The Simpsons: Tapped Out
06-29-15, 11:05 PM
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Re: The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Honestly, I'm not terribly jazzed about it, but I have nothing better to do, so... 
At least with Act I, the prizes aren't all that great. The only thing that I want is Burns' basesball skin, since it's from an iconic episode. But even then I don't know how often I'd use it.
But I will give them a nod for recognizing that the daily task timer from the Terwilliger event was terrible. They went back to it being 24 hours from when you start the task, not the fixed one starting at midnight. And you can have several residents do them at once for some jobs, which knocks them out relatively quickly. That aspect isn't so much of a slog anymore.
At least with Act I, the prizes aren't all that great. The only thing that I want is Burns' basesball skin, since it's from an iconic episode. But even then I don't know how often I'd use it.
But I will give them a nod for recognizing that the daily task timer from the Terwilliger event was terrible. They went back to it being 24 hours from when you start the task, not the fixed one starting at midnight. And you can have several residents do them at once for some jobs, which knocks them out relatively quickly. That aspect isn't so much of a slog anymore.
The neighbor visits are really stingy, though--I can only do about a dozen before I stop earning fingers. Also, the pop-up notifications are annoying--sometimes I've only been out of the game for a few minutes before it tells me that I've been gone too long and should check back in. I assume that means something significant has happened like a task finishing, but it's still annoying.
I earned Dedrick Tatum as a currency/playing character but haven't bothered to upgrade him past his 1.5 stars since I don't anticipate using him in games. I assume he's dragging down my total star rating, and I wonder if he gets into games that other people challenge me to since I seem to be losing a lot of them.
06-30-15, 09:54 AM
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Yeah, it's not a great event, but I'm getting the hang of it, and it's not as annoying as some of the events have been. And it's better than no event at all.
The neighbor visits are really stingy, though--I can only do about a dozen before I stop earning fingers. Also, the pop-up notifications are annoying--sometimes I've only been out of the game for a few minutes before it tells me that I've been gone too long and should check back in. I assume that means something significant has happened like a task finishing, but it's still annoying.
I earned Dedrick Tatum as a currency/playing character but haven't bothered to upgrade him past his 1.5 stars since I don't anticipate using him in games. I assume he's dragging down my total star rating, and I wonder if he gets into games that other people challenge me to since I seem to be losing a lot of them.
The neighbor visits are really stingy, though--I can only do about a dozen before I stop earning fingers. Also, the pop-up notifications are annoying--sometimes I've only been out of the game for a few minutes before it tells me that I've been gone too long and should check back in. I assume that means something significant has happened like a task finishing, but it's still annoying.
I earned Dedrick Tatum as a currency/playing character but haven't bothered to upgrade him past his 1.5 stars since I don't anticipate using him in games. I assume he's dragging down my total star rating, and I wonder if he gets into games that other people challenge me to since I seem to be losing a lot of them.
I've been upgrading Jasper and Tatum along with Homer, Lisa, Flanders, and Apu. I'm on track to get Baseball Burns and Lugash by tonight and have banked enough to upgrade them a little when they unlock. This way now with 8 players I'll have two somewhat strong teams to play every 4 hours.
06-30-15, 11:42 PM
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Despite not being able to use Jasper or Lugash, I unlocked the last Act One prize, Burns. So I guess I'm earning at a fast-enough rate. I only have six players so not enough for two teams, but I've upgraded Tatum and Burns a bit.
I haven't bothered to craft either, just using all my resources for upgrading.
I haven't bothered to craft either, just using all my resources for upgrading.
07-01-15, 02:59 PM
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Fourth of July update was pushed out yesterday. You can now get Tricky Dick Nixon and Scandalgate or some of the other items from years past for donuts.
07-01-15, 03:08 PM
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Despite not being able to use Jasper or Lugash, I unlocked the last Act One prize, Burns. So I guess I'm earning at a fast-enough rate. I only have six players so not enough for two teams, but I've upgraded Tatum and Burns a bit.
I haven't bothered to craft either, just using all my resources for upgrading.
I haven't bothered to craft either, just using all my resources for upgrading.
Here's the list... spoilered of course:
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07-01-15, 03:43 PM
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Re: The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Despite not being able to use Jasper or Lugash, I unlocked the last Act One prize, Burns. So I guess I'm earning at a fast-enough rate. I only have six players so not enough for two teams, but I've upgraded Tatum and Burns a bit.
I haven't bothered to craft either, just using all my resources for upgrading.
I haven't bothered to craft either, just using all my resources for upgrading.
07-01-15, 05:26 PM
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16 Obestosade
12 Tonic
15 Soccer Balls
2 Single Stadium Bleachers
1 Double Stadium Bleachers
1 Triple Stadium Bleachers
2 Stadium Lights
1 Bowling Setup Machine
1 Soccer Net
1 Low Blow Boxing
1 Football Tire Target
Plus skins for Boxing Tatum and Kung Fu CBG
And if you're wondering who you need to keep free for the daily tasks that reset at 4am ET:
Spoiler:
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07-01-15, 05:30 PM
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there are rumors also of community prizes as well TBD.
07-02-15, 03:14 PM
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Act 2 begins in 8 hours (4am ET tomorrow). Unless you're within 1000 Foam Fingers of getting the next prize or bonus, it's probably time to STOP TAPPING your "fans" to save them up for the next phase. The event currency will change from Fingers to something else, and there's no need to continue stockpiling Fingers unless you can cash them in for something right away.
Every fan you don't tap will be tappable after 4am for the new currency.
Every fan you don't tap will be tappable after 4am for the new currency.
07-02-15, 03:27 PM
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Although at some point you can max out on fans. It's only happened to me once, when I was flying from coast to coast. 
I just cashed in the foam finger bonus. Sitting at 240, I'm unlikely to reach 4000 again before Act 2.
I just cashed in the foam finger bonus. Sitting at 240, I'm unlikely to reach 4000 again before Act 2.
07-02-15, 03:30 PM
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Yup. I don't see maxing out right now as a problem. If my Springfield can hold 30 fans and it tries to give me 40, that's 10 I potentially lose because I didn't tap them. But if I tap those ten, I'll get Fingers that will be worthless come 4am.
In all seriousness, I *hope* I've stopped tapping early enough that my Springfield fills to capacity with fans in the next 8 hours. I see that as a best-case scenario.
In all seriousness, I *hope* I've stopped tapping early enough that my Springfield fills to capacity with fans in the next 8 hours. I see that as a best-case scenario.
07-02-15, 05:38 PM
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07-03-15, 10:25 AM
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KenBuzzz <--- note the extra "z"
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07-03-15, 01:34 PM
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^Already friends
I like the look of the community prizes but not the cost of the balls. I see some on the prize list in the distant future, but I hope they'll toss us some "free" ones soon.
I like the look of the community prizes but not the cost of the balls. I see some on the prize list in the distant future, but I hope they'll toss us some "free" ones soon.
07-03-15, 02:21 PM
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small update was just pushed. they added 1 AB for each fan tapped and upped the hats to 20 per fan. I don't see how the community will reach the goals with soccer balls being very expensive at 500 ABs each. Currently, we are at 82k with 10 donuts being released at 110 million!
07-03-15, 05:23 PM
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I just saw the update and the 1 AB / tap change. That's a very welcome addition for me, since it'll help me upgrade my players faster and then begin accumulating ABs so I can get a couple of specific decorations... I *really* want a pair of football goalposts (750 AB ea) to add to the field I built next to Springfield HS.... the faux posts I've got using trash cans is lame.
BTW, if anyone cares, I'm pursing the following strategy with my Tap Ball players
- For the first 4 players (Homer, Lisa, Apu, Ned), I'm upgrading all of them as best as I can to 5-star level.
- I had Jasper already in my town, so he and Burns were the backbone of my 2nd team. I went ahead and bought Jockey Bart & Furious D (100 Donuts) immediately giving me two more Tap Ball players and a new permanent character to fill out the 2nd team.
- I do not plan to upgrade my 2nd team players. There will be plenty of 5-Star opponents they can go lose to and get me 22 ABs.
- I will have a 3rd team midway through Act 3: Fit Milhouse (unlocks tomorrow); Kung Fu Comic Book Guy (unlocks next Friday); Tennis Marge (5th Act 2 prize); Ballet Ralph (3rd Act 3 prize). Like the 2nd team, the 3rd team will just go lose to 5-star opponents.
BTW, if anyone cares, I'm pursing the following strategy with my Tap Ball players
- For the first 4 players (Homer, Lisa, Apu, Ned), I'm upgrading all of them as best as I can to 5-star level.
- I had Jasper already in my town, so he and Burns were the backbone of my 2nd team. I went ahead and bought Jockey Bart & Furious D (100 Donuts) immediately giving me two more Tap Ball players and a new permanent character to fill out the 2nd team.
- I do not plan to upgrade my 2nd team players. There will be plenty of 5-Star opponents they can go lose to and get me 22 ABs.
- I will have a 3rd team midway through Act 3: Fit Milhouse (unlocks tomorrow); Kung Fu Comic Book Guy (unlocks next Friday); Tennis Marge (5th Act 2 prize); Ballet Ralph (3rd Act 3 prize). Like the 2nd team, the 3rd team will just go lose to 5-star opponents.
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07-05-15, 09:22 AM
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Did they get rid of the daily bonus for winning your first tap ball game of the day? I just realized that I haven't received it since the new update.
07-05-15, 09:54 AM
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I lucked out last night when the trophy and Ally McBalls quests opened up at the same time, requiring me to assign
Spoiler:
, and only some of them were eligible for bowling. But fortunately nearly all my characters freed up around the same time and I was able to cover all 30 assignments and then some. And all those bowlers will earn currency. The other way I lucked out was I started playing yesterday morning at 7:30, but didn't realize till 8:30 that I hadn't assigned KBBL radio. Not a good time to assign a 16-hour task!
But then we were out late watching fireworks and I was able to restart KBBL's currency task at 12:30 a.m. rather than lose 7-8 hours of currency-earning time.
07-05-15, 10:40 AM
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This is one area of my life where I seek out spoilers.
I check TSTO Addicts every day, but I must've slacked off because I hadn't seen anything about not having to buy soccer balls.
07-05-15, 10:54 AM
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I believe we do have to buy at least one to finish act 2. After I read that on TSTO, I saved up to 500 and purchased. Could've been worse--I thought for a second that I would need to have a ball *dropped on me* to progress, which would've been a disaster with the large number of neighbors and high price of balls. Fortunately I'd just made that up.
The other way I lucked out was even with all the people I assigned last night, the one I needed to start today's daily quest was still free.
The other way I lucked out was even with all the people I assigned last night, the one I needed to start today's daily quest was still free.