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Simple question about the Crab (no Drama)

On my way to Cebarkul, I passed the Oktyabrya Crab. I expected to be asked to play a tune (I had many MBs with me). No one else was near the Crab. Nothing happened.
I hadn't "played" for the Crab for days.
Is this action random? Or what is it based on?

Posted 59 days ago by Patricia Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • 2 things - you must have a music block in your bags, and you must have a space in your bags to receive the headphones. 
    Sometimes if he is listening to another player, if you walk down the street and come back he will then ask you, if you meet the 2 conditions above.
    Posted 59 days ago by Zany Serendipity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thank you, ZS! I had no room in my bags because I was going to the Tool Vendor to sell MBs.
    Just coincidence that it never happened before.
    Posted 59 days ago by Patricia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Nvm
    Posted 59 days ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • (secretly hoping for some crab drama)
    Posted 59 days ago by scragz Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well you know, I always passed that stupid crab and I've played every song I can think of, even a GNG and that bastard won't give me the stupid badge. So much for making him happy, feh.

    WHY TS?! WHY U SO UNTRUSTWORTHY WITH YOUR CRABS? :((((
    Posted 59 days ago by Juniparr Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The crabs are hard to predict; I only made one happy for the first time yesterday, and I've been playing for over a year!
    Posted 59 days ago by Jewel Stoned Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Juniparr-- that's the funny. Right there, that's it.

    @Jewel-- yeah, kind of like my SO.

    --Me
    Posted 59 days ago by SchWM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Crab Drama. This fall on NBC from produce Dick Wolffish.
    Posted 59 days ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sorry about the lack of Drama but I'm running short of "Shocked & Appalled!" today.

    POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT:

    @Juniparr - I do have the badge. I played a MB for a Crab immediately after the start of a New Day. It was the Best (and ONLY) tune he'd heard that day. And it always seems to help to drink a Crabato Juice just before you play the tune :)

    This post was just to know why the Crab was ignoring me this one time.
    Posted 59 days ago by Patricia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you are trying for crab happy, I find it best to stick with 1 MB, and hit all 5 crabs near Oktybarya every game day.

    Keep track of which one get better results. Avoid consistent low performers, ie DB-3.

    And then just wait for luck!
    Posted 59 days ago by Sturminator 5 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The Make a Crab Happy badge requires an SB-1 to be played to them every once in a while (if SB-1 is still part of the rotation). Otherwise, they're all waiting to hear SB-1 and that'd be why no one is getting the badge with any of the other musicblocks. Once they hear an SB-1, then the other musicblocks become part of the chance for the badge.
    Posted 59 days ago by TomC Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I've gotten the badge with a regular musicblock. Pleasant surprise.
    Posted 59 days ago by Sororia Rose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Dude, Patricia, that's MY CRAB! I don't mean to start drama but he was mine first. Keep your hands off my crab, you glitch!
    Posted 59 days ago by Papa Legba Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Papa Legba - Dude, if he's YOUR Crab then put him in YOUR backyard (with the dead horse)!
    Posted 59 days ago by Patricia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Awwhh, folks, you're just feeling  a little crabby.

    --Me
    Posted 59 days ago by SchWM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We have a Drama Crab? No way!
    Posted 59 days ago by Janitch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Seeing "No Drama" in parentheses makes me laugh every time I look at this thread.
    Posted 59 days ago by Persephone Pear Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My cat Dumbo Jones made the crab happy on his very first attempt, sure he drank a bit of crabato juice first, because one should always feel a bit crabby when interacting with a crab.
    Posted 59 days ago by Keymo Machine Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I always heard that you get a higher reward if you drink the crabato juice before playing, don't think it makes any difference getting the badge, just more currants.
    Posted 58 days ago by Gizmospooky Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I also got the badge with a random Musicblock... not even the GNG. :3
    Posted 58 days ago by Juniparr Subscriber! | Permalink