Ahoy there Addicts, let’s have a look at the cash offering for this mini event, Nathaniel and the Candy Shoppe.
As ever this isn’t exactly a Should I Buy, more like it’s a look at what you get if you decide to spend some real money, so you can make your own minds up.
Here’s what’s in this post:
• Basic info
• Questline with Dialog
• Permanent tasks
Lets get started then, shall we . . .
Basic info:
• Cost: In- app purchase, 300 Donuts bundle
• Name: Nathaniel
• Type: Character
• Premium: Yes
• Voiced: Yes
• Questline: Yes
• Animated Job(s): Yes, 8 and 12 hour tasks
Bundled with:
• Name: Candy Shoppe
• Type: Building
• Built: 6 seconds
• Earns: 135 $$s and 15 XP every 4 hours
• Job(s): Yes, Nathaniel and “Youngsters”
Assorted kids have a premium 30 minute task, Overload On Sugar
That also comes with:
• Name: Boarded Up Candy Shoppe
• Type: Skin
• For: Facade for the Candy Shoppe
You’ll need to find this in your inventory
Questline with Dialog:
Nothing So Sweet, part 1:
Nathaniel: The Candy Shoppe is back and better than ever, and I have the citizens of Springfield to thank.
Dr Hibbert: I’m your biggest fan! The more sugar you provide, the more patients I get!
Nathaniel: Anyway, why not repay their kindness by offering one free bag of candy to every customer?
Moe: *holding garbage bag* He never said how big a bag!
• Make Nathaniel Sell Sweets – 4 hours
Homer: This candy tastes so much better knowing that it’s free.
Marge: Homer, go easy on the sugar…
Nathaniel: Don’t worry, Marge, as long as he’s chowing down on sweets, he won’t be drinking himself into oblivion.
Homer: I’m drunk off candy!
Marge: It’s always the same with you.
Reward: 100 $$s, 10 XP
Nothing So Sweet, part 2:
Nathaniel: Well, the Candy Shoppe is doing great business, but there’s a lot of Springfield I have to thank for giving us a second chance.
Nathaniel: And how better to show that than by helping out?
• Make Nathaniel Offer Repair Services – 4 hours
Willy: Ach, what’s with that gear in your hand, laddie?
Nathaniel: Pardon me sir, I was just lending a hand, giving back to the town we’ve been so graciously raised in.
Willy: I’m the handyman in these parts! Mending’s my middle name, and I won’t be usurped like some John Balliol!
Nathaniel: Who is John Balliol?
Willy: Did you never take Scottish History, you daft dunlin?!
Reward: 100 $$s, 10 XP
Nothing So Sweet, part 3:
Willy: Oh look, it’s the guy trying to steal my gig as the angry handyman.
Nathaniel: Is there anything I can help you with?
Willy: Stop being so nice, it’s weird and annoying!
Nathaniel: It’s just in my nature to help out… but if it makes you feel better, you can Venmo me.
Willy: Ok, fine, I do have a wee problem. Do you know a way to get ink stains out of carpet?
Nathaniel: Hmm, ink stains? How much ink are you talking?
Willy: Well, the budget got cut at the school, so now all the kids are using ink and the feathers I pluck from my goose, Goosius!
Goosius: Honk!
Willy: Anyway, the kids are spilling ink all over the new carpets.
Willy: It’s like a Jackson Pollock painting in there!
Nathaniel: Hmm… have you tried baking soda?
Willy: Do ye think I’m some gowkish Grampian?! Of course I’ve tried baking soda!
• Make Nathaniel Try to Clean Carpets – 4 hours
• Make Willie Pour Himself a Glass of Scotch – 4 hours
Nathaniel: Well, I tried every stain removal process, but I guess this ink is permanent.
Goosius: Honk!
Willy: What a great idea, Goosius!
Nathaniel: You speak goose?
Willy: Goosius thinks we should just stain the entire carpet with ink!
Nathaniel: Actually, that’s a pretty good idea, Goosius.
Goosius: Honk!
Reward: 200 $$s, 20 XP
Permanent tasks:
• Task: Refill The Caramel Vat
• Time: 1 hour
• Earns: 105 $$s, 26 XP
• Animated: No
• Location: The Candy Shoppe
• Task: Buy Sugar
• Time: 4 hours
• Earns: 260 $$s, 70 XP
• Animated: No
• Location: Kwik-E-Mart
• Task: Sell Sweets
• Time: 8 hours
• Earns: 420 $$s, 105 XP
• Animated: Yes
• Location: Outside – visual
• Task: Offer Repair Services
• Time: 12 hours
• Earns: 600 $$s, 150 XP
• Animated: Yes
• Location: Outside – visual
• Task: Craft New And Terrible Sweets
• Time: 24 hours
• Earns: 1,000 $$s, 225 XP
• Animated: No
• Location: The Candy Shoppe
There you have it, over to you. Is this a must-buy, a maybe or a hard-pass?
Your opinions might help any Addict who’s not made up their minds yet so please share your thoughts in the comments.
Purchased The character 4 300 Doughnuts
I still have the character n The Building But sure enough
It shows him in the store at end of event…
Wondering if it is a glitch cause I thinking could U have multiple of him in the town? Just curious if any other ppl saw this also..
This seems to be the second event in a row where the real cash character isn’t an option for me. It appears in the collection view, but when I go to buy donuts there’s no character there
I even bought the 300 donuts to see if it was hidden but no, no character 🙁
I purchased this character. I really liked his outfit I thought it was cute. I wanted to support the game last time but did not liked the character they were offering. So I don’t mind purchasing this one at 20 dollars.
Hard pass. I have no problem with using real world money to support the game. Usually we see a 132 donuts bundle with a character but a 300 donuts bundle at $27.99 is too much to ask for just a character/building combo. EA is getting a little greedy with this one.
I had to take a mo when I saw it was the 300 Ds pack for this and go make sure I’d not mis-read it. !!
To be fair with 2 games on the go I usually pass up on these anyway and stick to buying Black Friday tokens and the odd golden scratch-r ( actually got 3 games going, but the latest never gets anything unique from events, only regular store or vault items and the odd repeatable deccie – so I can check what’s in store if they return )
Amazon are taking the mick too, in the UK it’s £17.99 on both my android tablet and phone but it’s £19.99 on the Kindle
Good morning! Hi are we going to be able to vote in the brackets for the splash screens?
I think that finished a while back.
Safi would know but my memory is, ermmm . . . !!