# The Simpsons: Tapped Out **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [December 6, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231 "2012-12-06T21:08:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 306
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6107 "2019-05-03T09:11:25Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Over the past two, three weeks I’ve been having severe connection issues. Anyone else? Connection issue to be sure. I’m usually booted once per login. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6108 "2019-05-05T13:57:54Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > At your percentage, cash will become a non-issue, and whether it’s the better play cash-wise will be immaterial. I always go for three donuts. My cash reserves continue to grow, despite my KEM farming and 3-donut strategy. There’s really nothing else of significance to spend cash on. That last sentence is spot-on, but my gonzo KEM farming style… > **[Screenshot\_20190504-212615\_Tapped Out.jpg](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-V2I9F5RVU_CI_rmOaORn6iMWZCip4u2/view?usp=drivesdk)** > > Google Drive file. Costs me $5m every four hours, so lack of cash is still an issue. 😉 I spent a week building to $26m, started spending on KEM’s at 9pm last night, and have $5m left. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6109 "2019-05-08T16:50:04Z")
So is the game dead? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6110 "2019-05-08T17:48:26Z")
I was just in – I’ve had issues earlier today though. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6111 "2019-05-08T17:51:49Z")
This is how the Futurama game basically died. Servers still up but players ghosted by the developers as far as new events. Who knows though. Maybe resources are just temporarily diverted or something. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6112 "2019-05-12T15:54:26Z")
@mattselman tweeted that a new update is dropping 5/14. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6113 "2019-05-13T23:04:23Z")
That’s good news. I’ve been playing for several years and it’s been a nice daily distraction. It sounds like it ain’t over yet. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6114 "2019-05-14T00:21:57Z")
That’s good news. I’m curious if it’ll just be a token update or something significant. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6115 "2019-05-14T10:48:41Z")
Yesterday it made me do a massive update. I had to free up space on my phone. But no change to the game. I figured it was timed to start today. So far I can’t get on today. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6116 "2019-05-14T11:37:06Z")
No problem getting on here. No update, either. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6117 "2019-05-14T11:41:30Z")
Google Play store has the last update as 5.9.2019. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6118 "2019-05-14T16:10:15Z")
Small in-game download happened. Looks like it will be some sort of mini-event that may not start until tomorrow morning. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6119 "2019-05-14T16:34:34Z")
No content update for the Kindle Fire yet, but the zoom issue was fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6120 "2019-05-14T16:49:17Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Google Play store has the last update as 5.9.2019. I have an iPhone. It made me download well over 100 megs yesterday. Have not gotten on today. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6121 "2019-05-14T16:53:10Z")
I don’t know what the hell glitched up on mine. It is definitely my town but now I have no friends. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6122 "2019-05-15T14:55:57Z")
New quest just started for me. Looks like the ladies are complaining about their mother’s day gifts. I already had 12 quests running, so this just adds to the madness. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6123 "2019-05-15T15:42:08Z")
There is currently a bug in the 3rd part where 200 event currency is required to move on but the User Interface caps you to 150. You can get around it by finding Moms manually to send on their currency tasks. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6124 "2019-05-15T15:54:28Z")
Everything seems to be back to normal for me except I still got one server error when I first signed on. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6125 "2019-05-15T15:58:44Z")
Yeah, the server problems seem to be rampant and continuing. Short mini-event. I blew through it already for a few hundred donuts. It filled in a couple of gaps in my “sets” of characters. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231/6126 "2019-05-16T00:45:23Z")
I was really glad for a break, but I hope we get a real event again some day. These are perfectly cromulent updates, but I’d like to have actual fun a few times a year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=305) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-tapped-out/643231.md?page=307)