Due to circumstances beyond their control the Elders are away from the island for a few days. Please be patient. Bugs, Fixes and Quests will be attended as soon as humanly possible.

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Thanks for letting us know. Now to level up so I have more gold for the quest. :)

<3 :)

ok no probs

Cool needed more time myself to lvl up. 26 more casts to go

Thanks, spot. Hope everything is ok with Keith and Dude.
Like Hope said: more time to level up and build some more gold :)

thanks for the update, hugs! :-)

Thanks for the update :) Hope everything is ok.
Have fun everyone :D

Thanks so much for the update!!
Hope everything is fine with Keith and Dude.
Now back to casting..

ah ha thanks for the update was worried the elders had been kidnapped by the shady men, time to level up and earn more gold yip yip xxx hope they are well though hurry back xx

Thanks for letting us know Spot! :)

Thank you. I hope all is well with all the elders.

Thanks for the update.

Cool I can now level up and find more gold.. thanks for letting us know ;o)

I'm with Hope! I am so glad for the delay! I am casting good vibes to all the elders :)

I appreciate the update on the delay... I hope all is okay. I'm also glad to have a bit more time to earn more gold. Happy Casting to All...

Thanks for the info, hope all is well with the Elders.

LOL- I am in the same boat as a lot of people. I need to level up and get more gold so I am happy there is a postponement in the next gold quest!

WOOHOOO..I can level up for more gold then..<Happy Dance>
thankyou for letting us know..Im hoping all is well with the elders

1985 gold and 282 casts til level 26. So it seems like a long time, but I did just level up yesterday. Hopefully the new quest will come out soon. I'll be really sad if 2700 gold isn't enough for it, lol, cause I'll probably have that soon enough! Yah!

Hope all is well with Keith and Dude...
Sometimes the 'other' world encroaches on EI, but what can ya do? ~shrugs~

Hope all is well with the elders but I agree.... gives us more time to level up and make more gold

They sure have a lot of circumsttamcess beyond their control, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. And my dog ate my homework.

Thanks for the update! Have my seeds ready for whenever they are back, now back to enticing the Old Man!

Thanks, Spot...

Thanks for the update, hope all is well or will be well, take care!!

Hmmm. When they get back, maybe they can figure out why the gift function is down. Neither form is loading. :(

Could they have gone to the mainland for what the natives there call the "Superbowl". It certainly could cause circumstances beyond their control. LOL I'll just keep casting til they get back.

thanks for the heads up! (@ Molly: I think the gift issue has to do with Firefox and Facebook somehow, there's another thread in Announcements about that)

Thanks, everyone, for your patience.

@saffron-Considering how involved the elders are in the game, your response is a bit surprising. I spend time playing other apps, and I've never seen any other in which the developers have such a personal hand in the game. They not only develop the game, but spend a lot of time making changes fairly quickly, and add in suggestions by players. In all the other games I play, I think I've seen one time where those devs have actually answered something on their forums, let alone take care of issues as quickly as is the norm here.

We all have real life to deal with. They deserve a break every now and then. I'm saying this not as a town official, but as a player.

Hope all is well with them! I look forward to their return! It gave me a chance to level up again and gain some more gold, so that's always a bonus ;)
And even if it's nothing that urgent...seriously...they deserve a break just like everyone else does ;) Give them some slack! It's a game ;)
This is seriously my favorite app on FB and it's the hard work they put into it to make it so...so even if they want a day off just for the HECK of it, leave it be ;)

*steps off soapbox and goes back to casting happily*

Thanks for the update! Hope everything is ok on the homefront! I agree with Spot that our beloved elders are extraordinarily responsive and involved! We should all remember that they are human, not robots, and have needs and responsibilities outside of EI! I, for one, am happy to wait patiently.

I love this game! Just wanted the world to know =)
confusing yet addicting and fun..
I probably get smacked upside the head for saying this but I need to do a bit more plants to level up and get more gold to buy more plantimal seeds also to catch up with everybody..(65 more casts to go)so i dont mind a few more days..<running and ducking>..Im doing a quest and used up all my unis and crickets..of course to level up teehee..thankyou for the update

I too hope all is well!! Plus I need more gold so I don't mind this break for myself. I'm very addicted and very happy that I get responses quickly. I don't want to play anything else on FB and I wonder, will EI be here in 20 years? What would I do without it? Thank you for all your hard work and a break in between quests! whew!! =0)

Hope all is well! Looking forward to leveling up and having enough gold to finish the new quest. I am so excited to hear about and complete the new quest! :))

I'd very much like to know if leaving the lemonshark on my stand will help with the quest, or should i trade it to the old man?? Any advice please??

Hope all is well, thanks so much for a wonderful game! :) Gives me some time to work on a diffrent quest.

Casting a spell to bring best wishes to Keith and Dude - hope all is ok and you are just taking some time off.

I don't mind the extra time to level up and even if I had enough gold to complete 10 quests, I still wouldn't mind if the elders took off for some well deserved time away from EI.

Love this game and i am glad to be part of the island family. Hugs to all

I'm quite happy to wait for Keith to sort his problems out ...I only hope they are not too serious. It won't kill us to wait for the new quest, and we can either concentrate on levelling up and earning more gold or we can go away and concentrate on our own real lives for a few days (sorry kids I can't cook your tea I need to do my casts is frequently heard in my house lol)

@spot: I agree with you, these guys are really involved in the application and trying to make things better all the time. They do deserve some time off from time to time (dont we all?), and even though many of us have completed all the quests and have nothing much to do, I still enjoy casting the same seeds again and again, wont hurt to do it for a bit longer.
Hugs!

Thanks for letting us know Spot I was beginning to think my pooter was playing up. More time to level up and get more gold - I'm not that far off. Looking forward to the new quest very muchly

Thanks for letting us know spot, we are all happy sitting here and waiting!

Thank you for the update. To be honest, the Elders are usually so good about keeping us posted that I was worrying about them. I hope all is well, and am looking forward to the new quest when they're ready.

Thanks - we know they work real hard - one of the most involved teams I know. Thank em for me. x x x x

@ Spot the ingenious - I agree - it is really good how things get sorted on this game and how involved Keith and Dude get .... they are entitled to live their personal lives too away from this game ! I for one am very grateful to them :-)

@ saffron: I must agree with what Spot has stated.

We all have moments in our lives that seem to go soo smoothly.. everything falling in place at exactly the right time. Then things all of sudden for months on end seem to just not go right at all. It wasn't to long ago there was a family issue that these guys had... they ended up needing to spend time at the hospital. This very well could be the case again... and only those closest to them know the entire story as to what is going on.

These guys lead full lives as we do... jobs outside of home (and this game).. families.. etc.. and the rest of time they are working on this game and trying to get advertisers to help pay for what we are playing for free. Writing code and getting with the artist and making those calls are very time consuming. They HAVE to not only take time for themselves but time for their families as well.


@Keith and Dude... I hope things are not serious for you two. You guys work hard for this game and I am certain the majority of us appreciate all your hard work and time you put into this.

Thanks for the update. I was wondering what was going on. I've been on this island for 7 months and can only remember two delays - this one and the one due to family issues.

I do remember e-mailing Keith about a problem I had with the game and was pleasantly surprised of his and Dude's prompt response to fixing the problem. I think they working very hard on this game and keeping in touch with the players. If they are away from the island for a few days, well no biggie - it's just a game.

Thanks for letting us know spot, I don't mind waiting @ all, hope and pray all is well with Keith & Dude!!

Appreciate the update.... and hope the okes are fine! As you can understand it is just highly frustrating as a player. Why don't they bring in help? I, myself, have been contributing towards the site by buying gold... Lots of times. I don't know what to cast anymore... Please open up one of the other quests again then.

Lots of love
Maxi

WOW,|I want to go to work for you guys, your so forgiving, I've never had a boss who was so understanding. So what, they work hard, I think EVERYBODY does. As for this being a free game, I suspose it is, BUT, it is designed so that they can make money from it, they aren't doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. This is their BUSINESS--Its how they make money. I'm not the one who sets up unattainable goals for them, they came on here and announced when the quest would come out, then pushed it out and then suddenly as we wait patiently they have something (again) that is out of their control. I'm just saying that this is not the first time this has happened.

I, like you, hope that there is nothing tragic happening in their lives, I would never wish anything bad on them or anyone else.

Just maybe in the future, they should not make announcements that they cannot keep. I would not be dissapointed if they wouldn't have given it to me to look forward to.

I don't feel like I should be beaten up in this mannor for an opinion I have every right to have. I may have been the only one who voiced my dissappointment but from other post previous in other threads I am sure I am not the only one who feels dissappointed. I didn't make any promises that I could not keep.

Maybe you should put a disclaimer here somewhere that says you only want to know what people think if it is positive and makes you feel good.