neopets..

recently i actually re-picked up neopets casually.. O.o?? roll eyes rite? i know.. in sec sch n jc i was mad about it.. like many hours per day.. well, until my account got frozen.. with it was around 200 million neopoints worth of items.. a recent check showed that if my account was still around, the account would fetch more than 500 million neopoints..

i think most people have that bias that neopets = gay, playing flash games and rearing a pet, yada yada..


but to me, the truth cant be farther.. in fact, i cant help but behold it as the most educational game i've ever played..


Lessons
1) neopets stock market: buying stocks at 15np and den holding them till >30np before selling.. buying low selling high, this still applies in the real world's stock market..

2) profitting from supply n demand: i never took econs, but neopets gave me real experience on how supply n demand works (there're tens of millions of active players, i bet its better than reading textbooks!!)..

hoarding lots of items at low prices when the supply is high and then selling them at higher prices.. during advent calendar for example when certain items are vastly circulated, i picked up the knack of identifying what items will soar in price.. in real life, this translated to F1, liverpool & concert tickets, to name a few..

3) restocking: waiting at shops for items to sell and den buying them, reselling at a profit.. camping at shops for the items to appear helped build my patience and stamina for camping tremendously.. which is probably why i can watch the pitstop for so long stretches whereas others simply give up the wait..

with restocking also brings to mind the effectiveness of good computers and internet speed.. which was why i was willing to spend 2k in may to get this new laptop solely to camp.. i understood the importance of a good rig and i've never looked back since.. my only regret was not getting 7.2mbps mobile broadband, perhaps things would be better..

4) trading post/auctions: putting up items for trade/sale.. searching for market prices and learning to deal with people, holding your stand and asking price.. no doubt the transition from neopets to real forum marketplaces was a breeze.. seeing as how so few people i know actually bother to sell their stuff online, i think this deserves a mention..


something i was really hooked on was battledome.. training pet to get really insane stats and fighting in battles n wars for the prizes on offer.. to keep fighting the same opponent again and again, it requires dedication and builds patience and determination.. in many ways, these qualities were inbued into me..

ironically, battledome was the thing tat caused my freezing.. long story, my over-eagerness to triumph..

well i'm sure there're more i've learnt from the game, i'm just naming some that i can come up with.. but no, i don't play flash games, except for getting medals..

so if you see my playing neopets, dun laugh, because i'm having the last... and if one day i succeed as planned, i wont be ashamed to admit that neopets helped me along greatly..


so wat're you waiting for? try neopets again, it changed my life, perhaps it'll do the same to yours.. =)















that was my setup @ its prime.. jade ss, thyoras tear, faerie slingshot, ghostkersword.. i traded those and my time for lessons that have served me well..