6/3/14 Kingdom of the Full Moon Mini Update

Hello There Clammers!

Looks like TinyCo decided to drop another late night update into our laps.  This time it’s a premium content update.  Yes that’s right…your game update with only PREMIUM items.

The good news…they’re all buildings & they drop items to help you earn Cleveland faster.  The Bad news…they’re all PREMIUM.

As always, for those who like to discover the details for themselves spoilers posted below the fold. So warning spoilers ahead.. fg_building_chastecamel_thumbnail@2xChaste Camel– 75 Clams.  Drops Canteens.

building_rickyscantina@4x  Ricky’s Cantina– 150 Clams. Drops Inner Tubes

decoration_hanginggardens_thumbnail@2xHanging Gardens of Babylon– 175 Clams.  Drops Bathtubes.

And that’s it.  An update 4 days into the event that contains…all premium items.  At least it’s a way to earn the items to unlock Cleveland…although you have to spend cash to do it…

Anyone else getting a little frustrated with the premium to freemium ratio? Don’t get me wrong…we literally drop hundreds on this game every month just to run this blog, and I’m all for supporting a great game…but come on.  At least one of the new buildings should be Freemium..

What do YOU think of the three new buildings?  What are your thoughts on the freemium to premium ratio in this game?  Do you mind spending clams occasionally?  Are you frustrated like me (have no problem spending clams, but at some point enough is enough on the cash grab)?  Sound off in the comments below, you know we LOVE hearing from you!

148 responses to “6/3/14 Kingdom of the Full Moon Mini Update

  1. 3 whips until adventure Peter! Also got mermaid today! Has anyone got Cleveland without using significant clams?

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  2. I said from the beginning that this event started that it was nothing but a cash grab. I had thought about using my clams to buy one of the shrines, but what’s the point? After the event ends, it’s not like you’re going to need moon idols, and who knows if they would even keep dropping. I’ve concluded that all of the premium content being offered during this event is essentially worthless because once the event ends, what have you really got? I’ve got over $300,000 right now that’s essentially not doing anything for me, I’ve already maxed the in-game level at 40 (so currently, XP’s aren’t benefitting me at all), so until a new district is made available, there is nothing I need to buy. If a few of these “premium” items were able to be purchased with my already earned in-game funds, I might consider them. The event’s an OK way to bring Cleveland into the game, but it’s mostly just annoying. Beyond the Stewie Sphinx, I could care less if I earn any of the other “prizes” because they seem pointless. I already have Adventure Peter and as far as Cleveland is concerned, I have 40/40 canteens; 5/5 bathtubs; 15/25 floaties; and the “Whip It’ action is complete; I am at 1231/3000 moon idols;

    It’d be nice if they’d do something with the in-game level max soon AND finally have it mean something. I kind of feel like they’re just “making it up as they go along”.

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  3. Ok – I have a problem. I’m at almost 2k trophies and 1800 idols since I bought the museum. I haven’t purchased anything else with idols but now have only 500 idols! I tried hard closing but no fix. Is anyone else having this issue?

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    • You didn’t unlock Adventure Peter yet, correct?

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      • Yeah – I did that a few hours ago. 9 hours left to go for the costume. I didn’t speed anything and had all the prizes needed. Did building that costume cost idols?

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        • Let’s judt say I don’t have a lot of luck. At this moment I have unlocked him, I am currently making him whip it, the canteens are done, i need three more bath tubs, then to finish it all, 3000 moon idols (butt idols).

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      • Thanks Alissa! Just saw your response and the comment below about the help section and figured I was missing something. Can’t believe they deduct 1250 idols for unlocking a costume that already takes forever! Argh. Now to work back up to 3k. Sigh….

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  4. Did you guys realise there where event FAQ in the help section of the game? Go main menu, help and support and there is a whole section about the event. The district disappears at the end except the musuem which goes into inventory (providing you repared it). Pyramid might be back as a decoration at some point.

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  5. They can keep pumping out the premiums as long as I get characters free, no complaints here. The ratio of premium characters to freemium is way better than tapped out. I will never spend a dime on these games because I’m afraid I wouldn’t stop if I did.

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  6. Brittany-Lynn Noonan's avatar Brittany-Lynn Noonan

    In what part do you rebuild the pyramid ? what do you do to rebuild it? And what does it look Luke after its rebuilt? I can’t remember if I rebuilt it or not…

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  7. I’m a free player, up to date with all tasks, so im just focusing on this event! I managed to get all the stuff needed for adventure peter, but its a 12 hour wait for it. i got 9 and a half hours left. 30/40 canteens, 2/25 inner tubes, 3/5 bathtubs, 564/3000 moon idols, and the whip it is still waiting on adventure peter! im making use of the event and lacking need of money to free up all the land 🙂 as for the event trophies, i finally got to the free 25 clams, which is awesome, getting me to 150 clams. although im trying to save up for consuela, i may need to splurge it all on rickys cantina to get the other 23 inner tubes quicker 😦

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  8. Hi guys first post for me love this game just as much as TSTO just to get that out of the way now question WHY when you send people on tasks to get rare items exc. Do you not get them when finished is their a way to get them cause sent need say 5 BUT not got even 1 after 7 goes really getting fed up with this.

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    • Well thank you for the comment! 🙂
      Items (the STUFF) all have different odds of dropping. The rarer it is the harder it is to get to drop, often taking many many many MANY tries. Hope that answers your question! 🙂

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  9. For clevekand i have 20/40 canteens, 5/25 tubes, and 1/5 baths. Personally, its coming slowly but surley, i dont see the need in buying these buildings….

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  10. I’m having fun I’m almost have enough canteens it’s just the moon idols for Cleveland plus I have to do adventure Peter, the 3000 idols were just too much

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  11. Its more likely to make me think twice about buying anything at all than encourage me to buy more. TinyCo have shot themselves in the foot with this one I think

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  12. I’m more narked that they’re releasing these in stages meahing we cant make balanced decisions on what we want/need tobuy. It almost like they’ve said, ok now you’ve bought premium items and unlocked Peter we’ll release 3 more premium items to help release Cleveland. If Id known this in advance I’d have waited for these buildings that are way cooler than the stalls

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    • I’ll second this. I wanted to be surprised with content but after this update hit yesterday I was very surprised so I took a peek at what else is coming. Honestly, I feel like I’ve been mislead. As Tim alluded to, even if I had known was what coming from the beginning of the event I wouldn’t have been able to gauge what I actually would want to purchase because it’s impossible to guess when items are going to be released. The worst example of this and fair warning SPOILERS FOR THE REST OF THIS PARAGRAPH is with the forthcoming blue magma shrine. Is it a better deal than the large shrine currently available? I don’t know because I don’t know when it’s going to be released. It’s impossible to know what’s a good buy vs a bad buy because the structure of the event withholds that information from the players and so if the blue magma shrine hits tomorrow I’ll feel like TinyCo ripped me off when they presented the currently-available large shrine as the highest-end prize and I’ll feel stupid for having made the in-app purchase I did.

      I recognize there’s a balance between freemium and premium content and premium is the only thing that makes TinyCo money, but structuring things such that your paying customers feel ripped off and taken advantage of is not the way to encourage them to keep spending. I’ve been very impressed by TinyCo so far and I’ll write the horrid design an execution of what’s come so far and what’s to come yet as them learning as they go, but I’ve learned my lesson. I’ll keep playing but the next time an event like this comes around I’m going to check the spoilers in advance of spending any money and if it looks like a repeat of what’s happened here I won’t be spending anything, and if there are no spoilers I’ll hold off altogether. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…. I won’t be fooled again.

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  13. All I have to say is if TinyCo keeps it up, they are going to make EA look generous.

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    • I think that’s a lot behind the new TSTO update as well. Did you notice the pyramid in TSTO? Very similar….

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      • The amount of detail in tapped out new update would have took the crew awhile. So many characters and items. All possible to unlock for very few doughnuts. And in the middle of number 1 quest. There even throwing you 20 free doughnuts. Family guy is, mmm taking money for clams and running. Sad but true! I rather give my local animal rescue $, than a company that’s clearly becoming scourge mcduck and mr burns combined!

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      • A conspiracy!?!?

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  14. I got 32/40, 5/25 and 2/5 to get Cleveland. Adventure Peter will come in 10 hours. There is no problem with getting all the stuff before the end of the event.
    I haven’t spent a cent for mermaid outfit or anything else. And I still have fun.

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  15. I just started to play the game last week. I really like the humor in it, the game is a lot of fun. I am however, baffled at the fact that they expect us to pay money for items that do nothing. I thought for sure the Stewie flower would at least have an animation. The first night I played, was the last night of the animal offer. I had no idea what the characters did, nor could I tell based on the menu that they would vanish after the offer was over. There was no indication that they were tied to the offer. It just seemed like they were being sold at a set to get a building. They didn’t show a higher list price to show they were on sale either. I missed out, because Tiny Cos lack of information kept me, as a consumer ignorant. Also, because it was my first night playing and I was not sure if I would enjoy the game coupled with not knowing the benifit of buying them, didn’t help matters. I still want them, but I can do without them for now.
    They need to look at games like Smurfs’ Village were 99% of the premium items offer an extra incentive like XP every so many hours. Having the game tied to an internet connection means you have really don’t own anything you are spending money on. That’s very frustrating. Family Guy is an expensive IP and the second it is not making enough money, Tiny co will shut this app down and you will lose everything. That looming cloud of doom is a horrible effect of the app store, that needs changing. They will get more people to spend on the game, if customers feel they own the product.

    The new buildings that came in today look great. They are not animated and that sucks. Hopefully they can fix this. Also, to learn on this board that some of the premium items we pay for have been taken away after an event is over is ridiculous. If you buy something it has to stay in the game. That’s why you buy it. Every good game with DLC does this!

    As far as prices go, I guess they are high, but certainly not as high as the Simpsons characters are. (Or the Smurfs’ where the mansion is $100 dollars and is not even to scale.) I would rather pay money in this game then the Simpsons. I was an avid Smurf player for a year, but after level 50 the game becomes stagnant. Updates just brought in more things to pay for with either no, or a very small amount of quests. Family Guy feels very fresh and exciting in comparison. Playing it last week reminded me of why I feel in love with Smurfs in the first place. The timed event is an awesome idea. Since I jus started to play I did drop some money on Peters outfit and on a couple characters. I don’t regret that purchase.
    I also invested in a temple, more so because it looks cool and I even bought one of the buildings offered today. (Since both will still produce XP after the event.) If the don’t stay after the event, then I have been ripped off and will stop playing imedatly. It’s that simple. I have no interest in another itunes game that takes my money and runs.

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  16. Love the game but damn they are way to greedy with all the premium stuff. I understand paying for some stuff that is premium but when almost all the content in the game is premium, that’s ridiculous. Plus the premium content is just way too pricey. Again, I love the game and willing to pay for premium content, but not that many items and at that way too high cost. If it continues I’ll have to unfortunately stop.

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    • Gotta say I agree with you. You need a blend of premium to freemium. This event just feels like 99% of the items are out of reach. However, it might all change when the pyramid opens…we’ll have to wait and see.

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  17. A clam too far!!!!! Tiny Co is getting greedy. I was happy to spend a little on the shrines and trading posts, but this is too much. $50 to play an event that was never part of the show? My enthusiasm for the game just plummeted.

    Off to TSTO to work on my Stonecutters!!!

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  18. Juan Sarmiento's avatar Juan Sarmiento

    I spent the last of my Clams upgrading the workers thinking (Ok they will release a new district), and nope we got Pyramid still I was happy about it. So I bought more clams thinking Ok I’ll just buy the Big Shrine to get all the awesome items, nope… they release 3 awesome looking buildings…. I’m just out of luck on this one.

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  19. More clams!!!…>_>

    I even added random people on Facebook to get clams and of course I I get screwed over because I still only get 1 or if I’m really lucky 2 clams a day…that’s insane! So I added 8 strangers on FB to still end up with 1 clam a day. Then they add more clam based items WTF…

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  20. Oh and I have received nothing but idols from the museum. Grrrrr

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  21. I’m not buying them. But I’m frustrated with the drop rates. I have 12/25 inner tubes and none of the bathtubs. It really irritated me that I had to take Chris out of the mix for so many hours at a time. I wish the side quest was with someone that doesn’t have missions for the items you need. I’m happy to get idols but not at the expense of missing out on those items. Chris was out of action for at least 50 hours. I could had him drawing for a chance at the last whip I need six times in that window. I know you don’t have to do it right away but still.

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    • 12? I’ve got 5 and I’ve been sending Quagmire to fornicate since 3 hours after the event started. My one needs to increase his sperm count.

      The thing I hate about this update is I’ve lost eight hours of game play due to “cannot connect to server” (two four hour blocks). As a freeium player it’s a severe pain in the arse (and butt).

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  22. US App Store here, but I don’t see any update 😦

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  23. Ricky’s Cantina drops every 4 hours and there’s no guarantee of getting an inner tube. I’d imagine then that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon drops every 8 hours as this seems to be based on the characters task time. All in all, this doesn’t seem like favourable odds compared to the clam price (though you only need 5 successful bathtub drops compared to 25 successful inner tube drops)

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  24. Anyone else having problems with Chaste Camel? This is what mine has been like since I bought it. No amount of phone reboots fix it. If I spend clams on something I expect to see it.

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  25. Agree with most of the comments on here, we understand it’s a game where you get ahead faster if you’re willing to pay, but the prices are too steep. Personally, I’m not a big fan of Egyptian items because they just won’t look right in my town when the event ends, but the three new shops would. So I was happy to let the moon shrines go, but would have paid money for the shops. My luck seems to have reversed after the eyeball/headband debacle, because I unlocked Peter’s new get up naturally (spent 2 clams just speeding up the build at Al’s, I had to! He was gonna complete at 12.30am and I have work this morning) and I have 39 canteens and 3/5 bathtubs; only have 7 inner tubes though. So I would have bought Ricky’s Cantina quite happily if it was say 75 clams, but not at the current price.

    PS I say naturally, but I had two days off work and was almost constantly finger bashing the game for the full 48 hours.

    And one last thing, it said somewhere in the game that when we save Cleveland he’ll tell us a secret about the pyramid. I’m so OCD I’m worried that we’ll miss something if we haven’t saved him before it opens. Anyone got any info on that?

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  26. I really don’t understand what people are moaning about…. When I started playing this I was pleasantly surprised that compared to tapped out, all of the main characters aren’t premium, nor anything that would prevent you moving ahead in the game. The are loads of opportunities to spend real money, but do you have to? No. You can get at least one clam a day from visiting friends, so you can save up for things too.

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    • It’s not the items that are premium, it’s the volume of items that are premium and the cost. As someone that has easily spent $1,000 between both TSTO and FamilyGuy it’s just getting tiresome and starting to feel like a money grab, IMO. There’s nothing wrong with premium content, but don’t have an update on an event just to add more premium stuff. Have it from the start or at least add a freemium item. It just feels like a let down..

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    • I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I never recall in tapped out having to make a charater do the same task for two frickin weeks to unlock something like you do in family guy. Also, the premium content ration is way higher in family guy than in simpsons. All in all, i feel much more like i need clams to continue than i need donuts to continue.

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  27. I’ve seen a few comments saying their Canteen is now ‘Rare’ mine is still ‘Uncommon’ and I’ve just finished it, also half way through the other two then DONE haha. Yea premium is a little annoying as they spend all the time designing and implementing these items only for people not to take advantage as they slap a price tag on them, I’m only saving the clams for premium characters. They should offer one for coins or put a coin price even its 40-60k its still worth it as at the minute there’s nothing to spend them on. Also don’t understand why all the characters don’t drop moon idols as far as we can see we need to get 18k before the end of the event to unlock the bonus items with another 4 ‘?’ To be revealed and playing freemium I’m only getting 700ish a day, so hoping for a big idol drop when Cleveland is opened or with whatever happens with pyramid.

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    • There’s a great idea… In-game $ for Clams. Some of us have built office farms to quickly: Get In-game $, reach the $500k Achievement, and build XP to level-up the game. Like many/most, I’ve maxed out the game at level 40 as well as maxed out several of the first tiered characters at level 15. No offense to those who want to bulk up streets with $-expensive accessories, but I’ve got close to $700k and the counter looks like it maxes out at just under $1M. It would be nice to be able to “buy” clams with all of that loot. Otherwise, earning a clam or so per day in multiverses means nearly a year just to buy Consuela, not even considering time limited premiums that would be missed. In-game $ for clams seems natural, even if the rate was super (but not ridiculously) high.

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  28. Yeah, I think Tiny Co. needs to listen to it’s audience. When we download and play a freemium game we fully expect to pay some money, anyone that doesn’t is playing the wrong type of game, but to make it this costly is OTT. It would be better if they ran this event for premium players whilst at the same opening another district so people who feel they’ve already spent enough on clams can have something to do using accumulated coins.

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  29. Hello fellow Clam Mates,
    I agree that the ratio between premium buildings/items over any other buildings/items is completely unbalanced. I spent almost 3 days trying to get items to unlock Peter’s Adventure outfit and Cleveland; Jerome/Bruce for Canteens and Quagmire and Bonnie on Snakes, (And these items are the uncommon ones!) I dread how long it will take to get the rare/extra rare items. Wish they could have make use of other characters to collect other items; Joe, Meg, Dr.Hartman or Mort. Hoping the event gets better from here.

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  30. I think the greed will bite them in the butts 😉
    They’re encouraging hacking, while trying to defend against it at the same time! I have a friend that has hacked both family guy quest and simpsons tapped out. 30,000 donuts in the Simpsons will last(probably 2 years) him ages. 30,000 clams in family guy, he ran out already. Trying to get rare items, to just saying forget it and unlocking thr characters. That tells me one thing, everything is way to demanding on Clams. A game shouldn’t cost $100 a month at all. If everyone spent $100 a month for a year. That would be 400 gallons of milk at $3. 240, 2 for $5 big Mac or big kings burgers. haha 1200 McChicken sandwiches haha. But also That would also be close to a Xbox 1, PS4 and a New IPad. Greed makes all things fail.. And sadly, this well made game is heading that way if they don’t change a bit.

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  31. It doesn’t bother me too much because I just won’t buy them but I really think they need a better premium/freemium ratio especially when TSTO have just played an ace with their new event which seems a lot better for freemium players than there has been in the last few months. If this game wants to stay around for as long as TSTO they need to watch this or people will just quit thinking they have no chance if they don’t spend money.

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  32. The museum has dropped most of the bathtubs for me. I’ve got all the canteens, so I suppose the inner tube dropper is the most useful premium item, but there’s no guarantee how often it’ll drop them. I don’t mind spending a few pounds on the game but they have gone a little too far I think

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  33. thelittleprince's avatar thelittleprince

    Meh. I’ll pass on those. I don’t have room for them to begin with and they’re overpriced. Why can’t it be 50 clams like the Family Jewels or 65 clams like the Lobster Shanty?

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  34. How often does ricky’s cantina drop?
    Every hour?

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  35. I’m not…too upset with the way they handle premium content. I’m only 4 items away from Peter’s outfit with 27 1/2 days remaining. And 30 / 70 of the items needed for Cleveland. By the time I get another 2400 idols, I’ll likely be over 50/70…but where they go off is their pricing structure. I won’t pay $5-$10 per building with no character. Forget it. If you purchased 1 of every premium ONLY item released for this event only, you’d use 84% of a $50 clam purchase. And not one of those purchases gives you a story component. Anyway, I feel like they give me the important things for “free”, sure, I have to work for them, but it’s a FREE game that costs money to make and maintain. The fact I can’t get every decoration for free? I’m fine with. I just wish they were more reasonable because I’d be willing to give them money in that case.

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  36. I’m lucky need 150 clams and 2 whips to earn adventure peter

    I need much for Cleveland thought

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  37. If this game becomes a CHORE rather than a game…. If it makes us angry and frustrated rather than happy and relaxed…………well, it is Summer here and we could choose to GO OUTSIDE and have a real life. Plenty of relaxing and FUN things to do in real life with our real money.

    I’m seriously thinking in that direction….. Heck,it’s just a virtual game that angers too many people. Beginning to remind me of Simpsons Easter Fiasco!!!

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  38. I have suggested a “clam factory” to Tinyco. A really expensive thing that drops clams. I feel like I don’t get enough goods for my well spent hours playing. I’ve got sh*tloads of money, but nothing to do with it. A “clam factory” or a bank where you can trade your $ for clams would feel right for me as hardtime “clammer”.

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  39. DarkPhoenix123's avatar DarkPhoenix123

    I think they made it way to hard to get Cleveland, also they have quite literally made it impossible to get all the prizes. Unless you want to spend a few days of your life sending Peter on his one minute class. Oh yeah, one last thing, the prices for the freemium decorations are completely and utterly abysmal. Way to much booty needed for any of them. Tiny co should drop there booty cost down . . . A lot.

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  40. The bathtubs and giraffes are truly rare. So is my real life cash. No more premium buildings for me! But I love the look of Hanging garden of Babylon. 😦

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  41. Very frustrated about the ratio. I’m happy to spend a few clams here or there, but its getting ridiculous now. I have 150,000 coins and all the land cleared, I hoped this update would give me something to spend coins on but so far there has been 0 coin items.

    I hope these new items stay after the event ends but only if they cost coins because they look very nice

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  42. Thanks for keeping on top of this stuff, guys! Must be a busy week :p

    So are these new premium buildings limited or permanent?

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    • They are all linked to the event, so I assume will go with it…but I can’t confirm. TinyCo has kept some and taken some away after events. So hard to tell.

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      • They’ve taken away stuff you paid for? That’s disgusting. Premium stuff, in that case, should come with a “this building will self destruct in x days” warning so people can make an informed decision.

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        • No, if you’ve paid for it it stays in the game. However, when they say limited or permanent that means will it stay as an option to buy when the event is over. If you’ve purchased it it’ll stay in your game.

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  43. Annoyed that the canteens went to rare status and you still need 40 of them. That’s going to take some more time. I wonder if people were moving faster than expected so they mean to slow it all down a little..?

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  44. EvilKitten812's avatar EvilKitten812

    I think what frustrates me more than the freemium/premium ratio is their habit of change. With the circus event, they heard the complaints and switched one premium to freemium. Who’s to say that won’t happen again? And if I drop $$ now so I can unlock a little faster, and it changes, I would then have to contact them in hopes of getting something back. 😦 I really did expect at least 1 of the moon shrines to be freemium. But, it seems like they now know people will pay, so why not get a little greedy?

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  45. The cash grab in this game is a bit much, however I don’t feel these items are neccecery
    Perhaps the greatest problem is the pricing.
    I would one of these (cantina) if the price was approx half.
    You have to wonder how long until people get sick of the constant premium cost and just quit.
    At least release one free item along with all the premium
    Also still a long time to unlock cleavland, who knows what’s in the pyramid

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  46. I would rather just pay for the game right off the bat instead of all this begging for money…

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  47. I’m bummed at the having to buy clams…my stuff is dropping at a good rate but I would like to have the buildings. They should know from TSTO that we like free stuff and the more free we get the more likely we will spend. Plus if stuff wasn’t so high I would spend more.

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  48. I feel like a game should be able to be played without having to spend any money unless there’s something to show off for. I don’t like that even the minor characters can’t be unlocked without dishing a good $50 in clams. Just hope I free cleveland in time and there’s not a second character to free.

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    • Just some guy's avatar Just some guy

      So far every character can be unlocked without spending any money (barring the four premium characters).

      You have until the end of the month to free Cleveland. I got him earlier today and no new character has appeared. If there is a second character to unlock, they will be tied to the pyramid opening and it won’t matter how long it takes you to get Cleveland.

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  49. It been a few days and I haven’t gotten one Inter Tubes or Bathtub yet, so I may have no choice to buy those buildings.

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  50. Patrick Tolentino's avatar Patrick Tolentino

    They made all items to unlock Cleveland rare good thing I am 22/40 and 7/25 < 😦

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