User blog:AmyAgain/Visiting Friends

It seems that there are many theories as to the "right" way to visit friends and what locations to charge. Some think that what you charge impacts the drop rate of CIs. Some think that friends who charge trophies should be shot at the least - I suppose deleting would be too stressful. Some seem to think that the visitor should pop around the map charging the rooms that the friend is MOST LIKELY to play next.

Me? I'm really, really, simple.

I start with my first friend at the far left of the board. I charge the first 10 locations (skipping any event location). I moved to the next friend and the next column - i.e. Poet's Square at the bottom - charge 10 and move on. Next friend = next column. When I get to the far right side of the board, I start over. The next day I try to remember to start on the far right rather than the far left. When I get to my lower-level friends, I skip the locations that they haven't come to in the storyline but only have open from past events, assuming they aren't likely to head there as they progress through the story.

I try to notice names and charge as requested (crafters or a location if the person is asking for passes) but if I fail to notice, I assume the friend will not hold it against me.

I have 15 friends who haven't yet open the current event location but may return soon. I have seven sleepers who likely won't return to the game. I keep those 22 to work on my reputation - and for any potential CIs. Often I sharge locations on the first 15 and trophies on the final seven but sometimes I switch it up.

As for CIs, my personal theory (everyone gets to have one) is that they fall better when I'm charging through the entire board. For a while, I tried to charge specific locations and, in addition to it being a PITA, I "feel" like I received fewer CIs.

Thus ends my first Blog Post. I want my badge now, please :)