New Release -- December 22nd, 2009 - UPDATE

[Vee.]

I am thrilled to read you are reverting to the old way of harvesting/ploughing. For the first time ever, this afternoon, I actually asked my neighbour to hire someone else to finish her farm because I simply didn't have the time (nor the inclination) to hang around while my avatar screamed "wait, I'm busy" over and over again... Thank g-d you've listened to us!!

I disagree with implementing a change that will only allow us to hire one or two people. Personally I usually only hire one person to harvest then rehire them to plough, occasionally two people if I'm in a hurry to get the work finished but I do not think it is fair to place a limit on how many people can be hired at any one time. I certainly disagree with the fact that proposed limits be based on the size of one's farm because not everybody has their whole farm filled with crops. Some people have the largest size farm but only have a few small sections dedicated to crops and it would be unfair if those farmers could hire three people (for example) while someone else who has the smallest farm and has filled the whole thing with crops can only hire one person. What about those of us who have two farms? How many people would we be allowed to hire?

I would be happy if things went back to the way they were with no hiring limits and no firing rights. If people aren't happy to arrive on a farm to find a dozen other workers already there, then they can just leave. If I hire someone and I'm unhappy with their work I will set them to 'ignore' (so that I don't make the mistake of hiring them again in the future) then I will head to the MP and hire someone else to finish the job. Being able to fire someone is just plain wrong, imo. I can see too many people using this option and then the forum will be filled with people complaining about being fired. Let's keep it simple - it's the simplicity of FT that makes it so much fun.

Thanks for reading.