Shipyard issue, Response from Devs

[selvek1]

I sent a message to support regarding my ship not going to other islands and therefore not receiving any help back from those players i had helped. Here is their response:
They took a look at my profile and the one active for me -quote - We are currently testing a few versions of the 'Build your own ship' feature. Yours doesn't provide for your ship to follow you on other moorings, other players will not show on your island either. I'm afraid that we dont know how this will evolve quite yet, it all depends on the feedback of you players. They also state they cannot promise any changes in the short term.
So quite frankly my shipyard is useless. I will be wasting no coin or gems on buying any further upgrading of it if all it going to do is go to my own islands and not help me get any help back from my 'friends'. Its just another decoration.

[Checkers420]

My shipyard is gone this morning. Was there when I went to bed and must have been Harvy destroyed it overnight. I spent 999,999 on the chest and over 10,000 karma on stuff. I'm not even going to waste my time with a ticket. They don't care about the player at all. I think interns read and respond to tickets and they don't do anything about problems. And Pablo ran away.

[Starlarose]

I sent a message to support regarding my ship not going to other islands and therefore not receiving any help back from those players i had helped. Here is their response:
They took a look at my profile and the one active for me -quote - We are currently testing a few versions of the 'Build your own ship' feature. Yours doesn't provide for your ship to follow you on other moorings, other players will not show on your island either. I'm afraid that we dont know how this will evolve quite yet, it all depends on the feedback of you players. They also state they cannot promise any changes in the short term.
So quite frankly my shipyard is useless. I will be wasting no coin or gems on buying any further upgrading of it if all it going to do is go to my own islands and not help me get any help back from my 'friends'. Its just another decoration.

When you visit people in the WM or your friends list your ship does go to their island even though you cannot see it. If they have the version that can go to islands and see the ships then they may see your ship. I was able to add Ely to my friend list when she visited Kittykaatz island. I could see her ship even if she could not see my ship or her own ship. I was able to open her ship and visit her island. So there is some benefit to you.
Also, when I visit islands that do not have the shipyard, I see people's boats in the docks on those islands too. I would see your boat. Only four boats show at a time. When someone new arrives the oldest visitor vanishes.
Checkers , the disappearing ship seems to happen a lot. No worries, log off and on a couple of times it will return. And your upgrades will be there. Mine has disappeared twice already. It came back.

[Rimmy3420]

Seems we have 3 varieties of ships;

The Titanic, looks magnificent but crashes into an iceberg before you can do anything.

USS Eldridge (Philadelphia Experiment) It's really there but you can't see it.

The Magic Christian (Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr movie) The world's most luxurious cruise ship. Just it isn't really a ship and never leaves port.

I have a Magic Christian

[Ely321]

I sent a message to support regarding my ship not going to other islands and therefore not receiving any help back from those players i had helped. Here is their response:
They took a look at my profile and the one active for me -quote - We are currently testing a few versions of the 'Build your own ship' feature. Yours doesn't provide for your ship to follow you on other moorings, other players will not show on your island either. I'm afraid that we dont know how this will evolve quite yet, it all depends on the feedback of you players. They also state they cannot promise any changes in the short term.
So quite frankly my shipyard is useless. I will be wasting no coin or gems on buying any further upgrading of it if all it going to do is go to my own islands and not help me get any help back from my 'friends'. Its just another decoration.

I got the exact word for word back as well re my ship and it does/n't do the same as yours does so we got the "make you look rude for not reciprocating" version of the beta hopefully they will release the full version soon so we won't look like we are snubbing to people with the full version

[JoannaK]

I got the exact word for word back as well re my ship and it does/n't do the same as yours does so we got the "make you look rude for not reciprocating" version of the beta hopefully they will release the full version soon so we won't look like we are snubbing to people with the full version

I hope they will release full verson for all too, but not because of "looking rude" issue, but because it is much more fun and it gives much more interaction with other players, which we were all looking for.
But Ely, even when they release it to all, there is no way that you could ever reciprocate to all players that are visiting you and leaving something for you. Even if you have all 5 kibbles on max level and they give you 5 treats every 9 hours, and you are on your game 18 hours, that is still only 10 treats per day, and visitors are comming and going, and you can not add them all to your list (untill you have your treats ready to give them), as we only have 8 spots which are mostly allready taken.... My friends have left me so many trats so far, that I could not reciprocate them in two life times. So, just loosen up about reciprocating issue.
The way I see it, we are selling thing on WM, and happy buyers are comming to our islands to leave us something or to help on our dives in return, if they have anything to give, or free seal to help. Many don't. On the other hand, we have our friends from our friend's list, which are, in my case, people that I've been searching for, for a year, and I finally had an oportunity to find them, which makes me happier then ever. I can not even reciprocate to those 8 alone, I can only do as much as I can. But I can sell them things they need during Tradefests, which can help them finish more bonus rounds and obtain more stickers or what ever they are after to, as well as during any other event that is important to them. THAT is my biggest gain from this feature, and if it all that is, I am more then happy, even if they take this ship feature away from me.

[Ely321]

Joanna, pot calling the kettle black!!

Wasn't it just the other day you were upset cause you couldn't reciprocate to everyone? join everyone's dives?

I know I can't reciprocate to everyone but there are some people that deserve it and I can't give even to them like this funny scroll/map looking avatar, how do I give them a treat?

hopefully they roll the full version out to everyone and don't just make it a decoration

[Scubakat]

Well if it truly depends on the feedback of us players how this evolves then this is definitely one case that someone should put up a poll. Not me, I don't know how.

[Ely321]

Well if it truly depends on the feedback of us players how this evolves then this is definitely one case that someone should put up a poll. Not me, I don't know how.

Poll here:

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=83933

please everyone vote-we want this ship full steam ahead

[JoannaK]

Joanna, pot calling the kettle black!!

Wasn't it just the other day you were upset cause you couldn't reciprocate to everyone? join everyone's dives?

It looks like it is all about this word "reciprocate". In my mind it means "to return in equal amount" and because of that I never used it.