I was checking a trade thread on VFKForums and found an interesting thread over there. Apparently, there was a Host Hunt earlier tonight and VFK made some changes.
Maybe we were just completely in the dark about this - it wouldn't be the first time.
But, it seems that many people were doing the Host Hunts by simply typing in the Host Hunt phrase and holding down the enter button. I am not 100% sure, but it would seem you could have several screens going with those characters simply pressing enter the entire time. (I know I can do 2 mazes at a time because if I get one person on a straight path, I can switch screens and as long as I have the arrow pressed when I change screens, person 1 will continue to walk.)
Anyway, there are a lot of unhappy kids right now. Some talked about Host Hunts being their homework time and many are really upset that they will now have to "actually pay attention" in game. Really? I am actually glad VFK fixed this glitch. No wonder King and I never won Host Hunts.
I really think this evens the playing field and I am glad VFK made this change.
I think this is much more fair to those players, like many of us here at NoBS who actually play the Host Hunt games the way they were intended to be played. King and I do not really try Host Hunts anymore. We miss most of them by not being on when they happen or we choose to do something else during a hunt. That's a choice we make and so I don't complain if we are missing those items. I can try to trade for them, do without, or sometimes receive them as gifts. We make that choice based on how we want to spend the time we do have in game. I, personally am glad to see that other players will need to make that choice too.
I was especially glad to hear this when I thought about our friends here who work so hard to earn those Host Hunt Items! I say Kudos to VFK for this change!