In addition to the recent 125 item collection limit, FarmVille players are now limited to how quickly they can collect items from the feeds with throttling.
Dear valued player, Following an incredible 11 years since its initial launch back in 2009, we are officially announcing the closure of the original FarmVille game on Facebook.
Today several publishers, developers, and corporations within the gaming industry released a joint announcement to launch the #PlayApartTogether Campaign.
Might be nice for some of these companies to offer free play weeks, or weekends for some of their games so people that aren't drowning in back log like us can play some new games and keep themselves occupied.
I think a good way to promote playing with others while staying apart may also be for console makers to give a free month of their online services to all users. While it's likely those without these services are just going to run around getting into groups to play MP, I think it encourages that people can still play together, and gives them a platform to do so. It also sends the message that games are a great way to stay connected during difficult times, and by extension games are a great way to stay connected under normal conditions. From a business perspective, it fosters good will, and seems like a rather inexpensive way to get good publicity....although I'm not one to promote taking advantage of a bad situation for publicity....but it is what it is.
Having play events for certain games can also motivate community for those games. Just like a free weekend, or bonus weekends are used now. Many games already do this, but doing so with the pointed purpose of promoting social distancing is something that would help get the concept through people's heads.
Just a couple of suggestions. Hopefully the console makers see it. May go post it on their execs twitter accounts.
The video game industry is not one where originality reigns supreme. Sure, there are definitely Big Ideas that change the landscape of gaming, but for the most part publishers are content to slowly improve on stuff that’s already proven profitable.
But sometimes imitation goes beyond mere flattery to become a fad, when seemingly the entire video game world gets fixated on a single idea and starts churning out endless copies. We’re seeing it now with Fortnite and the Battle Royale craze, but this isn’t a new thing. Let’s blow in the cartridges and revisit some of the most potent fads in video game history.
I thought that too until he mentioned "paradigm change" with the addition of a competitive two-player mode. Obvious fumble, and we all do it, but it's a pet peeve that I should work on.
