#it's just that i'm very much broke of non paid gems

[books-are-my-life-stuff]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR ME I FINALLY GOT THE ANGSTY BOY BLESS THE 3K GIFT GEMS

Now they can have matching outfits

[fr-economics]

Actual anon from SMR, and I agree with the other anon that your advice isn't what I'm looking for as a casual player, and your advice of "just pay for gems" isn't what I'm looking for either (if this is really the solution, what about those that can not afford to make purchases like that? Me included). It's not a skill issue like you would want to believe, I feel like I am good enough at this game. There is plenty of enjoyable aspects and money comes around of course, the point is it can be grueling on you when it feels like you can only pick up pennies at a time, compared to everyone else. If you don't have access to or just don't want to accept the challenges to all the tips and tricks, and the time benefits that non-casual players have, it just makes the game not fun for a casual play. Not even just for money reasons, but for QOL gameplay. I don't have fun as a casual player just only hitting the dailies, sure I'll make "enough" off that, but that isn't my concern. My idea of balancing QOL for casuals would be like, make the ways to achieve money actually fun and balanced for people going at a pace you're not used to, not cause inflation or anything like that. And the solution also shouldn't be to just upgrade my play into non-casual play either, because that should be my choice to have. I just would like to be able to enjoy this game to some extent without feeling like i need to shell away so much of my time and efforts on something that in the end is not very rewarding for the pace of things. We're looking at things on different scales. Honestly It doesn't surprise me someone who has assumingly never been a casual player for long will not understand what it's like to be a casual player longterm, so your advice just won't stick and your perspective on things is just not accurate to the reality of my experience of the gameplay. I'm not angry in this btw, I can't bother to adjust the tone, I want to speak straightforward.

It sounds like FR is just not a good fit for you and you want something from the game that devs are unwilling/unable to focus on. It's a bummer, but not every game is going to be a good fit for every player. Some casual players are fine with what they're able to do and accomplish, and some aren't.

I personally would like to play a lot of video games I hear about, but because of my ADHD they're not a good fit for me. In a perfect world, there would be versions of games that meet different player needs (and newer games sometimes try to meet these needs by offering easy modes or similar), but that's not really feasible for every situation. There are also games I just don't find fun, but I recognize that's my problem and not the game's fault.

I do think FR would be enriched if there were more varied options for making money, and something like investments might work better for you (eg: put in X amount of money now and collect it in a week or so—maybe a farming type minigame could be implemented).

But I do think expecting there to be a playstyle that perfectly meets your needs, and putting the blame on the devs instead of recognizing that the incompatibility is no one's fault in particular, comes across as a bit entitled. I think this is also displayed in your dismissal of the option of buying gems—artists and creators should be paid for their labor, and you're not entitled to it just because you're broke. (Again, in a perfect world, we wouldn't have this issue, but here we are.)

I don't have an issue with people complaining that a game doesn't fit them—I personally am often disappointed that a lot of video games aren't good fits for me because they look so cool and fun—but I do have an issue when people look for someone to blame instead of recognizing that an incompatibility is not necessarily anyone's fault.

[crastledivorce]

How Dishwasher Safe Are Empires Rulers (a ranked study)

Fwhip: The dishwasher exploded. Do not let him anywhere near your dishwasher or any other kitchen appliances you value.

Pixlriffs: Clogged up the dishwasher with sand and broke it. He was very apologetic afterwards and paid for a new dishwasher that was twice as expensive. Put him in your dishwasher if you want to scam him out of his money.

Scott: Used to be dishwasher safe but now he keeps accidentally freezing the water, destroying the dishwasher in the process.

Pearl: She took every attempt to put her in the dishwasher as a challenge. Three people are in the hospital (she is completely fine). She never even touched the dishwasher. Dishwasher safety rating inconclusive.

Shrub: She cannot swim. She will drown. I tested this briefly but I respect her too much to put her through this. Also she threatened me into letting her out. Those wolves scare me.

Jimmy: Do not put him in the dishwasher, he is fragile. Got dizzy and slightly chipped. Very much not dishwasher safe. I know you all are monsters but stop hurting him! This is cruel and unusual punishment. Please stop putting him in the dishwasher! My esteemed colleague @is-the-mcyt-video-cute can back me up on this one. It is not "cute" to hurt mcyts. I do not care that his screaming "sounds funny". It is not! It is not funny! ...Okay maybe it is funny.

Joel: Went through the dishwasher fine, was covered in a lot of dirt that came off in the dishwasher. Apparently this was a problem for him, as he tried to bite me. Dishwasher safe?

Gem: Went through the dishwasher fine, also got mad at me afterwards. Said "she could wash herself, thank you very much." She cannot. Gem never bathes because she is too busy studying magic. I put her in the dishwasher twice a week out of the goodness of my heart.

Sausage: Likes being dishwashered. Unfortunately he still is slightly grimy afterwards, no matter how many times I put him in. I don't even know how that's possible.

Joey: Loves being dishwashered but will only accept the finest dish soap, which is too expensive for me. Does he think I'm made of money? I already spent most of the budget having to pay for new dishwashers after the old ones got destroyed, dishwashers large enough to fit a human are incredibly expensive. He can't actually tell the difference between soaps though, so I've just started lying about what soap I use.

Katherine: Had a great time. Likes how well it gets the dirt from gardening off. My dishwasher smells like flowers now :)

Lizzie: Loved the dishwasher so so much! Said it was fun and moisturized her really well. Unfortunately she cannot fit in my dishwasher anymore. If dishwashers large enough to fit a human are expensive, dishwashers large enough to fit a ten foot tall goddess are seemingly non existent. She got really upset, stormed off cursing something called the "Ocean orb" (?), and returned two days later with her own homemade dishwasher. It runs on fish souls and uses ketchup instead of soap. Somehow it works fine??? Lizzie says she loves it even more then the old one but everyone else I asked has refused to be put inside. I think forcing them into it would count as illegal human experimentation and I don't want to go to jail, so that dishwasher itself is questionably safe for people who aren't thousand year old fish goddesses. Sometimes it hums, and once I swear I heard it singing the mask sus remix. I think it may be alive. I'm terrified.