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hollow compass
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Yes, carry spirits, 8-player elevator etc

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Maye burn plants togethr?

lusty light
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When I said doors I was thinking like

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The vault doors

hollow compass
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Oh right

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My mind went to gentlemen opening doors, ha

spark lance
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Hmm. I don’t think it changes until after the daily reset, so it’s hard to tell what actions affect it.

soft otter
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Chibi it’s now more big or I’m imagine it?

lusty light
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The chibi mask is bugged

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So you are Huge

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Ironic

soft otter
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Saaaad

arctic galleon
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Now we look like a child instead of a toddler

soft otter
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Hahahaha that’s true

blazing sail
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I just checked. Does everyone’s look about the same? I also haven’t sent or received a single heart in beta so scratch that theory.

crisp zenith
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I think its related to how much you chat and/or spend time with other players

sterile parrot
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My meter is about the same today

pallid badger
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You’re doing better than me @blazing sail 😂
I’m super nice and helpful. Mostly. 🥴

spark lance
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it’s not related to chat

sterile parrot
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Is the forest clearing the non-rainy part in the middle or the part at the end of the level? I looked at both and don’t see the meditation spot. Don’t know if it’s an oversight on my part or if it’s missing, or is it the area before entering the forest?

pallid badger
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Before you enter the forest.

sterile parrot
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Oooh, ok. Thanks, that explains it

spark lance
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it’s related to helping players through levels

sterile parrot
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Hmm, I guess I could see that but other than a couple times helping someone through Eden I haven’t done much of that and most of my meter is full

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Unless the game just counts traveling with another player in general?

spark lance
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could be 🤔

pallid badger
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Has anyone maxed it? I mean I will always stop to help open a door, or burn a big plant, or share some light. I’m just on my lonesome a lot. Not that it matters. I’m somewhere just over half on the friendly scale. 😂

lusty light
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I do and so do most of my friends so far

crystal fractal
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@blazing sail where did you find that

lusty light
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It’s in the friend constellation

spark lance
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Be in a constellation screen and tap in upper right

sterile parrot
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Go to your friend constellations and look for a heart icon in the upper right of the screen

spark lance
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next to the unblock icon

sterile parrot
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Oh one more question. Are there seasonal candles in the forest because I looked most places and didn’t see them. I’m guessing I just missed them?

lusty light
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Yes there are seasonal candles in forest

pallid badger
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There are. ||They are in the bit where the seasonal spirit is.||

sterile parrot
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Oh ok, I guess I looked past them, thanks

pallid badger
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@sterile parrot ||just go to where the seasonal spirit starts, and follow the path it took. They are all around that track||

blazing sail
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Oooh saw someone with an umbrella. Didn’t know it works while flying too

hollow compass
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This season the candles are in new places.

blazing sail
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Do the seasonal candles give less wax this time?

lusty light
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No

blazing sail
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Hmmm

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Omg the 4th is elusive

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Can’t find the fourth one

shadow ridge
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wish i actually signed up for this beta, the season looks soo coool

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anyone know what its based off of?

blazing sail
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Rain gear?

shadow ridge
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🤔 huh

arctic galleon
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The only thing I want is the umbrella

blissful tendon
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whats the total cost to get the umbrella?

spark lance
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it’s the rain update

blazing sail
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Got mixed feelings about those umbrellas

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If they were gonna give us some sort of protection I would have rather have gotten krill armor 😛

spark lance
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i love the umbrella but itd be cool if you could sit down with them aha

blazing sail
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You can’t?

spark lance
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you can but it like

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besides the shrink spell, are you able to wear the the new season masks while being a chibi?

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sits very awkward

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Nobody cares about the pirouette emotes? Or are you just talking about items?

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I keep seeing people much shorter than me(when I already am a lot shorter than average) wearing the season masks

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im not sure if they are chibi or not since I cant see them run

blazing sail
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I love that emote

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That’s my favorite thing about the season so far

spark lance
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my favorite thing about this season

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is the office

blazing sail
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Well yeah

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But that’s not really seasonal is it?

spark lance
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good point

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i guess my next thing would be the umbrella

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new one

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i think it’s a better alternative to using up 25 hearts

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and it’s a viable cosmetic

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so

blazing sail
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These new home warp changes are really not cool

spark lance
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I just want the chat crash to be fixed

calm bloom
spark lance
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I keep accidentally clicking on some chat bubble while trying to look around

blazing sail
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Haha almost lost wings in the valley tunnel

spark lance
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forest clearing is the very beginning

calm bloom
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Ah

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Thanks

spark lance
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right after the clouds with the trees

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no problem

blazing sail
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Ooooh I wanna see that sun hat with the deer mask

dire rover
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There's 3 clearings .. "the clearing" is really confusing imo. And the first one is the only one you're likely to skip over.

devout oasis
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It’s one of the only areas where you can meditate without being rained on in the open 😁

proper wagon
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Hi I just joined the beta and had a question do I have to unlock all the portals for the event to start?

sterile parrot
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No not all of the portals

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I think I had gotten to the forest when the seasonal spirit appeared?

proper wagon
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Oh ok thank you

sterile parrot
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@dire rover I agree, “the clearing” is too vague

lusty light
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They call the end of forest forests end tho

blazing sail
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I didn’t have vault open yet when the season started and I was still able to access the other seasonal spirits

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Just never got any opening cutscene for it

spark lance
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How does the ||space thing|| work in the secret place?

lusty light
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It was only for that one day

blazing sail
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Chase the spirits

spark lance
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Oh okayy

blazing sail
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For those of you looking for the mediation spots, I made a separate guide for all for them after last season ended 🙂

livid vine
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OWAH

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How did u get that hat

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im shookth :0

sterile parrot
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Oh that’s too bad that the space station was only one day. I was waiting to check it out with a friend and we saw it wasn’t working yesterday - I assumed it was just down at the moment

blazing sail
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Can I just say how much I hate the candle bunch at the stadium

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The wind always blows me away from it

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Wait the office stuff isn’t all there every day?

lusty light
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It changes daily

blazing sail
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Oof

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Does it cycle through at least?

spark lance
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Dose the resize effect ever wear out

blazing sail
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I saw the space stuff but the crashing has kept me from going back

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Would suck if I missed some things forever

hybrid wedge
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@blazing sail We've only had the office for a few days, so we don't know yet.

lusty light
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It might cycle looking at how the other levels cycle

blazing sail
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Ah ok

haughty vigil
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nsknscsnnj oh n o,,, rip to the japanese friend i made in beta bc i dont know their name but they r trying 2 tell me

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but

soft otter
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Android beta link it’s out already?

haughty vigil
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its in japanese

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so

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stressed noises

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i named them 'flute' for the time being

tawny osprey
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@soft otter they did one round of invites on Friday, and no more since as far as I know

soft otter
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Ohhh I see! Well have to wait more then.
Thanks @tawny osprey

tawny osprey
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Subsequent waves will apparently be larger (not that we have any idea how many people were in the first wave)

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I'm also in the waiting boat

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My guess is next wave will be on Monday

sharp totem
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@tawny osprey I got my invitation today

soft otter
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Oof

tawny osprey
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Oh wow, ok

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Wave 2 went out then

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😭

soft otter
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So sad

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I’m not receiving any beta links :c

blazing sail
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I made a Chinese friend by the Bow emote and I think we were both trying to get it so it worked out in the end

sharp totem
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But the sad thing is when I open the game it crashes after the TGC logo

tawny osprey
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@soft otter make sure you are signed up for Android on the mailing list

blazing sail
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Still need to get to the shipwreck for that crab call

soft otter
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Yeah I did, a couple weeks before tgc send a mail to updates my info about what I can test. But nothing more.

livid vine
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wait wait

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could i possibly sign up for beta on an

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on ios?*

sterile parrot
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I just reset my height and now I’m a tall person. I guess I can’t ever do Eden again if height is rerolled after rebirth

soft otter
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How do you reset your height? :o

hybrid wedge
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@sterile parrot They've said it's rerolled, but in my experience it isn't very likely to be a drastic change.

sterile parrot
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Oh interesting, maybe I’ll try it...i don’t want to shrink is all

hybrid wedge
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haha I hear you on that one

sterile parrot
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@soft otter one of the seasonal items is a ||height reset potion. It randomly rerolls your height and I pulled the long straw I guess ||

soft otter
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Ohhhh I see I hope to be lucky too haha

blazing sail
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Is it limited to one use?

sterile parrot
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Yes, it is listed as a spell. Maybe there’s a way to get more since I haven’t unlocked that far up the spirit trees yet

blazing sail
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I never use any spells in the live version bc I’m afraid to run out 😂

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Only used the chibi one once with friends

haughty vigil
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the npc in the office ,, is valid

sterile parrot
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I hoard mine too except for anti grav because I have like 12 of them

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Seems to be the most commonly given spell for me at least

haughty vigil
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i dont hoard mine

tawny osprey
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It would be cool if there was some way to get more spells

haughty vigil
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^^

past field
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What spirit retools ur height?

river crane
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@haughty vigil I think the story of the spirits today is that one of the developer’s SO was having a child and was very worried

haughty vigil
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o ? oouus

past field
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Er wad spirit can adjust height?

river crane
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Yea, did u see the bebe at the end?

haughty vigil
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does anyone else have the issue w the flute in certain areas sounding ,, r e a ll y quiet

past field
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:- : thanks for replying

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:- : thanks for replying

haughty vigil
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oh !!

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wasteland i think

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one of the spells from wasteland

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but does anyone else have that issue w the flute ,

past field
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I do

haughty vigil
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ah !! ok so not just a me issue

past field
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In valley at the tower section it gets quite but ur friends can still hear u playing

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It’s weird

haughty vigil
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o ?? huh

tawny osprey
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Or if there were accessories that let you use all the spells (sort of like the chibi mask for chibi)

haughty vigil
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so otheres can hear me playing but i cant . hear myself playing ? sksksk

past field
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Yea

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I was like asking my friend can u hear it and she said yea it sounds good

haughty vigil
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huh

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weird

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bc in some areas it sounds really ... airy ?? breathy n quiet

waxen nexus
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do the locations where you can collect seasonal candle light change

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or is that a dumb question haha

river crane
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Yes, they change locations every time they’re in the area, but not like in the same day

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Like they’re not in the same place they were last week

waxen nexus
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ahh ok , thanks !

weak marsh
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Each candle has 2 nearby positions it can be in iirc

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Isle of dawn seasonal isn’t working for me. I got the spirit a while ago but didn’t collect it at the temple and now it isn’t there or at the original area.

tawny bough
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How many ascended candles does it cost to reach the second friendship tier?

hollow compass
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@weak marsh Can you see the spirit in you constellation? Or is it not there at all?

lost tangle
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@tawny bough 2 iirc

proper wagon
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Is the blue cape something you buy or do you get it from a spirit?

sterile parrot
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If you mean the one that most people are wearing it is from the store. There is a blue cape from a spirit but that’s not the one that so many are wearing right now

livid vine
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how do i get to the office?

next hazel
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what do the office spirits do?

livid vine
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is it only for the beta?

spark lance
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I can help

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With office

next hazel
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@spark lance do u know what they r for?

spark lance
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From the space it returning you to office, one of the summon cat and from the sky idk

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That all what i know

rich tundra
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There’s one high in the air but it doesn’t do anything

spark lance
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It may have another purpose

next hazel
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Yea. So the second office one summons a cat?

spark lance
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Maybe it could be

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Or maybe it’s something new that i dont know

wanton shuttle
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Is it still possible to go to space?

next hazel
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Oh yea how does that work? xD

spark lance
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I’ve found heigh potion, is it was from spirit, or it was a gift for everyone?

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About space, if TV is blinks, that means you can go to the space

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(And play music from Star Wars in the head x) )

wanton shuttle
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Is there any way to make the tv blink? Or it’s just random times

orchid nexus
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@spark lance re: your suggestion about transitions and getting home: you can use the gear menu to return home at any time.

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If you want to play valley twice, just return home, enter a different level, return home again, and enter valley and it will be reset to the start.

spark lance
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Did it change in the latest build? I was blocked from Home during transition zones the past couple days and only just now got around to filing it.

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I'll try it again in a second.

orchid nexus
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I don’t think I’ve ever been unable to return home from anywhere.

lost tangle
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The spirit inside the office room changes everyday, so you have to wait for the next round when it comes back if you missed it@wanton shuttle

orchid nexus
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And if I were blocked for any reason, I could still work around that by force quitting the app and starting again to return home 🙂

burnt finch
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when should we expect this season to go live, anyway? new to beta so i have no idea of the time frame for these testing periods

dire rover
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Game: Unable to port Home

Alex: How dare you

hybrid wedge
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@burnt finch In the past TGC have said there will be a two-week break between seasons.

thick flax
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What’s this about a height potion?

dire rover
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Makes you high

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Quite the controversy, imo

thick flax
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?

tawny osprey
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Does anybody know about how many people are in the Android beta so far?

burnt finch
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height potion? i'm interested

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i need to tower over people to assert my dominance

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because there isn't a t pose emote (yet)

mortal lantern
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@burnt finch says the chibi

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lmao

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I need a t pose emote oml

burnt finch
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@mortal lantern shh

sterile parrot
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Is like a real life height simulator because people view you differently if you’re tall

mortal lantern
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Lmaoo

spark lance
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Force-quitting? 😣 C'mon. It's easy for them to just keep Home warp for transition zones like it's been from live.

sterile parrot
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Yeah for a mobile game I don’t appreciate limiting when I can go home to be safe.

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Sometimes you need to stop playing quickly

orchid nexus
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I haven’t experienced this inability to warp home. If I do I will also cry about it.

radiant drum
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Besides it takes way too long now

spark lance
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While sighted by krill or in rain I can understand. Transitions zones? Definitely not.

orchid nexus
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But I usually only enter he transitional areas when I want to be in them....

radiant drum
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I was hit by a crab in the forest when I was almost warping home and it cancelled it lol sFaint

spark lance
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it takes longer to go home?

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When the high-fives gesture path is completed, it gives a permanent reduced mask. But it's random. I've just tested it. I've only given you a 15-minute scale-out mask.

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But Alex, Valley requires a double trip anyhow.

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maybe thats a fix for avoiding losing wings to krill

radiant drum
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Haha I also play as a chibi, so I can’t warp home holding someone’s hand because I’m off the ground

orchid nexus
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Right so I finish the first pass, return home from the arena or the area after, go again. And don’t go to 5he transitional level

hollow compass
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I have definitely noticed a "cool down" for teleporting Home and also that it sometimes just doesn't work, but I'm unsure why that is.

radiant drum
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Yeah, I definitely waited a couple seconds for a home warp that never happened

orchid nexus
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And yes, now that you mention it, warp home has changed: you can cancel it by moving, so maybe it’s a way to prevent over-use of he warp. Or maybe it’s just a bug

neat void
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Does anyone know where the prairie season spirit is?

radiant drum
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Look around the nest area ^^

orchid nexus
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Yeah, it’s in the prairie level

neat void
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Hahaha

orchid nexus
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I’m helping!!,

radiant drum
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The Nest is the the area to the right of the muffin grass rock

orchid nexus
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Nest, near the message candle shrine

neat void
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Oh okay thanks!

spark lance
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Another gotcha on Home is Forest post-temple grove into Valley. That also takes forever.

hollow compass
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so perhaps it is a bug?

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if it's different in different areas, I mean

orchid nexus
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Yeah, I often skip that one by going home. But I like it so I go sometimes

hollow compass
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that just sounds like there is too much to handle for the engine

spark lance
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On my iPad Pro, which should handle everything just fine, it has been the same amount of time in all areas, and that time is much slower than live.

orchid nexus
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Yes I’ve noticed that. I think it’s now requiring a period of immobility before the warp initiates.

spark lance
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Pretty sure not. I'm almost always stationary before invoking Home.

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And don't move during it.

orchid nexus
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Right but it sits there for 2 or 3 seconds doing nothing after you press the button

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And if you move, the warp is canceled

spark lance
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Right. I'm just saying that post-press period is longer.

orchid nexus
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And I’m agreeing with that 🙂 and looking at the mechanics of specifically why

spark lance
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No but I mean, post-press in live is much shorter.

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Even when stationary.

orchid nexus
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No I know, we are seeing the same things. Maybe I’m not communicating clearly, and that happens sometimes

spark lance
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My complaint I guess is 2-fold: post-press is longer, and it seems also Home's not available in transition areas now.

orchid nexus
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So here’s what I think happens in beta now:

  1. Press home warp button.
  2. Wait 2-3 seconds while nothing happens.
    2a. If you move at all the warp is canceled. Maybe this is intentional.
  3. Warp actually begins, fade to white.
  4. Poof.
spark lance
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The must-not-move thing could be intentional, yeah 🤔

orchid nexus
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So 2a is the part that’s causing us trouble. If you’re in flight maybe this cancels the warp

spark lance
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I'm about to race Valley, then will test not moving and moving availability.

orchid nexus
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BUT for valley, just warp back from the end cutscene room and skip the trouble

spark lance
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True, but it's slower having to visit another realm first, is the thing 😕

orchid nexus
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I use prairie because the gate is close to the spawn point

spark lance
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I'd much prefer to just cross the temple threshhold into Wasteland transition, then warp Home.

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Yeah, to me that's not something to foist on players' QoL.

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So my bug will stay.

orchid nexus
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Even skipping the cutscene takes longer tho. And I agree qol, but if the change is intentional Then I would say disable the home button when in motion or something else that is clearer than the long delay.

spark lance
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I disagree that skipping the cutscene takes longer than looping through another realm. We could test that, I guess. But it's also so much more cognitive load and disruption of flow.

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We agree on longer delay being highly undesirable.

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personally, i see it as a way to softlock someone.

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and that's a bad thing.

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if you're able to windlock them, they can't do anything about it if they don't have anymore light.

little saddle
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hello guys, anybody knows when they’ll be recruiting more beta testers?

spark lance
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of course, they can do the obvious reset the app and go back, but i still think it's an issue.

tawny osprey
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@little saddle apparently a second wave of Android beta invites went out today

spark lance
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i've gotten myself windlocked a couple of times out of pure curiousity and i couldn't go home.

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*windlocked as in standing on ground while wind pushes

little saddle
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@tawny osprey oh thanks (I’ll tell my brother on Android that lol), but I meant the regular ios beta for next season

spark lance
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huh

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we don't know yet

tawny osprey
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@little saddle as far as we know there was just the one round of access for the iOS beta

spark lance
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Anyone know how many spirits you need to access the spirit gate in Wasteland

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The one that leads to the boat

little saddle
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so there’s no way to join anymore as of now?

spark lance
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I deleted my bug er suggestion, because it's still available.

orchid nexus
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Ok, so yes the potential for softlock is there. Maybe benji wants to push at that until it can be reproduced easily to makes the strongest case. Otherwise I tend to think the stationary thing is an intentional change.

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Still, the extra time waiting with it looking unresponsive is bad ux

spark lance
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There's the shaft of light that dwindles, but it starts off so weak it's kind of hard to tell there's much progress going on, that it's counting down anything...🤔

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Oh that's so funny: even walking around Wasteland campfire, Home blinks off when I hop over something. So it really is tied directly to being on the ground.

pine raptor
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Where do u get the light blue cape?

hollow compass
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I find that this "not moving" when trying to warp home can be potentially dangerous in certain areas, especially if you accidentally go out of bounds.

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I suspect they've implemented it so that you can't warp home when a krill is about to hit you or a similar situation. But I don't understand why that is something that ever needed to be fixed in the first place.

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With the introduction of penalty from hitting walls/landing too hard to this possible life saver being patched out, I am wondering why TGC wants our Sky kids to suffer for no apparent reason that our own player inabilities/slowness.

spark lance
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I would much prefer they simply disable it for krill sight and in rain and leave it at that.

hollow compass
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how do you mean disable? disable the ability to warp home?

spark lance
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Yeah.

hollow compass
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why?

spark lance
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I don't want them to! 🤗 I'm saying if they insist on it for those reasons, then address them directly 😉

hollow compass
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I think the game would be unnecessarily dangerous and punishing for new players, who are both weak of wing power and unfamiliar with the world (and thus don't know where to hide).

spark lance
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Quite agreed.

hollow compass
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even the fact that you can lose stars from just going down ice slopes in Valley is ridiculous

spark lance
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I understand the are trying to force players to work together. But then the act of lighting someone to show them in color should also give you the ability to hold hands. You can’t weaken new players in one area and not give them a strength in another.

hollow compass
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exactly

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I am hesitant about forcing friendships on players also

spark lance
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If they want working together and making friends to be a critical aspect of the game, then don’t cripple efforts to do that.

hollow compass
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well, hey, we got the badge now to show everyone what good friends we are

spark lance
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Good point. Problem solved! Ha!

hollow compass
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lol

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I liked your idea that lighting someone up to show their colours would also let you hold their hand at least temporarily, instead of having to offer a candle. Because sometimes you just want to help with one simple task and you may never meet again.

spark lance
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Exactly. And when you first start out you don’t have enough candles to give

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The commerce for friendships should be different than that for cosmetics

hollow compass
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In old beta being friends with lots of people was possible and not too unpractical, because it was a limited world and most people were around at some point of the day. In Live, you meet someone once and maybe even go on a long adventure for that day, but then they never log on at the same time again and you end up just "waving from a distance" with you lights in the constellation map.

spark lance
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I’m on the verge of leaving the game because it’s become a grind. But I’m hoping the creators will take note so that they don’t lose future players like myself.

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Makes me wish I had been around for original beta

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I would have loved that

hollow compass
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I remember you saying that earlier. I think it's been something we've discussed before, even pre-Live, that the game needed something else than just daily quests.

spark lance
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I wonder if TGC can take play pattern into account when prioritizing who to merge with. That probably would be tremendously hard on the back-end, though😕

hollow compass
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I realise that some of us old beta players may seem like a clique, because we've played together for so long. 🙈

spark lance
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Yes, play pattern would sure be a nice way to match people, but you’re probably right, difficult to implement.

hollow compass
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@spark lance do you mean for server instances?

orchid nexus
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Pre-launch beta was full of times it felt much more like a grind, when there was less to do, and when players only swarmed the servers for like 2 or 3 days after an update and then stayed away until the next update. It wasn’t all sunshine and roses.

spark lance
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I’m not an old player though. I’ve played for about a month I think.

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And I’m already burnt out.

hollow compass
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@orchid nexus yes, I remember this

orchid nexus
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Before seasons and quests and even star children... all you could do was farm candles and collect your emotes for the thousandth time.

hollow compass
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which is what I said above, I think?

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ergh, collecting the emotes...man, that handstand one!

spark lance
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TGC has bitten off a lot to chew, and I think in a couple of years if they get a handle on technical aspects, much more content will help things not feel so constrained and repetitive.

orchid nexus
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I’m not disagreeing. Just offering a perspective.

hollow compass
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ah, I wasn't sure 🙂

blazing sail
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I heard Eden is now harder?

spark lance
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Yeah, I was appalled in an old Eden run to see that emotes were lost in the process.

blazing sail
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I mean come on

orchid nexus
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Harder than what?

blazing sail
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Doing Eden once a week and then getting all my wings again is already a slog

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Don’t force me to do it twice a week

hybrid wedge
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Eden then was harder.

orchid nexus
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Nobody’s is forcing you.

blazing sail
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People said the last part drains you twice as fast in the beta

hollow compass
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Eden is both harder and easier. Mainly, you're supposed to ||die|| now.

blazing sail
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I haven’t gone myself in the beta

hybrid wedge
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You had to do it to keep your emotes, but the rock rain smacked the emotes and emote upgrades out of you randomly.

blazing sail
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But you’re always supposed to die in Eden

radiant drum
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I think you should see it for yourself then and offer your perspective ^^

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They probably had bad luck

orchid nexus
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We were talking old beta but I think you’re comparing Eden in beta to Eden in live?

spark lance
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I'm just glad we keep emotes through Eden now.

blazing sail
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Right

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Comparing the beta now to live now

hollow compass
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I don't see a difference in the two at the moment, at least.

hybrid wedge
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And there's no stun lock in Eden anymore (though that was a bug), so a lot less frustrating than previous versions.

spark lance
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Yeah, I ran beta Eden last night and it seemed unchanged.

hybrid wedge
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Same.

orchid nexus
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I haven’t played it this week. It was fine last week. But if you haven’t played it then maybe withhold judgment until you have?

hollow compass
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ran it today and got about the same result as always

blazing sail
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Ok that’s good

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Not sure why people are spreading that rumor then

orchid nexus
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I’m gonna play Eden now, since talking about it always make me want to go enjoy the views

hollow compass
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I was actually a little disappointed when I realised I will have to go again, because I didn't have enough candles to unlock one last spirit

blazing sail
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I did live Eden just now and only got 13-14 candles but not going in for the last 1-2

orchid nexus
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People love to spread controversy because it gets reactions. I like to temper that impulse.

hollow compass
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yeah, there are a lot of myths about beta

orchid nexus
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After unlocking all the emote tiers I don’t stress about getting every last drop out of Eden anymore.

radiant drum
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People will always spread rumors, even if they don’t mean to spread misinformation

hollow compass
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In Live I don't need to go anymore, unless I want more candles to unlock friendship perks with.

radiant drum
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That’s why it’s good to test it yourself

spark lance
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huh

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hack prevention

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how will any of us test that if none of our devices are jbroke

obtuse plank
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Hi guys, does the crab call actually work on the crabs?

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I tried, and they ignored me for a while but not sure if it was beta bug or crab call

hollow compass
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@spark lance maybe it's not something we can test

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maybe it's just implemented as a feature on TGC's behalf

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@obtuse plank I have no idea, I thought that was just a joke

spark lance
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huh

obtuse plank
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@hollow compass ok then I took it too literally haha xD

hollow compass
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@spark lance TGC may implemented features that are not things we can actively test, but they still feel it's important for us to know that they are present in the game. They didn't specify what the "hack prevention" was, so we wouldn't know - unless someone is willing to try hacking the game, I suppose.

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maybe you want to try? 😉

spark lance
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huh

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i don’t think i’ve seen a way to hack testflight apps yet

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unless i'm being dumb

hollow compass
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obviously, it's been done already, since some people have met hacked accounts in beta if we're to trust the screenshots channel

spark lance
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huh

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neat

hollow compass
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no, not really

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it's not neat to cheat

spark lance
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no meant that i learned something new

rich wolf
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thought: how the spirits are working in the office is a test for adding more spirits to level in the game

hollow compass
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thought: how the spirits are working in the office is just part of the Easter egg and they are only telling us a story

rich wolf
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yes.. and also a clever way of testing out having daily spirits in other levels
like imagine a spirit that only appears on Fridays in the Forest

spark lance
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maybe they’re trying to show us how to be a good member of tgc’s company

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so if we want to apply for a job at their place we know what to do

hybrid wedge
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Bring a flying cat to the interview: Check

grim flame
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anyone know where around the shipwreck the wasteland seasonal spirit is?)))

hollow compass
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leave pizza on the sofa: Check

hybrid wedge
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Flood the bathroom: Check

hollow compass
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@grim flame it's in one of the pipes betwee shipwreck and grave yard

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make a hole in the ceiling so sand can take over the whole upper floor: check

hybrid wedge
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Bribe staff member with $30: Check

rich wolf
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okay the spirit went outside, and disappeared, is that it?

hollow compass
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build cannon: Check

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@rich wolf yes

rich wolf
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then I don't really get it

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where's the story?

hybrid wedge
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Usually they activate something, but it might be a small something.

rich wolf
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I feel like in a Miyazaki movie where it just ends.

hollow compass
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they do activate things sometimes, sometimes it's just a story

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like a story about them at work

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it's just scenes from life, if you will

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much like the real spirits in the game

hard pebble
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@rapid crow do you see this subsection?

wintry tiger
#

why i can't play android beta the app got crash..

hard pebble
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@rapid crow here..the beta group 🙂

spark lance
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wait , the android beta is already out ?????

hybrid wedge
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It is being rolled out slowly.

spark lance
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:0

hard pebble
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So if we get the adventure pass in the beta does it transfer over to the world launch?

spark lance
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sad

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boi

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hrs

sterile parrot
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No, nothing transfers over to the live server from beta

spark lance
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@hybrid wedge when u say rolled out slowly , that means people are picked randomly to get access to the beta ? do i need to install anything to get access to it ?

hybrid wedge
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That's my understanding. But I don't have any Android devices, so I'm not sure if you need to install anything extra the way iOS users need have TestFlight. Maybe one of the other people who are beta testing Android can say?

spark lance
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only @wintry tiger has said anything about having the beta as far as ive seen

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You need to have a Gmail address which you will use to log into Google Play and Google Groups once you receive the invite.

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ah

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so basically it's the waiting game , lit

hybrid wedge
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Thanks @spark lance!

spark lance
hybrid wedge
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The unofficial title of the beta, yes. ^^

spark lance
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pffttt

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true

brazen flicker
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@rich wolf congrats on getting the badge!

rich wolf
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really grabs at air above head

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I think I know what boosts it

brazen flicker
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I assume you got it. There was a giant one floating above you when I logged on haha

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Yeah?

rich wolf
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q: how many people did you lead through the beta gate

empty inlet
#

just search android in submit bugs, so desperate for me🤣

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only one

rich wolf
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I led in two more today.....

empty inlet
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plus my sub, two

brazen flicker
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Ahh

rich wolf
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you're literally being a shepard

kindred adder
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i led in zero but my score is really close to badge

hybrid wedge
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It may be other gates besides just the office one

kindred adder
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leading in general(?)

empty inlet
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like every time, none of my friends love the running and burning chores

hybrid wedge
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My guess would be helping someone through barriers

rich wolf
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did you guys know that the table also serves as an umbrella (at least in live atm)

empty inlet
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well they doesn’t have this counted

hybrid wedge
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Sorry, not sure what you mean?

rich wolf
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if you put a table down in forest and get under it, you aren't affected by rain
its an umbrella

empty inlet
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i mean the number of players you led through gates

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they count how many time you hug, high five, hold hands etc

kindred adder
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yea heather i tried using table in beta to do forest seasonal :"D

sterile parrot
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Do you start with the friendliness meter at 0 or does every start with it partially full? When I first checked I was at about 2/3 full and today I’m at 7/8 or so full

rich wolf
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I'm not sure about using it for seasonal because the spirit likes to float....

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can you even get the spirit pinned under a table?

blazing stone
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I was really close to badge , then I helped someone carry light for the forest emote and now I’m a shepherd.

Edit: we didn’t even finish the quest

kindred adder
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i tried but mine was the spell so once it locked in a certain place it locked

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also i miscalculated and was like 2 inchess off from on top of the dang cliff part 😔

rich wolf
sterile parrot
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Haha

hybrid wedge
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@blazing stone was there like an animation or notification or something when you got the badge?

dire rover
#

Modern problems require modern solutions

rich wolf
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it'd be like one of those hospital children game with the magnetic ball bearings

spark lance
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that is such a waste of tables KarenLaugh

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THAT IS NOT A MODERN SOLUTION

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LMAO

sterile parrot
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No use of the table is a waste

blazing stone
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@hybrid wedge Nothing I noticed at all.

sterile parrot
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Every table use is justified and called for

spark lance
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not like that omg

hybrid wedge
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If you have the table in your cosmetics closet then it's only one table and you keep it in the end. ^^

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@blazing stone hmmmm

sterile parrot
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Oh, speaking of which, how long does the table last? I have been trying to sit at home and keep a table out so people can talk but I’ve noticed that it has disappeared sometimes when I go afk and come back

rich wolf
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I wonder what the glowing umbrella and cape look like in wasteland

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I wonder why they won't just let us "buy" seasonal candles in the store

sterile parrot
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Yeah, seems odd if we are testing not to have full access to the trees

hybrid wedge
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Part of what they want to know is how long it takes people to progress through the season normally.

sterile parrot
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Ah, that makes sense

rich wolf
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that would take longer than the expected time before the season is supposed to be released though isn't it

radiant drum
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We’re not supposed to complete the season in the beta

spark lance
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It's been true for the last seasons we've tested in beta too.

rich wolf
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unless this is the next next one

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and not the next one

radiant drum
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You can buy seasonal candles in the shop in live.

spark lance
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We're not expected to complete this season in the timeframe we have.

radiant drum
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It sure would be fun to “buy” candles in beta, but we’re here to test like normal players would

spark lance
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It's one of the things you learn when you're new to beta.

sterile parrot
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I guess that explain the bug where people’s candles weren’t converted last season. They should let beta complete a season or else bugs will come up that they don’t anticipate

hybrid wedge
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People wouldn't be as thorough doing daily quests if they could just buy candles, so fewer things would get reported

radiant drum
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The beta completes the season, but that won’t happen before live release

hybrid wedge
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@spark lance We have just one week less for this season compared to live. I'm pretty sure we can finish it?

rich wolf
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yes... the more we acquire, the more we can test.... is what I'm saying

hybrid wedge
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Testing isn't just about acquiring. It's about how the game play works

radiant drum
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How would acquiring more than you would in live test anything?

sterile parrot
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I see, so beta is essentially 2 weeks ahead in that case

rich wolf
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if we can't acquire the pan pipes, how do we know they don't sound like whale song

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Oh, ok, I thought once it was live released the beta would end

radiant drum
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How the pan flute sounds is definitely not a priority

sterile parrot
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Same with the flute, which is a good example since it needs fixing

rich wolf
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but cosmetics clipping and etc.

radiant drum
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They want to know about the level issues and connection and chat bug, those are the main things we’re testing

rich wolf
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do umbrellas knock out krill

radiant drum
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Those things can’t go to live like they are now

empty inlet
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like hitting on them?

rich wolf
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someone suggesting booping a krill on the nose with an umbrella

sterile parrot
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How an instrument sounds will be really disappointing to people if they can’t hear them due to a low volume. But I see how things like the chat bug are much more important

rich wolf
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omg that chat bug

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Dinkleberg

sterile parrot
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I separated from a friend right before the ending of the game due to that when we were both counting down at the end of Eden. Sucked.

opaque grail
#

Is this a bug? The beta version chibi is considerably larger than the live version chibi...... Pretty fat:(

sterile parrot
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And at chat tables there are routinely people disappearing every time due to it so clearly not everyone knows about it yet

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Chibi gets smaller if you put another mask on top of the chibi mask or something. A friend in beta showed me how the chibi mask alone was bigger but when she put her cat mask on from last season it went to the smaller chibi size

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I don’t have the chibi mask so I couldn’t test it but I could see her doing it

radiant drum
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Yeah I’m pretty sure chunky chibi is a bug

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Putting any other mask will make you remain chibi and the actual chibi mask makes you look a bit bigger, but not normal sized

rich wolf
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I opened up beta today and thought my sky kid was proportionately smaller today

radiant drum
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Kinda cool, but weird that you can’t go back to normal

rich wolf
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I didn't use any chibi spell or anything

opaque grail
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another mask? I can't put on......

rich wolf
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but all the buildings in the Citadel looked like 25% bigger

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maybe when I did eden I got shorter?

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and since I live/beta the difference is throwing me off

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umbrella vs krill test 1: sight unseen

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result: inconclusive krill see you under the umbrella

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test 2: is it okay to pet a krill

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observation: krill are now superfast

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result: sometimes petting a krill's tail will cause it to roll over

wet willow
#

Yeesh. why is the forest spirit so hard?

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isn't this game supposed to be nice and relaxing eveaCozy

rich wolf
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not liking the new emote display

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the flame is no longer first

tawny bough
#

Where do you get the faceplant stance from?

wet willow
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Does the umbrella help with the forest seasonal emote quest?

weak marsh
#

A lot of the seasonal spirits are intended to be a bit more long-term. You don’t need to get them on your first try, just by the end of the season.

spark lance
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Yeah that chat bug must go ....

tawny bough
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Chat bug?

rich wolf
#

all the plants still change places?

spark lance
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yeah

rich wolf
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and the leaves are brown

spark lance
#

it crashes your game

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when you use chat

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People like to get the emotes early so they can work on unlocking the trees.

rich wolf
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and the sky is grey

tawny bough
#

Where's the new stance located? ^^

empty inlet
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forest

weak marsh
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Yep, it is kinda awful not having one emote for a while
And this season is definitely harder than the last one

tawny bough
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The faceplant one?

rich wolf
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the "now this's a knife" stance

weak marsh
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I love the new stance lol

spark lance
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It looks pretty hilarious as chibi too

tawny bough
#

Oh I'm looking for where you get the stance where you're face down in the dirt LOL unless I've got my wires crossed

spark lance
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@rich wolf Please don't post photos in this channel.

wet willow
#

then there are these mean people ruining my emote quest as well

tawny bough
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Throw them off a cliff

spark lance
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Sorry to hear that Claude

wet willow
#

uhg. I wish I could have a private instance of the area I'm in half the time

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people are jerks

weak marsh
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Meanwhile in the timeline where the chat bug makes it into live

spark lance
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Yes, it was described in the patch notes @weak marsh

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It's an experimental idea

rich wolf
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@brazen flicker sorry if that crashed you too...
was trying to hold hands and just be a umbrella

spark lance
#

@past field Your question about the friendliness badge is an experiment TGC is trying in the beta. It shows how helpful you are to other players.

brazen flicker
#

Awwww!

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We didn’t crash

tawny bough
#

Ah, it's a "duck/cover" stance? I've been looking everywhere. It doesn't seem to be one of the seasonal rewards

rich wolf
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that's good to know... clicked on you to hold hands and clicked on a chat box [...]

past field
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@spark lance oh thanks haha

tawny bough
#

I wish they let you keep some of the hairs on with the sunhat

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Sunhat with long hair would be sooooo cute

spark lance
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Yeah I agree!

wet willow
#

Can someone tell me how to do the 3rd part of the forest escort

spark lance
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especially when you've worked hard for that long hair

tawny bough
#

It's up the hill

wet willow
#

I don't see any possible way to keep the spirit from resetting

tawny bough
#

Under that little shrine

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They put candles where you're supposed to go

past field
#

@spark lance um about the badge do other people see it?

spark lance
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Claude, get under cover as quickly as you can

wet willow
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I know it's up the hill, but the spirit goes out anyway

tawny bough
#

You can do it

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Rest under the tree if you need a moment

spark lance
#

Let the spirit get recharged before you start out again

wet willow
#

I do that, but there's no spot to recharge on the way up the hill

spark lance
#

@past field Yes other people can see that you have a badge but not the friendliness level of it.

wet willow
#

it just dies regardless

tawny bough
#

There is! I just did it

rich wolf
#

at the base of the tree there's a nice spot

past field
#

@spark lance is there only one level oh okay

spark lance
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Some people plan the route before they start it, that's one idea.

tawny bough
#

So where's that cover/duck stance located? Which constellation?

spark lance
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@past field It looks like a progress bar, so some people have less than full.

past field
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Okie

spark lance
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@tawny bough That's in Wasteland. Do you have the link to the wiki?

tawny bough
#

I do not! I can grab it though, no worries c:

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Ty!

spark lance
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!wiki

vast bayBOT
tawny bough
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Oh thanks!

spark lance
#

You bet!

wintry tiger
#

how to start andeoid beta...

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i see thatgamecompony 3sec later crashing..

spark lance
#

How to start the beta app?

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If it's crashing, would you create a bug report with your device info please in #beta-bugs-ios ?

wintry tiger
#

ok..

solid horizon
#

Wait a minute, the Android beta is already out?

brazen flicker
#

I think they’re accepting early access people right now

rich wolf
#

android green cape..... lol jk

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although

empty inlet
#

||sad news, hacking is still possible as before, writing an email now....||

brazen flicker
#

Whoever is playing Pokémon songs on their flute right now: 💜💜💜

empty osprey
#

Where are they accepting beta for android

empty inlet
#

they send you an email if you're invited

sage mulch
#

Yeah, I got invited last Friday. What a surprise to wake up to on Saturday.

steep thicket
#

Hey I got invited to the Android beta, became part of the Sky Public Beta Google group and installed the game, but when I try to launch the game it shows the thatgamecompany logo and then exits the game. Anyone know why this might be?

brazen flicker
#

Sounds like a lot of android players are having crash issues when they launch the game. Post your device information and a description of the problem in #beta-bugs-ios

steep thicket
#

Alright thanks

brazen flicker
#

Np!

empty osprey
#

Dang i think the reason the email wont go through is probably because I already play beta on IOS

hybrid wedge
#

@empty osprey If TGC has your email address you should have gotten an email in the past week or so asking you to check your profile they have for you and update what devices you do or don't want to beta test on. If you did that and selected android, they'll have you down for it, but they're opening the android beta slowly.

spark lance
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yeah i edited mine awhile ago

empty osprey
#

Alright thanks for the information ill go check it now!

spark lance
#

@empty osprey like ur pfp btw

empty osprey
#

Thank you 😊😊

high ember
#

I don’t like the friendship badge. It’s a target on a player’s back: “bug me I’ll drop whatever I’m doing and help you”. It’s literally “be friends the way we think you should be friends, big brother is watching and keeping track of your actions. Enough ‘gold star’ stickers and you get to be teacher’s pet.” At least that’s how I feel about it.

I don’t like that there is a second, almost identical beta cape anyone can get, especially since acquiring it requires help from a pre-launch beta player. I can’t even wear the original any more without being followed and chirped at almost constantly by others who want in the secret area.
Thought the beta cape was supposed to be only for actual beta players. You know, those of us who played and turned in tons of bugs and suggestions for months before the game even launched because we wanted to help, before it was even suggested that we might get a reward in the live version for the effort.
Now far too many want in the beta just for the chance of getting a special item.

gusty vapor
#

Friendship badge ? Is that what the special friendship rank thing is ???

empty osprey
#

Yea it is. I didnt even know that it shows up on your character? But it does?

sterile steeple
#

@high ember I mean what differentiates the people turning in loads of bugs for this beta and the ones doing it for the first go?

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We’re helping the company regardless

burnt finch
#

@sterile steeple exactly this. they're still playing the game and (hopefully) reporting bugs

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i do think though that the pestering of beta players by others is an unintended side effect though

high ember
#

People didn’t start asking to join the beta in droves until after the beta cape was announced, is my point. There are far too many who aren’t actually helping. They just want stuff.
I think getting the special items should have somehow been based on turning in bugs and suggestions, not just having access to the beta.

past pilot
#

Doesnt the founder pack thingy only work in beta anyways

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why do people want it so badly lol

sterile steeple
#

Indeed you could always wear a different cape until the hype dies down 🙂

burnt finch
#

i think the founder's cape is a nice idea that'll make TGC a ton of money, and i'm all for it if it keeps the servers up longer

high ember
#

If this goes in live, it’ll likely never die down, as there will always be new players.

empty osprey
#

I didnt even know what color the beta cape was i thought it was gray (because im color blind) but ive seen some beta players brag about it

rich wolf
#

maybe only unlockable to shepards

burnt finch
#

once everyone who knows about it gets it people will stop bothering you

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and there won't nearly be as many new players as the game goes on, it has a lifespan like any other game

spark lance
#

@past pilot It’s being tested in beta now, so yes it’s only in beta.

edgy badge
#

hey this is a rly dumb question but how do you join beta testing?

empty inlet
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wait for invite

edgy badge
#

does that come from being in this chat?

spark lance
#

the beta is full now though

#

are you asking about iOS or Android beta?

vast moon
#

someone have a screenshot of the non event umbrella?

proud cradle
#

Is the forest seasonal emote easier with friends? It sure is a tough one on your own.

spark lance
#

I think it is @proud cradle

rich wolf
#

has anyone ran eden while piggybacked?

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does the piggyback recharge light like the hug

proud cradle
#

Excellent. I really enjoy the way the game encourages co-operative play.

empty inlet
#

i felt it's harder for most of the time tho

blazing sail
#

Hey does anyone have the deer mask in beta and the sun hat? I wanna see how they look together

empty inlet
#

people keep dragging me back

#

and i lost my timing

hybrid wedge
#

No one should have the deer mask in beta.

lusty light
#

@blazing sail no one in beta has the deer mask because there wasn’t enough time to finish the season

blazing sail
#

Ah ok

#

I guess I’ll wait to find out then

hybrid wedge
#

You'll have to use the power of your imagination yay

spark lance
#

or Photoshop

blazing sail
#

Ha I can barely use my imagination to figure out how wigs will look with it

rich wolf
#

how do I get the size change potion

#

omg what if it was like Alice?

blazing sail
#

But in my head a sun hat would be fun with a deer mask

rich wolf
#

eat stuff - get bigger
drink stuff - get smaller

blazing sail
#

I just don’t know if I’m right

hybrid wedge
blazing sail
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I actually use the first one there

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Until I unlock the Forest elder hair in like 10 years

spark lance
blazing sail
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Yes

edgy badge
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is piggyback only for beta?

graceful hawk
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is it possible to wear the beta reward cape in the main game?

empty inlet
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yes it is

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i have it

brazen flicker
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@rich wolf my friend and I are going to try eden piggyback as soon as we get enough stars

graceful hawk
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how do I get it on my main? only at the end of the beta?

vast bayBOT
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The Beta reward was a one-time thing for the testing period prior to the iOS global launch. A future reward is not planned.

lusty light
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!betareward

brazen flicker
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It recharges like holding hands does

empty inlet
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you can't get it anymore now

graceful hawk
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well I just got the cape

lusty light
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You can’t get it in the live version

graceful hawk
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but its stuck in the beta?

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gotcha

empty osprey
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The 'beta' cape is only to use in the new beta not outside they stopped that.

brazen flicker
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The founders cape isn’t the same as the original beta cape. We don’t know if we’ll be able to get it in live. If we can, it’ll probably cost money just like the shop image indicates.

spark lance
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I just saw someone with the seasonal red “bunny/fox” mask in beta. How is this possible?

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From the Gratitude season

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But how is that available in beta?

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I got it in live but it’s not there for me in beta

brazen flicker
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Beta testers that aren’t brand new might have unlocked it previously

spark lance
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I see

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I think I came in to beta on day 2

brazen flicker
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Live and beta are separate, so your live progress will not switch over to beta

spark lance
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That’s why I was surprised to see the mask. Because I didn’t realize beta was open at the same time as the season of gratitude

brazen flicker
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This most recent beta session is still fairly new, there are testers who’ve been around for much longer 😊

spark lance
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Oh, so the old beta and the new one cross over . . . I should have realized that

hybrid wedge
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The beta had a shortened run of Gratitude before the global launch, so people with profiles before this most recent round of invites will have some of the items from it.

brazen flicker
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^^

dire rover
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It might also change looks from beta to live version, and I for one really hope it does

spark lance
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it’s all one beta that gets updated

dire rover
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It's too similar atm

rich wolf
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I'm hoping for emerald color

dire rover
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Like.. green..

spark lance
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but if emerald gets a little too teal .... well, we’ve been there

sterile steeple
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So will the friendship badge just show up for you when you log in?

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If you’ve completed whatever tasks it takes to get it

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Or is there some preliminary step

spark lance
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it’s mysterious

blazing sail
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Does friend ranking have any practical purpose?

dire rover
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#TealGate

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No

rich tundra
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I’m less than half atm, I’m not surprised lol

sterile steeple
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Right, so obtaining it is mysterious but if you’ve mysteriously obtained it, will it just show up when you log in?

spark lance
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🤷‍♀️

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we’re all figuring it out

dire rover
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It’s just an attempt to quantify how good of a friend you are, aka trying to coax you into playing the game a certain way

hybrid wedge
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I have it but only see it when I tap on the icons in the top right when I look at friend constellations in home.

sterile steeple
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@hybrid wedge thank you

spark lance
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I can see it on my friends

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they’re super friendly

hybrid wedge
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And perhaps also to signal to new players which people they can go to who are more likely to offer them help.

dire rover
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A scary system for sure

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Sorry that I’m being very cynical with this system

sterile steeple
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You have a right to your opinion

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Beta is for testing and feedback after all 🙂

spark lance
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I’m not a fan of it either

dire rover
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It’s against how I feel about the core of the game, as it puts the player in a booth of how the company thinks you should play

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And if you don’t, you are seen as “bad”

blazing sail
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Wow I didn’t realize you can see other people’s badges

spark lance
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You have to stand pretty close to see them

blazing sail
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I guess it wouldn’t make much sense otherwise

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But like why

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Why even have it

dire rover
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Exactly my thought. This isn’t a ranked mmo

blazing sail
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Just give us some bonuses between good friends. Cheaper hearts or something

dire rover
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It’s supposed to be friendship simulator 2019

blazing sail
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Like after the ___th heart you send a specific friend, they get a bit cheaper

dire rover
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Hidden MMR that does that would be cool. “You and Person have become good friends! Here is a heart for you both”

blazing sail
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Haha

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Yes

sterile steeple
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Yeah it would be nice if the more you ascended your close friends, the more hearts you could exchange daily 🙂

blazing sail
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But generic badges that all can see....ehhhh

dire rover
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Instead of “you are not being good friend to your friends, low rating”

blazing sail
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Yes

brazen flicker
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Would you guys feel better about it if you could toggle the badge on and off once you got it?

dire rover
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“Look at how much of a good friend I am”

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Doesn’t make it better imo

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It’s worse than flaunting old capes just to look cool

hybrid wedge
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It doesn't appear to be about how "good a friend" you are, but about how helpful you are to new players.

rich wolf
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good and bad are ultimately meaningless anyway

sterile steeple
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I think it’s a good system for newer people to know who to go to directly for friends

brazen flicker
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I don’t think it’s about good or bad. It seems more like “enjoys being social and playing with others”

dire rover
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But should you have to be?

sterile steeple
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Or help

rich wolf
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what is good for a fish may not be good for a bird

dire rover
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You kind of get a black sheep mentality about those who don’t have the higher badges

brazen flicker
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No, you shouldn’t have to be. That’s why it doesn’t have an effect on gameplay

dire rover
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“I don’t want to be a friend with someone who doesn’t have a good badge”

rich wolf
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I think maybe a precursor to achievements and badges that people can wear?

dire rover
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It has a psychological effect on players imo

sterile steeple
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I think it’s more of a “who’s happy to show you around” VS who has a more solo approach

rich wolf
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hiker - walk 10,000 steps in Sky

brazen flicker
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But people don’t see if you have a low rating

dire rover
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You can thus tell by those who have no badge.

brazen flicker
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I saw it the same way @sterile steeple

rich wolf
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the badge is probably gonna be toggle on/off imo

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you toggle it on when you're willing to help

dire rover
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I sure hope so

brazen flicker
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Right, but most people don’t have a badge. You wouldn’t make any friends at all if you held out for badge people only

rich wolf
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I like the idea of achievements though

blazing sail
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Whole thing seems strange. Reward people with actual practical rewards

brazen flicker
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That’s what I was thinking, Heathr. Toggling on and off would be cool

rich tundra
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Achievements don’t sound that bad

rich wolf
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maybe your favorite achievment could show up as a badge if you want

rich tundra
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It can give the player something else to do if they’re bored

brazen flicker
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Not having a badge isn’t a bad thing. Just like not having all 9 wedges or elder hair isn’t a bad thing

green cave
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Achievements sound like a fun way to spice things up to get away from the grind

rich wolf
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maybe earn stuff from achievements but then that's fancy quests

burnt finch
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i think having a badge from an achievement would probably be enough

green cave
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I enjoy achievement hunting in other games so i'm a bit biased, but usually achievable achievements are fun

rich wolf
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Give 100 hearts to friends - reward: x20 hearts

dire rover
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I like the achievements idea. Friendship rating is weird because they would measure how you interact with people.. it feels wrong. I don’t want someone to tell me I’m being a bad friend just because I play the game my own way.

empty inlet
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I hate the idea of achievement

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they used to have one achievement system

dire rover
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Or a good one for that matter!

sterile steeple
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I wonder if instead of "rewarding" a player with the option to toggle a badge on/off, it could just be an option for all players who've found every spirit/completed Eden to toggle on when they are in the mood to guide newbies

dire rover
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How do you see achievements as bad kanpai

brazen flicker
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That would be cool, too @sterile steeple

green cave
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I'm curious too, how would achievements be bad?

dire rover
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Imo it’s a good way to add things to do

rich wolf
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I agree with a "I can help" signpost for everyone would also be good

empty inlet
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You are doing good for a clearly purpose?

green cave
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Achievements, as in any game, are optional

brazen flicker
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Something to indicate “I’m available to help right now”

rich wolf
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even if they haven't completed all the levels

dire rover
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“Lit a candle 10,000 times” Earn a Heart

burnt finch
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lol i just imagined a physical signpost you hold up

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"I CAN HELP YOU"

empty inlet
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Like you stop giving hearts if you got the gift 100 hearts achievement?

rich tundra
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Same-

brazen flicker
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Lol!

green cave
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"PLEASE COME WITH ME"

burnt finch
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seems intimidating lol

empty inlet
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I'm pretty sure someone will do that

burnt finch
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"YOU ARE GOING TO BE HELPED WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT"

sterile steeple
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lolol

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forcefully drags into eden TRUST ME

brazen flicker
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If they made a signpost like that as a carry item, I would 100% do it 😂😂😂

rich wolf
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@dire rover I think 100 candles - 1 heart, 1000 candles - 10 hearts,
10,000 candles = 20 hearts

brazen flicker
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Bahahahaha

empty inlet
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Like the genies in apple store, "ask me for help!" "i can help you!"

rich wolf
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@brazen flicker only if we can add sign dancing

brazen flicker
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Yessss

rich wolf
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its a travesty we can't twirl the fireworks staff

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like a baton

dire rover
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Imagine with a friendship rating, to improve it you have players literally harassing others to “help them” in order to increase their rating, in hope of getting#.. something

rich tundra
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Face a krill x amount of times- x heart (s)

green cave
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God i love krill

dire rover
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With how many candles you light up.. 20 hearts seems a bit much to me. It doesn’t take long

rich tundra
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Idk some ideas

rich wolf
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I pet a krill today

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grabbed its tail and it rolled over

burnt finch
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i'm not sure if achievements should give hearts though

rich tundra
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Maybe a single heart or a large amount of candles

brazen flicker
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I think tgc would rather reward candles

burnt finch
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it would make more sense to give candles, so you can give/get hearts

brazen flicker
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Like they do with dailies

rich wolf
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maybe social achievements earn hearts

edgy badge
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the krill gave me nightmares LMAO

rich wolf
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non-social ones earn candles

brazen flicker
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Exactly- candles so can give hearts

empty inlet
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@rich wolf they used to have it

burnt finch
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hearts are a reward for forging friendships with people, you know?

empty inlet
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you earn hearts with shcial achievements

rich wolf
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did you guys hear about my cape idea yesterday?

green cave
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Krill watching is my favourite thing gfhdjs the closer i can get, the better

rich wolf
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antigravity cape

green cave
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That being said, since my wifi is iffy rn and discord is lagging for me

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achievements would be great imo

burnt finch
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i love that idea but that'd be broken lol

rich wolf
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it'd be like an antigravity spell but with a cape

burnt finch
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oh lol i'm dumb, i thought you meant infinite flight

rich wolf
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we have plenty of spell/items

edgy badge
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do only beta players get umbrellas?

sterile steeple
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It would be cool if there were capes that look like monarch butterfly wings BlueHeartEyes

burnt finch
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we need an item that can toggle glow

rich wolf
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@sterile steeple I saw those at Walmart i think

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@burnt finch the umbrella i think

green cave
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Gosh! i saw a couple of amazing fake cape designs the other day and one was butterfly wings!

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I'd loooveeee more unique cape designs

rich wolf
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the seasonal umbrella and cape are gonna glow

green cave
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both in shape and pattern

brazen flicker
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@edgy badge for now the umbrella is only available in beta, but that’s because we’re testing them before it gets released on live!

sterile steeple
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They should hold a cape design contest tbh and whomever wins gets it implemented

burnt finch
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i mean the glow spell specifically

rich wolf
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I wonder if the glowing items actually make decent light sources

burnt finch
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that turns you into a lightbulb

gusty vapor
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Guys it’s not letting me die in Eden in the beta :((

brazen flicker
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Are you respawning there or just not dying?

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It took me forever to die last night. I forgot to report that. Ty for the reminder

rich tundra
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Bro if a seasonal event that’s similar to Halloween ever comes out, I want a ghost cape-

brazen flicker
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Bat wings

rich wolf
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I want krill in the skies surrounding eden ... that'd be fun

rich tundra
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I saw one on twitter

burnt finch
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i really am hoping for a holiday event

green cave
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I want more krill :)

burnt finch
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maybe coinciding with the current season just shorter

green cave
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The more, the better!

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Just put them in daylight for all i care

brazen flicker
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Bat wings as a cape. Or no cape but you fly around on a broom 😂

gaunt comet
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A mario themed cape

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Like the feather powerup

sudden bluff
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bird cape

gaunt comet
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And you can recharge energy by running

empty inlet
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they have bird cape

green cave
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Imagine a song that subdues Krill temporarily 🤔

empty inlet
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it's in winter season

rich wolf
gaunt comet
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Wait theyre called krill

exotic atlas
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Is the ultimate gift just going to be the quest giver mask?

sudden bluff
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oh

rich tundra
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Krill c a l l

brazen flicker
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Officially, they’re Dark Dragons. But we usually call them krill

green cave
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That

rich tundra
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Evil shrimps

gaunt comet
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Ohhhh

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I call them worm things

burnt finch
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@exotic atlas if it is it's a little underwhelming compared to last season

green cave
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I've loved them since the start, but the dumb mongrels always get me when i fly above them

gaunt comet
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What are those little things that you can carry called

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the little beetle things

rich tundra
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Crabs

green cave
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Crabs

gaunt comet
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i like that

dire rover
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I believe the official name for them is "Davids"

green cave
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In short: The ocean is mean and so is everything that comes from it

rich wolf
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Oh that gives me an idea

exotic atlas
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@burnt finch my thoughts exactly lol

gaunt comet
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I almost spit out my water

rich wolf
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we can carry crabs

brazen flicker
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Mantas aren’t mean tho

gaunt comet
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When you said "davids"

rich wolf
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we could carry *glow worms

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big crab-sized glow worms

green cave
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Ah right i forget they're mantas and not just funky birds

gaunt comet
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What do you do with them

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You can carry them so you can do something with them

rich wolf
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carry them around to light up places
portable candles

gaunt comet
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So you carry around the crabs

sterile steeple
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I hope they implement a purpose to being able to pick them up lol

gaunt comet
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to the light up places

burnt finch
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i'll get the ultimate reward of this season even if it is that basic mask, it's just no deer mask you know?

brazen flicker
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They turn red if you hold them over a flame, I think

rich wolf
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maybe the crabs underbelly glows

brazen flicker
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I love the deer mask

gaunt comet
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i need the capes that are fluffy at the ends

brazen flicker
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So much

exotic atlas
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Yeah it is a lot plainer compared to the deer mask, especially considering that most of the masks this season aren’t at the end of the shop tree but rather near the beginning

gaunt comet
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also whats with people being super short sometimes

burnt finch
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i originally thought the umbrella was the ultimate reward

gaunt comet
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i come across small children and it was super weird

rich wolf
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william wallace mask

green cave
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Chibis!!

gaunt comet
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wait what

burnt finch
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@gaunt comet i'm sorry i frightened you

brazen flicker
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Chibi mask or shrink spell

exotic atlas
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Umbrella as the ultimate reward makes sense but also ahhhhh I’m glad I don’t have to grind too much for it

gaunt comet
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what

burnt finch
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lol i'm joking

brazen flicker
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Chibi. What the heck autocorrect

burnt finch
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it's the chibi mask

gaunt comet
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How do i get that

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I want to be smol

burnt finch
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forest, hide and seek, 20 hearts

rich wolf
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I hope they emphasize that the seasonal umbrella and capes glow

gaunt comet
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Whoa Im learning so much

green cave
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On the contrary to all the short people running around here, im usually taller than everyone i meet ingame

gaunt comet
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I need more hearts though

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I have like

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...

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two

exotic atlas
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Oof

green cave
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The grind is tough, yeah

burnt finch
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i'm suffering from success over here

gaunt comet
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I dont even know how to get them

green cave
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Best option is to find some heart trading buddies

gaunt comet
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I neede help

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pls

burnt finch
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i can't gain any candles because i spent them all on getting my friends hearts ;;

gaunt comet
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help a noob

brazen flicker
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You can buy some hearts from spirits. But otherwise you’ll need friends to gift them to you

gaunt comet
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I do that

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Like i went back through to find more lost children and i found that you can buy them

rich wolf
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i've used up my founders cape candles

rich tundra
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I’m 5 hearts away from the chibi mask in live can’t waiT

brazen flicker
#

Same here Heathr. So broke rn

gaunt comet
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PLES

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HELP MEH GET LE HEARTS

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I NEED THEM

exotic atlas
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Just send hearts to friends in game and hope they send them back to you

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Begging for hearts is against server rules I think?

gaunt comet
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Ohp

spark lance
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@gaunt comet Be aware that it's against our server rules to solicit for hearts

gaunt comet
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my bad