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de-Feated

I wanted this feat!  Bad!

First I tried running all over the place trying to FIND the rare rocks to mine.
Once in a while I would have one re-spawn in front of me while I was running, nearly out of breath, from street to street.

"There's got to be a better way!" I thought.
I killed everything in my back yard and replaced it with sparkly rock.
(And one thing on my street too to plant a sparkly next to an existing one to allow for non-stop mining)

I mined for nearly 12 hours today. I barely ate so I could keep mining.
The sound of the pick striking the rock started reminding me of The Telltale Heart....

When I wasn't mining I was searching for the best deals on sparkly.
I spent over 2 million currants.

I even had help mining for a while so I could keep up with the re-spawning of the rocks.

None of this seems to matter though . We're within the final hour and half of this feat, and at the rate we're going it doesn't look like we're going to make it.   I'm mentally exhausted.  Mining is one of the least favorite things in the game for me.  It's okay once in a while, but for hours on end...?  Blech!

I have to wonder - was this feat even attainable?  Rock on public streets were a rare find and usually didn't last long as a swarm of Glitchen descended upon them shortly after they appeared.

I really like the idea of this feat - but I have to wonder - are there even enough sparkly rocks on public streets to make this mathematically possible to achieve?

It was a neat idea, but I'll have to think twice about spending more than half a day on something like this again.

Posted 58 days ago by Glondor Glitch Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • We already made the basic level. We just may miss the bonus level.
    Posted 58 days ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yep - let me clarify: I meant for the super duper humongous awesome bonus level when I said it was all (or mostly) for naught.

    And hey - this is the highest I've been in the leaderboards for any Feat yet, so I'm still happy about that! 
    Posted 58 days ago by Glondor Glitch Subscriber! | Permalink
  • What sucks is I had thousands upon thousands of sparkly for sale in my tower, but didn't know it was a donating feat.  When I logged, it was all sold.  I could have sold it for 5-6 times as much.  Lost out on a lot of currents, as well as the opportunity to donate it myself.  Just like when they upped the cheese prices. 

    No more surprises!  Tell us what the dang feat will be ahead of time!
    Posted 58 days ago by Pickle Juice Subscriber! | Permalink
  • But, Pickle, then everyone would buy your stuff ahead of time. 

    Anyway, I should've guessed. I mean, Sparkly, Sparkla?? How did I not anticipate that?
    Posted 58 days ago by Sororia Rose Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I donated one chunk of sparkly at the start of the feat and mined another 15,000 today.  Am I going to donate all of them for a slim chance at becoming a Junior Associate Hero and an even slimmer chance of meeting the Bonus Goal?  No.

    Would I have donated all of them if I couldn't see the scores on the current leaderboards?  Probably!

    But... having said that... I really like the "all-pay auction" that's going on at the moment.  Everyone has a choice to outbid each other, but everyone pays their bid regardless of whether they win or lose.  Popcorn, I say!
    Posted 58 days ago by Alopecurus Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Was it mathematically possible? Probably if more players cared about the bonus levels or lackluster Junior Associate awards. Unfortunately the way the feats are structured now you have to be very high on the leaderboards to get a medium or large rock, the small rocks mostly yield a pitiful number of currants, and we don't get anything special for finishing bonus levels other than some iMG that can be gotten much more efficiently doing other activities.
    Posted 57 days ago by Lucille Ball Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "I mined for nearly 12 hours today."

    Wow.  I dont even have time in my life to play glitch for 12 hrs straight....(nor would I want to).  Wowee, thats pretty intense Glondor.
    Posted 57 days ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • interesting to note how these Feats are leading to serious binge-ing...
    Posted 57 days ago by Slugbug Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Damn it never occurred to me to sell my rocks. What a genius idea!
    Posted 57 days ago by Adam Mcflurry Subscriber! | Permalink