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Where Did THAT Come From – Catapult

Step 1… place undesirable object or destructive apparatus in the bowl-shaped bucket of the catapult.

Step 2… aim at area where object needs to be sent.

Step 3… pull lever and go get dinner.

Step 4… make sure dinner isn’t what you just catapulted.

Hello there fellow warfighters!  Wookiee popping by with even more Where Did THAT Come From info for your reading enjoyment.  For this edition of WDTCF, I thought we’d take a look at our newest item which is a medieval version of a siege weapon originally created by the Ancient Greeks… the Catapult.

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Where Did THAT Come From – Barbarian Homer

“All my life I’ve lived by a code; and the code is simple: Honor the gods, love your woman, and defend your country. TSTO is mother to us all. Fight for her!”

Whoa… maybe watching a movie about Trojan horses and playing/blogging about the current TSTO event isn’t a good combination.  Anywho… in the middle of all this, you may find yourself wondering just where all the items in the Clash of Clones event come from.  The easy answer is the game it’s making fun of but not everything is from THAT game.  Some of it comes from the Best. Show. Ever. For this edition of WDTCF, I thought we’d take a look at the origin of Barbarian Homer.

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Clash of Clones Stuff (A Special Where Did THOSE Come From)

Attack! Defend! Destroy! Maim!  Invade!  Nerds!

Phew… way too much war in this Wookiee’s blood.  I keep waiting for someone to yell “MEDIC!” so I can go help them.  Wowza… we’re about 2 weeks into the Clash of Clones event and I figured it was time to start some WDTCF goodness for my favorite tappers.  Of course, a lot doesn’t even come from The Simpsons.  So, my thoughts on this whole thing are that EA decided somewhere in the writers/creative team offices that it’d be fun to turn the tables and do something different.  Additionally, one or two of them might have a grudge against a certain strategy game that is #1 in mobile apps.  The result of course is the current shenanigans we find ourselves in right now.

Of course, to lampoon something properly, you have to emulate it and I thought it’d be interesting to take a look at that.  First up, we have to know a bit more about the original item being made fun of.

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Happy Labor Day from the Addicts!

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Well here in the US today marks the unofficial end of Summer….Labor Day.  I think it’s funny how here in America we don’t bother using calendars to mark the start and end of our summers…we just know Memorial Day is the unofficial start and Labor Day is the unofficial end.  Sometimes I think we just like the excuse for a good Barbecue!

Of course Labor Day isn’t really about the end of summer…and it isn’t only celebrated in the US (our friends up in Canada are celebrating it today as well…). Labor Day (or Labour Day) is a celebration of the workers movement.  It’s meant to honor those who contribute to the strength and prosperity of their country.   (you can read more about it here)

Anywho… most Americans will spend today soaking up what’s left of their summer and spend time with their families and friends down the shore (can you tell I’m from Jersey?!) at parades, picnics and watching fireworks!  And since Bunny, Wookiee and I are all located in the US… you can throw us into that bunch!  Don’t worry… we’ll still be popping in and out of the comments throughout the day to help you with all of your Clash of Clones questions.  Just keep in mind it might take us a little while to moderate through all the comments, so we thank you in advance for your patience!

We hope you all have a GREAT day!  Do YOU have any plans for today?  Did you enjoy your summer?  Sound off in the comments below, you know we LOVE hearing from you!

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NERDS!!!!!

Hopefully you read that in the appropriate Ogre voice from one of the best 80’s movies ever.  So here’s the skinny on the Saturday Nerd deal.

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1) We verified in the files that it was supposed to happen.

2) With rare exceptions, it seems like nobody got the promised nerds.  Please comment if you did see this.

3) After a nice talk with Justin from EA tech support, we don’t know what the deal is.  He was very helpful but couldn’t verify the issue or promised nerds for me.

4) If the nerds are a big deal for you, contact EA.

Troubleshooting 101- Contacting EA

I wouldn’t advise the call me option because that’s what I did.  Justin’s recommendation was to put in a work ticket.  I’ve done that and will update the post when I hear more.  Just a friendly hint, EA may say this wasn’t supposed to happen and we’ll all be right where we were at the start.  As soon as I get a response, I’ll let everyone know.

5) According to Professor Frink, NERD stands for Not Even Remotely Dorky.

6) Good news for now is a lot of nerds lives were saved in the whole ordeal.

7) Not much else.  In the grand scheme of things, this is a very minor deal and TSTO will go on.  Apologies from the Addicts Team for any frustrations.  I wish I could magic up the promised nerds for you.  As always, stay classy like usual and keep on tapa-tap-tapping in the free world.

8) UPDATE: I received an email from EA Customer Service that stated they were aware of the issue.  They honestly didn’t say much else beyond thanking me for my “pro-activeness and positive approach” but I did receive donuts for contacting them so thank you to all the readers from the fuzzball!

TTFN… Wookiee out!

Troop Replenishment Saturday is Here Again!

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UPDATE 8/30/14 @ 1645 EST: Got a call back from EA.  All the info I found out is in this post.

UPDATE 8/30/14 @ 4 PM EST: Just like a lot of you, I haven’t received the nerd replenishment either. Waiting for a call back from EA so I’ll keep you posted. ~ Wookiee

Saturday IS Troop Replenishment day!  A reminder that at 2pm EDT (1800 GMT) reinforcement troops will arrive in your Springfield and your troops will be maxed out!  So be sure to use up what you have BEFORE 2pm EDT (1800 GMT)…because you won’t get a second chance today to have them replenished by EA.  

Once 2pm EDT rolls around, many of you will be seeing this message on your Tapping Device informing you that a new wave of  Nerds are ready for battle in your Springfield!

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And when you sign into Springfield you’ll see this message popup:

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Your troops have now been maxed out!  A little gift from EA…

Remember this won’t hit until 2pm EDT (1800 GMT)…

What do YOU think of this addition?  Are you enjoying Clash of Clones so far?  How are your nerd troops holding up?  Sound off in the comments below, you know we LOVE hearing from you!

War 101: Character Tasks & Elixir Earnings

Storm the castle!  Batten the gates!  Launch the fireballs!  Man the catapult, trebuchet and ballistas!  Any one got any Greek fire?

Oh hey there tappereenos.  I guess I got a bit carried away with all the war in my town.  In the midst of this war, we all find ourselves with lots of questions.  Some of these include “Which characters earn elixir with tasks?, “Why the heck should I level up my characters?”, “What does it do?” , “Why is Wookiee so dashingly handsome and clever?”   Well… click more if you’d like to find out about character tasks and elixir payout.

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Elixir vs. Gold

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For the first time that I can remember an event has TWO types of currency associated with it!  The Clash of Clones Event uses both Elixir and Gold to advance in the event, so what’s the difference between each one?  What do they each do?  Let’s break it all down….

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Clash of Clones Glitch Report Take 3: Today’s Update, Elixir, Marge, Depleted Payouts and More…

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Another day another set of glitches, this update seems to be full of some odd ones!  So let’s get straight to the latest report…

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Character Level Up

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Springfield has been transported back in time and things are looking vaguely familiar to another mobile game out there.  Oh the Clash of the Clones is upon us!  And with it arrives 4 new character skins for Homer, Lisa, Bart & Marge!

One of the new aspects of this event versus previous events is Leveling up.  With Clash of Clones you can level up your Castles AND Characters (only the Simpsons).  Castle level ups improve your town defense, increase your nerd production and increase your max nerd total, among other things.  Castle levels ups cost Elixir, the new in game currency for the event, but Character level ups those cost Gold, the prize currency for the event.  So, just what do character level ups do?  Let’s take a look and find out….

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