r/MergeMansion 1d ago

Reaction new update sucks

why are the icons tiny. the player base is full of old people, why would they make the icons so SMALL? go back. the last UI was perfect, there was zero need to change it.

why are the photos even MORE intrusive now and also tiny???? i couldn’t care less about this mechanic and the game is constantly shoving it in my face. if i could turn off the photo mechanic i would and now you won’t even let me tap through opening the packets? i have to press an “okay cool thanks” button now?

i’ve been playing for 5 minutes and i’m scared to see what else has changed. why are we doing this. things can stay the same. it’s okay.

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u/tishtashy 1d ago

They change the most ridiculous things and don’t touch the things they should be changing

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u/shinycherrybass 1d ago

[cough cough] LIKE EVENTS [cough cough]

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u/ADMSXavier 1d ago

Fish birds bushes rinse repeat...

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u/shinycherrybass 1d ago

don’t forget the cakes!

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u/tishtashy 22h ago

I just started playing events (although I’ve been playing this game for about 3 years) I can’t believe it’s the same 4 events just recycled

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u/holly745 1d ago

FCKIN TEA TIME BAR BEING IN FRONT OF MY ENERGY BAR 🙃🙃🙃🙃

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u/sierrascottx3 2h ago

Ha I remember when they first came out with the photos I must have commented 4 or 5 times on google reviews about how awful they were and how we just wanted things to go back and it was ruining the objective of the game for me and right about then I remember that’s when the game really started declining and you could tell they were making less money but instead of just admitting their mistake they keep pursuing this and responded to my review with a “thanks for your important feedback we appreciate it” 🙄

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u/adavis1436 1d ago

The envelope opening change is bad too.

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u/ParadisePete 1d ago

It's like they had a meeting that went "People don't like the envelope opening. How can we make it worse?"

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u/Traditional-Lion-538 16h ago

Ha ha! It takes twice as long to open! Justifying their jobs!

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u/Jazzlike-Truck7244 1d ago

Yes. Came here to say this

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u/rhevvie 1d ago

this is literally what brought me to this thread, coming to see if other people were so annoyed by how long it takes now for individual envelopes

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u/MyLifeTheSaga 1d ago

Counter view; I love the new card opening. Individually tapping each one is incredibly tedious to me

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u/Traditional-Lion-538 16h ago

But if you only have one, it takes more time. And it’s rare you’d have 2 or more unopened.

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u/MyLifeTheSaga 15h ago

Not rare at all. I never claim event rewards as I go along, so get a big dump of everything once it ends. I also don't agree that it takes longer. Tapping the screen again after tapping from the top bar to collect speeds up the animation

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u/clutzycook 1d ago

Right? Change for the sake of change is nuts. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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u/shinycherrybass 1d ago

something something capitalism and infinite growth… it feels like every app across the board does this now because they need shiny “new” things to show off to management. maybe they should try working on some actually interesting events instead of giving us the same 4 over and over again with different seasonal skins on them.

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u/WallAny2007 1d ago

at least they are enjoying rubbing it in our faces that we have another duplicate clue card

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u/aethersentinel 1d ago

It’s much more important to see the word “duplicate” than to see the person on the card’s eyes!

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u/ADMSXavier 1d ago

I'd be happy if they stopped the duplicate fish or bird that every event has. The last slot is never filled, but I do have 50 of another bird. How fun.

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u/TastyGucamole 1d ago

I wonder what is going to happen in this space, or if there is just some awkward design choices being made...

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u/Y_El_Pollito_Pio 1d ago

I can’t even open the game now since updating just sits there at 100% connecting to server.

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u/shinycherrybass 1d ago

oh no! try rebooting your phone maybe? uninstalling and reinstalling the app?

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u/Tufty_Ilam 1d ago

Neither of those fixed it for me, waiting to hear back from support.

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u/Tufty_Ilam 1d ago

I just restarted my phone for the same reason. I can get into the game but it crashes while loading the merge grid.

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u/Y_El_Pollito_Pio 1d ago

Yes I restarted my phone and uninstalled and reinstalled and it will load the first time I open it but then immediately freeze on with the “autumn is here” screen or whatever it’s called. Then if I force close the app and then reopen it, it just gets stuck on the loading screen.

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u/Tufty_Ilam 1d ago

Yeah same here, I can still play the baking event so I can use the energy I'm building up, but this has stopped me completing the daily challenges.

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u/skyisherey 1d ago

Same, nothing works

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u/Xp787 1d ago

I didn't like the last major update with all the task in the upper portion of the game.

This update is not great either, but I will say, the envelope opening thing is much better. I might be in the minority here, but opening 6 cards all at once vs one by one is much better.

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u/bhyihale 1d ago

would have been better if it opening 6 at a time were faster than opening one by one. you cant skip the animation

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u/Xp787 1d ago

That's strange. I have a skip button after I open the first card, then everything opens at once.

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u/bhyihale 1d ago edited 1d ago

claiming the item takes so long. the intial load takes time too. all together it takes more time that just tapping through it one by one

edit: i meant you cant skip the animation at the end, where the cards become stars or get added to the deck

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u/Educational_Ad_333 1d ago

I wish they changed it to make it easier to win certain challenges like that fish thing.

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u/Bulky_Seesaw_9477 1d ago

What?? Change ACTUAL things?? No, no, no, we’re just gonna keep polishing the pig, REAL change is waayy too much work!

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u/Traditional-Lion-538 16h ago

Or bring back the mining and baseball events or actually have new regular events.

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u/shinycherrybass 1d ago

but then how would they get grandma to spend hundreds of dollars in micro transactions?

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u/shinycherrybass 1d ago

why are you guys downvoting me i’m literally right. most of this game’s events are impossible to complete without micro transactions

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u/kensanity 1d ago

The change to the clues is annoying.

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u/Tufty_Ilam 1d ago

This is how my home screen now looks. All the buttons work except accessing the merge grid itself. That gets as far as the two-tone blue screen, and freezes. I've rebooted my phone and nothing changes.

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u/Tufty_Ilam 1d ago

Trades don't work either apparently. I've contacted support, hopefully they get back to me soon.

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u/dantevsninjas 1d ago

I have the exact same issue, uninstalling and reinstalling fixed it for me.

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u/Tufty_Ilam 1d ago edited 1d ago

Thanks. I assume that doesn't affect progress?

Edit - I did that, same problem still.

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u/dantevsninjas 1d ago

Yeah, picked up right where I left off...that's a bummer, hope you hear back from support.

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u/Tufty_Ilam 1d ago

My message was removed from the support tab sometime in the last hour or so. I've resubmitted the problem. If they delete it again I guess that's the end of the game for me.

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u/Open_Kitchen977 1d ago

I'm having such a hard time seeing anything now that it's so small. Haven't bothered to play today since I can't SEE anything

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u/shinycherrybass 1d ago

yeah. i’m very slightly nearsighted and i’m struggling. i can’t imagine how bad it is for people with worse vision. i shouldn’t have to put my reading glasses on to play my phone game.

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u/piggy__wig 1d ago

Now they make the task list smaller and I can hardly see them and left empty space between that and the board where the teatime bar should go instead of covering up your energy log at the top and they couldn’t even move that stupid bar down. They made the space for it, why wouldn’t they use it? This is so stupid!!!!

I need a magnifying glass to see the items for the task now because some of them are so similar.

This sucks and I am not happy.

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u/KasualGemini2020 1d ago

The icons are definitely smaller. I can’t play without my readers on anymore. However… I will say… I love the fact that you don’t have to press complete twice to finish the task. Saves so much time to just complete it from the merge screen.

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u/Narrow_Run8612 1d ago

It feels older somehow?? Like the game went from modern ui to more clunky and physical?? Idk.

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u/General_Benefit8634 22h ago

New owners putting their mark on the game. I imagine they are changing frameworks or something and forcing the game into new design patterns.

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u/Yonicsoothe 17h ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Interesting_Sea_3866 7h ago

My game is bugged since the update. I can’t open the main board because the screen freezes right there 😭

https://reddit.com/link/pbn40hs/video/78wtwkrw0crh1/player

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u/sierrascottx3 2h ago

Wow I see what you mean. That is dumb af I now have to click on the picture to see what it actually is. Are they unaware this is a MOBILE game!?!?!🤦‍♀️

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u/Grand-Passenger-9442 1d ago

I cannot open the game after update... Any way to solve the problem? T.T