New Release -- March 15th, 2011

[Simera]

Originally Posted by StoneFace

If you are not getting experience points for

- many purchases of buildings, trees, facilities etc
- plowing
- harvesting
- working facilities
etc
etc
etc

then I venture to say you must be the ONLY farmer not getting the points you work your small butt off for (my butt is probably medium).

While it is true that some have enough experience points to max out even if the levels went to 250 on the next release (myself included)..... so what?

Or perhaps you are suggesting that there should be some kind of "bonus" when certain point totals are reached. Maybe so. But I wouldn't hold my breath for it to be in $FC.

The game is already over 2 years old and gives $1FC per level. If that were to change, to perhaps $2 per level, then I would expect a "bonus" of $185FC for sure.

That might be enough to buy one more facility ... ...



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Stoneface, of course I'm getting my xp's. . . . finally!!
But we all know that the dev's are holding back because it means we'd have FC as our Xp raises.
My VISA card shows that I'm not only using it for me myself, but also for my neighbours which are in needs of things.
I dont want any special treat, only to be credited for my work. And I don't understand what you are saying here.

Regards Simera

[Simera]

Originally Posted by Simera

Stoneface, of course I'm getting my xp's. . . . finally!!
But we all know that the dev's are holding back because it means we'd have FC as our Xp raises.
My VISA card shows that I'm not only using it for me myself, but also for my neighbours which are in needs of things.
I dont want any special treat, only to be credited for my work. And I don't understand what you are saying here.

Regards Simera

nb: I have been playing since April 15. 2009, so I believe I know a bit about the game. I DONT want them to give us *more* xp when we work, just release what we have worked for between every up-date. Again, sorry to put a negative note in here.

[KayGee]

Originally Posted by Simera

Stoneface, of course I'm getting my xp's. . . . finally!!
But we all know that the dev's are holding back because it means we'd have FC as our Xp raises.
My VISA card shows that I'm not only using it for me myself, but also for my neighbours which are in needs of things.
I dont want any special treat, only to be credited for my work. And I don't understand what you are saying here.

Regards Simera

I may be confused, but don't you get the retroactive farmcash when new levels are released? You DO get credit for your points...albeit maybe not at the moment you want it. You say we all know the devs are "holding back". This has never, ever occurred to me. And do you really think level 185 players are the main ones spending real money? If you do, I think you are mistaken. Who knows why they time the releases the way they do, but this seems off base to me. If you can't wait for your farmcash and simply must spend the money, I don't see that as their fault at all. One thing I like about FarmTown is that, by and large, the "haves", who can spend money on the game, are treated pretty much like the "have nots", who play the game strictly on time and experience and 1 farmcash at a time. There's room for everyone. Thanks for a great game, devs.

[Tamblyne]

Originally Posted by KayGee

I may be confused, but don't you get the retroactive farmcash when new levels are released? You DO get credit for your points...albeit maybe not at the moment you want it. You say we all know the devs are "holding back". This has never, ever occurred to me. And do you really think level 185 players are the main ones spending real money? If you do, I think you are mistaken. Who knows why they time the releases the way they do, but this seems off base to me. If you can't wait for your farmcash and simply must spend the money, I don't see that as their fault at all. One thing I like about FarmTown is that, by and large, the "haves", who can spend money on the game, are treated pretty much like the "have nots", who play the game strictly on time and experience and 1 farmcash at a time. There's room for everyone. Thanks for a great game, devs.

I was wondering if anyone else was going to question that assumption -- that 185 players are the only ones who spend real money on this game. I don't know where that would come from. Actually, I've seen plenty of evidence that people at all levels are buying FC, if their facilities are any indication. I'm not at 185 yet, and I know I've contributed plenty of "real money" to this game.

It has occurred to me lately that if the Devs were "holding back" anything, it might have been the release of the 9th farm. They continue to add farms, increase storage space -- this all requires server space, and costs real money. It would make sense that they would wait to release these things until they have the "real cash" customer base to support them. At least, I would hope this is a consideration. It would be too sad if we got a notice in six months that drastic revenue producing measures are required because they moved too quickly to expand without the money to pay for the hardware.

Since they are running a business, it would seem to me that coding, testing, and implementation might even be secondary to the financial considerations.

[Simera]

Originally Posted by KayGee

I may be confused, but don't you get the retroactive farmcash when new levels are released? You DO get credit for your points...albeit maybe not at the moment you want it. You say we all know the devs are "holding back". This has never, ever occurred to me. And do you really think level 185 players are the main ones spending real money? If you do, I think you are mistaken. Who knows why they time the releases the way they do, but this seems off base to me. If you can't wait for your farmcash and simply must spend the money, I don't see that as their fault at all. One thing I like about FarmTown is that, by and large, the "haves", who can spend money on the game, are treated pretty much like the "have nots", who play the game strictly on time and experience and 1 farmcash at a time. There's room for everyone. Thanks for a great game, devs.

Hi.
Of course I get my XP when they release new *levels*. What I mean is that we should have release of levels on every up-date. That's all.

I buy FC if there should be anything I feel I'd love to have. . . and also when I give FC-giftcards to my friends. So it's NOT like I'm wanting something desperately.

I agree with you, it's the *best* game on the Internet, both for us oldies and for the young people. And repeatedly I too thank the devs for that.

Regards
Simera