Lvl 125 "Power Whacker"

14 Posts

Seems like there are several people on here saying they hate the feature where you're forced to get your friends to play. Wayne doesn't just mean himself when he talks about that, if you look back at the posts here. Also, I talk to many people in person that are on my FB friends list, and they hate getting game invites for games they don't want to play. People have this idea that the ads for the games will let them know what there is out there, and if they want something they've heard about but don't see, they can go to the games section of Facebook and look it up.

I understand wanting to make money from something you've made. The developers work on these games, they put in long hours and major effort, and we get something fun to play. But being stopped dead in my tracks because the only way forward is to coerce two of my friends into playing - when they don't want to recieve game invites, and I've already sent out invites to the people I don't know in person - is enough to make me think about quitting the game. It looks good so far, and I know it would probably be a lot of fun if I could get by the place where I'm stuck. So maybe you could make the friend slots available for bush bucks OR coins, and let the player choose which currency to use. If people like a game enough and actually have eough money that they can send some of it away, they'll buy bush bucks for other things that crop up in the game. It's just that forcing me to a halt right at the beginning when I'm just getting into the game makes me feel like the developers are only in this for the money, not the creativity aspect, or the idea that people are enjoying their game.

Lvl 125 "Power Whacker"

14 Posts

[Quoting from your earlier post: Hi Wayne,

Assuming by "they" you mean "you" then Yes, and actions are take if it makes sense in all effected aspects.

-David ]

In that context, it seemed like you were inferring that Wayne was the only person complaining about the feature we've been talking about, and the only one who wanted his voice heard. Misunderstanding on my part. Still, I stand by what I've said on this board since the beginning.

Lvl 125 "Power Whacker"

14 Posts

I'm confused as to how I took that post out of context. That's the whole post there. It just seemed to me that by "you" you meant Wayne instead of yourself or the game developers. Honestly, I don't see where I took anything out of context. It was a simple misunderstanding.

Lvl 140 "Omnom Nom Nom!"

132 Posts

> David Whittaker (DJArts Games):
>
> We have made some adjustments to the friend help requirements. Starting with the next
> code rollout (probably this afternoon) friends will be able to help again every 48
> hours. This should allow players who only have 1 or 2 friends playing to still be
> able to get through the blocks.

I applaud this change - it should take some heat out of the discussion.

I'm glad; Honestly, the only reason why I still play BW2 is because a handful of my BW1 contacts (which I had added as strangers and hated myself for it) migrated over. So for me, it all fell into place. But for many NEW players who hadn't played BW1 before, I think the friend gates are one big turn-off.



Thank you for listening to everyone's feedback.

Lvl 185 "Swashbuckler"

4 Posts

So what i gather from how this works is screw anybody who is poor or doesnt have friends (or possibly suffers from a mental disorder where making friends is extremely hard, and/or doesnt like friending random strangers)

Lvl 119 "Hero to the Downtrodden!"

15 Posts

I just cannot get why some of you can get so upset about this issue. I have played a lot of games, and so far BW and BW2 is the least invasive in having to share posts, click on friends walls, have at least 10 buddies, ( and then 15, 20... etc)

The solution offered sound very fair. But i get so tired of people complaining that "the gaming industry" do not have enough new games coming out, when a lot of people are refusing to spend money on them. I really think it's great value for money. If i go to the cinema, i have to spend around $25.00 for the movie, drinks and maybe a snack, and that's just me, if i want to go with a friend it's $50. For 2.5 hours of entertainment. Plus, i have to get a babysitter for the night, add another 15$ for 3 hours. Now i happily bought some bush bucks, as i want to show the devs i love the game, and want them to make more games, and already had hours, days, weeks of entertainment for less money than a movie.

If you don't like how the game works, read a book. There are sites with free e books.

And don't make it about poor people cannot play games. I am "poor", it's just the way you set your priorities. If you are really poor, you do not have a roof over you head, let alone an internet connection to play facebook games. Geess, look at some people in India or Africa, or on the streets anywhere in the world before you call yourself poor.

gaming buddies can become real friends, or just great gaming buddies, you can decide how much of your private info you want to share so adding "strangers" is not that scary. And if they are disappointing, just unfriend them again.

anybody needs a buddy? just add me. mommy of two little ones, love cats, daily player ( well i try, mommy remember..), knitter, and i live in the Netherlands, so no way i will go the the USA to stalk any one of you :) , ah yes, and i have a dry sense of humor i case you didn't notice.. :)