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Others are cutting back, too: After Kira Greer's rush from her meeting, she says she plays the game differently, planting only crops that take a few days to harvest, not a few hours. "It is a neat, orderly place that I can escape to, and where things unfold in a relatively predictable fashion, and I can work out all of my needs for domination and power and control in a safe environment." "What these games give me is a sense of control over my life," she says. "What these games give me is a sense of control over my life." – FarmVille player Cheri Van HooverCheri Van Hoover, 56, tends a real 11-acre farm in Washington state, but she's glued to her virtual fields, too. So it's kind of fun to have your own crop, go in and harvest them, feel like you're doing something."īy utilizing the simplest action-reward gameplay mechanic – borrowed from a Chinese game, which was itself inspired by a Japanese RPG – Facebook's farm games have quietly turned millions of people into constant gardeners (and consistent gamers). "I spent a lot of time on my aunt and uncle's farm. "I was raised around farms," says Leslie Nautiyal, a 64-year-old from Rockford, Illinois, who says she's hooked on FarmVille. The Consumer Protection Commission in Taipei said that they will clarify the responsibility of GDE and Facebook and gave warning to the netizens to be more cautious about online consumption.The appeal is natural. "Besides, the game is a good way to maintain relationships with friends and you can invite them to play the game together," said Chen.
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"It's convenient and simple to play and we don't have to download anything". "I think what is special about the game is that it provides a good platform for office staff to kill time and relieve pressure," a Facebook user, surnamed Chen, told The China Post. Users on the Web sites can make new friends, send messages, play games and take informal psychological tests.
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Hsu has not received any response from Facebook and he plans to sue the company.įacebook is a free social networking Web site and the game was developed by Hong Kong 6 Wave and recently has become widely popular in Taiwan. The spokesperson of GDE said that they will show customers' dealing records to the police to resolve on-line consumer disputes. They only help to sell the loadable cards and on-line currency for the games, and check for customers' adding value. But the company said that they are commissioned by Facebook. Hsu earlier made claims for compensation from the cash cards company, Gamania Digital Entertainment (GDE). However, his crops were still stolen by other players and he was asked by the Web site to spend more money to feed the dogs.
Later, he bought four guard dogs from the Web site to protect his farm from other players, said the report.
The netizen originally bought the cash loadable cards and added NT$300 (S$12.93) value on it. In some cases, customers didn't receive virtual currency after paying. But such functions raised disputes with customers, including double charging on credit cards. However, Facebook users can pay through credit card, cash, Paypal or cell phone to buy virtual currency for extra functions in the game. Players have to spend all day taking care of the farm and prevent other players from stealing products. The game is a virtual farm run by players growing vegetables and raising livestock by themselves. The netizen, surnamed Hsu, spent a total of NT$2,000 (S$86) in seven days on a game on the Facebook Web site named 'Happy Farm', and accused the company of luring consumers into spending more money on the game, said the report. ASIAONE / NEWS / LATEST NEWS / TECH / STORYĪ Taiwanese netizen plans to sue Facebook for deceiving him into spending money, according to the United Evening News.