It started with a little green retro calculator that I bought for my bedroom desk. It disappeared from my bedroom in my virtual apartment. I looked everywhere. At first, I thought that it was some mistake I had made, so I checked the YoVille forum, to find out how to fix it. Then I learned that it wasn’t a thief that had burgled my apartment, but the dreaded Glitches!
Furniture that I had bought just disappeared. The server connection would demand that I refresh, and more things would disappear. Of course, the coins I had earned were gone.
In all fairness to Zynga, they definitely tell you upfront that this a Beta issue of the game. The terms of service are incredibly restrictive, in my personal opinion. So much so, that I couldn’t believe that this was an American company. And, they indicate that, basically, you agree to just take what you get. But, I still wanted my coins back.
So, I file a support ticket request, and complained in the forum. I found hundreds of other complaints, and knew that I was in good company.
The problem seems to relate to how one purchases their items. There is a drop and drag feature that allows one to test the furniture before you actually buy. I now have to forego that feature.
In the meantime, I am still playing and getting more hooked by the minute.
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Day Five
This weird door is behind my window in my bedroom. I am not sure where it came from.
This is scary, it just popped out of nowhere.
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I am right on schedule. I reached level eight. How? By accomplishing each of the missions, each day. And, by making something called a “coin runs”. I now have a Bronze Medal.
A coin run is a visit to http://www.yoville.com/, not to play the game, but to search the profile of other players. On a good day I can find “pots of gold”, each containing five coins. In addition to which, I am asked to “turn back on the lights, on a players’ profile. There are also gifts that are given. Each coin run equates to another 100 coins.
At the end of the day, I have another 500 coin from my missions and coin runs. I either save it, or use it to buy stuff. And with each purchase, my point total elevates.
My job on YoVille is to work in a bakery. As far as I can tell, that is everyone’s job. You earn coins and points for baking certain items. Nowhere in the world does it take two days to bake a chocolate cake, except in YoVille. I think the rationale is to allow people time to go to their job and live their real life.
But for me, home recuperating from a small stroke, it allows me to bake items that take 4 hours during the day, and then return to a twelve hour schedule overnight. It helps to pull in a few more coins.
In the meantime, I am fixing up my little apartment. Did I say little... My apartment is growing!
First, this mystery door appeared behind my window in my bedroom, when I reached level 5, and now, other strange things are happening. I just hadn't noticed it before. This is getting interesting.
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