First of all, I started to write this the week of the May 20th Update and am now finishing it two weeks later. Oops!
Anyway, let's get to my thoughts on the week of Wednesday, May 20th update day. Then we'll do the May 27th update day and finally June 3rd.
The main thing released is a new gold mining minigame. It is available until June 3rd, so two weeks of mining.
The game is basically riding around Firgrove, clicking on rocks, and following arrows to where the gold is. You can only get five gold filled rocks per day. I'm going to give this minigame a four out of five. It's fun and you earn Jorvik Shillings but unless you're on the correct side of the rock you don't see the arrows pointing in the direction of the gold. I have a few days of doing before I figure out what the prize for it is.
June 3rd UPDATE: I'm not too happy about the Gold Mining prize. However, despite it being stat-less, I tried it on my AQH only to discover that the blue of the bridle matched my blue saddlepad (Pro dark blue blanket from the Jorvik City Mall). Now if they only had a nice saddle and a mane/tail item in same shade of yellow.
Next is my thoughts on the Western tack and apparel from the month of May...
I bought the dark colored bosal hackamore bridle and it looks great on my black splashed white AQH. I don't have the rest yet but I'll rate each item 1-5 stars on each category (Looks: How it looks; Price how expensive it is [less stars = more expensive]; Stats: if it has good stats.)
Bosal Hackmore Bridles
They look really good and the price is decent for both Jorvik Shillings and SC. All but the cheapest one has stats. Which makes sense. The Sagebrush set seems like a "buy to see if you like it first then buy expensive with stats" thing.
Looks: ★★★★★
Price: ★★★★
Stats: ★★★★★
Western Saddles
Looks: ★★★★★
Price: ★★
Stats: ★★★★★
Western Saddle Blanket
Looks: ★★★★
Price: ★★
Stats: ★★★
Open Front Boots
Looks: ★★★★★
Price: ★★★★★
Stats: ★
Halters
Looks: ★★★★
Price: ★★★
Stats:
The halters would totally get 5 stars from me if they had reins for a "lead rope." I mean, we'd only ever use the halters for leading our horses, not riding, especially for RRPs.
The new Western boots and hats? Not a fan of the colors. None of them go with anything else in game. The only one I'd get is red and orange to go with my Toy Story Outfit. The Purple and Turquoise and Green & Yellow ones aren't on my list.
Thoughts on my American Quarter Horse.
I bought the black splashed white one and I love it!
The reining spin and the sliding stop and backing up animations are super fun and well made. I will definitely add another to my stable in the future.
They come in the colors Bay, Black Splashed White, Flaxen Chestnut, Fleabitten Grey, Grullo, Palomino and Red Roan to purchase in-game and a Blue Roan on the Star Stable Horses app. They cost 950 SC. They have three newly created animations: Reining, Sliding Stop, and a funny dance you'll see if you bring your AQH to Fort Pinta Disco.
Finally let's talk about June 3rd's update and the release of Tellina and Kampos.
I will not be able to get one as I only have 299 sc and since they are only here for two weeks I don't have enough time to save up. I do think they are beautiful horses and if they ever return I will get one. Unfortunately, I think buying SC is out of the question as I currently need to spend on useful physical objects and not virtual currency.
They also released new pets to go with Tellina and Kampos. They are called Panda Rays because they look like the rays flying in Pandoria.
Not convinced on the name. Panda is a 🐼 so why not just call them Pandorian Rays? Pandas have nothing to do with the ocean theme of them.
However, since they are 450 sc I might buy one if I really like it ingame when I see it and that's the one with the starfish on it's back. Although I kind of want to save my SC for the next batch of horses to come as saving is not easy for me. I do need to mention though through June 9th you can buy 5000 star coins plus both "Panda" Rays for $64.99 USD.
-Ruby Skywalker
