FarmVille Wild Mustang -- we hardly knew you. We might never get the chance, either, according to Community Manager Lexilicious, who says that the feature is gone and offers no explanation as to why and when (or if) it might be coming back.
"Hey Farmers,
The Wild Mustang feature has been disabled. If you were already in the process of wrangling a mustang, your Neighbors will still be able to help you complete it.
However, no new Wild Mustang pop-ups will appear for users.
Thanks everyone!"
[Via FarmVille official forums]
Did you ever get the chance to wrangle a mythical Wild Mustang?
Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 2, 2012
Zoo World: New buildable Rose Garden coming soon
Soon you'll be able to stop and smell the roses in Zoo World on Facebook. The game will soon be introducing a new buildable Rose Garden, where you'll have to rely on friends to get different colored roses for their gardens.
Players who are level 6 or above, will find a pop-up when they log into the game, which will ask if they want to place a new Rose Garden in their Zoo. Roses can be found a number of ways -- three basic roses (yellow, red and white) can be sent as free gifts from friends, a blue one will only be available through Facebook feed and lavender, pink orange and green can be collected from the garden daily, acquired from a friend's Facebook feed or by combining (or cross-breeding) roses to get the desired color.
The entire garden will level up as well -- going from Silver to adamantium -- and each level will unlock new flowers. A new trophy related to rose gardens will roll out with these new gardens, which will be soon, though the exact release date is still TBD.
Players who are level 6 or above, will find a pop-up when they log into the game, which will ask if they want to place a new Rose Garden in their Zoo. Roses can be found a number of ways -- three basic roses (yellow, red and white) can be sent as free gifts from friends, a blue one will only be available through Facebook feed and lavender, pink orange and green can be collected from the garden daily, acquired from a friend's Facebook feed or by combining (or cross-breeding) roses to get the desired color.
The entire garden will level up as well -- going from Silver to adamantium -- and each level will unlock new flowers. A new trophy related to rose gardens will roll out with these new gardens, which will be soon, though the exact release date is still TBD.
Mafia Wars London: Four ways to score more British passports
Mafia Wars London Challenge has arrived, and one of the key resources needed to get through the job is British Passports. Lots of them.
The standard way to get passports is by heading to the Mafia Wars London hub page, where you can pick up a bundle passports every 24 hours. Our best advice is to set a timer and make sure you check back every day -- on the dot. That's a slow way to get all of the passports you need, and if you're a little more enterprising, you can pick up some extras by doing the following:
1. Add new crew members to your Mafia
mafia wars new members
If you can find up to seven people to join your mafia, you'll be able to bring in a bunch of passports at once. If you're playing through Chapter 1, you'll be able to recruit three people, two people when Chapter 2 unlocks and two people when Chapter 3 unlocks. Each player you add will come with extra passports, making for a total of 252 passports. It might be annoying to go around and bug friends to join your crew, but it'll be worth it. You can also hit up the official Mafia Wars forums to find people to play with or, alternately, leave a note in the comments below that you're looking for a few new crew members.
2. Do jobs with low energy requirements
mafia wars complete jobs for passports
Another way to earn British passports is by doing jobs. However, since these passports drop randomly from jobs, it's a good idea to go back to a job that drops loot and doesn't require much energy to complete. Then, start clicking! We picked the Auto Theft job from New York, which only needs 3 Energy to complete and then started clicking. Not only will you pick up a few passports, but other loot items like auto and weapons parts. Don't get frustrated if you don't hit passport pay dirt -- remember that they're generally hard to come by and getting them by completing a job with a lower level energy requirement increases your chances.
3. Go on a robbing spree and complete the entire board
mafia wars robbing british passports
When you rob, your goal should be to rob all of the nine properties on the board. Once you're done, you'll receive additional experience points and a bonus item, which might be a British passport or two.
4. Fight (or don't)
Fighting will also drop passports, so keep putting your rival mafiosos to the test. So far, this has been the least effective way to get passports, so we suggest you save those stamina points for robbing instead.
Heard any other tips or tricks on ways to get more British Passports? Looking for new people to join your crew?
The standard way to get passports is by heading to the Mafia Wars London hub page, where you can pick up a bundle passports every 24 hours. Our best advice is to set a timer and make sure you check back every day -- on the dot. That's a slow way to get all of the passports you need, and if you're a little more enterprising, you can pick up some extras by doing the following:
1. Add new crew members to your Mafia
mafia wars new members
If you can find up to seven people to join your mafia, you'll be able to bring in a bunch of passports at once. If you're playing through Chapter 1, you'll be able to recruit three people, two people when Chapter 2 unlocks and two people when Chapter 3 unlocks. Each player you add will come with extra passports, making for a total of 252 passports. It might be annoying to go around and bug friends to join your crew, but it'll be worth it. You can also hit up the official Mafia Wars forums to find people to play with or, alternately, leave a note in the comments below that you're looking for a few new crew members.
2. Do jobs with low energy requirements
mafia wars complete jobs for passports
Another way to earn British passports is by doing jobs. However, since these passports drop randomly from jobs, it's a good idea to go back to a job that drops loot and doesn't require much energy to complete. Then, start clicking! We picked the Auto Theft job from New York, which only needs 3 Energy to complete and then started clicking. Not only will you pick up a few passports, but other loot items like auto and weapons parts. Don't get frustrated if you don't hit passport pay dirt -- remember that they're generally hard to come by and getting them by completing a job with a lower level energy requirement increases your chances.
3. Go on a robbing spree and complete the entire board
mafia wars robbing british passports
When you rob, your goal should be to rob all of the nine properties on the board. Once you're done, you'll receive additional experience points and a bonus item, which might be a British passport or two.
4. Fight (or don't)
Fighting will also drop passports, so keep putting your rival mafiosos to the test. So far, this has been the least effective way to get passports, so we suggest you save those stamina points for robbing instead.
Heard any other tips or tricks on ways to get more British Passports? Looking for new people to join your crew?
Cafe World turns up the heat with new Lightening Super Stoves
First there were Super Stoves, which made it easier to prepare a dish, now Cafe World introduces Lightening Super Stoves, which keeps the one-click cooking and makes the dish cook 5% faster. The stove can be purchased for 45 Cafe Cash (roughly $7), and for now, there's no other way to get one of these other than shelling out for them. We keep hearing that the Build a Super Stove feature will be going away soon, and maybe that's because it will be replaced with a special Build a Lightening Super Stove mini-game. The sooner we can turn up the heat on those recipes, the sooner we can master our favorite virtual dishes.
PetVille pays homage to Sex in the City with new mystery crate *spoiler*
PetVille pays homage to the new Sex and the City movie with a brand new mystery crate. For 25 Pet Cash a pop, you'll get the chance to score six 'Pet in the City' items, which includes a snazzy new car, a camel and pet parodies of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, all dressed in designer duds with Martini glasses in hand. Get these girls into your house and your pet can join in and tell them all of his/her dirty secrets, i.e. "I always leave half-eaten tacos and cereal boxes all over my living room floor."
What did you get in your Pet in the City mystery crate? Is it worth the Pet Cash?
What did you get in your Pet in the City mystery crate? Is it worth the Pet Cash?
Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille Japanese Decorations: Garden Pond, Large Lamp, Cherrywood Gate, & Lilac Tree
Continuing with the Japanese theme, FarmVille released additional limited edition Japanese themed decorations.
These LE decorations can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 9 days only and after this time expires they will be retired items.
FarmVille Japanese Decorations (Released June 3oth 2010)
Garden Pond – 50,000 Coins
Large Lamp -40,000 Coins
Cherrywood Gate -10,000 Coins
Lilac Tree – 8,000 Coins *(Decorative Tree only, will not yield coins)
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Will you purchase any of these decorations? Which one is your favorite? Be sure to send pics of your decorations, buildings, or animals or Japanese themed farm to editors@games.com and we may feature them here!
These LE decorations can be purchased in the FarmVille Market during the next 9 days only and after this time expires they will be retired items.
FarmVille Japanese Decorations (Released June 3oth 2010)
Garden Pond – 50,000 Coins
Large Lamp -40,000 Coins
Cherrywood Gate -10,000 Coins
Lilac Tree – 8,000 Coins *(Decorative Tree only, will not yield coins)
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Will you purchase any of these decorations? Which one is your favorite? Be sure to send pics of your decorations, buildings, or animals or Japanese themed farm to editors@games.com and we may feature them here!
FarmVille Japanese Animal: Sika Deer
farmville sika deer
FarmVille released the Sika Deer as another Japanese themed animal with tonight's updates.
The Sika Deer is also known as the "Spotted Deer" or "Japanese Deer" and can be found throughout East Asia. Unlike other deer who lose their spots after reaching adulthood, the Sika Deer retains its spots for life.
The limited edition Sika Deer can be purchased in the FarmVille Market for 14 FV$ during the next 9 days only.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Will you buy a Sika Deer for your farm? Send pics of your Sika Deer to editors@games.com and we may feature them here.
FarmVille released the Sika Deer as another Japanese themed animal with tonight's updates.
The Sika Deer is also known as the "Spotted Deer" or "Japanese Deer" and can be found throughout East Asia. Unlike other deer who lose their spots after reaching adulthood, the Sika Deer retains its spots for life.
The limited edition Sika Deer can be purchased in the FarmVille Market for 14 FV$ during the next 9 days only.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Will you buy a Sika Deer for your farm? Send pics of your Sika Deer to editors@games.com and we may feature them here.
FarmVille Japanese Buildings: Tea House II
Continuing with the limited edition Japanese theme, FarmVille released the Tea House II building tonight.
The LE Tea House II building can be purchase for 27 FV$ in the FarmVille Market during the next 9 days only.
We can't wait to see all of your Japanese themed farms! Be sure to send pics of your Japanese inspired farm to editors@games.com and we will feature the best of the Japanese themed farms on The Blog!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
The LE Tea House II building can be purchase for 27 FV$ in the FarmVille Market during the next 9 days only.
We can't wait to see all of your Japanese themed farms! Be sure to send pics of your Japanese inspired farm to editors@games.com and we will feature the best of the Japanese themed farms on The Blog!
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Missing Animals!
After tonight's updates, many FarmVille Freaks are reporting that some of their beloved animals have gone missing!
Our very own FarmVille Freak blogger, CabbagePatchKid, lost six Horses including farm cash items like the Percheron Horse and limited edition White Stallion!
This is frustrating as many people have huge collections of animals and decorations, not to mention all those items in Storage. So, FarmVille Freak pack-rats, can you really keep track of all your FarmVille items? I admit, that all of this missing animals business kind of makes me want to create a spreadsheet of all my limited edition items.
Losing special items is never fun especially when you have paid farm cash for them. However, please remember that Zynga will replace farm cash items that are lost due to in-game technical glitches or errors. (See FarmVille Restoration Policy below)
If you have lost any of your animals due to technical glitches be sure to file your reports to Zynga's Customer Support.
Zynga Customer Support
Here is an excerpt from Zynga's FarmVille Restoration Policy:
"FarmVille Item Restoration Policy
Items Purchased with Farm Cash:
If an item purchased with Farm Cash is lost due to an in-game bug or issue, we will restore the item itself whenever possible. If for some reason we are unable to restore the item itself, then we will restore the equivalent amount of Farm Cash that was lost to your account.
Items Purchased with Farm Coins (that have been bought directly from Zynga):
If an item bought with Farm coins is lost due to an in-game bug or issue (provided the coins used to buy the item(s) were purchased directly from Zynga) we will restore the coins to your account, up to a maximum of the amount you have purchased from Zynga.
If a Limited Edition item that was purchased for coins is lost (provided the coins used to buy the item(s) were purchased directly from Zynga), we will restore the item itself whenever possible. If for some reason it is not possible to restore the item, we will credit you with coins in accordance with our restoration policy."
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
What animals or other items have gone missing from your farm?
Our very own FarmVille Freak blogger, CabbagePatchKid, lost six Horses including farm cash items like the Percheron Horse and limited edition White Stallion!
This is frustrating as many people have huge collections of animals and decorations, not to mention all those items in Storage. So, FarmVille Freak pack-rats, can you really keep track of all your FarmVille items? I admit, that all of this missing animals business kind of makes me want to create a spreadsheet of all my limited edition items.
Losing special items is never fun especially when you have paid farm cash for them. However, please remember that Zynga will replace farm cash items that are lost due to in-game technical glitches or errors. (See FarmVille Restoration Policy below)
If you have lost any of your animals due to technical glitches be sure to file your reports to Zynga's Customer Support.
Zynga Customer Support
Here is an excerpt from Zynga's FarmVille Restoration Policy:
"FarmVille Item Restoration Policy
Items Purchased with Farm Cash:
If an item purchased with Farm Cash is lost due to an in-game bug or issue, we will restore the item itself whenever possible. If for some reason we are unable to restore the item itself, then we will restore the equivalent amount of Farm Cash that was lost to your account.
Items Purchased with Farm Coins (that have been bought directly from Zynga):
If an item bought with Farm coins is lost due to an in-game bug or issue (provided the coins used to buy the item(s) were purchased directly from Zynga) we will restore the coins to your account, up to a maximum of the amount you have purchased from Zynga.
If a Limited Edition item that was purchased for coins is lost (provided the coins used to buy the item(s) were purchased directly from Zynga), we will restore the item itself whenever possible. If for some reason it is not possible to restore the item, we will credit you with coins in accordance with our restoration policy."
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
What animals or other items have gone missing from your farm?
FarmVille Update: Missing Animals Being Returned?
Zynga gave sad farmers missing animals some hope this evening in a quick note above the FarmVille game screen.
[Update] We have made progress fixing issues with missing critters and pieces/parts. Still some work to be done, but we expect things to improve shortly.
Source: FarmVille, Zynga
Hopefully this means that missing cows, horses and other animals will soon be returned soon.
Image Source: Richard Masoner
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
When do you think players will be reunited with their beloved animals?
[Update] We have made progress fixing issues with missing critters and pieces/parts. Still some work to be done, but we expect things to improve shortly.
Source: FarmVille, Zynga
Hopefully this means that missing cows, horses and other animals will soon be returned soon.
Image Source: Richard Masoner
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
When do you think players will be reunited with their beloved animals?
Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille California & Yukon Themed Items Return Today Only
FarmVille California and Yukon Limited Edition items
As part of a Limited edition Summer Sale event, FarmVille is offering some limited edition items from the California and Yukon theme. These items will only be available for sale in the FarmVille Market on Monday, August 9th 2010, for a 24 hour period.
Currently the icons listed above are the LE available for sale in the market.
Elk (animal)
Proud Goat (decorative animal, not harvestable, will not yield coins)
Golden Trout (decoration)
Mammoth Statue (decoration)
Petrified Wood (decoration)
Be sure to look for more limited edition items later this week. Each day introduces a different LE theme available for sale.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
As part of a Limited edition Summer Sale event, FarmVille is offering some limited edition items from the California and Yukon theme. These items will only be available for sale in the FarmVille Market on Monday, August 9th 2010, for a 24 hour period.
Currently the icons listed above are the LE available for sale in the market.
Elk (animal)
Proud Goat (decorative animal, not harvestable, will not yield coins)
Golden Trout (decoration)
Mammoth Statue (decoration)
Petrified Wood (decoration)
Be sure to look for more limited edition items later this week. Each day introduces a different LE theme available for sale.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Technical Issues for Tonight: No Posts Sharing
FarmVille Vehicle Plow Information
You may notice while farming that you do not receive any Bushels or Collections items. There is also a current inability to share posts via FaceBook newsfeed. (Click the image above to see the full FarmVille Vehicle Plow Information.)
FarmVille is aware of these technical issues and working on a fix.
In the meantime, you will still receive your rewards while farming, just without notification.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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You may notice while farming that you do not receive any Bushels or Collections items. There is also a current inability to share posts via FaceBook newsfeed. (Click the image above to see the full FarmVille Vehicle Plow Information.)
FarmVille is aware of these technical issues and working on a fix.
In the meantime, you will still receive your rewards while farming, just without notification.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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YoVille: Alligator Pet Coming Next Week
YoVille released a picture of the the charity pet that you are all waiting for. This alligator will be arriving to our town next week. As all the previous pets it will cost you 30 YoCash and 50% of all proceeds will go to Audubon to help save the Gulf.
Right now, players can purchase a cute turtle and rally friends to get a cool turtle balloon.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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Right now, players can purchase a cute turtle and rally friends to get a cool turtle balloon.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Bookmark this site!
YoVille: Free Plushie and New Moroccan Mystery Box on Gifts Page
Two special items have been added to the YoVille free gifts page. A Sun Plushie is now available for you to gift to all your YoVille buddies for free! Plush toys in YoVille are usually sold for 8-9 YoCash.
A new Moroccan mystery box is also available. It has new items (e.g. hookahs and fabric bolts), coins, XP and who knows, maybe YoCash! The guys on the YoVille Lounge forum started making a list of what is in this mystery box.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
A new Moroccan mystery box is also available. It has new items (e.g. hookahs and fabric bolts), coins, XP and who knows, maybe YoCash! The guys on the YoVille Lounge forum started making a list of what is in this mystery box.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
YoVille: Half-price sale on Classic Hollywood furniture
The Classic Hollywood theme will NOT be discontinued! All items have been reduced 50% until Monday night! Head on down to the Furniture Store to stock up on these lavish and glamorous furnishings. And, don't forget, Permanent Hair and Moroccan Collectibles will end in two days.
From Jade Ninja's original post on the Official YoVille Forum:
Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate everyone here in our fabulous yoville community and to thank you for being so awesome, we are
having a sale on Classic Hollywood Furniture for 50% off!!!
This sale will conclude Monday evening and items WILL NOT be leaving the store after the offer expires.
And as always,there will be a timer on items so you know exactly how long those items will be on sale for
So if you were waiting for the opportunity to grab some pieces you otherwise couldn't afford at the time to finish decorating–now's your chance to get em while they're hot and CHEAP!
Have a great yo-day
Thanks
<3
-Jade Ninja
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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From Jade Ninja's original post on the Official YoVille Forum:
Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know how much we appreciate everyone here in our fabulous yoville community and to thank you for being so awesome, we are
having a sale on Classic Hollywood Furniture for 50% off!!!
This sale will conclude Monday evening and items WILL NOT be leaving the store after the offer expires.
And as always,there will be a timer on items so you know exactly how long those items will be on sale for
So if you were waiting for the opportunity to grab some pieces you otherwise couldn't afford at the time to finish decorating–now's your chance to get em while they're hot and CHEAP!
Have a great yo-day
Thanks
<3
-Jade Ninja
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
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Thứ Hai, 6 tháng 2, 2012
Happy Pets wants users to log in daily and get chilly with new Arctic Pets
Happy Pets Sparkling Arctic Dog Announcment
Expect to be rewarded handsomely for your dedication to Happy Pets shortly as Crowdstar is giving addicts frequent visitors brand new pets to play with (yes, the new pet invasion drudges on). The new Arctic Pet collection will only be available to users to log in for a certain consecutive amount of days. Happy Pets Sparkling Arctic Horse
Log in to Happy Pets for seven days in a row to receive the first pet, a Sparkling Arctic Dog. Visit the game for three more days to be rewarded the Sparkling Arctic Cat and come back for another three days to find yourself with a Sparkling Arctic Horse. Basically, all you need to do is log in daily for two weeks straight and you'll have all three Arctic Pets.
Thankfully, you'll be recognized for already logging in daily if you have been so loyal. Hey, you might already have all three fancy new Arctic Pets if you've been consistently addicted for the past two weeks. If you're not already logged in while reading this, give the game a visit (well, lots of them) if you want to win these literally shiny new pets.
Since these pets are attained in the same way the Pandora Pets were, it's possible that the Pandora collection of pets might be over and the Arctic Pets have replaced them. According to the Crowdstar forums, neither this collection nor the Pandora series have a time limit. Have any of you been able to still receive a Pandora pet?
Expect to be rewarded handsomely for your dedication to Happy Pets shortly as Crowdstar is giving addicts frequent visitors brand new pets to play with (yes, the new pet invasion drudges on). The new Arctic Pet collection will only be available to users to log in for a certain consecutive amount of days. Happy Pets Sparkling Arctic Horse
Log in to Happy Pets for seven days in a row to receive the first pet, a Sparkling Arctic Dog. Visit the game for three more days to be rewarded the Sparkling Arctic Cat and come back for another three days to find yourself with a Sparkling Arctic Horse. Basically, all you need to do is log in daily for two weeks straight and you'll have all three Arctic Pets.
Thankfully, you'll be recognized for already logging in daily if you have been so loyal. Hey, you might already have all three fancy new Arctic Pets if you've been consistently addicted for the past two weeks. If you're not already logged in while reading this, give the game a visit (well, lots of them) if you want to win these literally shiny new pets.
Since these pets are attained in the same way the Pandora Pets were, it's possible that the Pandora collection of pets might be over and the Arctic Pets have replaced them. According to the Crowdstar forums, neither this collection nor the Pandora series have a time limit. Have any of you been able to still receive a Pandora pet?
Doom co-creator Romero consulting on unnamed Facebook game
With gaming luminaries from Trip Hawkins and Richard Garriott to Sid Meier and Brian Reynolds jumping onto the social gaming bandwagon of late, perhaps it shouldn't surprise us that John Romero -- co-founder of id Software and one of the men behind Doom and Quake -- is apparently the latest storied old-school developer to dip his toes into the social arena.
But we were still a bit surprised when we read that VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi ran in to Romero during a trip to LOLApps San Francisco headquarters. Romero is reportedly working as a design consultant on an unnamed "cute" Facebook game while still working on more traditional hardcore titles for MMO company Gazillion.
"This is where the excitement is now," Romero told VentureBeat in explaining the move.
So who will be the next big-name classic game creator to throw his hat into the ring. We're relatively sure it won't be Shigeru Miyamoto, but other than that the field is wide open, say, what's Al Lowe been up to, lately?
But we were still a bit surprised when we read that VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi ran in to Romero during a trip to LOLApps San Francisco headquarters. Romero is reportedly working as a design consultant on an unnamed "cute" Facebook game while still working on more traditional hardcore titles for MMO company Gazillion.
"This is where the excitement is now," Romero told VentureBeat in explaining the move.
So who will be the next big-name classic game creator to throw his hat into the ring. We're relatively sure it won't be Shigeru Miyamoto, but other than that the field is wide open, say, what's Al Lowe been up to, lately?
PetVille Designer Dogs move from the gifts page to the game store
If your missing pups keep you from the picture perfect scene above, you can now buy any or all of PetVille's Designer Dogs Collection directly from the game. Each of the five dogs and the branded Deluxe Doggie Bed were first offered for free on the game's gifts page on specific days for 24-hr periods. Now, each pup can be bought for 20 Pet Cash, or you can buy the whole set (including the bed) for 96 Pet Cash at a 20% discount, which saves you 24 Pet Cash.
Mass Effect 2 developers borrowing social gaming's metrics-mining approach
Social game developers are often criticized for focusing on "player metrics" -- gameplay data culled from actual player experience that's used to guide frequent, carefully crafted updates. But a new interview with the creators of one of the biggest traditional game releases of the year shows that this metrics-based approach is starting to spread to all sorts of games
Talknig to IGN, BioWare Senior Producer Casey Hudson said the company is collecting massive amounts of anonymous gameplay data on players of January's Mass Effect 2. The company is capturing and analyzing data on everything from weapon use to skipped lines of dialogue, Hudson said, in an effort to determine what bits should be changed for eventual sequels and DLC.
"Sometimes you'll design something and think that it's going to be used in a certain way and people will use it in a completely different way," Hudson said. "And if you didn't know that, then you would just keep making that system the same as you did before. But once you know what players like and what they don't like, based on the way that they're playing it, then you can make more of the good stuff and less of the stuff they weren't interested in."
While Hudson doesn't see player data analysis as the be-all-end-all of game design, he does think it will help guide the company as it refines the game going forward. "Ultimately it doesn't always give you the answers, but it sometimes raises questions or gets you to ask the right questions," he said. "More people played the soldier class than all of the other classes combined. If you know that, then you can start thinking about future games. Is that good? Is that a problem? Should we look at the other classes and start thinking about ways to make them selected as often as soldier? As part of asking these questions, we can design games in the future a lot better."
Talknig to IGN, BioWare Senior Producer Casey Hudson said the company is collecting massive amounts of anonymous gameplay data on players of January's Mass Effect 2. The company is capturing and analyzing data on everything from weapon use to skipped lines of dialogue, Hudson said, in an effort to determine what bits should be changed for eventual sequels and DLC.
"Sometimes you'll design something and think that it's going to be used in a certain way and people will use it in a completely different way," Hudson said. "And if you didn't know that, then you would just keep making that system the same as you did before. But once you know what players like and what they don't like, based on the way that they're playing it, then you can make more of the good stuff and less of the stuff they weren't interested in."
While Hudson doesn't see player data analysis as the be-all-end-all of game design, he does think it will help guide the company as it refines the game going forward. "Ultimately it doesn't always give you the answers, but it sometimes raises questions or gets you to ask the right questions," he said. "More people played the soldier class than all of the other classes combined. If you know that, then you can start thinking about future games. Is that good? Is that a problem? Should we look at the other classes and start thinking about ways to make them selected as often as soldier? As part of asking these questions, we can design games in the future a lot better."
FrontierVille prizes are now available on Zynga Lotto
FrontierVille Zynga Lotto prizes
Today, Zynga Lotto has finally dropped the "Coming Soon" sign from the FrontierVille section and rolled in four fabulous new decor pieces for players. The much awaited prizes are a family of Pet Rocks, Crooked Target Fence for your bottle-shooting needs, a Buggy, and a golden Jack Statue with our man Jack standing over a whupped bear.
To grab this collection, you're going to need lots of luck and lots of tickets. We can't help you with the former, but you can learn how to get more tickets by clicking here.
Today, Zynga Lotto has finally dropped the "Coming Soon" sign from the FrontierVille section and rolled in four fabulous new decor pieces for players. The much awaited prizes are a family of Pet Rocks, Crooked Target Fence for your bottle-shooting needs, a Buggy, and a golden Jack Statue with our man Jack standing over a whupped bear.
To grab this collection, you're going to need lots of luck and lots of tickets. We can't help you with the former, but you can learn how to get more tickets by clicking here.
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