Throughout the years we’ve always liked to poke fun of the fact that we were called TSTO Addicts. Afterall, everyone is here because they’re addicted to a silly little mobile game.
One of the ways I liked to poke fun of it was by a regular feature, in our early years, called You Might Be An Addict If…(along the same lines of Jeff Foxworthy’s You Might Be A Redneck If…) And I thought no better way to end our Look Back posts than with a Look back to these classics! Afterall, who doesn’t want a good laugh the night before a major event is about to hit?
Yes, the Moe’s Ark update has hit our app stores. Yes, it’s a day earlier than expected. And no, nothing is wrong with your game…it’s not supposed to trigger yet.
If you’ve downloaded the update from the app store you’ll see that the splash screen and icon have changed, however, nothing else has. This is because the update is NOT set to trigger until TOMORROW, August 1st, at 10am ET.
Which means…you won’t see anything new in your game until TOMORROW at 10am ET. So don’t panic!
So basically right now Springfield is EXACTLY the same as it was an hour ago. Nothing has changed except the Splash Screen and Icon.
Once it’s live tomorrow we’ll be back with all of the Act 1 details…until then it’s business as usual for the residents of our Pocket-Sized Springfields….
Back in 2016, I wrote an article about some of the “Superstitions” I had with my town. Actions that while not being completely OCD, certainly had signs that were tantamount to “rally hats” or “secret rituals” that could/might change the outcome of the game or your day, especially if ignored.
No. Contrary to appearing most often in my “CrankyOldGuy Uniform” for many Addicts Live, I do not have a special outfit that I wear when tapping. In fact, on many days, I don’t even wear pants (do sweats count?) when I am doing my most ardent tapping and designing.
But, I would also like to say that I have overcome my need/fear/obsession with keeping certain tasks running, 24/7. I would like to say it. But, I can’t.
In fact…it ha gotten worse. Let’s take a look at the original post…and then I will illuminate you on how my symptoms have progressed. Continue reading →
It was four years ago, just after the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket was complete and I was filling out my bracket for the 2014 FIFA World Cup that I thought it might be cool to do a The Simpsons Tapped Out bracket. Here we are at the next World Cup and it’s time for our fourth TSTO Addicts Bracket Battle!
How much longer EA can keep Tapped Out going is up for debate. But what isn’t debatable is that there are plenty of character skins in the rich history of The Simpsons universe still not in our little game. We present to you TSTO Addicts’ Most Desired Skin Bracket Battle.
At the very beginning of TSTO Blogging, (which for the most part, started in January 2012 with TSTOTips), it was a Woolly Wild West of heroes and bad guys that were infamous in the TSTO world. There are lots of posts from the past that talk about the details, and the who, and the what. But, there was an actual minor update in the game itself that made reference to some of the best-known.
I wrote a post in one of my earliest contributions to the Addicts world, that made reference to this, and the rest of the post is a hilarious reminder of how far we have come in the game.
Reaching back into the Addicts archives once again for another TSTO Anonymous meeting. This time a topic I think we all can relate to…TSTO burnout.
Something I’m sure we’ve all experienced at one time or another. Heck, I’ve been doing this site for 5 years and playing the game for almost 6 I’d be lying if I said I never felt burnt out on it. People change, priorities change and life gets in the way, so it’s only natural to feel a little burnt out over the game. What’s important is what you do when you’re burnt out and how you handle it overall.
So without further ado, I turn it over to 2016 Wookiee…
It’s that time of the week again, time for the Addicts Weekly Open Thread! So, let’s get the conversation going! Oh and remember…just because this is posted here today doesn’t mean you can’t comment on it all week long. This open thread will still be open for comments long after today is over!
Here’s where you can talk about anything you want to talk about…TSTO Related, Simpson’s Related or ANYTHING. Just no Add me requests…those should go here. We’ll give you a few suggestions (like most Sunday’s you can talk about the current episode of the Simpsons) but for the most part, you’re free to talk about ANYTHING your little Tapping Fingers desire…just keep it PG.
So, here is your Open Thread…..
Yesterday we gave away some very minor spoilers for the next event in TSTO, Moe’s Ark. You can check out the post here. Your thoughts on what’s coming? Excited about the animal theme?
We’ve been taking a look back through the Addicts Archives the last few weeks in honor of our 5 year Blogiversary, thoughts on the old posts? Don’t forget to take a minute to fill out our annual All About You survey, which you can find here.
And finally, how about the rest of your weekend? Do anything fun and exciting? Hopefully, you’re staying cool!
So chat about the Simpsons, TSTO, Update fun, or anything else you can think of! (Just no politics, it never ends well) Can’t wait to chat with you all, you know we love hearing from you!
We’ve received the content package for the next event from EA! Which means…we can share some details in advance with you guys! Remember, we’re all under NDA, so please bear with us as we can’t share EVERYTHING we know until EA tells us we can (which is usually how we operate anyway). But we have the green light to release some basic info about the next event.
So no more guessing, we now know WHEN the next event will start and WHAT the next event will cover! Pretty exciting stuff huh?
So I know there are a bunch of you who like to remain spoiler free (and this, to me, will not violate our spoiler-free policy as this is information provided to us directly from EA. They’re giving us the go-ahead to share…) I’ll post the WHAT below the fold. However, I will say the next event will start (as we predicted earlier this week) on Wednesday, August 1st.
So be prepared on Wednesday, August 1st for the event launch
In the spirit of the TSTOAddict’s 5- Year Blog-O-Versary,I dug waaaaaaaaaay back into the annals (please note the two “n’s) of my archives and found some of my very first TSTO Posts Ever…including a “Hump Day” post (it’s not what you think it is), from one of my first posts with the Addicts Team.
What I found truly interesting, is that in some ways, “the more things change, the more they remain the same” (their have always been glitches, and people complaining about them). What truly made me laugh, is that there were so many references to being “inundated with updates”…which were happening at a clip of one every two weeks. Oh…good player…be careful what you wish for, right?
It’s kind of like a version of “Remember land lines? Remember Blockbuster Video?” while pointing out some of the incredible advances the game has made over the past 5+ years since we have been blogging about it. Continue reading →
Super Safi has been an official member of the Addicts staff for nearly two years now and in that time he’s given us loads of stats, strategies, tips and bracket battles! Not to mention he’s a fixture on Addicts Live!
Way back in 2016 Safi wrote the strategy post to end all strategy posts. A post Addicts, and non-Addicts, have been reading, referencing and linking to whenever the subject of Free Donuts comes up. Yes, Safi was the original author of Kwik-e-Mart farming for free donuts! A post, I’m sure many of you have read before, all about how to buy and sell KEMs to earn free donuts in TSTO! I thought there’s no way we can have a look back week without including this classic from Safi!
So now I’ll turn it over to Super Safi and his stats and strategy in Kwik-E-Mart farming…
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