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BB_Trafffer
29.01.21, 13:53
Please feel free to leave your thoughts and comments on the [Dev Diary] Valentine Event 2021.
The original post can be found here (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/threads/38080-Dev-Diary-Valentine-2021-Event).
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BB_Trafffer
Feedback I have seen the calendar with its overall its still well rubbish for the most part, I see you have now added the endless ironmine back to the proof of love pack which was removed on the test server but last year we could get it for flowers this year only gems so that sucks.
the spa honestly i dont see the point of it ppl have village schools for more population but reality is you can make more settlers faster by using bread so all they will do is take up space..
the new wonderous romantic building is nice says a limit of 3 per event but there is 4 available one via the wonderous pack hope that wont prove to be locked if the others are bought first or vice versa.
I no longer need scouting posts but will still grab with the hope of future levels
No extra xp or extra resources from addys? Yet more generals and more explorers and more geologists, talk about getting stuck in a rut! So the devs lack imagination as well as coding skills. Shame I have to do my accounts and tax return BEFORE the event starts, as it would have been a far more exciting thing to do for those two weeks! In retrospect the change log doesn't look half as bad now as at least we got a good laugh in chat from it, this, barely worth the time reading the diary.
Won't be doing adventures, will be letting flower farms run out, and definitely will not be supporting no effort by buying gems probably go out and buy a Mac instead lmao
No extra xp or extra resources from addys? Yet more generals and more explorers and more geologists, talk about getting stuck in a rut! So the devs lack imagination as well as coding skills. Shame I have to do my accounts and tax return BEFORE the event starts, as it would have been a far more exciting thing to do for those two weeks! In retrospect the change log doesn't look half as bad now as at least we got a good laugh in chat from it, this, barely worth the time reading the diary.
Won't be doing adventures, will be letting flower farms run out, and definitely will not be supporting no effort by buying gems probably go out and buy a Mac instead lmao
if you read the diary you would see its 200% extra refills loot and xp same as it is every year providing you have the 3 farms buffed with a valentine card on each
if you read the diary you would see its 200% extra refills loot and xp same as it is every year providing you have the 3 farms buffed with a valentine card on each
Thanks hades8840. Missed that, thought it odd, hence the question mark ;) So, correction I will be doing some addys and won't be letting the farms run out ...but the rest still stands. There was the prospect of the tribute producing something useful like a tomb or a codex, but that's been dashed already in chat ...printing letters ...I'm off to demolish my improved lettersmith to make room Lol
Looking forward to the event, but a bit strange the Wondrous Bundle
1x Wondrous Winter Residence
1x Wondrous Celebration Residence
1x Wondrous Halloween Residence
The Halloween Residence one you cannot build past level 8 unless you have pumpkins which probably no one has.
The Wondrous Winter Residence you cannot build past level 8 as you need Christmas presents
A very strange bundle to release, not one I will be getting.
Liking the new explorer, x12.
nicely done. good rewards for a bit of work
Looking forward to the event, but a bit strange the Wondrous Bundle
1x Wondrous Winter Residence
1x Wondrous Celebration Residence
1x Wondrous Halloween Residence
The Halloween Residence one you cannot build past level 8 unless you have pumpkins which probably no one has.
The Wondrous Winter Residence you cannot build past level 8 as you need Christmas presents
A very strange bundle to release, not one I will be getting.
Liking the new explorer, x12.
Well you are someone else who did not read the dev diary or the test forum for that fact or you would of seen after they was reported on the test server they changed the contents so none of them need event resources cept from this event I for one will def be getting them building a nice collection at present of wonderous buildings
This bundle contains:
1x Wondrous Residence
1x Wondrous Celebration Residence
1x Wondrous Romantic Residence
Well you are someone else who did not read the dev diary or the test forum for that fact or you would of seen after they was reported on the test server they changed the contents so none of them need event resources cept from this event I for one will def be getting them building a nice collection at present of wonderous buildings
This bundle contains:
1x Wondrous Residence
1x Wondrous Celebration Residence
1x Wondrous Romantic Residence
Thanks for mentioning this, I dont use test server and checked the wiki page and it doesnt say the last building in the bundle, I may change my mind now in getting that Bundle :)
Thanks for mentioning this, I dont use test server and checked the wiki page and it doesnt say the last building in the bundle, I may change my mind now in getting that Bundle :)
the wiki is mostly right but always check other sources as its player written and there sometimes lazy and dont update or just copy and past from previous year
cheethamhill
30.01.21, 04:19
lol going to be upset folks if you release that bundle with last years endless mine and it ain't there because you just copy/pasted last years rewards...
Max_turtle
30.01.21, 11:11
hi,
a couple of questions
1st were do we get the event resources for imedatily upgrade of the WRs from the bundle ( pumpkins, ...)
2nd the loner gen has a skill "lone wolf"
Name: Loner General (Limit: 3 per Event)
Description:
"My way or the highway!" Travels twice as quickly to adventures
Can lead 230 Units
Effects: First Strike, Splash Damage, Lone Wolf: Recovers 10% of lost units after every battle and offensive units get a 50% attack bonus.
what do that do?
3rd: the refill-drop should be a little higher like 200 % ;)
greetings
Price: 2999 Flowers
hi,
a couple of questions
1st were do we get the event resources for imedatily upgrade of the WRs from the bundle ( pumpkins, ...)
2nd the loner gen has a skill "lone wolf"
Name: Loner General (Limit: 3 per Event)
Description:
"My way or the highway!" Travels twice as quickly to adventures
Can lead 230 Units
Effects: First Strike, Splash Damage, Lone Wolf: Recovers 10% of lost units after every battle and offensive units get a 50% attack bonus.
what do that do?
3rd: the refill-drop should be a little higher like 200 % ;)
greetings
Price: 2999 Flowers
Does help if you read the dev diary and not the wiki the wiki is useless when it comes to events as the author does not update the info you dont need pumpkins etc to upgrade the wonderous buildings in the pack they was changed
the lone wolf you answered your own question
finally the refill drops are +200% if you do the right thing
TRY reading the dev diary would of saved you time writing the post
Feedback I have seen the calendar with its overall its still well rubbish for the most part, I see you have now added the endless ironmine back to the proof of love pack which was removed on the test server but last year we could get it for flowers this year only gems so that sucks.
the spa honestly i dont see the point of it ppl have village schools for more population but reality is you can make more settlers faster by using bread so all they will do is take up space..
the new wonderous romantic building is nice says a limit of 3 per event but there is 4 available one via the wonderous pack hope that wont prove to be locked if the others are bought first or vice versa.
I no longer need scouting posts but will still grab with the hope of future levels
this.... idk why BB keep adding sometimes useless stuff like this spa building and u expect for some stupid people to buy it or what? lol
i think the limit u saw for wondrous is the single pieces..so for the 3 that u buy thats the limit they showed and u get one more from bundle which they didnt count - but i dont think we ever had problems with wondrous limit
lol going to be upset folks if you release that bundle with last years endless mine and it ain't there because you just copy/pasted last years rewards...
yeah even tho on test there was no endless but on diary there is the endless mine back... im just scared they copy/pasted from last year not realising they removed the iron mine from the bundle this year.. and we might have a surprise with the iron mine gone from the bundle lmao
yeah even tho on test there was no endless but on diary there is the endless mine back... im just scared they copy/pasted from last year not realising they removed the iron mine from the bundle this year.. and we might have a surprise with the iron mine gone from the bundle lmao
Iron Mine is gone from bundle and Dev Diary has now been edited. Too late for me as did not re-check before buying.
Iron Mine is gone from bundle and Dev Diary has now been edited. Too late for me as did not re-check before buying.
LOL what a shocker, this is once again proof that BB never cared about their players, didn't even take the time to edit the bundle icon - only edited the text, but you can clearly see the bundle icon from last year that contains the endless iron mine
So far a very low drop rate from explorers bringing back flowers compared to Xmas presents. There are a number of things I'd like from the Market but at this drop rate I will be able to buy very little. Almost nothing available with gems unless I spend them on buying flowers which is uneconomic & not that rewarding either.
i get a mother load each time they arrive, no matter what event it is
btw. is only 26hr into event
worst event of the year for me, compared to the Christmas event:
less resources from all sources
more expensive stuff in the shop
shorter event duration
all 3 together means you can barely get anything unless you can time all the buffs and stuff perfectly.
You dont have to compare valentines to christmas... and also thats kinda false, less resources from all sources? if u talking about the event bonus, christmas had no loot bonus while valentines has triple loot... so if you are smart and know what to do valentines is most profitable...
also, christmas is the event where you can relax, you don't even have to be active doing addys but its enough sending explorers if you been playing for quite a while and valentines has probably one of the best buildings in the game which is love tree .. and last year had endless iron mine and now it got removed which yeah it kinda makes it a dissapointing event but dont compare it to christmas.
great event with great rewards.
no game changer but just spot fillers.
donaldtrumpleduc
16.02.21, 15:55
worse event so far
it sucked 100%
lousy event calender full of useless crap
Sometimes I think some people play settlers just to moan. I do know why others play the game, and we have had a lot of fun helping each other and growing our newer members in guild.
A good fun event with the normal twists and turns. I didnt want any revolution so close to the big game changes, I wanted stability. I had fun with co-ops and did a few big adventures for the XP, even as a seasoned player it took me a couple of adventures to remember to use cards on farms. To be honest, i liked the shorter event. Christmas felt like a marathon, plus some more, and this was more a 10k, which i preferred. A quest in the second week might have been nice.
The new general is good, (why not do a similar general to NUS? this is a great opportunity for new / lower level players) and the long romantic explorer is great because i am fed up of the humble explorer being sent out every 6hrs; much better to have single sending long term explorers for me now.
The new players in our guild have been quick to find ways to do co-ops with the longer term players, and that has been great. We have worked in guild to promote everyones interests, and complete challenges / quests / achievements as best we can. That has been good.
I would like to see - in the future - some way of retiring the generals that i dont want, and maybe even some explorers . the point is - i want them out of my star. I would pay in brew/bread/sausage to send them on a "pleasure cruise" so that i dont keep seeing them, with an option to recall the cruise when needed (like before an event). Just an idea of mine for the future :)
Thanks, please keep working TSO forward :)
Good event, good rewards.
lordloocan
16.02.21, 17:12
For those of us with 100'ish explorers this is always a reasonably good event - cannot have been too bad as I even did a few TR and a WW, plus the compulsory trillion BR.
For lower levels, those with less explorers, those with few generals it has always been a tough event, but as I have always said, at the end of the event you will have more than you started with even with minimal effort.
Roll on the surprise event and let's hope some lost players get back online post the unity changeover.
Lot of lag. One minute to wait for the adventure to start after accept it from mail...
And the app is loading slow. Sometimes it resets by itself or gets blocked and it has to be closed and opened again...
this was gr8 event , i bought everything i wanted! good effort guys!
lol on haters - prnt.sc/zs632v
Epic_Sandwich
17.02.21, 04:47
Great event
I did like this one,it rewards hard work..being a new account with less than 20 explorers didn't effect the outcome..the XP and triple loot makes it one of the best to grab high end res..2.6mill beans 375k grout-10 mill plate ore,1mill high end refills..plat ore etc etc..and 450 mill XP,whats not to like...Having to buy and upgrade LT and Choco with SP,Obs,Gens and Explo's was a nice challenge...and we still have phase 2.
thanks BB
i have plenty explores,
to get what i want from every event,
this event had nothing worth buying
Just like last year this years Valentines event was the worst event of the year, it shorter than the others and its much harder to get enough Flowers
Great event
I did like this one,it rewards hard work..being a new account with less than 20 explorers didn't effect the outcome..the XP and triple loot makes it one of the best to grab high end res..2.6mill beans 375k grout-10 mill plate ore,1mill high end refills..plat ore etc etc..and 450 mill XP,whats not to like...Having to buy and upgrade LT and Choco with SP,Obs,Gens and Explo's was a nice challenge...and we still have phase 2.
thanks BB
lol is that cheet speaking :D did you buy again all the gems in the market
Balram_Bissa
17.02.21, 13:25
The prices of explorers, generals and buildings in flowers must be less. We must also have 9 flower farms instead of 3, just like 9 pumpkin cemeteries in Halloween event. Developers must also bring back endless iron mine in flower bundle. These changes will help lower level players to buy essential stuffs frm event merchant shop as well as higher lvl players to buy everything frm merchant.
Great event
I did like this one,it rewards hard work..being a new account with less than 20 explorers didn't effect the outcome..the XP and triple loot makes it one of the best to grab high end res..2.6mill beans 375k grout-10 mill plate ore,1mill high end refills..plat ore etc etc..and 450 mill XP,whats not to like...Having to buy and upgrade LT and Choco with SP,Obs,Gens and Explo's was a nice challenge...and we still have phase 2.
thanks BB
Impressive love to know what adv you was doing as i did about 100 2t and didnt get near the resources you claim to have grabbed
cheethamhill
17.02.21, 21:48
I was involved in over 300 2nd thieves...i did 250 of them myself.
and yes,Epic is me.
Antoneeeee
21.02.21, 10:25
Event was ok, I imagine extremely frustrating for lower levels with the price of things and the lack of returns from explorers... BUT... the LoveTree/PFB bug is still around - still losing out on flowers when running it & even the log off for half an hour didn't clear it - no point raising a support ticket because nothing was done about it at Halloween when it was reported then also. For me it's annoying that this happens but i have enough explorers to bring goodies back, but in guild we've been suggesting lower levels get the love tree..they're gonna be hacked off at Halloween if the bug still exists - sort it out please!!
Event was ok, I imagine extremely frustrating for lower levels with the price of things and the lack of returns from explorers... BUT... the LoveTree/PFB bug is still around - still losing out on flowers when running it & even the log off for half an hour didn't clear it - no point raising a support ticket because nothing was done about it at Halloween when it was reported then also. For me it's annoying that this happens but i have enough explorers to bring goodies back, but in guild we've been suggesting lower levels get the love tree..they're gonna be hacked off at Halloween if the bug still exists - sort it out please!!
in one short phrase pls, what bug you're talking about?
in one short phrase pls, what bug you're talking about?
pfb doesnt count to the production even tho it shows 22
Antoneeeee
21.02.21, 15:26
pfb doesnt count to the production even tho it shows 22
it does when it eventually sorts itself out
Antoneeeee
21.02.21, 15:27
in one short phrase pls, what bug you're talking about?
pfb doesn't initially stack with love tree - it shows 22 flowers but then takes them away again - need to log out, delete cache etc wait for a while and then sign back in then it does give the 22 per cycle run
Epic_Sandwich
21.02.21, 22:11
I was told some time back that it fails on the first cycle if the cycle isn't whole..so skips the first drops whatever buff you had on and restarts the next cycle with the love tree..
I tried this ...turn on love tree then farms- farms then love tree and it did work 2 out 3 times...so BB need to confirm/deny the problem instead of sending me/others the generic mail that the devs will look into it and then close the ticket....I couldn't confirm it as 100% true
pfb doesnt count to the production even tho it shows 22
Is that supposed to be general bug affecting everybody? I did not know so did not watch closely, but it must have given me at least roughly correct amount. The overall result matches what I was supposed to get based on calculations. Is it possible that it just shows wrong during process but ends up giving the correct thing in the end anyway? Think we had a bug like that somewhere.
sounds like pfb explorer bug. just graphical
I enjoyed the event, but it is better if you have alot of explorers and loads of time to play co-ops, which i played quite a few.
Ended up playing co-ops and helping guild players lower down to top up their flower farms with refills.
Flower Farms definitely helped with x22 per field for 6hrs with Love Tree.
The only drawback was the horrid lag which happened alot.
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