FarmVille – By Zynga
June 30, 2009
| Publisher | Zynga |
| Platform | |
| Multi-account | Yes |
| Type | Simulation |
| Initial Review Date | 6/29/09 |
| Last Updated | 10/26/09 |
| Files/Tools | Crop Calculator |
Well, you know as they say imitation is the greatest form of flattery. For those of you know know FarmTown this game will seem VERY familiar. Like FarmTown you have a field where you can layout crops, buildings, trees and animals. You can also gift items to friends of yours. This game looks like it’s still in the process of being developed. As at the point of this review being written two the menus were non-functional.
So far, one of the main things that I like about this game which is a vast improvement over FarmTown is the ability to Que your actions. That is to say you can use the plow tool and select 10 different plots with it. Your farmer of course will run around trying to keep up, but basically you don’t have to wait for them to finish before telling them the next thing you want them to do. This means that farm management takes alot less time. Of course if you don’t have enough cash for everything you’ve told them to do they will attempt the action, complain about not having enough money and then move on to the next task.
I’m still developing the overall numbers, but so far. the most profitable crop I have access to seems to be soybeans. Several other crops have come close, but either don’t produce enough money or have the disadvantage of having a harvest time of less then 1 day. Now you might be thinking “why is that a disadvantage?”. It is a disadvantage because if they are not harvested in a timely manner they rot and you end up just wasting money. Certainly if you can stay on top of it you’ll make more off of strawberries. But a single lapse can ruin your whole farm if you aren’t careful (I already had this happen to me once).
Multi- Account Advantages
So far the primary advantages to having multiple accounts in this game, mirror those in FarmTown. Specifically they are as follows
- Free Trees/Animals – You can gift yourself free items once per day. This saves you the trouble of actully purchasing any of these items you may have wanted. Provided of course that you are high enough level to gift the item in question. So far Orange Trees seem to be the best low level tree, but it’s hard to say until I’ve had a chance to complete my analysis.
- Free Money each day – Again, as with farmtown you can visit other farms. Upon doing so you’ll be given a task (raking leaves, chasing birds etc.) that upon completing you’ll pick up 15 coins for completing. Hardly worth having a multi-account for on it’s own. But it is a nice little bonus if you are multi-accounting
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| Part 1: FarmVille – By Zynga |
| Part 2: FarmVille – Harvest Profit Margins |
| Part 3: FarmVille – Power Leveling |
| Part 4: Farmville – Tree and Animal Profit Values |
| Part 5: FarmVille – Leveling Costs |
| Part 6: FarmVille – Speed Working and Machines |
| Part 7: FarmVille – Cow Barn Profits |
loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this game but *farmville cash* is really annoying !!!
just tell me how to earn farmville cash and just how do we earn them?!?!!?!? every one knows but i dont i dont even know how do we earn them slower!!! plz tell me comment on this farmville creaters!!!!!
In order to get farmville cash in any large quantities you’ll need to spend real money to get it. Otherwise you get 1 dollar every time you level. If you don’t feel like spending real money, the best strtegy is to simply ignore the items that cost FV cash to buy.
I love this game, but one thing I can’t stand is how upon finding a lost animal, you cannot adopt it; only your friends can. I find that VERY unfair.
Perhaps I’m not doing it right, but I know that I can’t adopt the same animals I find. It sucks when you find more animals on your farm compared to most of your friends. It would be something to think about.
hi.. its terreable when i wanna delete lands or sell hay bales….cant u just make it easier…as select a whole area and click the order sell or delete..!!!!
and i its not fair when some others can buy money to level up and other cant…its a game it should be only about effort and cleverness in playin..
one more thing…y cant we get cash faster in playin…or even transfer coins to cash??!!!
thanx for ur time.
ra.
What’s with the new ribbon FARM WHISPERER? How does one go about fertilizing their friend’s farm. There is no “hints” on what and how to do it. Please find out. I’m sure others will have this question.
The best crop is PEAS!!!!
calculations include plowing
sunflowers 3xp cost 135+15=150
sell-315 = 165 profit daily per plot
peas 4xp cost 190+15=205
sell-381 = 176 profit daily per plot
their worth 3 xp ( 1plowing) and a profit of 176 per plant per day. which is optimal for someone like me that only checks it once per day.
better then tomatoes for cash
Cost 100+15=115
Sell 173 – 58 profit per 8 hours XP 1+1
daily that’s 174 and 6xp per plot
and black berries
cost 75+15=90
sell 117 – 27 profit per 4 hours xp 1+1
daily that’s 162 and 12 xp per plot.
however this would mean harvesting,plowing and seeding your field 6 times a day
not as much xp but im sticking with peas then with all the extra cash ive got ill just use the haybale trick to rake in the xp
I would like to see the buildings and houses rotate and the farm machinery. Also be able to buy with coins instead of cash. I’m disabled and on a limited income so I don’t use credit cards or pay pal. Please let me know thur the news on Facebook if you can change to just coins. Thanks so much! Marcy
because is on facebook
there needs to be a way to wreck peoples farms on this game, such as have bug attack their crops or a tornado or something like that..its no fun just having everyone help each other and not have some sort of competition or risk.
please put this game on tagged if possible
I love it sooo much