What the hell was the thought process for the current event(s)? We get the KR event, but with headsets replaced with feathers. If you're one of the one hundred people that win a papel rare, gee, I wonder what you get. The only good part of that is the 50 people that win Scratchy rares, but this is only good for those players that do not spend any money. Nearly everyone else has already spent money on the 2x Scratchy rates event, and gotten items!
Having three money saving events one right after another is a great way to get a lot of money at once, but probably not all that great in the long run... people will be out of money after these events and probably will not charge more for a while.
I'm beginning to wonder if feathers will ever leave our game, like they should have long ago, and actually be worth something. Will we always have some sort of event with feathers as the consolation prize? I sure hope not.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Language
One of my college classes is a beginning Japanese class. I've taken it in hopes to become fluent in the language eventually for a future career.
I had taken such a class before, but went through some trouble in my second semester of my first year of college, and such decided to just start over. Its a nice refresher and I'm a lot more motivated to do work now.
Anyway, I hate when people are in a beginner language class and feel the need to show off that they know more of the language than the class's absolute beginners. When everyone in the class is asked to speak in a certain pattern, some students feel the need to extend the pattern so it is more advanced, to get the teacher's attention and to effectively put down the other kids in the class. "I bet you didn't understand what I just said!" is what I get from such a situation.
In my first Japanese class's syllabus, it reads that if you are an advanced student, you should not make yourself extremely obvious. Blend in with the rest of the class, answer questions as normal. Language classes are often uncomfortable enough as it is; the teacher often says things that the beginners won't understand, and does not explain them. That's part of the learning process. Eventually you begin to understand what the teacher is saying to his/herself and become more comfortable in that environment.
Speaking of class, I have that in an hour. Later.
I had taken such a class before, but went through some trouble in my second semester of my first year of college, and such decided to just start over. Its a nice refresher and I'm a lot more motivated to do work now.
Anyway, I hate when people are in a beginner language class and feel the need to show off that they know more of the language than the class's absolute beginners. When everyone in the class is asked to speak in a certain pattern, some students feel the need to extend the pattern so it is more advanced, to get the teacher's attention and to effectively put down the other kids in the class. "I bet you didn't understand what I just said!" is what I get from such a situation.
In my first Japanese class's syllabus, it reads that if you are an advanced student, you should not make yourself extremely obvious. Blend in with the rest of the class, answer questions as normal. Language classes are often uncomfortable enough as it is; the teacher often says things that the beginners won't understand, and does not explain them. That's part of the learning process. Eventually you begin to understand what the teacher is saying to his/herself and become more comfortable in that environment.
Speaking of class, I have that in an hour. Later.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Luck
Latest rage is directed to the people that complain about spending a large amount of money on scratch cards / gacha / cardpacks and not winning anything. These two things are no different than real life gambling, really. Use your head, people. Plenty of people spend hundreds to thousands in actual gambling and come back empty handed. Such is the lottery; the odds are stacked against you.
I have a friend that embodies a motto of his from a few months ago: "It's all good." Though he is quite unlucky with his gambling, he continues, saying things to the effect of "It's all good, I'll just try again!" and refrains from complaining about his failures. I find this to be a quite mature outlook, and one that I follow myself. When I was a child, I used to complain about doing the simplest things. These days, I reluctantly do what needs to be done, not voicing my complaints.
To extend on this topic, I am also quite tired of the mindset some people have lately. People post threads complaining about their luck, which is perfectly fine, by the way; that's what forums are for. Sure, I disagree with the concept of complaining, but I can't deny people's freedom to speak. Anyway, people find these threads and feel the need to trump (read: post a worse situation) than the original poster's situation. For example, if someone posted a thread saying they wasted $50 on scratchy cards and received nothing, someone posts later saying something like "You think you've had it bad? I've wasted $100 on this and have gotten nothing!" What a childish, attention-garnering, annoying, and unnecessary response. You'd be better off posting nothing.
Naturally, I usually ignore such threads now.
In conclusion, get over it. If you aren't getting what you want, spend some more money and try again! Obviously, this is a very deluded response and can't just be followed out of the blue (for most people). That's the only option available for you, though.
I have a friend that embodies a motto of his from a few months ago: "It's all good." Though he is quite unlucky with his gambling, he continues, saying things to the effect of "It's all good, I'll just try again!" and refrains from complaining about his failures. I find this to be a quite mature outlook, and one that I follow myself. When I was a child, I used to complain about doing the simplest things. These days, I reluctantly do what needs to be done, not voicing my complaints.
To extend on this topic, I am also quite tired of the mindset some people have lately. People post threads complaining about their luck, which is perfectly fine, by the way; that's what forums are for. Sure, I disagree with the concept of complaining, but I can't deny people's freedom to speak. Anyway, people find these threads and feel the need to trump (read: post a worse situation) than the original poster's situation. For example, if someone posted a thread saying they wasted $50 on scratchy cards and received nothing, someone posts later saying something like "You think you've had it bad? I've wasted $100 on this and have gotten nothing!" What a childish, attention-garnering, annoying, and unnecessary response. You'd be better off posting nothing.
Naturally, I usually ignore such threads now.
In conclusion, get over it. If you aren't getting what you want, spend some more money and try again! Obviously, this is a very deluded response and can't just be followed out of the blue (for most people). That's the only option available for you, though.
Hello
Welcome to Reverants. With time and the motivation to do so, I'll be posting my latest combinations of random letters, numbers, and curse words here.
Let me introduce myself... just another college student that enjoys experiments in mathematics, otherwise known as PangYa, an online golf game. Most posts will be in reference to said game.
In terms of news, school started back up. So far I've actually enjoyed it, though it is a 45-50 minute round trip walking to and from school, which I can see getting sort of annoying. Oh, well. Exercise was never really part of my repertoire, so this is a nice change.
I scored -39 on Ice Spa the other day. It really could have been a few strokes better. I missed a HIO on Hole 16 by 0.56y, and was unable to 6I chip Eagle Hole 13. I did not take any pictures of how well I did. Usually when I score well, I smile for a second and forget about it; this is a case of that happening.
At this point in time I am not sure how often this blog will be updated, so it may die out at some random time. Until then, enjoy!
Let me introduce myself... just another college student that enjoys experiments in mathematics, otherwise known as PangYa, an online golf game. Most posts will be in reference to said game.
In terms of news, school started back up. So far I've actually enjoyed it, though it is a 45-50 minute round trip walking to and from school, which I can see getting sort of annoying. Oh, well. Exercise was never really part of my repertoire, so this is a nice change.
I scored -39 on Ice Spa the other day. It really could have been a few strokes better. I missed a HIO on Hole 16 by 0.56y, and was unable to 6I chip Eagle Hole 13. I did not take any pictures of how well I did. Usually when I score well, I smile for a second and forget about it; this is a case of that happening.
At this point in time I am not sure how often this blog will be updated, so it may die out at some random time. Until then, enjoy!
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