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[Scapergal]

I have been playing FT for many years and then a little over a year or so ago stopped playing as it all became too much to keep up with. After more than a year's hiatus I was asked by one neighbor to send her certain gifts and I started playing again. But it's very confusing. Where are the basic instructions on how to play the game and optimize one's work efforts? I've searched through threads and can't find any. For example how does one work neighbor's facilities? Or has that feature been removed?
I find the quests difficult to understand as one's neighbors rarely have the same quests running at the same time I have mine going, plus one is given quests that are impossible to complete as one is not yet on a level to have the specific facility that is required to complete the quest... it is locked for a higher level.
Trying to work at other player's farms can be a nightmare with how slowly the game loads larger farms (I have only FT active when working). So many players now have big tools that those players that don't have them don't stand a chance of working on farms where multiple players are hired for the same job.
There seems to be little Farmtown friendly "etiquette" from many players who rarely say thank you when hired to work and others that use their huge tools taking all of the work from a co-player even when that player moves to another farm they will follow and take the majority of the work and not share.
The time involvement on a daily basis is huge - 2 or more hours to complete simple tasks and accept a couple of jobs to level up - most days it's closer to 3 hours.
There is sticker shock to see how expensive leveling up a farm has become beyond 18 X 18 and some of the level ups are completely out of reach to the novice player.
These are a few of the reasons that players become disillusioned with this game which was initially very enjoyable and a wonderful social interaction. Many former neighbors no longer play and they were in the 200+ levels... those are committed players that are now lost to the game. It seems the only way one can forge ahead is to spend "real money" to buy farm cash or to have multiple farms on their account to help themselves out. I wonder if that was the game designer's original intent?
Can the Forum mods please consider having a new player section with specific titles of different game functions - this could be a "no post" area just an instruction area. I tried looking through many threads but couldn't find this. Thanks mods.