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Originally Posted by FarmTownNewbie

Glad you all like the new flowers. Some are nicely done.

I designed a petunia clump and submitted it back in June, and Raul said it was accepted and asked for more flowers from me. I designed a dahlia clump and sent it for approval, but never heard another word, not even a "not suitable" which would have been fine: I illustrate for a living and can take it.

But, these items take a lot of time - a flower has to be painted in six stages.
I did write to Raul three times asking if they were going to use my two designs. They paid FC for the first one, but not the second as promised.

I wish I knew what happened, but give up. This is no way to treat a paying customer - I do buy FC. Not anymore, for this game anyway.

Ya'll enjoy the new designs. I do hope the artists got their fake money for them.

Farm Town Newbie~ I am sorry your experience was not the one you had hoped for. I will say that all things in life effect us much by our own expectations. You did mention being compensated for one of your submissions, so you were not totally ignored? That being just my point of view. You made mention you do this for a living, KUDOS to you, I think that is awesome. I wish I were able to do such a thing. I just love to play in my paint program and enjoy having the opportunity to actually do something that maybe someone could use. You are so right it takes many hours of time. Maybe you feel more disrespected by this because you do make a living at it. Your expectations may have been a bit higher. My expectations on the other hand were little to none and I do it for fun.I can say, of course in an ideal world assuming people have a lot of extra time, and weren't swamped with tons of stuff from many people, more of a reply might be nice. I can only speak of my own experience and would like to say that I felt like Raul treated me very well and spent a lot of time and patience with me in getting things "just right" and compatable with farmtown. I took initative and made up many different flowers in all stages, certainly with no promise of use. I did so based only on his expression of the possibility of them working. So I chose to take the chance and put the time in on them, fully knowing he owed me nothing. There were times over the few months I would not hear back from him for a long time. I had to assume he was busy or decided not to use my submissions, either way I felt happy to have had the opportunity and left it at that. I in no way felt he owed me anything based on the fact that he indicated he could use them. In fact I did not even expect compensation until they were launched. I was thrilled come the time they were ready to be launch. I was, in Raul's defense also more than thrilled with his compensation to me, so in answer I did recieve all and more than expected. Had it gone nowhere, I would have certainly in no way judged or had bad feelings either. I know we all want explaination for things that don't turn out the way we want, but this was not like they were recruiting for a contract job. They were just again offering the chance for people here to be more involved if they had something that could be used. I would say you could look at it in the way of you may have actually got more than many others did. I do just a little bit wonder, if this was something you felt strong about and felt you needed to warn others, why you only bring it up now, after someone else's things are being used? I also am not sure I understand the warning? From what I see you submitted a flower and were paid for it, meaning in FC, which you now seem to mention with distain, although that is all that was ever offered. You then submitted a second flower that he may have asked for, but decided for some reason not to use. You think you would have felt better about that if he wrote you back and said he couldn't use it? Or would that have opened another can of worms? I must be missing something for real here, because I still do not understand what he did or owed you to make you this angry, and why you waited til now to mention it? Please do not misunderstand me, you do have every right to feel what you feel, noone can tell us how we should feel. I just hope a different perspective will maybe make you not feel so slighted or even if you do feel slighted except that and maybe not be so harsh in judging others. I really do believe ALL people do the very best they can at any one moment in life, thats lol not to say they wouldn't do it different one moment later. I am truely however sorry that you gave up on it and have bad feelings. I think it is wonderful for all players to have things special on their farms that they had visioned, and nice to share it. even if they cant draw it to provide pictures in hopes that someone else can.

Maybe we should start an area under suggestions for pictures to be posted of items we would like to see on farms?

Sincerely, Debbie