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3. Extra Box/Product when Hiring Strangers from the Marketplace: To increase work availability in the marketplace we have decided to reward those who hire strangers (not a Buddy or neighbour) in the Marketplace. That is to say, if you go to the Marketplace to hire others you will receive an extra product (regular non-large box, fruits, flower, log or fish) in your storage for each product harvested. This will help employers having more products to load their facilities.
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I'm one of those players who loves to have some low level neighbours so that I can help them along. I love to see them go up through the levels, decorate their farms, and I give them hints and tips about the game so that they enjoy playing and derive more satisfaction because they learn how to do things a lot quicker than I did when I was a beginner.
I also give them work on my farm to boost their coin and xp, both of which are a big focus for them. While they are on my farm we often have a chat and that's when I share how to do something, or maybe a quicker way and they go away happy. Makes me happy too as I know that they will enjoy playing even more. We also get to know each other and some delightful FB friendships have developed as a result.
I've always liked to spread the word on the nifty enhancements in new releases (doing that now with that fantabulous dim option!), that's the way I'm wired and I won't be changing.
And I'm in the minority of players who come to the forums to find the solution to issues and the answers to questions so the info I pass along is correct to the best of my ability to read and relate. I also copy the link to a post with the relevant info and paste it to that person if I consider that to be helpful.
BUT, now I'm being tempted to hire from the market instead of giving the work to my low level neighs because I want those extra boxes of harvests. I've already done so a couple of times when I was running low on some crops.
I suggest that players like myself shouldn't be disadvantaged because of what we do. From a business point of view I would look at players like me as pure gold and a valuable asset - long term FT lovers and probably addicts lol; taking new players under our wing which increases the possibility of their continuing to play and enjoy thereby increasing the number of long-term players. Most of us probably buy farm cash (I do) to increase our own enjoyment simply because we love the game and want it to be as pleasant to play as is within our power.
My suggestion is for us to be rewarded just the same as the market hirers. How about giving the same reward to neighbours who hire low level neighs? Maybe have a cut-off point at what you would consider as a reasonable level, but making sure you're giving we mentors time to impart our knowledge and to boost them along as well.
I encourage my "chicks" to work at the market so it's not about hanging on to them. Rather the opposite cos I love to see em play as many aspects of the game as is possible for them to do. I work at the market too and that's where I meet most of my new neighbours these days. That's one of the things that I've always loved about FT - the social aspect.
Please don't disrupt our love of mentoring with a disadvantage which as far as I can see will have two distinct effects on your business. One, it will decrease our overall enjoyment from playing because mentoring is a big part of that enjoyment, and two, you will lose some players who would otherwise have continued to play had they learnt how to play well.
Lastly, if u think my suggestion has merit, please make the change as quickly as possible so this new disadvantage doesn't "set" into a change in our hiring perspective.
Love the game and that dim option is up there with the green glove!
cheers
