VIP Item of the Day + Wishing Shrub Achievement

July 20, 2014 12:24 am

Cuddle all night long with your very own Oatmeal beanbag, now in the VIP Lounge!

We saw that some of you were interested in the idea of having an achievement for having your own wishes granted, and lucky for you--we've been tracking that data since day one! A new achievement has been added for having 5 of your wishes granted. This will be awarded after the event, but that data has been logged and your previous wishes granted will count towards this. A prize will be added to the achievement before the event is over!

July 20, 2014, 5:24 am by

Doesnt address the issue of people asking for super expensive items..

July 20, 2014, 4:56 am by

The thing is, nobody else can wish for anything so as to put cheaper wishes in, because we can't grant any.

July 20, 2014, 4:53 am by

:/ too many wishes are way past my price range, and its not letting me place one till i grant one. I cannot afford 10 million +

Sits this one out

July 20, 2014, 4:50 am by

So far, I'm seeing more different items today, but not necessary any cheaper items... I feel sad for the staff actually. The Wish Shrub could have been such a fun little thing, and they're really trying to make it work. I'm a bit disappointed in the users. :(

July 20, 2014, 4:45 am by

You do realise that these people clearly want things more than they want achievements, right? Put limits on what they can wish for.

July 20, 2014, 4:45 am by

So on the first day I didn't need to grant a wish before wishing, but yesterday and today I've needed to grant wishes. I haven't been able to grant a single bloody wish because I'm using a mobile and people are wishing for far too expensive items! God damnit I just want the achievements, it's hardly fair that I cannot afford to get them :(

July 20, 2014, 4:10 am by

I'm sick with this wish grant crap, can never make it, I grant wishes every day, at my own pace and pocket. The idea is good, the execution miserable...

July 20, 2014, 3:55 am by

Personally, I think that wishes that haven't been granted by the end of the day should be wiped out. The amount of green on this is ridiculous. I also think that you should only be able to grant 1 wish per hour. I was wondering if there would be a way to code it so that it pulls actual items from user's wishlists of those who have been active on the site within the past week, but make it so that the current price is reasonable.

July 20, 2014, 3:45 am by

I wouldn't even mind granting the occasional wish set at 2mil... the only wish I was allowed to make was about 200k and was claimed immediately. I wish I could grant a few... it was such a cute idea.

July 20, 2014, 3:33 am by

I'm real sorry to say this, but there are some REALLY greedy people -.-

July 20, 2014, 3:11 am by

Wow! Someone granted your wish from the Wishing Shrub! A(n) has been placed in your inventory. You can make another wish tomorrow!

Yay! I got it before vacation starts early Monday Morning! :D Thank you, Anon!

July 20, 2014, 2:52 am by

i hope people will start putting affordable wishes from now on!!

July 20, 2014, 2:49 am by

I wish people would wish for much cheaper, easily obtainable things...but where's the fun in that?

July 20, 2014, 2:32 am by

I've gone after two easy-to-get wishes to try to grant some stuff for people, but they've already been claimed! Now, I have two items I've dropped millions on (but each less than 10mil, thankfully) that I can't grant anyone's wishes for... :(

July 20, 2014, 2:28 am by

I keep seeing some of the same, oddly specific, expensive wishes. I would actually like to be able to grant them, because I assume it is something that user really need/wants instead of just being something supremely expensive they want to resell. Those people I send a sympathetic pat on the back to.

July 20, 2014, 2:27 am by

I can't afford to grant ANY of the wishes...people are asking for ridiculous items...

July 20, 2014, 2:11 am by

I had to take a thing out off my wardrobe but I granted one, but now I'm bitter

July 20, 2014, 2:07 am by

Awesome!

July 20, 2014, 2:02 am by

People realize these wishes are being granted by other users and not some benevolent, wealthy deity, right? Yeesh. Still waiting for one I can afford.

July 20, 2014, 1:54 am by

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Cool, maybe this will encourage less greed and more fun

Yeees let's hope so! My only wish so far was a real cheap one, and I hope more will do the same :)

July 20, 2014, 1:50 am by

Been putting several easy wishes (which I say "Thank You!" to the ones who granted 'em!), but since I won't be here for the next couple of days, I hope my wish'll get granted before I have to leave early monday morning. :)

July 20, 2014, 1:49 am by

Yeah you would think this would bring down the prices of wishes but from what I have seen that would be a no, and it feels like I am always seeing the same stuff. It's nice that people can delete their wishes after two hours but I am not seeing it. I think that if you cancel your wish after 2 hours, you get another chance, but if maybe 3 hours your wish isn't granted, it gets cleared and you lose your wish for the day. It may sound like an crappy thing to do to people, but better than have them clog up the shrub with the same unreasonable wish for the whole day, and consistently asking for the same item the whole day.

July 20, 2014, 1:44 am by

I cant afford any of these expensive wishes, y'all be greedy. XD Jk that's why they are WISHES. XDD

July 20, 2014, 1:43 am by

Ah, people still asking for millions. Anyway, anyone know what to do with the litter?

July 20, 2014, 1:42 am by

I think after two hours if the wish isn't granted it should be cleared automatically. Sorry, but your ass isn't getting an Angelic Potion, Haunted Moonstone, retired costume trunk, 1k+ csc, etc.

July 20, 2014, 1:37 am by

Ugh.. I have to grant some wishes before I'm able to ask now.. And everything is wayyy out of my range. Dang it.. there goes another achievement for this event I'll never get.

July 20, 2014, 1:32 am by

Ahh. That beanbag is adorablee ;w;

July 20, 2014, 1:29 am by

This, while it seems like a great idea, totally sucks because I know of quite a few members that can't even make a wish without having to grant one first. I, along with most of my friends, was able to make a wish without granting first - on 2 separate occasions even, so the system seems to be totally flawed. This is not good at all!

July 20, 2014, 1:27 am by

Thanks staff. I hope it helps with the shrub. Loving the event, the items and Oatmeal! :)

July 20, 2014, 1:26 am by

Possible to make some kind of limit on how much the wished item is worth? It would help keep people from asking for millions sP items that no one is willing to buy. I've seen a few people ask for Ethers. Seriously people, no one is going to buy that for you.

Also, cute beanbag. I just love this goat <3

July 20, 2014, 1:24 am by

I have been following the page for a while and I can't afford anything... I found 3 that I could (5m) but they were taken too fast. How do we take part in this?

July 20, 2014, 1:13 am by

My wishes have been in the hundreds that people can afford to buy and not break their banks trying to find an item to grant someone's wish that is not in the millions and millions is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

July 20, 2014, 1:03 am by

Maybe this will get people to lighten up on the expensive wishes and get them to post cheaper ones.

July 20, 2014, 1:03 am by

Ohmygod that is the cutest beanbag I have ever seen. And good luck to those making and granting wishes. c:

July 20, 2014, 1:01 am by

I really hope this helps get in a least a few reasonable wishes. I've kept all my wishes below a million because I've had such a tough time granting wishes and wanted to give someone the wish of an easy time.

July 20, 2014, 1:00 am by

Now if only people would stop wishing for 5mil+ items so I can finally grant a wish and wish for my own item. I only want food items too ;_; hmmph.

July 20, 2014, 12:59 am by

Anyone who wants the Oatmeal bb let me know will buy for you and you pay the same price I pay

July 20, 2014, 12:58 am by

Awesome sauce this is fantastic!!!!! thank you all for the idea!!!

July 20, 2014, 12:55 am by

thank you for listening to your users. <3

July 20, 2014, 12:52 am by

Thank you!!!! And yes, please keep Oatmeal after the event is over!

July 20, 2014, 12:51 am by

Oh heavens, no more tiers for granting wishes! Please! The way things are it must be terribly hard for impoverished newbies to do anything. I've wished for cheapies - I hope a newbie got my Red Rreign Plushie wish yesterday. But cool that there's going to be an achievement for having wishes granted :) I hope it helps bring wish prices down, after all its the players who are pretty much responsible for this part of the fun, not Subeta.

July 20, 2014, 12:48 am by

I don't want to sound too cynical but I doubt people asking for items worth 50 mils will stop because of an achievement shrugs

July 20, 2014, 12:47 am by

I wish that I could actually make a wish everyday like it says :O It keeps saying I have to grant a wish first :O But I want to cancel my wish and make once that's easier to fulfill (maybe I'm not the only one that feels this way?) Atm only really expensive items are on the Shrub and I can't make another wish until I grant one of those :O? Impossible xD

July 20, 2014, 12:42 am by

Staff...thank you so so so much for listening and implementing measures like this to help bring the Wishing Shrub back to what I am guessing it was originally intended to be...fun. And OMG the Oatmeal beanbag is super cute :)

July 20, 2014, 12:42 am by

Please keep Oatmeal after the event is over, you have no idea the feeling of actual happiness it gives to me.

July 20, 2014, 12:40 am by

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Now if we could just get more tiers for granting wishes

pls no :(

July 20, 2014, 12:36 am by

I KNOW! I also was afraid about the "visit everyday the VIP Lounge" achievement, but well... Let's give the staff a vote of confidence.

July 20, 2014, 12:32 am by

To any non-VIPs who want the beanbag I got extra in the trades to give away.

July 20, 2014, 12:31 am by

Oh, shame on me for never reading all the text xD

July 20, 2014, 12:31 am by

I don't like the "trust us we have the data" thing, either. I'm hoping it's just part of the transition to the new achievement system Keith has been talking about on tumblr, and everything will go back to normal after that.

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