Collection-how it works & Discussion

[PJY]

I apparently obtained all the first set if collections. I was given all five items to upgrad to the seated ramses in collections. The first three were given when collections was unlocked, and the other 2 were given by friends then I traded and the ramses was in my inventory. How was I able to do that wihout completing any scenes in chapter one? I really don't want to waste my energy if I don't know which scenes to play. Can anyne explain?

Thanks

[dam1120]

call me dense but I dont get this. I logged on to see I have to complete to get 5 more keepsakes. Then it tells me to get them in chapter 1 but I already finished all in chapter 1 so are you telling me I have to stop what I am doing and go and redo all the puzzles in chapter 1 in order to get the 5 keep what ever they are?
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[ZombieGorilla]

The first introductory quest for everybody gives you the first 3 items. If you were gifted the other two, you are done with chapter 1.

[ZombieGorilla]

call me dense but I dont get this. I logged on to see I have to complete to get 5 more keepsakes. Then it tells me to get them in chapter 1 but I already finished all in chapter 1 so are you telling me I have to stop what I am doing and go and redo all the puzzles in chapter 1 in order to get the 5 keep what ever they are?
Thanks

Yes and no. You don't have to stop what you are doing. I believe, as others have suggested, this is to give us something to work towards between chapters. Personally, I am not going to do much with them, until I have completed 16... because, well... Pirates!

You don't have to redo 'all' the scenes, just enough to get the drops. You could simply do one scene over and over till you get them. It just has to be from the chapter you are getting the collection from.

Does that help?

[ZombieGorilla]

Aha. So it's like a bank of slot machines. Once you "win" on a particular scene, your odds are better to move along to another scene than to continue to play the same scene over and over. Except for the premium scene, which is "tuned" to win more often.

I don't believe that is entirely accurate, statistically speaking. Assuming the drop is random, you should have the same odds whether you only play one scene over and over or if you jump around. (not counting the premium scene)

[Miss415]

Aha. So it's like a bank of slot machines. Once you "win" on a particular scene, your odds are better to move along to another scene than to continue to play the same scene over and over. Except for the premium scene, which is "tuned" to win more often.

Thanks, Stink-man!

I do not think this is th case at all! I need one more item to complete a collection & I played the same scene 3 times in a row and the 3rd time i got something.

[dam1120]

Yes and no. You don't have to stop what you are doing. I believe, as others have suggested, this is to give us something to work towards between chapters. Personally, I am not going to do much with them, until I have completed 16... because, well... Pirates!

You don't have to redo 'all' the scenes, just enough to get the drops. You could simply do one scene over and over till you get them. It just has to be from the chapter you are getting the collection from.

Does that help?

Okay I did 2 times 1 puzzle and nothing. This seems like a waste of energy when we should be putting it to the puzzles to keep us going forward. Also what do you mean pirates? Does that mean as I advance something in the program comes in my account and steals what I have? Again I tried doing a scene 2 times and got nothing. Also how do we ask for friends to gift us these?
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[AngieDawn]

dam, the collections are a sidequest and it's up to you to decide when or if you want to do them. The new chapter that was released today is Chapter 16 and it has a pirate theme (which is what ZG was referrencing). Like ZG, I'm going to complete all of Chapter 16 before I go back to the Collections sidequest. But I could have easily decided to stop doing my chapter completion game and go start the collection sidequest to get them caught up. There's no right or wrong way so just do whatever makes the most sense to your style

It's also ok if after you've tried it out, you don't like it and stop trying for them. I'm the type of person that wants to complete everything, no matter how mundane it may be. I'll be doing old scenes over and over until I have every last one complete even though it may take weeks to get all the pieces. But again, I don't think you have to feel that way :-)

[ZombieGorilla]

Also what do you mean pirates? Does that mean as I advance something in the program comes in my account and steals what I have?

Heh, no, not at all. The theme for chapter 16 has some pirate related objects that are pretty cool. And as much as I really like the collections stuff, I am going to put my energy into getting the pirate stuff first, then do the collections.

Okay I did 2 times 1 puzzle and nothing. This seems like a waste of energy when we should be putting it to the puzzles to keep us going forward. Also

They are randomly dropped, sometimes you won't always get something, it's a kind of a game of chance. I wouldn't call it a waste exactly, as you still get the xp/silver, but certainly if are working on the current chapter, you might choose to do the collections afterward.

Also how do we ask for friends to gift us these?

From the collections window, you click on the plus buttons next to the items you need and they will be added to your wish list. Then from the wish list window you can click on "share" and your friends will see what you need. They also see your wish when you hover over them on your friends list in the game. And that is where they can send you ones you need, if they have extras.

That is an important difference to note though. When you send out a materials request all your friends have to do is click to send you one. With keepsakes, if a friend sends you one of their keepsakes, it will come from their inventory. So many times it may be the case that you are requesting an item, and they may not have an extra to send you.

Hope that helps!
ZG

[dam1120]

Wow all of you are so together in this game. Thank you all for taking the time to explain it all. See you in the gardens.