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Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: February 18th, 2024, 9:55:37 pm
by sunsprite
Silenxia wrote: ↑February 18th, 2024, 9:29:44 am
Dang, I have found only the Amethyst and Albino in the Stream so far.
the elseal and moseal were permanent stream creatures and left the flood earlier than the amethyst and albino (as stated in the creature release news), so thats probably why
elseal + moseal stopped flooding today, and amethyst + albino stop flooding on the 20th !
i thought the regular elseal and moseal were limited before i realized too
Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: February 19th, 2024, 12:39:08 am
by Myouki
sunsprite wrote: ↑February 18th, 2024, 9:55:37 pm
Silenxia wrote: ↑February 18th, 2024, 9:29:44 am
Dang, I have found only the Amethyst and Albino in the Stream so far.
the elseal and moseal were permanent stream creatures and left the flood earlier than the amethyst and albino (as stated in the creature release news), so thats probably why
elseal + moseal stopped flooding today, and amethyst + albino stop flooding on the 20th !
i thought the regular elseal and moseal were limited before i realized too
Oh, that would explain why I'm only seeing the limited-time variants. Since I've already got my ten parentless creatures, I suppose I'll just stock up on extras of them while I can.
Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: February 19th, 2024, 9:17:07 am
by Jadeunicorn
Well, crud. I wasn't paying attention to the fact that the flooding ended on different dates. Ugh. Totally didn't even get 6 each of the Elseal and Moseal. Doh.
Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: February 19th, 2024, 4:48:43 pm
by froglady
Jadeunicorn wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 9:17:07 am
Well, crud. I wasn't paying attention to the fact that the flooding ended on different dates. Ugh. Totally didn't even get 6 each of the Elseal and Moseal. Doh.
The flooding ended sooner for the Elseal and Moseal because they are PERMANENT creatures that you will be able to capture for years and years. The Albino and Amethyst are limited editions, so their flood lasted longer. So you still have lots and lots of time to catch the regular versions.
Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: February 19th, 2024, 5:08:56 pm
by froglady
BeeNme wrote: ↑February 16th, 2024, 10:25:14 pm
The phrase was used long before the song came out. I remember people saying ' it's 5 o'clock somewhere' back in college in the early eighties.
OK, here goes from the widow of an old sailor:
In the old days, time was told on ships by the position of the sun relative to the masts, etc. So first watch, which is the largest due to people being needed to do repairs, clean, etc during daylight hours, started at first light and ended "when the sun goes over the yardarm". Then the first watch could knock off for the day and go have their liquor (which was part of their rations). In later years when the times for the watches was codified and there became 4 watches instead of 2, the day watch started at 9am and went to 3pm. But the sailors (many of whom became civilians after WWII) kept the saying, "Why are you drinking? The sun's not over the yardarm yet!" Which led to the inevitable rejoinder, "Well, it's 3 o'clock SOMEWHERE!", because they'd sailed all over the world and knew local times varied wildly. With corporate America and the "9 to 5" workday the saying became "5 o'clock" instead of "3 o'clock". I heard it even in the 60's. So it's a very old saying that's just morphed through the years.
Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: February 19th, 2024, 6:12:06 pm
by Jadeunicorn
froglady wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 4:48:43 pm
Jadeunicorn wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 9:17:07 am
Well, crud. I wasn't paying attention to the fact that the flooding ended on different dates. Ugh. Totally didn't even get 6 each of the Elseal and Moseal. Doh.
The flooding ended sooner for the Elseal and Moseal because they are PERMANENT creatures that you will be able to capture for years and years. The Albino and Amethyst are limited editions, so their flood lasted longer. So you still have lots and lots of time to catch the regular versions.
I understand the why. I was lamenting the fact that I hadn't read closer the first time (as should have been clear with the "I wasn't paying attention" statement). And because life is crazy, I have a hard time hunting the stream for permanent critters nowadays, which is why I'm kicking myself for missing what I usually collect for permanent critters as when they flood is when I can usually get them.
Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: February 20th, 2024, 8:55:48 am
by SkyeWyven
Jadeunicorn wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 6:12:06 pm
froglady wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 4:48:43 pm
Jadeunicorn wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 9:17:07 am
Well, crud. I wasn't paying attention to the fact that the flooding ended on different dates. Ugh. Totally didn't even get 6 each of the Elseal and Moseal. Doh.
The flooding ended sooner for the Elseal and Moseal because they are PERMANENT creatures that you will be able to capture for years and years. The Albino and Amethyst are limited editions, so their flood lasted longer. So you still have lots and lots of time to catch the regular versions.
I understand the why. I was lamenting the fact that I hadn't read closer the first time (as should have been clear with the "I wasn't paying attention" statement). And because life is crazy, I have a hard time hunting the stream for permanent critters nowadays, which is why I'm kicking myself for missing what I usually collect for permanent critters as when they flood is when I can usually get them.
I am kicking myself in the same way. I can never get stream creatures after they stop flooding. The tributaries help a little bit but not all creatures can be found in them and they're still kinda difficult sometimes. I know it's just how this kind of game works but I wish there was some better work-around for it.
Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: February 20th, 2024, 1:53:06 pm
by kunigund
Did the Albinos and Amethysts already disappear from the stream or am I having bad luck?
Edit (17 min later): Ah, still here, found one.
Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: February 29th, 2024, 5:17:41 pm
by Danafox
Man I really wanted more of those limited creatures but life has been crazy and had no time. sighs
Re: Valentine's Day Critters!!
Posted: March 1st, 2024, 9:28:52 am
by NyxNoire
froglady wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 5:08:56 pm
BeeNme wrote: ↑February 16th, 2024, 10:25:14 pm
The phrase was used long before the song came out. I remember people saying ' it's 5 o'clock somewhere' back in college in the early eighties.
OK, here goes from the widow of an old sailor:
In the old days, time was told on ships by the position of the sun relative to the masts, etc. So first watch, which is the largest due to people being needed to do repairs, clean, etc during daylight hours, started at first light and ended "when the sun goes over the yardarm". Then the first watch could knock off for the day and go have their liquor (which was part of their rations). In later years when the times for the watches was codified and there became 4 watches instead of 2, the day watch started at 9am and went to 3pm. But the sailors (many of whom became civilians after WWII) kept the saying, "Why are you drinking? The sun's not over the yardarm yet!" Which led to the inevitable rejoinder, "Well, it's 3 o'clock SOMEWHERE!", because they'd sailed all over the world and knew local times varied wildly. With corporate America and the "9 to 5" workday the saying became "5 o'clock" instead of "3 o'clock". I heard it even in the 60's. So it's a very old saying that's just morphed through the years.
Thank you for that explanation, I find that fascinating
