Lvl 440 "Other Peoples Problem Solver!"

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it should work.
and i believe things are geared to the cost of bushes.
I do the Hermits every day and it does take a lot of energy to do and while doing i get quest items for all other quests.
Puzzle pieces I can't say, but the gearing of progress to what your energy available wass back then might make it take a lot longer to do. See if you can find posts about earlier sba's done by people much farther on in the game.

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I went back to both areas again today to compare, and spent 1,000 energy in each area. I earned 5 puzzle pieces in the flux, and zero puzzle pieces in the Eastern swamp. I do understand that when playing in lower level areas, the rewards are pro-rated "per whack", but for the same amount of energy spent, the rewards at the end should be similar. I spent nearly a third of my total max energy with no advancement in the quest at all. IMHO, there is no incentive to go back to play the Eastern swamp if the odds are stacked against me. I'm hoping the devs will take a look at this problem and make the necessary adjustments.

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Thank you both for your input. I know that you are comparing the cost of what it was, had I played at a lower level, to what it would cost now, playing at a higher level. Trust me, I do understand the concept, and understand that it's costing more now than it did back then. For example, had I played the eastern swamp back then, it would have cost $1000 per 143 whacks. Now, it's costing me $4433 for the same amount of whacks. But I'm not disputing that. because I'm at a higher level and earning more energy, and that part was pro-rated accurately.

However, that's not the part that I'm talking about. I'll try to explain it a little better.
The higher the level, the more energy it costs per whack, but the resulting amount of energy spent, and rewards accrued, should be proportionate, no matter what level you are or what area you play in. That's the definition of pro-rating (although rewards will vary depending on luck, or trinkets used).

For example, at max level, the bushes are costing 31 energy. In the test I mentioned above, I spent 1000 energy, which means I whacked 32 bushes, and earned an average of 5 puzzle pieces.

The bushes in the eastern swamp cost 7 energy. So for the same 1,000 energy, I whacked 143 bushes. For that many bushes whacked, I should have earned something in rewards, but I received no puzzle pieces, and no quest items. Just gold or nothings (and I played with the same trinkets as above). I have played in that area several times since then, with the same kind of results. Very few or no rewards. I don't mind spending more energy, I understand that. Just throw me a bone once in a while. lol

I just think that this is an area that needs looking into, so that the energy spent and rewards earned are distributed proportionately.

Lvl 330 "Pseudo Achiever"

438 Posts

Have you tried setting up your trinkets for Max probability to see puzzle pieces? It can actually make a huge difference. Also, make sure to equip your highest level puzzle companion. You can even manipulate the way your mount gains attributes while it levels by feeding it-if you do not have a puzzle attribute available upon its next level up, keep feeding it hay until the attribute that you want becomes available, then feed it the proper feed to increase the chance that it will gain that attribute upon its next level.

If you find that you are getting absolutely NO puzzle pieces, check to make sure that you have not already found them all. I know that I have accidentally done that many times without realizing that I had a complete puzzle. If the puzzle is not complete and you are not seeing any puzzle pieces, you really should send in a support ticket to the devs, they will fix it.