If you log-in to the game today, you’ll receive three free donuts (twice) and a short little quest line to go along with it. Ironically, this quest line pretty much echoes my burnt out sentiments exactly.

The unabridged quest line is posted after the break, so beware of some minor spoilers. If you don’t want to read the dialogue, just avert your eyes. The only thing you need to know up front is that you’ll need Homer free.

The writers did a great job presenting the argument for and against cheating. Unlimited donuts does take all the fun out of the game, but it’s not very fun to wait all day for tasks to complete and to and be kept from content you can’t afford.

If the game hadn’t earned $100 million dollars in revenue, I doubt the developers would allow such brazen commentary. Anyway, enjoy your Thanksgiving everyone, and your half-dozen digital donuts.

Update: Apparently Pt. 4 was timed-locked, so here is the rest of the quest dialogue…



Happy Thanksgiving Pt. 1

Notice: Happy Thanksgiving! Most people celebrate with turkey, but we’re celebrating with donuts.

Reward: 3 donuts

Happy Thanksgiving Pt. 2

! Homer

TIME CHARACTER TASK 8h Homer Reset the Clock on his myPad

Homer: Oh my God! We got three donuts just because of what day it was?

Homer: I wonder if we could reset the clock on our device, then when the machine thinks it becomes today again, we’ll get another three donuts!

Lisa: Wouldn’t that be cheating?

Homer: No, cheating is when you press a bunch of buttons and get unlimited ammo. This is hacking!

(after the task is complete)

Lisa: That took you a long time, Dad. Normally when you play with your myPad it’s just for a couple seconds.

Homer: I know, but I get confused when I have to go into the settings menu. What the hell is a DHCP? And how much is it costing me to lease it?

Homer: The good news is I was able to reset the clock. Now the game will think it’s Thanksgiving again in 3…

Homer: 2…

Homer: 1…

Notice: Happy Thanksgiving! Most people celebrate with turkey, but we’re celebrating with donuts.

Reward: 3 donuts

Homer: Woo-hoo!

Happy Thanksgiving Pt. 3

! Homer

TIME CHARACTER TASK 60m Homer Post his Hack on the Internet

Homer: I can’t believe that trick worked. Now we can get unlimited donuts!

Lisa: But Dad, that would be unethical. Besides, wouldn’t it ruin the fun of the game?

Homer: The fun of always having to wait 24 hours? The fun of not being able to afford things?

Homer: The fun of not being able to grow crops because my corn still needs 50 days?

Homer: Screw fun — I’ll take the unlimited donuts.

Homer: And more importantly, I can post a video of me doing it on the Internet and get like a zillion views!

Homer: Finally people will realize I’m a genius at computering!

Happy Thanksgiving Pt. 4

! Lisa

TIME CHARACTER TASK 45s Homer Reset the Clock on his myPad

Lisa: Wow Dad, your “How to get Unlimited Donuts” video is getting a lot of hits.

Homer: I know. Move over “Puppy on a Piano” — there’s a new Most Watched Video in town!

Homer: I’m an Internet celebrity… and that never goes away!

Lisa: The only problem is, the popularity of your video is sure to attract the attention of EA.

Homer: Uh…

Lisa: I bey they can put out a patch that fixes that problem pretty quickly.

Homer: Uh…

Lisa: In fact, I bet they’re doing it right now.

Homer: AUGHHH!!! Where’s my myPad?! I’ve got to get my donuts!

(after the task is complete)

Gil: Hey folks, Thanksgiving’s over! Which means it’s a salesman’s favorite of days… Black Friday.

Homer: Oh no, they fixed my hack. And even worse, Gil’s here. I hate this stupid game!

Lisa: There’s probably a lesson to be learned in here about cheating.

Homer: There sure is. If you do it, don’t post it online until you’ve fully exploited it for yourself.

Lisa: That’s not what I meant.

Homer: I wonder if I could have still selected “Reset the Clock” from my job list when my quests was “Post Hack on the Internet”?