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ROOK! THE FULL THROTTLE EDITION

So were you thinking, this ain't so much, right up until  it attacked your screen?

i.imgur.com/44b1I.png

Posted 18 months ago by caley dunn Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • i.imgur.com/KPVuW.jpg
    Posted 18 months ago by mileena Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i'm still wondering what substantive effect it had...

    very cool though. :)
    Posted 18 months ago by BeatFreq Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 - no lag with all those people and all those rooks!  Much better than the alpha run of the rook.  Nice build up, great music, cool.

    -1 - seemed to not really be all that scary once you got past the novelty of the screen being broken (which I did think was cool).  the alpha test, didn't the rook freak the animals out such that they needed attention?  I didn't see that in this one, save for a sad butterfly two streets away.  In the middle of the attack, the sole pig on the street was pretty happy. :)

    Still! Rook! Yay!
    Posted 18 months ago by zeeberk Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wait, that happened THIS test? Why am I doing work instead of playing??!?!?!?!
    Posted 18 months ago by Shwan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The Rook is a bird? *prepares a crossbow and preheats the oven*
    Posted 18 months ago by Cerulean Subscriber! | Permalink
  • And lmao if it's true that the rook traumatized other animals. That's endearing. Of the other animals, not the Rook, lol.
    Posted 18 months ago by Cerulean Subscriber! | Permalink
  • imgur.com/a/2zkdC
    Posted 18 months ago by lucy jane Subscriber! | Permalink
  • That stupid bird is probably going to be what issues in the reset. *kicks it in its stupid bird brain*
    Posted 18 months ago by Cerulean Subscriber! | Permalink
  • zeeberk: There was at least one butterfly that needed to be revived afterwards.  I couldn't find any more, but it's possible that it gets worse as it happens again and again.
    Posted 18 months ago by Tony Danza, Ph.D. Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What causes a rook to attack your screen? I want this to happen to me
    Posted 18 months ago by Taylor Swift Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Bear in mind there was only one pig  there, and what, two/three chickens and a couple of butterflies and I was giving them plenty of attention. (What? don't look at me that way)
    I  greatly hope that the Rook manages to gather up some buddies and presents us all with a major attack to defend against.
    Posted 18 months ago by caley dunn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for the 2nd rook attack (in Alakol) - awesome to work together to revive animals in an entire area.  Very cool!
    Posted 18 months ago by zeeberk Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I loved it when it broke the fourth wall and looked right at me!
    Posted 18 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • it was so awesome working together reviving! 

    I absolutely yelped in fear when the rook broke through my screen - and the damage it did was so cool - especially since it wasn't as real as it looked! 
    Posted 18 months ago by Wren Bramble Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It was completely awesome right out of Hitchcock. Loved the whole effect.
    Posted 18 months ago by SHOff Subscriber! | Permalink
  • And the Marrakesh attack was everything I had hoped for, despite the casualties, or because there were some.
    Posted 18 months ago by caley dunn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • See why we keep 'surprise' features from you?!    ;)    I'm glad ya'll liked the rook attacks.  Just so you know, this is only a PREVIEW of the Rook attacks.   

    Yep, there's more to come.
    Posted 18 months ago by Pepper Rose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • well  this isn't the first time the rooks have attacked,, so it's not as if it's new, but it's been awhile.
    Posted 18 months ago by caley dunn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Got a bit laggy for me.But I loved it.
    Posted 18 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • it was very very cool.
    Posted 18 months ago by coolbettycakes Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was there, it was very cool! I loved the music and the lead up and then my screen been attacked... although afterwards was hard work, reviving animals and trees on not just the main street but surrounding streets too!
    Posted 18 months ago by BumbleBeez Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Love the idea of the rook attacks. I would love it if the stories trees, animals & rocks tell us would include mention of the rook. He's completely absent from the folklore.
    Posted 18 months ago by FrankenPaula Subscriber! | Permalink
  • There's one of the mini-games where you go to destroy a rook's egg. And I swear I remember something telling me about the rook. It's in the folklore, just not common.
    Posted 18 months ago by Fokian Fool Subscriber! | Permalink
  • A bubble tree mentioned the rook shortly before the first attack:
    http://i.imgur.com/EP93z.png
    Posted 18 months ago by Varaeth Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Everybody know bubbles trees used to grow in tandem with purple flowers...and it made them all totally crazy paranoid--you really can't trust what they say, it's all wacka wacka.  

    I can't remember which Giant, but one them had the idea to move purples so they could only grow in gardens...keep 'em from doing more damage to bubble trees.  Spriggan, I guess.
    Posted 18 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • wait, if we eat a lot of purple flowers will that happen to us? pop pop pop!
    Posted 18 months ago by FrankenPaula Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Damn... too bad I missed it. :/
    Posted 18 months ago by Houdini Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Nanookie -- PLUS 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 FOR A BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL REFERENCE.
    Posted 18 months ago by Cerulean Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Cerulean, I AM LOOKING STRAIGHT AT YOU
    Posted 18 months ago by Nanookie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Got to see my first Rook swarm! Thanks for the heads up in Global chat about Lethensome Lift Erik!
    Posted 18 months ago by PittyPat is sad Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Totally awesome! Revived a metric crapton (that's the scientific term!) of animals and trees too!
    Posted 18 months ago by Alturin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • For anyone who missed the attack...or wants to re-live it!  http://tiny.cc/ehqt8
    Posted 18 months ago by Morticia Addams Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 7-1 that was freaky. The rooks came and ate my screen and hurt the animals and trees. I don't like them. Yet I DO immensely love that it kept the game interesting. If things keep developing like that it will be awesome.
    Posted 18 months ago by Holly Waterfall Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Video of interactive (revive de animalz!) Rook attack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCWn95ISJDo&feature=feedu
    Posted 18 months ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This is why I would like to revive my idea of magic talismans. There should be a quest to obtain a talisman that would protect us from the Rook. A quest involving all sorts of things like obtaining a Rook feather (which means you would have to "survive" a Rook attack and somehow obtain the feather while running from the stupid thing) and then using some sort of forgery to make the talisman with other objects (like, I dunno, 10 Molybdenum ingots or whatnot).
    Posted 18 months ago by Cerulean Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Loved it -- gorgeous clever artwork there guys!
    Posted 18 months ago by larky lion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +million Cerulean!!!

    has GOT to be a way to fights them esp since donating to shrine where attack is happening, using emo bears on trees and animals, and giving lots o' hugs n kissing as per Stoot in Alpha vid of 1st Rook attack  did not help us the last two days,,,,

    Please Help!....(and looking for a Walrus named Paul as per KevBob's "clue",....well, let's just say, am Still looking......lol)
    Posted 18 months ago by SavannaBlueRose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ...looking for a Walrus named Paul, eh.....have you tried looking through a glass onion?
    Posted 18 months ago by malo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hburger, thanks for the video. I've been hearing so much about these attacks, but was always in the wrong place (and not monitoring Global) at the right time.
    Posted 18 months ago by Lilith Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I got these warnings that the rook was coming so I ran from zone to zone looking for a way to get away but it kept coming so I stood my ground and revived as many fallen npc's as I could using up most of my emergency stash but somehow survived and my screen slowly healed but somewhere deep down the nightmare remains that the rook will be back...  Will people stay and help or cut and run?
    Posted 18 months ago by Artilect Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I loved the graphics and music during the rook attacks, but wanted to be able to fight back, rather than just click "revive" after the fact.  I know that it's not supposed to be a violent game, but it feels pretty weird to stand around with bags of weapons and not at least throw eggs or something.  Will the old "display affection in order to scare the rooks away" idea be returning, at least?
    Posted 18 months ago by glum pudding Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was so disappointed when I missed the first rook attack, having to retire to bed to be ready for work the following day, but oh I was so caught up in the next one I forgot to report this bug, looking at the pics I thought I'd share them here.

    When Rooks attack best defense is to hide  -  lol ninja power!!

    imgur.com/FvZjt

    I tried to help those in distress - some were so confused they didnt know who I was

    imgur.com/zO11L

    So yes - fun bugs (ETA - These were from July 1st at about 10pm in the UK  2pm PDT)

    I too would like to be able to 'attack' love the idea of a wave of huggers or Meditation wall to fight back with. Egging em or throwing da poop would also work for me  . . . hee
    Posted 18 months ago by Faereluth Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Disappointed that I was not involved in any Rook attacks this past test.  Keeping fingers crossed that I am a bit luckier next time around.
    Posted 18 months ago by MzMunchken Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @MzMunchken, look for the group Rook Alerts. Just got rolling and was a fun way to let people know both where and when the rooks were and then coordinate the aftermath cleanup. :)
    Posted 18 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • showed a friend the youtube video of the rook attack and he was wondering why we were giving the chickens CPR
    *reviving chicken*
    *reviving chicken*
    ...
    Posted 18 months ago by Artilect Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I would like it if there was a way to summon the Rook! I mean, am I the only one who finds the Rook a benevolent force that helps Glitch when there's rampant animal overcrowding? 

    We shouldn't try to fight the rook, we should embrace his soft clawings and animal maimings. The Rook's a get'er done kind of bird!

    ...not to mention it's probably PO'd we broke its eggs. Can you blame it for attacking Glitch? Of course not! The Rook's alright in my book. I wonder if I can get it to join the SSGVS...
    Posted 18 months ago by Freeman Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sooo disappointed I missed this!
    Posted 18 months ago by Laurali Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Freeman: I actually loved the rook attacks, but my reason was that I enjoyed the camaraderie and teamwork of reviving things over an entire region enormously. Just a blast! @Laurali: I am sure more attacks must be forthcoming:) It seems as if they had about four per day over this test (possibly more, not sure).
    Posted 18 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink