Trapped Minion Updates!
Thanks to some helpful users, I've been looking into a less-loved feature. The trapped minions. In the spirit of communication, here are some current and future changes.
Throughout May, you might notice the bubbles have a higher chance of popping. Before an hour ago, the chances for a bubble to pop and give you a minion was ridiculous at 1/100 chance. I'll adjust throughout May to find a good spot where it's not too common or rare for you to pop a bubble. Why?
In June, I'll adjust the code so you can get minions of rarities outside of 1-99 as well as 1-99! Those are the only rarities that will have the minion follow you home. There are a lot of cool minions outside of those rarities that we'd like you to have a chance at. That's why I'll first find that sweet spot for how often a trapped minion will be released to you. Don't want those super rare minions to become too common after all!
Edit:
To clarify some things: :star: June will mean you'll get some extra minion rarities in addition to 1-99 minions.
:star: We won't be adding cash shop minions as a potential prize (other plans for those friends)!
:star: We will be changing Major Drills for the next few days not to ask for you to feed trapped minions. This will go into effect at midnight on the 14th.
Posted by Amber
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@Amber Have you been able to collect enough data to make the necessary adjustments to Trapped Minions? I've been feeding minions regularly and I have not popped any minions over the rarity 99. As for feedback, I think the frequency of popping bubbles is fine for rarity 1-99. If higher rarity minions have been added to the "pop" pool, it may be a bit too rare as I have not popped one yet. If the rarer minions have not been added to the "pop" pool, then I would say the current frequency is probably too frequent for higher rarity minions. I'm not sure if you can modify the frequency based on rarity. I am a bit disappointed to learn that not all minions in the bubbles can be popped. I have been feeding them all this time (prior to these adjustments) with the understanding that any bubble could pop. If possible, removal of minions that can't be popped would be preferable to avoid confusion.
If someone is auto feeding then that should be looked into, but please don't make the cool down between feedings longer. Maybe have the fed minions clear a bit faster. If achievements are added for this, it's probably going to take feeding hundreds of minions to get them. A few months after the initial rush, it won't be so busy. Feeding the minions is fun, but waiting 30 seconds when no one else is around is going to be a bummer.
I got blocked over a user feeding JUST AS MANY (or more) minions as I was one night. Ridiculous. Minions only have a 5 second cooldown between feeding each one, so feeding a whole row within 30 seconds IS possible, it doesn't mean someone is "cheating". Something needs to be changed about them, because not everyone has the same ability to do them as fast as others.
Would it ever be a possibility to make them appear to only yourself? Even if it meant we could only do like 10 minions every 5 minutes or something?
I'm just tired of being bashed by others because they're doing the same thing and we all get on them at the same time..
Would it ever be a possibility to make them appear to only yourself? Even if it meant we could only do like 10 minions every 5 minutes or something?
I'm just tired of being bashed by others because they're doing the same thing and we all get on them at the same time..
@Nebet
I had also timed myself to feed all the minions and it took me 3min. I've seen users auto feed ALL the minions in 30 seconds. What's odd about it, is when there's a new wave to feed, the user in question waits about 30 seconds and then all the minions are fed. There's something wrong there.
I had also timed myself to feed all the minions and it took me 3min. I've seen users auto feed ALL the minions in 30 seconds. What's odd about it, is when there's a new wave to feed, the user in question waits about 30 seconds and then all the minions are fed. There's something wrong there.
I vote for feeding minions to be permanently be removed from Major Drills, so timer does not hinder doing his quest.
As always, Peace!
Wow! You managed to pop its protective bubble!
Amber
If you add achievements for popping, please please, make it retroactive. I know I have popped bubbles 2 or 3 times previously. Peace!
It looks like another row of minions were added?! Thanks, that's helpful. :)
Also, I just did an experiment where I timed how long it took to feed all the minions on the page on a speed run-I missed the last two before all the bubbles reset but it took me almost 4 minutes.
Also, I just did an experiment where I timed how long it took to feed all the minions on the page on a speed run-I missed the last two before all the bubbles reset but it took me almost 4 minutes.
I got this guy 
earlier today, first one I popped since the change. Right now there are still so many minions over rarity 99, so not poppable yet. Hopefully things will get even more interesting in June!
Love this change, but I agree that having some kind of timer would make it feel more fair. Every time I try to feed a minion, someone else has already insta-fed almost the entire page :(
Has anyone else noticed that (it's always the same people) feed 30 minions in 1min or less? I'd like to know how that's possible when there's a 5 second timer per minion
"Wow! You managed to pop its protective bubble! Musical Note can't stay here anymore, so why not take it home with you?"
Wow, 1st time. Thanks. :D
Wow, 1st time. Thanks. :D
I've spent years on this site not even knowing the bubbles could pop and you could get a minion out of them. So I'm looking forward to this!
I hope there's a lot of Steampunk Snowman. I wanna fill one pet's treasure chest with them.
I just fed Distilled Rum to a Vetan Turtle, I feel like animal services would have a problem with that-
Update: Personal opinion, there DEFINITELY needs to be some kind of cool down timer for feeding them, I just watched someone rapid-fire feed a bunch of rare ones in like 20 seconds flat LOL. I think a cool down time of 30 seconds to a minute would be fair? That would certainly give others time to have a chance at the good ones.
Oh wow exciting news!
It’s been a while since I fed minions but I use to feed them a lot! 4,027 / 5,000
I have had bubbles pop for me when I did feed them but it was rare
It’s been a while since I fed minions but I use to feed them a lot! 4,027 / 5,000
I have had bubbles pop for me when I did feed them but it was rare
That's really cool! I'd pop in there sometimes and usually noone else was feeding them. I knew about the drop but figured it had to be really rare since I can't remember the last time I got one from it. Looking forward to more drops!
Super excited about this update!
Even with the 1/100 rate, I never had a bubble pop for me and I'm over 1k minions now lol. I wondered if it was a broken feature, tbh.
Even with the 1/100 rate, I never had a bubble pop for me and I'm over 1k minions now lol. I wondered if it was a broken feature, tbh.
Omg I love this! I haven't fed trapped minions a TON but I'll go through periods where I do a bunch of feedings. Hoping to get some cool minions from this now.
@Amber Thank you for the clarification. I thought that might be the case but I wasn't sure from the wording. The Cash Shop limit makes perfect sense to me and I look forward to see what minions need rescuing after June. :)
@Penemuel
You can hover your cursor over the food item the minion is thinking of (upper right corner of their image), and the hoverbox will tell you what the item name is. From there, you can also go straight to the shop search for that specific item! Doing it on a mobile/touch device is very fiddly, though. Possible, but fiddly.
You can hover your cursor over the food item the minion is thinking of (upper right corner of their image), and the hoverbox will tell you what the item name is. From there, you can also go straight to the shop search for that specific item! Doing it on a mobile/touch device is very fiddly, though. Possible, but fiddly.
You have fed 2400 minions!
I maybe got 2 or 3 Minions home with me, I was very unlucky. 1/100? It more felt like 1/1000.
I maybe got 2 or 3 Minions home with me, I was very unlucky. 1/100? It more felt like 1/1000.
A good idea to replace that Drills activity that got deleted would be putting some neglected games in his roster, such as Matlal's Jewels, Stealth Bomber, Caliph's Tomb and Memory. (Not Cybill Sledding, Burrero Bonanza or Street Team though, those are harmful if one's photosensitive)
I did ten. Total. Never saw a purpose for it and gave up. I never knew you could actually get one!
Now I don’t even remember HOW to feed them, because the items don’t seem to be named…? I feel really dumb right now.
Now I don’t even remember HOW to feed them, because the items don’t seem to be named…? I feel really dumb right now.