“Back in the Day”

I'd have to give this some thought, but offhand, some new(er) players are usually shocked to learn that SIX boats were required to complete a boat task instead of four. This was long before the themed derbies were announced. (I used to always do boat tasks back in the day, so I was thrilled when the number of boats required was decreased!)

I recall when Greg's farm was level 30.

The soup maker used to look very different - quite traditional. Many players were outraged when it was modernised!

When the personal train was first introduced it could pick up from one neighbour only, which meant you could fill it to capacity only if a neighbour had released enough townies.

The Derby used to start again immediately after the last one finished, without the one-day break that we now have. Iirc that was changed pretty quickly.

Who doesn’t remember the time when there were no permits, no puzzle pieces, no blueprints and opening up land wasn’t that hard. Nowadays it takes a lot of time (yes, I know the reason), same with the traintracks (the what) and the chickvouchers.

I miss the days where new decos were added in our deco shop to buy for coins or diamonds. Now we either need to 'earn' them or buy them for real life money or diamonds. Remember back in the days when Christmas or Easter were close and you checked the deco shop daily to see, if something new had been added? I really miss that part.

I remember the good old days when they hadn't fixed the treasure chest bug...so we could tap a chest...leave that farm...go back tap the chest again, leave the farm, go back tap the chest again...then after a few times it would open! That was when there was only one kind of chest and it seemed like we got diamonds more often!

Oh yes, the "good old days". But were they REALLY? We have so much more now in the game. Oh sure, we're often asked to spend real money to purchase deco or diamonds but they're not required. Yes, we all wish for a tool shed so expansion didn't eat up our already scarce barn space, most everyone wishes the 80 limit was lifted, we all wish puzzle pieces came more easily and we've all got our gripes and pet peeves, but I think if we were honest we'd agree that the game now is so much better than it was 8 plus years ago (when I started playing).

For me this thread is more a trip down memory lane but I certainly wouldn’t call them the good old days, I don’t really need to be honest like I’m admitting something that’s hard to admit. In many many ways the game is better then ever before and I have no problems saying that because I believe it to be the truth. And yes I still have my gripes. And I’m beginning to think the balance is getting a bit lost here and there but hey that’s just my opinion and a different topic and yes I do wish puzzles and permits would come faster.

That being said, I’m certainly not one of those “we” who all want a tool shed. I absolutely believe the way most people envision this tool shed would be horrible for the game and I can honestly say I hate that idea with a vengeance. As for the 80 limit that’s another of those things. I understand players with certain styles absolutely hate the limit. Personally I’m fine with it even though I run into it myself every now and then. Luckily that’s not frequent and to be frank since its introduction I’ve been much more successful at buying expansion items in my friends RSS and in the paper. Right before its introduction I couldn't fine any much needed expansion item anywhere. 

Haha I do remember Alfred being given a scooter! It was a super cute and also functional change. But now I think about it he still delivers parcels on foot.

Now that I’m thinking about it they should really give Tom one of those children’s scooters (although they’re used by adults nowadays too) not the motorized ones but the ones where you stand on a board and push off the sidewalk or road with one leg

I think for me one of the best additions to the game was the town board on farm side. I don't have to go back and forth trying to remember what to pick up to feed my greedy townies. There are others things that make the game much more enjoyable. The thing I miss is the red tool box, having to close it out. I still tap the screen to close.

Big one: I remember when solo players could take a break from the derby without dropping a league. Then they changed it without saying a word and demoted us. 🤨 Oh I was very unhappy about the lack of notice and more unhappy about the pressure to play the derby every week. Since then I’ve dropped the derby altogether/or play it very casually and my farm is delightful again.😊

I've had 2 seperate puzzle pieces from chests in sea in last week

The 2nd was a surprise, wasn't expecting another so soon after the 1st!

Usually it's once in a blue moon for puzzle pieces to turn up that way

When I just started playing Hayday I thought that the numbers for mastering a machine were counted as a total to reach the 2nd and after that the third star. Nowadays with the new machines the count starts from zero when you have a star. Those hours needed to get three stars (above 1600) are abnormal.

Remember when Nick would sort of keep the line of communication open between the posters in the now old defunct forum and Team HD? And offer advice outside the official support channels? Or just pop in once in a while? I miss that.

Does he still work for SC now, or has he moved on?

Perhaps I did not express myself well but I am perfectly happy with the way the game is. Yes, a tool shed would be "nice" if wishes were horses and all beggars rode, but it's not on my wish list as I'm not a tool hoarder, never have been.. I choose to upgrade barn or silo or land one at a time. Our neighborhood works together upgrading each other's barns, silos, towns, and land. We take turns and we share. When it's your turn to upgrade you hit that 80 item limit each day until you get upgraded, especially those of us in higher levels.

What I was trying to express, and evidently not well, is that there are always those who want the game to be what they want it to be instead of learning to play within the boundaries and accept the challenges the game provides. Personally, I like the challenges of getting the puzzle pieces, keeping my crops and stock going at a level that fits within the current boundaries of my barn and silo.  I don't find it necessary to "finish" the game by any means necessary as others do.  I'm a pretty laid back player and play for enjoyment alone....to relax.  Even my non-game playing husband enjoys the animal antics on my farm and in the sanctuary.  

When I said were the good old days really good I saw in another poster's comment what I meant....that you reached level 40ish and wondered if that was all there was to the game.  As far as I'm concerned this is a far better place in the game than it was 8 years ago.