Listening to the podcast! YAY!
THE BEACH! AWMG MY FAVORITE EVENT OF THE YEAR! I have all the rewards right now from previous years and this except lifeguerd title -I am at 9 kills - and the thermometers for the last 2 swim and summer fun outfits. And then hopefully the balloon is from the 20 items collect from the map so that I can get it all done.
Wanted to weigh in on the Clawdia 'easier to get a kill' thing. We have to go to almost maxxed worlds because even moderately are still way too hard and many players are super upset. The rain is cool, I wish they would let us see those effects again! Also disappointed you can't 'track' your tbird runs and I never got an ingame announcement for the title, but reyna told me when I had the title when I checked with her manually.
I hope the beach lasts a little longer than a month, but it would be weird to have it until like, say runefest.
I'm lucky too with no issues with nxt either

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The urns never worked on ivy. I am glad they fixed elder tree. So happy about the urn update!
Clockwork components were slow to get. Maybe what is coming is a future invention item that uses them! hey are considered 'rare' and people probably wanted to make more items quickly. Clockwork components include - enhanced efficiency, flanking, and tinker! =]
-==-=Polls!
I love the polls!
While I agree with you Shane, I think the feature was the ability to override your followers with boss pets, but not skill pets.
But, I also could see level 3s raging they could never get that title for owning all skill pets because.. how will they get a slayer drop?

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I would love to see more events.
Treasure hunter isn't cannon - like - well they did use yelps, but treasure hunter is like a repeat of treasure trails with way more junk LOL.
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I cant wait for the crystal skillchompas!