The Simpsons: Tapped Out issue with Syringes (only receiving money & XP) gets acknowledged

If you are a mobile gamer who is into city-building games, you must have heard of The Simpsons: Tapped Out. Developed by EA Mobile for Android and iOS, the game was released in February of 2012.

To date, the game has managed to generate over $200 million in revenue, the city building game offers different types of buildings many of which are directly carried over from the animation series. As you complete quests and levels, you will be able to be collect characters and buildings that will help you unlock more

The developers ensure that The Simpsons: Tapped Out stays and feels fresh by frequently updating the game in the form of new events and challenges.

With that being said, The Simpson: Tapped Out players are now reporting that they are having issues collecting syringes after the Halloween event ended. This has frustrated many since the issue popped up during the last quest making it impossible to complete.

Solutions such as reinstalling the game and clearing cache do not seem to work either. The game is currently awarding money instead of syringes. You can see in the image below that the game offers money and XP.

@EAHelp hi on Simpsons tapped out the last quest with the syringes won’t let me complete it even tho tried several times (and have re-installed game) – also several times I got extra donuts (all 6) I purchased with in game coins from finding Maggie but they haven’t shown up.
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I found this bug today when I wanted to claim my finished jobs reward. After the Halloween event ended I still had to collect a few syringes (I had 165 at the last part) and I sent my workers do to it. After the 4 hours passed I tapped on the thumbs icons, it even showed the syringe symbols but it didn’t raise the amount of my syringes. I did it again and tried to collect today (11th Nov.) but I’m still at having 165. What could I do to collect the rest?
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As it turns out, EA Help said that they were aware of The Simpsons: Tapped Out issue with the syringes and are working on a fix. However, they did not share any ETA on when the issue will be fixed.

Hey there gamer, thanks for reaching out. I’m sorry to hear you’re having trouble with Tapped Out. Our team is aware of this issue, and are working on a fix. Thanks for your patience while they do so. Please reach back out if you need help with any oth… https://bit.ly/30swXhC
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We hope EA releases a fix so that players can complete the quests as intended. If and when they do, we will update this article so make sure you stay tuned for more information.

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