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  1. Well, the final prize is a great weapon, so if you want to use it in the BD, go for it. But if you only want to make some profit, then you should probably do Jhudora's quests instead, since her final prize is worth around 40m. Just make sure you go to the Trading/Auctions board to ask for help in case any of the items she asks for are not in the shop wizard, or in case no one in the trading post answers you on time.

    I did two successful runs of Jhudora's quests and made a list of all the r99 items she asked for and all the money I had to spend, in case you're interested (back then Jhudoras Wand was worth around 50m, so I'd say it was worth it): http://www.neopets.com/~Bletzen

    I tried doing Illusen's quests once but I failed, so I have a bone to pick with her :P 

  2. The Neggnapper's neopedia article was updated:

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    I expected him to be more buff like his brother, so the skinny look took me by surprise. I like it, he's kinda creepy. And his description makes him even more scary:

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    Despite his size, he barely makes a sound when he moves and is a master of stealth. Unlike his brother, he has learned how to read, write and take his time. 

    Take his time for, what, sneak into my house undetected and kill me in my sleep?

    I wish we could've gotten him as a challenger in the battledome or something, 'cause in the end this reveal didn't actually have an impact on the festival at all.

    Oh well, all in all, it was a decent event. We saw the return of Kari, cool prizes, and new character art, so I'm pleased.

  3. 13 hours ago, Granny63020 said:

    Is there no extra prize for participating from day one? A bonus prize?

    The final prizes will probably be given out once the event is officially over :D

    Anyway, apparently the one stealing the neggs was a new character called "the Neggnapper", aka the big brother of the Neggbreaker. Colour me intrigued. Will we get to see this Neggnapper at some point? Will we be able to fight him in the battledome?

  4. On 4/16/2020 at 7:33 PM, jellysundae said:

    Well now, a guy I recently started following on Instagram, who was a Neopets artist in the Nickelodean days and does adorable fan art for people, posted this in his stories earlier...

    https://www.instagram.com/anthonyconleyart/?hl=enoimage.png.ba28c62ff17c67751b63e6fa529b6213.png

    This guy clearly has a lot of love for Neo, TNT follow him on Insta, and here he is doing art for the site again, with a new Neopets account - just 3 days old. I'm feeling good about this!

    Ooh, interesting! So they are hiring new artists. I actually lost hope a few days ago when I realised that the artwork for the Negg Faerie this year wasn't actually new. It was actually reused, taken from very old concept artwork for Key Quest:

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    (you can see Kari right there at the bottom)

    I was a little disappointed at first, but hey, I'm totally fine with Jumpstart using previously unreleased artwork.

    Also, It's nice to know the Blumaroo is indeed new! Looks like the artist has been posting a lot of Neopets content on his Instagram, so that's cool.

  5. One of the best Maraquan designs to date. Props to the fan who created the original artwork and props to Jumpstart for giving her credit!

    2 hours ago, Angeló said:

    I don't know what creature that is supposed to be , but I absolutely love it !!

     

    It's based on this little creature known as Axolotl:

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    People find them either really cute or absolutely terrifying. I personally think they are adorable :D 

  6. 3 hours ago, jellysundae said:

    @Hanso Wow that IS scary, but so good of the cop to help you rather than punish. I worry about masks becoming mandatory here for the same reasons.

    What worries me the most is that now the government is recommending people to use homemade face masks, even though up until two weeks ago they were advising against them because they simply don't work.  Newspapers that were giving detailed explanations as to why using them is pointless are now giving detailed tutorials on how to make them. All because the government wants to slowly transition out of the quarantine and let people out little by little. But they're going about it the wrong way. People are gonna go out thinking they are safe, get infected, and infect others in turn. It really is a mess.

  7. Something a bit scary happened to me yesterday.

    I was running out of food so I had to go to the supermarket, but a) I didn't have a face mask, since they are impossible to find these days and pharmacies have run out of stock b) I wasn't sure whether or not masks were already mandatory in my city. In some cities they are, in some others they aren't (things have been very inconsistent in my country).

    So I look for info on the internet and find a lot of contradictory information, but there is one site that looks trustworthy and says that masks are gonna be made mandatory on Monday. Sweet, that means I'm safe.

    Or does it. Turns out that site had false information and masks were made mandatory a couple of days ago. So as soon as I went out a cop stopped me and threatened to give me a fine of almost a hundred dollars. I explained my situation to him and he let me go and even gave me a disposable face mask, but still, it was really scary.

  8. 2 hours ago, hrtbrk said:

    Right? I believe the art for the neocash portion is also new and I absolutely love it. Wish it was a desktop background.

     

    Oooh, I honestly didn't pay much attention to the Blumaroo when I first went to the festival hub, but now that you post that bigger image, I completely agree with you. That is some neat artwork! I wonder if they hired new artists?

    The Blumaroo kinda reminds me of Professor Milton Clodbottle. I feel like if they met they would be good friends :P 

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  9. @midnight_spell360 I totally agree, reading about other people's experiences gives us a sense of unity, doesn't it. It makes us realise that we're not alone in this. This is part of the reason why I've been checking Twitter, to see how other people have been coping. Italians have been very unique in that regard: you have entire quarantined neighbourhoods playing "I spy with my little eye" or throwing huge balcony parties. They are on another level :laugh:

    @Mouseykins You're one badass mom! Though I'm sure most of us here already knew that :D  It must be a relief to see your kids handling the situation so well.

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    My youngest has a birthday on Saturday and my middle has her birthday on the 30th. Every year between their birthdays their Grandparents come for a visit. But I think with the uncertainty of this virus I'm going to suggest they stay home. They're elderly and have health issues so I don't want them traveling so much if they don't necessarily need to.

    I would definitely recommend you to tell them to stay at home, since they have the highest risk of getting really sick from the Coronavirus. If they insist on visiting, don't be afraid to be firm. Which brings me to @Rune Valentine's post:

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    Funny side note though, I had to argue with my parents last week to specifically not go out anymore due to the virus. The tables have definitely turned from me being the defiant teenage daughter to now having to tell my parents they're not allowed to leave the house.

    Older people can be very stubborn, and sadly, tons of them have been turning a blind eye to the threat posed by the Coronavirus.  This article put it best:

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    Younger adults and their boomer parents are dealing with some serious role reversal right now, as we beg the same people who begged us not to do drugs or play in traffic to keep themselves home and stop getting their health news from conservative talk radio. 

    It also offers some very solid advice on how to talk to older family members about quarantine, so I recommend checking it out.

    It's great how your country took preventive measures so early on! Even if the government was criticised (I mean, that's kinda unavoidable) you guys are setting a good example for the rest of the world.

     

    5 hours ago, epona1 said:

    My university closed last week, all classes have moved online, though the workload is the same. I have one exam that has been postponed to... Nobody knows

    How have your online classes been so far? I don't know about you, but most of my teachers don't handle technology very well. Ever since I started college I've only had a couple of online classes and they were all kind of a mess :P Because of this my classmates and I are wondering if we'll have online classes the entire term or if classes will be suspended altogether until further notice. I'm on my final year, so I hope that doesn't happen.

  10. My country has already closed its borders and told citizens to stay at home and practice social distancing. They are gonna announce a federally mandated quarantine any moment now.

    I'm really frustrated since I've been keeping an eye on this whole Coronavirus crisis since the very beginning, and when I saw how the situation worsened in Italy, I debated whether or not to go back to my hometown and be with my family. At first I decided to stay and sit for one of my pending final exams from college, but by the time I changed my mind it was already too late. Long-distance travels within the country have been banned, and even if I could travel, I wouldn't do it in case I got the virus and I just don't know it yet (it can take up to 2 weeks before symptoms start to appear).

    Anyway, I don't necessarily hate staying at home all day, since I'm used to not going out for extended periods of time. I'm sure a lot of introverted people can relate :P 

    I've spent these past few days playing Neoquest II on Insane, and it's just as hard and frustrating as I thought. Progress is very slow, but I'm getting there, and I really want that gold trophy.

    Quite a few books that I haven't read yet are patiently waiting for me on my shelves. I'll get to them eventually.

    I've also been checking twitter a lot. I don't really use the site, but lately it's been filled with lots of quarantine memes that are helping me cope with the fear and stress.

    And finally, Youtube. Lots and lots of Youtube. But I should probably stop watching so many videos and pick up my Japanese textbooks once and for all. I'm way behind on my lessons :arrowhead:  

     

    What about you guys? What have y'all been doing and how are you feeling?

  11. 11 hours ago, jellysundae said:

    I'm not sure how inflation during an event like this is TNT's fault?

    They changed the items the faeries ask for. Whereas in the past the elemental faeries would only ask for common items of rarity 69 and under, now they can ask for r90+ items. Naturally, greedy players saw this as an opportunity to buy these already rare items, hoard them, and increase their prices (and we're not talking about just a few thousand neopoints). In previous years their plan probably wouldn't have worked, but since this year you have to complete all daily quests in order to receive the final bonus prize, it all worked out in their favour.

    It's not the first time something like this happens. JS should know better by now.

  12. Leave it to Jumpstart to ruin the most simple yet rewarding event in Neopets history :P They've owned the site for 6 years and they still don't know how inflation works.

    It's just sad seeing so many people getting quests that ask for 900k+ items. So far the faeries have been nice to me, but my luck is bound to run out at some point, I just know it.

    Oh well, until then, I'm gonna try and enjoy this event. It's always been one of my favourites, as it's the perfect time to do some power training!

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