Thread:L2game/@comment-28612184-20180615163432/@comment-35708978-20180615204130

Thanks so much, Deane! I got them all and was thrilled. (In fact there were two hammers.)  That is SO generous of you. And I'm delighted you posted on my wall because I've been trying to post a reply to the last message you sent me on yoru wall for more than two days. I'm going to paste it below. Thank you for everything!

Thanks, Deane. Sorry, I've tried to respond to you for more than two days and the wiki gremlin kept eating my posts. After your last post I took the advice of more experienced players in SS, like you and SPS, and didn't try to "max charge" everyone after my nightly refill of strength points as I had been doing. Then I was able to go back and charge them more as my strength points got replenished. So the light has dawned that if I spread the charges throughout the day, my issue of having to juggle strength points / actions goes away. (As long as I keep my friend list at a level my reputation points can support.)  Or I can just visit/charge different friends at different times of the day. I don't know why that hadn't occured to me. I was making it much harder than it needed to be. So thanks to you and SPS for your input.

Regarding energy, of course I have a very low max level so that's alway an issue. I use friends' charges, friend hires and talismans whenever possible to maximize rewards and minimize energy consumption. I also try to keep the energy level well under my max so that award/reward points etc don't stop the "3 minute points clock" from adding to my total. (I've never managed my financial budget like I manage my SS energy points, Ha). And I'm little Miss Piggy when it comes to eating up energy rewards like ice cream cones. : -) And once more I have to say the incredible generousity of my friends (and of a certain person who shall remain nameless) have given me a really huge advantage. Most newcomers wouldn't have the inventory bounty I've received. (That's why I constantly feel compelled to thank you all.)  One more thing is that I'm getting a lot of leveling up energy refills too. I always make sure my energy is near empty when I'm nearing a new level. You've been in the upper stratosphere so long you probably don't even remember that it doesn't take very much to level up when you're near the bottom. : -)  Of course my game level increases will probably start to slow down as the games get harder and leveling requirements go up. But I definitely look forward to the time when I don't have to "save my energy pennies" and energy doesn't have to be as big a focus.

Thanks again for your input, support and generosity. - L2