Quest-A-Thon: Extension!
Due to the recent lag the past few days, we’ve decided to extend the Quest-A-Thon by one day. That means you have until 11:59pm on August 28th to get 1,000,000 quests done. The weekend quests and possibly retired holiday items will also last until the end!
Just a reminder that if the goal is completed, everyone that has participated will receive 1 new pet slot, the forum title "Sir Quest A Lot", 5 Raffle Tickets, and 1 Referral point.
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Ambition
CONGRATS to everyone who participates!!!! <3 We all rock for our hard work! I know others do not enjoy quest-a-thons, but I enjoy it because it is doable for everyone. I dislike events where we try to donate thousands of items and it ends up costing an arm and a leg just to get enough points to be worth anything. I enjoy this kind of event where we all benefit without it bankrupting us.
Thank you for having cool mini events like this. <3
@Amber @Ariel (@ other staffers) May I make one small request: next time we do something like this please do not overlap the jellies (or something similar) with a quest-a-thon (or like event). The combination of two events like this was so stressful for me that it lost all fun. :( I was so stressed that I was extremely glad when the quest-a-thon was actually over. I think that we should be a bit happy and a bit sad when events get over, not 100% relieved.
For example, I always get sad when Morostide is over.
Thank you for having cool mini events like this. <3
@Amber @Ariel (@ other staffers) May I make one small request: next time we do something like this please do not overlap the jellies (or something similar) with a quest-a-thon (or like event). The combination of two events like this was so stressful for me that it lost all fun. :( I was so stressed that I was extremely glad when the quest-a-thon was actually over. I think that we should be a bit happy and a bit sad when events get over, not 100% relieved.
For example, I always get sad when Morostide is over.
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Carlita
We made it and I'm so happy right now. I just can't wait for that pet slot. I did all quest as I could since the fist day, except Sarah's.
This is great, thank you guys!!! <3
This is great, thank you guys!!! <3
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Bliss
I meant to comment last night, but I was on my mobile.
I saw we pulled it off. Good job everyone! :D
I saw we pulled it off. Good job everyone! :D
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Gintama
Loved getting all of the retired items! Full weekend quests with the extension on it made it so much better!
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archfey
looks like we managed to complete it before the extension deadline after all! barely, but hey, that's still pretty good. i missed the last quest-a-thon completely (the only one i've missed so far) so i made 1000% sure i did every quest possible for this one, and even bought gold account medals so i could do more... glad we made it
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dotSei
Wow we actually did it by the original deadline? Glad I shoved in those last few quests before I snoozed.
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Keliora
Thank you for the WSQ that also were giving out retired items! And please keep in mind how early you did that when setting the goal for the next quest-a-thon. ;-;
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BoaConstrictor
Woohoo! So we actually did it JUST before the original deadline? I'm so proud of us!!!!
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Emrah
I think it's also kinda bad that we reached to goal, cause I'm pretty sure that the goal will be over 1m next time. Please tell me that I'm wrong :/
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ShinyPikachu
Wow, we made it! Good work everyone! :D
I'm honestly surprised we made the goal since it was so high. It's amazing what this userbase can accomplish! :3
I'm honestly surprised we made the goal since it was so high. It's amazing what this userbase can accomplish! :3
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bonecrivain
Honestly didn't think at the beginning of this one that we'd make it; awesome job, everyone!
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Sunflower
so happy we made the goal; def thrilled
woo boy though we sure eeked by on the goal didn't we? ha ha every lil bit rly did count (yeah yeah i know we got that xtra day but just think if we didnt)
thank @ yall who did even a few quests when u could
woo boy though we sure eeked by on the goal didn't we? ha ha every lil bit rly did count (yeah yeah i know we got that xtra day but just think if we didnt)
thank @ yall who did even a few quests when u could
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Lavender
Omg this is crazy we got it right on (the original) time! I'm still excited about the extra day of questing though! :)
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LizardLady
14 quests over the million threshold at midnight, which means each of our individual contributions were important, even if you could only do a few quests! Loving the spiffy colorful progress bar. And will enjoy the extra weekend quests as a reward :)
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Kestrel
Kept refreshing on the page to see if we'd make it or not- congrats everyone! I'm super proud that we pulled it off by the end of day despite the lag/battling/increase in goal. :D You're all amazing. ♥️
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Julie
Good job everyone. We did it as a community. That's the point staff wants to bring out. One for all and all for one. Take a bow everybody.
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Memorv
:3 YAY!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy. I'll have to admit I didn't do all of my quests every day due to a lot of stuff going on with me this past few days, but I got in what I could. Good job and congrats everyone!
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Lea
(Sorry for the excessive exclamation points but I'm honestly on the verge of tearing up because this turnout is such a relief and I'm so happy and proud that we made it despite the drama. I get way too invested in these things, aha. :'D)
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Lea
I'm so damn proud of everyone, we made it even with having had to make up so much ground and the battle event being distracting!! Also, thank you SO much to the people who weren't interested in the prizes but helped out nonetheless!! Pet slots are so incredibly important to me and I know I for one was feeling actual anxiety when it seemed like we were going to fail because not enough people were participating, and I can't thank you guys who joined in to help despite a lack of interest enough! And everyone who stuck with it and did all their quests even when it seemed like we'd lose! Great job, everyone!!!!
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Slowerthanzero
Gratz everyone! We got an extension but we still got it done by the original deadline! Woooot!
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Puncture
everyone who tried their damnedest to complete as much as possible, even given the jelly war.
<3
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omnibless
was off all afternoon and came back this hour to check so I wouldn't bog down the servers 999,274quests 7min left ;~;
let's sign off and let people finish questing
let's sign off and let people finish questing
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Diana_Marie
Maleria gave me 750sp for a 4 second quest. Think she's sick of all of us? All done for the day! So close.......
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Angel
Yeyyy I choose a good weekend to be bored and come back, I've done about 3 days of all the quest now o/ gogogo almost there!
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Annet
Thank you Staff for the extra day. We have to go less than 36,000 quests to go until we got the 1,000,000.
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jersey
Appreciate the extra time for quests but for me the majority of the lag hits when I try to battle which is frustrating.
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omg_carrie
Ooooh, I like the idea of those who do more getting a bit extra. Another forum title or a couple more forum points or something, perhaps. That would be a great incentive to get people to all chip in :)
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Yuzuki
we might have managed anyway (emphasis on "might") but the extension means we can definitely breathe easier! thanks staff :raised_hands:
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Cheshire
My dudes, it just took a page 7mins to load.
Net neutrality got me shook. XD
TY for more time! We love you.
Net neutrality got me shook. XD
TY for more time! We love you.
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Julie
Quentin is giving out Subeautique items.
Dee Layla Cinders and Scales Skirt
May not get as many amulets that I want, but that works!!!
Dee Layla Cinders and Scales Skirt
May not get as many amulets that I want, but that works!!!
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NeonDinosaur
I know questing can be the most boring thing ever but I believe in you guys we can do this!
I usually find questing less painful when I do it while watching TV
I usually find questing less painful when I do it while watching TV
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Poe
Personal milestones would be fun :) Something like that would motivate me more, b/c I agree with what others have said about questing be quite boring.
I'm glad we got one more day :D! Let's go!
I'm glad we got one more day :D! Let's go!
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springjoy
wooo! I can finally quest and am happy that we have one more day. I'm way more likely to try to do ALL the quests when they are weekend, though I try my best to participate as much as i can, it gets tedious and I haven't found a way to quest from my phone which right now is my main access point.
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bonecrivain
Yeah I do get that. I don't mind quests, but they ARE exceptionally boring, and I definitely think it'd be terrible to have prizes only awarded to people who do the max quests. I just don't think people who only do one quest deserve all the prizes. :P But maybe future ones could be a major drills kind of deal? Where people have the option to do # quests OR # battles OR # game points OR other stuff like that? It might be harder to code, but I think it'd be more fun if people were able to choose to do the type of activity they enjoy most on the site. (Also, battle quests should be included in the quest count.)
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Choco
I couldn't quest the whole week, so I did some quests yesterday and all today. Hope that helps!
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Sopheroo
I don't think that there are that many people just doing one quest and then, doing nothing for the rest of the event. I've barely seen people saying they do this.
Really, considering how questing is implemented as a core mechanic of the site, people who don't quest are a rarity.
Really, considering how questing is implemented as a core mechanic of the site, people who don't quest are a rarity.
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Sopheroo
I see what you mean, bonecrivain, but if we go with a 10 quest minimum you're going to have people who go "10 quests isn't enough, it should be 25 quests!"
And then, it's going to be "People who only do 25 quests are freeloaders, it's not even a full day of quests, it should be a 100!"
We're going to go and deal with escalation if we start because some people are never happy.
Questing can rot. I hate the mechanics, I hate how samey it is, I dislike how grindy it is. I will never enjoy it. Ever. I still do a couple because it's a group effort and all, but I won't do thousands of them over 10 days. It's too dull.
Besides, most people do quests daily, so it's already part of their routine. The thing the Quest-a-Thon should do is encourage people like me, who don't quest, to do it.
I said it earlier, I still find the quests too cookie-cutter to be fun. So, I obviously won't do 500 of them. And, when even a free pet slot is not enough to motivate you into doing something, well..
And then, it's going to be "People who only do 25 quests are freeloaders, it's not even a full day of quests, it should be a 100!"
We're going to go and deal with escalation if we start because some people are never happy.
Questing can rot. I hate the mechanics, I hate how samey it is, I dislike how grindy it is. I will never enjoy it. Ever. I still do a couple because it's a group effort and all, but I won't do thousands of them over 10 days. It's too dull.
Besides, most people do quests daily, so it's already part of their routine. The thing the Quest-a-Thon should do is encourage people like me, who don't quest, to do it.
I said it earlier, I still find the quests too cookie-cutter to be fun. So, I obviously won't do 500 of them. And, when even a free pet slot is not enough to motivate you into doing something, well..
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Amber
@bonecrivain I'll reiterate what I've said before, having the one quest requirement is actually good. A lot of people do more than one quest. By having a low requirement, there isn't pressure to do every single quest or doesn't make someone feel bad for not being able to help out as much. It's like @Sopheroo said, it's a group effort and very much "every bit helps". :)
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bonecrivain
No, I'm not saying the requirement should be to do all the quests every day. I just said I don't do that because real life is too busy. I said the requirement should be raised from 1 quest to something more reasonable. (Even 10 or 20?) People who do 1 quest and then disappear and let everyone else do all the work don't add anything substantial to the total. I think there's a way to balance it so people have to put in SOME effort to earn the prize, without it being an overwhelming ask.
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Sopheroo
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Then, the people who are going to do 1 or 10 or 20 quests are going to do 0 because they don't like questing, meaning that the odds to achieve the goal will be lower. Can we also remove the "one quest gets you all the prizes" part? I admit I haven't been able to do my full set of quests every day (I work full time and this pet site is a hobby, not a second job), but it's absurd that people can do one quest, then sit back and watch others work hard to get them the prizes.
The point of the Quest-a-Thon is "every bit helps" not "only people who do all the quests every day matter"
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bonecrivain
Can we also remove the "one quest gets you all the prizes" part? I admit I haven't been able to do my full set of quests every day (I work full time and this pet site is a hobby, not a second job), but it's absurd that people can do one quest, then sit back and watch others work hard to get them the prizes.
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Sunfire103
2 events at one time might have been ok, but the gelatin wars take its toll on the servers without anything else going on. It seems the last hour or two (when people are trying to cram in quests before midnight) is the worst with lag/errors.
So I'm really happy to hear about the extension ^-^ *hugs*
So I'm really happy to hear about the extension ^-^ *hugs*
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Austria
Hooray! We might actually do it, then! Thank you!
(also thank you for reminding me I need to pay my bills which are also due the 28th)
(also thank you for reminding me I need to pay my bills which are also due the 28th)
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Shadow
Thank you, just got internet and power back (bloody hurricane and its bs rain) so I'll be able to do another day.
~SU
~SU
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Madeleine
Subeta knows we're all watching the season finale of Game of Thrones tonight thereby compromising our questing :dragon:
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Viking
We've done it without the extra day, I know it because we're awesome, but this is so great news! My wrist hurts, it almost kills me, and knowing I can slow down a bit with Questing now is such a relief. Thank you! <3
(And why is it that Subeta always has Quest-A-Thons when my wrist is hurting already? XD)
Also thanks to everyone who made this incredible comeback possible! Our goal is only 113547 Quests away now and it's still plenty of hours. ;D
(And why is it that Subeta always has Quest-A-Thons when my wrist is hurting already? XD)
Also thanks to everyone who made this incredible comeback possible! Our goal is only 113547 Quests away now and it's still plenty of hours. ;D
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BoaConstrictor
Granted, there IS lag and 40whathaveyous. But faaaar less than a single event would have caused in the past, let alone 2, where one is a mega battle event!
Good job, Subeta!
Good job, Subeta!
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Evy
Seeing the current numbers, I think we might have pulled it off anyway. :P
But thank you for the extra day, I did have quite some 504's and 520's and lag over the past couple of days, which hadn't happened for a long time!
But thank you for the extra day, I did have quite some 504's and 520's and lag over the past couple of days, which hadn't happened for a long time!
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Cassandra
I think the smarter thing would have been to extend the Gelatin war for a day rather than the Questathon. Ideally they shouldn't have been held at the same time. Time and time again events have shown that the servers are just too weak to handle any real traffic. Imagine if the site had 10000 users on at a time rather than 1000ish.
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BoaConstrictor
Ohhhh, with this piece of news I totally missed the announcement of Gelashell's arrival!!! Not too many left! Seems they only dare to sneek in, while we are asleep! - drags her aching body back to the battlefield.
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BoaConstrictor
Woot woot! Super, thanks! But I am confident, looking at the fabulous spurt we did yesterday already, we will still finish off in time tonight!
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Beldam
Thank you thank you thank you! Hugs! The lag was terrible for me (but then again I left it til the last minute so it's probably mostly my fault because everyone was rushing to get them done before they reset ;) )
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lovecraft
Here I was thinking the lag was my internet connection and I was getting all mad at them...Glad I didnt call to complain. LOL Thanks. :)
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nobody
was hoping you guys might help us out if we got far enough! glad to see you guys cheering us on! ive been doing my quests at like 3AM so not too much lag for me - but this ought to help everyone out!
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ShinyPikachu
We're so close! We've almost made it! Keep up the good work, everyone! :3
...And thanks for the extra time! :D
...And thanks for the extra time! :D
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Julie
Yeah. Quest-A-Thon and gelly war, lag was bound to happen. Thank you for the extension. Prayers to everyone who is dealing with Hurricane Harvey.
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JaguarGal
Thank goodness! I was really worrying earlier today when it was taking 30-60 seconds to load pages, +520 errors. Thank you for the extension!
Perchance does anyone know if Battle/BB quests contribute to this too? I'd never thought about them before this Quest-A-Thon.
Perchance does anyone know if Battle/BB quests contribute to this too? I'd never thought about them before this Quest-A-Thon.
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PiplupMagby34
So if we win this one, will we still have another quest-a-thon in the fall?
I wouldn't mind though if the next one was around Luminaire, that's what happened last year right?
I wouldn't mind though if the next one was around Luminaire, that's what happened last year right?
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Lea
Oh man I've been getting a lot of errors+lag lately if I don't do my quests at a ridiculous time, so thank you haha ;;;
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Diana
The lag has made it rough and at times it's made me feel like giving up!
Thank you admin!!! :) ♡
Thank you admin!!! :) ♡
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Shark
Aw thank you so much, staff! I've gotten some lag and a couple error pages as well but still, it's definitely appreciated and this isn't something you had to do for us. ♥️ Lets make this count, everyone!
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talisman
Thank you thank you thank you! I couldn't do them yesterday because of lag and only cell phone access to the site on a busy day so I'm so glad I have more chances!
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Nrogara
yay this is good! It has been very laggy the last few nights, but I thought maybe it was on my end
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Alana
Thank you so much, Staff! You do so many generous things for us and I really appreciate it. :)
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crashingnightingales
Thank you so much! I have barely had time to do quests between all the battling I've been doing.
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Darkrai
Thank you so much ;^; I've been noticing the lag and I was afraid it was just me since Firefox has also been acting up for me recently
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Edinburgh
Thank you so much for doing this!! I've seen some 520 errors in the last couple days and it's been a LONG time since I've seen those!! XD
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StarShadow
Wow, thanks! I haven't had time to battle because of the quests. Hope we can get it done.
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