Pet Society Artists
Pets, meet your makers. These are the artists who have created your world in Pet Society. Every day, their irresistible drawings of what I like to think of as the four Fs-food, fashion, flowers and furniture-make us go "Awww..." and make us give up our coins.
You can thank Michelle Chuang for setting the look of Pet Society. She was the sole illustrator working on the game when it was first released in 2008. Flavia came on board in 2009 and has taken over the reigns as Pet Society's lead artist. Antonella and Maggie round out the team.
It was a real treat for me to meet the people behind the best game on Facebook. Here are some of the impressions I got of the artists and the Playfish London office in general.
They are an international bunch. I had lunch with seven people, and only two were from England.
Michelle is from Taiwan. Maggie is from Hong Kong. Flavia and Antonella are from Italy. Catharina, the Product Manager who was interviewed previously, is Swedish-American.
The artists all seem to love Japan, or the idea of Japan. At least three of them said that they enjoyed Japan Week the most.
Flavia said that Japan Week felt too short and unfinished. This probably means that we'll be seeing more Japanese items in the game.
Pet Society Japan
Flavia also looks up to Disney art for inspiration.
Many of them seem to love the game. As Chorna Harun, the office manager said, "Before I started working here, I was playing Pet Society. And I thought to myself, I have to work for this company."
They are often surprised by how some of the items are used in the game. For example, one of Flavia's friends used the Volcano Mask in conjunction with a bird's nest. The bird was singing happily as the volcano erupted.
The artists are influenced by everything around them. During lunch, Maggie snapped a picture of a flower pot at the table. Maybe we'll see it in the game soon.
They are surrounded by their work. Not only do they have the joy of seeing their art in the game, but their offices are covered with their drawings.
Pictures of Playfish London:
Pet Society Mayor in Playfish London office
Pet Society fish decorates Playfish London office conference room
Country Story Playfish London office entrance
Pet Society mural in the Playfish London office
This article originally appeared on Pet Society Anonymous.
Thứ Tư, 15 tháng 2, 2012
FarmVille: Unreleased Purple Birthday Basket, Blue Birthday Basket, Red Birthday Basket & Balloon Arch
Could some special Birthday items and events be in store for a very special birthday celebration? Our favorite game, FarmVille, will be turning one year old soon! Can we expect to see some birthday themed items like the unreleased items below coming soon?
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Farhan and Martijn for finding these unreleased FarmVille Purple Birthday Basket & Balloon Arch.
FarmVille Balloon Arch and Birthday Baskets
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.
Source:
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Purple Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Blue Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Red Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Farhan and Martijn for finding these unreleased FarmVille Purple Birthday Basket & Balloon Arch.
FarmVille Balloon Arch and Birthday Baskets
Note: Unreleased items have no official release date or guarantee that they will make it to the FarmVille Market. Zynga is the sole owner of all their copyrighted images.
Source:
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Purple Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Blue Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Freak Unreleased Red Birthday Basket – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille: Unreleased Blue Balloon Arch & Pink Balloon Arch
Thank you to FarmVille Freak Farhan for finding these two unreleased FarmVille Blue Birthday Arch & Pink Birthday Arch.
FarmVille Blue and Pink Balloon Arches
Sources:
FarmVille Unreleased Blue Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Unreleased Pink Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Blue and Pink Balloon Arches
Sources:
FarmVille Unreleased Blue Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
FarmVille Unreleased Pink Balloon Arch – Zynga FarmVille
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
FarmVille Tips for Leveling Up the Fastest and Reaching Level 70
Many farmers ask, "What is the quickest way to level up and reach Level 70?". While the coveted Level 70 can be hard to reach for some, diligence proves necessary to reach higher levels, so just keep farming! FarmVille Freak Randy, put together his own guide of useful tips for farmers hoping to reach Level 70. To some veteran farmers these tips may seem elementary, but then again you are probably already a Level 70 farmer. These tips are most useful for those newbies and mid-level farmers that are struggling to level up.
Here is some background information about FarmVille Freak Randy's farming experience:
"My girlfriend got me started on Farmville because she had been playing since August of 2009. Eventually, I gave in to her FarmVille invitations and joined in October 2009. Some of my neighbors and my girlfriend were at around Level 30. I was only looking for fun but when I saw my Level increase so quickly through the lower Levels, I started getting into it. In time, I decided I would try to overcome my neighbors that were 30 levels (so about 50,000 points) ahead of me. Now I am the first of my neighbors to reach Level 70. My closest competitor (my girlfriend) is at Level 68. The next highest neighbor is at Level 51 200,000 points behind me. How did I do it? Read my tips below." -FarmVille Freak Randy
FarmVille Freak Randy's Strategies Found Useful & to Keep Interest on Way to Level 70:
Says FarmVille Freak Randy, "However, this is only important if you want to reach Level 70. If you're more interested in playing the game for decorations, that is also a legitimate reason to play. But if you're looking to compete with your neighbors, you may find these or other strategies helpful. Be forewarned: If you're not interested in anything else but leveling up, Level 70 will be very bittersweet for you. My interest has waned, but I'm still trying to master every crop available.
If you're already at Level 70 or speeding your way towards it, these tips may seem elementary. However, they may not come as easily to every farmer. So these tips are especially designed to help out farmers who are struggling to get to Level 70."
The Most Important Point: Planting 4 Hour Berries
The marginal benefit (for points-not coins) is highest for the four hour crops. It seems obvious, but none of my neighbors have considered it. Even if you plant Peas and get 3 XP + 1 XP for plowing per plot, in the same amount of time you could plant 4 rounds (in 16 hours if you have the free time, 6 rounds if you are an insomniac) of Strawberries and receive more points.
If you plant four rounds of Strawberries in sixteen hours, you will get 4 XP + 4 XP for plowing= 8 XP per plot. If you have a field of 450 plots, that adds up to 3,600 XP in one day or 25,200 XP in a week.
Thinking this way, the fastest way to Level 70 (without spending your way there) is to constantly plant Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, and/or Blackberries.
Yes, even Raspberries. Though you don't get any points for planting the crop, you will still get 1 XP per plot for plowing, which leads to 2 XP per plot every 4 hours which is the same amount of points that you get from the 4 hour berries.
Plowing most of your farm
I have the largest size farm available and at one time had all but one row plowed. The more plots, the more points per planting and plowing.
Mastering Crops
It brings in a decent amount of XP points and coins and it kept my interest. I made a fence out of my mastery signs. I have 38 of them now.
The Ribbons
The reasonable ones, at least kept me interested.
Close competition
Several times my girlfriend passed me and our friendly competition kept me interested in the game.
If you are in close competition with one of your neighbors, buying decorations may give you an edge. I usually chose to buy windmills (100,000 coins, 1,000 XP points). However, my girlfriend took this strategy too far. When I reached Level 70, I had about 5 million coins. She is at Level 69 and only has 160,000 coins. When she reaches Level 70, she won't have enough money to buy a Villa or any other buildings or decorations.
Blocking your Farmer Avatar
Setting up a farmer block to trap your farmer saves so much time and keep your neighbors happy when they come to visit. –> Read more about Blocking your farmer here.
Things I found unhelpful on my way to Level 70:
Neighbors
I only have 35 neighbors and only 5 of them are active. They were, however, useful for the Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter events. You only need the pre-requisite amount to be able to expand your farm and buy certain items (For example, with 35 neighbors I can't buy a second Market Stall with coins).
Decorating
It wastes valuable space that could be used for planting.
Spending real money on Farmville Cash
I didn't spend any real money on Farmville Cash on my way to Level 70.
The only Farmville Cash I spent (that was earned from leveling up) was to expand my farm when I was in the low levels and for one of the Seeds for Haiti events. I now have 49 Farm Cash and can't find anything I want to buy.
Note: Purchasing items that are farm cash only tend to yield higher amounts of XP based on the farm cash purchase and exclusivity.
Animals
They don't give much money and don't give any points
Golden Chickens and the three new chickens are the exception because they bring in a lot of money-but still no XP points. I have a Huge Coop full of Golden Chickens and a few of the new Chickens that brings in 3,840 coins a day.
Source: (FarmVille Freak Randy)
♣
Thanks again for sharing your tips with everyone FarmVille Freak Randy! FarmVille will be celebrating its very first birthday soon when it turns one on June 19th 2010. Within this year many farmers have already reached Level 70 and are anxious for more levels and more challenges. Upon reaching Level 70 there is no special celebration or reward. After all that clicking, plowing, planting, harvesting and thousands of XP later the event proves to be under-whelming and slightly disappointing. There are no new items to unlock, no more new levels (yet), and no more 1 free farm cash for leveling up.
Has Zynga forgotten about their most prized players? No, we already know that they have intentions of adding more levels in the future, but exactly when is unknown. FarmVille Freak supports the introduction of new levels and all the Level 70 farmers out there still waiting. As their XP continues to accumulate, reaching way beyond the minimum for Level 70, we can only hope that when new levels come out they will automatically level up based on the obtained XP that is quietly waiting to be counted.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Here is some background information about FarmVille Freak Randy's farming experience:
"My girlfriend got me started on Farmville because she had been playing since August of 2009. Eventually, I gave in to her FarmVille invitations and joined in October 2009. Some of my neighbors and my girlfriend were at around Level 30. I was only looking for fun but when I saw my Level increase so quickly through the lower Levels, I started getting into it. In time, I decided I would try to overcome my neighbors that were 30 levels (so about 50,000 points) ahead of me. Now I am the first of my neighbors to reach Level 70. My closest competitor (my girlfriend) is at Level 68. The next highest neighbor is at Level 51 200,000 points behind me. How did I do it? Read my tips below." -FarmVille Freak Randy
FarmVille Freak Randy's Strategies Found Useful & to Keep Interest on Way to Level 70:
Says FarmVille Freak Randy, "However, this is only important if you want to reach Level 70. If you're more interested in playing the game for decorations, that is also a legitimate reason to play. But if you're looking to compete with your neighbors, you may find these or other strategies helpful. Be forewarned: If you're not interested in anything else but leveling up, Level 70 will be very bittersweet for you. My interest has waned, but I'm still trying to master every crop available.
If you're already at Level 70 or speeding your way towards it, these tips may seem elementary. However, they may not come as easily to every farmer. So these tips are especially designed to help out farmers who are struggling to get to Level 70."
The Most Important Point: Planting 4 Hour Berries
The marginal benefit (for points-not coins) is highest for the four hour crops. It seems obvious, but none of my neighbors have considered it. Even if you plant Peas and get 3 XP + 1 XP for plowing per plot, in the same amount of time you could plant 4 rounds (in 16 hours if you have the free time, 6 rounds if you are an insomniac) of Strawberries and receive more points.
If you plant four rounds of Strawberries in sixteen hours, you will get 4 XP + 4 XP for plowing= 8 XP per plot. If you have a field of 450 plots, that adds up to 3,600 XP in one day or 25,200 XP in a week.
Thinking this way, the fastest way to Level 70 (without spending your way there) is to constantly plant Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, and/or Blackberries.
Yes, even Raspberries. Though you don't get any points for planting the crop, you will still get 1 XP per plot for plowing, which leads to 2 XP per plot every 4 hours which is the same amount of points that you get from the 4 hour berries.
Plowing most of your farm
I have the largest size farm available and at one time had all but one row plowed. The more plots, the more points per planting and plowing.
Mastering Crops
It brings in a decent amount of XP points and coins and it kept my interest. I made a fence out of my mastery signs. I have 38 of them now.
The Ribbons
The reasonable ones, at least kept me interested.
Close competition
Several times my girlfriend passed me and our friendly competition kept me interested in the game.
If you are in close competition with one of your neighbors, buying decorations may give you an edge. I usually chose to buy windmills (100,000 coins, 1,000 XP points). However, my girlfriend took this strategy too far. When I reached Level 70, I had about 5 million coins. She is at Level 69 and only has 160,000 coins. When she reaches Level 70, she won't have enough money to buy a Villa or any other buildings or decorations.
Blocking your Farmer Avatar
Setting up a farmer block to trap your farmer saves so much time and keep your neighbors happy when they come to visit. –> Read more about Blocking your farmer here.
Things I found unhelpful on my way to Level 70:
Neighbors
I only have 35 neighbors and only 5 of them are active. They were, however, useful for the Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, and Easter events. You only need the pre-requisite amount to be able to expand your farm and buy certain items (For example, with 35 neighbors I can't buy a second Market Stall with coins).
Decorating
It wastes valuable space that could be used for planting.
Spending real money on Farmville Cash
I didn't spend any real money on Farmville Cash on my way to Level 70.
The only Farmville Cash I spent (that was earned from leveling up) was to expand my farm when I was in the low levels and for one of the Seeds for Haiti events. I now have 49 Farm Cash and can't find anything I want to buy.
Note: Purchasing items that are farm cash only tend to yield higher amounts of XP based on the farm cash purchase and exclusivity.
Animals
They don't give much money and don't give any points
Golden Chickens and the three new chickens are the exception because they bring in a lot of money-but still no XP points. I have a Huge Coop full of Golden Chickens and a few of the new Chickens that brings in 3,840 coins a day.
Source: (FarmVille Freak Randy)
♣
Thanks again for sharing your tips with everyone FarmVille Freak Randy! FarmVille will be celebrating its very first birthday soon when it turns one on June 19th 2010. Within this year many farmers have already reached Level 70 and are anxious for more levels and more challenges. Upon reaching Level 70 there is no special celebration or reward. After all that clicking, plowing, planting, harvesting and thousands of XP later the event proves to be under-whelming and slightly disappointing. There are no new items to unlock, no more new levels (yet), and no more 1 free farm cash for leveling up.
Has Zynga forgotten about their most prized players? No, we already know that they have intentions of adding more levels in the future, but exactly when is unknown. FarmVille Freak supports the introduction of new levels and all the Level 70 farmers out there still waiting. As their XP continues to accumulate, reaching way beyond the minimum for Level 70, we can only hope that when new levels come out they will automatically level up based on the obtained XP that is quietly waiting to be counted.
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Cafe World to Disable Accounts Using Bots and Illegal Programs, is FarmVille Next?
While browsing the Cafe World Forum, FarmVille Freak moderator Dark Farmer stumbled upon some interesting news. Another Zynga game, Cafe World, announced via their official forum that they have detected users using illegal programs to enhance game play and are planning to disable accounts using such programs. These programs include: modifiers, bots, cheats, and hacks which violate Zynga's Terms of Service and are affecting the ability to connect to servers for some players.
They have developed a code to detect players using these illegal programs and will disable their accounts. Once your account has been disabled, you will have to contact customer service to resume game play. Some accounts may be reset to "normal" and be further suspended. Their goal is to enhance game play for all users and increase the accessibility and decrease in-game errors.
What does this mean for FarmVille? Could this be a future step for FarmVille as well?
Read excerpt from Official Cafe World Forum below:
"Hiya chefs,
In an effort to clean up some issues affecting the performance of our game servers we detected several programs or sources trying to access the application to change the normal game play experience. These programs, modifiers, bots, cheats, hacks, etc. are a violation to Zynga's Terms of Service, see Usage Rules, and have been affecting all users ability to connect to our servers.
We have implemented code to detect users enhancing their game experience by using programs of this type. Once an account has been detected it will be disabled until the end user contacts our Customer Support team. Accounts disabled may be reset to "normal" game play conditions and be noted for potential suspension if other violations occur.
Our intention is to keep our game world clean of modifiers and enhancement programs as well as optimize the performance for all of our café owners. If you experience any trouble with your Café World account and need assistance please contact our Customer Support team.
Our desire is that everyone that plays Café World have an enjoyable experience and we thank you for your continued support.
The Café World Team" (Source: Official Cafe World Forum)
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
They have developed a code to detect players using these illegal programs and will disable their accounts. Once your account has been disabled, you will have to contact customer service to resume game play. Some accounts may be reset to "normal" and be further suspended. Their goal is to enhance game play for all users and increase the accessibility and decrease in-game errors.
What does this mean for FarmVille? Could this be a future step for FarmVille as well?
Read excerpt from Official Cafe World Forum below:
"Hiya chefs,
In an effort to clean up some issues affecting the performance of our game servers we detected several programs or sources trying to access the application to change the normal game play experience. These programs, modifiers, bots, cheats, hacks, etc. are a violation to Zynga's Terms of Service, see Usage Rules, and have been affecting all users ability to connect to our servers.
We have implemented code to detect users enhancing their game experience by using programs of this type. Once an account has been detected it will be disabled until the end user contacts our Customer Support team. Accounts disabled may be reset to "normal" game play conditions and be noted for potential suspension if other violations occur.
Our intention is to keep our game world clean of modifiers and enhancement programs as well as optimize the performance for all of our café owners. If you experience any trouble with your Café World account and need assistance please contact our Customer Support team.
Our desire is that everyone that plays Café World have an enjoyable experience and we thank you for your continued support.
The Café World Team" (Source: Official Cafe World Forum)
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Thứ Bảy, 11 tháng 2, 2012
YoVille Fourth of July Items coming soon
yoville fourth of july
With July 4th approaching get ready for some awesome items to decorate and celebrate with that are on their way to YoVille! Expect to see some fireworks, patio furniture, decorations and more!! We'll be releasing these items very soon so you can get your house all decked out and ready for you to celebrate this upcoming holiday. Throw a party or BBQ at your place and show off all of the Red, White and Blue Don't forget to get to light off those fireworks and watch them go!! Above is a little sneak peek at some of these items that are coming soon to YoVille!
Well folks that's about all so keep your eyes out for these awesome items in store very very soon. Stay tuned and have fun!
- Platinum Ninja
This is an official post by Zynga's Platinum Ninja.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
With July 4th approaching get ready for some awesome items to decorate and celebrate with that are on their way to YoVille! Expect to see some fireworks, patio furniture, decorations and more!! We'll be releasing these items very soon so you can get your house all decked out and ready for you to celebrate this upcoming holiday. Throw a party or BBQ at your place and show off all of the Red, White and Blue Don't forget to get to light off those fireworks and watch them go!! Above is a little sneak peek at some of these items that are coming soon to YoVille!
Well folks that's about all so keep your eyes out for these awesome items in store very very soon. Stay tuned and have fun!
- Platinum Ninja
This is an official post by Zynga's Platinum Ninja.
This article originally appeared on YoVille Lounge.
Earn Cafe World incentives for playing FarmVille
farmville cafe world free spices
Still playing Cafe World? If you are still cooking and maintaining your farm, you can now earn incentives in Cafe World just for playing FarmVille.
By completing some common tasks in FarmVille such as harvesting your crops, you can earn items in Cafe World like the Premium Spices or parts for your Spice Rack.
FarmVille Freak Craig Horikawa experienced the following notice in Cafe World.
farmville cafe world
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
Still playing Cafe World? If you are still cooking and maintaining your farm, you can now earn incentives in Cafe World just for playing FarmVille.
By completing some common tasks in FarmVille such as harvesting your crops, you can earn items in Cafe World like the Premium Spices or parts for your Spice Rack.
FarmVille Freak Craig Horikawa experienced the following notice in Cafe World.
farmville cafe world
This article originally appeared on FarmVille Freak.
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