Chopping is *painfully* slow compared to every other aspect of the game. It took me ages to complete the one task to get 250 pine logs. It is very, very, very slow. Whereas if you're Hunting, or Mining, or Fishing, they level up at appropriate speeds + you get appropriate rewards. Chopping however is broken, it is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too slow. Maybe its bugged, idk.
I know you want to defend your game... But one task was to get 120 or 250 Pine Ore. Even with all my current bonuses, I had like a 10% chance to get an single piece of wood. My estimates were always like 20-30 per hour. Yet, you say tasks are easy to accomplish and people should focus on them.
I get the feeling you aren't testing the *EARLY* parts of your game, only the ultra ultra late game. People aren't reaching the late game, due to how painful the early game is.
And yes, Idle games do take time. Like I said, the other things are an appropriate speed. Mining, Hunting, Fishing. They are fine. Chopping is either bugged or broken.