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Hunters can count! To a billion! Or, at least, that's what some hunters want to test. It's like Mythbusters. Well, that's just insulting. Who says muscle size and IQ is inversely proportional? Sure, we can lug around our traps, bases and cheese around with just one arm, but we can count to. It's somewhere, in the Tavern, behind the Sniper practicing his Jarate, and beside a Viagra salesman who's futilely trying to convince Tom Jones that he needs help.
Vanilla Stilton
As far as the Nibbler knows, which isn't much, the recipe hasn't changed yet. If it has... well, tell us. As far as the Nibbler knows, a ton of hunters have set up camp in Jungle of Dread, attempting to exploit that. The Oracle has predicted that there will be Much Whining, and Much Ado About Nothing after the change.
Let's face it, hunting for pygmies is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Which is boring, unless you're that guy in R&D who wants to see whether adding cat urine makes paint dry faster. And the SB prices... ugh. It's off the charts, which is good news for the smart resellers among us. Not so much for the poor hunters who don't have much money or SB.
Eggnog
People just love their eggnog, don't they? Do you have the eggnog in your inventory? Alright. Run over and see when it'll expire. That's right. It's expiring this June, and what do we do with all that stale eggnog? We can't feed it to the in-laws, because food poisoning rarely kills.Jack Bauer could use it to torture information out of someone, if it's pungent enough. On second thoughts, let's make Pungent Havarti out of it!
People just love their eggnog, don't they? Do you have the eggnog in your inventory? Alright. Run over and see when it'll expire. That's right. It's expiring this June, and what do we do with all that stale eggnog? We can't feed it to the in-laws, because food poisoning rarely kills.
Umm... or we could drink it, like what Lisa Gustafson says here.
Negative 1 Million Points - Take 2!
Some of us are brave/foolhardy to do things like going into Derr with a Sinister/Target/Gouda setup *cough me cough* or Elub *cough Merrkat cough* or even the pinnacle chamber with Tacky/Wooden/OMG. That last person would be Shubham शुभम Garg. Normal people fail to lose a million points, and shrug their shoulders in mock disappointment, and not create a thread promising to redo it, this time in JoD.
Some of us are brave/foolhardy to do things like going into Derr with a Sinister/Target/Gouda setup *cough me cough* or Elub *cough Merrkat cough* or even the pinnacle chamber with Tacky/Wooden/OMG. That last person would be Shubham शुभम Garg. Normal people fail to lose a million points, and shrug their shoulders in mock disappointment, and not create a thread promising to redo it, this time in JoD.
Thread of the Day
None today. If you want the Nibbler to be daily, make interesting threads. If you can't make interesting threads, introduce them to us via the comments (Refer to Section 3). If not, there's always the option of blackmailing the devs to release an update. That always excites the Nibblers.
Quote of the Day
/r/ = modulus of r
/-r/=/r/
Hence, /r/=/r/
/r/ = r
r doesn't exist in this space-time continuum
Ashley, who doesn't really get the QoTD.
So far, so good, and don't forget to sound the horn!
Your Name: Franco D'Auria
Hunter's Title: Hero (77%)
http://apps.facebook.com/mousehunt/hunterprofile.php?snuid=510239199
1. If you were a mouse, what type would you be and what would you do to escape the traps set out for you?
I would be the curious chemist mouse and would use my vast knowledge of chemical compounds to make myself invisible to escape from the hunters.
2. How much cheese do you eat in a day? Which MH cheese are you most likely to eat in real life? Would you ever consider crafting cheese at home?
I eat cheese every once in awhile, probably equal to 0.2 pieces every day, to eat a MH cheese in real life I would have to say I would love to try the Glutter cheese and the gingerbread cheese would have to be a close second! If i had the tools at home I would try crafting my own cheese but as of right now, no, it would be too difficult but i would like to try!
3. Have you skipped anything important just to sound the horn (ie school, work, sleep)? Did you enjoy it?
No I have no skipped anything to sound the horn.
4. Which mouse would you most like to meet? (Assuming the mice could talk, of course.) What questions would you ask that mouse in an interview?
I would like to meet the pirate mouse and ask him about how he lives his life and what he thinks of the world around him.
5. When was the last time you caught a mouse in real life?
I have never caught a mouse personally. My cat always catches mice and brings them in from outside so my cat trap is working quite well!
6. What is your favorite trap in the game and why?
I like the ambrosial portal, I believe everyone deserves the chance to exist so i tend to favor the traps that don't hurt the mice.
7. Do you think you could beat an Aged Mouse at chess?
No way!
8. What was the last occasion where you caught a rare or difficult mouse with a ridiculously low amount of cheese?
Caught the lycan mouse without using any shadow traps with very few pieces of moon cheese.
9. What has been the worst decision of your MouseHunt career, in hindsight?
Opening my mouth to Dave about my tactics so he can go in and change everything around on me.
10. If the Ornament Mouse, Bottled Mouse, and Lambent Crystal Mouse were having a fight, who would win and why?
The lambent crystal would probably win because i believe his "enclosure" would be the most difficult to break.
*Ahem* I'd like to get up on my Soapbox, please...
There's been a ridiculous amount of whining on both sides over the VS formula...
"15-1? Seriously? That's so unfair! The devs are forcing us to pay to play, they're only interested in money and are screwing those of us who don't/can't donate!
"Changing it to 15-5? Seriously? That's so unfair! The devs are just pandering to non-donors who don't contribute anything to the game and are screwing those of us who donate!
Everyone's right and everyone's wrong and it wouldn't surprise me if the developers secretly wished they could quadruple the size of the King's Stockade to accommodate whiners on both sides.
THE BENEFITS OF BEING A DONOR
*+7 luck
*4-3 advantage in crafting Shell/Gumbo/Crunchy
*3-1 advantage in crafting VS (after the tweak)
*3-1 advantage in crafting VVS
*2-1 advantage in crafting Ancient
*2-1 advantage in crafting Runic
*3-1 advantage with RB potions
*4-1 advantage with Gnarled potions
*2-1 advantage with WGC potions
*2-1 advantage with Ancient potions (okay, almost 2-1)
*2-1 advantage with Runic potions
*Runic/Ancient potion conversions are a lot cheaper with SB+
*Already have the SB+ to craft Maki if you prefer it
*Already have the SB+ to catch Cook, Nibbler, and other SB+ only mice
*Probably already have the stale SB+ for the Rhinobot upgrade
WHY NON-DONORS ARE PEOPLE TOO
*I'll lay odds that the vast majority of players here are non-donors. That alone means they shouldn't be ignored the way some donors have advocated (or implied).
*Many non-donors, myself included, wait quite awhile before donating to see if they like the game, and later on decide that they've been entertained enough that it's worth some real money in return. If you have to pay to play up front, odds are many/most will say screw it and just not sample the game.
What makes MH great (in my opinion at least) is that it is NOT a game that REQUIRES you to pay - the few times when SB+ is necessary, it can easily be bought (forgetting about the prices for now) or obtained through surveys, including several that are free. I usually alternate between donations and surveys to keep the shield active - I'd say about 50% of the surveys I've taken have been legit (I know some are wastes of time).
On the other hand, there is a CLEAR advantage to people who do donate - but the advantage is in time/luck/gold (if sold), not items that are exclusive to MH. Most FB games seem to offer select items that everyone wants, but can ONLY be bought/obtained with real money. One of the reasons I and many others don't play those games.
MH seems to have struck a balance between the two communities of donors and non-donors, and each needs the other - non-donors need donors to sell them SB+, while (some) donors need non-donors to give them gold. I would hope that ALL players see the value in having as many players as possible. If not, well that's just sad for you.
Finally, for those complaining you wasted a week hunting elsewhere and thinking you'd have the 15-1 ratio forever, consider that if the devs were just placating whiners (as some have argued), they could have just changed the formula with little or no warning, giving players no opportunity to stock up, thereby truly screwing everyone. Instead the devs are handling this as fair as possible by giving us at least a few days, maybe more. Those of us who were in the JoD/Cove to start just got an early-adopter bonus, that's all.
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And now for something completely different...
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens
suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get
parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement. Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.
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