The past month I’ve been back in Trove. I tend to revisit the game every summer to see what’s been added. Surprisingly, the game still gets at least one big update every year despite being run by Gamingo for the last 6 years or so. At this point, Trove’s been a Gamigo game longer than it was a Trion game.
The game turned 10 years old this year and there’s a month long, Sunfest event going on with a lot of rewards including new mounts styles and allies. Who would have thought it would have lasted this long? I’m pleasantly suprised every year that passes that Trove has evaded maintenance mode.
It’s hard to believe I’ve been playing Trove for a decade. For better or worse, it’s been my game. The one I come back to when I don’t know what to play or I want something to do while I listen to a podcast. It’s grind heavey, it’s got time gates for almost all of the progression, but nothing quite gets me in a flow state like Trove. It’s by far my most played game on Steam by multitudes. It’s mindless but it’s fun. Where else can you ride a shark who shoots lasers out of it’s head? Or a hot dogs with legs?
It also helps that Blades is just as enamored with it as I am. The best online game to play are the ones your friends play right? Trove brought the Welp Squad together nearly 10 years ago too. It was the first game we all played together and we played it almost exclusively that first year.We branched off to other games but we still get together every weekend to play games and that all started with our weekly shadow tower runs in Trove, back when those were the end game content. The squad doesn’t play this one together, outside of Blades and I, but those were some of my fondest gaming memories.
I’ve gotten a lot done in the past month. I hit 45k Power Rank which gives me a chance of getting Crystal 5 Gear from the Gearcrafter’s Vaults. It’s a low chance, but I typically get 1-4 chests per dungeon so they add up quick. I was able to get all 3 pieces of Crystal 5 Gear for my Shadow Hunter and I’m only one upgrade away from maxing them all out. There’s one more tier of gear, Mystic, but I’m waiting to figure out how that all works until Blades catches up with my progression.
I’ve also done some work on my Geode Mastery which I’ve been avoiding, pretty much since Geode came out. Geode is this mining mini game, there’s no combat, and it’s really slow, but Geode Mastery grants Light which increases your damage. So it’s kind of a must do at some point. I’m at that point now, it’s not so bad, but I’m only doing it a little at a time so I don’t burn out on it. I’m currently working on maxing out my Vaccumm so I can get crystals faster, which will in turn, make getting Geode Mastery even faster.
Blades and I have also been leveling up our Club. We’ve had the Club for 9 years but never knew how club xp worked. Leveling up the club grants access to fixtures that provide bonuses for everyone. It turns out, you get club xp from completing adventures from the club, something we had never done. We’ve been working on it this month and have even recruited a few people to join too. We’re up to level 6 and we’ve got a few fixtures in place. I think we might make it to level 7 before the xp requirement gets too high for two people to make any meaningful progression.
I’m planning on playing regularly until the end of the month when the anniversary event ends. Then I think I will have had my fill of Trove, that is, until next year!
Many Welps 