Totally agree! Coin deco and a regular horse ... No no no ... No next time
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Just thought I would mention that my Royal Games Tent (that I really regret buying) is now deco. The timer is gone. At least there is no gem trap!
Sped up the horse and got a sword 1 fertilizer and 1 horse hair
Sped it up again and got Light Armor, Longsword and Horse Hair
Third time speeding up steed and got Longsword, 1 horse hair and 1 carrot.
I at least hoped we would get energy like the Daily alicorns with a 22 hour timer. That would've ALMOST been worth it. But you live and learn... I hope we get back to the main story soon.
Just HOW did they get that many points??? i was playing constantly and only had 7025, i was beaten for 1st place in the last min by a person I had been "battling" in the past two days. I thought I had them beat and then BAM. they jumped up by about 150 points and "stole" first place!!! LOL, I sent them a good job message, and friend request!!!
Does anyone know if the castle drops have changed?
This wouldn't have been a bad prize then if it were just in a normal competition. But not nice enough for all the effort you had to put in. For all that gems, energy or something gold should have been the drops. Purple cow gives gems and it wasn't part of a competition. I finished 14th and got trade tickets (I gave up pretty quickly) so I can't complain over that.
Don't know how to make an inventory card, hope this works too. ;)
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I came in second place. I kind of wish I had not used gems at the end to boost my points. I think the prizes were disappointing. When it first started I thought we were getting land permits. I'm at level 50 but I am land poor because trading is boring. So I was super excited. When I realized we would get trade permits I was still game. But after about two days I was bored.
Making the same items all day for a week gets boring fast. Honey cakes came up only once for me and I never got the long sword request.
If they do this again I think they need to allow us to swap out items or for heaven's sake stop asking for items that require gold nuggets. They could make it where you have to wait 4 hours or so before you get a replacement. But that is better than losing a slot all day due to a gold nugget shortage.
First place in my league was close to 6000 points. I think they thought they could get two castles. What news on how leader boards are likely to work in the future?
I'm not sure if people thought they would get multiple castles. It was about competing. My top person had over 7,000 points. I came in 2nd with about 6,500 and I thought the leader board and how the competition worked was very clear.
The only thing that needs more explaining is what the prizes will be. I won't bother spending gems on the next leader board competition. I wish I came in third, I think they got an energy crate.
I really believed the Jousting Steed was going to be like Destrier and Rouncey and give 40 energy every 7 days, that's how much faith I had in the S8 developers. After 6 years of play, I have finally given up. Sorry to see my neighbors go but I am truly done with this game.
I didn't like it at all! Could only get 3990 points considering I have a job and three kids...(
wow. I can't believe how much money people put into this game. I guess I had a group of less achieving people. Our 1st place had only 2,127 points. I came in 2nd at 1,858 points. Originally, I only wanted the castle...but at the last minute I realized I was close enough to try for 2nd place.
Well, I'm glad that's over. I stopped as soon as I won the castle and did it without using any gems. But I can't believe some of the scores, where do people get the money for all these gem purchases -That's my little rant for the day, now wonder what I can do with Trade Tickets considering there are no more expansions available.
★ just used the trade tics for an expansion trade .. "poof" and they are all consumed with that request lol
i agree that the prizes are truly disappointing. for some reason, it seems everyone at first was mistaken that the prizes included land permits. not sure why we were all confused there. but even though they were trade tickets, still helpful to those of us trying to expand fully. but the horse and the castle drop only ordinary things/coins. not much of a prize, really. would S8 consider giving the castle some useful drops so it can be awarded a coveted spot on our boards?? it's quite pretty, but so many players don't have room for a simple coin building.
S8 have missed a good opportunity to sell this type of event with the mediocre prizes on offer. In other games that I play, the prizes from the leaderboard events are the best ones so this entices you to participate. Not sure I will bother next time....
I got 6 place and never got my 10 energy box or my 10 trade tickets
did this happen to anyone else? Ok fixed did hard shut down and got them.
Have to add my disappointment with this entire event.
Making this community game into a competition isn't appreciated by the players.
On top of that,
Why are all the prizes / buildings so useless?!? :mad:
I finished 3815 in third.
I used no gems.
I did buy the Royal Games Tent tho as deco cause it fits perfectly in my festival grounds , and I had enough gems already saved.
Also managed to hold onto 2 unchopped Royal Games Trees as deco too. :)
Quite early on two gem players forged ahead, so my only goal was to get the Royal Games Castle.
The last couple days there was healthy competition between me and forth place which was enjoyable.
Also managed to keep 15 nuggets in stock. :)
Can't wait to meet Ivy's lover tomorrow!!! :D :cool:
Don't disappoint again Storm8!
Good premise for an event. This is a proven format used by many games. But I agree with the sentiment that the prizes were terrible :mad: :( I regret making the effort I did. I genuinely thought the horse would be better. Unless S8 drastically improves the prizes I will not waste gems again.
UPDATE: The horse is now dropping swords and armour so not quite as terrible as we all thought. Not as good as a Destrier but at least it's a little silver lining :)
Definitely a missed opportunity for S8 here.
There are people who didn't try for the leaderboard and/or castle because they found out about the miserable drops and/or dislike competing and the stress. No gems spent = no cash for S8. They will not compete in future leaderboard events.
There are people who worked hard to maintain a certain position on the leaderboard and get the castle, but are disillusioned with the quality of the prizes. No gems to a small amount of gems spent on boosts and tent = not much cash for S8. They will most likely not participate in future.
There are people who are competitive, like leaderboard events, thought they were going to win great prizes (perhaps a 40 energy horse) and spent a huge amount on gems to boost their position on the leaderboard as well as a lot of time cooking, crafting and devising strategies to maximise their points. Huge gem spend = fabulous for S8. Ummm... I don't think they will be spending that for a horse with no energy drops next time!
Then there are the server connectivity issues, issues with tent and trees prematurely turning into deco... oh dear!
Whether it be leaderboard events, timed goals, storybook events, please keep your loyal players happy with rewards and prizes commensurate with effort (and spend).
I went to bed with a distinct sense of "stuff this". Wasn't going to sit up till midnight to see the results. My group were all a bit lukewarm, and I came in second with less than 3500 points. So I got the stompy horse for what he's worth, and a fistful of trade tickets that might come in handy as I am struggling to expand now. Reached the edges where every square needs loads of permits.
The best thing I can say about this is that the artwork is lovely. Props to the design people. The competition, the nasty, community wrecking attitude, the total unfairness (like many people I have honey cakes stored I never got asked for once), the expenditure in gems, energy and valuable resources, the lousy cheap prizes, the glitches in the game programming and the server issues were all dire.
I have learned an important lesson, I shall not participate in this sort of game again.
For me this is the beginning of the end. I have joined in with almost every game played since I started, because I actually like participating. I like being part of what is going on. Next time they do this I shall sit it out, and my enjoyment of the game will go down. Still, I'm starting to think I could probably use the time more profitably. And look for a new use for my little reserve of Google credit.
I'm sure S8 will consider this a great success. They will have made lots of money from people who battled hard. And that's all that really matters to them.
I finished exactly where I wanted to be - bang on 3000 points.
I do wonder if those with ridiculous amounts of points got them legitimately. I know that on a game I played years ago, all the ridiculously high points on a standard leaderboard weren't genuine.