Hey guys and gals, It's been I think 3 or 4 years since I was active on here and I had been building some look-alikes of the images in the "virtual legos" game. I'm considering picking back on on that project, I highly doubt I'll do every image because theres SO many of them but I'll do most of the classic earlier images. I'll also get back into playing the game a little but probably not a lot like in the past. (just a reminder my in-game username is Wumbology lmao)
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@Celadona we are all worried about you, as you haven't been back to any G5 game since 19th October, I hope that you are OK?
I've had a Kindle for years and have downloaded hundreds of books to read on it. Then my Kindle became out of date, but I already had a Kindle App on my iPad Pro so downloaded books through that App.
I went to order some more books and found that I could not do this anymore as Amazon UK stated it no longer supported Kindle. So I asked this question in Google and it said that UK Amazon refused to pay Apple 30% and Google 15% for Kindle books so you cannot do this any longer save to buy the books in Dollars off Amazon.com.
You may be wondering why I am posting this here. It's because I wonder how long it will take before Apple and Google start charging for the updates of the Secret Society?
If that happened and G5 passed on the charges to us, would you be willing to pay?
This picture reminds me (just a little) of the Stratford Inn on Newhart. Newhart is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Just a few days ago I watched an episode from Season 4 in which the Inn is "haunted." The show was in its prime then with the characters including Stephanie, Michael, Larry, Darryl, and Darryl. I just wanted to let people know that this classic 80's show is available on Prime. I have been streaming for over 10 years and I waited a long time for Newhart to be available somewhere!
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She hasn't been online since 8th July and is not responding to any messages. Another friend said that she had been unwell, but had said that she was recovering. I hope that she hasn't had to go into hospital. My thoughts, love and prayers go out to her. She's been a dear friend for years. ♥️♥️♥️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
It has been a long time since I've seen or heard from him. True, I've been absent from this wiki for a bit, but wondering none the less. Thanks.
A dear friend has recently returned from having had severe neck problems. We get carpal tunnel syndrome in our wrist when the narrow passage that has all our nerves and sinews go through to our fingers, becomes swollen from overuse. Well she had a similar symptom in her neck and has been given exercises to do.
I felt that we could all benefit from these exercises so asked her what they were. She is aware that I am putting them here for the benefit of all players so I haven't gone against her wishes.
Turn your head so that your ear is close to your shoulder. Hold for 30 seconds on each side.
Turn your head to side and look up at the ceiling. Hold for 30 seconds. Do both sides.
Put your chin down and point your nose towards your armpit. I presume we hold for 30 seconds as she doesn't say. Do the other side the same.
Put your hand on back of head. If on right side, use right hand, etc. Hold for 30 seconds each side.
The other is to push head back. Therapist said like a turtle poking head in and out of shell. Do this 10 times.
Do all these exercises twice and then repeat 3 times a day.
Those pesky game invites? They aren't going away because they are part of G5's marketing strategy for a healthy revenue stream. Since this is not a subscription game or a game with any merchandising or a game where there all sorts of flashy paid advertisements around the borders, G5 must rely on micro-transactions for its revenue. Without a revenue stream, there is no game. What are micro-transactions? Those are the pop-up ads that appear periodically during the game. They want us to buy crystals, tools and other tokens designed to speed up game play. The more games you play, the more you need these helps. There just aren't enough hours in the day to make progress on all those games they want you to play--at the plodding "free" rate of play. Therefore the more games you play, the more pressure you will feel to purchase those helps. G5 now has a revenue stream it can spend on servers, digital artists, and programmers with a tidy sum for those people at the top of the corporate ladder.
By the way, the "offending" player has no control over these game invitations. G5 automatically generates the invitations and sends them to all their friends across all games when they log in to that game. I feel sorry for these players because of the grief they get. I especially feel sorry when the "offending" player feels obligated to publicly apologize on their banner. If we want this game to remain profitable for G5, then we need to learn to live with the invites. For my strategy, I've learned to ignore those invites. I know that there is a "real" invitation in my Waiting Room if the number is over 50.
Of all the ways that G5 could have chosen to use for its revenue stream, which they need to exist, I think that the game invites are the lesser of all evils. I don't want to pay a monthly/yearly subscription rate--I travel too much. I hate flashing ads. I really can't look at them. In addition, G5 does not feel pressured to share our information with their advertisers since they only advertise their games. Merchandising doesn't seem applicable to this type of game. So we are left with the micro-transactions and the pressure to play other G5 games.
I sometimes find it easier to understand logic if I create data flows:
Create game content → add micro-transaction → healthy revenue stream → stay in business
appeal to competitive nature of players → increases time spent facing G5 content → leads to more micro-transactions → healthy revenue stream → stay in business
offer a wide variety of games → players feel pressure to progress equally in all games → leads to more micro-transactions → healthy revenue stream → stay in business
PS
Long time ago, I read a document filed by the company with some EU governance body, where they stated that their revenue was based on micro-transactions. It was confirmed in a transcript of a Financial Call for Investors which I read during the pandemic. I did not keep screenshots of these two items, but with a lot of digging, you could probably find them. I am not a citizen of an EU country, so that may explain why it was difficult for me. Someone more familiar with the business requirements in the EU might find it easier to locate.
There are 2 long legs and part of its abdomen showing up in the tree.
I had a friend called Joy who last year decided to quit this game. I wanted to check whether she still had her Message Wall, as back, when she was completing her quests, I listed all the wild goose chases Mytona used to give us in between quests. I now need those lists to help another friend I am helping with her quests.
Joy's username here was Darium or something like that.
Hey!
Just wanted to say "hi" and maybe seek some advice.
I played this game to L300+ back before 2015. Just found my way back and things have changed quite a bit. Lost all my old friends :( But, I am slowly figuring out the new friends and gifting interface. The most concerning thing is the drop in energy total. I was at about 400k over max when I first logged back in but now I'm down to 60k over max and just noticed it.
Any tips on how to build up energy? I never had to do this when I played before. It seemed to fill up just through visiting etc. Max is currently just 2810 atm.
Any other tips, links, forums you might suggestion for a returning player?
Thank you! And, if you had a friend named "mar" about 7 years ago, please consider re-adding me.
OGmar
I am wishing for more serenity in the coming year.
To all here whose contributions help make this an oh so special place.
JimmyGemma needs 50 more friends.... Any help will be most welcome!
Thank you!
Has anyone figured out what combination of Artifacts can you use to help get a location in Grand Magistar level to drop the last 2 collection items needed to get the collection. I hope I am making since. It seems to me you have to reach at least 10% to possibly get one of the 2 items. I know I can put them on my wish list, but I don't want to take away from friends who have played long and hard to gather the collection and then ultimately the Artifact.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
JoAnn
Add me please!
JimmyGemma
My quest for the golden bird had been long and painful.
Any help appreciated
G5 incident #2191784 has been opened since July 8 and was the last time I heard from ANYONE at G5, even though I have been asking for updates. Not a single person from technical support has bothered to contact or update the incident. This is severely impacting my ability to play a major aspect of the game which is the ability to send gifts - Free gifts.
I have close to 1000 friends. I typically send free gifts daily starting in alpha order A-Z. As I approach the names in the Su-T range (about 820 range) the game stops sending gifts.
Other than wait on G5 Tech Support to reach out to me (4th day waiting now) - is there anyone here that knows how to escalate issues up the food chain at G5?