Board Thread:Friend Code Exchange/@comment-31592479-20171217010844

Long post, but I promise it’s worth it!

Are you posting here? Re-posting here? Re-re-re-re-posting and wondering why you don’t get a lot of results?

Try including the following information:

- Are you a daily player/gifter? If so, say so. When you ask for people to Friend you, you are asking for and offering mutual help in the game. Those of us who play daily prefer friends who do the same, so that we’re reciprocating more or less evenly.

- What is your profession in the game? Are you a Sleuth (camera), Sage (star), Merchant (coin), or Magician (lightning bolt)? If you don’t know, look yourself up in the “Top 1000” tab in your Friends section. (Select “Friends only”, then click “Find me”, then tap your own avatar to see what your icon shows.)

This matters because friends can be hired — and each profession is valuable under different circumstances. If you are a Sleuth or a Sage, some players will find you highly desirable just for that — so tell people up front!

If you are not a member of this wiki, consider joining. Remember, you’re looking to add friends in the game — being just another anonymous seeker isn’t much help there! And there’s a lot of valuable info here, well worth your time.

Another thing to consider: when someone inputs your code, you appear in their Waiting Room —- and at that point, they can look at your stats. If you have hundreds of friends but a low score under Reputation, this tells other players that you aren’t good at reciprocating. You still might get additional friends, but you will not attract players who like to spend time on mutual assistance. (Some people like getting a very high number of friends, so they can get a higher-order bird trophy on their desktop. Others prefer short friends lists, so they can gift and visit everyone regularly.  Generally, players are happier when their friending styles match.)

Last suggestion: watch your thread! This is much easier if you join the wiki. I have seen a lot of threads that went like this:

OP: (posts code) Member replies: “I tried your code and it didn’t work. Can you post a new code?” Or, “Hi, I’m in your waiting list, please click Accept.” OP: (never answers)

Good luck, and happy playing! 