yes, THANK YOU for the quick fixes. It's always nice to know the BP team does listen and act when needed! Keep working on it a bit more and before we know it we'll be happy FSQers again.

 

i am getting sooooo bored with this game . way too many crops needed on mm for quest when its only opened once a month . way too many crops needed for the pea quest . all u do in this game is plant n wait n wait n wait !!!! even to grow animals or products too much waiting once u plant, set out pens nothing to do except wait. boring to no end !!

 

First let me say thank you for the quick fixes to the new FSQ interface. They help and I appreciate it.

Second... Who thought it would be a good idea to run Moonlight Madness and a Major Event at the same time?
Both take special buffs. Buffs that don't help each other. Buffs we can't use due to no room for the added need.
So which buffs do I use? The buffs that help MM or the buffs that will speed the Peas along.

In my humble opinion we should not have to make a silly choice like this. Would it have hurt to wait two days to start the Pea event or MM for that matter. Must we have two events which conflict with each other going at the same time?

Kudus to you for bringing us the Pea Event. Kudus to you for the Moonlight Madness! Thumbs down on running them at the same time. Poor form that.

 

I'm not really enjoying the new FSQ but I'll give it a few weeks until I'm used to it. I like that we can make a favourites list.

 

Now that I've had a chance to use the new quest format it is even worse than I first thought it would be. It is so frustrating to look for a quest seen before the change and finally give up. The layout before was so easy to find things and now I have to go back and forward just to find what I'm looking for. It is annoying that it worked so well before and was changed for no purpose.

 

about the only useful change on the new FSQ interface is the deliver all function, but even that needs to be used with caution
Confusion over how many had been delivered and how many are in the barn meant I delivered all of but 10 of a 6hr MM crop to a quest.
As others have said, the fact it takes you to the next highest level after delivery, even if it's still locked and it doesn't remember what filter was enabled once you leave the FS.
Overly busy screen with no real new benefit, hope the glitches get sorted before long.
There was a time when we had a chance to test these new things before they went live, perhaps that should return

 

Regarding changes in the Farmers Society and the older players. As we age our eyesight doesn't get better, it gets worse. There are cataracts which makes seeing clearly even more difficult. I have a really hard time seeing what the Quest are since the changes. I sure can't read the names of the Quest and have to lean into the computer to see the tiny pictures. I started playing in 2011 and have played daily since then. I feel I am going to be forced out of the game because there is NO consideration for the Baby Boomer generation. I would also like to suggest that you make the billboard playing area larger and less scenery around it as that might solve the problems with the other changes you've made. Please take the senior citizens into consideration when making changes.

 

Level 1 and 2 level craft products should NOT be on the party wheel! I realize that all prizes cannot be top, but to give us a product that sells for 2000CC in the market for a ticket that cost 8BB is just not right.

 

Am I the only one irked by Frog pens suddenly being available to buy ? I have a lot given as special pens when I would much rather have had something else. This frog breeding at least made them worth having as the price rose but now you can buy pens the price has fallen back. Doesn't seem fair to have got an animal pen as special that can now be bought. I can't recall this ever being the case before.

Also recent animal additions have completely eluded me. badger; otter;red panda; flamingo tc... no chance despite winning the chance through the challenges. getting a bit frustrated with the game.

Oh and there are now far too many crops and trees and animals. It must be a nightmare starting this game now.

 

the clicks i dont find a problem for me
my own account its oke because i only have a few quests left 5

but the other account its really no improvement at all with about 95 open quests
for this account the old system was way better
maybe its also a matter to get use to this i dont know time will learn