We were told though by company representatives, that the game was staying intact. So my argument to this statement is that we were tricked into spending real money by false statements by the company.

Well, consider that Zynga is the company who abruptly laid off 20% of their workforce with no prior warning, I'd say that you should be aware that not everyone in the company actually knows what the business plans are. It's highly likely that the customer support staff first learned the game would be shut down at the same time you did.

I wondered about that as well. They seem rather sketchy in my opinion.

Well, consider that Zynga is the company who abruptly laid off 20% of their workforce with no prior warning, I'd say that you should be aware that not everyone in the company actually knows what the business plans are. It's highly likely that the customer support staff first learned the game would be shut down at the same time you did.

I wondered about that as well. They seem rather sketchy in my opinion.

I believe that Zynga had no idea that the after-effects of going public could be detrimental like this, and they're still trying to get themselves straightened out.

Maybe so...... right now I just have a hard time trusting them at all on any level. I feel totally duped.

Our hope is that Big Viking Games or some other company will buy it out, fix the glitches and let it roll. It's got such potential it seems a waste to see it falter.

On a positive note: CNN has been getting reports about this thanks to this site and others and they are investigating so maybe we'll get some press out of it. That's gotta help somebody wanna buy it I hope.

It was up for six years. SIX YEARS. It's not like they pulled the plug early. Besides, if it's such a success - why are they shutting it down? Why would anyone shut down something that generates income?

It was up for six years. SIX YEARS. It's not like they pulled the plug early. Besides, if it's such a success - why are they shutting it down? Why would anyone shut down something that generates income?

I've asked myself that question a million times. I don't know why they would shut it down. It's like they're investing so much into zynga.com that they are letting this slide, not fixing glitches, not addressing hacking issues, not doing anything to maintain the site, but all along asking for our patience and understanding as they fix it all....... taking our money on false promises that it would be fixed, and then slamming the door in our faces instead of fixing it. Unethical at best. We should have had accurate information to make our spending decisions with. I believe I'm speaking for the masses when I say we have all contributed financially in an effort to keep the game going, we've been more than patient, and the response we got was lies. I'll never spend a dime on another Zynga product in my life.

I think you summed up your purchasing decisions in that first few lines. You play for "months".......... I've played this game for years as have most of the remaining yovillians. Buying this hat, or that window for this house or that tree......... it's part of the beauty of this game. It's not a competition (except the contests we have from time to time) but more of just a social outlet where we feel comfortable to invite friends over to our "newly decorated" homes and wear our chic new outfits, hair, hats, jewelry or whatever and visit, or talk or have a sale, or an auction, or group discussion, or meetings, or church, or whatever we want to do....... I can't stress enough that there is NO Other platform on the market like this. I've tried the others, and they are pale in comparison....... This truly is a community.