New Feature: Soda Squad

@Kathy_Shattuck, I did the same thing. And now,  no one is getting points, but me. I'm so disappointed, mad, frustrated, upset, etc.

@disappointedbyking and @Kathy_Shattuck I feel your pain.  I intentionally did not try to finish the last one because I was doing all the work.  So I had high hopes of being teamed with more active players.  Three of the five are sitting at zero.  I have over 50 points and am thinking, why bother.

New here in the discussion but playing soda a long time. Now at level 1300. Been reading these discussions and let me try and give some extra input on a more positive note.
- In order to progress in the game at any acceptable rate special candies are needed.
- The new events prevent (unwillingly or by design) players from getting special candies.
- King is not prepared to listen to players and will not return or introduce better way of getting special candies.

So the question becomes: is there a way of progressing in the game under the current conditions?

The way I progress is as follows:
- I keep a strategic reserve of about 20 gold bars (=extra turns) and about 10 hammers. I do not play when I have less.
- I check the game every 2 days tot see if there is the event bubblegum hill. If so I play.
- Bubblegum hill is the only event left that gives reasonable a reward for my effort. It is doable when I use my strategic reserve.
- Completing bubblegum hill rewards 6 hammers and gold bars depending on time.
- I check to see if I can do bubble gum hill again. If this takes long I get more gold bars. If it takes only a few minutes I try to complet it again (and earn again 6 hammers).
- At the end of the bubblegum hill event (lasts a day or so?) I usually have obtained about 10-20 goldbars and 20-30 hammers.
I then use the excess over my strategic reserve to progress in the normal game. Usually using this much gold/hammers means I can kickstart a few levels in a row and get the benefits from the rainbow path. 

Using the technique above I can still progress through the game at a pace of several dozen levels every other week. I has been made more difficult by King, and less amusing sure, but it is still not impossible. First get your special candies through bubblegum hill, then progress levels, and do not get tempted to use all candy/gold.  

monnikhof said:

New here in the discussion but playing soda a long time. Now at level 1300. Been reading these discussions and let me try and give some extra input on a more positive note.
- In order to progress in the game at any acceptable rate special candies are needed.
- The new events prevent (unwillingly or by design) players from getting special candies.
- King is not prepared to listen to players and will not return or introduce better way of getting special candies.

So the question becomes: is there a way of progressing in the game under the current conditions?

The way I progress is as follows:
- I keep a strategic reserve of about 20 gold bars (=extra turns) and about 10 hammers. I do not play when I have less.
- I check the game every 2 days tot see if there is the event bubblegum hill. If so I play.
- Bubblegum hill is the only event left that gives reasonable a reward for my effort. It is doable when I use my strategic reserve.
- Completing bubblegum hill rewards 6 hammers and gold bars depending on time.
- I check to see if I can do bubble gum hill again. If this takes long I get more gold bars. If it takes only a few minutes I try to complet it again (and earn again 6 hammers).
- At the end of the bubblegum hill event (lasts a day or so?) I usually have obtained about 10-20 goldbars and 20-30 hammers.
I then use the excess over my strategic reserve to progress in the normal game. Usually using this much gold/hammers means I can kickstart a few levels in a row and get the benefits from the rainbow path. 

Using the technique above I can still progress through the game at a pace of several dozen levels every other week. I has been made more difficult by King, and less amusing sure, but it is still not impossible. First get your special candies through bubblegum hill, then progress levels, and do not get tempted to use all candy/gold.  

Monnikhof,
That was very sweet of you take the time to type that, but I have a wee problem,  I've played for a long time, I'm in the 2800s.  I used to play every day. until King began systematically destroying the game.  I have NEVER seen anything called Bubble Gum Hill.  I've asked what it is but have never gotten an answer.  

@Monnikhof, your post means you buy a lot of boosters, not much otherwise. BGH is a challenge, you may win it or not. If you don't have 10 hammers (I think you mean lollypops), you don't play, and how do you replenish your stock? To win BGH  3 or 4 times in a weekend is impossible for me. If I get it once, it is a good score. To get your 10 -20 gold bars and 20-30 hammers, you have to win 4 to 6 times. It is not possible, unless you use Cheat Engine or another cheating help.
If you have been playing for a long time, you should b much higher. Level 1300 takes a year or so to reach, let us say 2 at the most, and I don't have your strategy! I'm close to 3000, I was ar 1300 a year ago.
Sadly, when I read such a first post, I can't help but strongly think it is created by King, not by a player. I don't believe it... and it leaves me with a bitter taste.