User blog:Zamphyr/Paranoid update?

It's been two months since I've last blogged. I am now at level 54, a day away from leveling to 55.

The reason for the "paranoid" part of the title is because I've noticed things happening based on what I've posted. Now I know that I'm not all that important, but bear with me here. In November, I eventually gather enough crystals to buy the ancient storage warehouse (499 crystals). Less than a week later, the crystal waterfall comes out (199 crystals). Then the ancient storage goes on sale a day later for 299 crystals. I would have had enough crystals for both. I don't remember ever seeing 2 promotions like that in a row. Fine, it happened once, no big deal.

A few days later, I had enough to do expansion 31. It takes 3 days for this expansion. 6 hours in, the 48-hour sale on expansions start. The promotion was over before my expansion was. Okay, twice is coincidence. I decided to test it out.

In my next blog, I mentioned how I sold all my old stores that were related to weekly themes, stating how "TV is not about to create a challenge based off a limited store you can only buy 2 months ago." Lo and behold, in the new year, we've had weekly themes that were recalls of last year's themes, where stores that you bought last time will actually contribute. Someone had questioned why I was selling them, not just putting them into storage, to which I replied "ah, that`s a story for another day." In actual fact, I did not sell them. I stored them and they came in very useful. As I said, it was a test.

I also mentioned that I would soon be joining the ranks of those calling for a 10000 button, but I think that there were more than enough other people clamoring for that.

On a more gameplay related note, I can now see the light as to getting to the point where money (coin) doesn't matter. When I reached level 54, I had enough to buy all 5 Mystic Quartz shops right off the bat, though very few coin after that. A week later, I'm at 20M coin. I was buying a scooter store a day until that tap was stopped, then I bought my fill of bike shops.

I wonder if those who get really big chain bonuses are getting them by tapping or if they're using Topsy.

As far as xp goes, I'm earning about 12-15M/day. I've taken a new slower approach, but at least I'm happier with it. It involves being okay with lots of lost time. That is to say, I no longer do 12 hour recipes overnight if they are going to be ready later in the day. I work during the day and it's rough scheduling my breaks just to play on my phone at the right time. Instead, I do the medium recipes overnight, and start the 12 hour recipes as I'm getting up in the morning.

I think that part of the reason that people have so much money is because there is such a dearth of new non-weekly items between levels. Part of the reason I barely had enough money for all 5 Mystic Quartz shops was because I was buying stores once a day until I got to that point. Since TV put a stopper on the higher end stores, what is there to spend money on? It used to be "new items unlocked at every level". I've got a few suggestions that wouldn't affect gameplay a whole lot, yet would make it more interesting.

1) At this level, is there any reason TV can't raise the limit on Nurseries? You can have 15 at level 50. Then again, would anyone buy them?

2) At this level, why not make an advanced Nursery of some sort? Something that uses more resources for more xp return, but only 1 coin.

3) Since everybody's going to have money anyhow, come up with new decorations. I challenge TV to make a 6x6 decoration that players 50+ or even 60+ will buy, possibly recommend.

The point is, I barely had coins when I was buying stuff. Now that there`s not as much stuff to buy, guess what`s going to happen.

On a personal note, I hope Oioi (and all other aussies) is doing well and hasn't been too personally affected by the recent fires/weather.