Breakfast Topic: So much for Children’s Week

So, Children’s Week came and went, and for the most part I think it went by largely unnoticed. Aside from the first few days where Battlegrounds were overrun with orphans — a truly disturbing thought if you stop to think about it — most people pretty much completed the Children’s Week meta-Achievement on the first day. In theory, this was one of those holidays that had the potential to screw players over with Daily Chores, which required players to complete a daily quest every day for five consecutive days. That would’ve meant that anyone unable to log on for 24 hours would have to wait until the next year to complete the Achievement. Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly), the Achievement bugged out and players were able to complete it in one day. Admittedly, as much as I disliked the design principle of the School of Hard Knocks — I still think it didn’t give a good impression of the Battlegrounds to new players — a lot of people got the Achievement within a day or two. By mid-week, it was back to normal again. Which meant that in my