Colyx
22.02.16, 13:45
With the upcoming change that disables removing bushes in order to get more building space, I'd love to see a few fixes regarding this matter. There are a few spots on the home island that can not be used for building placement, no matter how buildings are arranged. Here are six spots that are the most annoying imho.
1. This one is left of the Major's House. Below you can see one 2x3 and a 2x2. There would be enough space to have at least a 2x3 or two 2x2, yet there is only space for one 2x2 building.
https://i.imgur.com/2ZHzWtd.jpg
2. Next one is on the right side of MH. Actually this one is just missing a tiny 1x1 tile in the lower left corner which is blocking this entire area. Nothing there on the terrain that would justify this.
https://i.imgur.com/WLsKp1q.jpg
3. While I can understand that the upper spot (blue circle) probably can't be used due to being too close to the river bank (which in other areas of the island is not a problem at all [examples: (1) (https://i.imgur.com/Ei92xM8.png), (2) (https://i.imgur.com/5lGbmy5.png), (3) (https://i.imgur.com/qBClAqV.png)] - just in this particular case), the lower spot (red circle) is not blocked by anything at all. Yet building placement is not possible.
https://i.imgur.com/mXXcSAd.jpg
4. This one is just a 1x2 dirt patch interrupting the perfect alignment of buildings. Not sure why things like this are blocking, since other areas with much bigger dirt patches are not a problem at all.
https://i.imgur.com/WjCt4kz.jpg
5. Another dirt patch, one of the bigger ones - blocking 1x2 area again. In fact, you can clearly see that everywhere else around this patch other dirt patches are not a problem at all.
https://i.imgur.com/7yjLXbG.jpg
6. And this one ofc, blocked by a huge pile of nothing.
https://i.imgur.com/MMsTQZx.jpg
Most areas that can not be used are blocked by trees, but with smart placing almost 85% of the terrain can be used effectively. Actually, that can be seen as some kind of challenge, finding the best spots and turning them into efficient production areas. Some spots blocked by trees are a real pain, since they block areas in a very stupid way - which compared to others is somewhat illogical.
I'm ok with those flaws, but I'm not ok with the areas indicated above. There is not a single patch that is affected by bushes or trees, it's all just a result of hasty work done. It seems building space is being removed for reasons, despite people asking for more - yet bugged areas that have been there from the start are not being fixed.
As a community who is just paying your income and keeping this game alive we don't have any rights and can't demand anything, since we are just simple customers. You could even shut down everything and delete all accounts, you just need a "reason" to do so and no one could do anything against it. But as developers you could at least try harder to make this game a better experience, not by only adding new things that can be bought with gems - but also giving some love to the people by fixing simple things - just like these small patches, especially since you decided to disable bush removal.
From experience I know this suggestion will never be considered and patched, but at least I can blow off some steam about it. So thank you very much for letting me write my thoughts on your forums, where no one really cares about feedback as long as gems are being sold.
1. This one is left of the Major's House. Below you can see one 2x3 and a 2x2. There would be enough space to have at least a 2x3 or two 2x2, yet there is only space for one 2x2 building.
https://i.imgur.com/2ZHzWtd.jpg
2. Next one is on the right side of MH. Actually this one is just missing a tiny 1x1 tile in the lower left corner which is blocking this entire area. Nothing there on the terrain that would justify this.
https://i.imgur.com/WLsKp1q.jpg
3. While I can understand that the upper spot (blue circle) probably can't be used due to being too close to the river bank (which in other areas of the island is not a problem at all [examples: (1) (https://i.imgur.com/Ei92xM8.png), (2) (https://i.imgur.com/5lGbmy5.png), (3) (https://i.imgur.com/qBClAqV.png)] - just in this particular case), the lower spot (red circle) is not blocked by anything at all. Yet building placement is not possible.
https://i.imgur.com/mXXcSAd.jpg
4. This one is just a 1x2 dirt patch interrupting the perfect alignment of buildings. Not sure why things like this are blocking, since other areas with much bigger dirt patches are not a problem at all.
https://i.imgur.com/WjCt4kz.jpg
5. Another dirt patch, one of the bigger ones - blocking 1x2 area again. In fact, you can clearly see that everywhere else around this patch other dirt patches are not a problem at all.
https://i.imgur.com/7yjLXbG.jpg
6. And this one ofc, blocked by a huge pile of nothing.
https://i.imgur.com/MMsTQZx.jpg
Most areas that can not be used are blocked by trees, but with smart placing almost 85% of the terrain can be used effectively. Actually, that can be seen as some kind of challenge, finding the best spots and turning them into efficient production areas. Some spots blocked by trees are a real pain, since they block areas in a very stupid way - which compared to others is somewhat illogical.
I'm ok with those flaws, but I'm not ok with the areas indicated above. There is not a single patch that is affected by bushes or trees, it's all just a result of hasty work done. It seems building space is being removed for reasons, despite people asking for more - yet bugged areas that have been there from the start are not being fixed.
As a community who is just paying your income and keeping this game alive we don't have any rights and can't demand anything, since we are just simple customers. You could even shut down everything and delete all accounts, you just need a "reason" to do so and no one could do anything against it. But as developers you could at least try harder to make this game a better experience, not by only adding new things that can be bought with gems - but also giving some love to the people by fixing simple things - just like these small patches, especially since you decided to disable bush removal.
From experience I know this suggestion will never be considered and patched, but at least I can blow off some steam about it. So thank you very much for letting me write my thoughts on your forums, where no one really cares about feedback as long as gems are being sold.