Hunting and Gathering for August

According to Eingestellt von Schnaeppchen there are more than an alphabet's worth of grid-wide hunts starting in August. Wow! The former "show us the hunt goodies" site will no longer be blogging hunts, this according to an earlier post, so it will be up to other bloggers to do their own legwork. This gives the NEW kids on the block a huge opportunity to shine. 


In the olden days (which could be merely months in SL) bloggers did the hunts and blogged their favorites. I put in plenty of  hunt hours in the past. I hope to do two or three hunts in August. How far I get will depend on how difficult it is to find the hunt items -- I am not a look for an hour type gal. Also, near the top of my stick to it list, is the ability to bypass a hunt locale where I can't find the prize. And of course, we all want things that we would like to keep.


Additional hunt news on August's scene is a shift to group and pay hunts. Now there have been dollarbie hunts in the past as well as "buy a hud to hunt" gridwides; there may even have been hunts just like we are seeing in August, but if so -- I missed them.


So, newish themes in the mix are pay per item hunts which include The Platinum Hunt (which I mentioned earlier this week), a $10 hunt and the Rad Minds Inc. Hunt  which appears to be a smallish $20 hunt. My instincts tell me that $20 is too high for a grab bag you have to hunt for *wink*, but if there is enough press and Flickr promotion with photos, it may work well. I hope to be showing you some items from The Platinum Hunt;  at least I sent in my application *wink*.

The second shift in the gridwide hunt scene can be noticed in the Gother Than Thou Hunt which is a SL Group Hunt. This idea intrigued me, so I joined the group on rumor that it might be closed before the hunt. I forgot who posted that, but thank you whoever you are. The Thrifty Goth group is QUITE an adventure. They are a very, very chatty bunch. So be prepared for constant IMs going on. I'm actually liking it and I've TPed over to a couple of Midnight Mania boards today, so you may see me in black and pale soon.

The last hunt on my personal August list is the Sl House and Garden Hunt. It begins August 1, so it is the first for me. Happily, hunts are being staggered, so that helps some. The SLHGH is only for a week.

That's my heads up hunt report as we head into August.