[Survey] Transformation: Hungry Shark


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We’ve successfully transformed all the sharks! What combinations did you go for?

We would like to gather your thoughts and feedback about the event. Below are a series of questions you can rate: What was good about the event? What can be improved? Ratings range from 1 (the lowest) to 5 (the highest).

We always appreciate your feedback, but please remember the forum rules and keep it constructive!

Thank you for your time and feedback!

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The Howrse Team
 
EchOw
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Poll

1. How entertaining was the contest? 1 = Boring, 5 = Super entertaining

2. How easy to understand was the contest? 1 = Not intuitive, 5 = Super intuitive

3. How easy was it to progress in the contest? 1 = Very difficult, 5 = Very easy

4. Are you satisfied with the rewards you received? 1 = Unsatisfied, 5 = Very Satisfied

5. How visually appealing was the contest? 1 = Poor, 5 = Magnificent

I am happy with the event. I was able to stock up on titan's challenges pretty easily instead of going for the pets. The only thing I would change is when choosing a prize the icon for the sharks were quite small.
Twist of Fate
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Mobile was a disaster for this event. It didn't tell you to merge two sharks together at the start. I ended up losing two days or so while waiting for a forum answer. And I couldn't see if there were any bonuses when I was applying my prize to a horse or anything. It would have been nice to be able to play more.

But the artwork was lovely and it was a cool concept. ^ ^
FlutterCry
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Prizes were none of the ones that are most useful to me. Not a bad game, but would like to see more relevant prizes next time.
Blatchford
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I wasn't expecting howrse to use the popular Hungry Shark game, and it was a bit of a surprise for me. But I also thought it was a very good decision.

I'm sure most players have heard of, if not played, the Hungry Shark game. I personally have played it for many years. So to see it used in an event and as an influence for the new shark-horses was quite trendy and creative.

I'm always a big fan of these merge events! So, as always, I'm very happy with this event! I was able to get the new shark companion, although it did take up most of my time to get it and this left me with about 2 or 3 days to get everything else. Personally, I thought the prizes were good, but they just weren't what I wanted/needed, especially as I tend to collect BM items because I am quite picky when using them.

I can excitedly say that I am interested for the next event! I can't wait to see what other surprise howrse has to offer, and I do hope that they incorporate another familiar game into more events in the future as I'm sure players enjoyed this theme.
hoOf oN bEat
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This event gets a solid review from me solely because of the prize pool. Having titans challenges as a prize was huge for me and also even though there were a few companions they weren't the overwhelming majority of the prizes and there was a good balance of other prizes available, plus the ability to choose what prizes I wanted to go for.
HalfElvishVixen
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I like the event. I like the graphics I think they were cute. I kinda wish the event was lil longer.
Applesauce.exe
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The artwork for merge events is always really good, and the events are easy to understand, but... While I would not say it is "difficult" to progress in these events, it absolutely is SLOW, without spending passes.

I definitely don't hate merge promos, but I can't say they're a favorite, either, based on the slow pace.
Becky Barnes
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I loved this one because I could choose what it was I wanted to "win," which was harmony packs. I scored 5 of those bad boys during this contest, and that saved me a LOT of passes.
ashmonster
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I was glad to see that we could choose whether or not we wanted a match's prize, and if not, we could undo a match from happening. Not a lot of howrse games allow that to happen, so it was nice to have a choice whether or not to accept the available prizes.
Acorn000
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Thank you again for the fun games you give us to play and earn free prizes! I really enjoyed this game and especially being able to choose my own prize by combining the sharks to get the prizes I wanted. I did earn one of the Fantasy Shark companions and several other prizes as well like the Kairos Dial, Achilles Heel, and Fertility Wand.

I appreciate the fact that when we moused over the sharks needed to combine in order to win a prize they got bigger so we could see what was needed. Great idea!
Asking
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Event ended before I could get any items. Next time can there be a window of time to use sharks you already have on your board to claim prizes?
Gothic Potato
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-i finished out with 5 harmony packs, so on that I'm satisfied.
-we need a grace period to use the last sharks on the board. I had saved up quite a few hoping to squeeze in one last harmony pack, but those were all gone in an instant with no opportunity to merge them for lower prize options.
-the mobile tutorial does not prompt to merge sharks 1 and 2 to make the first prize. This has now tripped people up in at least two merge events.
-9 merge levels is too many; it makes reaching the higher prizes agonizingly slow for those that choose them.
-while I have played hungry shark and appreciated the collab, that game's art style does not fit well with howrse players' preferences. Instead of the cartoony and fantasy sharks, maybe it would've been better to opt for more realistic designs.
-while this is a slow event type, it does work well to give people a break between the more demanding events. Only needing to check in once or twice a day is great for players that are busy irl. (It might be nice to have events where people can choose their play-style based on their time needs.)
-overall, I liked this event, but it definitely had some flaws that could be improved upon
Mewados
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And one last thought: it would've been great if this event was run during shark week. It'd just fit so well
Mewados
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Event ended before I could claim my rewards! There should be a timer displaying how long is left. I use the mobile app
AislingMc
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Mewados wrote:

-i finished out with 5 harmony packs, so on that I'm satisfied.
-we need a grace period to use the last sharks on the board. I had saved up quite a few hoping to squeeze in one last harmony pack, but those were all gone in an instant with no opportunity to merge them for lower prize options.
-the mobile tutorial does not prompt to merge sharks 1 and 2 to make the first prize. This has now tripped people up in at least two merge events.
-9 merge levels is too many; it makes reaching the higher prizes agonizingly slow for those that choose them.
-while I have played hungry shark and appreciated the collab, that game's art style does not fit well with howrse players' preferences. Instead of the cartoony and fantasy sharks, maybe it would've been better to opt for more realistic designs.
-while this is a slow event type, it does work well to give people a break between the more demanding events. Only needing to check in once or twice a day is great for players that are busy irl. (It might be nice to have events where people can choose their play-style based on their time needs.)
-overall, I liked this event, but it definitely had some flaws that could be improved upon


I agree with with the need for a grace period to merge the last of the sharks. I had a few left over I could have used plus I think I had one that i would have gotten right at the same time everything disappeared. I am not sure what use that is.
Lynda Pellitteri
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It Was Fun And Enjoyed The Gifts But Really Don't Care For Ascent Of Olympus Getting Sick And Tired Of Ascent Of Olympus Being Extended Month After Month It Needs To Stop And Go Away
Matthew M Freeman
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I want free fragments so i keep playing. I won about 260 fragments for hungry horse even thou i use all the ones and twos in other prizes like harmony packs and wandering horses some look like sea horses or merhorses to me depending on tail etc
Ravenknight
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Matthew M Freeman wrote:

It Was Fun And Enjoyed The Gifts But Really Don't Care For Ascent Of Olympus Getting Sick And Tired Of Ascent Of Olympus Being Extended Month After Month It Needs To Stop And Go Away

Ascent of Olympus is a side game of sorts. You don't have to pay attention to it. I like to play it to get certain horses so I don't play for all the ones being offered. Just ignore it if you don't like it.
Lynda Pellitteri
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I thought the grand prize of the fantasy sharks would be the most valuable prize, so I spent all my time trying to get two level 9 sharks, and I did, but then I had almost no time left in the contest to get any other prizes. The prizes offered were great but more time would have been better
littlemissv6
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It is always Fun but unfortunately Spent quite a Few passes but then I Was very sick and couldn't get on my computer until later(I think) Tuesday couldn't retrieve the rest of my items ans was going for white shark so I have decided to stop spending my hard earned money.......giving player's an extra day to retrieve our giftsdefault smiley :'(
nodesign23
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I know that I lost some of my sharks as I would forget to log in enough times to prevent getting the 3 all full, so in the end to get the level 9 shark 4 times, to give me 2 of the Fantasy Sharks that I wanted, I had to spend passes. Luckily for me, I had collected my passes x2 from Quindecim on Sunday, so I did have passes to use.

I wasn't a fan of the artwork this time as some of the sharks were creepy in my opinion, but like anything else, that's my opinion & isn't everyone's.

I do wish we would have had more time though so I could have worked on getting some of the other prizes.
Gayle5
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This right here is how you do an event! I wasn't too keen on the new companion, so I went for other bmi. Nice, easy to understand, and easy to progress. I know some events are harder, but this right here gives an example of how it should be.
jungkookiebunny1
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[quote=1404424749]I wasn't expecting howrse to use the popular Hungry Shark game, and it was a bit of a surprise for me. But I also thought it was a very good decision.

I'm sure most players have heard of, if not played, the Hungry Shark game. I personally have played it for many years. So to see it used in an event and as an influence for the new shark-horses was quite trendy and creative.



I actually never heard of it, but it's a good marketing strategy because The Hungry Sharks game is just another Ubisoft game. From their point of view - they will probably get some new players to play their other game.
MyLittlePonyLover
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I'm surprised that so many people were saying that the game only allowed time for one Fantasy Shark prize and nothing more. I do understand where people are coming from. I unfortunately had to make a lot of sacrifices during the game too; there was loads of things on that list that I would've loved to collect and some extra time or less wait time in between receiving lvl 1,2 or 3 sharks would've been appreciated.

That said, I was able to save up for the Eros Egg (lvl 9 shark merged with lvl 5 shark) three times!! And then, I even managed to merge a Hypnos Blanket (lvl 1 shark merged with lvl 5 shark) and about 2 or 3 Blue Hungry Horse Fragments (lvl 1 shark merged with lvl 2 shark) with the remaining time. Given how many lvl 9 and lvl 5 sharks I made, it seems like people should've been able to get the top prize in addition to a couple other high ticket items.

Again, I would never argue with extra time if that's what people are advocating for, but I think some people are over-exaggerating a little bit to say that the time only allowed for one item. Overall, good game this time Howrse!!
Desireethebreeder
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Desireethebreeder wrote:

I'm surprised that so many people were saying that the game only allowed time for one Fantasy Shark prize and nothing more. I do understand where people are coming from. I unfortunately had to make a lot of sacrifices during the game too; there was loads of things on that list that I would've loved to collect and some extra time or less wait time in between receiving lvl 1,2 or 3 sharks would've been appreciated.

That said, I was able to save up for the Eros Egg (lvl 9 shark merged with lvl 5 shark) three times!! And then, I even managed to merge a Hypnos Blanket (lvl 1 shark merged with lvl 5 shark) and about 2 or 3 Blue Hungry Horse Fragments (lvl 1 shark merged with lvl 2 shark) with the remaining time. Given how many lvl 9 and lvl 5 sharks I made, it seems like people should've been able to get the top prize in addition to a couple other high ticket items.

Again, I would never argue with extra time if that's what people are advocating for, but I think some people are over-exaggerating a little bit to say that the time only allowed for one item. Overall, good game this time Howrse!!


The problem is that other promos don't require you to give up so many prizes just to get the main one, you win it as you progress. It doesn't help at all that this promo has a lot lower take home payout than other events. Most other events also allow you to get the fragments through progress, they don't expect you to give up a decent chunk of the promo currency to keep the divine within the usual price range.
Oathkeeper
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