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I'm so sorry everyone

You see, I am a notorious jinx when it comes to buffs and xp-getting activities.  As soon as I discover a cool way to get a buff or xp, it's hardly more than a couple of weeks (at most) before the devs nerf it.

I finally figured out about rookswort a little bit over a week ago (yes, I've been playing more than year, but I really don't play attention to all the different bits of gameplay).

And see!  They nerfed it.  In fact, when I discovered it, I think I may have mentioned to someone that I hope I didn't jinx the buff.  But I did have a sinking feeling in my gut at the time.

So, I'm sorry.  I'm evil.  I should just give away all my stuff away and stop playing.

Waaaaaah! 

Posted 6 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Maybe an upgrade card is headed our way? 
    Posted 6 months ago by Spineless Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Tibbi...

    Learn about it then have short term memory right after. You can learn about it again soon after. Perhaps things will stop being nerfed then.
    Posted 6 months ago by Rev. Lightbringer Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yikes...I put "just kidding" in brackets...would never unfriend you Tibbi.
    Posted 6 months ago by Anya Karenya Subscriber! | Permalink
  •  
    Posted 6 months ago by Goodnight Groddle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Like energy loss, mood loss is one way that the game actually insists you play it, rather than use it as a glorified IRC channel.  
    Posted 6 months ago by WalruZ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This reminds me of the uber-slow gardening that was introduced a while back.

    That returned to 'normal' rather quickly.

    See what I did there? A ray of hope! See it?

    *sigh*
    Posted 6 months ago by Jesus Christ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Jesus spoke!
    Posted 6 months ago by Rev. Lightbringer Subscriber! | Permalink
  •  
    Posted 6 months ago by Goodnight Groddle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • There are some people who would prefer to spend their entire game experience in chat.  That's not playing the game.  That's chatting. 
    Posted 6 months ago by WalruZ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, glorified IRC channel.
    That is *exactly* what I'm doing in Ur.

    Look:

    Some of us are casual gamers with dayjobs.
    Some of us are casual gamers, period.
    Some of us are power players.
    Some of us are explorers.
    Some of us are social.
    Some of us want to be on leaderboards.

    We are all significant, and interesting parts of this community.

    There.

    I said it.
    Posted 6 months ago by CrashTestPilot Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @MsSparklz: I don't know what I would have done if you had.  :) (I knew it was a funny)

    @Crashtestpilot: Excellent pudding. :)
    Posted 6 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 Crashtestpilot.

    Mood is Glitch's way of saying "Stop having fun guys, this is srs bsns."  ;P
    Posted 6 months ago by Meromorphic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If I could blame you in good conscience, Tibbi, I would. But I suspect it's my fault, because I kept advising people to use rookswort.

    I am VERY UNHAPPY about this nerf, as I built a large energy tank relying on it.

    Bah humbug.
    Posted 6 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think that is how I discovered the buff.  So I guess it's a lesson.  The road to the nerf bar is paved with good intentions.
    Posted 6 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You know, I wonder whether any of the staff/devs actually try playing as avatars with big energy tanks, so they have an intimate sense of how the mechanic actually feels in real play.
    Posted 6 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Three Cheers for Crashtestpilot.  

    I couldn't agree more.  
    Posted 6 months ago by Ooola Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not your fault, Tibbi!! You just keep being you!!
    @Jesus Christ - thanks for the ray of sunshine!!
    @Crashtestpilot - well said!!
    Posted 6 months ago by kastlin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Pooh!

    I like the idea of  an upgrade card though - Voluptua's Munch a Bunch would be good. Perhaps 2 or 3 levels. The first allows munching two, so we have the 10  minutes back and the next level allows munching 12 for a full hour and the last level for a whole Game Day and perhaps a discount on the amount of Rookswort, say 40 instead of 48
    Posted 6 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Tibbi, if you're Jinx,  then I'm Hoodoo.... 
    Posted 6 months ago by ~Scilly~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Scilly: we are a pair for sure. :)
    Posted 6 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It comes down to this: is "play for a long while" the mission statement?
    If not, okay then.
    If so, mechanics should support this.

    I was fine, post-img, cultivating herbs. 30 plots were laid in the backyard, to be harvested in the evening, and replanted, and maybe I'd get to it in the morning. Or the next evening. Rookswort meant I did not have to take mood that seriously. I play 2-3 hours a night, more on weekends.

    If there's another mechanic that can support a casual play style without giving mega-advantage to folks that play more avidly, great.

    I do not know what that is. But what I do know is that TS will find it.

    Smart folks, there.
    Posted 6 months ago by CrashTestPilot Subscriber! | Permalink
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