Hey there Minions!
We see a lot of you have some concerns with the Telenovela Weekend Event. Sit tight, as usual we are here helping. I have only been a bit silent as I have been looking into all the issues and concerns you are expressing and sharing them all with TinyCo.
I have compiled a list of the main ones and highlighted them below. 
Take a look at the information below to see if it helps you out a little better with the Event.
THE STICK CAN’T RESET AND HELP WITH THE GAME
The Stick was originally set up to help Players out to get rid of the Pinatas on the buildings. For whatever reason, once it went live… the timer wouldn’t work correctly. No matter what they tried, the feature that worked before… just would not work live. So it was pulled. To help out and still give more Blindfolds, they added Seamus to the mix of Characters to help with those drops. I did communicate with them my thoughts on the trade out, and they are looking into it.
Will update with any further information.
CHARACTERS DROPPING BLINDFOLDS ARE STUCK IN BUILDINGS
I saw comments from Players that the only Characters they had to drop Blindfolds were now stuck in buildings with Pinata Latchers. I reported my concerns and thoughts on the matter to them and they are looking into it.
Will update with any further information.
LATCHERS NOT SPAWNING
I saw comments from Players that their Latchers were not spawning at the correct 2hr rate. I had not personally been experiencing this issue and mine seem to spawn as intended. I did pass on the information and would recommend if you are running into this to try the basic troubleshooting and report it.
If you are NOT having Pinata Latchers spawn please email me ASAP with your Player ID info (Menu, Account, Long # Lower Right) familyguyaddicts@gmail.com
To Clarify, I am asking if you are getting ONE Latcher Pinata every 2 hours showing up on a building. If not, how long does it take before one shows up? What part of questline are you on? Please forward this info with Player ID. 😉
Thanks again for all your help, we no longer need any further Player IDs. Again, you ARE getting them right if you get ONE pinata latcher every 2 hours. 😉
UPDATE 12:30AM EST: Thanks to all you amazing readers responding, we are now pin pointing this issue. So far the pattern I am seeing is around A Whole New Mundo Part 4/ Forbidden Clam Part 1, but want to keep poking to make sure. Thank you again for your help, it really makes a difference and is most useful. Will keep looking into it and going back and forth with TinyCo until it is resolved. 😉
CAN’T PROCEED IN QUESTLINE
I saw comments from Players they were stuck in a loop. They need to clear a Pinata to continue in questline however, like noted above, they can’t clear it without a Blindfold from a Character… stuck in a building with a Pinata… that requires a Blindfold to clear. I did discuss my concerns on this one with them and they are looking into it.
Will update with any further information.
ERROR MESSAGE ON SPANISH SOAP PETER
I saw comments from Players that many were seeing an error message for the Candy when tapping on him in Al’s. It is telling you that you can’t collect Candy yet and need to complete more questlines. This is already known to them and a patch already in the mix, so hang tight.
In the meantime, as long as you have reached A Whole New Mundo Part 2, you should have no problems at all collecting Candy. So just ignore the message in Al’s. No other questlines need completion.
If there is an isolated issue that Basic Troubleshooting does not resolve, please feel free to reach out to them via your in game messaging in the Help Menu.
Short story long on all this, they are ALWAYS watching and keeping an eye out to make sure the game flows as intended. I know it is easier at times to jump the gun, grab the pitchforks, riot and loot, and freak the frak out the second something goes wrong… but no worries. Take a step back. Take a breather if needed. Know that they are one of the ONLY companies out there they are making sure the Players concerns are being addressed each and every event.
So put down the pitchforks, feel free to use the What The Deuce posts to vent if needed (helpful posts such as this one are NOT the appropriate place to yell and scream). We know you are frustrated, we know you are upset, we know you need to vent… just do it at the right place (see What The Deuce). Remember WE here at the Addicts are here to help, so yelling at us or taking it out on us really isn’t necessary. WE got your backs. WE are players too and are going through the hiccups and bumps as well in our games we invest a LOT in. WE just have a more professional approach to handling things.
If there is another major issue with this particular Telenovela Weekend you feel I need to address, please let me know. (The list I sent them had other items… but they were more just one person reporting so isolated.) Now… go back to playing the game. Have some fun. Smile. It is the weekend, so relax a bit. We got yah covered. 😉
~Bunny
Family Guy Addicts 
My game stops every time I clear Peter and attempt to start pt.2 of the quest the game stops I can’t whack a pinata or place the building I have uninstalled and reinstalled 3 times.please help
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Report it from your game please.
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Jesus !! Collected the 13th piece sent the blimp game crashed. Restart got a congrat box with Stewie but nothing else????
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You are going along fine. 😉
Just remember there are 3 or 4 parts to each Blimp Trip. Sending the blimp is just one part of the 3 or 4 parts. Still gotta finish the dialog between Stewie and the Character traveling with him to completion for the prizes to award. See the info for Fine Arts on the Fine Arts posts. 😉
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What’s the max number of latchers that can be in your town at one time? IPhon I checked out my game this morning, I only had 2 piñatas after 10+hrs. Just wanted to make sure there isn’t a max limit before I email with my info 🙂
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5 MAX
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Maybe Tinyco could increase the candy amount to 2 instead of 1, for piñata’s drops. After all a piñata filled with only one candy, is a sad thing. Lol.
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So far, 14 pinatas broken, 8 candies recovered.
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I agree with those talking about time, There is not enough. Not only do I have more blindfolds than piñatas to whack, the mustache is a rare item that takes 8hours and you may get one from all four characters. In order to finish this quest you will have to purchase clams to speed up the process, I don’t see another way. I am getting frustrated with this one piñata for every 2 hour spawn rate as well. How can I whack 50? Clams are tough to get unless purchased, annoying. I was really looking forward to getting telenovela Peter but I won’t spend money for clams.
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Just keep playing. See how it plays out for you. 😉
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Hmm… this event only just appeared for me this morning. I don’t see how it would be possible to unlock Peter, so I’m not even going to worry about it. I wish when Tiny Co did these short events, it updated immediately. (Unlike when they end. That’s never delayed.) Typically, I seem to get them within a day… But this was definitely the longest delay I’ve seen.
On the bright side, though, I can buy all the buildings from this event. 🙂
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It sure would be nice to have a building that could be purchased with clams that drops blindfolds. Or candy itself. Blindfolds drop rate should be set to always, rather than common. Its like TinyCo is afraid to use that higher drop rate ever again.
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Blindfolds are useless unless you have piñatas to smash. I have had extra blindfolds since yesterday morning, I a sitting at 4 or 5 consistently, waiting for piñats.
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We have so many characters why do they double up on items? Why can’t they use most characters instead of the same handful? Especially since they hardly ever use premium characters for tasks, what’s the point of getting them if they aren’t used? Sorry it’s just so frustrating when I have all these characters doing essentially nothing and the rest with 2-4 items they can drop, but they can’t because they can only do 1 task at a time! Spread the love people!!!
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So even players on lower levels and not that far in the game can participate too.
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Maybe they could make the number of item to collect lower for players at lower levels or adjusted to the characters in the game the player has gotten. Just a random thought. Thanks Ladies.
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Really? only one piñata every 2 hours? i’m not a math expert lol, but i only have 15 and it looks impossible to get all of them by 19th.
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Only had a max of 3 pinatas this morning and I only have 17 and have done it each time they show up candy popped out today but not yesterday
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I don’t really know what you need as far as account info, but I slept for 8 hours last night and had ONE latched when I woke up.. I should have had FOUR. Because of this, I only had 15 candies in total for the entire time we have had this event. I will try to find the player id and email you.
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Give your game a minute or two to sync up once you reopen it. I cleared all mine while sending info to TinyCo through the night. Then about 6am, shut the game down. Just about 10 minutes ago I opened my game to no latchers. However after tapping around and clearing buildings, they spawned. Within a few minutes I had all the Latchers I should have had spawned in my town. Let me know if you get the same results.
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Looks like I’m getting a piñata every 2 hours – but like people mentioned above the math won’t work out unless clams are spent. I’ve smashed 21 so far and only 14 pieces of candy – so dropping candy about 2/3 of the time – so with only 12 piñatas per day and thus on average 8 pieces of candy – won’t come close by Wednesday. From past experience if you play regularly for these freemium events you typically unlock the character with a day to spare – maybe a little less. Curious to see how tiny co might alter this one.
Also getting our spanish friend will give a 25 clam reward so I’ll have to balance that with how much candy left near the end. Btw has anything been posted as to the exact time this ends? There’s no countdown clock anywhere.
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There never is a countdown on a simple Weekend release. Too short. However, just as usual, you will find the end details in the FAQ section of your game. It was on the pop ups too as well as our main post. 😉
Usual 3pm Pacific Time.
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Worst event by far, here is why:
-Timer didn’t work, really? It’s the game’s main mechanic…
-All blindfold tasks should have been outdoor tasks(even a baby can figure that out).
-Pinatas are not spawning…
-You need a 4 hr quest for a common drop, then you have to wait 2 hrs for a pinata to show up and then you need another common roll. And you need 55 of these in 5 days? Also hats and moustaches are hard to get too.
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I am not getting piñatas, and the one I have had, have not dropped candy. I am at 16 attempts, and 8 candies, and I am hitting every time I can. Blind folds are plenty though
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Anyone else having issues with characters not dropping blindfolds? Just collected from Bruce and Peter and nothing. I’m afraid if this keeps happening I won’t get anywhere near the 55 candies by Wednesday.
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Hi to the addicts crew. This may be a little off topic but I complained to tiny co. In game message about carl a couple days ago, and to my surprise when I loged in I had an extra 50 clams in my account. I couldn’t figure out why. They replyed back and said they got rid of carl and for my trouble they ceditede 50 clams 🙂 I wrote them back and gave bunny and alissa big kudos and praise to the addicts page. You guys are a great help to this game, and I’d be lost without you. Don’t ever go away. Also I’ve had no problems with this event, I just hope I can get sso Peter’s items in time. It seems like it’s gonna be close but I have an extra 50 clams to help buy him if need be. Have a great day.
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That’s supposed to be credited, by the way I was finally able to nuke my town, I had to put all my beer rivers and lakes away and bigger buildings by finger. It took almost 5 mins then it finally worked. Thanks again.
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😉
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Simple math. At 3 am PDT today, I had 12 of 20 hats, 9 of 16 mustaches and 11 of 55 candy with 14 bandanas waiting to be used. And that is without using a single clam to speed up anything. At that time, there are 84 hours left to the event (3-1/2 days), meaning I will get 42 more piñatas spawned (one every two hours) — and be two short of what’s needed (53 of 55) provided every piñata gives candy. Too many empty piñatas and not enough piñatas spawning. One-and-a-half days into the event and I have zero chance of reaching the goal. The math was flawed from the start. Five days (120 hours) would only spawn 60 piñatas and you need to collect 55 with something that isn’t an “always” drop. Five characters dropping bandanas ever four hours but only two piñatas being spawned in that time. I am sure TinyCo will make it right once they review the math.
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Wasn’t expecting this event, and nearly all my available blindfold players are stuck in buildings. At this point, I have ¡2 piñatas!
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So the quest tells me i have to get 50 piñatas and thats fine but to get peters costume i need 55 candy and they sometimes dont even drop. I have way more bandanna then the pinata is coming out. I understand that it helps for people that dont play as much but for the one that do we dont get extra candy or even more pinata to hit and all these bandannas is pretty useless with no pinatas to hit. They need to increase the pinata rate cuz i dont know if i can get enough candy with that spawn rate by the deadline And i play fg a lot.
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Thanks for voicing our concerns for us. Maybe they will make up for the errors by getting rid of the expiration date on this event like they did with Stripper Bonnie.
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Awesome game. I just suggest TinyCo release their events on Monday’s and Tuesday’s instead of Thursday’s and Friday’s, so they have the rest of the work week to fix their issues, rather than leaving everyone hanging with major issues all weekend. Thanks to Bunny and Alyssa for all you do for us!!!
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They are still working on things. They were up all night with me on Latcher Spawn issue. 😉
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I digress. Thanks to all then!!
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There is no way this event can be completed without clams. At least on my game. The tasks do not always drop bandanas/candies and the pinatas are not spawning like they should.
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This….really seems like it is frought with errors. I was testy because with the time left till Wednesday I have virtually no chance to earn enough candy. Especially with my blindfolds coming out at about an 80 percent drop, and the same with candy.
But I can tell my issue, (being rediculously crammed for time) pales in comparison to what others are facing. So a big kudos and thank you to B&A for giving us a window into this cassarole of nonsense….
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In addition to the stick issue, the rates of drops I have been having are are nowhere near ‘common’.
None, yes, none of my characters dropped a single blindfold when collecting just now.
To add insult to injury, of the 10 piñatas I’ve smashed earlier today I’ve got a whopping 3 candies.
I’ve earnt more ‘rare’ plutonium in the last 24 hours than candy.
No chance of unlocking Spanish soap peter unless something is changed.
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I have 13 candies after 2 days and with crashing issue for android still not fixed i wont be able to finish this one:( Plus now that they added 2 extra tasks for plutonium none have dropped!!!
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Did they change the rate the piñatas appear ?
Sure I only waited ONE hour
Came here to see if there was an announcement
🍔🍟
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Per my last convo they were still every 2 hrs.
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I think this is the one time I won’t be able to finish. With other obligations I am sitting at just a few pieces of candy. Doing the calculations has led me to believe I would have to spend clams to get him and that’s kind of unfair, considering he completes a set for 25 clams. A hollow victory at best.
Running back and forth preparing funeral arrangements, cleaning out Mother-in-law’s apartment …. Not like Quest is a priority, but it would be nice to have a little ‘happy’ at this point.
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Im kinda doing fine juz yesterday but now the pinata r not dropping candies no more…. I also spend clams on tiz game but 130 seems to much 4 juz d pinata… wondering if d spawning of pinata n candy drop rates will change or juz having t kiss gbye d spanish soap opera peter #sigh #tinycoplizhelp
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Cannot see anyone else mentioninig this, I was going to give up as this is near on imposdible to colect enough stuff, but thought whst the hellwill try. I like everyone else unlikely going to collect enough candy on the third day now in the UK and only 11 candy but even more concerning have had everyone on tasks collecting moustaches every 6 hours since it started and 6 hour tasks and the drop chance rate has given me from a potential total of 8 friday 12 saturday and 4 when I woke up this morning total of 24 chances have only collected 3 (I do have to sleep) so very little chance, as this drop rate does not add up.
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Please share your concerns with them via your game.
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Hi,
I just readin one of your posts that Connie and trisha should be able to hep with the rods? Checked my game but they don’t have it and it’s also not listed in the rod counter as an option to gain these. Done all the usual troubleshooting but nothing. Have even quite annoyed as I only had two rods in 5 days so far. I am using ios 8.1.3 on iPhone 6 and would appreciate any suggestion. Thanks.
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What District are you in? Keep in mind that it is for Fine Arts Plutonium Rod Case, not the individual Rods in Previous Districts.
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Ah well that must explain it then. I’m currently waiting to unlock stevie, he wants the rods, so that is the theme park district. I thought you were talking about them.
Many thanks for your help, you are doing a really great job with your addict sites!
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Welcome. 😉
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I sent in a (friendly) ticket about the candy drop rate, since I was only getting 1 candy for every 3-4 buildings I cleared. To my shock, I got a reply to my ticket in a matter of hours – most of my tickets only get the autoresponse after they’ve sat for too long. Anyway, the person replying thanked me for my concern but claimed the drop rates were acting correctly. Since then, I’ve been getting candy with every cleared building. I still don’t like latchers, but at least I’m starting to get some candy – up to 11 from my Saturday night total of 6.
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Piñatas are spawning correctly every even hour in my game, i.e. at 12, 2, 4, etc. With exactly 3.5 days left and a spawn rate of 12 a day, there will be 40 more piñatas to come. I currently need 39 more sweeties. So I need either a guaranteed sweetie drop from the piñatas or more piñatas, or some free clams!
This seems such a basic game design error I can understand why TinyCo are getting a lot of flak. Glad to know you guys are on the case so thank you!
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I have purchased the pinata deco for 130 clams but there’s still a total of 5 pinata latchers in my town. I thought that if I purchase the pinata deco, there’d be more than a max of 5 latchers to smash in my town as stated in the in-game’s faqs. If still there’s a max of 5 even after I purchase the deco for 130 clams, what’s the use of purchasing it in the first place? I feel like I’m being scammed here…
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How fast to you get the 5? I have noticed with the pinata I get what seems about 3 every 2 hrs instead of 1.
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I’m noticing about 5 every 4 hours I check on the bandanas
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Then it is working as you are only supposed to get 1 every 2 hours… so 2 every 4 hrs in regular play. You are getting an extra 3 with the pinata. 😉
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They need to add more characters to get blindfoldeds or increase the drop rate of blindfolds and candy, I’ve got 9 candy so far, gonna be really tough to get 55.
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Don’t look at me…I’m being patient and understanding
It’s only a game 😁
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My pinatas appear just fine but when I whack them I don’t get any candy. Is VERY frustrating but I wondered if the fact I have already gotten Spanish Peter a factor?
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Well the Candy is needed to unlock him. So if you already collected all you needed and unlocked him, of course his items won’t drop anymore. Lol. 😉
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She is just bragging that she got him
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Did you spend 400 clams ? 😮
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Bunny I’m having a problem to i cear a building then I tap use on the waker and it clears the same building even tho it’s done it already this has happened to me with latchers in comicon, poltergeists in Halloween and other events with the same kind of problem this has been time consuming and annoying I wish I could nuke it and it would all go away
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Just from experience on my part (I help my daughter out with her account) Anal point won’t drop candy, neither will Goldman’s pharmacy and also the cannery. I have left them dormant so they cycle out. So far everything else is dropping. I think some of them are set to not drop.
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I think they should change it to where latchers comes out every HOUR?!…,I know I know, takes away the challenge, BUT now I’m starting to think players are gonna be sooooo close on unlocking Peter’s new skin by the time Wednesday comes around and the event ends!!!*_,…maybe even put out 3 or 4 latchers spawn every hour or 2 hours…having to WAIT every 2 hours JUST for 1 latcher 😐
my totals on stuff for Spanish Soap Opera Peter are VERY low still too so that’s making me concerned also.
I have so much faith in TinyCo., because they probably WILL end up making a huge change in some where for this very shory event!! 😉
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yup, many people wont be able to even get the skin if they play the event as freemium player. don’t take it too seriously. Seeing as the skin costs as much as a complete game on steam, i would never shell such amounts over 😛 up to you though!
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Doing the math. Really not enough time with this event to get him without spending clams…
Hopefully last second clam cost will be cheap
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I got 27 in 2 days by my math I will be done with time to spare.
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I have 14 in 2 days and have been on every chance I can
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i got 12 XD,
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Same here, only 14 so far, not good.
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27 in 2 days? If you only get 12 piñatas each day – so 24 in 2 days – how’d you get 27 candy pieces? Did you speed things up and use clams? I agree with other reply as I mentioned I only have 14 pieces since start of event – and that’s smashing 21 piñatas so far (actually 22 – since the task to smash 50 started after the first smash).
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I gotten 13 since the event started and assuming that I can actually get the max of 12/day for the next 3 days, I will be 6 short to get Spanish Peter. Currently have 10 bandanas.
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Just realized that it’s 13 Candies I have and I have gotten 19 pinatas. But even still assuming a candy drop from each possible remaining pinata it’s not possible to get Spanish Peter by the 18th.
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What TinyCo needs to do is drop the latcher part of the game and just have players collect Candy from tasks. Waiting around for 2 hours for 1 latcher to appear is too slow and sending 5 characters is a waste of time, since I only can use 2 Bananas by the time their task is done.
If TinyCo wants to keep latchers the only solution is for the game to drop up to 5 every 4 hours. It’ll always keep at least one latched in the game if you don’t get a drop from all characters.
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I agree!! I like that idea also!! …just comes down to the basic concept of having MORE than 1 latcher every 2 hours would be better..
I’d say at LEAST 3 or 4 every 2 hours?
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I agree! It would also help those of us who can’t constantly stay on the game! I love this game but between work, school, takin care of a family, and trying to keep the house kinda clean takes up most of the day so I can’t get on as much as I’d like. Therefore I miss out on these timed events because the need is so high.
….tiny Co please help out the working class!
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lemme see if I completely understand about when EXACTLY the pinatas are suppose to show up in our towns!,.:: *Is it just 1 EVERY 2 hrs or MORE than 1 every 2 hours? I keep getting just 1 every 2 hours, nothing more..
and then today I wasn’t logged in for about 10 hours and finally went into my game and I think there were at least 4 or 5 in it? ..
Sorry to say, but IMO something seems off a little with the timing and stuff like that…
just like I had said in my other comment.
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1 every 2 hours. MAX of 5.
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I really don’t mind the concept of the event. I just don’t like the idea of how buildings lock. I hope TinyCo at least fixes it where our taps collect the coins/character check marks before the piñata. Just my two cents… but a penny for your thoughts….. Wait, somebody’s making a penny here…. 😀
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I kinda like the Challenge element of it. It adds to the excitement of the event. Sadly that stick kinda threw it off a bit. I still have hope it’ll work out. 😉
WOOHOO!!! I GOT A PENNY!!! I AM RICH!!! 😛
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Was wondering where all the pinatas were today. Nothing came up and I’ve been thinking it was me. Had twelve total since yesterday.
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They only pop up one every 2 hrs, so if you are getting more blindfolds then pinatas…. you will find yourself ahead of them. How is your spawn rate on them? Are you seeing them every 2hrs?
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I will track mine pinnate latcher tomorrow and report back unless if I am awake and see it is 12:20 am then I will know something is up. I had one pop up around little after thirty minutes then another one pop up sometime later. Awesome article
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I jus smashed a pinata and no candy dropped. I knew my candy count from the last pinata, checked it and it wasnt. there. so I hard closed abd checked again, but I got no candy from the pinata.
If it was a glitch I understand, as long as it doesn’t keep happening.
But there is only time enough for 46 pinatas to spawn between now and the end of the event. If the drop rate is actually common, I will only get candy approx 90% of the time, meaning I will probably be 1 or 2 candy short by the end of the event.
I got a late start being in a different time zone, but if its already a physical impossibility for me to finish SSO Peter even with hardcore play and setting alarms, it may be time to walk away from the game.
If SSO Peter was just premium content from the start, I would be a little bummed but basically OK with that. To have him dangled in front of me as freemium content only to have it snatched away at the last minute is enough to totally de-‘incentivize’ me…
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It is a chance drop. Not one guaranteed each time. I understand the concern on getting enough and discussed it with them. Hang in there.
This all basically comes down to the stick not working once it went live. It’s kind of thrown a kink in all their plans. So they are working around it and trying to find a better way to provide the same concepts using Characters instead.
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A common drop from a 2 hour spawn will, on average, not drop 55 times in 5 days.
Simple math. And thats not counting the time it takes to finish quest parts and be able to start spawning the pinatas. Oh, sure a few lucky folks will manage it, and spending clams to hurry those initial parts could help put you in that group, but most will probably not be able to hit the goal.
Now, every other time I have accused Tinyco of not being able to do the basic math on their own game mechanics, they have adjusted things to work out. But if they don’t act fast, the time limit will run out.
The ST event starts Thursay so extending this isn’t a possibility.
They will end up having to change the spawn rate to hourly.
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I know… hence this post. They are WELL aware of the mechanics. Working on it. Only one day in. Lots of time to make adjustments still. 😉
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As long as they are aware and working on it, rather than unaware, or worse, aware and hoping we aren’t, then it should all work out in the end. Thanks!
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I’m always the one to jump on bad math and he’s absolutely right. This morning I logged in after an excess of 8 hrs of sleep expecting at least 4 latchers and received only 3. I’m always put off by them not even giving a chance of sucess to the players because of sloppy coding or bad math. Those kind of mechanics in any game are a death knell for the games player base and people move on. Currently my girl and I only have 15 and 16 candy respectively with only 3.5 days left in the event. I don’t see this as happening. TinyCo has urged players to buy blindfolds without giving them a use, as many of us have an excess amount. The root of the problem is bad math AND sloppy coding. Couple that with a timed event, a skin needed to complete a list, and heavy favoritism toward Apple users (yet again Carl is gone and this time not having produced a single clam for Android users), and many other factors…. in short a perfect storm to drive away paying customers. Really… I don’t get this. This is a rant so much as a plea. But I digress nonetheless. As much as I love this game, there are certain breaking points for players and I believe I’ve finally reached mine after almost a year. Please TinyCo don’t let this be the case.
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Give the game a few minutes to sync once you reopen it after hours of no play. If you do, the Latchers will catch up. Just tested it myself a bit ago. All cleared overnight then shut game down. Let over 8 hrs pass… opened game and no latchers. Tapped and cleared a couple buildings and POOF… Latchers all back. All present and accounted for.
I still don’t get why people think they favor Apple. I have to kind of giggle at that in fact. Carl DID work on Android, but was limited. Same with Apple. Not to mention TinyCo NEVER planned on releasing the game to Apple in the first place. Android only. That’s why Android got it first and Apple wasn’t brought in til later. 😉
Hang in there. We are sending them our thoughts and feedback on the event. I think that stick malfunction did put a kink in the plans and they are now finding a better work around for it.
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It’s been about 4-5 and none are spawning. It says it hasn’t been unlocked yet and do more quests but it worked yesterday and this morning. I just sent an in game message. Anything else I should do?
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If your Pinatas are not spawning, send me your info like requested in this post. 😉
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ok will email you my info right now thanks!
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Thanks for all you guys do! I will sit and wait now for more piñata’s to show up… Wail I wait I will be sharpening my pitchfork. Lol.
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Lol. Just please do let me know if you go more than 2hrs without one. They are tracking it and I am sending on Player IDs from those impacted. 😉
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I’m pretty sure (not 100%) that mine is spawning one every 2 hours. If one is the correct spawn rate (seems low?) mine should be fine.
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That is correct. 😉
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I havent seen any of the issues regarding spawn rates, blindfolds or candy. Honestly, my only complaint is that everything in this show relates to the consumption of alcohol and TinyCo completely dismissed St Pattys Day!
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Well… it technically is NOT here yet. The 17th. And…they ARE TinyCo… they may still have something up their sleeves. They do love their surprises. 😉
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St paddys day not pattys day
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Now now… let’s not nit pick. I know to some it is a specific spelling, but they do not mean harm by saying it certain ways. Everyone has their own spelling and understanding of certain words. Just look at Grey/ Gray. 😉
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There is no other spelling of st paddys day 🙂 this patty person is non existent let alone a st…
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Lol I know. As I said, it’s not meant in harm. Many of us were raised in the US with an alternate spelling of the day. 😉
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🙂 me harmed “best consuela voice” no no
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Hey u waskly wabbit i just sent u an email of a notice from Dublin Airport 🙂
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Lol I saw. 😉
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To be fair, the English “d” and “t” only differs by being voiced and voiceless respective at the dental (teeth). They’re essentially the same sound otherwise.
Bunny, very good point about grey/gray. It’s basically like how everywhere else besides the U.S. inserts a “u” in their spellings, such as colour and honour. 🙂
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“Can’t we all just get along?” Lol 😉
I LOVE our differences and uniqueness. Just a bunch of mindless robotic drones all thinking, acting, and talking a like would make the world so very boring. 😛
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Depends on your accent what it sounds like. Paddy and Patty may sound the same to Americans but completely different to the Irish and British 😉
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Thanks Bunny and the rest of the FGA crew for helping the game programmers rectify the problems and keeping the players informed of the situation.
You guys are awesome!
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Thanks. 😉
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Basically this is a disaster of a “limited time” event.
55 sweets at 1 every 4 hours. And finish by Wednesday. Do the math.
It’s impossible without spending cash
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Please re read the post, especially the part at the bottom. It is ONLY day one and still time left. (Not to mention the fixes they’re making.) It is not over, so to say it is impossible isn’t quite correct. 😉
Wait to see what they do next. 😉
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well usually, if you haven’t payed much attention to past events, TinyCo., are really good and reliable in possibly extending events just because of glitches and tons of problems like these slowing our games down and what not.. 🙂
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