Discussion Shrink kit options are not happening for a long time

[nice2haveu]

Shrink kits options are not introduced in the game for a very long time. Don't know when was the last time shrink kit used. Diamond farming players may use it regularly but other players chance to use that option is more like forgotten feature.

Care event main building they could have introduced. Future plan on improving great buildings can be introduced with shrink option to differentiate between new feature improvements in gb and old gb features.

 

[Fury the Avenger]

You might want to check the "end of board" reward in the current event.

 

[joyfulrider]

You might want to check the "end of board" reward in the current event.

World challenge??

 

[nice2haveu]

You might want to check the "end of board" reward in the current event.

Do we have any new shrink kit item introduced in the event?

 

[Fury the Avenger]

Do we have any new shrink kit item introduced in the event?

The introduced again the shrink kit for the wishing well. It was removed from almost everywhere and now it's available in multiple, like in the anniversary event.

 

[nice2haveu]

The introduced again the shrink kit for the wishing well. It was removed from almost everywhere and now it's available in multiple, like in the anniversary event.

I am not talking about wishing well shrink kits. I mentioned diamond farmers because they have a necessity to use shrink kits and it is available for them.
But the shrink kits logic on new event buildings not appearing for many years.

For example, selection kits, upgrade kits, time-limited items, fragments are coming very often in every events.
Why they are not introducing shrink kits on new buildings on any events.

Rogue hideouts, Wishing well and Cider mill are the ones, I can remember these many years of playing.
Even if I missed other buildings which had the shrink ability, the total count cannot cross more than 5 as per my guess.

 

[Fury the Avenger]

I am not talking about wishing well shrink kits. I mentioned diamond farmers because they have a necessity to use shrink kits and it is available for them.
But the shrink kits logic on new event buildings not appearing for many years.

For example, selection kits, upgrade kits, time-limited items, fragments are coming very often in every events.
Why they are not introducing shrink kits on new buildings on any events.

Rogue hideouts, Wishing well and Cider mill are the ones, I can remember these many years of playing.
Even if I missed other buildings which had the shrink ability, the total count cannot cross more than 5 as per my guess.

You forgot the wishing well version available in the GE: Fountain of Youth.

Also Cider mill doesn't have a shrinking kit. It has an enlargement kit!
It also change some of its production from affected by supply rush to not affected by supply rush.

So basically there are only 2 shrink kit in the game (fountain of youth is a copy of wishing well, with separate base/upgrade).

 

[Sl8yer]

Rogue hideouts, Wishing well and Cider mill are the ones, I can remember these many years of playing.

Those many years must have done something to your memory. There isn't and there never was a Cider Mill shrink kit.

Only All Ages buildings have a shrink kit. Event buildings have not been all ages for some time now and if they are, they are only 1 square, so no reason for a shrink kit.

 

[nice2haveu]

Those many years must have done something to your memory. There isn't and there never was a Cider Mill shrink kit.

Only All Ages buildings have a shrink kit. Event buildings have not been all ages for some time now and if they are, they are only 1 square, so no reason for a shrink kit.

My context is size altering behaviour on new event buildings are not happening for many years and mainly preferring shrink kit option.

Not every all ages buildings have a shrink kit choice (champion retreat, drummers school, color guard camp).

Like @Fury the Avenger mentioned, cider mill enlargement option also not coming in any events. This behavior they purposefully stopped like I heard somewhere (not able to find where it is, might be in Q&A live session with real developers during fall event years ago). But more than enlargement bahavior, I prefer to see shrink kits options on new events buildings which is not happening at all.

Recently, they made a change like, final level of a building road connection not required in many event buildings (even in QI it happens). So bringing shrink option on platinum or gold upgrades will be an interesting addition to the game.

For care event, main building is 6x6 size which is a best example to bring shrink option to make it 6x4 or 4x6 size. Like this, many items can be addressed with shrink kits.

Event buildings with 1 square you thinking of shrink kits, really surprising thought.

 

[All Free Now]

People who didn't do diamond farming they might have forgot already that shrink kits are part of the game if they didn't come across rogue units building shrink kit.

 

[CrashBoom]

they also stopped making buildings bigger with upgrades

Graveyard, Cider Mill, Confectionary, Tree of Love

 

[xivarmy]

My context is size altering behaviour on new event buildings are not happening for many years and mainly preferring shrink kit option.

Not every all ages buildings have a shrink kit choice (champion retreat, drummers school, color guard camp).

Like @Fury the Avenger mentioned, cider mill enlargement option also not coming in any events. This behavior they purposefully stopped like I heard somewhere (not able to find where it is, might be in Q&A live session with real developers during fall event years ago). But more than enlargement bahavior, I prefer to see shrink kits options on new events buildings which is not happening at all.

Recently, they made a change like, final level of a building road connection not required in many event buildings (even in QI it happens). So bringing shrink option on platinum or gold upgrades will be an interesting addition to the game.

For care event, main building is 6x6 size which is a best example to bring shrink option to make it 6x4 or 4x6 size. Like this, many items can be addressed with shrink kits.

Event buildings with 1 square you thinking of shrink kits, really surprising thought.

Generally the context of shrink kits was for buildings people felt they "had to" have even though they were years and years old. So in this context for shrink kits, it would make most sense if there was some 3+ year old building lacking in average value that you still felt had real value due to a unique aspect of it. Anything in mind?

 

[nice2haveu]

Generally the context of shrink kits was for buildings people felt they "had to" have even though they were years and years old. So in this context for shrink kits, it would make most sense if there was some 3+ year old building lacking in average value that you still felt had real value due to a unique aspect of it. Anything in mind?

I didn't think with 3+ year old buildings. Just expecting this option for some new big event buildings in the game which can be added in the future.

Since you asked, few old buildings can also be made use of shrink kits,

Golden crops (6x4) can be shrink to 4x4 size to brought with more stats.
Like wise Festive canal, Ferris wheel, Sunflower oil press, World's fair trade etc can also gets into similar change where these are done only after final levels.

Eagle/Bear mountain, Hanami bridge, Chocalatery etc these 4x6 size can be shrink to 4x4 after final levels.

Art exhibition (4x4) can be shrink to 3x3 size to include battle boost stat if possible. (Most wanted antiques few years ago but now left alone)

The Crow's Nest, Olympic treasury, Siusuan mill can also having option to shrink with better stats are much nicer to bring into the game.

Pirate's hideout, Viceroy villa these 5x6 size can be shrink into 5x4 size after the final levels.

These buildings can be enhanced easily with shrink kit option, but I mostly prefer it with new buildings. I missed many buildings, I just added whichever came to my mind.

Also, they are bringing platinum upgrades to buildings and surely they can bring diamond upgrades also. Platinum or Diamond when they bring it for any existing building they can alter the size too without shrink kit (so any existing building doesn't need to bother about shrink kit ability).

More design work for sure but creative design team will love to alter the sizes of building, since they might also give much interest to bring those buildings back to active state facing the current reality of game features with futuristic design view.

 

[xivarmy]

Most of those buildings you listed aren't special the way rogue hideouts and wishing wells are though. Sure something like the golden crops is outdated - but it's probably more likely to just get another premium upgrade with much more stats to fix that, if anything. What would you refuse to give up even though it's potentially suboptimal these days?