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Should I use my icons only to reflect and to get img?

I've been using my icons for img and also for mood and energy.  Does using the icons for all 3 tiems wear the icons down faster?  Should I use buttermilk, rookswort for mood and meat for energy instead and save the icons only for reflection and img?

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Posted 7 months ago by Peachesan Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • As far as I know, 4 uses per tithe. I use icons every day for imagination!
    Posted 7 months ago by Electric Wizard Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I use mine when I'm low on energy/mood and need a quick refill!
    Posted 7 months ago by Coley Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I only reflect...and if I'm super low on energy or mood :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Pickle Bob Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The amount of iMG received from each 'reflect' seems to go down with each use. Even after I tithed, the amount was pretty low. Only after I had double-tithed did the amount received go back up to triple digits. It may also have gone back up because I'm using the shrines more now that iMG is valuable. Any Icon experts out there to explain how this works?
    Posted 7 months ago by N2ZOrtolanaBlue Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I notice that my reflect is lower img when my mood is lower, so I ruminate first.
    Posted 7 months ago by Rallie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I only use mine to reflect, and I don't think I get four uses per tithe. Seems more like 2. Guess I need to start keeping icon accounting records.
    Posted 7 months ago by Aleph Zero Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Humbabella has done a thorough analysis at her site 

    Well worth reading, but the basics are:
    1st of anything (after a tithe) is always worth more. 
    4 anythings (reflect, revere, doesn't matter) per tithe.
    Tithing based only on level of character doing the tithe (high levels could pay low levels to tithe for them).

    She finds it's more cost-efficient to tithe to icons and save your meat for donating / selling / what-have-you. 

    Mathemaglitch is, by far, my favorite Glitch website.

    --Me
    Posted 7 months ago by SchWM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i use milk and meditation for mood, as well as the ancestral lands.
    i use meat or bonus food for energy.
    and i use my icons only to reflect.
    Posted 7 months ago by Popcorn☺ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thank you Glitch mathematicians/economists! I'm glad somebody (that's not me) keeps track of this stuff.
    Posted 7 months ago by Aleph Zero Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I use them mostly for Img.   Sometimes I leave a few on the street for visitors and sometimes I keep a few in my bags for a mood boost.   Its so difficult to keep mood up.  I never use them for energy unless I accidentally die and need to recover.
    Posted 7 months ago by Treesa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If I need mood or energy, I tend to just walk in front of them until I get blessed. Otherwise I only use them for iMG!
    Posted 7 months ago by EE Cummings Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I used to carry the icons in a bag, but when you keep them in your home as you walk by you might get a surprise boost of mood, energy and iMG from one the Giants...which is very cool.  It's usually quite a boost.  I tithe now only when they need it...very costly otherwise..but the iMG does mount up. So rock on!  (Edited since they can be put down and only owner can remove them. TY so much for clarifying that Ara)
    Posted 7 months ago by AlmostSilver Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Almost silver, Icons can be left on your home street.  Only you can place and pick them up.  I quite often use other players icons if I'm roaming on home streets - handy way to top up my energy.  I don't have the option to pick them up on someone else's street.  I can only tithe them and use them.
    Posted 7 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I only reflect on my icons.
    Posted 7 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @to op, yes and more in answer to your question.  Reflect each game day you're on-line to boost your IMG and I choose to carry 2 around with me in case I need emergency energy/mood ; ) Also I believe it's only 3 uses per Icon in between tithes.  One for each action of Reflect, Revere and Ruminate.  Unless I missed one?
    Posted 7 months ago by ~Arabesque~ Subscriber! | Permalink