Hard to summarize in the title with the character limit and such, but this suggestion refers to explore encounters that only increase the community "Locusts killed" bar - not encounters with images of locusts.

Additionally, my intention with this suggestion is only for JB to be added to these encounters after all event tiers are unlocked and the community bar is no longer relevant. This probably applies to other events as well, but I don't remember them all that well LOL


As of writing this post, the total amount of locusts killed this September is a bit under 1,000,000,000. The final tier unlock was at 300,000,000 (if I'm remembering correctly), which is about 700,000,000 worth of "useless fluff" in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, it's kind of interesting to see how high of a number the community can actually get on these event bars, and staff probably uses this information to predict when the tiers unlock for the following year.

But beyond that, it doesn't really do anything for the individual player. I don't think I'm the only one who gets a bit annoyed when I get event encounters that don't give any JB - more so when they don't even give Impression, SB, or energy. Once all tiers are unlocked, I honestly start skipping past encounters like the Cuckoo with the caterpillar since it doesn't give me anything of value, not even a junk item like Blue Diadem Caterpillar [1]. The encounter text says "You inform the cuckoo about the locusts' whereabouts. It gives you the caterpillar and flies towards the swarms. What are you supposed to do with this?" ...WHERE'S MY CATERPILLAR? (I don't actually need more caterpillars lmao, I have like 400. It's about the principle!)

I think it would be interesting for these encounters, after the community Locust bar is fully filled and all tiers are unlocked, to start giving 1-2 JB depending on how many locusts they kill. A good, fair amount, in my opinion, would be 1 JB for encounters that give 1-999 Locusts killed, and 2 JB for 1000-1999 killed. 3 JB for 2000+ killed.


For the Cuckoo encounter, the underlined text could be modified to something like "You find a shiny Jewel Beetle scurrying along a nearby branch and scoop it up. Nice!" I don't have any other text modifications in mind at the moment, but the encounter texts would probably need a few minor changes or additions to not make the JB feel like an afterthought. I don't mind either way, to be honest, as I don't really even read the full text beyond a quick skim.

This change would impact the following encounters (images):

I don't really see anything wrong with having some more JB to go around for players to get a bit more stuff. With GMO Cows, Ochre Gnawrocks, and Ochre Saltlicks being by far the most profitable items to buy this event, plenty of people are forgoing whatever decor or backgrounds they might want from the shop. I like a few of the horse backgrounds, but with the amount of JB I was able to get, I ain't giving up a whole Saltlick for it! Maybe if I had a bit more disposable currency I'd pick my favorite one and buy it, though... maybe. *edit sept 8 2024: They made backgrounds and decor cheaper so this crossed out bit is a bit outdated lmao

Anyway, feel free to let me know your thoughts regarding this, support or non-support! I know it's somewhat controversial to suggest "easier" events or whatever. I try to avoid sounding like a greedy bastard who wants more juicy event currency, but I will freely admit that's probably the main point of my suggestion, lmao. In any case, thanks for reading and considering it!

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My other suggestions:
Masterpost here