Where have all the players gone...

WGA Member Joined: 2007-11-26 Posts: 3259

There's nothing better than finding a cache that hasn't been found in a year or more...wow! It's still there!

Well I guess there are a few things better but this is a family game... Embarassed

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:28 pm

If I had the time, I would work much harder in the lonely cache game. I find finding something that only few can find, one of the best parts of this game. That's why I love a challenging puzzle...oops (should have kept my mouth shut)

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:32 pm

I've given thought to joining in on the LCG, but it's not really my thing. Mainly, I don't care about the points and the process of submitting the cache for those points. I do enjoy finding lonely caches, so I do look at the list and see if I can't knock one or two off but I also respect that others do participate in the LCG and don't mind giving them ample time to find it before I do. Of course, sometimes I'm just greedy and go out and find it right away Twisted Evil

Bruce

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:45 pm

The cool thing is that it can be found by multiple people, so this isn't a race like FTF (like any of us ever try for these).

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:56 pm

CodeJunkie wrote:

The cool thing is that it can be found by multiple people, so this isn't a race like FTF (like any of us ever try for these).

This and the prior posting point out the common misconception that you have to be the first (or only) finder of the lonely caches to earn the points.

The only benefit to being the first points-wise is if it hasn't been found in over a year or 2 years, etc. However, everyone who finds a lonely cache during a certain 2 month period that the cache is on the bookmark list can submit the cache for the points.

There is the rewarding feeling of being the first to find that lonely cache in awhile but from a points/game perspective it's sorta irrelevant being first.

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:25 pm

I'm also enjoying alot of the puzzles, which I work on in my spare time. I enjoy puzzles and this blend of puzzles / caching is a great mix. I've solved many puzzles already that I didn't chase the cache as well because of time / distance issues. Put on the "to find" pile and save for later, but have the satisfaction of "solving" them.

Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:34 pm

Bassanio wrote:

Mainly, I don't care about the points and the process of submitting the cache for those points.

That's the easy part; it's the finding that's hard sometimes. The submitting part is set up so that it's painless and hassle-free. Takes less time than posting in the forums. "Try it; you'll like it!"

Bassanio wrote:

I do enjoy finding lonely caches, so I do look at the list and see if I can't knock one or two off

That's how we got started. It's a personal challenge, unless you really are going for the competitive part of the game. And if you can verify that the cache is there and in good shape, that's good. And if you can say that it's not there or that it's in really bad shape, that's good, too, because it can get a cache either cleaned up or put out of its misery, which is good for the caching community.

So if you've been finding lonelies all along, go ahead and submit your new finds from now on. And get ready for a new list the first of November. Twisted Evil

Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:02 am

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This and the prior posting point out the common misconception that you have to be the first (or only) finder of the lonely caches to earn the points.

This is what tripped me up. I WAS under the misconception that once a LCG cache was found by any WGA member, it was out of play. So, my thought process was that I could find the cache but then have to sift through to see if any member had logged it. That seemed like more trouble than it was worth and chances were I wasn't going to be the first, so I didn't invest more time into it. I just liked the idea of finding a cache that had sat unfound for months and months.

The points system and scoreboard still doesn't interest me much but thanks to this thread, I see a side of the game I hadn't before and that is the giving back to the community aspect. Thanks to a compiled list, there are caches that are going to get visited by a good handful of people who otherwise might not have them on their radar. I know for me, I wouldn't be running a pocket query for most of these areas unless I was visiting there. I don't want any of my caches on a LCG list because that means noone is finding them. I didn't place them with that in mind. Neither did the owners of the caches that DO show up on the list. Getting a little more traffic funneled to your cache after it's been dormant for awhile is a good give-back.

Ack, I didn't mean to get long-winded when all I wanted to say was thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Bruce

WGA Member Joined: 2007-11-26 Posts: 3259

Bassanio wrote:

I see a side of the game I hadn't before and that is the giving back to the community aspect. Thanks to a compiled list, there are caches that are going to get visited by a good handful of people who otherwise might not have them on their radar.

Yep.

And it also helps "problem" caches get elevated for action, because it seems that DNFs on caches that have had a string of no-finds tend to get reviewer action when said reviewer processes the DNF report for the LCG. wink

WGA Member Joined: 2007-02-23 Posts: 771 Location: Menasha

Where have all the players gone? Yikes, they were lurking there all the time from the feel of the cleat marks on my back here at mid-month. And it wasn't even a runningadventure this time..... yet. Shocked

Now the only thing I need to figure out is how many other caches you can report twice besides (GC15F6F). wink

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:30 am

Sagasu wrote:

Where have all the players gone? Yikes, they were lurking there all the time from the feel of the cleat marks on my back here at mid-month. And it wasn't even a runningadventure this time..... yet. Shocked

Now the only thing I need to figure out is how many other caches you can report twice besides (GC15F6F). wink

And apparently there are a bunch of "non"-lonlies on the list as well. I better get cracking to confirm some of these as long as they're on the list. Very Very Confused

WGA Member Joined: 2007-11-26 Posts: 3259

Sagasu wrote:

Where have all the players gone? Yikes, they were lurking there all the time from the feel of the cleat marks on my back here at mid-month. And it wasn't even a runningadventure this time..... yet. Shocked

Now the only thing I need to figure out is how many other caches you can report twice besides (GC15F6F). wink

With all this time on your hands to audit the scorecards for irregularities, you could be out finding some lonely caches! A quick check of the map shows several good opportunities to the north of you within an hour's drive to regain the lead... Very Happy

WGA Member Joined: 2007-11-26 Posts: 3259

gotta run wrote:

Sagasu wrote:

Where have all the players gone? Yikes, they were lurking there all the time from the feel of the cleat marks on my back here at mid-month. And it wasn't even a runningadventure this time..... yet. Shocked

Now the only thing I need to figure out is how many other caches you can report twice besides (GC15F6F). wink

With all this time on your hands to audit the scorecards for irregularities, you could be out finding some lonely caches! A quick check of the map shows several good opportunities to the north of you within an hour's drive to regain the lead... Very Happy

To clarify...my comment was intended in a spirit that mirrored the comment I was quoting...perhaps I should have chosen the winky emoticon instead, so here's a few: wink

Let me go on the record of saying that I don't care about what anyone does, does not do, finds, does not find, revisits, does not revisit, rescues, does not rescue, replaces, does not replace, DNFs, or does not DNF in this game. I don't care if someone files a report 100 times or 1,000. I don't care if someone "breaks" every "rule" in this game. I don't care 1,000 people play this game. I don't care if I'm the only one playing this game. I don't care if I "win." I don't care if I "lose." I simply, truthfully, frankly, honestly, genuinely, don't care.

I have other things to care about, but this is not one of them.

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:04 am

gotta run wrote:

I apologize for offending anyone. Let me go on the record of saying that I don't give a crap about what anyone does, does not do, finds, does not find, revisits, does not revisit, rescues, does not rescue, replaces, does not replace, DNFs, or does not DNF in this game. I don't care if someone files a report 100 times or 1,000. I don't care if someone "breaks" every "rule" in this game. I don't care 1,000 people play this game. I don't care if I'm the only one playing this game. I don't care if I "win." I don't care if I "lose." I simply, truthfully, frankly, honestly, genuinely, don't care.

I have other things to care about, but this is not one of them.

This is hilarious. I actually went back and read it semi-aloud here in my cube. The mental picture is probably worth a $1M bucks.

I also have other priorities and hopefully my comments are taken as tongue in cheek as well. I also have morals that wouldn't let me confirm these just to get some easy points. The engineer in me brings about some curiousity and a desire for "exactness" and this coupled with being a programmer? Well - You get the picture..... wink

(winkies just to be sure it's not taken the wrong way)

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:10 pm

So. let me see if I heard you right, gotta run...

You don't care? Rolling Eyes

(only one winkie from us).