So, no Easter event this year, or ?

[Jadeunicorn]

Just like the Fall event doesn't always start on US Thanksgiving, I never expect the Spring event to start on Easter.

Honestly, there's a reason these events are called something different in MS and that they just happen to be around the above holidays, not exactly on them. Not everyone celebrates those specific holidays (I mean, we have such a diverse userbase on MS from around the world, which is awesome).

We dyed eggs and did baskets in our house on the Spring Equinox. It's just another normal day at our house today.

But yeah, there's no precedent in MS that has the Spring event starting on Easter. Also, maybe Rosehill is trying to get the IFN up and running for us again before we have an onslaught of eggs to deal with - lol.

[CinnaminDraconna]

Oh yes! I'm definitely willing to wait on the IFN to be fixed before ANY event starts.

I personally don't celebrate Easter.. my participation for Easter is buying leftover chocolate on Monday.

[Jadeunicorn]

Oh yes! I'm definitely willing to wait on the IFN to be fixed before ANY event starts.

I personally don't celebrate Easter.. my participation for Easter is buying leftover chocolate on Monday.

Oh, you just reminded me I need to do that with the kids tomorrow (since they have off school).

[Graveworm]

I never said it wouldn't happen. I'm sure it will happen.

Sorry, I was addressing multiple people’s concerns in a single post.

[Sanax]

id rather the ifn be fixed before the next event start too. eggs hatch so slow as it is without it. :c im holding off on grabbing more eggs until then though.

[MistyoC]

Oh yes! I'm definitely willing to wait on the IFN to be fixed before ANY event starts.

I personally don't celebrate Easter.. my participation for Easter is buying leftover chocolate on Monday.

I celebrate egg hunts (with the grandkids) and after-Easter sales, myself. lol

[Graveworm]

id rather the ifn be fixed before the next event start too. eggs hatch so slow as it is without it. :c im holding off on grabbing more eggs until then though.

While I would also prefer the IFN to be working again before the event begins, it's also not an official part of Magistream, so I’m honestly not sure if that’s something that might be taken into consideration re: the timing of events.

But I wouldn’t worry too much even if it’s still down- we had events before the IFN or the Other Hatchery existed, before Twitter & Yarold’s were around or allowed to be used, and we all hatched our eggs just fine (back in my day, we walked to school uphill both ways barefoot in the snow... ) The click threads will be hopping, the Other Hatchery will be full, Eggs will get hatched just fine.

FWIW, (and as a general statement to everyone here), even with the IFN down, I’ve still been able to hatch several batches of eggs per day using the Other Hatchery, the click threads, Yarold’s, and Twitter. It takes a little more effort than just using the IFN, but only a little, and since I personally am too impatient to wait forever for eggs to hatch, I find the trade off to be well worth it. I get that not everyone can or will want to use each/all of these methods, but that’s not the point- I just want to let people know both that the IFN is not the only way of getting eggs to hatch quickly, and that doing whatever you can to maximize hatching speeds really does pay off.

[VilaWolf]

While I would also prefer the IFN to be working again before the event begins, it's also not an official part of Magistream, so I’m honestly not sure if that’s something that might be taken into consideration re: the timing of events.

But I wouldn’t worry too much even if it’s still down- we had events before the IFN or the Other Hatchery existed, before Twitter & Yarold’s were around or allowed to be used, and we all hatched our eggs just fine (back in my day, we walked to school uphill both ways barefoot in the snow... ) The click threads will be hopping, the Other Hatchery will be full, Eggs will get hatched just fine.

FWIW, (and as a general statement to everyone here), even with the IFN down, I’ve still been able to hatch several batches of eggs per day using the Other Hatchery, the click threads, Yarold’s, and Twitter. It takes a little more effort than just using the IFN, but only a little, and since I personally am too impatient to wait forever for eggs to hatch, I find the trade off to be well worth it. I get that not everyone can or will want to use each/all of these methods, but that’s not the point- I just want to let people know both that the IFN is not the only way of getting eggs to hatch quickly, and that doing whatever you can to maximize hatching speeds really does pay off.

The clicks to hatch ratio was adjusted specifically because of sites like twitter and the hatcheries. It now takes longer to hatch an egg because they are getting more clicks from those sites.

Also, saying "I get that not everyone can or will want to use each/all of these methods but that’s not the point- I just want to let people know both that the IFN is not the only way of getting eggs to hatch quickly, and that doing whatever you can to maximize hatching speeds really does pay off." is really kind of messed up. Screaming TRY HARDER YOU LAZY BUM at people is seriously counter productive and really, really mean.

[Graveworm]

The clicks to hatch ratio was adjusted specifically because of sites like twitter and the hatcheries. It now takes longer to hatch an egg because they are getting more clicks from those sites.

Which was why I was making the point that even without the IFN, eggs can still be hatched within a reasonable time frame. I’ve been catching/breeding eggs of all types, with all the varying hatch rates, the entire time the IFN has been down, and I still manage to hatch multiple batches every day. It’s doable!

Also, saying "I get that not everyone can or will want to use each/all of these methods but that’s not the point- I just want to let people know both that the IFN is not the only way of getting eggs to hatch quickly, and that doing whatever you can to maximize hatching speeds really does pay off." is really kind of messed up. Screaming TRY HARDER YOU LAZY BUM at people is seriously counter productive and really, really mean.

That’s...exactly the opposite of the message I’m trying to convey.

I’m trying to ENCOURAGE the people here who are worried that they won’t be able to get their event eggs to hatch at a reasonable speed with the IFN down. I’m trying to let people know that the IFN is NOT the only way to get eggs to hatch quickly, and to reassure them that using the other methods available is much easier than they may be thinking. As in, it only takes a little effort- they don’t need to be glued to their screens endlessly tweeting eggs or posting constantly in the click threads- and that the payoff they receive for that small amount of effort is very great.

Not everyone wants to or can use every available option for hatching eggs- I’m not criticizing that, I’m acknowledging that the methods I use may not be optimal or desirable for everyone and therefore they may not be able to achieve the same hatch rate that I do. However, if they utilize whatever is available/desirable to them, they will still achieve a better hatch rate than if they use a single method (even if it’s the IFN) alone.

EDIT: I think we have all gotten so used to the speed and convenience of the IFN that we forget that it IS possible (if not ideal) to do an event without it. And it is! I just don’t want people to lose hope if the IFN is still down at the time the event starts.

[BeeNme]

id rather the ifn be fixed before the next event start too. eggs hatch so slow as it is without it. :c im holding off on grabbing more eggs until then though.

But I wouldn’t worry too much even if it’s still down- we had events before the IFN or the Other Hatchery existed, before Twitter & Yarold’s were around or allowed to be used, and we all hatched our eggs just fine

FWIW, (and as a general statement to everyone here), even with the IFN down, I’ve still been able to hatch several batches of eggs per day using the Other Hatchery, the click threads, Yarold’s, and Twitter. It takes a little more effort than just using the IFN, but only a little, and since I personally am too impatient to wait forever for eggs to hatch, I find the trade off to be well worth it. I get that not everyone can or will want to use each/all of these methods, but that’s not the point- I just want to let people know both that the IFN is not the only way of getting eggs to hatch quickly, and that doing whatever you can to maximize hatching speeds really does pay off.

We did hatch our eggs before the IFN; it took (takes) 2 - 3 days for mine (and most of ours) to hatch, as opposed to about a day with it. Glad you think only a 'little extra effort' is required, but for most of us it's a lot of effort and is way more time and effort than we have except for short periods of time (such as the hatching/growing patootos event.)

I for one greatly appreciate the IFN and maintain much more interest and spend more time on Magistream when it is working.