Discussions about Quests

[Prrr]

I love the quests. It gives us something to look forward to and something to strive for every day. I only wish we didn't have to wait 20 hours to start a new one. It would be great if we were allowed our limit all at once. As usual, you guys do a GREAT JOB and Farm Town is and always has been my favorite game on FB.

[Farmgirl_Su]

But the point is not how many, If we are allowed 5, than we should be able to do 5, not 2 or 3. I'm not asking for more concurrent quests, just the ability to attain what was promised.

This is correct, it isnt moaning or complaining it is simply pointing out a slight glitch in the Devs program.
Because of forward planning many of us 'old' gamers.We have it sorted to get the ingredients early.;)
if we are allowed 5 then it really would be good to be able to open 5.
It really wouldn't hurt the ones not on 5 because this isn't a game of competition with others its a individual goal.:)

[mammabear 40]

Dont get me wrong I love farmtown...at 17 million xp points and play everyday

It really ticks me off that I was excited about the new "quests" and now I realize that one of my quests so far would require me to pay money to buy a factory to be able to compleat the quest!

I think I have probably spent 100 bucks on this game so far, this is not good but it is how much I love the game. but sometimes I want to call it quits for good. it is terrible that such a high level player has no way to earn farmcash. Now aparently I wont be playing quests anymore because I refuse to put anymore money into a game that is letting me down

[Taz D]

Dont get me wrong I love farmtown...at 17 million xp points and play everyday

It really ticks me off that I was excited about the new "quests" and now I realize that one of my quests so far would require me to pay money to buy a factory to be able to compleat the quest!

I think I have probably spent 100 bucks on this game so far, this is not good but it is how much I love the game. but sometimes I want to call it quits for good. it is terrible that such a high level player has no way to earn farmcash. Now aparently I wont be playing quests anymore because I refuse to put anymore money into a game that is letting me down
Just let that quest expire if you don't want to buy the facility for it. You can open a new quest each day, so go on and do it and forget about the one requiring that facility.

[SPOTSROCK]

Just let that quest expire if you don't want to buy the facility for it. You can open a new quest each day, so go on and do it and forget about the one requiring that facility.

yup i currently have a full quest board of jobs i can't do as i have spent my last FC on the last new factory to complete one ..... i hope the rules change soon that we can maybe farm the produce and maybe sell it or work in neighbors factorys to complete that part of the quest.... frustrating , like i said my quest board is full of incomplete works... . :(

[Sandy Mae]

I love the quests. But the reason that I have stayed with the Farm Town Game for so long is because it uses the free market system!! That is my main issue for the quests. The only other thing is the timing of opening new quests. Some can be done in 1 day and some in 2. If I happen to finish the 2 quests I have going in 1 day I have to wait for the next day to start a new one.

[debbie kay zimmerman]

I love the quests. But the reason that I have stayed with the Farm Town Game for so long is because it uses the free market system!! That is my main issue for the quests. The only other thing is the timing of opening new quests. Some can be done in 1 day and some in 2. If I happen to finish the 2 quests I have going in 1 day I have to wait for the next day to start a new one.

I love the quests also! Yes I do agree the waiting in between quests seem long, I wish we could start a new quest when we finish one.

[kahra01]

Feedback on the Quests... Great idea but one would think that the quests would be level appropriate! At level 310 I would expect that we get to do more than 1 click.. a pine tree to harvest, and then a click to produce a paper roll.. the next one being.. collect a leather roll from semi and make a mask.. thats all I get! 15 seconds of work and then a 20 hour wait for another one that is the same, as its now repeating those same quests.. whats with that? Ive noted this in a previous post that seems to have been deleted and for what reason? It isnt a question or suggestion.. its feedback!

[HelenJS22]

Feedback on the Quests... Great idea but one would think that the quests would be level appropriate! At level 310 I would expect that we get to do more than 1 click.. a pine tree to harvest, and then a click to produce a paper roll.. the next one being.. collect a leather roll from semi and make a mask.. thats all I get! 15 seconds of work and then a 20 hour wait for another one that is the same, as its now repeating those same quests.. whats with that? Ive noted this in a previous post that seems to have been deleted and for what reason? It isnt a question or suggestion.. its feedback!

You say your quests are now being repeated. I'm curious to know how many there are in the rotation. I've done 26 quests now across two sets of farms and I've not had a repeat yet. Some of them have been short and others have had 12 steps.

I find that they need to be treated just as an addition to our usual farming, enjoyed then put aside until the next day's quest.

[Maryleedaggett]

I like the quests it gives me something to do while the crops are growing.:D I didn't like the mini games at all. The quests allow you to make some money and stay active. A couple have asked me to do things I did not have the facilities to do. No problem as long as they are coin not cash. I will draw the line at cash. I would like the ability to work on several quests at the same time. I think this was a great idea! Keep them coming.:)

[Taz D]

I like the quests it gives me something to do while the crops are growing.:D I didn't like the mini games at all. The quests allow you to make some money and stay active. A couple have asked me to do things I did not have the facilities to do. No problem as long as they are coin not cash. I will draw the line at cash. I would like the ability to work on several quests at the same time. I think this was a great idea! Keep them coming.:)
You can open a new quest each Farm Town day (20 hours) up to 5. If you can't complete a quest within 1 day then you can open another one the next day.

[lizabetta]

Forgive my naitivity re: Quests...I do not understand the concept. Please explain because I just received a reaming from a farmer because I was harvesting her crops that were for 'Quests"...of course had I known this..obviously I wouldn't have harvested them...Geesh..!! ty

[Taz D]

Forgive my naitivity re: Quests...I do not understand the concept. Please explain because I just received a reaming from a farmer because I was harvesting her crops that were for 'Quests"...of course had I known this..obviously I wouldn't have harvested them...Geesh..!! ty
Read the Release Announcement in the first post of the following thread. It does explain the quests and how they can be done.
http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=467314

[kahra01]

You say your quests are now being repeated. I'm curious to know how many there are in the rotation. I've done 26 quests now across two sets of farms and I've not had a repeat yet. Some of them have been short and others have had 12 steps.

I find that they need to be treated just as an addition to our usual farming, enjoyed then put aside until the next day's quest.

I had the mask quest last week, and since the quests started, I've only had 3 that require more than one click before making the final product.. and those required 2 to 5 clicks! My husband had a few that required quite a few steps, and then he is now only have the 2 click quests too so its not just me! I can see how you would enjoy the quests and see them as a good edition to ur usual farming, as I would, but day after day of just a two step quest is getting rather tedious. Just sayin'

[rabbitsandworms]

Forgive my naitivity re: Quests...I do not understand the concept. Please explain because I just received a reaming from a farmer because I was harvesting her crops that were for 'Quests"...of course had I known this..obviously I wouldn't have harvested them...Geesh..!! ty


that is to bad you got a reaming fom a farmer if she wanted to save them for her quests she should not have hired you.

[rabbitsandworms]

I would like to be able to open the facility that I need to use to finish my quest, using the quest thing, instead of having to open up my facilites manager, finding the facility I need and clicking on what needs done. Then going back to the quest to see what needs done next. But over all I love the quests.

[dixiegirl]

Forgive my naitivity re: Quests...I do not understand the concept. Please explain because I just received a reaming from a farmer because I was harvesting her crops that were for 'Quests"...of course had I known this..obviously I wouldn't have harvested them...Geesh..!! ty

Did you point out to her that she was the one that hired you? If she didn't want them done then she shouldn't have hired for them

[Baba 947]

You can open a new quest each Farm Town day (20 hours) up to 5. If you can't complete a quest within 1 day then you can open another one the next day.

I hate to keep berating the point, but the only way to get 5 open quests is do them SLOWLY, thus negating the bonuses for doing them quickly. The bottom line is that you really can't get 5 quests going concurrently.

Is there anyone out there who has had 5 concurrent quests opened? :)

I've had three completed quests when I opened a new one. But I really wouldn't count that as four because the other requests completed while I was sleeping the night before.

[Baba 947]

I would like to be able to open the facility that I need to use to finish my quest, using the quest thing, instead of having to open up my facilites manager, finding the facility I need and clicking on what needs done. Then going back to the quest to see what needs done next. But over all I love the quests.

Great Idea - I find myself going back and forth. It could be done when the facility is displayed. Anyone else notice that the facility isn't displayed until you can use it?

[dixiegirl]

I know its been said before, and said by me!LOL But ....

I wish there was some way they could tailor the quest to facilities we have or to coin ones. Before anyone says I need to support the game, I have. A Lot. But at the current time I can not. Life happens. But all the quest I have open at this time, 4 of them, require Cash Facilities that I do not have and do not have the cash to buy. So I can not take part in the quest as much as others, and while I know quest are optional it just does not seem fair. I want to plant, and would buy facilities for coin, but I'm not getting the chance. It disheartening to wait on a quest day after day and never be able to do one.
I love this game but tonight for the first time I found myself wanting to just log off and quit it. All my friends that play are chatting away about what they are doing and getting and I'm left out. I know a lot of you and one in particular will say to bad, its about who supports the game, but I have, and I will again, if I stay with it. But this just doesnt seem right to me. Just my whine for the night.

[Georgia.Bets]

I dont think that buying FC should be required to complete a quest. While I am lucky enough to be able to do so, and I have, often, I have good friends who cannot afford to buy FC. They feel like the poor red-headed stepchild who cant play with the other kids because they dont have the money.

[Georgia.Bets]

Thank you, I totally agree. I am a paying supporter but many of my dear friends simply cannot.

[ebrillblaiddes]

I am feeling very frustrated right now.

My last few quests had been ones that require FC facilities that I don't have and can't afford so I couldn't even hope to finish the quest. I accept this as the tradeoff for the game being free to me at this time.

However, I finally got lucky and got Produce Violet Essential Oil. I'd gotten the essential oils facility when I reached a level where I could, to diversify my production, and had even planted violets that would be ready today.

Today, I. Personally. Not a hired harvester. ME. harvested my violets and put the violet oil into production. Then I checked the quest manager to see if an old quest had expired, and noticed that I had not gotten credit in the violet oil quest for harvesting the violets. I am VERY irritated by this because even if it gives me credit for the violets next time I harvest (and I can't hold my breath for that either), I'll have to wait until the whole batch now in progress finishes, putting my completion time further back, and since the rewards are time-sensitive, I won't get as good a reward as I should have.

tl;dr: Even quests I can hope to finish are not working right and letting me finish. ANNOYED.

[dixiegirl]

I know its been said before, and said by me!LOL But ....

I wish there was some way they could tailor the quest to facilities we have or to coin ones. Before anyone says I need to support the game, I have. A Lot. But at the current time I can not. Life happens. But all the quest I have open at this time, 4 of them, require Cash Facilities that I do not have and do not have the cash to buy. So I can not take part in the quest as much as others, and while I know quest are optional it just does not seem fair. I want to plant, and would buy facilities for coin, but I'm not getting the chance. It disheartening to wait on a quest day after day and never be able to do one.
I love this game but tonight for the first time I found myself wanting to just log off and quit it. All my friends that play are chatting away about what they are doing and getting and I'm left out. I know a lot of you and one in particular will say to bad, its about who supports the game, but I have, and I will again, if I stay with it. But this just doesnt seem right to me. Just my whine for the night.


Another day... another 20 hour wait.. and you guessed it... not one but two Cash Facilities that I don't have. I think I will quit even checking... it is just to frustrating. I sure hope the Dev are listening.....

[Aussie Rae]

loving the quests, am waiting for the 18th to unlock...have set up one farm as a quest farm, has all crops, trees, flowers, waters and animals on it and NO ONE works it except me!!! ha ha...had a few that required 9 steps til done, one last night was started and completed in 30 minutes...so I do wish we could start a new one as soon as we finished...but then I would not do any housework!!!!! lol thanks devs, luv yah!!

[kahra01]

loving the quests, am waiting for the 18th to unlock...have set up one farm as a quest farm, has all crops, trees, flowers, waters and animals on it and NO ONE works it except me!!! ha ha...had a few that required 9 steps til done, one last night was started and completed in 30 minutes...so I do wish we could start a new one as soon as we finished...but then I would not do any housework!!!!! lol thanks devs, luv yah!!

Love that idea Rae! When the next farm is released I might make that the quest farm too. Virtually all the quests Im getting are two clicks and done but alas, today i got one with 6 steps and had all the stuff anyway because it didnt require crops etc so a quest farm will really mean being prepared! I too wish you could do another quest when one finishes, especially when they are finished so quickly.. but I do love them all the same lol :D

[Farmgirl_Su]

Quests are optional but they are also a Dev incentive to get us to buy the facilities etc we haven't already got.
That is fine..If we can afford and what them ..we buy them..if we don't want or cannot buy then we just play the game we always did..
I like this extra theme.
i don't have all the facilities and I will just pass on any quest that requires one i don't want to buy..

[1fritz]

Really enjoying the quests. Just a little something extra to make Farm Town better.. Thanks Raul and Devs.

[barbaraelwart]

Just wondering if anyone knows - is there somewhere we can look to see how much we have earned in total on the quests that we have done? Would just be interested to see, thats all :)

[Mrs Mags]

Just wondering if anyone knows - is there somewhere we can look to see how much we have earned in total on the quests that we have done? Would just be interested to see, thats all :)

Hi there.
I don't believe there is a way at the moment to see how much we have earned in total from Quests...but I must admit it would be nice to be able to check.:)

[cjmasterd]

Ok,

This is what I have to say about these,

I have 5 quest outstanding - 4 of them need something done where I would have to spend farm cash for a facility or tool(one of them need 2), which I don't have. So, now I can't do any except 1. And those 4 do not expire for 4+ days.......

I am not about to spend loads of farm cash to get some coins once a quest is complete -- I already have 800 million coins :( :( :(

Otherwise the few that I have done are ok.....

[dixiegirl]

Ok,

This is what I have to say about these,

I have 5 quest outstanding - 4 of them need something done where I would have to spend farm cash for a facility or tool(one of them need 2), which I don't have. So, now I can't do any except 1. And those 4 do not expire for 4+ days.......

I am not about to spend loads of farm cash to get some coins once a quest is complete -- I already have 800 million coins :( :( :(

Otherwise the few that I have done are ok.....


This is where I am at. 5 quest open, all 5 require 2 or more cash facilities that I do not have the cash to buy. Yes I know all about supporting the game and I have, but currently my situation is that I can't spend the money.
So I can't do the quest, and it is 3 days till the first one expires, so I am moving on from the quest and letting them go. I love this game and I hate not being able to do them.
If it was coin facilities I would buy them in a heart beat cause I have the coin. :(

[gffarmer]

Yeah! I have an eleven step quest! Have 7 days to finish. Wonder how many quests I can get open before I finish. :)

[i try]

I waited 7.6 days for a qwest to expire because i was 1 FC short of buying the facility to complete it. I've been at 310 since the last upgrade and MUST have a few FC in THE BANK Any way to get access to them? xcept wait till the new levels come out?
ThanXXX devs, I love the qwests anyway. A new challenge every day!

[RavenArt]

The quests are obviously a ploy to get us to spend money, I have 3 quests standing there doing nothing because I don't have the required facilities, but I am certainly not going to spend money just to manage these little quests... definately not.. this ploy stands out like a sore thumb.

[maggiel29]

Personally, I wouldve thought the devs wouldve made the quests more teamwork oriented. Example, having to harvest a field of raspberries. Quite easy to plant/harvest your own but a bit more difficult to go to the market and do job after job until you finally get hired for a raspberry field.

Im glad they havent made them team orientated - that implies begging from neighbours etc - but the Devs have said (I think) that in the future harvesting someone elses crops etc will count. I dont have the time nor the ability (bad hands) to go harvesting for others although I do work their facilities.

[maggiel29]

The quests are obviously a ploy to get us to spend money, I have 3 quests standing there doing nothing because I don't have the required facilities, but I am certainly not going to spend money just to manage these little quests... definately not.. this ploy stands out like a sore thumb.

I think you are just unlucky - I DO have all the facilities both FC and coin BUT a neighbour does not and has only had one out of several that needed a facility that was Cash. Hopefully they will eventually count work you do on others facilities to eliminate that problem.
This game is far less money orientated than some, and I like the fact that the quests arent in your face - flashing at you and saying you have to ask friends for thirty items every day.

[maggiel29]

Great Idea - I find myself going back and forth. It could be done when the facility is displayed. Anyone else notice that the facility isn't displayed until you can use it?

A direct link from the Quest manager to the appropriate facility would be great - wonderful idea.

And please please please swap the icon over with the mini games one. Sorry Devs but I dont know anyone who plays the mini games - would be nice to have the quests button handy.

[maggiel29]

You say your quests are now being repeated. I'm curious to know how many there are in the rotation. I've done 26 quests now across two sets of farms and I've not had a repeat yet. Some of them have been short and others have had 12 steps.

I find that they need to be treated just as an addition to our usual farming, enjoyed then put aside until the next day's quest.

Its pure chance from what I can see - random selection so there is a 1 in nth chance every time of getting the same one. Probably more chance of that than winning the national Lottery!!!

[konij]

Just started doing quests and am already having problems...on one quest I have to grow Broccolli and make steamed vegetables...I did that...I grew a large farm of Broccolli...which takes 4 days I might add...and the game did not give me credit for it saying I still need to grow broccolli. How much Broccolli do I need to grow? And also...I keep producing steamed vegetables in my facility but it doesn't show that I have produced any at all. I found that some of the quests do involve using facilities that can only be purchased with Farm Cash...so I will not be able to complete those quests.

[writerkat]

I do not think it is fair that the quests use facilities that are only available for farmcash. If not for that I think it adds an interesting twist to the fun. The mini games however do completely suck. We should be able to see what the quests ARE before we accept them so we can skip ones we don't have the facs for.

Also, PLEASE add the harvest time to the facility manager for the animal buildings!!!

[neetys]

Just started doing quests and am already having problems...on one quest I have to grow Broccolli and make steamed vegetables...I did that...I grew a large farm of Broccolli...which takes 4 days I might add...and the game did not give me credit for it saying I still need to grow broccolli. How much Broccolli do I need to grow? And also...I keep producing steamed vegetables in my facility but it doesn't show that I have produced any at all. I found that some of the quests do involve using facilities that can only be purchased with Farm Cash...so I will not be able to complete those quests.

You only need a few squares of the crop but YOU must harvest it. If someone else harvests if for you it doesn't count. If someone else harvests for me I get them to leave a small patch of crops that take more than two days to grow just in case I need them. Also click off a few individual batches before you use the 10, 30 or all button to produce goods for a quest. Always accept a new quest BEFORE you do any work on the farm. Hope these ideas help. Quests are fun but I've had to change the way I work.

[Jean's Farm]

Just started doing quests and am already having problems...on one quest I have to grow Broccolli and make steamed vegetables...I did that...I grew a large farm of Broccolli...which takes 4 days I might add...and the game did not give me credit for it saying I still need to grow broccolli. How much Broccolli do I need to grow? And also...I keep producing steamed vegetables in my facility but it doesn't show that I have produced any at all. I found that some of the quests do involve using facilities that can only be purchased with Farm Cash...so I will not be able to complete those quests.


You only need like one plot for most quests. Most of mine have needed just one plot to do. The quest will tell you how many you need. You must harvest the crop yourself. I have designated a small section of one farm just for crops for quests. I have a neighbor who I hire to harvest for me and he knows not to touch that section. He does the same on his farms.

You have to do the quest in production order....you plant, harvest, then do the facility. For example I had one to produce grilled salmon. I had to plant asparagus, carrots and catch 2 salmon before I could go to the fac to produce the grilled salmon. I needed to harvest one plot of asparagus and one plot of carrots and catch 2 salmon to do the quest. The key is you have to do it yourself.

The quests with facs that you can not purchase you will just have to wait till the timer runs out on them. You can open a new quest every 20 hours.

[DebLeah]

I like the quests, its extra money. So far I have repeated a couple and the last 4 days have been 2 step quests. Extremely easy. I do have one farm set aside for them and hopefully will he able to use it more than I have been. Really enjoy ft and all the work the devs have put into it. Can't wait until the next update.

[Lady_Greenfingers]

My latest quest is the 3 x Surf & Turf. One step is to catch 1 lobster. Easy enough? Well it would be if I had a large sea coast. I don't have 31 FarmCash to buy one and probably wouldn't even if I did. Oh well, looks like this will be the first quest I won't be able to complete :(

[Tony D]

My latest quest is the 3 x Surf & Turf. One step is to catch 1 lobster. Easy enough? Well it would be if I had a large sea coast. I don't have 31 FarmCash to buy one and probably wouldn't even if I did. Oh well, looks like this will be the first quest I won't be able to complete :(Hi, I moved your post to the feedback section

[JeanieBeanie2]

I like the quests, its extra money. So far I have repeated a couple and the last 4 days have been 2 step quests. Extremely easy. I do have one farm set aside for them and hopefully will he able to use it more than I have been. Really enjoy ft and all the work the devs have put into it. Can't wait until the next update.

I too like the quests...wasn't quite sure about them when they were first started...reading good and bad comments about them...anyway, I enjoy them and even though I've had to buy a couple of factories (for coins), I have gotten back way more in quest redemptions than I ever paid for the factories...when my quest was finished, I just popped the factories into my storage until I perhaps need them again...:)

[SpiritChaser09]

We need an opt-out option for some of these quests, instead of having to wait til they are done. One I just opened up requires me to order hot dog sausage with the ordering truck, and I can't do it, because its a FC item...and I only have 10 FC when it costs 22. That stinks. :(

[Spuder]

I agree fully with those frustrated with the quests requiring you to buy Farm cash. I would love to buy, but buy slowly, buying more essential things first. Many of your players are disabled, elderly, and frankly only have the time to enjoy your games. Buying a cash facility does not mean there won't be another next time! There should be higher pay off quests for those who can afford to participate, and lower pay off quests for those who can't. It is bad enough that we lose out by not being able to use these expensive facilities! You have to make money, but be happy with those who can afford to pay! We who can't keep your numbers up so have value as loyal assets for you too!
The way things look anymore, with you wanting so much cash to player on an equal basis, you will lose players by doing so

[Saylorgirl]

We need an opt-out option for some of these quests, instead of having to wait til they are done. One I just opened up requires me to order hot dog sausage with the ordering truck, and I can't do it, because its a FC item...and I only have 10 FC when it costs 22. That stinks. :(

But the good thing about the quests is you can "opt out" you just don't do that one and tomorrow a new one will appear. I don't understand what the big deal is if you don't have the facilities or don't want to purchase them just wait until the next one. There is no law that says you have to do every one. I am sitting on 79 FC all from leveling up the last few times. I am just saving my FC I have passed on a couple of quests because I didn't want to spend my Cash. I think the quests are a great addition and I enjoy opening it up each morning and then I decide if I want to do it or not!!

[trina531]

Oh I love surprises! I noticed a little life preserver on my quest..."a social life line" will there be information on it soon?

[1fritz]

Oh I love surprises! I noticed a little life preserver on my quest..."a social life line" will there be information on it soon?

It works just got beets to complete quest. Bought for max it was worth it.

Fritz

[1fritz]

ok, have noticed we now have a social lifeline button added in the quests area....any one have any idea how it works? my current quest finishes in 20 minutes...

It works great just got beets to complete one of mine

Fritz

[hootie rootie tootie]

The problem I'm having with the quest is they are asking me to produce a water trough. I don't own the factory that makes them. The Animal Accessories Factory. And I don't have the cash to buy one. When I clicked on the lifeline it opened up with a red gift box. When I moved my mouse over the box this what it states. "The gift lifeline lets you procure goods for this quest also by using gifts from friends". For me to ask a friend to make a gift of an item you need to send a REQUEST, but there is not place to do that. If you work for a friend in the factory that he owns you still can't request a gift of the item. Someone need to fix the problem by having a box that states REQUEST your friends for the item so they can send it to you. Otherwise you are asking the farmtown members to buy factories which to me is not right if you can't afford them.

[getreal]

I agree with Spotsrock, why waste our time with a quest we can not do, I think listing the facilities needed for the quest let's us decide if we can do the quest. Otherwise we accept an unknown quest then have to wait to be able to try the next one.

[Corn Farmer]

If you click on the items, it will show you which facilities are needed. That's always the first step for me, to see what facilities are needed so I can decide whether or not I want to do that particular quest.

I just need to remember to check the quest before doing any harvesting. Today I harvested my grove of cocoa trees then checked my quest - step one was to harvest cocoa trees...

[criminalist]

FOUR OPEN QUESTS and I cannot complete a single one because each requires an item that can only be obtained with farm cash. Now, I have to wait at least three days to open the next quest.

Hey, DEVELOPERS! NOT FUN!

[neetys]

I love the new quest lifeline. I had a quest that I was unable to do because I needed lobster and I don't have a large sea coast. The lifeline gave me the opportunity to work as an employee and fish my friend's large sea coast. Gained lobster and now on the way to finishing this quest. Thank you devs for another terrific innovation.

[HelenJS22]

If you click on the items, it will show you which facilities are needed. That's always the first step for me, to see what facilities are needed so I can decide whether or not I want to do that particular quest.

I just need to remember to check the quest before doing any harvesting. Today I harvested my grove of cocoa trees then checked my quest - step one was to harvest cocoa trees...

I think the point they are making is that they want the facility requirements to be listed BEFORE they open the quest and not AFTER. That would then also probably require that the people who can't do a top of the queue quest, would want to be allowed to click on the next one down to see what was required to complete it.

I haven't come across this situation yet, but I guess I would be very disappointed to find that my just opened quest could not be done because I either didn't have a certain facility, or wasn't prepared to buy it so that I could participate. I do feel though that the developers have the right to have this restriction on the quests. After all it does give us extra coin - and apparently some extra farm cash along the way :rolleyes:

Hey devs, any clues as to when the 'occasional farm cash' is going to kick in? I've done 23 quests on my main farm set so far. Even while I was away and not working on my fast computer, I still managed to sneak in my quest for the day. Maybe you could just define 'occasional' :D

[pythonis]

Perhaps a "Trade Quest" option?

[Taz D]

From what I have seen in here and Help & Support I think the Lifeline needs to be tweaked a bit. There is no way to get a gift or ingredient if you need an end item from a facility. That should be a Hire Lifeline not a Gift Lifeline or Trade Lifeline. Trade Lifelines should only be for things you can buy such as crop, tree, flower and animal harvests.
This definately needs some tweaking.

[Fran's Farm]

How do I find out about how to start a quest etc- was in hospital for a while w/ no internet and feel like I've missed details!

[swd]

Now, I have 3 quests on the board that I cannot complete due to having to use
FC facilities that I don't have, one of those uses 2 FC facilities that I don't have. There are a lot of the FC facilities that I do have so it isn't like I don't have any. The lifeline is stuck in the first one I can't do because the life line was a trade lifeline and I need something from a facilities so that doesn't help either.

Please let us opt out of a quest or just use facilities that we have.

[RustyE]

I agree swd, I have passed up Quest after Quest because each one that comes up requires a FC Facility. I have spent $ on FC, none of it on Facilities though. It just seems like if you don't spend $ on FC Facilities, you will never have a chance to ever complete a Quest.

So is it far that only people that spend $ on FC Facilities get the benefits of the quest and the rest of use $ spenders or not, get left out? I have spent $ on tools and stuff, so it's not like I'm not supporting the game.

:mad:

Here is a suggestion: Example:
I have a quest to make a tuna sandwich. I have everything I need all but the Facility to make the can of tuna. My lifeline is for a gift (can't get the can of tuna this way), I can however do a friends facilities and get a can of tuna, but this still will not help as the quest requires I make it myself or get it via the lifeline which is like the lotto, your lucky if you get it. Why not make it open to however you can get the products for the end result. If you can get the can of tuna, does it matter where it came from???

[ImTheRealElly]

when we get the window for a quest, it would help if there was more information about what we have to do. for instance:
i just got a quest to load 3X watering can in a service facility.
i have spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out what facilities produce and sell the watering can. i looked at the lists here and i cant find it. it might be there but i am not spending another hour trying to find it.
i dont now if i have the facilities to make and sell it, so i am not going to bother with the quest.
now, if instead of saying load 3x watering can in "a" facility. it wouls say load 3x watering can in the "watering can store" (or wherever the hec they are sold), i would be able to determine right away if i have the necessary facilities to do the quest.

it has happened on several other quests that i had a lot of trouble, and spent way too much time trying to find out if i had the necesary facilities.

for now i am just going to do what i normally do in farmtown, and if i happen to fill a quest fine...if not ..oh well.

[gffarmer]

I got to use my first lifeline! This is so much fun! Good job with the quests!!

[samsmum]

I agree swd, I have passed up Quest after Quest because each one that comes up requires a FC Facility. I have spent $ on FC, none of it on Facilities though. It just seems like if you don't spend $ on FC Facilities, you will never have a chance to ever complete a Quest.

So is it far that only people that spend $ on FC Facilities get the benefits of the quest and the rest of use $ spenders or not, get left out? I have spent $ on tools and stuff, so it's not like I'm not supporting the game.

:mad:

Here is a suggestion: Example:
I have a quest to make a tuna sandwich. I have everything I need all but the Facility to make the can of tuna. My lifeline is for a gift (can't get the can of tuna this way), I can however do a friends facilities and get a can of tuna, but this still will not help as the quest requires I make it myself or get it via
the lifeline which is like the lotto, your lucky if you get it. Why not make it open to however you can get the products for the end result. If you can get the can of tuna, does it matter where it came from???


an answer to your example: if you have the gift lifeline then put out an ingredient request fore something that uses canned tuna, when people work that reuqest you will recieve what u need

[MacDdkr]

I was very impressed with the quests until receiving the first one in which I need a FC facility I do not have. Like other farmers have mentioned, I have purchased some FC facilities, so it is not like I do not have any. I was hoping the quests would remain geared for each individual farmer according to what the farm's capabilities are. I went through the steps until I got to making wallpaper. How helpful it would be when clicking the Lifeline to be able to complete the step with the aid of a neighbor! The devs have been very generous in giving enough time to wait on a crop, flower, tree, etc. to become ready for harvest. Please go one step further and make the Lifeline a TRUE lifeline. The situation of needing to purchase a FC facility in order to complete a quest does not make me want to purchase the facility, if that is the purpose of having a quest I am unable to complete short of spending FC. I am buying all I can within my budget. Instead, the presence of a quest I cannot complete saddens me, among other things.

[Taz D]

How do I find out about how to start a quest etc- was in hospital for a while w/ no internet and feel like I've missed details!
In the Extended Toolbox (yellow one above the Map) is what looks like a dice with question marks on each side. It is in the far left column. Click on that for quests.

[Taz D]

I agree swd, I have passed up Quest after Quest because each one that comes up requires a FC Facility. I have spent $ on FC, none of it on Facilities though. It just seems like if you don't spend $ on FC Facilities, you will never have a chance to ever complete a Quest.

So is it far that only people that spend $ on FC Facilities get the benefits of the quest and the rest of use $ spenders or not, get left out? I have spent $ on tools and stuff, so it's not like I'm not supporting the game.

:mad:

Here is a suggestion: Example:
I have a quest to make a tuna sandwich. I have everything I need all but the Facility to make the can of tuna. My lifeline is for a gift (can't get the can of tuna this way), I can however do a friends facilities and get a can of tuna, but this still will not help as the quest requires I make it myself or get it via the lifeline which is like the lotto, your lucky if you get it. Why not make it open to however you can get the products for the end result. If you can get the can of tuna, does it matter where it came from???
For your example you can go to the sandwich shop and request the ingredients to make the Tuna sandwich. That will get you the canned tuna.

[Duck Duck Goose]

i havent done any quests at all simply because i cant see what they are before accepting them. Im not going to buy multi million dollar buildings i dont want just to complete 1 quest and then sell off the building i didnt want at a loss of profit. Youll have to do better than that before im interested.
Show me what the quest is beforehand

[HelenJS22]

when we get the window for a quest, it would help if there was more information about what we have to do. for instance:
i just got a quest to load 3X watering can in a service facility.
i have spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out what facilities produce and sell the watering can. i looked at the lists here and i cant find it. it might be there but i am not spending another hour trying to find it.
i dont now if i have the facilities to make and sell it, so i am not going to bother with the quest.
now, if instead of saying load 3x watering can in "a" facility. it wouls say load 3x watering can in the "watering can store" (or wherever the hec they are sold), i would be able to determine right away if i have the necessary facilities to do the quest.

it has happened on several other quests that i had a lot of trouble, and spent way too much time trying to find out if i had the necesary facilities.

for now i am just going to do what i normally do in farmtown, and if i happen to fill a quest fine...if not ..oh well.

You actually don't have to 'figure it out' as far as what facilities to use. If you simply click on the relevant box within the quest, you will be taken to a another screen where it will show you exactly where you need to go for the facility product.

[Angel70]

I agree with most of you.
I loved the quests when they were released. Now they've added the service facilities to it and I must say I'm loosing interest. I just don't like the service facilities. I have a few of them even some cash ones, but I stopped buying them because I don't like them very much. Now I have a quest to load dress shoes. I have every single facility to make those shoes but I don't have the mini mall to load the shoes so I can't complete this quest. Now I have to wait 20 hours for the next quest.
Now here is what can be done about it. Let us know what the quest is about before accepting it. When we see we can't do the quest because we don't own the facility or facilities required to make or load the producs, we should be able to click an 'ignore' button or something like that and able to move to another quest untill we find a quest we can do and then wait 20 hours to unlock the next one.
We are also should be able to choose the lifeline. That way we at least can get the products we need from a cash facility we don't own.

[criminalist]

This is my fifth quest, in a row, that I cannot complete because I do not own the requiste FT $ only facility.

NOT FUN!

[mary.cosgrove@yahoo.com]

First let me say, I love the Quest until today. I have come upon one that I don't have a factory for to produce Vanilla Essential. What do I do now? I don't see any answers to the questions. I can't spend the money like others can, I allow my self $20.00 a month to buy what I need to make the game go faster, but the one for the Vanilla Essential would be an luxury that I can't afford. Please help
Mary Heizer Cosgrove

[KnightRider]

First let me say, I love the Quest until today. I have come upon one that I don't have a factory for to produce Vanilla Essential. What do I do now? I don't see any answers to the questions. I can't spend the money like others can, I allow my self $20.00 a month to buy what I need to make the game go faster, but the one for the Vanilla Essential would be an luxury that I can't afford. Please help
Mary Heizer Cosgrove

You can use the lifeline that is on the quest page to receive the Vanilla Essential Oil that you need for your quest. It should allow you to either work in a neighbors facility to get it or to be able to have a neighbor gift you the Vanilla Essential Oil, if it says you need a neighbor to gift you the Vanilla Essential Oil, then you would need to go into a facility that uses Vanilla Essential Oil, like the Perfume factory or the Air Freshener factory and click on start batch of something that uses the Vanilla Essential Oil and it should tell you can't produce that item and do you want to ask friends to send you the ingredients needed. I don't know about the trading lifeline, have not read anyone that has used that lifeline yet. I hope this is helpful, I have not used the lifeline yet so I hope it is totally accurate.

[swd]

This is my fifth quest, in a row, that I cannot complete because I do not own the requiste FT $ only facility.

NOT FUN!

Especially if your lifeline is stuck in the first quest because it didn't help with the one thing you need.

[justa_angel]

This is the first time in the years I've been playing Farm Town that I am SERIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED with the game. I was overjoyed when we were given Quests to do, because I had honestly started to get bored with the game after getting 6th dans in every seed. I have done every Quest I've been given in a very timely fashion and been pleased with the coins I've received. TODAY, however, I was given a Quest for a facility I do not own. It is a $$$ facility that I never wanted or could afford to purchase. I am disabled and the money to spend on the game is simply not there...so I am now forced to just let this Quest go. If I can't do the Quests, the boredom will probably set in again and I may give up the game. Is this just a ploy from developers to force people to spend more money on the game???

[KnightRider]

This is the first time in the years I've been playing Farm Town that I am SERIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED with the game. I was overjoyed when we were given Quests to do, because I had honestly started to get bored with the game after getting 6th dans in every seed. I have done every Quest I've been given in a very timely fashion and been pleased with the coins I've received. TODAY, however, I was given a Quest for a facility I do not own. It is a $$$ facility that I never wanted or could afford to purchase. I am disabled and the money to spend on the game is simply not there...so I am now forced to just let this Quest go. If I can't do the Quests, the boredom will probably set in again and I may give up the game. Is this just a ploy from developers to force people to spend more money on the game???

Depending on the quest you can use a lifeline to have neighbors help with items that you can't get due to not having that facility. You didn't give any info on the quest so don't know if a lifeline would help you or not.

[Johnny Popper]

Regarding the post quoted above and the response: lifelines are fine until you get to the final step of a quest where you may be required to load an item in a service facility that costs Farm Cash. Many people can't afford or won't buy these facilities and it would be quite simple if a player were able to simply decline. It's very irritating to have a quest you can't or won't do automatically open over a period of days.

[Missannrr]

Especially if your lifeline is stuck in the first quest because it didn't help with the one thing you need.
My lifeline says to trade with farmers. Which would be fine except it is for a tamborine

[justa_angel]

I can't imagine how a lifeline would help me. My Quest is to produce 4 baby bottles. I do not have the Baby Supplies Factory. I can do all the other steps in the quest, but the end item is the baby bottle which I cannot produce.

[Taz D]

I can't imagine how a lifeline would help me. My Quest is to produce 4 baby bottles. I do not have the Baby Supplies Factory. I can do all the other steps in the quest, but the end item is the baby bottle which I cannot produce.
In this case then a lifeline will not help you because it can't be used for the final step.

[debbie kay zimmerman]

The problem I'm having with the quest is they are asking me to produce a water trough. I don't own the factory that makes them. The Animal Accessories Factory. And I don't have the cash to buy one. When I clicked on the lifeline it opened up with a red gift box. When I moved my mouse over the box this what it states. "The gift lifeline lets you procure goods for this quest also by using gifts from friends". For me to ask a friend to make a gift of an item you need to send a REQUEST, but there is not place to do that. If you work for a friend in the factory that he owns you still can't request a gift of the item. Someone need to fix the problem by having a box that states REQUEST your friends for the item so they can send it to you. Otherwise you are asking the farmtown members to buy factories which to me is not right if you can't afford them.

I don't fully understand the lifeline either...I love the quests, just can't wait to get my first FC.

[Momma Woods]

How can we know how many quest we have completed? I did a few and then started counting.

[Tony D]

How can we know how many quest we have completed? I did a few and then started counting.Hi, not sure there is any way to tell, sorry

[Marlene Law]

I am finding Lifelines too complicated but I am happy with Quests generally.

[sananjan]

I saw something about a dismiss quest button/ Is this a feature that will be coming in the future? I agree one should not have to purchase a facility to complete a quest. Maybe you could get the finished product by working for a neighbor and obtaining it form one of their facilities.

[swd]

A lifeline won't necessarily help you. I have 3 quests that I can't do because I need tofu and got a trade lifeline and it won't clear for almost 3 more days. Another quest needs a FC facility for the last step and no lifeline can be used for that. So 2 out of three of these quests the lifeline won't help. After another 3 days I will be able to see if the lifeline will help my 3rd quest now tied up because of lack of a FC facility.

I have many of the FC facilities so it isn't because I haven't spent FC on the game.

[KnightRider]

A lifeline won't necessarily help you. I have 3 quests that I can't do because I need tofu and got a trade lifeline and it won't clear for almost 3 more days. Another quest needs a FC facility for the last step and no lifeline can be used for that. So 2 out of three of these quests the lifeline won't help. After another 3 days I will be able to see if the lifeline will help my 3rd quest now tied up because of lack of a FC facility.

I have many of the FC facilities so it isn't because I haven't spent FC on the game.

Is the one with the tofu the last step in your quest, if not, I thought that the trade lifeline was so you can go into the marketplace and purchase the item you needed for the quest, that is what it says in the release notes. I know that normally the marketplace you can only buy first step items like crops, fish, cut flowers, and cut trees, but since they made that lifeline, they should have changed it when you use a lifeline, otherwise why have that lifeline available. If you need tofu, I would sell you some.

[peachy51]

This could have been covered in the previous responses, but I'm too mad at the moment to read all of them.

I love the Quests ... and I have been having a good time seeing how quickly I can complete each Quest. And I have been able to complete each Quest until the one I got today: Make Sesame Chicken ... wtf? How am I supposed to do that without the Chinese Restaurant???

The thing says the Mayor will prepare a special Quest for you. I read that to mean each Quest would be tailored of that farmer's abilities. I certainly do not appreciate being asked to do a Quest that I don't have the ability to complete without digging into my pocketbook.

I think this is a really sleezy way for Farmtown to get more $$ from us. Shame on you!! :mad::mad:

[peachy51]

I have many of the FC facilities so it isn't because I haven't spent FC on the game.

I hear ya there swd ... I have spent over $400 buying FC so it isn't like they haven't gotten any money from me :(

[Marlene Law]

I now understand the lifelines. The Quest tells me which one I can use.

[Ms Caz]

I love the quests but yet i do not. I am on my like 5th quests when I came into a snag of not having the one facility to complete the quest. so I have wasted my time on nothing. i am topped out on my levels so no FC that way and well I just do not have the cash at the moment to do so. when you accept a new quest you should be able to see what it is before accepting it. either that or with this life line things find someone to help out. thanks for listening!

[Angel70]

It is so frustrating. When I finally was able to open another quest because I couldn't load the dress shoes in the previous one because I don't own that service facility and couldn't complete it, I came across yet another quest I can't do. Now it is to load farmtwon beer. I have all the facilities to make farmtwown beer, but not the service facility required to load it.
I have spent real money on this game but, as in real life, I refuse to spent money on things I do not like and I don't like the service facilities.
I hope the devs do something about this.

[peachy51]

And yet, again, for the second time in the past 24 hours I have opened a quest that I cannot do because it would require me to spent $$ to purchase FC and buy the facility to complete the quest.

Developers are you listening? :mad:

[justa_angel]

I am getting more and more upset about these quests each day. It should be a simple thing for the developers to have the Quests check for the facilities you have before the Quest is assigned. Yesterday I was supposed to produce baby bottles..and I don't have the $factory. Today it was Shrimp and Potatoes. Fine...I could do every step of the Quest but produce shrimp, since I don't have the Fish Farm. A neighbor has it tho, so I clicked the lifeline. It gave me "trade at the market". Shrimp containers do not come up in the list to sell, so my neighbor couldn't sell to me. What kind of lifeline is that?? I sure hope they get the bugs out of this fast, because for the first time in 3 years, I am about ready to quit the game!!

[FarmerMcLashwood]

Well the Error 025 isn't fixed... cos I am still getting it!

[carrowman]

I too cannot complete a quest as I don't have correct facility and yes to buy it I need Farm Cash!!! Lifeline I received is request as gift how does this help when I dont have the facility to enable me to request as gift its a joke
now i have to wait at least 4 days b4 i can use another lifeline we should be given option to reject quest if we know we cannot complete it, but still have to wait for next or people will become even more choosy than they are already !!!!

I will not be forced into spending real money to complete quests

[Quicksilverq]

I have completed the first quest available to me with no problems, when I start the secnd quest for some reason my glass factory is not being recognized and I "failed" the quest because the game never recorded the 185 punch bowls I had produced before it expired. I am now attempting the next quest involving the glass factory haven't made to the production cycle yet, but I hope whatever the glitch was in the first glass quest is resolved before I get there.

[jljdestiny9]

I would like to say that I personally love the quests. Yes, there are limitations. Yes, we may receive quests for items that we are unable to complete due to not having the necessary facility. Yes, the selected lifeline may not be of any use. But folks, this is a game. In the meantime, wait your 20 hours and accept a new quest. It's not like you are paying coins or farm cash in order to accept the quest and then not being able to complete it. Appreciate it for what it is. Give the developers a chance to see player feedback and make changes. I am hoping that the lifeline feature will allow players to select their own option and work in a neighbors facility if they don't have their own. I will keep accepting my quests daily and enjoy my farming life!

[widow lyn]

please someone check this out for me

I am in the last step of a quest to produce pen sets(0/5) using the office school supply factory, I don't have that factory.

for the last 2 days I have worked 2 neighbors facilities THAT DO have it and have had a neighbor send me a set and I also have 306 completed sets in storage so why am I NOT getting credit for the ones I did in my neighbors facility .

[samsmum]

please someone check this out for me

I am in the last step of a quest to produce pen sets(0/5) using the office school supply factory, I don't have that factory.

for the last 2 days I have worked 2 neighbors facilities THAT DO have it and have had a neighbor send me a set and I also have 306 completed sets in storage so why am I NOT getting credit for the ones I did in my neighbors facility .


Hi there
if you do not have the required facility to complete the final step of the quest then you are unable to do it...the life lines can only be used to procure items needed to make the final product

[Taz D]

I have completed the first quest available to me with no problems, when I start the secnd quest for some reason my glass factory is not being recognized and I "failed" the quest because the game never recorded the 185 punch bowls I had produced before it expired. I am now attempting the next quest involving the glass factory haven't made to the production cycle yet, but I hope whatever the glitch was in the first glass quest is resolved before I get there.
Did you order and receive the Soda Ash, Quartz Rock, and clay from the mine, then make the Beige Pigment in the Ink and Pigments factory and receive it before starting the Punch Bowls? If not that is why it didn't accept them. All the steps must be completed before starting the final step as of this latest release.

[clarecheetham]

Have a quest that requires yellow tail. I do not have a big sea coast. I used a lifeline and worked for someone thus caught some also traded for some but the quest is not registering either. Help!!!

[clarecheetham]

do the developers ever read this stuff and act on it???

[clarecheetham]

Yeah. Kind of sorted quests out. Have no way to get yellowtail. Used lifeline and bought some and caught some on another farm but no luck. So i requested the ingredients from a friend and one sent them to me. I am now able to produce the suchi. Result. Hope this helps some of you. Happier now

[Taz D]

Have a quest that requires yellow tail. I do not have a big sea coast. I used a lifeline and worked for someone thus caught some also traded for some but the quest is not registering either. Help!!!
What lifeline did you get? If it was the Gift Lifeline then neither of those methods would work for you. You could however request ingredients for something that uses yellowtail.

[pythonis]

if one part of a quest says for us to create something in a facility and we dont have that facility, then what lifeline would be able to help us complete that part of the quest?

[Happy pants]

The "Employee" lifeline.... if you go and work a neighbour's facility, you "take home" some of each product.

[pythonis]

thanks. Now can this be used to finish a quest or just one of the steps leading up to it?

[Happy pants]

Just one of the steps.... and only if the lifeline is the Employee one and not one of the other two. The other two are for purchasing ( which obviously only works on raw materials ) and gifting, which of course will only get you gift items. I understand that one will also work if you request ingredients, but I haven't tested that myself.

[trina531]

today's quest required me to make a spark plug. made the chromite and iron ore,quartz rock, kaolin clay rock, produced the stainless steel with no problems. The the were to pics for spark plugs. Made the first spark plug and it is done then tried to load the second one and it says nothing is loaded.... This must me a glitch..can you let me know. I am frustrated...I have completed all my quests and it looks like this one I will not be able to do....thanks

[trina531]

today's quest required me to make a spark plug. made the chromite and iron ore,quartz rock, kaolin clay rock, produced the stainless steel with no problems. The the were to pics for spark plugs. Made the first spark plug and it is done then tried to load the second one and it says nothing is loaded.... This must me a glitch..can you let me know. I am frustrated...I have completed all my quests and it looks like this one I will not be able to do....thanks


well duh I forgot to read the fine print...I figured it out! two pictures = factory and client service!

[Marlene Law]

Working a neighbours faculty

[denfield12]

Love the QUESTS but I thought the MAYOR tailored them to each farmer. I have 2 quests going and cannot finish either one as I do NOT have the tools to get it done. Only lack 1 tool on each one but I WILL NOT BUY that tool. It looks like you are wanting u to buy facilities and I just cannot afford to do that. Old man on fixed income, SS.

[pauly]

Love the QUESTS but I thought the MAYOR tailored them to each farmer. I have 2 quests going and cannot finish either one as I do NOT have the tools to get it done. Only lack 1 tool on each one but I WILL NOT BUY that tool. It looks like you are wanting u to buy facilities and I just cannot afford to do that. Old man on fixed income, SS.

Yes I know, such a shame they're not tailored. Before I start a quest I check to see if I have the right tools and when I don't I have to let it expire undone.

I think we should have a "REFUSE QUEST" button. How about it developers?

[Jean's Farm]

do the developers ever read this stuff and act on it???


Yes they do!!! The problem is that everybody wants what they specifically want NOW!!!!! It doesn't work that way. It takes time to fix stuff and to change and start something new.

I do not think its a ploy to get you to spend money either. Try playing a Zynga game where everything you do you have to post on the news feed and beg for help. And when you ask for help from support you get a big fat ZERO for help!!!! :p

Do you like this game?? I love this game and am not adverse to spending some money on it. I could go to the movies with that money but.....that lasts...what?? Two or three hours....the money I spend here gives me pleasure everyday. And I am on a very fixed income!!!!

You can play this game without spending money. You don't have to do the quests.

Keep up the good work Devs!!!!! :D

[pauly]

Yes that's quite right you can play the game without spending money, some stuff you really need to get that costs Farmcash you can get with the level ups.

I like the challenge and the "what do I buy next" thoughts. Quests, well I think they need a bit of tweaking but I'm sure the developers will sort em.

I do burn out on the game from time to time but always come back.

Incidentally it would cost around $500:00 to buy all tools and facilities or 3327 Farmcash if you prefer.

At the end of the day the developers need to earn from this and I'm happy to throw a bit in from time to time but, I'd get really upset if they then pulled the plug, hopefully they're aware that commitment works both ways.

[debbie6715]

I love the quests but wish there were more you could work on at one time.

[swd]

Is the one with the tofu the last step in your quest, if not, I thought that the trade lifeline was so you can go into the marketplace and purchase the item you needed for the quest, that is what it says in the release notes. I know that normally the marketplace you can only buy first step items like crops, fish, cut flowers, and cut trees, but since they made that lifeline, they should have changed it when you use a lifeline, otherwise why have that lifeline available. If you need tofu, I would sell you some.

You can't trade tofu, you have to have a different lifeline to work in a neighbor's facility to do that.

So far the first lifeline I used is still holding me up from getting a different lifeline for another quest, so they don't look to great to me.

[anglnwhite]

From what I have seen in here and Help & Support I think the Lifeline needs to be tweaked a bit. There is no way to get a gift or ingredient if you need an end item from a facility. That should be a Hire Lifeline not a Gift Lifeline or Trade Lifeline. Trade Lifelines should only be for things you can buy such as crop, tree, flower and animal harvests.
This definately needs some tweaking.

My thoughts exactly!
Neighbor of mine needs to make Eau de Toilette for her quest, but doesn't have a perfume factory. She was given a trade lifeline (and we can't trade facility products), so she's not able to complete it. If she had been given a hire lifeline instead she could have finished it.

I'm sure that avoiding situations such as this was intent of the lifelines, they just need to be tweaked a bit, as Taz says. It's important to keep people in the game.

As for me ... I LOVE everything you do and I really appreciate that you listen and adjust the game accordingly. It's been a 3 year journey of consistent improvement. :)

[MacDdkr]

- In the future the Mayor might occasionally award you 1 FarmCash and/or ingredients based on your performance in previous Quests
--from January 21 release notes

Those of us who are unhappy about quests that are not able to be completed are not trying to be difficult, whiny, small-minded, etc. We realize it is "just a game". But with the possibility of earning farm cash and/or ingredients, we do not want incomplete quests marring our record.

[dnana]

For your example you can go to the sandwich shop and request the ingredients to make the Tuna sandwich. That will get you the canned tuna.

wait, what???? you can request ingredients and get supplies that way??? holy carp, I've misunderstood this since the beginning, wow!!! maybe I had better keep reading thru the thread, but am I understanding this right?

I understand it now! I needed garlic, so I asked for ingredients for white cheesy pizza and when a neighbor answered my ingredient request, the garlic was there for me to use in my quest! yay!! SO glad I read the forums tonite!!! :):):) <3

[Grami Mary]

i really don't see how to use the 'lifeline' and think that the quests are easy enough and not worth enough to be a real issue if one can't accomplish one of them anyway???
i continue to be a little disappointed in the ease of the quests, but do them everyday anyway -- lol

[HelenJS22]

I would like to say that I personally love the quests. Yes, there are limitations. Yes, we may receive quests for items that we are unable to complete due to not having the necessary facility. Yes, the selected lifeline may not be of any use. But folks, this is a game. In the meantime, wait your 20 hours and accept a new quest. It's not like you are paying coins or farm cash in order to accept the quest and then not being able to complete it. Appreciate it for what it is. Give the developers a chance to see player feedback and make changes. I am hoping that the lifeline feature will allow players to select their own option and work in a neighbors facility if they don't have their own. I will keep accepting my quests daily and enjoy my farming life!

Very well said ... I too enjoy the quests and enjoy them for what they are. If I happen to not have a facility and I don't want to buy it, then I simply skip the quest without whinging.

I find them a really fun, enjoyable addition to the game and to each his own, we can choose to play ..... or just leave them alone.

[HelenJS22]

well duh I forgot to read the fine print...I figured it out! two pictures = factory and client service!

LOL - I love that. We all have 'duh' moments in this game :D

[Suntanned]

Seems Quests have raised problems. Crop selection for planting paints out the ability to see one's current stock with a lovely non descriptive beige. Please fix this ASAP; data is no longer supplied about how much is stored, and so on. That's the price of introducing new software without complete comprehensive testing.

[trina531]

today's quest required me to make a spark plug. made the chromite and iron ore,quartz rock, kaolin clay rock, produced the stainless steel with no problems. The the were to pics for spark plugs. Made the first spark plug and it is done then tried to load the second one and it says nothing is loaded.... This must me a glitch..can you let me know. I am frustrated...I have completed all my quests and it looks like this one I will not be able to do....thanks

IT WAS ONE OF MY SENIOR MOMENTS....THEY SEEMS HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AS I AGE ALAS...FT keeps my mind alive and active.. thank god...maybe I will live a long time

[Angel70]

I love the quests, I really do that is why it is so frustrading when you can't do them and have to wait another 20 hrs to open another one.
That being said, remember I told you about two quests I couldn't do because I didn't have the service facilities to complete the last step? Well, two days ago, I gave in and bought myself the service facs needed and started to produce the things required (dress shoes and ft beer). Dress shoes, mini mall, no problem. But when I reached the final step to load the ft beer, it said I have to load it in the pub and what do you know? I bought myself the dance club (this also loads ft beer). I just wasted hard earned cash on a service facility I didn't want but just bought to complete a quest. Problem is that you can't see which service facility you need in the last step before all the other steps are completed. This can't be right. If there are two service facilities that load the same products, we should be able to choose which one we use.
Whine over.

[justa_angel]

I have played FT for 3 years and I had grown bored with planting, harvesting and filling factories. When belts were added I had a new goal...6th dan in all crops, trees and flowers. That gave me a goal to work for so the boredom lifted. When I had all the dans, except in new crops FT added, I was getting bored again. Then came the QUESTS!!! I was sooooooo excited. Something to look forward to each day. I raced to get on here in the morning to see my next Quest and get started on it. That said - the last 5 quests I have had, I have been able to do 2...and one of them only because a neighbor took pity on me and bought me the Fish Farming Facility so I could complete one. I am more than a little disgruntled that something that could be so much fun, has just turned into a tool for the developers to force us to spend FC to get facilities we don't have. I have 92 facilities...wouldn't you think I could get Quests for one I have???!!

[Grami Mary]

I have played FT for 3 years and I had grown bored with planting, harvesting and filling factories. When belts were added I had a new goal...6th dan in all crops, trees and flowers. That gave me a goal to work for so the boredom lifted. When I had all the dans, except in new crops FT added, I was getting bored again. Then came the QUESTS!!! I was sooooooo excited. Something to look forward to each day. I raced to get on here in the morning to see my next Quest and get started on it. That said - the last 5 quests I have had, I have been able to do 2...and one of them only because a neighbor took pity on me and bought me the Fish Farming Facility so I could complete one. I am more than a little disgruntled that something that could be so much fun, has just turned into a tool for the developers to force us to spend FC to get facilities we don't have. I have 92 facilities...wouldn't you think I could get Quests for one I have???!!

well, i too have been playing for YEARS from when there was only one small farms and no facilities. . . so i know about boredom and have often scalled down my farming until a new feature came out : ) however in the years i have played i have also managed to buy ALL the facilities tho retired on a small fixed income (maybe my priorities are off??) and agree that the developers seem a little greedy . . . however the quests are NOT rewarding enough to buy a facility for!!! I am looking forward to quests that are a little more challenging tho -- in the meantime maybe your 'goal' should be in the contests or in owning all the facilities ????

[KnightRider]

I have been playing for a couple of years like other when there was only one farm and no factories and have spent money to purchase factories, facilities, and tools. I have done this on my own and have not been pressured or forced to do it.

I disagree that the dev's are greedy, all most all of the games I play or have played keep having pop ups that want you to buy this and buy that for the game and I have never saw Farmtown ever use any pop up wanting me to purchase Farm Cash.

As far as the quests forcing people to purchase FC that is not true, they have made the lifelines to help people that don't have the needed factories/facilities, if they was a greedy as people say they are they wouldn't have made the lifelines, I do agree that the lifelines could use some tweaking so that if you need a certain lifeline to complete a quest that lifeline appears instead of one that doesn't help, like if the person could pick the lifeline that they need. I came across a quest I couldn't do cause I don't have the factory, so I am just letting it expire and continue on with the quests I can do.

I think the dev's have done a good job on this game.

[criminalist]

So, I finally got a lifeline that does not involve working at someone else's farm. It specifically reads that I can get what I need by trading at the market. I CANNOT TRADE AT THE MARKET TO OBTAIN CINNAMON BUNDLES.

This is the TENTH quest in a row that I cannot complete.

Why bother playing at all.

[Suntanned]

At the highest current level (310) and all but maybe 12 - 15 facilities, most of which are new ones, I too don't have a lot of cash to throw towards Farm Cash. So far, I have completed all the Quests I have started. I agree - it is not fair to present a Quest a farmer can not possibly complete due to a missing facility.

Good work making SALT available in the Mineral Mines! And for new crops. When I saw a "?" next Saffron, planted a lot. Next day the "?" was missing - the most expensive herb in the world is a must have ingredient for French seafood stew I can't spell. Bouluabaise? Good stuff. We need new dishes in all the eateries that utilize existing and new crops.

Last beef: When I go to sow seeds, the display goes to a beige backgroud (was white) and fails to reflect the number of crop units in storage. Please fix ASAP.

[peachy51]

It's official ... my opinion of the Quest feature is that it "sucks"

I have received 3 Quests this week that require I have a FC facility that I don't own and don't want to own!

So much for the Mayor preparing Quests especially for us. The Mayor just randomly gives us stuff whether we have the ability to do it or not.

And I refuse to spend any real money to do them.

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[peachy51]

Yes I know, such a shame they're not tailored. Before I start a quest I check to see if I have the right tools and when I don't I have to let it expire undone.

I think we should have a "REFUSE QUEST" button. How about it developers?

Bingo! We should be able to refuse it and have it go away. I have three open right now that I cannot complete. :mad:

[pooks123]

out of the last 4 days quests the only one I can do without buying FC facilities is the one with only 3 simple steps so I rushed to open today's quest !!!!!!


you guessed it I do not own the toy factory to produce the rubber ducky


we need a reject quest button and fast

[blue nile]

Hi! I must be one of the lucky few who has been able to complete every quest really quickly without having to buy any facilities or use any lifelines(there are alot of cash ones i don't own) Anyway when they started i made one of my farms a "quest farm" but today i decided it wasn't worth the effort of keeping it up to date as i tend to grow a wide variety of stuff anyway and have hardly made good use of it! I'll keep all the trees and flowers on it all ready but that's it! i own the orange sprinkler so it's never too long to wait! i have hardly needed to use the longer crops in any quest. I probably will now lol but it was too tedious keeping so many crops going at different times etc. Wonder how other people are managing their quest farms! (i really like having a nice wee short quest to do! maybe that's a good sign perhaps i am losing my addiction!! ;-D

[LoreneC]

I probably will now lol but it was too tedious keeping so many crops going at different times etc. Wonder how other people are managing their quest farms! (i really like having a nice wee short quest to do! maybe that's a good sign perhaps i am losing my addiction!! ;-D

I decided keeping crops ready was a pain too so I am getting rid of my quest crops. Plus I may have used one but did not have the other required crop planted so it didn't work out for me. I would rather just start forms scratch too.

As far as completing them so far I have only needed to purchase a couple coin facilities so I did. I do not own all the cash facilities either so I guess I have been lucky.

I am not sure if I would be frustrated or not if I could not complete most of them, probably yes.

[jcassemjr]

I decided keeping crops ready was a pain too so I am getting rid of my quest crops. Plus I may have used one but did not have the other required crop planted so it didn't work out for me. I would rather just start forms scratch too.

I have my quest farm (farm 3) set up into a grid system, and have enough 2x2 layered grid boxes to keep every crops with 1+ day harvest time going, plus room to keep all of the 3 & 4 day crops started 1/2 through the growing time of the first set. I find it adds an additional challenge to my game play to keep up with the crops.

It's nice since it keeps me stocked up on everything for normal production as well, and I can save my production farms for the items I have the least amount in storage.

[DebLeah]

The quests are to do or not, they are really a bonus to farming. So far I have been lucky, although I have had alot of short quests. I do have a quest farm and have thought of getting rid of it but I like the look of it and its a challenge to me know to keep the crops all going. As for the buying the FC that's fB not FT. FT has no control over it. Facebook has affected all the games on FC with its credits and made it difficult to buy the amount you want. so you need to complain to them about it not FT. So Basically do the quests you can, enjoy them and enjoy farming. Still the best game going. Thanks for the great game. But a ignore button would be good idea.

[barbara nixon]

one of my neighbors did a test..the didn't have the flower shop to do a quest..so they went and worked another neighbors and got what they needed to finish the quest..so you don't always have to have the facility to finish a quest..just sayin...

[KnightRider]

one of my neighbors did a test..the didn't have the flower shop to do a quest..so they went and worked another neighbors and got what they needed to finish the quest..so you don't always have to have the facility to finish a quest..just sayin...

They must have used an employee lifeline to work in the neighbors factory or they just got lucky and found a glitch at that time.

[Mrs Mags]

I would like to see the option to opt out of a quest, if you don't want to do it if you don't have the facilities so you can get another one to do. So far I have enjoyed doing them and have received much coin.

I too would like the option to opt out of a Quest..

[KnightRider]

I would like to see the option to opt out of a quest, if you don't want to do it if you don't have the facilities so you can get another one to do. So far I have enjoyed doing them and have received much coin.

If they had an opt out button the next quest that you get doesn't mean it would be one that you would want to do or had the facility to do, and they couldn't have it to where you could keep opting out of quests, otherwise everyone would just keep opting out until they got a big quest, that is why if you don't want to do a quest or don't have the facility for the last step you just have to let the quest expire. I have 1 right now that still has just over a day to expire that I don't have the factory for and don't want the factory, so I am just ignoring it and doing other quests that come up.

[supertrucker]

if the mayor 'creates a quest for you' (i've seen the line on my screen', why isn't he smart enough to create quests that make use of stuff that i have, or can get easily? ok, caveat emptor is applicable, but why should i have to buy a tool, facility or service facility to complete a quest???? the quest i clicked on -- the only one i could click on, might i add -- involved loading a facility with Chinese noodles; what it DIDN'T tell me was that the 'facility' in question was the 'Chinese buffet', which i don't have, and i'm not about to buy... why can't the quests be based on stuff we already have????

[Angel7]

I'm done with quests - the last 3 out of 4 have been for facilities that I don't own and I own ALOT of facilities.....this is not random - it is a marketing ploy to get us to spend money.

[Happy pants]

if the mayor 'creates a quest for you' (i've seen the line on my screen', why isn't he smart enough to create quests that make use of stuff that i have, or can get easily? ok, caveat emptor is applicable, but why should i have to buy a tool, facility or service facility to complete a quest???? the quest i clicked on -- the only one i could click on, might i add -- involved loading a facility with Chinese noodles; what it DIDN'T tell me was that the 'facility' in question was the 'Chinese buffet', which i don't have, and i'm not about to buy... why can't the quests be based on stuff we already have????

Because a lot of people are buying the facilities so they can do the quests.... and it's a way for the devs to "market" the facilities. They shouldn't be faulted for wanting to make the products desirable.... all businesses do that. I'm just glad they made the marketing strategy something that's kind of fun to do.

[LoreneC]

Because a lot of people are buying the facilities so they can do the quests.... and it's a way for the devs to "market" the facilities. They shouldn't be faulted for wanting to make the products desirable.... all businesses do that. I'm just glad they made the marketing strategy something that's kind of fun to do.

Very well put Happy!!

[gffarmer]

Because a lot of people are buying the facilities so they can do the quests.... and it's a way for the devs to "market" the facilities. They shouldn't be faulted for wanting to make the products desirable.... all businesses do that. I'm just glad they made the marketing strategy something that's kind of fun to do.

Very well put Happy!!

Ditto!!....

[abby the cat]

It wouldn't be bad if the lifelines matched the quest. I have a quest to make the copper tub which is made in the animal supplies facility. I don't have that and it is reasonably far down on my priorities. I do have neighbors that have it though so I clicked the lifeline hoping to get it from working their facilities. I got the 'get items as gifts' lifeline. What good is that?! You can't gift any of the items in that quest.

[Taz D]

It wouldn't be bad if the lifelines matched the quest. I have a quest to make the copper tub which is made in the animal supplies facility. I don't have that and it is reasonably far down on my priorities. I do have neighbors that have it though so I clicked the lifeline hoping to get it from working their facilities. I got the 'get items as gifts' lifeline. What good is that?! You can't gift any of the items in that quest.
If making the copper tub was your last step no lifeline can help you with that anyway?

[HelenJS22]

Ditto!!....

Because a lot of people are buying the facilities so they can do the quests.... and it's a way for the devs to "market" the facilities. They shouldn't be faulted for wanting to make the products desirable.... all businesses do that. I'm just glad they made the marketing strategy something that's kind of fun to do.

and ditto again !!

[HelenJS22]

I'm done with quests - the last 3 out of 4 have been for facilities that I don't own and I own ALOT of facilities.....this is not random - it is a marketing ploy to get us to spend money.

I've done over 50 quests now across two sets of farms, and because of all the comments in the forum I've begun to take special notice and now keeping a record.

What I have found so far is that time and time again my given quest has included NO farm cash facilities.

I have to say that, like a couple of the others, I don't mind that the devs are using a fun way to market the farm cash facilities that do turn up in a quest. They provide us with a fantastic game that we all enjoy, and after all, it is still our choice to buy them .... or not! The quests are intended as a fun, extra curicular for our farms, not the be all and end all.

[blue nile]

Hi! I have probably completed about 25 quests now and i have found them to be a fairly even mixture of cash and coin facilities. i have not needed to buy any facilities and am still waiting for that time to come!! I created a farm specially for quests but got tired of it however since i got rid of it i really miss it so will be doing another one!!! Typical!! I think if you have been playing the game a long time and have accumulated lots of facilities the quests are fun but as others have said they are a nice little addition to the game. i still am glad they are only one per 20hrs or i would never leave the computer lol :)

[HelenJS22]

Hi! I have probably completed about 25 quests now and i have found them to be a fairly even mixture of cash and coin facilities. i have not needed to buy any facilities and am still waiting for that time to come!! I created a farm specially for quests but got tired of it however since i got rid of it i really miss it so will be doing another one!!! Typical!! I think if you have been playing the game a long time and have accumulated lots of facilities the quests are fun but as others have said they are a nice little addition to the game. i still am glad they are only one per 20hrs or i would never leave the computer lol :)

Absolutely agree with everything you have said - including the part about never leaving the computer if we had more than one quest per 20 hours :o

I have just spent the past half hour or so back tracking through every quest I've done so far - 51 of them - and yes, I have kept a record :o

I have found them to be exactly a 50/50 mix of cash and coin facilities. As far as I'm concerned this is extremely fair.

Mind you, we are still waiting for Raul to bring on the 'occasional' Farm Cash rewards :p

[SunnyD]

if you think about it the Dev's have again given us what the majority have asked for...... a new challenge and some added strategy if you think about it.......some pf us have farms designated for quests only....and i am one of them.........my sister did but got frustrated.....she got rid of hers......i also get aggravated when i don't own a FC needed facility but then again I also get aggravated when the quests are too easy......to me it's something fun we can choose to participate in or not , just like we can choose to buy FC facilities or not ...we can play for free or play and pay real $$$ to any degree and still have fun no matter how we choose to play....Great Job Dev's.......

[Sandy Mae]

The one thing I am not seeing is the simple fact that game has changed if we want to do the added quests. Slashkey is making money, it is a business. That is a given. But I see FaceBook at work here too. They made changes to how things are done. That one of them is to pay for FB as well as ie; the increase in buying farm cash. Also FB has put this on all games that I have seen. And it rubbs me the wrong way. More free goodies whether it is in quests or not does not matter to me. If I feel like doing a quest I will. But I think the devs have done a good job trying to keep this game in the free market idea.

[SunnyD]

curious about the quests, i have had a few now with the new thing of sending the final product into a service facility .....the thing here is for a couple of the ones i had there are maybe two diff service facilities that you can load that product to....now a couple of times for me and once for my sister we didn't know what the final facility was that we needed until we completed the whole quest...now one i just did thankfully for my bank account it was a coin purchase one that i didn't have but for sissy it was a FC facility and it was rather lengthy quest she did...is there a way that we can be informed of the final facility needed before we spend several days on the quest please........

[Deborah1979]

Absolutely agree with everything you have said - including the part about never leaving the computer if we had more than one quest per 20 hours :o

I have just spent the past half hour or so back tracking through every quest I've done so far - 51 of them - and yes, I have kept a record :o

I have found them to be exactly a 50/50 mix of cash and coin facilities. As far as I'm concerned this is extremely fair.

Mind you, we are still waiting for Raul to bring on the 'occasional' Farm Cash rewards :p

:D I just had to reply to your message! I figured that I wasn't the ONLY one keeping a record of my quests!! BUT, it IS nice to have someone else admit it. I just completed Quest #30 a few minutes ago. The coins for me are SO welcome.

Sure hope Raul is reading all of the positive comments about the quests. ( and the concerned ones, too.)

So, Raul, if you are reading this how about we start implementing the OCCASIONAL 1 FarmCash and/or ingredients!!??:D or special gifts or items!!

Just a friendly reminder....PLEASE??

Deborah

[Roni Lynne1981]

I do realize that we have the choice to do the quests and not to, my problem is that I have had 2 or 3 in a row that call for a FC facility that I don't have and don't plan to buy, so I am stuck for 6-7 days. I wish that they would put in a "Pass" button. Even if we have to wait 18 hours or so, I don't mind. I just don't like having to wait until the current quest runs out of time before I can begin another one. I wonder also if they might be able to allow us to use gifts for those things, like the things that you have to order from the semi-truck that are also gifts? Just a thought. Other than that problem, I love the quests and the payout is really good for the amount of time put into them. I LOVE that we do it all ourselves, no begging required. :)

[Deborah1979]

I do realize that we have the choice to do the quests and not to, my problem is that I have had 2 or 3 in a row that call for a FC facility that I don't have and don't plan to buy, so I am stuck for 6-7 days. I wish that they would put in a "Pass" button. Even if we have to wait 18 hours or so, I don't mind. I just don't like having to wait until the current quest runs out of time before I can begin another one. I wonder also if they might be able to allow us to use gifts for those things, like the things that you have to order from the semi-truck that are also gifts? Just a thought. Other than that problem, I love the quests and the payout is really good for the amount of time put into them. I LOVE that we do it all ourselves, no begging required. :)

:) Hi there! You didn't say what level you are. After 20 hours, you are able to open the next quest, unless you are at a lower level. Different levels are allowed to have different numbers of quests going at the same time. If you ARE at a lower level, then that is just part of the game. :) Keep working hard, and you will level up where you can have more quests open at the same time!! Even those of us that are at high levels have to wait the 20 hours to open a new one, whether we can do the quest or not.
And I SO agree with you....I am SO glad that we are not required to beg!!!
Deborah

[SunnyD]

now that would be just way cool to get a decoration type item that you can only get by winning on a quest..........can see me just being green with envy when someone gets something i want lol lol limited items lol i actually had three quests in row that i had to wait out cause i didn't have the facility for it......eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkk

[JohnAlbertini]

Like quests except I keep getting some that require FC facility I don't have for last step so useless wasted quest!
The separate issue could be to allow buying small quantities of facility products to finish quests.

[Sandy Mae]

Well I finally got it. I have been checking in to this thread to read and try to see what the problems are with the quests. Right now I have 2 quests working and neighter one will be finished. I read different posts in this thread about people having to buy certain facilities to finish the quest. And as we all know we can not start another quest with out finishing the ones before. I buy facilities according to what I am able to grow or want to grow on my farms. But I will not buy a new facitlity because of a quest. It is just that simple. So what do I do? At this point no more quests for me. There really should be a way to turn down a quest because we do not have that particuler facility. I enjoy the quests and so far I have enjoyed getting the rewards. Need to think on this some more to figure out a way that is fair to all!!!

[KnightRider]

Well I finally got it. I have been checking in to this thread to read and try to see what the problems are with the quests. Right now I have 2 quests working and neighter one will be finished. I read different posts in this thread about people having to buy certain facilities to finish the quest. And as we all know we can not start another quest with out finishing the ones before. I buy facilities according to what I am able to grow or want to grow on my farms. But I will not buy a new facitlity because of a quest. It is just that simple. So what do I do? At this point no more quests for me. There really should be a way to turn down a quest because we do not have that particuler facility. I enjoy the quests and so far I have enjoyed getting the rewards. Need to think on this some more to figure out a way that is fair to all!!!

You can have 5 active quests open, you are above level 200 according to what it showed when visiting your farm. You just have to wait 20 hrs from the last quest you opened.

[cherylaz]

As long as there isn't an OBNOXIOUS GIGANTIC ARROW or something big and stupid in my way begging me to do quests, and they are optional, I don't care what they do with quests. i'm so busy farming and decorating that I don't need them, however if they are reasonable and do not involve begging I'll try them. :)

Me too. Well put :cool:

[Grammy 11]

Are you sure your requests included cotton and not cotton textile?

Good thought. I asked for shirt (wrong) and scented candle, which I think is a correct request. One of my cotton fields was ready to be harvested so I don't know which, the harvest or the request, got me through. Thanks for pointing out an important part of the request.

[Baba 947]

It's been a while since I asked. Has anyone actually gotten to 5 concurrent quests?
I'm at level 310 and without trying hard a quest it never takes more than 2 days to finish a quest. Its nice to say we can have 5 concurrent, but there is no way to get there short of stalling ... BTW, I'm not even pre-planting crops any more.

How about it developers? are you going to deliver what you promised?
Why not decrease the time between quests to 10 hrs for those who can do 5 at a time. Perhaps 12.5 hrs for those who can do 4, and 15 hrs for those who can do 3 with 17.5 hrs for those who can do 2 concurrent quests.
As a "Beta Tester/User" I'm asking for a way of attaining what was promised, not for any additional function or more concurrent quests. This isn't "working as designed"... as a retired software designer/programmer, I'd consider it a problem of limited functionality and I'd fix it.

[whosyou?]

It's been a while since I asked. Has anyone actually gotten to 5 concurrent quests?
I'm at level 310 and without trying hard a quest it never takes more than 2 days to finish a quest. Its nice to say we can have 5 concurrent, but there is no way to get there short of stalling ... BTW, I'm not even pre-planting crops any more.

How about it developers? are you going to deliver what you promised?
Why not decrease the time between quests to 10 hrs for those who can do 5 at a time. Perhaps 12.5 hrs for those who can do 4, and 15 hrs for those who can do 3 with 17.5 hrs for those who can do 2 concurrent quests.
As a "Beta Tester/User" I'm asking for a way of attaining what was promised, not for any additional function or more concurrent quests. This isn't "working as designed"... as a retired software designer/programmer, I'd consider it a problem of limited functionality and I'd fix it.

- You can only accept 1 Quest per day and it has to be completed before it expires

- You can have several active Quests at the same time depending on your level, here is the table:

Level 30.....1 Max Active Quests
Level 50.....2 Max Active Quests
Level 100....3 Max Active Quests
Level 150....4 Max Active Quests
Level 200....5 Max Active Quest

No where did it say that you were guaranteed,nor did they promise to have 5 active quest all the time.It simply says that you can have a max of 5 quest .There is nothing to fix,other than a decline button for ones that require a factory you don't own and won't purchase.

[Maryleedaggett]

:(
I finally got a quest I cannot complete. It was to make then load a tea kettle. I don not have the factory to make the tea kettle and can not afford to buy it. So I completed all steps and there it sits. The clock ticking down slowly. Very sad. I think we should be able to use the help line to work in a friends factory and make the tea kettle that way. But that did not work. Alas it is all very sad.
:(

[poinks]

I have an uncompleted quest, don't have the facility to load lentil soup to, 2 quests in progress, taco and beer, and a 4th quest box ready to open, however, it won't let me open it. As I am level 310 I should be able to have 5 ongoing quests at any one time.....glitch?

[Baba 947]

- You can only accept 1 Quest per day and it has to be completed before it expires

- You can have several active Quests at the same time depending on your level, here is the table:

Level 30.....1 Max Active Quests
Level 50.....2 Max Active Quests
Level 100....3 Max Active Quests
Level 150....4 Max Active Quests
Level 200....5 Max Active Quest

No where did it say that you were guaranteed,nor did they promise to have 5 active quest all the time.It simply says that you can have a max of 5 quest .There is nothing to fix,other than a decline button for ones that require a factory you don't own and won't purchase.

I have to disagree, based on your quote from the Devs, we were TOLD we could have UP TO 5. My point is that you really can't have 5, UNLESS you slow down and accept getting a lesser reward. (What's the point of doing the quests for lesser rewards?)

Just because I tell you that you can fly, it doesn't mean if you flap your arms hard enough, you'll lift off the ground. I assume if the devs say we can have 5 they mean we really can get to 5.

If I designed a function for a customer to use and they couldn't fully exploit that function, I would consider that a problem. I didn't ask for 5, but since I was TOLD I could have 5, I would like to be able to have 5.

[Sesselwill]

I finally received a quest I cannot complete, my friend has had several. It doesn't bother me as much as it does her! However, maybe they could put a way to swap it out or delete it if we can't finish it. That would be nice.

[criminalist]

Now, there's no way to contact the developers other than a forum post? Posts that aren't even read by the developers?

The quests are getting very stupid. Not everyone has every facility, so lifelines to work in others' facilities are important.

Today's lifeline? Gifts from friends for a quest that requires the acquisition of items easily acquired through harvesting crops and trees. The problem is manufacturing the last item in the quest. That item is not available as a gift.

SO WHY IS THE LIFELINE GIFTS FROM FRIENDS?

Of the last fourteen quests, only two have been attainable. The other twelve have required facilities I don't have and have provided useless lifelines.

If you added quests to add an interest to the game, you lose.

[ajjeni]

Why do we have to wait so long between quests....i really like the quests because unlike other games i do not have to do them to get ahead. I want to do the quests, but feel the time between being able to start an additional quest is much to long...personally i would like to have them all going at one time. Is this possible? I am at top level and have almost all the expansions... so i'm about to run out of things to do, and the quests give me something more specific to do when i feel i need it.

[HelenJS22]

Now, there's no way to contact the developers other than a forum post? Posts that aren't even read by the developers?

The quests are getting very stupid. Not everyone has every facility, so lifelines to work in others' facilities are important.

Today's lifeline? Gifts from friends for a quest that requires the acquisition of items easily acquired through harvesting crops and trees. The problem is manufacturing the last item in the quest. That item is not available as a gift.

SO WHY IS THE LIFELINE GIFTS FROM FRIENDS?

Of the last fourteen quests, only two have been attainable. The other twelve have required facilities I don't have and have provided useless lifelines.

If you added quests to add an interest to the game, you lose.

Not everyone thinks that the developers have done the wrong thing with the quests. I've done over 50 now and not missed one yet, even with my small farm that doesn't have all the facilities.

Many of us - perhaps the silent ones - are having a ball with the quests. The developers have given us extra coin for our reward with the promise of a little farm cash at times, so I think they have the right to aim the quests at those players prepared to equip their farms with what it takes to play them.

As someone else said, I want a ferrari, so the makers should make them cheaper to buy, because I can't afford it, but I'm entitled to one :rolleyes:

The quests are stated to be random and so are the lifelines. Nobody said that we would all be able to complete all of them.

[kahra01]

Not everyone thinks that the developers have done the wrong thing with the quests. I've done over 50 now and not missed one yet, even with my small farm that doesn't have all the facilities.

Many of us - perhaps the silent ones - are having a ball with the quests. The developers have given us extra coin for our reward with the promise of a little farm cash at times, so I think they have the right to aim the quests at those players prepared to equip their farms with what it takes to play them.

As someone else said, I want a ferrari, so the makers should make them cheaper to buy, because I can't afford it, but I'm entitled to one :rolleyes:

The quests are stated to be random and so are the lifelines. Nobody said that we would all be able to complete all of them.

Helen, I couldnt agree more and Im so glad you said this.

I love the quests! Im tired of hearing people say that they refuse point blank to buy facilities (and support the devs for their hard work) yet complain when they cant finish a quest. This game can be played for free so if you dont want to invest in it thats ur choice.. but you seriously cant expect the same rewards, that those of us that do pay, do get! I annoys me like you wouldnt believe that non payers expect the same playing field that payers get. Im glad the devs do this and reward us. Its about time people realised that whilst the devs obviously love what they do, ultimately it is a business like any other business. People then say that because they cant finish a quest because they dont have the facility, they should be able to cancel that quest and try for another! Why should that be an option when people that do have facs have to complete it before they can start another one the next day? If you dont want to buy the facs required.. then dont do the quests.. its that simple but for the love of mary, quit complaining about it! You have a choice! :mad:

PS.. "you" = players .. not you personally Helen lmao

[Miamine]

Am I the only one who is happy that some quests can't be completed. It's supposed to be a "Quest", and quests are supposed to be hard, some quests are even impossible, but the knight still goes out and try's hard. I've only had one quest I couldn't do, and even that was fun, I bothered everyone at the marketplace and all my neighbours trying to find the big sea coast, in the end it was pointless, because I needed to have it myself. Click bypass quest until I have the one where I have everything on the farm and it takes 2 seconds, doesn't sound fun to me. I like the sense of mystery and difficulty.

The more farm town gets easy, the unhappier I become. I've been playing slowly from the begining, but because of the facilities I've been leveling up too fast... sigh.. soon we'll just have to click one button, and the game will play itself.

It would however be fun to get a "neighbours facility lifeline", then we can try to find the right friend so we can keep bothering them to post their stuff.... I can see arguments happening there. :p

[HelenJS22]

Am I the only one who is happy that some quests can't be completed. It's supposed to be a "Quest", and quests are supposed to be hard, some quests are even impossible, but the knight still goes out and try's hard. I've only had one quest I couldn't do, and even that was fun, I bothered everyone at the marketplace and all my neighbours trying to find the big sea coast, in the end it was pointless, because I needed to have it myself. Click bypass quest until I have the one where I have everything on the farm and it takes 2 seconds, doesn't sound fun to me. I like the sense of mystery and difficulty.

The more farm town gets easy, the unhappier I become. I've been playing slowly from the begining, but because of the facilities I've been leveling up too fast... sigh.. soon we'll just have to click one button, and the game will play itself.

It would however be fun to get a "neighbours facility lifeline", then we can try to find the right friend so we can keep bothering them to post their stuff.... I can see arguments happening there. :p

No, you are not the only one who feels they are a good challenge, and doesn't want the quests to be dumbed down, though I would hate the thought of having to go bother all my neighbours so that I could complete a quest. I would rather let it slide than do that.

I think it is just that the vocal majority are the unhappy ones, because the happy ones are all off playing on their farms instead of whinging in the forum.

Oh dear that's going to get me into trouble isn't it? :o

[Happy pants]

Ditto and Ditto! Add my voice to the ones who are having a great time doing the quests, comparing notes with my neighbours on how much we made, and just going "Aw, shucks" if i can't complete one. Devs, please accept our compliments on a fun addition to the game.

[gffarmer]

Ditto and Ditto! Add my voice to the ones who are having a great time doing the quests, comparing notes with my neighbours on how much we made, and just going "Aw, shucks" if i can't complete one. Devs, please accept our compliments on a fun addition to the game.

Ditto! Well said you guys!!!

[kahra01]

No, you are not the only one who feels they are a good challenge, and doesn't want the quests to be dumbed down, though I would hate the thought of having to go bother all my neighbours so that I could complete a quest. I would rather let it slide than do that.

I think it is just that the vocal majority are the unhappy ones, because the happy ones are all off playing on their farms instead of whinging in the forum.

Oh dear that's going to get me into trouble isn't it? :o

LOL Helen, it shouldnt get you into trouble because you arent having a go at anyone persay, its a general frustration. If people cant complete quests because of not buying facilities.. then why do they open them, do them, and then complain because they cant finish them? Im over the whinging about it and its refreshing to see Miamine's attitude towards them.. loves them even if they cant be completed.. thats a good spirit for the game :)

We buy the facs and support the game so yes, we are off having fun on the game.. and on the forum! :D

[Deborah1979]

Not everyone thinks that the developers have done the wrong thing with the quests. I've done over 50 now and not missed one yet, even with my small farm that doesn't have all the facilities.

Many of us - perhaps the silent ones - are having a ball with the quests. The developers have given us extra coin for our reward with the promise of a little farm cash at times, so I think they have the right to aim the quests at those players prepared to equip their farms with what it takes to play them.

As someone else said, I want a ferrari, so the makers should make them cheaper to buy, because I can't afford it, but I'm entitled to one :rolleyes:

The quests are stated to be random and so are the lifelines. Nobody said that we would all be able to complete all of them.

:D:D Ditto! Ditto!

Thank you to Happy pants, Miamine, gffarmer, and Kahra01 and to you Helen for all of the POSITIVE comments about the quests.
I truly don't mind people giving constructive criticism or suggestions.
But, I guess being from the good ole USA (and I'm sure it happens in other countries around the world), I get absolutely sick and tired of the "entitlement" mindset.
This is a GAME, where there are NO winners or losers. It has been stated so many times, that you can still play the game for FREE!! Those of us that do spend real money....well, we are keeping the game going for the ones who can't or won't spend real money. I don't have a problem with that at all, until they start whining that it isn't fair. :( I chose to spend real money on this game for my entertainment.
So, that being said, Thank You to the Devs and Raul for the Quests!! They are incredibly fun. I think the timing of once a day is just right. (Still looking for that "occasional" FC!! :D)
Deborah

[pottsy1]

Was feeling rather pleased as I had managed to produce a fish dinner quite quickly....until I got to the very last part which was to load the fish dinner at the hospital....I have no hospital....do not want to spend Farmcash buying one....cannot load fish dinner so quest failed if I don't complete it.... I was enjoying doing these quests but I don't think it's worth it now when you are unable to complete. Farmtown should show you all the steps involved before you accept it. :o(

[kourty]

I will not play the farm town quest anymore you do the quest and it doesn't give you credit for it...I harvested oak log piles today and it says nothing harvested,....In my storage there is 157,354 harvested and this isn't the first time it has happened. Farm Town can have there quest I want nothing more to do with them !!!!!!!

[clarecheetham]

I really enjoying quests a bit sad that i have had 2 in a row that i couldnt complete as have not the facilities to load them too. would like to see 2 quests a day like you can gift 2 times a day. Still waiting on the farm cash instead of money. I hope this is not a false hope

[superdane04]

For what is of use the present has right which says that your friends can t help?? and how? s vp thank you ,,,,( the trader lifeline will let you procure goods for this quest also by trading with other farmer ))???????????????? ty

[kahra01]

:D:D Ditto! Ditto!

Thank you to Happy pants, Miamine, gffarmer, and Kahra01 and to you Helen for all of the POSITIVE comments about the quests.
I truly don't mind people giving constructive criticism or suggestions.
But, I guess being from the good ole USA (and I'm sure it happens in other countries around the world), I get absolutely sick and tired of the "entitlement" mindset.
This is a GAME, where there are NO winners or losers. It has been stated so many times, that you can still play the game for FREE!! Those of us that do spend real money....well, we are keeping the game going for the ones who can't or won't spend real money. I don't have a problem with that at all, until they start whining that it isn't fair. :( I chose to spend real money on this game for my entertainment.
So, that being said, Thank You to the Devs and Raul for the Quests!! They are incredibly fun. I think the timing of once a day is just right. (Still looking for that "occasional" FC!! :D)
Deborah

Oh bless you Deborah.. so beautifully said.. you are so spot on with the "entitlement" mindset that is becoming more and more obvious in this game. And yes yes yes.. I never looked at it this way.. but we payers are supporting this game and its development for the benefit of those that wont. I dont begrudge them the right to not buying anything.. but I do begrudge them the "entitlement" mindset and whinging! Thanks Deborah for getting no board with us and telling it like it is and how it should be! x :)

[katrina719]

I get messages to work on someone's quest, and although I remain clueless as to how quests work, I politely decline so to not be asked again.

Kudos to the Devs for creating quests for those who asked for them, and double Kudos for not forcing it down our throats for those of us who don''t want them, or begging on My wall at least!

[Happy pants]

Was feeling rather pleased as I had managed to produce a fish dinner quite quickly....until I got to the very last part which was to load the fish dinner at the hospital....I have no hospital....do not want to spend Farmcash buying one....cannot load fish dinner so quest failed if I don't complete it.... I was enjoying doing these quests but I don't think it's worth it now when you are unable to complete. Farmtown should show you all the steps involved before you accept it. :o(

Seeing as you can't accept a different quest if you can't complete the current one until 20 hours have elapsed, I don't really see the point in your suggestion.... :confused:

[1fritz]

Ditto and Ditto! Add my voice to the ones who are having a great time doing the quests, comparing notes with my neighbours on how much we made, and just going "Aw, shucks" if i can't complete one. Devs, please accept our compliments on a fun addition to the game.

Well said, I to am enjoying the quests the way they are.
Fritz

[maggiel29]

:D:D Ditto! Ditto!

Thank you to Happy pants, Miamine, gffarmer, and Kahra01 and to you Helen for all of the POSITIVE comments about the quests.
I truly don't mind people giving constructive criticism or suggestions.
But, I guess being from the good ole USA (and I'm sure it happens in other countries around the world), I get absolutely sick and tired of the "entitlement" mindset.
This is a GAME, where there are NO winners or losers. It has been stated so many times, that you can still play the game for FREE!! Those of us that do spend real money....well, we are keeping the game going for the ones who can't or won't spend real money. I don't have a problem with that at all, until they start whining that it isn't fair. :( I chose to spend real money on this game for my entertainment.
So, that being said, Thank You to the Devs and Raul for the Quests!! They are incredibly fun. I think the timing of once a day is just right. (Still looking for that "occasional" FC!! :D)
Deborah

Im enjoying the quests too - welcome the extra coins, look forward to getting the occasional Farm Cash - love planning to have crops, etc always available should I need them. I think its been very well done, no need to constantly pester friends for items unless you want to via the lifelines. I think its a great addition to the game.

[twosmiths]

I feel the need to throw my two cents into this thread again, because there is a big point being missed, and I am getting somewhat offended at words like "whiny" or "sense of entitlement" being thrown in the direction of unhappy players.

The purpose of the quests, as I understand it, is to offer players a fun way to earn extra coins and farm cash.. Quests are advertised as a "fun addition' to the game, and not a "competition".

The frustration being vented by the majority of players is based on the idea that cash will be awarded to them based on how efficiently their quests can be completed, and thousands of us are getting quests we can't complete.

I believe that, by the majority of players, it is therefore perceived that the few players who have "chosen" to spend hundreds of real dollars on the game, to be able to buy all of the tools and facilities necessary to complete all of their quests, will be the players actually rewarded with cash when that happy day arrives. This may or may not be the case, but this is what the rules of the quests suggest.

For the majority of players, who either can't afford to spend real money, or, like myself, have "only" spent a couple of hundred dollars to buy select facilities and tools (and cannot afford to spend any more), it is perceived that we do not have the same chance at winning the cash prize because we have quests that we can't complete.

So, if cash is only rewarded based on completion of quests, then technically the quests are both competitive and unfair. Offering "random" lifelines is a bit of a joke. I know that the quests are optional, but we all love the game, and idea that we can be rewarded with cash makes them more desirable for those of us who could really use it.

I have been able to complete about half my quests without help, only 2 with lifelines, the others I do as much as I can towards completing hem and then let them expire. I am hopeful that the effort I put into my quests on the whole is enough to see a cash prize some day. It is that proverbial "dangling carrot" that keeps me invested in these quests, and the game.

So, although the coin prizes are lovely, let's hope that we all have a fair chance at the cash prizes, and try to be patient, and civil to each other, please, until that day comes.

:)

[dorissau]

[QUOTE=twosmiths;5060650]I feel the need to throw my two cents into this thread again, because there is a big point being missed, and I am getting somewhat offended at words like "whiny" or "sense of entitlement" being thrown in the direction of unhappy players.

Clipped down your post.. but must say..BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN and expressed. I agree! I think some people don't understand that life is not fair (HA) and this is a GAME meant to be enjoyed, not some kind of competition.
I have very little money to spend, I don't stack or layer my fields; don't like to see my buildings sink into the dirt, and yet I am at level 310..have scads of coins and lovely new friends.

[getreal]

If it is the sports accessories factory you don't have then buy it it cost coins not fc so what is the problem with your quest. If it is a factory for one of the other parts of the quest and it cost fc again buy it or don't do that quest. No where was it said the quest would only be based on what you have the point of quest are to get people to buy or do things they may not already have or may not be doing.
I would be happier if we could see what facilities are needed before we accept it. If you accept one that you can't do, you are stuck until they open another to you. the people that can't buy fc are always at a disadvantage. also it would be better (imho) if we could trade for petrochemical barrels and such, like the food items.

[LoreneC]

I could not do three quests in a row, no biggie, I just go play the other aspects of the game and check again the next day to see if a quest is one I can complete.

I doubt the amount of FC we can win playing quests is worth being concerned if we are unable to complete them all.

I still enjoy FT and think the devs did a good job with the quests release since no begging is required!

[Grammy 11]

I would be happier if we could see what facilities are needed before we accept it. If you accept one that you can't do, you are stuck until they open another to you. the people that can't buy fc are always at a disadvantage. also it would be better (imho) if we could trade for petrochemical barrels and such, like the food items.

How are you stuck? You open it, can't do it, wait for next one. Not opening it won't speed up the next one.

I wonder if anyone has suggested a compromise of offering 1 replacement quest a day........ click on "I can't complete this one" and 1 new quest replaces it. (Hoping it doesn't use the same facility, lol!)

[kahra01]

I could not do three quests in a row, no biggie, I just go play the other aspects of the game and check again the next day to see if a quest is one I can complete.

I doubt the amount of FC we can win playing quests is worth being concerned if we are unable to complete them all.

I still enjoy FT and think the devs did a good job with the quests release since no begging is required!

Great attitude LoreneC, glad you are still enjoying it not matter what :)

[Judy1953]

I too would like an accept or refuse quest option if I haven't got the facs to complete one but the main thing annoying me at the moment is that I keep getting the same quests. This week I have had 2 make a wheelbarrow and 2 make a trophy ( haven't got the facs) but that's not the point. They come up within in a couple of days of each other and the other one hasn't even expired. I'm quite willing to skip ones I can't complete but please can I not see the same ones all the time.

[i try]

Helen, I couldnt agree more and Im so glad you said this.

I love the quests! Im tired of hearing people say that they refuse point blank to buy facilities (and support the devs for their hard work) yet complain when they cant finish a quest. This game can be played for free so if you dont want to invest in it thats ur choice.. but you seriously cant expect the same rewards, that those of us that do pay, do get! I annoys me like you wouldnt believe that non payers expect the same playing field that payers get. Im glad the devs do this and reward us. Its about time people realised that whilst the devs obviously love what they do, ultimately it is a business like any other business. People then say that because they cant finish a quest because they dont have the facility, they should be able to cancel that quest and try for another! Why should that be an option when people that do have facs have to complete it before they can start another one the next day? If you dont want to buy the facs required.. then dont do the quests.. its that simple but for the love of mary, quit complaining about it! You have a choice! :mad:

PS.. "you" = players .. not you personally Helen lmao










I agree completely except on the lifelines. Let us choose which one we want. The one you get might not work for you or that spacific situation. The TV show 'Cash Cab' offered lifelines but let the contestants choose between them. GO QWESTS and let the whiners whine!

ThanXXX Devs!

[Angels Shangri-La]

Hmmmm......... Read a couple of pages...........couldn't help thinking this is sounding very political, using words like "payers who support the game vs. non-payers who don't, and entitlement mindset".

We could name it the Soverign Nation of Farmtown, elect a Prime Minister / President and Treasurer.................etc.

I've done a couple of quests, but they're not paramount to the game. The key word being "game".:)

[Digger Margee]

The Quests are fun, and I'm GLAD they are optional...because of them I've bought several facilities that I really didn't want...but to finish the Quest. I'm a more than a bit miffed. I've noticed that the Quests want me to spend my real cash to afford more factories for even more for future Quests.
I've also lost count of the real dollars I've spent on this game for things. $100+
Why can't I get a product, Example as a Diamond Vase, from working in my NEIGHBORS Ceramic Factory for the Quests :mad:??????
I refuse to buy more factories just to finish a Quest. I already have more facilities than I care to count.

[Baba 947]

One more time. Has anyone gotten to a point where they have 5 concurrent Quests open? Developers take note. I haven't heard of a single player who was able to attain this milestone. The silence is deafening!!
Just asking for what was promised - not complaining. The quests are great!!! But since none of them take 5 days, it really is impossible to have 5 going at the same time. Even if I stall on some of them, most expire before 5 days are up.

[Sandy Mae]

I don't know if any one has just let things play out. I have had several quests that I do not have facilities for. Like gym equipment. I did as much as possible on each quest. When the time had run out on those quests they just disappeared. I have stopped buying some facilities because of running out of supplies in the 2 different mines. So there is and end game in not doing these quests. I just figured that I should let all of you know what I found out!!! Thanks to the monitors for helping

[KnightRider]

One more time. Has anyone gotten to a point where they have 5 concurrent Quests open? Developers take note. I haven't heard of a single player who was able to attain this milestone. The silence is deafening!!
Just asking for what was promised - not complaining. The quests are great!!! But since none of them take 5 days, it really is impossible to have 5 going at the same time. Even if I stall on some of them, most expire before 5 days are up.

No where did they promise you would have 5 open quests at the same time.

This is from the New Release - January 21 it reads as follows:
- You can have several active Quests at the same time depending on your level, here is the table:

Level 30.....1 Max Active Quests
Level 50.....2 Max Active Quests
Level 100....3 Max Active Quests
Level 150....4 Max Active Quests
Level 200....5 Max Active Quests

It says you CAN HAVE no where in the above does it say we promise you to have 5 quests open at the same time.

[dnana]

Was feeling rather pleased as I had managed to produce a fish dinner quite quickly....until I got to the very last part which was to load the fish dinner at the hospital....I have no hospital....do not want to spend Farmcash buying one....cannot load fish dinner so quest failed if I don't complete it.... I was enjoying doing these quests but I don't think it's worth it now when you are unable to complete. Farmtown should show you all the steps involved before you accept it. :o(

Do you know that once you open it, you can mouse over and even click each step and it will tell you what you need to finish it before you start it? This also gives you enough info so that you know whether to open your lifeline or not, which is VERY important! If you cannot, or don't want to, finish the quest, DO NOT OPEN YOUR LIFELINE! As of now, you can only have one lifeline open at a time, so if the one you can't finish is a 7 day quest, you will not be able to open another lifeline until that quest expires. This is crazy and I hope they fix it next update for all the people who con't or won't buy FC buildings.

[dnana]

The Quests are fun, and I'm GLAD they are optional...because of them I've bought several facilities that I really didn't want...but to finish the Quest. I'm a more than a bit miffed. I've noticed that the Quests want me to spend my real cash to afford more factories for even more for future Quests.
I've also lost count of the real dollars I've spent on this game for things. $100+
Why can't I get a product, Example as a Diamond Vase, from working in my NEIGHBORS Ceramic Factory for the Quests :mad:??????
I refuse to buy more factories just to finish a Quest. I already have more facilities than I care to count.

The quests are optional, why are you spending money if you don't want to? You can still play this game exactly as you always have without the quests, it's pointless to complain about something you have total control over, no one is forcing you to do this but yourself. Ignore the quests if you don't want to spend any real money. People have to realize this and stop complaining, it's your choice!!! Hope you go back to having fun and not worrying about it! :)

[KnightRider]

The quests are optional, why are you spending money if you don't want to? You can still play this game exactly as you always have without the quests, it's pointless to complain about something you have total control over, no one is forcing you to do this but yourself. Ignore the quests if you don't want to spend any real money. People have to realize this and stop complaining, it's your choice!!! Hope you go back to having fun and not worrying about it! :)

That is completely correct, I agree, if people don't have the facility and doesn't want to pay real money for it just let it expire and either quit the quests or wait for the next one to open. I had one I couldn't do because I didn't have the facility and didn't want it, so I let the quest expire and waited for the next quest to open. Some people are saying that the quests FORCE them to purchase the facility to do the quest, WRONG, they in no way are being forced to purchase that facility if they don't want to. Most of the games on facebook, keep having pop ups wanting you to buy their form of game cash and I HAVE NEVER EVER saw Farmtown ever use any pop ups to get people to purchase their Farm Cash, if people want to purchase Farm Cash they can and if they don't want to they don't have to, it is their option. Yes, I have purchased Farm Cash, but that was my option to make my game better and no I don't have a lot of money to spend on it, I am disabled on a fixed income, but now and then I am able to purchase some. Like the old saying goes, "you can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all the people all of the time".

[JW2009]

Hi, Thank you for those quests, I look forward to them each day. Some farmers are feeling intimidated about not able to finish them, how about a feature that would allow us to cancel out a quest if we don't have a facility for it or just can't do it, so that we don't keep seeing the quest sitting there. Thank You and Happy Farming :)

[dnana]

Hi, Thank you for those quests, I look forward to them each day. Some farmers are feeling intimidated about not able to finish them, how about a feature that would allow us to cancel out a quest if we don't have a facility for it or just can't do it, so that we don't keep seeing the quest sitting there. Thank You and Happy Farming :)


Yah, I like this a lot. If people can't finish, at least they don't have to be faced with the thing for days before it goes away. Don't need to speed up the opening of the next one, just some help letting the undone ones disappear. This also allows them to use the lifeline in the next quest if they mistakenly opened the one up on the quest that can't be finished. Really nice idea. :)

[Dad Shadow]

Many people have now set up a farm just to do quest's. Mine is 13. Many 4x4 plots set aside for crops, many I only half harvest then re-crop. That way I have a crop ready when I need it. Several single Trees to harvest when required by quest. Have not done flowers, yet.
Now that lot is set, I will never have 5 quest's on the go at once. At lvl 310, some are quite complex and can take longer than 1 day.
Like some one else has said, start new quest before you harvest animals/crops/trees/fish.
With the time I spend on FT, posting facility help seems to be once a week, not the two it used to be.
Quest's seem to take up my time more.
Count up the number of finished products there are today, thats the number of quests there are....till next update.
It's a free game, so I don't use 'real' cash to play it. For them to make money, they should sell the game. Until then... sorry, my real cash is mine.

[1fritz]

One more time. Has anyone gotten to a point where they have 5 concurrent Quests open? Developers take note. I haven't heard of a single player who was able to attain this milestone. The silence is deafening!!
Just asking for what was promised - not complaining. The quests are great!!! But since none of them take 5 days, it really is impossible to have 5 going at the same time. Even if I stall on some of them, most expire before 5 days are up.

3 is the max I've been able to have open at the same time. I don't rush through them.
Fritz

[i try]

That is completely correct, I agree, if people don't have the facility and doesn't want to pay real money for it just let it expire and either quit the quests or wait for the next one to open. I had one I couldn't do because I didn't have the facility and didn't want it, so I let the quest expire and waited for the next quest to open. Some people are saying that the quests FORCE them to purchase the facility to do the quest, WRONG, they in no way are being forced to purchase that facility if they don't want to. Most of the games on facebook, keep having pop ups wanting you to buy their form of game cash and I HAVE NEVER EVER saw Farmtown ever use any pop ups to get people to purchase their Farm Cash, if people want to purchase Farm Cash they can and if they don't want to they don't have to, it is their option. Yes, I have purchased Farm Cash, but that was my option to make my game better and no I don't have a lot of money to spend on it, I am disabled on a fixed income, but now and then I am able to purchase some. Like the old saying goes, "you can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all the people all of the time".

WELL PUT! ThanXXX

[HelenJS22]

The Quests are fun, and I'm GLAD they are optional...because of them I've bought several facilities that I really didn't want...but to finish the Quest. I'm a more than a bit miffed. I've noticed that the Quests want me to spend my real cash to afford more factories for even more for future Quests.
I've also lost count of the real dollars I've spent on this game for things. $100+
Why can't I get a product, Example as a Diamond Vase, from working in my NEIGHBORS Ceramic Factory for the Quests :mad:??????
I refuse to buy more factories just to finish a Quest. I already have more facilities than I care to count.

... and therein lies the beauty of the design of Farmtown quests. Nobody is forcing you to do or buy anything. You can completely ignore the quest button then you won't have to get miffed about them at all.

The developers aren't going to mind at all if you refuse to do them. They added them into the game for the interest of those who want to do them ... but you don't have to.

[maggiel29]

Yes, that is correct. I am staggering my planting so that I have 10 plots of every crop going at different stages of growth and I have been able to finish just about every quest since the 15th one within the 20 hours after I opened it. The quests have made me totally change the way I play, you really have to THINK about how to work your farms to your best advantage and how to get the quests done in the shortest amount of time. The lifelines have saved my bacon more than once, I've been lucky in that regard, but staggering planting has made a HUGE difference. Plus, I have learned my farms details better, I'm micromanaging, instead of macro. I never plant a whole farm of one crop anymore and I have tons of everything in storage all the time, it's awesome. THIS is the reward of these quests as far as I'm concerned, THIS is the fun!!! :) Happy Farming to you!

Yes EXACTLY - this is how I am playing to - and its given me a whole new challenge - I love it - its nice to get out of the routine of plant, harvest, load all, store all........... I forgot what some of my facilities actually made!

[kahra01]

I agree completely except on the lifelines. Let us choose which one we want. The one you get might not work for you or that spacific situation. The TV show 'Cash Cab' offered lifelines but let the contestants choose between them. GO QWESTS and let the whiners whine!

ThanXXX Devs!

I agree with you i try.. picking a lifeline that best suits the quest is a great idea. Ive had quite a few lifelines given that are no help at all so thats a great idea. Yep whiners will whine but i see it as a reward from the devs for those of us that reward them by paying for the advantages the FC facs and tools etc, give us. :D

[Trish B]

Love the Quests. You don't have to "beg" anything from anyone. Just grow your crops and make the products. You have plenty of time.

Hoping they will come out with more of the Quests and let us do more at one time - I'm having to wait almost 20 hours between each Quest.

Trish

[SpiritChaser09]

I too, would like to see the "quit quest" option as well. I have been getting more quests that require me to produce items (like right now, the soup) and make items in cash facilities. I know that the quests are random, and differ from player to player..I think it would be interesting if they can make these random quests for the facilites that people already have, or offer these cash facilities for coins as well. If a cash facility costs say, $32, offer the same facility, say, for 5, 6 million coins as well. I got so many coins I wouldn't mind dropping that much on a facility ;)

[Trish B]

You've made a good point - I have all the facililties, but for those who don't, the quests could be a real pain. Maybe they will add the "quit quests" option - makes sense. It would also be nice if we could buy $$ with our coins - don't think that will happen as they do have to make some money to keep the game going - I guess!!???

[HelenJS22]

I too, would like to see the "quit quest" option as well. I have been getting more quests that require me to produce items (like right now, the soup) and make items in cash facilities. I know that the quests are random, and differ from player to player..I think it would be interesting if they can make these random quests for the facilites that people already have, or offer these cash facilities for coins as well. If a cash facility costs say, $32, offer the same facility, say, for 5, 6 million coins as well. I got so many coins I wouldn't mind dropping that much on a facility ;)

Yep .... and if they did allow a cash facility for a very large amount of coin instead of cash .... EVERYBODY COULD AND WOULD DO IT!! and we could very quickly lose our game because Slashkey would not be getting the payment for their farm cash facilities. Bad idea :rolleyes:

[Whoopsidaisy]

Just got back after a 2 month hiatus (had a cpu melt down) and tried quests. My very first one needed a facility I didn't even own. Not a great intro to this aspect of the game. I did buy it however along with 5 or 6 others for FC but only because I was planning to anyway.

I do think there should be some warning of just what facility is needed at the beginning of the quest and then an accept or decline button.

[RavenArt]

I have got four quests going at the moment, and each one of them is asking me to "LOAD" this, and "LOAD" that.... I do not have any of the "LOADING" facilities and I do not have any intention to buy them... is this a ploy??? a ploy to get us to buy them?????

[whosyou?]

I have got four quests going at the moment, and each one of them is asking me to "LOAD" this, and "LOAD" that.... I do not have any of the "LOADING" facilities and I do not have any intention to buy them... is this a ploy??? a ploy to get us to buy them?????

The quest are random,they do not care if you have this item or that item.You may have the next 25 quest all non FC related,or you run into 10 more involving facilities you do not own.The quest are also optional,not a part of normal gameplay.They won't come knocking on your door asking for money,telling you to complete your quest.

[kahra01]

I too, would like to see the "quit quest" option as well. I have been getting more quests that require me to produce items (like right now, the soup) and make items in cash facilities. I know that the quests are random, and differ from player to player..I think it would be interesting if they can make these random quests for the facilites that people already have, or offer these cash facilities for coins as well. If a cash facility costs say, $32, offer the same facility, say, for 5, 6 million coins as well. I got so many coins I wouldn't mind dropping that much on a facility ;)

In theory I know people would love to be able to buy FC items and facilities for coins.. but how does that benefit the devs at slashkey, which is a business after all? Buying for coins doesnt help them much :)

[kahra01]

The quest are random,they do not care if you have this item or that item.You may have the next 25 quest all non FC related,or you run into 10 more involving facilities you do not own.The quest are also optional,not a part of normal gameplay.They won't come knocking on your door asking for money,telling you to complete your quest.

LMAO just imagine the FT debt collectors at your door!!!! gave me a good giggle to start the day with! :D :D :D

[SunnyDaze N Maui]

Hi ya...I love the quests and have completed many of them...I now however have run across my first one that I do not have the facility for....so it is my understanding that I have to wait for the time that is allowed for the quest to finish to wait until I can begin a new quest?...or will it automatically allow me to use the item (pencils) that I have a number of stored from working on others facilities??? Thanks for you help!!! :)

[KnightRider]

Hi ya...I love the quests and have completed many of them...I now however have run across my first one that I do not have the facility for....so it is my understanding that I have to wait for the time that is allowed for the quest to finish to wait until I can begin a new quest?...or will it automatically allow me to use the item (pencils) that I have a number of stored from working on others facilities??? Thanks for you help!!! :)

Depending on what your level is, you can open up a new quest 20 hrs after you opened the quest you can't do.

The only way I could see of you doing that quest is if you have the Modern School service facility as your last step in the quest and you have the Modern School service facility, then you get the Employee Lifeline and can work in a neighbors Office-School Supply factory, so you can get the pencils to load into the Modern School service facility. I put it this way, cause I don't know what steps you have in the quest.

[Baba 947]

I can't figure out why people don't understand that having 5 quests open at the same time is NOT the successful way to play the quest part of the game. We actually earn more coin for completing a quest in the shortest possible time, so why on earth would anyone want to have 5 all open and therefore uncompleted.

The OPTION the devs gave us that we 'can have' 5 open at a time, is obviously designed to give some leeway to those who can't play in a quick time and have to string the quests out because of real world commitments.

The fact is that they gave this option in order to make it easier for some people, and yet still they complain :eek:

Sorry to disagree, but having 5 concurrent quests is a very sucessful way to play. The opening of additional quests doesn't slow down any of the others. I complete each of them quickly, trying to earn the maximum.

BTW - you can't string quests out to accumulate 5 because the average quest expires in less than 5 days. The longest I've had is 4.9 days.

My point is that as a beta tester, I'm pointing out what I consider a problem.
You can't get to 5 concurrent quests UNLESS you have a bunch of long quests that you can't complete because you don't have the facilities.

I have all the facilities and tools and I can't get to 5 concurrent quests. I thought the idea was to reward the higher level players

[Taz D]

Sorry to disagree, but having 5 concurrent quests is a very sucessful way to play. The opening of additional quests doesn't slow down any of the others. I complete each of them quickly, trying to earn the maximum.

BTW - you can't string quests out to accumulate 5 because the average quest expires in less than 5 days. The longest I've had is 4.9 days.

My point is that as a beta tester, I'm pointing out what I consider a problem.
You can't get to 5 concurrent quests UNLESS you have a bunch of long quests that you can't complete because you don't have the facilities.

I have all the facilities and tools and I can't get to 5 concurrent quests. I thought the idea was to reward the higher level players
I have had quest for 7 and 8 days, so there are longer term quests.

[criminalist]

How stupid is it to have a "gift" lifeline for a quest that nothing can be gained via gifts? "Produce Nylon Reel"... Exactly what part of that is available through gifts? I now have four open quests and cannot complete a single one because I do not have the required FC-only facility.

[jim3276@hotmail.com]

Good news is, I finally made it to level 30 and got my first quest; bad news is, the quest requires a sawmill which isn't available until level 44. Dingaling!!! Wake up devs!!!

[samsmum]

How stupid is it to have a "gift" lifeline for a quest that nothing can be gained via gifts? "Produce Nylon Reel"... Exactly what part of that is available through gifts? I now have four open quests and cannot complete a single one because I do not have the required FC-only facility.

you can do an ingredients request and get what you need gifted when people work it

[JSchuster]

I dont' think they are the same. The developers seem to choose a quest for something you do not own already. It is purely marketing to get you to buy other items using farm cash. I am a level 310 player and have attempted 3 quest all have requested I do something I do not have that cost farm cash. The life line if not working for me.

[HelenJS22]

I dont' think they are the same. The developers seem to choose a quest for something you do not own already. It is purely marketing to get you to buy other items using farm cash. I am a level 310 player and have attempted 3 quest all have requested I do something I do not have that cost farm cash. The life line if not working for me.

I've done 75 quests now across two sets of farms. They are still running on a 50/50 balance of farm cash required quests and those that require only facilities costing coin. They can't be more fair than this, and they are generated as random quests.

The life lines do work, but are not designed to 'finish' the last stage of a quest for you. I have used them sometimes to obtain products needed as a component of a quest, but sometimes you have to think outside the square to work out how best to use it for the ingredient you require.

[HelenJS22]

How stupid is it to have a "gift" lifeline for a quest that nothing can be gained via gifts? "Produce Nylon Reel"... Exactly what part of that is available through gifts? I now have four open quests and cannot complete a single one because I do not have the required FC-only facility.

'Nylon Reel' is produced in the Petrochemical Plant which is NOT a farm cash facility. If you have that plant on your farm, you can click on 'open', then beside the 'nylon reel' box - bottom left hand side of the window. You then click on the + sign and a window will open which then gives you the option to post a message to facebook asking for ingredients to make nylon reels.

When a facebook friend 'sends' (aka 'gifts') you the ingredients, you take it out of your gift box, store it in your facility manager, and then you can go to your petrochemical plant, open it again and click 'start batch' on Nylon Reel.

It's not stupid, and it does work. The quest are intended as a challenge.

[melizabeth5]

I have had quest for 7 and 8 days, so there are longer term quests.

LOVE THOSE QUESTS!! Just completed one for 8 days, completed it in 1 day and made 15,000,000 coins!

[Aussie Rae]

Love the Quests!!!! so far collected 300,240,000 coins from completing them..the faster you complete a quest the more coins you get...1 at a time is fine with me, otherwise I would not get any sleep!!!! have done 43 so far...all successful...thanks devs...keep up the good work!!!

[HelenJS22]

Love the Quests!!!! so far collected 300,240,000 coins from completing them..the faster you complete a quest the more coins you get...1 at a time is fine with me, otherwise I would not get any sleep!!!! have done 43 so far...all successful...thanks devs...keep up the good work!!!

Sometimes I wish we had a 'like' button :D

[supertrucker]

while the quests aren't something i HAVE to do in order to progress in the game, i'd like them more (and probably do more of them) if i didn't have to spend farmcash to complete them... i've tried 3 thus far, and 2 of those have required farmcash facilities i'm not about to buy... spare me the argument about "people who buy (and use) farmcash are paying for those who don't", because i do spend farmcash -- but on things I want to spend it on...

[getreal]

I personally have decided not to pursue anymore quests. out of the 10 I've tried to do, only 3 was i able to complete. At the moment I have 4 open but can't finish because I don't have the needed facilities. I enjoy the concept but don't need the frustration. :(

[luvscats]

I agree with all of the comments about not having a certain facility to complete a quest. I have gotten 2 in a row.

[VirginiaCA]

I have all the factories and all the service facilities. I can help you finish your quests if you'd like to be friends. I've completed several and never had any problems.

[twosmiths]

... and therein lies the beauty of the design of Farmtown quests. Nobody is forcing you to do or buy anything. You can completely ignore the quest button then you won't have to get miffed about them at all.

The developers aren't going to mind at all if you refuse to do them. They added them into the game for the interest of those who want to do them ... but you don't have to.

The quests may have been added into the game for interest, but because there is a chance for a farm cash reward they have become a competitive feature of the game, and an unfair one if the cash rewards are based on how efficiently players can complete their quests.

Thousands of us are getting quests we cannot complete unless we spend real money, which, frankly, defeats the purpose for those of us who are cash hungry.

So yes, we don't have to play. But we want to. We certainly are not being forced to spend money to complete them. But cash is cash, and for those of us at the maximum level, with no chance to earn cash between upgrades, a few extra cash for quests is desirable, especially when we are only earning a maximum of 25 cash with a levels upgrade.

As most of the cash facilities cost 30 cash or more, I would love to earn 5-7 cash doing quests so that I can buy a new facility when we get those upgrades. That would certainly keep me interested in the game.

I do not own all of the facilities or tools, I still seed with a 3x3!, but am at level 310 and have spent more than $200 on the game to date. I am more interested in a way to earn cash than to buy any more of it at this point.

When the devs start kicking in 1 or 2 farm cash as rewards, we will see how fair the quest 'feature' actually is. I worry that the devs are shooting themselves in the foot if they think they won't lose loyal players by only rewarding cash to the players who have spent the most money on this game, the ones who own the tools and facilities to complete the majority of their quests.

I am hoping the devs will be fair about it, and reward players by effort and not financial contribution.

[LoreneC]

The quests may have been added into the game for interest, but because there is a chance for a farm cash reward they have become a competitive feature of the game, and an unfair one if the cash rewards are based on how efficiently players can complete their quests.

Thousands of us are getting quests we cannot complete unless we spend real money, which, frankly, defeats the purpose for those of us who are cash hungry.

So yes, we don't have to play. But we want to. We certainly are not being forced to spend money to complete them. But cash is cash, and for those of us at the maximum level, with no chance to earn cash between upgrades, a few extra cash for quests is desirable, especially when we are only earning a maximum of 25 cash with a levels upgrade.

As most of the cash facilities cost 30 cash or more, I would love to earn 5-7 cash doing quests so that I can buy a new facility when we get those upgrades. That would certainly keep me interested in the game.

I do not own all of the facilities or tools, I still seed with a 3x3!, but am at level 310 and have spent more than $200 on the game to date. I am more interested in a way to earn cash than to buy any more of it at this point.

When the devs start kicking in 1 or 2 farm cash as rewards, we will see how fair the quest 'feature' actually is. I worry that the devs are shooting themselves in the foot if they think they won't lose loyal players by only rewarding cash to the players who have spent the most money on this game, the ones who own the tools and facilities to complete the majority of their quests.

I am hoping the devs will be fair about it, and reward players by effort and not financial contribution.


When quests were originally rolled out here is what Raul said about FarmCash:

- In the future the Mayor might occasionally award you 1 FarmCash and/or ingredients based on your performance in previous Quests

Since he said one FC occasionally I am not counting on a high reward or being often rewarded with FC. There have been several quests I cannot complete and several that I can since I own a fair amount of FC facilities. I honestly don't care if I can complete them all and don't expect much in the way of FC. I just do the ones I can because it is a little more interesting than how I have been playing.

[HelenJS22]

The quests may have been added into the game for interest, but because there is a chance for a farm cash reward they have become a competitive feature of the game, and an unfair one if the cash rewards are based on how efficiently players can complete their quests.

Thousands of us are getting quests we cannot complete unless we spend real money, which, frankly, defeats the purpose for those of us who are cash hungry.

So yes, we don't have to play. But we want to. We certainly are not being forced to spend money to complete them. But cash is cash, and for those of us at the maximum level, with no chance to earn cash between upgrades, a few extra cash for quests is desirable, especially when we are only earning a maximum of 25 cash with a levels upgrade.

As most of the cash facilities cost 30 cash or more, I would love to earn 5-7 cash doing quests so that I can buy a new facility when we get those upgrades. That would certainly keep me interested in the game.

I do not own all of the facilities or tools, I still seed with a 3x3!, but am at level 310 and have spent more than $200 on the game to date. I am more interested in a way to earn cash than to buy any more of it at this point.

When the devs start kicking in 1 or 2 farm cash as rewards, we will see how fair the quest 'feature' actually is. I worry that the devs are shooting themselves in the foot if they think they won't lose loyal players by only rewarding cash to the players who have spent the most money on this game, the ones who own the tools and facilities to complete the majority of their quests.

I am hoping the devs will be fair about it, and reward players by effort and not financial contribution.

It's one thing to say that the 'devs must be fair', but at the same time you are saying that you refuse to spend any farm cash on quests, but you fully expect the devs to award you farm cash for completing a quest.

I wonder if the devs would think that was fair.

They did say 'MIGHT, OCCASIONALLY' reward with farm cash. I'm sure those farmers buying extra farm cash facilities in order to complete a quest are not hanging out to be rewarded with farm cash.

[peachy51]

It's one thing to say that the 'devs must be fair', but at the same time you are saying that you refuse to spend any farm cash on quests, but you fully expect the devs to award you farm cash for completing a quest.

I wonder if the devs would think that was fair.

They did say 'MIGHT, OCCASIONALLY' reward with farm cash. I'm sure those farmers buying extra farm cash facilities in order to complete a quest are not hanging out to be rewarded with farm cash.

I did not read his post that he was refusing to spend FC for facilities to complete the quests. He does not have the FC to purchase the facilities and does not want to spend any more of his real $$ to purchase the FC in order to purchase the facilities to complete the quests.

I agree with him. I have spent more than $400 real money buying FC in this game. I haven't minded but I don't know that I want to continue to spend that kind of money to play.

After all I only pay $39.99 per year to play ALL of the games Pogo offers and they will entertain me if I decided FarmTown is too expensive for me to play.

[VirginiaCA]

Some games are more "static" and other games more "dynamic". FarmTown offers a lot of choices for no money, or a ton of choices for a little money. Rather than spend money going out to dinner, I've put that money into having fun on FarmTown. Not only have I lost weight, I really enjoy the quests! And, just as I don't keep a running total of what I've spent to eat out over the years, I'm not sure it's fair to the developers to look at what we've paid them in the past for the hours of fun we've had. Not to mention that they let a ton of players play for free. It costs money to have this game developed, on a server, maintained and supported. Thanks for a great game!

[whosyou?]

The quests may have been added into the game for interest, but because there is a chance for a farm cash reward they have become a competitive feature of the game, and an unfair one if the cash rewards are based on how efficiently players can complete their quests.

Thousands of us are getting quests we cannot complete unless we spend real money, which, frankly, defeats the purpose for those of us who are cash hungry.

So yes, we don't have to play. But we want to. We certainly are not being forced to spend money to complete them. But cash is cash, and for those of us at the maximum level, with no chance to earn cash between upgrades, a few extra cash for quests is desirable, especially when we are only earning a maximum of 25 cash with a levels upgrade.

As most of the cash facilities cost 30 cash or more, I would love to earn 5-7 cash doing quests so that I can buy a new facility when we get those upgrades. That would certainly keep me interested in the game.

I do not own all of the facilities or tools, I still seed with a 3x3!, but am at level 310 and have spent more than $200 on the game to date. I am more interested in a way to earn cash than to buy any more of it at this point.

When the devs start kicking in 1 or 2 farm cash as rewards, we will see how fair the quest 'feature' actually is. I worry that the devs are shooting themselves in the foot if they think they won't lose loyal players by only rewarding cash to the players who have spent the most money on this game, the ones who own the tools and facilities to complete the majority of their quests.

I am hoping the devs will be fair about it, and reward players by effort and not financial contribution.

2 places where you are mistaken
#1 This is not,nor will it ever be a competitive game.The inclusion of farmcash into the mix as a reward cannot be competitive unless certain guidelines across the board were brought into play.See #2 for more ..A competition implies you would have a opponent(s) striving for a certain goal in which 1 would win and the others would not.This game is setup to offer payers and free players to play in a myriad of ways ,to play slow,fast,produce,decorate,or any combination that make the game enjoyable for you.The quest are setup in the exact same manner.You can choose to do them as fast as possible,or not at all,or anything in between the 2 extremes.There is no trophy for being firstest with the mostest.
#2 The quest are RANDOM.I do not know why people cannot grasp this.The program inside the game that generates your quest for the day HAS NO IDEA if you spent $5 or $500.It also does not care.The quest you,or anyone else receives is pure dumb-luck.Your coin reward for completing a quest in of course determined by time,which is the only non-random factor.The chance of receiving farmcash is the same for everyone on every single quest.The possibility exist that a free player with no fc facilities can receive 10 quest in a row involving only coin purchased factories,and could receive 1 fc for each of them,while his neighbor who spent $900,has everything,completes 10 quest and gets 0 fc.
Now,with the fact that if you took an average of quest from a large enough sample,it may in fact be that those with more factories are gaining more fc than those without.However,it would be due to the fact that they are able to,on average,complete more quest.Just like buying lottery tickets,the more you buy,the more CHANCES you have to win...The odds however remain the same for each one.

This is the fairest way to do this.A completely random quest has a completely random chance of giving 1 fc.