Big Business - game discussion

[Mandalou]

I think the update caused the game to count all factories, including those in storage, towards the population requirement. Thankfully, I didn't have any factories in storage and hadn't even purchased any additional slots other than the two that could be bought for coins, but I feel bad for those who did. Honestly, I like the change because I might actually have a chance at placing in contests now, especially if a bunch of people quit because of it.

The 4th of July event is stupid. It is impossible to get a large gift without spending money. Pass.

(Player Name: Fred Diggitz / City Name: Stank Biscuit / Level: 36 / From: Raleigh, NC, USA)

Sorry Fred, but now it looks like I can take all 9 of my stored factories out of storage which actually makes me more competitive in the contests, it just means now if I want to buy any new factories I will have to demolish one because additional factories are not achievable

Player: MandaLouD City: Mandaville

 

[Mandalou]

Sorry Fred, but now it looks like I can take all 9 of my stored factories out of storage which actually makes me more competitive in the contests, it just means now if I want to buy any new factories I will have to demolish one because additional factories are not achievable

Player: MandaLouD City: Mandaville

Edit. I could remove one additional factory, but could not build a new one, but when I tried to remove the second, it said insufficient population. So I really don't understand the new/glitchy population vs factory stats

Player: MandaLouD City: Mandaville

 

[Blankman]

I can move things in and out of storage just fine, but i cannot purchase any new buildings.
It says i need about a million more population, and there is no way i can get that.
Luckily i have purchased all the factories for coins, and am missing only 1 factory for money, but i am still gonna file a ticket and see what support has to say...

 

[makoadef]

What a mess. I haven't been reading this forum cause I am out camping. Been playing the game except I can't help others till I update which from what I have been reading may not be a good idea. Also I can't update till I get a wifi connection so in some ways I lucked out. I would've updated and found that the game was a mess again. I think it is getting close to quitting time after being a loyal long time player like many others. This update looks like it is a major game changer for me. If I update my 40+ factories in storage are screwed if I don't i can't visit friends. Both choices has a major negative outcome for me and if not resolved I will take my losses and run for the hills. I been reading some are switching over to megapolis. When I get home I will check that out.

city:mikeyville lvl.64 Id:makoadef. Anchorage, Alaska USA

 

[Havingfun99]

The purpose of my questions is to demonstrate how GI shoots itself in the foot. Who would now buy all those little shops if you cannot build them due to the new pop requirement? Would you destroy 15 industrial buildings in your storage in order to bring your pop down to the level required to build a tea shop? They are even bigger morons than I thought. Blinded by greed.

My population is 330-331K. In order to build that tea shop I need almost 1.5 mil. There is no chance in hell I would ever buy a tea shop or any other shop = lost sales = epic fail.

{Summerville, the head honcho - Elloriana, lvl 62, Charleston, SC}

Spot on - on the positive note - it might help me out of my addiction

 

[makoadef]

Spot on - on the positive note - it might help me out of my addiction

Lol totally agree. GI may be trying to purge all the addicts from the game so we can be more useful to society then spending all our spare time playing games!

city:mikeyville lvl.64 Id:makoadef. Anchorage, Alaska USA

 

[jekstrom]

Spot on - on the positive note - it might help me out of my addiction

It's a shame that the game changed, I was just about to buy the electronics factory and also was considering getting one of the premium buildings since my city credits is building up. Now have 40. I can move my existing factories just like before so I can compete for medals. Working on the 7 millions coins achievement and will execute a big upgrade. I got 20 medals in storage so far.

 

[nigel1234]

What a mess. I haven't been reading this forum cause I am out camping. Been playing the game except I can't help others till I update which from what I have been reading may not be a good idea. Also I can't update till I get a wifi connection so in some ways I lucked out. I would've updated and found that the game was a mess again. I think it is getting close to quitting time after being a loyal long time player like many others. This update looks like it is a major game changer for me. If I update my 40+ factories in storage are screwed if I don't i can't visit friends. Both choices has a major negative outcome for me and if not resolved I will take my losses and run for the hills. I been reading some are switching over to megapolis. When I get home I will check that out.

city:mikeyville lvl.64 Id:makoadef. Anchorage, Alaska USA

For the time being I will not upgrade on purpose. I think I would prefer to stay on old version a bit longer a buy factories whilst I can. It sounds like the 4 th July task is not achievable anyway so why waste this chance to get more factories.

Big Business - city name "Tri City" - user name "nigel1234" location - Sydney, Australia

 

[Fred Diggitz]

Lol totally agree. GI may be trying to purge all the addicts from the game so we can be more useful to society then spending all our spare time playing games!

city:mikeyville lvl.64 Id:makoadef. Anchorage, Alaska USA

For all those who are fed up with GI, try out "Lords & Knights". It's a good "empire building" game with more human cooperation and interaction than big business, and the developers aren't constantly changing the game or trying to make you spend money.

(Player Name: Fred Diggitz / City Name: Stank Biscuit / Level: 36 / From: Raleigh, NC, USA)

 

[SteveGPI]

My calculations may be wrong but even if everyone dropped 2 confetti it would take 10 hours to accumulate 400 which obviously is longer than the 8 hours we have

BB User name: Ghornblow BB City name: Oxford Airport City: Ghornblow1

Yep, I think you're spot on there. Cutting it right down to the second, and assuming every single drop was a double confetti drop, you'd only be able to accumulate 370 batches of confetti in an 8 hour time slot, by my reckoning.


Steve
Player name: SteveGPI
City name: Hanham

 

[Havingfun99]

Yep, I think you're spot on there. Cutting it right down to the second, and assuming every single drop was a double confetti drop, you'd only be able to accumulate 370 batches of confetti in an 8 hour time slot, by my reckoning.


Steve
Player name: SteveGPI
City name: Hanham

Yep - and that requires that you have full energy when starting, which you might not have from the previous attempt.
I would very much like the White House, and figure I can get 5 bells per day (expect to hit 2 medium and 1 small every day) - which leaves me at least 20 short. They can be bought for 100 city credits, which might be possible (have 62 now).

If no White House, I am out.

 

[amanda35]

Yep - and that requires that you have full energy when starting, which you might not have from the previous attempt.
I would very much like the White House, and figure I can get 5 bells per day (expect to hit 2 medium and 1 small every day) - which leaves me at least 20 short. They can be bought for 100 city credits, which might be possible (have 62 now).

If no White House, I am out.

I haven't tried it out myself but someone on Facebook reckons any confetti left over when the cannon goes off carrys over to the next time. Will let you know my findings, unless someone else gets there before me.

Amanda35 from South UK. BB city name Squillion Square

 

[GAB IV]

I haven't tried it out myself but someone on Facebook reckons any confetti left over when the cannon goes off carrys over to the next time. Will let you know my findings, unless someone else gets there before me.

Amanda35 from South UK. BB city name Squillion Square

I got the medium gift with 223. And the next go around I started at zero

[ city name: Sprawlville level 60 player: GAB IV from western mass USA need hammers ]

 

[Mandalou]

I haven't tried it out myself but someone on Facebook reckons any confetti left over when the cannon goes off carrys over to the next time. Will let you know my findings, unless someone else gets there before me.

Amanda35 from South UK. BB city name Squillion Square

Ooh that would be good, I hit 201 confetti an hour before the canon went off so stopped collecting so my energy would be up to start again, no idea if the 1 confetti carried over though

Player: MandaLouD City: Mandaville

 

[SteveGPI]

Oh for Pete's sake! I spent all day so far collecting confetti; the 8 hours were up when I was away from the iPad, of course. On returning, I managed to fat-finger another confetti collection, and guess what... it completely wiped out the 8 hours worth of collecting I'd already done. Clock reset, confetti back to zero, no cannon, no salvo, and definitely no gifts!

This event in particular does seem to be full of weird and wonderful unexpected glitches, doesn't it!

Steve
Player name: SteveGPI
City name: Hanham
Collecting confetti ... to little avail, apparently!