Spritzie Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I wish they had an avatar for how many books read or SOMETHING to make all the work worthwhile. On this board, Flyingeevee mentioned that in a NT a few months ago, TNT mentioned maybe making an avatar for a certain level on intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroida Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Well. I mentioned my friend who has a pet with 172 intelligence already....so yeah. I want to give my pet 169 intelligence now just for the fun of it (and so my pet doesn't seem like an idiot when I compare with my friend) :P So whenever I get a free/cheap book I give it to my pet. But I don't want to go overboard just yet. Maybe when I'm done filling up my gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xCalliex Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 My Kougra is 676 days old and is at the level of "Ultimate Genius (176)". I don't read to her every week...Heck, not even every month. But every once in a while when I'm on one of my collection shopping sprees, I'll scour around for books and pick up a "care package" for her. I just read a few to her this morning because of it being half-price day. Plus I just like being able to say my imaginary pet is a genius :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroida Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 With it being half price day I went out and bought 50 books for my pet...and only spent about 6K! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul214 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 My pet is at 155, but has read only 25 books. There are other ways to improve intelligence other than books. I can't remember them now, but I think there used to be a game that used to randomly increase intelligence while playing. There is also a battledome item that steals intelligence from your 2 player opponent. However most serious battledomers frown upon using it. There are also some Neggs that improve intelligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcat269 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I only started my account last week, and though I know I'll never get the trophies for reading books, I like to use it as something to aim towards. So I try and get my hands on as many books as I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitti Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 So far I only read books I win to my pets, after I've checked their value in SW. My favorite pet gets dibs on any new book, then I go down the list. If they've all read it (or don't want to read it) then it gets sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeló Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 On my old account that I lost I read about 150 books to my pet .. but that was 3 yrs ago ... I don't read books to them anymore ... hehe .. sometimes Coltzan or the Wheel of knowledge increase their intelligence and that's good enough for me they aren't going to get a PhD anytime soon :graduated: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maldoror122 Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 With it being half price day I went out and bought 50 books for my pet...and only spent about 6K! :P Genius. I'll totally do that on December 3rd :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August of Lake Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I do, I just like the idea of having my pet read, though only one really reads. But she's at 1175 books. One of these days, I'm aiming for the book award, now I just read whatever I grab when I go on buying sprees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroida Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 Does anyone know which books increase your pets intelligence by 1 and which ones by 2? Because I noticed that most of the times it's going up by 2 and I want my pet's intelligence to be 169 :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venused Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Recently I went on a bit of a book kick, and read any books I could find for less than 700 NP or so to my main pet, just for the sake of it. There's actually quite a lot of them that are so inexpensive, and it's nice to look at your pets stats and see a nice number, even if it is relatively useless as a stat :P Most the time, though I'll see any books worth more than 1000 NP, or hoard them to sell after they're inflated a bit, if they're from some kind of limited release. Does anyone know which books increase your pets intelligence by 1 and which ones by 2? Because I noticed that most of the times it's going up by 2 and I want my pet's intelligence to be 169 :S I think it's completely random, like most things on the site that offer stats. You just have to get lucky, the title doesn't matter. This post has been edited by a member of staff (Stephé) because of a violation of the forum rules. Please do not double post. Use the edit button instead. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this incident, then review our rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featherstar Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 I read any reasonably-priced books I can get my hands on to my active neopet. :3 She's at 138 books right now. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slinky Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Any book I get I read to my pets, and I try to make sure that they have read the same amount as each other (although not necessarily the same books, just whatever comes along I guess). My pets have only read 21 books each now and even though it's a useless stat, I do want to make them really smart (like me...lol :graduated:). I also think that there should be more perks for smart pets, however I can't think of anything, so I guess it's not that important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammygdog_! Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 When I first started neopets I read as many books as I could find to my Ultimate Genius (532) Kougra, Ride_The_Lightning_1. But then I realized that intelligence doesn't really mean as much as it should, so I stopped and began to invest in my gallery *lol* And it also bothers me that other players can't see what books your pet has read :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassidy13 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Whenever I get a free book, I read it to my pet, but I check the price of the book first. If it's expensive, I keep it in my SDB but if it's a cheap book, I just go ahead and read it to my pets. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabKiwi06 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I want FabulousMcOreo to have a Book Trophy. Either Booktastic or Regular... I go through phases when I will go and buy all the books I can get my hands on. Might do that again soon, actually.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maldoror122 Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 Just a reminder. It is half price day today, so now is a good time to go on a book buying spree if you are hunting for that trophy or what not :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroida Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 yeah. I finished my goal of 169 intelligence today thanks to half price day (that's the only time I spent money of books). Now i'm done with reading books. If it's a cheap book that I can't make decent profit from I'll read it to my 2nd pet though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayHumbert Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Managed to grab a few books yesterday. Dull is just a horrible description for my pet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maldoror122 Posted December 4, 2010 Author Share Posted December 4, 2010 I ended up buying about 45 books for my pet for about 45k. Next buying spree, January 3rd! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtney! Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I don't spend more than probably 500 NP's per book but I don't look for them. If I see them somewhere, I'll buy them. If I get them for free I automatically read them to my Elephante. She/he (changes all the time with the lab ray) has an intelligence of ULTIMATE GENIUS (116). I love reading her/him books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubinator Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I read books to my pet all the time! I'm still holding out for an avatar that you can get from reading a certain amount of books. I doubt I'll get a trophy, but I could probably get an avatar that didn't require a trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxi Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Like many others here, I don't spend my money on books. I take the books from dailies and the advent calender and read them to my pets. I like my pets to have high intelligence, mainly because it sounds cool and shows hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wafflo Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Intelligence is pretty useless, unless you are a young hardcore player with lot of free time (or an unemployed adult) to reach the top list and get the award. But yeah i read every free book i got to my Shoyru he is currently Ultimate Genius 318. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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