Saw a lump of sand at the forgotten shore today and ...

[SuperAttackPea]

got the bg. My 4th lump of sand and 4th bg :( http://www.neopets.com/~aphendra says there is 0.5% of getting a pde and 0.5% chance of getting of getting pkmp. So far I had the shore for over 10 months and I have gotten neither, am I just unlucky or is the petpage wrong?

[idriya]

According to that petpage, you only have a 1% chance of getting the BG, and you've gotten it four times. Clearly, you must have some luck. :P

 

No, you're not unlucky, but 0.5% odds are very, very low. You could try for another year and not get one. It's just random.

[Dinosawr]

As iridya said, the odds of getting one of the two super rare prizes is extremely low. I too have had the forgotten shore for abt 10 months, the best Ive gotten is a discovered treasure chest.

[Novelista]

I gave up on the forgotten shore...I didn't think there was a point anymore.

[Finn the Human]

I never even got a BG, so you must be lucky. The best i got was the avatar.

[Dinosawr]

I gave up on the forgotten shore...I didn't think there was a point anymore.

No, theres still a point, I can get 2000 or 5000 np around 50% of the time

More often than not you can get stuff from the shore

[pchau123]

Mmmm it's still worth it if you want a few k. Of course it would be hard to get the rare items :3.

[andaraen]

I gave up on the forgotten shore...I didn't think there was a point anymore.

It takes very little NPs to unlock it and takes almost no effort to visit with a possibility of huge rewards. I'd say it's worth it. :P

[Novelista]

It takes very little NPs to unlock it and takes almost no effort to visit with a possibility of huge rewards. I'd say it's worth it. :P

 

I have unlocked it. And you nailed the keyword there exactly. A possibility of huge rewards. I got empty sand so much of the time, that's when I decided it wasn't worth it.

[andaraen]

I have unlocked it. And you nailed the keyword there exactly. A possibility of huge rewards. I got empty sand so much of the time, that's when I decided it wasn't worth it.

I know how you feel and you're entitled to feel that way. I've gotten nothing at all the past week, but I figure a small chance to get something big is better than no chance at all.

[cherryv]

ah.. the forgotten shore. one of my most hated dailies I think. But I never give up on it, unless until I get the avatar... you can never know :/

[rojo]

I say go for it, even if the present yields (or none at all as what I've gotten haha) aren't satisfying. It doesn't take that long to check a page and close it if it's empty. A daily that can possibly give you rare items is a daily worth a click.

[Nataluna]

basically its free :P and its not hard to add to my dailies, so i do it. i have managed to get the background once, and i also have gotten the avatar, still waiting on a draik egg etc but i'm patient. :D

 

it took alot more effort and caused alot more frustration with the Skarl avatar :P

[youngrace]

the lump of sand has to be on the right side to get a pkmp, draik egg, or avatar unfortunately. :( the lump of sand on the left side only gives the background, from my experience. and yes, it's deffo frustrating!

[SuperAttackPea]

the lump of sand has to be on the right side to get a pkmp, draik egg, or avatar unfortunately. :( the lump of sand on the left side only gives the background, from my experience. and yes, it's deffo frustrating!

what? I thought the lump of sand can only appear on the right side?

[Jezebel]

I get Neopoints from it about 2-3 times a week. And it's anywhere from 5,000-10,000 a week. I'm not complaining. And the possibility of finding an item worth millions is nice, too.

[passiflora]

I have unlocked it. And you nailed the keyword there exactly. A possibility of huge rewards. I got empty sand so much of the time, that's when I decided it wasn't worth it.

It's definitely frustrating when you come up empty, especially days on end. But it is literally a one-click daily with better prizes than most, which is really nice. :O

[Novelista]

This is probably the part where I should stop and point out that my account was frozen between 2:30a EST and 1:30p this afternoon. Ergo, I no longer have access to the Forgotten Shore and have to begin the arduous process of recouping everything I lost. Since TFS infrequently gives out neopoints and I would have to "spend money to make money" in this case, it's definitely not worth it anymore.

[andaraen]

This is probably the part where I should stop and point out that my account was frozen between 2:30a EST and 1:30p this afternoon. Ergo, I no longer have access to the Forgotten Shore and have to begin the arduous process of recouping everything I lost. Since TFS infrequently gives out neopoints and I would have to "spend money to make money" in this case, it's definitely not worth it anymore.

Would it make you feel any better if I said that I have an extra set of the map pieces and that you can have it for free if you want it?

[Finn the Human]

This is probably the part where I should stop and point out that my account was frozen between 2:30a EST and 1:30p this afternoon. Ergo, I no longer have access to the Forgotten Shore and have to begin the arduous process of recouping everything I lost. Since TFS infrequently gives out neopoints and I would have to "spend money to make money" in this case, it's definitely not worth it anymore.

You should probably create a new account and start over. Why was your account frozen?

[Novelista]

Would it make you feel any better if I said that I have an extra set of the map pieces and that you can have it for free if you want it?

 

I luff you? :D

 

You should probably create a new account and start over.

 

Oh, I have my side account...I just never "tricked it out". (Do people even say that anymore?)

 

Why was your account frozen?

 

Let's just say I know exacly what I did and I'm unwilling to discuss it and leave it at that. O.o

[Raichi]

I don't remember getting the background, I mostly got necklaces and stuff and np's or nothing at all, and this once I got a draik egg I was all WHAAA. xD

[SuperAttackPea]

I don't remember getting the background, I mostly got necklaces and stuff and np's or nothing at all, and this once I got a draik egg I was all WHAAA. xD

That's what I was saying, lump of sand is worse than *swagbag* or treasure chest unless it gives pde or pkmp. The bg is less than 1k nps. You must have been really lucky.