Hello There Clammers!
Dropping in with some much needed GOOD NEWS about candy in the Telenovela Event. Are you ready for it?
The Candy requirement has been changed to….35! They’ve dropped the required number of candies down 20. So now you’ll only need 35 Candies to unlock Spanish Soap Opera Peter! So many of you should be there already!
The event still ends at 3pm PDT on 3/18/15….BUT with this candy drop many of you should have no problem getting him!
What do you think of the change? Have you now unlocked Spanish Soap Opera Peter? What are you going to do with those 25 clams? Sound off in the comments below, you know we love hearing from you!
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Awesome! Thanks, guys, for any part you played in convincing them to change this! I was hoping for something to be done, so I kept going, and I had 39 already. I might now have time to finish the questline too!
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🙂 Awesome!
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Im so grateful that Tiny Co brought the requirement for candies down. It seems to be a company that listens to it’s customers, which is such a rare thing. From my perspective they are a bunch of people who care about putting a great product out. One that the majority enjoys. I mean look at today, it just didn’t look like it was going to be successful for a lot of us and they made it so it would be. I’m just blown away. A big thank you out to Tiny Co. Alissa and Bunny without all of your help as well, i feel there wouldnt be such a successful platform for us all to be heard.
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Yay. I’ll have the costume in 5 minutes. Since I bought discounted Consuela, I only have 24 clams.. Time to start towards Cleveland again. (But I want Worf and Data….)
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Thank you for collecting our feedback and feeding it to TinyCo and thanks to them for listening and doing the right thing.
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I got my outfit. So cool.
What is the quest line now?
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It would be nice if TinyCo would do a better job with their math before these events. This isn’t the first time they have required (what I comsidered ) an unobtainable amount of an item and had to make a change. I enjoy the challenge and diligence required to get these items, but better planning is needed in the future. Imagine if Bunny and Alissa didn’t take the poll this morning…
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My information just helped to let them know where to fairly reset it I believe. Where the majority of players were at. The test of the event worked out properly to get the skin Freemium. Close, but obtainable. It didn’t flow same once live and they jumped on it right away and have been working non stop around the clock since to resolve it. Reset in the end was final option. I am just happy that many players now have him. 😉
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One comment is that “close but obtainable” freemium is only true if:
1. You just happened to start right away. With no warning, what are the odds of that?
2. You had the characters available and not on 24 hr tasks. With no task end option without clams…
3. The “common” candy rate could guarantee a drop rate >95% because anything less would not allow completion. I’m not sure 100% would allow with having to progress in the quest to start. I know I didn’t get candy on 7 but I would have been 11 short at best and I didn’t start 8 hours late.
I’m glad they adjusted. Hopefully they learn from this for the next one.
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Addendum
…Play for the chance and maybe a lot of people would payout the ending balance (like my Spanish peter now is 35 clams), instead of waiting for “next time”. …
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Thank you Ladies for doing your earlier poll as to where everyone in getting Peter…I’m sure your are the ones who helped!!! Thank you TinyCo for changing the candy amount to 35. I was at 40 but that was a SWEET surprize. Then the 25 FREE Clams was Icing on the Cake.
Have a Good Evening everyone.
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🙂 We’ve always got your back
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I think part of the panic is everyone wanting to complete the set.
I wonder if they could still make money from those who can’t wait to have it – if they said this is your first try at getting him – another chance may (will) happen in the coming year.
Kind of like king butt came back around.
That way if you can’t participate or find the odds too hard you can play for fun or not at all, knowing you will have at least another chance coming up.
Maybe the next chance is more difficult, maybe not… They don’t have to say, but that may have alleviated a lot of negativity, still made clams, and not made it feel like they will capitulate every time people say it’s too hard.
I love that they listen, and really, the math on this was horrible unless piñata was “always” , add to that the stick glitch and possible latch spawn glitches, this one really did look “impossible” – but usually, seems people panic when it’s “very challenging”.
I have freemium all skins except Spanish peter, New Years Jillian, and intimate apparel peter. Most looked near impossible at the start, but somehow I eked them out. I SWEAR (no math or stats at all to support this), that drop rates accelerate as deadlines approach and I somehow seem to get the item with a few hours to spare. 🙂
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ah – now i got my peter costume – n1ce
i’ll keep the clams for whatever will come with the next event
but who is doing the maths at tinyCo? i think its not that hard to calculate a chance that regular players can get something or not
if you need any help – i will be happy to provide some 🙂
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I wrote them a little note. It’s so frustrating to spend clams to ensure you hit the requirements, just for them to decrease the required amount last minute. So my 20 blindfolds and the giant piñata were kind of a waste. Maybe not the giant piñata BC I thought it was hilarious, but still. I thought the bigger issue might be the rare drop mustaches that require 8 hour jobs.
I get that it’s my choice to spend money, and I’m happy to pay it, but stuff like this just irritates me.
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That said, I saw upthread where someone was super mad, and you guys recommended to nicely ask about it, and I just wanted to agree. They’ve done this before and I wrote a nice note and they comped back some clams. It’s all in the delivery!
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Wow. Just wanted to check how much more I needed and I was at 35 sharp. Thanks to this site and Tinyco!
Saving up clams now to buy Buzz. He’s that last “character to buy”
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Please thank TinyCo for listening and caring enough about player feedback to make changes, I’m well aware that not all companies do that and I want them to know I appreciate it.
And of course thank you ladies for all your help and for going to bat for us.
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Please send your thanks to them from the game. In all the anger and frustration that becomes a constant, a kind voice I am sure they would appreciate 😉
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Good idea Bunny. It’s gotta suck hearing complaints all day long. I took your advice and just sent them a kind thank you in game.
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Thank You. We understand how it can be at times in a thankless job. So I appreciate when thoughts for others and their hard work are appreciated. 😉
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Will do Bunny! I didn’t think TinyCo needed to be bothered with another in-game message but I totally get your point, kindness is never bothersome.
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Thank you, Thank you , Thank you all is well now and Peter is done 🙂
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So glad they made the change, after reading this I logged straight into my game to create the outfit, now we just have to wait a few more days for the Star Trek event, I’m really looking forward to this one!
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I’m delighted – just logged in to collect my pinatas to keep it going to the end and just went to check my total and wondered why I saw three ticks – double checked and could create him, not going to argue with that and thank you tiny co for listening/helping us all, thank you to the girls on here for probably having a huge input into this too!
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Thanks tinyCo !!! =)
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Thanks ladies! Really appreciate the help! I just looked at lunch and figured I’d at best be 11 short which would cost 44 clams to get 25 back. Not awful but annoying. Now I’m one candy away! Thanks for putting up with the complaints and for communicating them to TinyCo.
And thanks TinyCo for listening and making the change!
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Hell yeah, was just doing math thinking it’s impossible, went into the game and hey presto! Let’s hope tiny co think a bit harder about future events!
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Great, I spent £3 on 130 clams incase I needed them, just gone on and I have 37/35 so he just be created now. Oh well I have the clams for the star trek event 🙂
Just 3 pinatas away from the quest completion too.
I think tinyco have admitted they messed up this weekend event.
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Thank you Addicts crew!
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🙂 We’ve always got your back
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Mad super mad about this l ike no i spent my clams on him and they switch him
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Contact TinyCo and see if they’ll issue you a refund. However, since there’s still a full day left in the event they may not.
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This is good news. I was hoping they would do this especially this late in the event.
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I guess tinyco heard about all the ***** and whining that they decided to change it like they always do. So for all that tell everyone to not complain but wait and see and tinyco will fix it i say thats not true. If people dont complain tinyco would think that there isnt a problem and they wont fix it or if people dont complain enough they would choose to ignore it if its just a small amount. I think people should complain more ;p
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It was reason and facts that ALWAYS help. Yells and screams are only that. 😉
It is great in ANY conflict you run into in like to offer constructive criticism. Don’t just say “THIS SUCKS!!” Present a case. Show how it sucks, why it sucks, and what you feel can be done to make it suck less. Cold hard facts will win out every time. 😉
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Lol I just woke up and got right on my game. I cleared 4 piñata without getting any candy. I was getting really mad. Then I checked the store and noticed I had 38/35 candies and was ready to create lol. That was great though I’m still ticked off that I wasted 50 clams on that Luchador store but hopefully I get a refund. Anyway, happy tinyco realized how difficult it was to reach that quota when all piñata didn’t drop that much needed candy.
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I spent 50 clams also on the Luchador store and I felt it helped me get the mustaches faster. I don’t think it was a waste. I am not going to ask for a refund because I bought it by choice and not by accident.
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THANK YOU TINYCO and Bunny and Alissa and all the addicts!
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Great news! Thanks Tinyco for the helping hand near the end!
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Yay I now have Spanish soap opera Peter and 25 clams richer. I can’t wait for the Star Trek event I already have George Takei and Patrick Stewart as well as the clamterprise , so excited 🙂
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Been playing this great game since the beginning. This is my first post on this awesome site but been a regular visitor. Found this event impossible despite achieving 100% in all other events (except the circus one). Just want to say thank you to Tinyco and the addicts for listening to my fellow questers and making Spanish Peter achievable. Your generosity towards the players is like no other. Now waiting to get beamed up 😊
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Same all around, even down to the circus event! I ended up getting pee pants at the end of the year event after failing it twice. So happy about the candy amout drop!
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Fab. Great news. Diolch.
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Thanks Bunny and lissa 🙂 3 to go 🙂
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Wow I thought my game was glitched lol. I’m happy just got my last two hats and more mustaches and need just a little over 10 candies. I should be able to do that right? So relieved I can put my money towards the star trek event lol.
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Knew they wouldnt let us down. As I said before started this game since comic con and there has not been a single event that was impossible to complete
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OH MY WORD 34/35. Big sigh of thankful relief.
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It was clear that we wouldn’t be able to unlock him with the regular piñatas, good to know that TinyCo listened to us and that you girls helped us with that! I love this site… ❤
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Great! This was sorely needed. Thanks Bunny and Alissa for helping gather information so TinyCo could see the need for the change.
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Yay! I had enough 🙂 so happy now.
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They should also lower the requirement for the quest down to 30 then.
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That questline ends after part 5. So once you get the 50 it ends anyway. So really no big deal if they change it or dont.
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Thank you so much Bunny and the rest of your team for working on this issue for us! I’d like to think that your diligence was a major reason for the change!
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YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
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Alissa are you going to be posting today? Like majority-wise. If there are more posts. Your link on your update doesn’t work on Bunny’s post btw
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I will check it. Thanks.
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Ain’t no thang 😊 I’m sorry for posting on your info poll post.. I just wanted to let you and Alissa know I sent an email. Even though I figured you already knew about the info in said email.. Should of checked which Telenovela post I was in lol 🍀🍻🍻
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Yes that is a nice surprise I am 2 candys away and should have no problem getting by the end of the event 😃
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I am glad to see TinyCo came to their senses. BUT…why does it seem that in each and every event there needs to be some sort of adjustment made mid-event to improve game play? I appreciate that they do make the adjustments, but don’t they test these events before they roll them to verify if the quests are even obtainable. It seems that they rush these events out and then sit back and watch the ire of their players grow until it hits a boiling point and then they make an adjustment. Freemium players get upset that the quest is unobtainable and post angry comments in blogs all over the place, rightfully so. Meanwhile premium players spend clams to complete the quests only to learn later on that they could have saved a few clams if they waited a day, also resulting in angry comments in blogs. It seems to be a no win situation for the players, and everyone gets upset at some point. I wonder if this is how TinyCo wants to run their business? Seems to me to be a horrible marketing strategy to retain players. I am still having fun playing the game, but is sure seems like a recurring problem that even the most loyal players will eventually grow tired of and stop playing the game.
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Honestly I was going to have it in time with no clams spent, and I doubt I’m alone.
I’m sure they did test it. Problem is once you get everyone playing on all the variety of devices you’ll find things you missed in testing. I’d be interested in a poll to see how many were going to get it in time. What your see here are those who are having issues. Those if us not having issues rarely chime in.
I’m a computer professional and I know the limitations of testing. If you limit it just to iOS you can test every device that it might be played on since Apple controls the hardware, but if you include Android there is no way you can test every device with every possible current version of the OS, not to mention dealing with all the varieties of hacked OSs you can get with Droids.
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I am pretty sure they tested the game, but probably didn’t do the math to figure out if the tasks were actually able to be completed during the event time window.
I play on a Samsung S5, and have had very few glitches or other issues that others seem to have. As for this event, I played from the launch around 3pm last Thursday (I actually started at around 5pm PST), and as we get toward the end I realized there was no mathematical way I was going to get 55 candy drops. It came down to the probability of getting candy for each pinata smash.
First, you had to finish parts 1-3 of the quest line before candy drops started. The first 3 parts took a total of 3 hours and 30 minutes. Then the pinatas and candy drops started.
55 candy drops x 2 hours spawn rate for pinatas = 110 hours of game time minimum at 100% candy drop rate. Throw in the variable rate of actual candy drops for each time one smashes a pinata (I averaged around an 80% drop rate), which means I would have needed to smash 69 Pinatas to get 55 candy…69 x 2 = 138 hours. So 138 hours + 3 hours and 30 minutes for parts 1-3 = 141 hours and 30 minutes.
Event time is from Thursday 3pm to Wednesday 3pm, 6 days or 144 hours.
That gives someone playing constantly only 2 1/2 hours of time to spare. That is 2 1/2 hours of sleep, time between spawning and smashing of pinatas, time between finishing one quest line task and starting the next task.
It was virtually impossible to complete unless you had a higher drop rate of candy.
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pretty awesome TinyCo.,!!! I knew they was gonna end up changing some aspect in this event 😉 Thanks to Bunny and Alissa like always also!!! ❤ can ALWAYS count on you girls on ANYTHING for our games!!
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Awesome change! Will this change also make the candy drop more frequently? 5 out of my last 6 have not dropped candy
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YAY!!! I was very diligent and had 44 but I just about figured that it had become mathematically impossible for me to get 55 by tomorrow afternoon.
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Lol I had 36/35 already. Is there anymore use for the bandannas then?
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Only to smash pintas. Comes in handy if they’re blocking a building you need
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Also you still need to smash 50 piñatas for the story line.
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now I’m wishing I hadn’t abandoned Spanish Peter as a lost cause when I worked out the requirements at the start. 😦
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As we always tell you guys…keep playing even when it seems impossible. You never know what TinyCo might do to make something less difficult
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I guess for people who doesnt play fg long enough that i can see most would give up if the task look un-doable to them but the addicts thats been playing a long time knows all too well that this is becoming a trend.
– tinyco start a hard to do quest or events (and most aint even that hard)
– people threatened not to START spending real money
-threaten to not play the game (when we all know that aint true cuz after putting in a billion hrs, neglect ur kids, calling in sick from work so they can play the game, etc. u just cant do it.)
-tinyco wait till people get impatience and start using clams cuz some will or until people blood vessel is about to pop then fix the promblem and everyone is happy again (well not for the one that spend the clams to rush things) and start saying how they cant wait for the next events
-next event comes out and The same thing happens again.
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A day late and 10 dollars short. Didn’t need to buy the piñata after all . Oh well consider my donation to TC a thank you for all the fun . Plus at least we get 25 clams back for completing the set. Now on to bigger and better things.
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Send them a message in game and ask for the clams back. I purchased the Battery Factory during one of the events when it made sense with the latcher spawn rates as they were. When they changed the rates it made Battery Factory next to useless. I let them know I wasn’t happy about my decision because it was made under false pretenses and they refunded my clams.
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Way to go TinyCo!!!
Thanks again for listening to your users!
And thanks so much to you Addicts for helping to get our voices heard!
You all do a great job.
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