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- more than 30 coll. in 2 searches and NO ONE pumpkin?! :)
Crystaline23
15.10.14, 05:28
Also didn't find any pumpkins from collectibles, 3 sets and still no pumpkins
3 Sets here as well and zero
I finally got a set with pumpkins, and there were 5 nodes - they are actually quite easy to spot. From what other people have reported it seems if/when they do eventually appear it is more than one at a time. This means that busy (and lazy!) people should be able to do a quick search for collectibles (which should take only a minute or two - I find zoomed out is best) and once they have discovered at least 1/2 of them without pumpkins there is a reasonable probability that there won't be any (or course there is always a chance that the last few are pumpkins, so this method isn't recommended for completionists).
- 2 sets - grabbed 15/16 and 20/22
- no one pumpkin!!!
2 collectible respawns - no pumpkins
5 IOTP adv done - no pumpkins dropped
Gonna be difficult to gather enough to achieve anything at this rate, esp if its true that explorers can't bring any back
Finally! 4th set and 5 lots to collect from 22 total
Two lots of collies yesterday, only 2 pumpkins in the second lot. None today so far :(
And then the stunning amount of pumpkins you get from destroying Frankenstein once a day
Yeah that really makes me come back and play again, haha!
nothing , and WITH GLASSES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
unicornlinzy1
15.10.14, 18:34
I haven't had any pumpkins from 4 re spawns yet :( Oh well maybe tomorrow :)
Just had 4th respawn and still no pumpkin collectibles.....
Still no pumpkins dropped from IOTP (done 6 times now)
Come on BB, this is daft - nearly 36 hours gone of an event where pumpkins are required and (for many of us) none are showing?
Are you waiting to see if we buy them for gems instead?
Update - Yay!! Finally got 9 pumpkins on IOTP...it's almost as if someone at BB Towers read my post and flicked a switch....lol
GrandpaLongface
16.10.14, 05:04
Having the same problem. Latest refresh of collectibles. 17 to find. 0 pumpkins. 10 of those found were barrels. I did find a few pumpkins yesterday. And in the past, during events, the number of collectibles goes up. 30-35 has not been unusual. This time the number to be found has not gone up. Since the event started none of the refreshes have been larger than 20 for me.
It's random if pumpkin spawn on your island, it's all about luck.
Same story for me again today - no pumpkin collectibles.
IOTP done - no pumpkins
Seems to be rather difficult to gather sufficient event currency?
Explorers don't find any
Advs have (to me) low, random drop rate
Cemeteries are slow and have limited resource (unbuffed)
Trade depends on what people are asking for
Spending gems seems the only surefire way to get em!
Oh well, my golem will be back soon and I can rush off to the merchant with me 5 pumpies....
Oh well, my golem will be back soon and I can rush off to the merchant with me 5 pumpies....
Even better if you started at the beginning. Today will be the third golem down and you get an wopping enormously generous TEN pumpkins for pouring water on it.
Even better if you started at the beginning. Today will be the third golem down and you get an wopping enormously generous TEN pumpkins for pouring water on it.
Yep, you're right ! Couldn't believe my luck..
At the shop now, oh the agony of choice..
- 4 sets, ONLY 1 contains pumpkins
- i think, if you cant see pumpkins if first minute of fresh set = waste of time, again "no pumpkins = tons of barrels set" :-)
5 spawns 0 pumkins
finally
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6 spawns now.
Not. One. Single. Ruddy. Pumpkin.
My only excitement in this event now is destroying the golem.
And with my luck the reward will be a barrel...
7 spawns. Still no pumpkins.
Is this a record?
8 spawns, only 1 contained pumpkins.
10 pumpkins a day on a golem.
No guaranteed pumpkins on the selected adventures.
Nothing more on the quests since we needed to acquire the 200 pumpkins.
whoopee
Wondering what the point of this event is?
Bluesavanah
17.10.14, 13:15
7 spawns. Still no pumpkins.
Is this a record?
nope 7 spawns on 2 different servers and no pumpkins
unicornlinzy1
17.10.14, 13:52
7 spawns.. and only collected 4 pumpkins total :(
Wondering what the point of this event is?
The point is to get you to either:
Buy gems, then buy pumpkins and use them on Halloweeny-type things at the merchant, or,
Go adventuring like mad to gather enough pumpkins to do same
The point is to get you to either:
Buy gems, then buy pumpkins and use them on Halloweeny-type things at the merchant, or,
Go adventuring like mad to gather enough pumpkins to do same
It's just disappointing that it only seems to be a pumpkin fishing expedition. The World Cup event was so much more fun, with the special quests that required strategy. But maybe have those sorts of events all the time are too taxing on the dev resources.
Yes!
And, lo, on the 8th spawn did they appear...
Two of the little blighters.
I expect a tsunami of orangeness from now on to make up for the drought
don't know how many pumpkins did i collect on my island but it's low, for advs i did get a lot actually, i'm pretty sure last yoear i would collect way more on my island, almost every spawn, but adv wouldn't give so much. Don't know if this is expected behavior or a bug.
sparkies2013
18.10.14, 08:35
Did the Black Kinghts = no pumpkins, did Island of the pirates got (i think) 9. Had two spawns on the island got 10. Doing Wild Mary now, but got some 1100 in store! Having buffing the pumpkin fields constantly.
i have cleared my land 10 times and all i have found is 9 pumpkins in total im very sad for last year we got loads of land. i also sad with the adv drop rate is so bad
Bluesavanah
19.10.14, 01:41
on the 11th search found 2 pumpkins on sandycove, still nothing from 12 searches on Northisle
Perhaps they're all inside the never-ending barrels ??
Bluesavanah
19.10.14, 19:13
happy to report on the 14th collectible quest 2 turned up on Northisle. On the bright side got 7 dark castles yesterday from BK's there from 10 done, so all's fair in love and war
6 days... 5 pumpkins in total. Obviously BB just want people to buy gems to get their pumpkin buildings etc. This must be the meanest event that BB have ever dumped on us
6 days... 5 pumpkins in total. Obviously BB just want people to buy gems to get their pumpkin buildings etc. This must be the meanest event that BB have ever dumped on us
+1
Only had 3 in total here.
I know BB have increased the number of adv that drop pumpkins but not everyone wants to do them (and it feels like I'm forced to) to get enough to get anything out of the event
6 days... 5 pumpkins in total. Obviously BB just want people to buy gems to get their pumpkin buildings etc. This must be the meanest event that BB have ever dumped on us
Really? Well I for one congratulate BB for both listening to us in test and giving us more choice in adventures that give pumpkins. I also give credit to them for adding variety of how to obtain pumpkins overall. Players have more choice in how they go about this event than they have ever had in the Halloween event before, and I know as I have done them all!
If your expecting to get a grim from just picking up collectable pumpkins, yes your going to be disappointed, but your not going to get any sympathy from the many players who are actively participating in all the other aspects of the event and putting in a little effort. ( And helping guildies and lower level players achieve more than their level allows as well ;) ). Personally, if BB have dropped more `collectable' pumpkins over the whole event than it costs to get a zombie, I think they have been more than generous for the effort from the players to collect them.
For the record I have had 11 pumpkins from 8 collectable finds, you could currently sell that lot alone for excess of 500gc on trade.....try getting that for 11 Barrels :p
So I'm +1 for the drop rate of pumpkins as collectables, but still -100 on the drop rate of barrels. And I'm looking forward to throwing humungus amounts of expensive titanium water at my Ancient Golem's for pitiful amounts of pumpkins.....because its reckless and will annoy the whingers when that complaining thread pops up :rolleyes:
They seem to have lowered the amount of pumpkins you get from collectables but I don't really have a problem with that. They never gave that many pumpkins to being with and the introduction of 3x and 4x buffs for the pumpkin patches give a significant increase in pumpkin output relative to the previous events. The number of adventures that can give pumpkins as loot is also generous even though the probability to get the maximum seems rather low. But still, getting 60 pumpkins from a Tomb Raider is great. Or 90 pumpkins from a Black Knight. They seem to have found a pretty good spot with this event. It took them three years to get this even sorted.
Really? Well I for one congratulate BB for both listening to us in test and giving us more choice in adventures that give pumpkins. I also give credit to them for adding variety of how to obtain pumpkins overall. Players have more choice in how they go about this event than they have ever had in the Halloween event before, and I know as I have done them all!
If your expecting to get a grim from just picking up collectable pumpkins, yes your going to be disappointed, but your not going to get any sympathy from the many players who are actively participating in all the other aspects of the event and putting in a little effort. ( And helping guildies and lower level players achieve more than their level allows as well ;) ). Personally, if BB have dropped more `collectable' pumpkins over the whole event than it costs to get a zombie, I think they have been more than generous for the effort from the players to collect them.
For the record I have had 11 pumpkins from 8 collectable finds, you could currently sell that lot alone for excess of 500gc on trade.....try getting that for 11 Barrels :p
So I'm +1 for the drop rate of pumpkins as collectables, but still -100 on the drop rate of barrels. And I'm looking forward to throwing humungus amounts of expensive titanium water at my Ancient Golem's for pitiful amounts of pumpkins.....because its reckless and will annoy the whingers when that complaining thread pops up :rolleyes:
An alternative view:
It's all relative to how you play the game.
This event should be for all types of players, not just those who love adventuring, are in a guild or who have dozens of friends in the game.
Has the variety of getting pumpkins really been improved? All they've done is increase the number of advs that drop pumpkins. This still requires players to do the same repetitive advs with a chance of pumpkin loot. There aren't even new event specific advs like we get at Xmas. But I appreciate BB listened to those players who suggested it and wanted it. There was no need to change the collectibles though.
The pumpkin fields and Golem (which I too like) were there last year. The only big pumpkin change is in the collectible drop rate.
I really dislike repetitive adventuring. It's necessary at times to progress but shouldn't be the only realistic way. It certainly shouldn't be the main way to get sufficient pumpkins to get anything out of the event, other than spending gems. RL means I can't sit at my PC constantly buffing fields. Trade is dependant on what others offer/want.
The collectables were a good alternative and it still took time and effort to gather enough to get a reward.
I enjoyed the Halloween event last time (collecting, the zombies, music, Golem, fields etc) because I didn't have to go constantly adventuring to get the goodies I wanted.
This year has many of the same features (which is good) but for myself and others who play in the same style, the changes I've mentioned have been disappointing.
That being said, I hope you all have a fruitful event !
Miranda_84
21.10.14, 11:06
i find it sorry that there are no pumpkins on explorer search but to then also HARDLY give any on a collectible spwan is beyond me..
last year was way easier to get pumpkins..
ofc i am not saying it should come easy but please make the frequency of finding them on home island more often wich then again makes it more fun for all to search em wich then lives up the chats aswell ;) win win for all i would say ;)
greets
i for one thing the adventure choice is poor - why select popular to play adventures to drop pumpkins- makes much more sense to put em in harder/less attractive adventures but up the droprate/amounts and get people to play something else than the box standard top 10 or so adventures
diversity is the way to go, not rewarding more pirates, more BK and more mse etc - people play em a lot already (if they have em in some cases- but availability bottlenecks only get bigger on events anyway)
the way i see it, devs feel repetition is the way forward- which is more a way to the exit imo - So as to enticing people to try something new or different during event, this is a failure- just some rewards added on to the box standard gameplay
and yea- i know- this is after the fact etc etc but BB's trackrecord on listening to fundamental criticism is abysmal anyway- some tweaks is the most youc an hope for once something gets pushed to testserver. Mindset change has to happen before planning the new event and starting programming it- once that is done they wont start over- that is just too much effort and money to spent at that late a stage- so it is more something for future events-
go out of the box, get people to go the route they normally don;t go, but make sure the total package makes it worth it. Putting extra rewards on stuff that people do anyway is fairly pointless to keep people interested in game through diversity (but at least they don;t copy/paste the previous year event anymore- which is a step in the right direction)
topgearfan
21.10.14, 15:02
if you dont like mindless repetitive action youre in the wrong place ;)
shamanik1966
22.10.14, 12:23
in the past 4 days i have had ZERO pumpkins from collectables!! before that i had a grand total of 5 pumpkins...
Pffff what a joke!
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