Is it really going to be Whacking Day again? Hmm, I'm not sure how I feel about that. When most of us were desperate for in-game cash, the thrill of the hunt, etc., that was a lot of fun. But now most of us have already experienced it and I wonder if it would be as exciting. The prizes would have to be (mostly) new and pretty exciting to want to participate.

I'd prefer to see something new based off a classic episode. It would be neat to have The Monorail as an event storyline. Or maybe some sort of kids vandalize Springfield storyline culminating in a 24-hour task where the entire town is in a mob chasing Bart for taking the head of Jebediah Springfield.

Well, I guess there comes a time when we are not game material anymore. I mean, we veteran players. Most already spent real money, have all the land, millions in game cash, etc. For the developers is real hard to get something for us without breaking the game for the rest.

I'm OK with that and that's why my hours are going down.

Many who started after Whacking Day want it. Many veterans want it again. It's easier to redo it than to come up with something new. Most likely they will tweak it to resolve some of the complaints that people had.

I got annoyed with valentines day and logged back in after nearly 2 months. Level 39 is the most recent I guess?

Update Today:
Days of Future Future

Five-part, episode tie-in quest line (auto-dialog triggers), features:

1. Homer Simpson's Grave(s) -- Free (available after the end of Part 3 of the quest line; multiples can be awarded*)
2. Cremo-bot -- 30 donuts (0.75% multiplier)
3. New FP Prize: Capital City Goofball -- 3,000 FPs (non-taskable)
4. Re-release: Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop with Ghost of Maude Flanders -- 25 150 donuts (originally available during Halloween 2013)
5. Re-release: Ghost of Maude Flanders -- 90 donuts (taskable; originally available during Halloween 2013)

Should be pushed out, no app store update needed. Smaller update was pushed a few hours later to fix the price of the Gypsy Fortune Teller Shop.

All non-FPs items limited, should end in wee hours of April 15 -- *but this portion of the quest line terminates on early Sunday*.

I'm sort of shocked that they didn't bring out a big update this week.

If you mean in response to Family Guy, they may not have known when it was coming out. The rumors that I saw put the release at the end of the month.

I'm not sure that now would be the best time anyway. There's no telling how good or popular the Family Guy game will be. Most who are going to try it, would try it regardless. If EA is planning anything, they might want to wait until they know what's what.

What the fuck. I'm doing the level 39 Quest and when I hit Part 13 (which is sending 10 people to "Shop Til You Drop Again"), I sent everyone in my town available to do that task to do it and it did not complete. It shows "-67/10" on my taskbook. What.

I've seen reports of that happening with that task. Some say that sending everybody back onto that task resolved it.

Is the Family Guy game out? I see a "Quest for Stuff" game from a company called TinyCo ... is that it?

edit: Yes it is ... Freakin' Schweet!

Even though Sanjay is a pretty minor character, I thought him getting skateboarding tips from Bart was funny. I kind of wish Bart wasn't such a late character in the game because I think he gets underused in terms of storylines. Yes, Lisa is my favorite character, but it's almost like the game creators thought no, we can't have Bart and Marge until later because otherwise people will stop playing once they have all five. I think they grossly underestimated the response to the game and now most every story is a Homer and Lisa story.

Well we still don't have all five as playable characters.

Good point!

I've been thinking lately that I don't want to start over but there were several storylines at the beginning which I regret rushing through to get to more stuff or more animations, etc. I wish I'd taken the time to read the dialogue more or enjoy the story a little more. I wonder if they would ever incorporate a way for people to go back and do old storylines somehow. Maybe that would give us something fun to do in-between levels.

Some of the Tapped out sites have transcripts of all the dialogue. I find myself going back and reading some once in a while. I actually think they do a really good job with the storylines.

Oh, I know that's there. I've done that, too. Just think it would be cool to experience it again without having to restart the game. Kind of like being able to go back and replay levels in console / PC games.

Not a fan of the FG quest for stuff game.

What's it like? What isn't working for you?

Too much like the other build a thing games like the theme park or Sims games.

Doesn't look like you can put buildings anywhere you want.

It looks like you need to use Facebook for the social aspect of the FG game. Not sure if there is any other way to add friends. Also, the prices on a few of the premium items are ridiculous. One of the characters costs almost $20. I'll play for awhile and see if it gets better but right now I'm not really impressed. I've had the game freeze up a couple of times as well.

Also not a fan of the Family Guy game. Really shitty user interface, not much content or customization, and forced Facebook integration. I'll stick with Simpsons.

Thanks to bluestacks I was able to get all the old items I missed. Spent a few hours rearranging my town, and got rid of all the trash around Springfield

What's worse than the forced Facebook integration, is that it doesn't seem to work. I have a quest to get free clams for inviting 5 friends. I'm still at 0/5. One button gave me a message that inviting via Facebook is disabled.

And now I've got a quest to buy a character for 50 clams. I've got 10. Imagine that in the first few levels of TSTO you'd gotten a quest to buy Kearney.

Sooooo, what you're saying is yet again The Simpsons is better than Family Guy THEREISAIDIT.

Simpsons better? Yes.

I had hoped that TinyCo might undercut the pricing of EA. Put some downward pressure on them. Doesn't seem likely now.

So far the only technical problem I'm having is my inability to get neighbors, despite Facebook friends being in the game. Still too early to say how good the performance would be if my Quahog was the same size as my Springfield.

On the plus side, the next-door lady is currently dancing on the outdoor stripper pole.