Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-40112086-20190918185702/@comment-75.100.64.94-20190922164002

Howard says:

To Jenny, Belle, and other two-strikers I offer for your consideration:

GROUNDHOG DAY

The length of the timeout penalty is determined by how far back in time you went. Thus, in the Groundhog Day strategy you only go back 1 day to limit the penalty. A one day 24 hour penalty (also known as “hey, I got second quest today!”) doesn’t actually cost you a quest. So even if you are penalized every day using GDH you never lose a questing opportunity.

With Groundhog Day you gift in the present and jump back a day just to reset the gifting counter, then return to the present for the next round of gifting. Repeat as you wish. If you get “caught”, you will see your torches twinkling - it is safe to collect them. You will also find you have a new quest available with the clock set between 24 and 48 hours. You can complete the quest at that point or wait until tomorrow.

If you’re not comfortable with being “penalized” every day, you can use “protection”. Go offline, jump back a day and return, go online, and then gift. This takes a bit longer but involves no penalty taking. You may also want to incorporate your energy recharges and crafting speedups into these jumpbacks. This will spread your gifting out over a longer time period.

One more point. When you are in the penalty box, you receive far less pop-up offers. Thus, some may find advantage in using the “unprotected” approach and staying in the penalty box.

Travel safely,

Howard