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[UPDATED] Happy Imagination Day!

Today we pull the giant knife switch to turn on the new Imagination system! We need to squeeze a few chickens and rearrange some bits for imagination, so we are turning off access to the game for a bit today. Your characters will be run through our patented Imagino-matic 5000 to prepare for Imagination.

When we come back, you will almost certainly have a different level (the level curves in the new system are different). You will also be able to spend imagination (iMG) right away, but only on character upgrades (this is NOT the housing reset, so you won’t be charged for land expansion until that happens).

We do not have a hard ETA for when the servers will be back up, but we will provide updates on progress as the day progresses! We will also provide more information on the switch later in the day.

UPDATE (1:15pm PST) - We've completed the player conversion process and now we are testing the various systems affected by the change.  You have probably seen some of the changes to skill learning times and your character!  Even with all the moving parts, we are making good progress.  In a few moments we are meeting to review our progress and determine roughly when the game will reopen to general players.  I will update this post after that meeting.

UPDATE (2:15pm PST) - We are getting close!  Only a few more items to tweak, one last round of internal testing, and then we will open the game again. 

UPDATE (3:30pm PST) - Wow, we are on the very last task on the List of Things that *Need* to Get Done Before Opening the Game Again. So, we are doing that, double checking and we'll be back as soon as we possibly can.

Posted 7 months ago by Mayor Quimby Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Imagination:  472,914
    Posted 7 months ago by Lily Linguistic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Blargh I've been doing other things forever :) *sighs, goes to find something else to do*
    Posted 7 months ago by Kitty Howard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We may be able to spend Img to bring skill times down, but why Should we have to? we put off learning something so we could get BL and its benefits. Now that means nothing and we're docked time /and/ we have to pay to lower it? Extremely unfair - I really hope this is not the case and it corrects itself.
    Posted 7 months ago by Csophae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I agree with Csophae
    Posted 7 months ago by Burgster Subscriber! | Permalink
  • wow, new levels!!! jumping on xl (orhowevertheywillcalledinthefuture) coins will not be frustrating anymore *mecancelsRL*
    Posted 7 months ago by NoYesNo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Imagination 2,131,519
    Posted 7 months ago by Latajea Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Erk! I was at level 44 earlier today and now I have 691,586 I .....but someone else here said that they were at 41 in old levels and now have 908,145.......... confused.

    Is imagination indexed to something other than XP? 
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 99 days 8 hours 26 minutes to learn BL5 and Mining 4 !!!
    SOOOOOooooo glad I have those done already :))
    Posted 7 months ago by BlackWolf Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm pretty sure they have said a few times that those who have learned Better Learning would be compensated :) Wait until it happens before you get too nervous xD
    Posted 7 months ago by Misanthrope Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Imagination 355k
    Good thing I reached level 33 earlier today. =)
    Posted 7 months ago by Foodfight Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ottavia- check your profile page. your level should be down
    Posted 7 months ago by bored no more Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It is on my profile page - but why would someone at old level 41 get more imagination than someone at old level 44?
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Csophae: you don't have to. You can just learn the skills in whatever time they take and not worry about it. That is an option.
    Posted 7 months ago by Flowerry Pott Subscriber! | Permalink
  • oh I see. that's weird.
    Posted 7 months ago by bored no more Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Csophae: Don't get disgruntled yet, we may be compensated in some way (whether more imagination points or whatever, I don't know) for having previously learned the BL skills. Let's withhold judgment/complaints until we see how the new system works :)

    Edit: You're almost done with learning all the skills anyways:) I still have quite a few too go, but it's all good!
    Posted 7 months ago by Omnika Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Ottavia Perhaps it's also based upon how many skills that glitch has?
    Posted 7 months ago by Amarok Subscriber! | Permalink
  • how long will this take?????????
    Posted 7 months ago by Apsd1109 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @BlackWolf: I just looked at the skills page and the learning times for BL5 and Mining 4 are now 77 days. I think the learning times are fluctuating at the moment.

    ETA: The magic rock is saying that a skill cannot be learned while the game is down, but the countdown is still continuing. Weird.
    Posted 7 months ago by Flowerry Pott Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @amarok - perhaps - but I have all skills except two (unlearn 2/3)........maybe things are still a bit buggy???

    @tonya who mentioned she was 41 earlier today etc...
    Posted 7 months ago by Ottavia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are currants converting to iMG also?
    Posted 7 months ago by Burgster Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Apsd1109 As long as it needs to.
    Posted 7 months ago by Amarok Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I dropped 5 levels, but no biggie, I was only lvl. 21 anyhow.  88,332 imagination. Dunno what it all means yet, but excited about the changes!
    Posted 7 months ago by Ravenfeather Noir Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OMG!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Sir Rachel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OMG!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Sir Rachel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Flowery, that was how it worked when the game was closed in first beta too -- if you were already learning something, it kept going, but you couldn't start learning something new.
    Posted 7 months ago by Fnibbit Subscriber! | Permalink
  • only 73,636 imagination...i have a LOT of catching up to do  :(
    Posted 7 months ago by Melanie ❤ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are we there, yet??? Are we there, yet???
    Posted 7 months ago by Xocd Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Csophae, burgster, I'm sure we'll be compensated appropriately for the BLs.  They've got a lot of data to crunch, anything we see right now while the game is closed should be taken with a big grain of salt.
    Posted 7 months ago by Fnibbit Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Omg omg omg. Im sooo nervous lol!! So much to do when the game comes back up...
    I dropped 7 levels though. Wowzers hahahaha I mean it's the same thing I know but seeing the number made my tummy do a backflip. Level 23 lol. 240,000 imagination. Hum... Interesting.
    Ahh hurry the anticipation is killing me. Haha
    Posted 7 months ago by Clickadee Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nothing going to stop us now. (to play until "several hours" has passed)
    Posted 7 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i dropped 13 levvels :( back at 25 :(
    Posted 7 months ago by Sir Rachel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sir Rachel: Everyone has dropped levels. The scale is different.
    Posted 7 months ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Sir Rachel,

    Everyone who was a 60 dropped 18 levels
    Posted 7 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 2,131,519 Imagination - well at least it is a start
    Posted 7 months ago by Zunar Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Folks, we're working hard getting things ready for you all. Lots of testing!!

    :)
    Posted 7 months ago by kevbob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ok, will catch up on changes tomorrow - have fun Glitchens
    Posted 7 months ago by riscy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Better time than any to start working on my lab report that's due on Friday at 8:00am but I'd so rather glitch!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!! Withdrawl is kicking in! Don't know how much longer I can last!!!!!!
    Posted 7 months ago by Tawanda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • and it's my birthday! thanks for the update TS!
    Posted 7 months ago by Khetnen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i think its safe to say we all appreciate your hard work.
    Posted 7 months ago by Burgster Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks kevbob!!! *waits on dishes to be done*
    Posted 7 months ago by Gertie Mack Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OMG! 81 days, 17 hrs, 41 mins to learn Mining 5.   Ugh!
    Posted 7 months ago by Jarrah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Kevbob, thanks for the update!
    Posted 7 months ago by Mrs Moneypenny Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In my profile it says my level dropped from 34 to 25... *cries*
    Posted 7 months ago by Raul Crimson Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Omg so the Skills time is correct?
    Posted 7 months ago by Polly Nomial Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Greatest. After-School surprise. Ever.
    Posted 7 months ago by ❅Cobalt❅ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Imagination 2,217,219

    My level has dropped from 60 to the 'meaning of life, the universe and everything in it!'
    Posted 7 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • :D Yes! So, so Excited! Thank you staff for all your hard work!
    And happy b-day, Khetnen!

    Edit: @ Raul: Everyone's level dropped. Part of the new revamp.
    And for everyone worrying about skill time, we'll probably be able to upgrade to some version of better learning with imagination so you can decrease learning time again. And we'll likely be compensated in some way if we already learned the better learning skills.
    Posted 7 months ago by Omnika Subscriber! | Permalink
  • how is it that someone who is the same level as me has 1/3 imagination or more? 

    I am really not happy seeing that..
    Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *double post, yay*
    Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Lord Bacon-o, I can't remember the last time that the internet made me swear out loud in amazement, but your link just made me curse like a drunken sailor.  I might never play Glitch again!
    Posted 7 months ago by Sloppy Ketchup Subscriber! | Permalink
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