If you could only afford to get one or two max, which would you choose?
This is what I asked my wonderful long-time nbrs and regular visitors, awesome new additions to the 'hood, and some ppl I admire from the forums. I was overwhelmed at the vibrant discussion that followed and the number of people from around the world who cared enough about my shop to invest a little bit of their time and share their opinion.
I felt that the feedback from this impromptu poll was big enough and rich enough to be representative of a much larger sample of gamers, and that it would provide valuable market research and insights to the Bakery Story design team regarding consumer behaviour. I'm sharing it here for that purpose. I hope this contributes to a richer in-game experience for all of us.
I asked 100 people, out of which around 75 are nbrs. Almost everyone replied. That is 91 people replied, two were non-committal but offered helpful design tips and the rest haven't gotten back yet, and that's understandable. It's a busy time for everyone. Here is the final tally:
BLITZEN was the unanimous choice of EVERYONE who voted, either as a first or second choice, mainly due to the bungler's tangled Xmas lights and Uh-oh expression. That's 91 votes, people and a special shout-out to his creator/creatrix for all the love he's earned from the player community.
34 votes for that sassy lass VIXEN mainly cuz she's cute, though other reasons given were: her name rhymes with Blitzen, if you're buying Blitzen you should have a guy/gal pair, there's more to her than some of the 'plainer' reindeer in the set.
31 votes for COMET (including my own) cuz he's 2x2; will have more impact in an outdoor scene; as a standalone. Me? I just like the giant snowball and the general goofiness.
17 votes for the Dancer-Prancer DUO. Players mostly suggested I get them cuz then "you'll get 2 reindeer for the price of 1'.
5 votes for RUDOLPH just cuz he's Rudolph! I'm surprised, actually. Going by the early chatter on the forum, I thought he'd be the big winner or at least a frontrunner.
4 votes for the graceful pose and the heart-shaped spots on the flanks of CUPID.
91+91 = 182 votes. I hope I haven't tangled myself up in the count, Blitzen style....apologies if I have. I'm hopeless with anything numerical.
Many thanks to all the wonderful people who stopped by with a vote. For all my neighbours and visitors, your top pick Blitzen is now in storage and will come out to play on Xmas Eve in a special design dedicated to all of you.
I hope you'll visit him.
For my second choice, I picked Comet. He'll be around on Xmas Eve too. Though he came in (narrowly) at third place, he had my heart from the start and I just couldn't bear to pass him over. Plus I think our poised and pretty runner-up Vixen would look odd amongst those two bumbling boys.
I hope this post is useful for everyone who is trying to make a decision.
Happy holidays and much love to everyone.
I will be doing the tipping rounds and informing my nbrs personally of this, but here's a heads-up to everyone on the forums:
===========Zaara's will be closed Xmas week thru to New Year's=============
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Originally Posted by zaaracake
Buying gems; bakeries with 'heart'
