Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2607:FEA8:1C1F:F8D6:6CA2:FDF:1E0C:D0E8-20181119055602/@comment-35065776-20181119084020

I have some friends who have had parts (sometimes one, sometimes 3 or 4) of the Tea Set on their wish list for some time now - I'm talking about months. My device is powered off and recharging now or I'd look up what that set is used for (Golden Chicken, I think) - I never build up a supply of those items, so I can never gift them (I don't, as a rule, gift an item if I only have 1 of it, unless I know they really need it). I also have a friend who has only had 1 item on their wish list for I think the entire time they've geen on my FL - and that is at least 6 months. The tube from the telescope. I gifted them that item a couple times before I decided that was enough. They never change their WL, but they do advance in EXP and levels, so I know they are playing. But I won't gift them that item any more.

I also have some friends - some low level and some higher level - who only have craftable items on their WL. Not always Cotton or Dragonflies, either - I'm not gifting them because if I can take the time and expense to make those items, then so can they. If they're too lazy to do it themselves, that's their problem. I use those items almost every day and rely on either chests or making them myself - it's part of the game to learn to fend for yourself if need be.

When I first discovered this forum, I hadn't learned about the wonders of the Magisterium, gifting, or anything else besides just playing solo. I was hesitant about putting Cotton or Dragonflies on my WL, but I was encouraged to do so by some folks here. The theory was, if some folks are able and willing to gift you those items, that's great. If they aren't, or can't, they at least you let people know you need them. Just don't leave them on your WL for a long time or people will assume you're just taking advantage.

I try to change my WL as often as I can or need to. If I am running short of a resource - let's use waffles as an example - the Ballroom drops the Cups collection which yields Belgian waffles. if I have none or only 1 or 2 of one of the cups, I'll list it while I try to get some on my own (the Ballroom is easy enoough to play). If I have, say, 7 or 8 of two of the pieces and only 1 or 2 of the other three, then I will list those one at a time; i I get a few of one of them, I replace it with the next one I am short of, until (hopefully) I have roughly the same number of all 5 parts. Now, I do this only for more difficult collections; like I said, the Ballroom is easy enough to play until I hae lots of cups, and I do play that room a lot. But I always avoid listing more than one part of a collection at a time. I don't have any specific reason, other than that I feel that it's the right way to go about it.