Improvement to Message Center (New Message Center Discussions) Archive

[Sociable]

Simple answer to the 8 + 8 = 10 is that 10 is the max we can have in the inventory at any one time so anyover and above that do just disappear into thin air sadly.

Where they are all due to notifications i.e. in return for requests rather than gifts there isn't anything you can do about that but be more sparing with the requests or faster with using materials as they arrive as 10 is the max you can "store".

The message centre allows a small very short term holding area in that it will allow you to hold off accepting the gifted items that appear at the top of the list and what I do now is clear the notifications and provide al the help in the MC first then close it down and check what things are ready to build and/or which additional items I can safely accept before doing any upgrades and repeating the proceedure accepting those items that are now back below 10 again.

This wont get round all the problems but over time I am finding that getting to know how it all functions and especially who helps with items most and so gets my urgent requests because I can rely on them turning up and who gets left more as a backup once the main helpers responses are in and I know what I still need/want. The advantage here is one isn't making 100's of requests and sitting back but sending out smaller groups of specific requests and keeping an eye on what I still need. It's hard work but for me is part of playing the game.

But then I'm a geek with far too much time on my hands. LOL

Oh and as I already said it was a very small straw you placed and as ever don't sweat the small stuff all is cool now I was just having a crap day was all.

[faithhope]

I just need to vent and say it again... it is still broken. things aren't making it into the MC from FB apps. These are not repeats or gifts I can't accept due to the one gift a day issue.

[chrisc]

Its not fixed for me either .. I spend SO much time dropping down the items starting at the bottom to receive making sure I do my helps individually first... all for what? Are my neighbors even getting them? I rarely see anything coming into my inventory. It is taking 4-5 days to do what I used to do in one, two tops. Its very frustrating.

[Zealot]

Its not fixed for me either .. I spend SO much time dropping down the items starting at the bottom to receive making sure I do my helps individually first... all for what? Are my neighbors even getting them? I rarely see anything coming into my inventory. It is taking 4-5 days to do what I used to do in one, two tops. Its very frustrating.

My MC has gotten worse. I'll get like 10 notifications for a request at anytime of the day. Not just around reset time.

I really don't get why I'm constantly getting goggles and thermo hints. My neighbors never send me those and today I had 23 hints in all. 23! That's a lot for me seeing as I don't have a lot of neighbors. I also don't get why I'm getting so much silver. I tried to understand Stinky's post, but the amount of silver I'm getting doesn't make sense. I'm getting lots of silver + hints but few materials.

And as usual, I'm having a terrible time getting materials for the crystal chapter. Which as usual frustrates me because I'm enjoying the chapter but can't progress b/c I can't upgrade.

I get really tired of complaining about sending and receiving materials/gifts/requests. I'm trying not to because I get that that's how PD rolls. This has been an ongoing issue for far too long. Maybe the problem isn't PD won't fix it. It's that they can't. I'm now convinced the problem will never be resolved b/c of issues with coding.

[faithhope]

case 1: I "think" we are suppose to get the silver and hints when other people request something and we send it. Bob asks Mary for a bicycle. Mary sends the bicycle to Bob and then Mary gets silver or hint as a thank you.

case 2 you can also get silver or hint when you have already gotten your one gift from a particular person. Bob sends Mary a gift of wood. Mary sends Bob gift of gloves. Mary accepts and returns Bob's gift of wood, but since Mary already sent a gift to Bob what will get sent is silver or hint. So bob will open his MC to find gloves and silver/hint.

I agree that something is broken and it isn't behaving like I think they planned it to work. I'm also curious if one case sends silver and another case sends hint, or if it is random.

[Zealot]

case 1: I "think" we are suppose to get the silver and hints when other people request something and we send it. Bob asks Mary for a bicycle. Mary sends the bicycle to Bob and then Mary gets silver or hint as a thank you.

case 2 you can also get silver or hint when you have already gotten your one gift from a particular person. Bob sends Mary a gift of wood. Mary sends Bob gift of gloves. Mary accepts and returns Bob's gift of wood, but since Mary already sent a gift to Bob what will get sent is silver or hint. So bob will open his MC to find gloves and silver/hint.

I agree that something is broken and it isn't behaving like I think they planned it to work. I'm also curious if one case sends silver and another case sends hint, or if it is random.

I get what you are saying. Stinky already said something similar. Zealot Edit: Please note Stinky, as of the time of this edit, still hadn't explained what was meant when she (or he, I think she) said "daily limit". I'm not a fortune teller so I don't know what that means/meant.

But the amount of silver and hints I'm receiving doesn't make sense to the amount I'm accepting and sending. Unless, when I receive a gift-iron and I have the option to Accept and Send the gift-iron back~ the neighbor (who I haven't sent anything to) receives silver or a hint instead. Then the amount I'm receiving makes sense. And I don't like it. Because I'm mostly receiving googles, hints, and silver as gifts. When I gift, I gift what I need. I don't want that crap in return.

Now, on the other hand, it could be caught up in the Message Center Abyss. My poor granite, iron, and watering cans are waiting patiently in Purgatory. Waiting to rise from the message center abyss. I'll get back to you next month when they finally arrive.

I'm up to 39 hints, a bevy of silver and 2 materials since yesterday evening. Yay!

[OriginalSwitchkitty]

This has been an ongoing issue for far too long. Maybe the problem isn't PD won't fix it. It's that they can't. I'm now convinced the problem will never be resolved b/c of issues with coding.

Far be it from them to actually let us know that. What would it hurt? They know that people (I'm included) will keep on playing and spending real cash (not me) on this game regardless or when people finally have hit their own personal "bottom".

[Zealot]

Far be it from them to actually let us know that. What would it hurt? They know that people (I'm included) will keep on playing and spending real cash (not me) on this game regardless or when people finally have hit their own personal "bottom".

Yeah, it's a good time waster. But Playdom isn't always forthcoming with info. Many other social media game platforms tell when they are having issues. Playdom only does it when Facebook is at fault (News and Announcement post now gone). Any other time, mums the word. Do they ever shut down for maintenance? No. But they should.

Hate when things change in the game and PD acts like nothing happened. No details or explanation.

[faithhope]

I think the silver and hints can bounce back and forth without limit.
If I send you a hint because I already sent you a gift... you get the hint (accept and send) and one comes back to me... I accept and send and back it goes.

I'm just guessing here.

[Sociable]

That's my guess too Faith a never ended loop of thank you's and handshakes a little reminiciant of the scene near the end of the Sound of Music where the lady get the 2nd prize and wont stop bowing and nodding in return for her being acknowledged by the organiser who is forced to alos be polite in a very Tardis like time-loop. LOL