Comments on: Home Athletes: Club VIP (Very Important Pixels)

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 23:26:00 +0000

I could post them all here in a comment but I am considering doing another article later on about all of the different prizes you can win and will include everyone then if it works out. I don’t have any other photos to show newer purple jackets if there is one.

By: drunkr

drunkr — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:56:52 +0000

when will the update vip photo and name list of all the members be posted i feel all members make a club and maybe shud be mention.

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:15:46 +0000

I don’t think it’s too much to ask either but was just curious.But wouldn’t dropping the test now make the ppl who already took it to enter your club feel like they had to prove their worth while new ppl were getting a pass?Idk the specifics about what has changed in order to earn the jackets so maybe that’s why I’m not quite understanding why the need for a change in the way you have conducted business in the past.I’m not trying to tell anyone how to run their club here but as a leader of a club I understand how seemingly small details like that can blow up into huge divisions that can split a club.Just don’t want you or your club to encounter needless headaches.

By: RayBladeX

RayBladeX — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:43:19 +0000

Club VIP started shortly after Midway 1 was launched. The testing was done to insure we didn’t have players who had a hacked Jacket (at the time).

Since the dynamics of getting a Gold Jacket has changed, we could either keep doing the test for all members, create an easier test, or have a more “open” club to all. This has to be voted on, of course.

Perhaps we could be like the Homelings where the only requirement is to have the full Echochrome outfit, but in our case, a Gold or Purple Jacket.

If you’ve beaten Ball Squeezer lvl 10, I don’t think Level 5 is too much to ask (for purpose of joining the club).

By: drunkr

drunkr — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:36:39 +0000

let me know when and how u are planning to do the reward display ,will it be at the club, a few personal spaces, i dont wan miss it

By: drunkr

drunkr — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:29:52 +0000

lol wow iv been upgraded didnt know the free games were any bsides swingers ,mrs fortune, darla darts when did this happen lol?

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:30:27 +0000

If testing doesn’t matter Ray why ask anyone to perform the ball squeezer test at all?

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:48:08 +0000

Well drugs use doesn’t necessarily mean you are immoral so any drug test would be worthless here.What you need is a morality test of some kind and if it was able to be done I wouldn’t be too concerned with games,they are just games after all.I would use the morality test for the more social aspects of Home.

By: Halday

Halday — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:12:30 +0000

Keep’n it real. Go Ray!

By: RayBladeX

RayBladeX — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:28:45 +0000

I don’t think testing matters as much as being a respectable member.

So, how about no testing at all? As long as they have a Gold/Purple jacket w/good attitude?

By: Halday

Halday — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:02:55 +0000

Contest or tournament coming up folks?
As far as qualifying for a Midway Club..I should think it would be nice to allow the prospective member to choose the game at which they feel most comfortable. However, will that then lead some to someone questioning whether or not its really the intended member playing, or a friend? How much is too much when it comes to rules?
When will the drug testing begin? hee hee
Congrats Burbie and everyone for their dedication.
I celebrate your enjoyment of your crafts..

By: RayBladeX

RayBladeX — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:16:44 +0000

Excellent article on my favorite Club & Spaces in Home =)

Congrats to everyone who has recently gotten their Gold or Purple Jackets whether by Free Play or with Tickets.

The old issue of players not being legit goes back to the Midway 1 days when items (usually Gold Jacket) were able to become hacked. This issue was resolved before Midway 2 was released.

Most, if not all Club VIP members had to go through a “Ball Squeezer” initiation test to prove they didn’t have a hacked Jacket. This test is rather outdated as players can now get a Gold Jacket w/o playing Ball Squeezer or Swingers even once.

Might be time to set up some new rules =)

Congrats to Trillian/Lara for her dedication to Midway by getting Purple in all 4 regions. Perhaps she (or even cobolt) could be featured in Home Athletes #6?

By: P41nM4k3r_69

P41nM4k3r_69 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:39:10 +0000

Ooops! “Purple in Hong Kong” by way of freebies, I meant.

By: P41nM4k3r_69

P41nM4k3r_69 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:37:12 +0000

Hi Trillion. I believe the “one other who has done the deed” that Halday mentioned may have been you, it was simply a case of mistaken identity, that’s all.

I *ahem* might know someone who is going for Purple in Hong Kong right now, it’s just a matter of time.

I’ve only been on an airline once, and it was a fly home. XD

By: P41nM4k3r_69

P41nM4k3r_69 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:42:23 +0000

Awesome article! Thank you very much Burbie, for your time, attention, and professional verse. A very enjoyable read that flowed quite nicely. With so many parts that I could comment on, I don’t know where to begin. I especially like your closing paragraph and the last half of the last sentence “threads that only serve to make themselves – and even non-members – better people.” I have witnessed time and time again, a VIP member offer their experiences and tips to those who ask, who may be stumped on a particular game or level. It’s refreshing to see such helpful moments in Home. Now that I can play for free, I like to play Wet and Wild on level 1 (for max hits per hour), over and over again, working the counter down to 001 and then exiting so that the next lucky patron who plays only needs to hit the target once to beat the level that they were going for AND wins a photo saved to their HDD of their avatar being kissed on the cheek by Midway 2’s freshly dunked Karla. Some people get a kick out of that. XD The VIP is a great group of people and I’m proud to be a member. w00t VIP! I think that one of the best prizes in either Midway is Kitty Cannon level 9. It’s a functioning clock for your Personal Space. It’s in the shape of a cat and its eyes move side to side in synch with its pendulum tail. As a Home Athlete, I never really considered myself as one but I suppose I am. When a new public space comes out that has game(s) with reward(s) to win, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning once again wondering if the reward is going to be that shiny, new, uber-awesome thingy that I wanted, or is it going to be a bag of walnuts and a couple of oranges? Although, either way, I’m happy. All in all, I like how Home is progressing and I look forward to its future and challenges. Cheers to HSM, Grey Gamers, 2nd Childhood and VIP!

By: v_Trillian_v

v_Trillian_v — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:34:49 +0000

Hey Haldey, I wouldn’t want any1 outted No worries, they shant be scrutinized whatsoever.

The only person I knew who was (and is) trying to complete Midway 1 on free plays is still working on it. So I suppose she’s been at it (not continuously of course) since sometime after it first appeared in NA, that would be July 1, 2010.

To have completed Japan in under 6 days was well done by the folks you’re referring to, but to have completed Japan solely on free plays in a few weeks is truly indescribable. Yay THEM!

A massive congratulations to those nameless individuals!

By: Halday

Halday — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:03:25 +0000

Hey v_trillion_v
I just want you to know that the folks I was referring to in regard to having completed all Midway games in 4 regions wish to stay privately purple. I was told by someone recently that they completed NA, EU (mostly on freebies) & JP (all on freebies)and are just about finished in HK (also on Freebies). Sorry, but apparently they don’t wish to be outted for their accomplishments.
So, you may in fact be THE only 4 region Midwayer..
Yay, YOU!
Me? I paid dearly with time and tickets for my NA only purple which is fading virtually in comparison as I type hee hee But I can still play free..I’m saving up for Midway 3.

By: Halday

Halday — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:49:19 +0000

Hey V_Trillian_v send me a FR and I will ask those involved if they wish to be contacted
A few of them are at the Mui Ship as I type earning their pickle suits ala freemium. Apparently for some, it adds to the conquest..hee hee

By: v_Trillian_v

v_Trillian_v — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:10:49 +0000

Halday, I was just checking and both Midways went live in Japan and HK on April 14. So your friend also must have completed them both in Japan and HK within a week, since Home went down sometime on the 20th. Here I thought I would have been the only one too. I just have to meet this person if I can. Cool.

By: v_Trillian_v

v_Trillian_v — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:55:53 +0000

Cool Halday, could you put me in touch with whoever else has done it in 4 regions? Thanks!

I knew of only one person who attempted to do M1 on free plays and I don’t think they ever finished. That would be amazing to know several people.

The Fly Home airlines are the best!