Streak pausing/restoring

[thorny pecan]

I have a lot of medical issues but the highlight of my day is logging on to me streak (74 as I write this) and I was wanting to know if a system can be made to like pause the streak if you know your not going to log on for a while or restore it. While I can’t predict ER visits I can predict things like surgeries!

And some people think that disabilities should mean exceptions I would like to point out that 3 of my conditions can happen to litteraly anyone including my most debilitating condition ME/CFS which you can develop after a cold/flu. Not to mention there’s tons of reasons someone might miss their streak, family members, lost internet, broken phone, ect ect.

[leaden gorge]

I love this idea, and support it wholeheartedly!

[languid dragon]

I think it should even go a step further and just have you not lose your streak at all; like it should just automatically stop counting when you stop playing and then just continue from the next day you play.

Losing a streak actually makes ppl less likely to want to continue playing

[hearty quail]

well then it shouldnt be called "streak" but just "counter"

[languid dragon]

Yup

"You've played for 156 days! Yay!"

Not in a row but who cares, one less stressor in life is a good thing

[spice nest]

as hard as it might sound, thats what a streak is there for tho, its supposed to give you the feeling of missing out, if you dont engage with the game on a regular basis

[languid dragon]

As you can see from the original post, there are very valid reasons one might not be able to log in daily and losing out on rewards that will take another 100+ days of continuous playing to recover is not feasible or fun.

If there's a particular reward you want and it's at the 200 day mark, then you will continue playing until you hit it, even if you miss a day or 2 here and there. With the current system, if you miss logging in on day 196 by 1 second, you'll have to play another 196 consecutive days just to get back to that point.

[spice nest]

That should be exceptions. You got to keep in mind, running games like that costs money so in some way the game has to create revenue in some way. MG doesnt run any ads and I really cant blame them for wanting you to keep engaged

[languid dragon]

Finding ways to keep players engaged should absolutely be a priority but punishing them for missing a day should not be part of that imo.

There are many other ways games keep ppl coming back day after day and keeping them engaged for longer, this is something the devs are actively working on.

[thorny pecan]

Back when the warning thingy skipped I actually cried over my lost streak

[thorny pecan]

Maybe restores that you can buy (f2p) but they have a limit to how often you can use them

[glad oasis]

I support this

It would be a well justified exception

[frail whale]

"You have played for 156 days!"
vs
"You have played 156 days!"
or even gardened instead of played
Perhaps there's a subline like "Your longest streak is X days"

[cinder lichen]

maybe streak freezes like how duolingo does it? like if u play for 2 weeks then u get a streak freeze that lets you skip 1 day

[summer swift]

if they added a thing to pay to restore your streak like snapchat that would work tbh

[primal elk]

BOOSTING i JUST lost my 70 smth day streak due to me having a VERY busy, overwhelming and js overall a horrible week

this would acc b such a good idea