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
Curbstomped
Omg…almost 15 years here and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a minion despite my efforts! Cool to see the “that’s a thing?” features getting some love! 💖✨
[qoute="@Yuzu"]... I'm sorry, THE BUBBLES CAN POP AND GIVE YOU A MINION??? :scream:
I have been here for over a decade and I had NO IDEA that's something that could happen... 18 years here and yeah, me either! I think that says something about a feature no one (but apparently staff) knew about. Why wasn't that on the games page?
I have been here for over a decade and I had NO IDEA that's something that could happen... 18 years here and yeah, me either! I think that says something about a feature no one (but apparently staff) knew about. Why wasn't that on the games page?
Amber
STAFF
Yeah, I can turn off the request for Drills to request the bubble popping at midnight. :) I want it to be fair for everyone that had to deal with it today.
@Mackenzi Yes, you could only get r1-99 minions. 1/100 seems like a lot, sure, but that's every single time you pop one of those minions. If you aren't lucky, sucks to be you basically. That rate is actually more rare than some things I've added like some avatar borders / other achievements.
@Bliss I'm going to avoid doing Cash Shop minions, sorry! I can add that friend to the Hustler, though.
@Eitleoidhme Next month, you'll be able to get some minions past 1-99 in addition to 1-99.
@Mackenzi Yes, you could only get r1-99 minions. 1/100 seems like a lot, sure, but that's every single time you pop one of those minions. If you aren't lucky, sucks to be you basically. That rate is actually more rare than some things I've added like some avatar borders / other achievements.
@Bliss I'm going to avoid doing Cash Shop minions, sorry! I can add that friend to the Hustler, though.
@Eitleoidhme Next month, you'll be able to get some minions past 1-99 in addition to 1-99.
This makes me so nostalgic. I was obsessed with Trapped Minions when it first came out (like what, 15 years ago?! I was in middle school.) Glad to see it's getting some love again.
I tried feeding them in the past but never had any luck with any popping (don't think I fed as much as I remember though XD). This is a great update!
I've fed over 9,400 minions and I popped a handful, so I have no idea where 1/100 came from. It will be interesting to see where it lands.
Hm, I've never had one pop before but I haven't fed that many to begin with so that's probably why lol.
I knew they could pop but I've never had one pop before, though I wasn't trying very hard either. I really don't want a wait time between feeding minions but I wouldn't mind a longer wait time after I free one. So if I'm aiming for the achievement and I don't get lucky I can make progress faster. But if I get lucky then make the wait before I can save another one whatever seems reasonable. My first thought was 30 min but I wouldn't mind even longer.
The rarities are between 1-99 right now but after the proposed changes they will go higher than 99. The part that confuses me is it sounds like the only minions that would go home with us after the changes are ones that are over rarity 99.
The rarities are between 1-99 right now but after the proposed changes they will go higher than 99. The part that confuses me is it sounds like the only minions that would go home with us after the changes are ones that are over rarity 99.
aaaahhhh awesome! i...i'm one of the people who didn't know the bubbles pop until... right now
Lol I am so relieved that I'm not the only one to find out that the bubbles pop JUST NOW through this post. So excited to try it.
@Amber After reading this and the linked forum thread, I am still a teeny tiny bit confused- there was a 1 in 100 chance for minions to pop IF they were rarity 1-99, and higher rarity minions had zero chance to pop? So there was no chance to get non-restocking minions at all? Because 1 in 100 seems like a much better rate than what I've seen people get (only one or two per thousand minions fed).
Cool! I never bothered with it bc it seemed pointless as i didn't realize they could pop :v
1/100? was it really that high?? i've fed 1,474 minions and only ever had a bubble pop twice!
I didn't know the bubvles were supossed to pop
Lol
I read "those are trapped minion waiting for rescue" and though that some else, an NPC was supossed to be space travelling on rescues missions ang got lost ij a lot os something
Lol
I read "those are trapped minion waiting for rescue" and though that some else, an NPC was supossed to be space travelling on rescues missions ang got lost ij a lot os something
This idea was a great suggested I'm so glad it's done another good suggestion is what Sydney said "Drills requests to feed minions be put on pause"
I don't think I ever had one pop. I completely forgot it was even an option to play this game lol.
1/100 chance of popping? Wow, that's so common! It's an entire percentage point! [laughs in Terraria player stockholm syndrome]
Joking aside, I'm glad staff is listening to feedback and testing out changes.
Joking aside, I'm glad staff is listening to feedback and testing out changes.
I love the idea and the increased chance to get a minion (I think it's been at least 6 months since I last got one from a popped bubble). However, now I'm struggling to complete a Quest because all the minions are fed. So, yay! and sad boo!
Wow! Thanks for looking at this feature. I played it off and on on the off-hand chance I could get a rare minion. Over 2000 bubbles and I only had ONE drop.
I second the idea that Higher Rarity Minion have the higher 1/100 chances to drop.
Also, if you could add the Poiko as a Minion Option you can also get by achievements for this, that'd be cool. I know we have a few.
I second the idea that Higher Rarity Minion have the higher 1/100 chances to drop.
Also, if you could add the Poiko as a Minion Option you can also get by achievements for this, that'd be cool. I know we have a few.
I honestly thought the chance of a bubble popping was even less than 1 in 100, or I might have played this game more.
Looking forward to seeing some retired minions able to enter circulation again, even if rarely.
Looking forward to seeing some retired minions able to enter circulation again, even if rarely.
I LOVE that this feature is getting looked at! If I can put my two cents in I think the rate of bubbles popping should scale with the rarity :) Super common minion? Much higher chance at it following you home!
Wonderful! I've helped ~800 of these poor minions & only ever popped two bubbles. This is a very nice change~
Also thought that I'd mention there's an Achievement for helping these little guys too:
https://subeta.net/achievements.php#/achievement/133
It's not for releasing them, just for feeding them. ♥️
Also thought that I'd mention there's an Achievement for helping these little guys too:
https://subeta.net/achievements.php#/achievement/133
It's not for releasing them, just for feeding them. ♥️
Thanks for the updates and info! I had no idea we had no chance of saving those unbuyable minions ;~;
I get them done whenever Major Drills asks for them since I need them for the achievement. ^^
I get them done whenever Major Drills asks for them since I need them for the achievement. ^^
More would be great thank you @Amber
Yep popping any more I will wait till it cools down
Yep popping any more I will wait till it cools down
It may be worth implementing a ""loser point" system where it gets increasingly likely that a bubble will pop for you the more you feed(up to a point) which resets on a pop.
I've been on here 15 years and I swear I only just popped my first minion a month ago. I was freaked out by it! I am so glad you are tweaking this, because I would love to pop more minions and have a chance of getting some super rare/expensive/hard to get ones.
I usually only do them for Major Drills, but I guess that will be harder to do for the next little while, but thats ok :D
I usually only do them for Major Drills, but I guess that will be harder to do for the next little while, but thats ok :D
Amber
STAFF
Once things cool off in a few days, I might add another row of minions. :eyes: Everyone is rushing to do this right now, I'd rather not do any big changes yet!
A wait time would be good as long as I still could finish my quests for drills but I tried feeding some n i fed 2 could have done more but gave others a chance so I stopped at 2
I remember back in the day when it was really hard to feed minions because so many people were always there, this reminds me of the good ol' days T___T And if I'm being honest.....I did not even know there was a chance for them to follow you home LOL whoops.
Thank you for this!!! I'm excited about the changes :3
Thank you for this!!! I'm excited about the changes :3
I don't hate the wait limit idea @thinking_kiwi mentioned. I think this change is very cool, but even without this change, sometimes I'd get there and all of the minions have already been fed. I'm trying to think if there would be a downside, like if the wait limit could just cancel out the increased chances of a bubble popping if it's too long of a limit. but we all want to get a chance to feed the minions too.
I wish the page had more trapped minions it might be too busy to do those drills quests
Wow 1/100. I thought it was WAAYYYY lower as I've fed so many minions and have seen them pop a handful of times.
@thinking_kiwi yea I noticed a few feeding them now time for me to set back n wait till later
Yep and I got a u buyable minion when I fed 6,000 n only popped a handful but I need 91 minions I forgot about the one I bought today that cost me 22 mil I been even buying crystal shop minions so I hope I can pop just a few that will save me money for another one off my list
current issue: can't feed any minions cause ppl are going through them way too fast! maybe implement a limit? 2 minions every 10 minutes or something... i wanna feed a cute minion too :c
... I'm sorry, THE BUBBLES CAN POP AND GIVE YOU A MINION??? :scream:
I have been here for over a decade and I had NO IDEA that's something that could happen...
I have been here for over a decade and I had NO IDEA that's something that could happen...