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Is that why I haven't seen the Rube?

Maybe I'm slow to realise this. but somebody just pointed out in another thread that the Rube can only trade with you if its something in a main slot, not in one of your bags.
Therefore perhaps the reason I haven't seen the Rube in such an age is because I have a bag/pouch/toolbox in everyone of my pouches!?
@ Jasbo - cheers, you may hacve solved a mystery for me :)

Posted 17 months ago by Twoodle Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I read the same thing, and thought the same thing...but then, I'm pretty sure Rube has traded me for things in my bags before, but maybe I'm mistaken...so was wondering if this was a new Rube 'improvement' that I missed or if it has been like this for a while.  Though this explanation would explain why I saw him so much when I was at a lower level than I do now...
    Posted 17 months ago by b3achy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have also traded in and out of bags. I know his program got fritzed a few months back but he just is not making a lot of appearances lately.
    Posted 17 months ago by Ani Laurel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • He's probably lying on a beach somewhere sipping a Flaming Humbaba, it's hard work doing all that trading ;-)
    Posted 17 months ago by Morticia Addams Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think he must be able to trade things in bags, all my stuff is in bags and I have traded with him.  It may be the thing in the first slot in the first bag though.  I always keep an apple there just in case, but now I haven;t seen him for ever!
    Posted 17 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not necessarily - I keep a few non-bag objects in main slots and I haven't seen him in at least 3 tests.

    Maybe when you get to a certain level you see a dropoff in the Rube's attentions?  He doesn't love you past level X?
    Posted 17 months ago by jasbo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Some of us were discussing this during the last test. He visited me twice and only asked for the stuff in my main slots not in bags (my orb and spinach). I am level 23 so I'm not sure about the level idea. Maybe he only visits certain streets. I saw him near the mines. We should keep an eye on this situation.
    Posted 17 months ago by Holly Waterfall Subscriber! | Permalink
  • sounds like a good reason to drop a bag at my house and hope to see him to test this theory.
    Posted 17 months ago by Piece of Serenity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Each time I've seen him, including twice recently, he's always wanted my orb, which has a slot of it's own.  Of course it doesn't completely test the theory as I usually have something else in an empty slot, but it's possibly a reason.
    Posted 17 months ago by ♥joby♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have nothing but my Greeters' Badge, focusing orb and bags in my main slots. He has not demanded my orb. In fact the last time I saw him, he wanted one of my tools and when I went to counter-offer he disappeared. He is a mystery to me.
    Posted 17 months ago by Mistress*of*Fishies Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Perhaps the devs could explain how Rube is supposed to work, so we could figure out what's going on?  I've seen him many times over the last month or two, usually at projects, but he's always looking for a particular person, and refuses to trade with anyone else, as he used to do.
    Posted 17 months ago by glum pudding Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That may explain why he has only offered to trade for my Bear the last few times I have seen him.  The Bear is the only non-container in my inventory.  he has traded with me for bag items in the past.  Also he has refused to trade with me because, "I am here for ..." but I haven't heard that line in weeks.  I did not see him in the last two tests.
    Posted 17 months ago by Brib Annie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I saw him twice last test and he always goes for something either in my tool box or were I keep my food and drinks.  Only once asked for my orb.  Of course I like him so much I tell him no the first 3 or 4 times and in fact had to chase him down the last time to say yes.
    Posted 17 months ago by xoxJulie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well to me, he seemed overly obsessed with my orb!  I tried to bargain with him but each time, he just wanted my orb!  Maybe my orb is special?  IDK!
    Posted 17 months ago by ♥joby♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have never had him try to trade anything with me that was in my bags--only in a main slot. When I realized this a long time ago, I started always keeping one slot free of bags with some item in it I'm willing to trade for. When I first started doing that, I traded with him several times each test (sometimes multiple times in a day). That was several tests ago... since then, I have seen him only once. It definitely looks like he has become more rare. I don't know if this is a general thing (the devs decided he should be more rare for everyone), or because I'm just not going to the areas he hangs out in (even though I do wander around pretty much everywhere), or I'm too high level for him to bother with. It would be nice to have some clarification.
    Posted 17 months ago by Shepherdmoon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I ALWAYS keep spinach in a main slot. It's easy to get to.  But I haven't seen the Rube anywhere lately. Not just looking for anyone else. He has just disappeared off the face of Glitch as far as I'm concerned. Maybe that's what they are working on now.
    Posted 17 months ago by KitkatCat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've seen Rube but he hasn't talked to me for months. :(  It doesn't seem to matter what I have or where it is. 
    Posted 17 months ago by Leithwyn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I haven't seen the Rube since before the last reset! Maybe the devs are just tweaking him right now.
    Posted 17 months ago by Owlet Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I met him for the first time last test....I think in Groddle Meadow.  He traded me an engine block for my Emo bear. 
    Posted 17 months ago by marycontrary Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Haven't met him for... months. :[ 

    I'd also love to hear, from devs, how Rube is meant to work (location/player wise). Is it just a matter of 'theres a chance out of 50 that the Rube will visit a particular street when you load it'? Or a timer (like talking rocks/trees etc.) that activates him? Or something entirely different? 
    Posted 17 months ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are there multiple Rubes, or is he just in one place and talking to one person maximum at any given time? I've seen him recently, but he's not been interested in me. I have traded with him in the past though.
    Posted 17 months ago by Xacau Feera Blin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I haven't seen the Rube since April, when he refused to talk to me... I've always had my stuff in bags, not main slots, and he had always traded with me previously with no problems.
    Posted 17 months ago by Essie Kitten Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I traded with him at the last test in deep mine area,he took beans for a juicer,he always cracks me up when he comes he is histerically funny,love his bo-jangle music.and it was in the bag for vegys.have had him about three times since March.
    Posted 17 months ago by Jellybelly Baby Subscriber! | Permalink