dagrud
05-21-10, 09:53 PM
I started playing your game today and thought I would share my opinions of your game as well as some suggestions for future updates. First off my name is Farmer Grud (Storm8 ID: dagrud) and this is my farm...
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac272/dagrud/731b0f62.jpg
It was a rough start this morning when I first started. I encountered several bugs: I couldn't delete comments from my page, I bought the 11x11 expansion and got nothing, & your server crashed twice just when my strawberries were ready to harvest and when I was able to get back on I found my entire crop had withered. I was frustrated to say the least, but I emailed support with my issues and I was delighted to receive a VERY speedy response that addressed EVERY one of my issues and made amends for any hardships. I applaud your customer support for their response today.
Now problems aside, let me get to my suggestions on improvements?
FIRST off I would like to see the REALLY expensive buildings do something instead of just being purely decorative in the game. For example:
The Farm House ($200,000) could increase the experience one earns from everything if you own one.
The Barn ($120,000) could increase the yield (gold) players receive from all animals.
The Tool Shed ($90,000) could decrease the amount of time crops take to ripen and be ready for harvest.
The Grain Silo ($10,000) could increase the amount of time it takes crops to wither.
I'm only suggesting the expensive buildings do something extra as there is a conundrum in this game in that you need to have crops to earn money so you can buy stuff like buildings, but when you do buy buildings you are taken up space that you could be using to grow more crops. There should be some benefit to spending the money to buy these buildings.
SECOND, I would like to see the "(blank) Watered your farm" messages in a different spot then the messages left to me from others. Otherwise if I have a lot of player's water my crops while I'm away it could push off messages from others before I had a chance to read them. It would also be nice if, like in the Storm games, your messages just went to a second page when you got too many. It's nice in these type of games to be able to save links to friends in your comments as once you get a lot of neighbors it can be really hard to find a friend.
THIRD, I'm not a big fan of the little water droplets above my crops when they have been watered. They detract from the overall appearance of our Farms.
FOURTH, add an "Accept All" option to the invites page. Also, change it where it says "Accept" instead of "Invite" when someone sends me an invite. They invited me, so why am I being asked to invite them? I should be being asked to "Accept" their invite.
FIFTH, add the ability to reset and start over to your game along with the ability to change your name.
I realize this game is still very new and you are still adding and developing it. You seem to have some potential here. I hope my suggestions have helped. I look forward to seeing how this game evolves over time.
Thanks for your time,
Sincerely,
Da Grud (aka. Farmer Grud)
http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac272/dagrud/731b0f62.jpg
It was a rough start this morning when I first started. I encountered several bugs: I couldn't delete comments from my page, I bought the 11x11 expansion and got nothing, & your server crashed twice just when my strawberries were ready to harvest and when I was able to get back on I found my entire crop had withered. I was frustrated to say the least, but I emailed support with my issues and I was delighted to receive a VERY speedy response that addressed EVERY one of my issues and made amends for any hardships. I applaud your customer support for their response today.
Now problems aside, let me get to my suggestions on improvements?
FIRST off I would like to see the REALLY expensive buildings do something instead of just being purely decorative in the game. For example:
The Farm House ($200,000) could increase the experience one earns from everything if you own one.
The Barn ($120,000) could increase the yield (gold) players receive from all animals.
The Tool Shed ($90,000) could decrease the amount of time crops take to ripen and be ready for harvest.
The Grain Silo ($10,000) could increase the amount of time it takes crops to wither.
I'm only suggesting the expensive buildings do something extra as there is a conundrum in this game in that you need to have crops to earn money so you can buy stuff like buildings, but when you do buy buildings you are taken up space that you could be using to grow more crops. There should be some benefit to spending the money to buy these buildings.
SECOND, I would like to see the "(blank) Watered your farm" messages in a different spot then the messages left to me from others. Otherwise if I have a lot of player's water my crops while I'm away it could push off messages from others before I had a chance to read them. It would also be nice if, like in the Storm games, your messages just went to a second page when you got too many. It's nice in these type of games to be able to save links to friends in your comments as once you get a lot of neighbors it can be really hard to find a friend.
THIRD, I'm not a big fan of the little water droplets above my crops when they have been watered. They detract from the overall appearance of our Farms.
FOURTH, add an "Accept All" option to the invites page. Also, change it where it says "Accept" instead of "Invite" when someone sends me an invite. They invited me, so why am I being asked to invite them? I should be being asked to "Accept" their invite.
FIFTH, add the ability to reset and start over to your game along with the ability to change your name.
I realize this game is still very new and you are still adding and developing it. You seem to have some potential here. I hope my suggestions have helped. I look forward to seeing how this game evolves over time.
Thanks for your time,
Sincerely,
Da Grud (aka. Farmer Grud)