Gift and neighbors

Okay I have four farms. Yes too many, however most of my neighbors across all four hardly send gifts to me even weekly? Do most people not do this? I send to those that send to me. I get tired of just sending to my other farms? Am I missing something here or is this the norm. Some of these farms are over level 200 so I know they aren't new to farming. Should I dump them and get new neighbors?

 

Personally, I would not dump any of my neighbors for not gifting. If we remove a neighbor, they still remain a 'friend'. We can't know a person's situation, and I do understand not receiving gifts from players who sent a friend request can be disappointing, but I don't think not receiving is necessarily a reason to drop them. I remember when I began playing and needed a certain number of neighbors to open play fields and suspect some friend requests I receive were sent to complete that same step. I've accepted a fair few friend requests from new to me players I suspect sent their request just for that reason and never hear from them again - or receive a gift.

I would encourage you to edit your post and add what daily gifts you need. I would be happy to help and if you send an IGM will add you to my 'friends'. Of all my neighbors/friends, about 7 send regularly. I've been playing almost 3 years, send gifts every day, and try to rotate through my list, but have a tendency to send more often to those who reach out and ask for help. I'm retired and have the luxury of having more time to play. I have been abundantly helped during G&T and reached my level much faster than I imagine many long time players did when they first began playing.

We are limited to 7 gifts a day to friends and/or neighbors. During events, I check the Forum to see who needs drops and try to send to them at least once during the event; I also send to anyone who sends me an IGM asking for help. I wonder if new to the game players know they can/should send gifts daily. Most of my long playing neighbors told me they don't need daily gifts unless it's a drop item that's hard to come by, so I tend to send to players I communicate with regularly and who need tool boxes or garden/artisanal gifts. I wish there was an easier way or place to communicate what daily gift is needed. I would prefer to send players what they want, instead of guessing. I'm rather OC about some things and every day when sending gifts, try to gauge who needs what! Maybe the signature part of our profile is a potential place!

 

That low limit of 5 gifts (7 if the rune in the Tree of Wisdom is opened) makes it impossible to fully interact with all of our neighbours! Iit's my opinion that we should be able to gift one and each of our neighbours daily.

The level of a farm is not a good indicator of how far they progressed in the game. My baby farm is 220 and I haven't set one animal stall out since I started playing almost 2 years ago with that farm! I have a neighbour who's at level 74, has been for almost 2 months, yet I see them each day online (green light). So I send a gift because the majority of my other neighbours are the baby farms of a long time neighbour with my Norty farm.

You can send a message and ask if they're playing every day and are gifting back. There's nothing wrong either if you just want to take them down your list and find new neighbours. At some point you'll have to chose a maximum of 7 neighbours to send gifts to, there's no way around that "lucky" number, unfortunately.

MeadowCrossing sometimes sends me a daily gift and I'm greatful for it, it's all gravy at some point.

 

Over the years I have cleared out my neighbours from time to time, but it was easier when the thermometer worked and we could see who stopped playing. I pay for premium so can gift to 15 lucky neighbours every day. Most gift back, for which I am most grateful. Sometimes I send the 'wrong' gift so apologies for that. If I do get a space (some of my dear neighbours are no longer with us) I take on a new player and get them going.
I also wonder what how others deal with players who send a request direct to the farm.

 

I have 6 very active neighbours and 5 of them send me gifts daily basis and one sends me rather often. I send them gifts as well, if I remember . So there is usually just 1 gift left to give all the others.
I cannot remember if my oldest neighbour has sent me any presents ever. That neighbour is from the time, when Green meadow stayed open as long as you had enough neighbours. It was terrible to arrive there and see disappeared plots.
I miss the working thermometer, it kicked out neighbours who did not play in certain time, long after it started to blink red. I think I would loose several neighbours, if it would work. I have kept old neighbours from time we were forced to move to this forum and lost game in our mother tongue about four years ago. Many stopped playing that time. It looks like they are not coming back.
I sometimes take a new neighbour who is looking for neighbour to get green meadow opened. Usually they stop playing very quickly.

 

I also miss the working thermometer it made life so much simpler! I also have premium so can gift 15 per day, the problem for me is I get a lot of "Direct requests to my farm" new players wanting to open land. I pick them up because you can't farm if you can't open your land, I send gifts and help them get started, some of them stay and play, and some of them stop after a few months.
I have kept my original neighbors and always send event gifts as most of them do those. The newer ones after a few months I have to delete them. I have 23 neighbors right now I am still waiting for the number that fills my neighbor list!
I will say I have the best neighbors as we do communicate and send the gifts like for events or CAC if they use it and they send me what I need, it is great! Good luck everyone and IMHO, there is no right or wrong way to deal with neighbors...it is what works for you and your farm!