I was actually hyped for this. Spent the $PIXEL, got Farm #4012, did the walk over there which already took long enough, like I’m sitting there thinking okay nice finally got my own land, let me see the plots, let me get a feel for it, maybe start thinking about the route. I get there and the game immediately hits me with more pointless clicking at the gate. Like seriously. I already bought it. Why am I still doing meaningless UX friction on land that’s already mine.
What made it worse is I didn’t even notice right away. I was halfway to the plots before I realized I hadn’t even claimed the gate yet. Had to turn around and walk back. Such a waste of time. That little first moment where you’re supposed to feel good just gets ruined because now I’m not exploring my new farm, I’m jogging back to the entrance to do some dumb extra click so the game can acknowledge the thing I literally just paid for.
Ugh.
And the bookmark thing? Still wasn’t active. Had to walk all the way back. That part annoyed me maybe even more because now the farm still feels weirdly not real until the gate part is done. You buy the place and it still acts like you’re just visiting. I dunno, it’s such a stupid feeling. I was excited. Actually excited. Then I’m standing there at my own gate doing admin clicks like some lost guy who took a wrong turn.
The game had no problem taking the PIXEL though. That part worked instantly of course. But actually letting me use the farm cleanly? Nope. Extra step. Extra stop. Extra little break in the mood right when I got there. I wanted that first walk in to feel good, like finally, this one’s mine. Instead it felt clunky right away and kind of killed the whole first impression.
Spent all that PIXEL just to get to my own farm and get stopped by the gate. Still annoyed about it.
