I'm finding it really, really hard to enjoy this event because its just so... dry and boring, its so hard to grind anything and IMO no longer makes sense like it used to. (I joined back in 2015, and there were no horses??? I still don't know why these were added except to appease one mod that wanted "horseden" at the time???)

I understand that admins don't want us getting the bars open too early, but that's no reason to penalise Jewel Beetle encounters, most of us are only getting 5-6 encounters per energy bar if we're lucky. I know its Gnaw/GMO month, and people go crazy for them because "expensive!" - but look how easy February is in comparison and STILL how profitable February's items are.

I personally am really struggling, I've been awake since the event dropped 12 hours ago, using all of my energy constantly as it regenerates (a full bar every 2.5 hours, for a total of 4.8 energy bars + my free energy boost), and so far I have 92 Jewel Beetles (though I am pretty sure I started with 60ish from last year). This is with me using the wiki to always choose the high JB option.

I feel the horse encounters outnumber the JB ones now, making it much less likely for you to actually roll for a JB encounter, which nerfs enjoyment and penalises "casual" players, and I'm beginning to remember why I usually skip September (and therefore don't buy my few hundred GB for the month, because admins only listen to their bottom line).

I know this is kind of ranty/childish, but I'm so over this event.