Talk:Crop Mastery/@comment-174.26.237.132-20100418125004

I would guess that cost and selling price are also factors in determination of mastery figures. Both have XP of 1, but green tea costs 105, onions cost 170. I don't have selling prices handy. Wheat and red wheat both take 3 days, have XP of (only!) 2; Wheat: 100/300/450, purchase for 35, sell for 115. RED wheat: 250/500/750, purchase for 180, sell for 449. It would be interesting to see if there's a basic, consistent formula used by FV in coming up with these mastery numbers. And..the introducion of 'coop farming' is another 'competition.' Crops planted and harvested for coop don't count towards crop mastery levels (???). Coop participation shouldn't be allowed until a crop is mastered and 'premium. I just read that levels for gifting has been eliminated - again, 'older' players just keep getting 'screwed.' We had to wait and in process items are no longer available. It DOES seem anyone that played prior to mastery being enacted got screwed - we got NO consideration for our previous crops. THAT doesn't seem right - and I'm getting weary of these changes...doesn't seem the PLAYERS are benefitting. I KNOW they're trying to find ways to get us to spend REAL DOLLARS, but I find I'm getting turned off. Sure, there are some NEAT items (gifts and for purchase) - but with such severe storage limitations AND limitation on farm size, I'm thinking I'm close to finding a new game. It's like the developers have come up with all these deocrations and buildings - that of course take up a huge portion of our FARM (this is 'FARM ville' right??) to entice us into buying more and more...and all of a sudden we have little room to FARM! Sorry I went far afield from your post re: inconsistency in determining crop mastery requirements. I started doing FV as a way to relax- but am reaching a point (especially considering the continuing tech problems) where it's becoming more annoying and agitating than fun. IT's clear the 'f' in "F"armville isn't for FUn - and at the rate the developers are going, it won't be for FARMing either. Taj Mahal, eastern theme? I love it - but FARMVILLE would make one think primary focus would be FARMing.