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Does anyone have an idea of when they will allow us to purchase the Musical Wanderer's Spirit coats? I am excited for them...
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The email is out... The changes in account sharing are going through! What a game!
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Yes, how disappointing that despite so many players on ALL servers affected are sooooo strongly opposing the ridiculous change of having to re-set co-managers every time you log off, Howrse are arrogantly choosing to totally ignore it's paying customers wishes of amending that particular part of the new change.
 Any business that ignores it's customers is doomed for failure.....
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Any business that ignores it's customers is doomed for failure..... I'm not sure about this. You have to understand that the changes of the European data law are a great trouble and source of concern for the European Companys. The companies want to protect theirselves. Maybe they want to make sure that you agree to share your account and so some of your datas every time. It's annoying, but not impossible to manage. User, who are ill for months or being abrouad for more than six months, are much more in trouble.
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It's annoying, but not impossible to manage. User, who are ill for months or being abrouad for more than six months, are much more in trouble. These are the bits that I think cause the problems. Illness and long periods of travel. The fact it has to be rearranged every time the player logs in, from what I've seen, seems highly frustrating and irritating, but still manageable. I'm just thankful I gave up on co-management a while back. If I am busy enough to want someone else managing my account for me, then I am probably busy & distracted enough to not reset co-management every time I log on for two minutes to check my messages while I have a moment free. I can understand both the pros and the cons of this change.
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I usually take a 2-4 month break on howrse. I think this might cause me a lot of trouble. I really don't want my account to be deleted. Howrse is literally my childhood explained
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By Retired breeder, 17th July 2018 22:04:28
So, I wasn't going to raise my thoughts on this, as I do like to try something before completely making up my mind.. But this account sharing update has only been in place for one day and it has already made an impact on the progress of my team- yes it is only small but I wasn't able to access other accounts for fillers, nor access the mare to breed as my partner was offline due to different time zones.
Anyways, I do see the reason for the change- a change in law meaning that Owlient obviously has to modify the game to make sure they're abiding by the law so we don't all loose the game that we love. And I understand them wanting to eliminate the inactive accounts, however, not all of the inactive account players want their game to be deleted... they could be sick for an extended period of time, on a holiday, family emergency, the list can go on... so I think if they eliminate some of the 'inactive' players, this could really cause an issue. BUT, having to press that button every single time that we log off?! if I am in a hurry to log off as something has arisen (this happens to me all the time, and many others as well) I just close all tabs and turn my computer off... this is now leaving my friends and partners without access to my account for fillers, team horses, loans, etc... Also, if I am at work for instance, and log on to check team progress, PMs, whatever it might be, but then have to log off.. the same situation will happen. I personally, can see this new update slowly driving people away from being as active as whenever they are active- even for a couple of minutes, they now have to remember to use the 'account sharing' log off. It is also going to slow down competitions as people will have restricted access to fillers from other accounts and could potentially lead to others 'stomping' other players competitions to gain their 20 wins, and they are just two of the main issues... People do play from different time zones, so this is going to create issues for majority of the players who are in a team but are not from the same timezone, as there is already limited/slow communication so if a player has to rush off and doesn't allow CO, the whole team can fall. Weighing up all of the pros and cons, the cons heavily outweigh the pros. Maybe in the account sharing settings there could be an alternative button for the owner to set their CO sharing up for X amount of time? (eg, until next log on, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week). I do completely understand Owlients intentions to place this change, however I do not think it was very logical and there must be some more thought to it, or even an alternative like one I stated above. Anyways, this is just my opinion. Sorry for the mini essay  |
You raise very good points bondi.
Personally though, I believe we should be able to have some say in the matter entirely. Owlient can go and make changes all they like, but without the support of their players, there is no use in even bothering. Especially those who buy passes... In that respect, pass buyers are a whole new kettle of fish, as they are the ones keeping this game running. Just my 2 bob's worth! But hey, Ubisoft owns the rights to Assasin's Creed, so they can afford to throw Owlient, particulary Howrse in the trash can!
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By Retired breeder, 24th July 2018 07:24:22
You raise very good points bondi. Personally though, I believe we should be able to have some say in the matter entirely. Owlient can go and make changes all they like, but without the support of their players, there is no use in even bothering. Especially those who buy passes... In that respect, pass buyers are a whole new kettle of fish, as they are the ones keeping this game running. Just my 2 bob's worth! But hey, Ubisoft owns the rights to Assasin's Creed, so they can afford to throw Owlient, particulary Howrse in the trash can! Which would have thousands of players killing their customer support, but yeah........  |
By Retired breeder, 27th July 2018 09:29:00
New promo and other things. Click to display Taking a Vacation! The celebration/candy contest comes back and takes you on a vacation! The principle remains the same, with a few adjustments. Concept The player is visited by kids that need 2 specific items to go on holidays. The player has to give them 2 items. The more they fit the kid's request, the more satisfaction points are given by the kid. Once you reach enough points, you with the divine horse. Changes since last edition: The theme (Airports & Vacations) The items are vacation-themed (sunscreen, camera, etc) There are no more curses from unsatisfied kids There are flash sales but they have to be unlocked by completing the community goal Players get additional items for completing a collection If a player logs in 6 days in a row, they get extra items for the contest. Winning the Divine Collect 7400 satisfaction points to win Baldr. My note. This is similar to the Halloween give candies to the kids promo we had last October. Prizes for the next promo. Click to display    There will also be Click to display Water Balloon Fight The Water Balloon fight gets a complete make-over for this edition, especially in regard to the rankings and the gifts. There are still UFOs of water balloons flying around that contain gifts. When you catch a UFO now you have to choose between: keeping the gift and losing points in the rankings throwing the UFO further to another player (declining the gift) and progressing in the rankings. It is important that you choose so that you can receive UFOs again. The content of the UFOs is different (and more interesting now.) The number of points depends of the value of the gift. You start with 0 points and the counter increases according to the choice you make. If you only choose to keep the gifts, you can get a negative point count. Collect as many points as possible and climb the rankings to win: 1st to 5th: Hippogriff 5th to 10th: Mały and Golden Fleece 10th to 15th: 小さな and Golden Fleece 15th to 50th: Golden Fleece 50th to 100th: Golden Apple 100th to 200th: Achilles' Heel 200th to 500th: Medusa's Blood 500th to Xth: Apollo's Lyre Prizes for the above Click to display These are the UFO Balloon fight prizes  New divine Click to display  Baldr is one of the Nordic divines.Lift the veil that has descended on the Nordic worlds by winning points with rides to Asgard, Midgard and Niflheim. Take care when choosing which ride to go on! When you get to 360 points, the veil is raised and Baldr gives you a prize: 1 x Black Orchid This horse cannot be sold. Changes Click to display New Co-Management System The co-management system is being adjusted to be safer and easier to use. It isn’t possible anymore to have several players logged in the same account at the same time. All the details are explained in the changelog. A. Adding a comanager -- works the same as previously B. Activating the comanagement -- many changes Players now need to activate comanagement on the profile menu when logging out if they want other players to access their account when they are away. This activation lasts until the account owner logs in again and must be repeated everytime they log out. If the player doesn’t come back earlier, it lasts for 30 days. Then the player has to activate it for 30 days again. C. Connecting on another player’s account -- many changes You now connect on another player’s account via the co-management on the account sharing page http://[yourversion.xx]/member/account/?type=partage --Next to the list of players that gave you co-management access you have a “connect” button that you have to press to connect to the account. --If it’s greyed out it’s either because: the owner hasn’t activated account sharing, the owner or another player is already logged in, or the player doesn’t have enough karma --With this, there can be only one person at a time on an account. --The account owner has priority, and will kick a co-manager out if they log in. How did you know all this?  |
How did you know all this? I am a regular tester on the main preprod ( test server).,
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By Retired breeder, 5th August 2018 08:44:57
freehold knows all
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So once this event finishes later today the next one is the
Click to display great challenge and lottery
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So once this event finishes later today the next one is the That is correct. Preprod is probably going to open this week for the promo after that and Click to display It looks like it is some sort of ride ( like the musical one we had before). Picked up from Equidow.
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Preprod is open and here is the next promo.
Click to display The Tryon Games The concept relies loosely on the “ride” contests but there have been many changes. The main idea is: there are several boards, with increasing difficulty. You progress with a pawn and roulette spins. There are different types of squares: some give points, some give gifts, some make you move forwards/backwards. The goal is to win enough points on a board to win a Cup. Once you have won the cup on each board, you obtain the divine. How it works There are 8 boards in total + 1 for the tutorial. Each board represents a discipline from the World Equestrian Games: Reining, Endurance, Dressage, Cross-Country, Jumping, Vaulting, Para-equestrian and Carriage. When a board is completed by accumulating enough points, you win the related cup. The boards increase in difficulty and some boards require you to have won a certain number of Cups to be unlocked. You have to spin the roulette wheel to progress forward (by 1 to 3 steps). You win roulette spins by: - logging in each day - in the chests you can find on the boards - purchasing them with passes Pieces on the board The player sees a gauge that has to be filled to win gifts – once it is full, you also win the cup related to the board. (It is possible that you don’t manage to get all the points on the first run. In this case, you can go through the board a second time to get the missing points) There are different types of squares with different effects: Demonstration This brings you points for the gauge Bonus/Malus You move forward or backwards a certain number of squares Objective You have to complete an objective or way for a certain amount of time to move on Teleporter You can teleport to any other teleporter on the board. Chest It opens a chest with random gifts (there are 3 types of chests, wood, gold and crystal) Boosters To get more points/gifts faster, you can use the Encouragement booster to transform the 3 squares in front of your game piece into a Teleport Point, a Crystal Chest, and Demonstration Square +15. **The effect lasts only for the next move that your game piece makes.** Winning the Divine Win the cup on each board to obtain Mahuika Divine. Click to display  Mahuika has a tiki you must fill with mana.For that, you need to observe 3 turtle nests per day. And find out if there are any baby turtles: 1 x = 5 x mana 2 x = 20 x mana 3 x= 80 x mana When the tiki contains 800 x mana, Mahuika will give you a gift: 1 x Fire element This horse cannot be sold.
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Prizes for the above promo
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Images to help you understand the promo
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I am so confused
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I'm really looking forward to what's up and coming. Freebies are my fave.
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I am so confused About that promo? I seems to be a combination of a few recent promos. I am just getting the hang of it myself.
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So the next event should start sometime this week, right?
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So the next event should start sometime this week, right? Because of the water balloon fight the next promo is starting later than usual. I am expecting it next Thursday as that is the usual start date for promos.
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Wowza! That promo looks fun. I'm excited!
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Wowza! That promo looks fun. I'm excited! I am actually quite enjoying it and I have to admit the two previous ones ( mine and Vacation) I was a bit bored with them. So having one that requires a bit more thought ( although one part you have no control over  ) it is a nice change.
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I am playing in the test version but very confused
 Maybe you can explain it to us Freehold 
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