The "adding buddies" thing is not as fun and effective as it once was. It is bad enough that time zone differences mean less people at any given time, but often others won't even add you so you can get the bonus.

Still need 2 people tonight so I can get my bonus, but no one is staying around long enough/not adding and the game freezes up (surprise, surprise). Just irked at this game anymore.

It is difficult to add buddies sometimes. Some people get paranoid for some reason. Often like you said, they add you and run off and then you're stuck trying to add another before another buddy runs off.

I hate when they do that. I always stick around until they get their action completed.
Impatient much?

I lag really bad and I mean REALLY bad so anywhere with more than 3 players I can't do much anyway
I'll get a request and then a deny over the top pf the other three pop us so yeah
I just don't bother its only 30 gems anyway most times I only need that last few to do a cash in at the end if the numbers don't add up right
A score of 4.5 and above gets 300 and 60 gems which is quite a few anyway

OR you could do what a lot do and just buy them with YoCash

I understand

besides trying to do gems at the same time every day there isnt much else you can really do ------ I found if I do gems right when the clock resets my chances of not needing to add anyone to collect the extra gems is reduced. ----- it might be different for you, but see if you can do gems at the same time every day -- and those you add I hope are also doing gems at the same time everyday ----- you will keep running into each other at gems .... reducing the need to add people (not that u shouldnt, it's harmless and a good way to make new yo buds)