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The memoirs of Jardex - Purple user, herbalist, and hermit
By the title, this is just little ol me, Jardex, writing about my experience in Glitch. It will be long, but bear with me.
I was first introduced to Glitch in September of 2011. There was an article on IGN describing a game where players built the world. I signed up for the beta, but recieved no follow up. After that it was a long period of silence.
About a year passed and I finally recieved an email. My first thoughts of the game were good. I liked the idea that you had to pay (with img) for the simplest upgrades. It felt like a commentary on modern microtransaction models. The fact you had to wait for upgrades and farm crops reinforced this thought.
I started out with cooking skills. I remember the good times nibbling pig and making sammies. I can make a MEAN sammich. It expanded into gardening, then herbalism, which brings me to...
PURPLE! I realized Glitch wasn't just a kids game when I experienced purple. The fact that the devs included it, showed me they were pretty funny guys. After my first party, I added a small herb patch to my back yard and started growing purple. Soon a Distiller was added, and a Hooch operation was started. Good Times...
My Butler was named Doctor and he wore a Bow Tie (cuz, y'know, bow ties are cool). Soon enough, someone left me three Chickens named Melody, Karen, and Amy. They provided me with many a grain. A few pigs were left too, but they died.
I had plans for the future. I spent time looking for Music Blocks. I planned to open a museum/library. That way, Urians could hear the sounds of the rare blocks without a large chunk of change. I needed a tower first and I need to level up to do that.
Only a few days ago did I reach the required level to build a tower. Since then, I have been accumulating iMG to build it. Now it feels a bit moot.
I am glad that the Giants imagined me, but of course, I have a few regrats. Mainly, I never got involved with the community. I have a total of 12 friends (most of them from the purple party), and I hardly talked with them after our initial meeting. I didn't join groups, I didn't post on the forum. nothing. Then again, why regret spilled milk. As our existence slowly fades away my fellow Urians, I hope we enjoy it with plenty of Hooch and Purple. Goodbye.
