Fire Pot, Chicken Hat & Pages

Today I found two new items. On the left we have the Rare Chicken Hat in the Hat Shop in Canyons Pathway. On the right we have a very old item, the Fire Pot. This has been floating around the shops of Jamaa for years.

For today's side topic, I will list some pages I am making for Jammer Central. Sorry, it's really hard to think of a good side topic every day. ;)

-Ask Us
-About
-Contact Us
-Jamaa Journal Archive
-Animal Jam History
-Codes
-Jamaa Lands

I have  a few others, but I will keep them secret for now. If you have any ideas for a side topic, please let me know! I will give credit if I use your idea.

~Gecko~

Smack of Jellyfish and 2011

Today there is a cool new item in Sunken Treasures, the Jellyfish really swim around! If only we had something like this for land dens.

For today's side topic I will describe to you in depth what early 2011 was like in Animal Jam. It started with the weel known snow covering Jamaa. Jammers were buying all the Jamaalidays items. Then, when the friendship festival came around, all those items became rare. you could trade about four of them for a worn blanket. Gloves were the ultimate goal back then; a good trade for a glove would be a Tie, Worn Blanket, Fox Hat, and other rare. Or you could trade four worn blankets. You see how easy it was back then for new Jammers to get lots of rares? Rares were so plentiful that no one was popular because of them. There were always many, many other people rarer than you. Rares were just a pastime. Jammers mostly enjoyed designing their dens, talking with friends, and exploring. Jamaa was always changing, no one new what to expect. Fun clans developed on each land, that were fair and kind. The clans fought against each other, but in a playful manner. There were very few members at first. The few ones were mostly very kind and enjoyed showing us around their dens and sending us member items. Nonmembers had two basic privileged that I believe shouldn't have been taken away, the ability to change colors of items and receive gifts. Last but not least, there were guides, everywhere. They would play games with us, send us gems and rare items, and give hints to future updates.

Can you notice how much better than AJ is today? The reason it isn't is partly because of AJHQ, but mostly because of snotty rare item hoarders. They think they are so great because they have rares, but the truth is they are just as good as any other Jammer. They are stopping the Trading System, rares are going out of circulation and people are forgetting the value of items. Lets do our part to bring back Jamaa. Send AJHQ a letter asking for these changes. They listen to us.

~Gecko~

Golden Royal Cape & Returning Rares

Today I found one new item in Epic Wonders, the clothing section.

For today's side topic is about returning rares. Most Jammers either really want rares to return to the shops of Jamaa, but a smaller amount do not, usually because the have rares. I don't have rares, and yet I don't want them to be sold again. Think about all those old items... gloves, worn blankets, top hats. It would be so much better if AJHQ never resold them. Because in early 2011, before the first item was resold, it was so easy to collect rares. Super rare items like gloves, worn blankets and top hats were so plentiful that any Jammer could get rare within a month.

It seems obvious to me, if you resell rares, more Jammers will not get rares. Every time a rare is resold, less rares are in Jamaa. That means the remaining rares skyrocket in value, making it impossible for new Jammers to get rares. There is sort of a movement, everyone is saying, "Rares are just pixels!" That is a terrible argument. This whole virtual world is made of pixels, that doesn't mean its bad. Rares were fun easy-to-get collectible items. But because you guys wanted rares resold, or no rares at all, rare item collecting has become something selfish item hoarders do. Lets keep the last few old items that haven't been released the way they are. It will help Jamaa, and make it more like the old Animal Jam, which you all seem to want.

~Gecko~

Rare Fancy Top Hat & Username Change

Today is Rare Item Monday! The rare is on the first page of Jam Mart Clothing.

Today's side topic may not be very interesting, but it's important so I might as well post it here. I have changed my username from geckoguy to BlueGecko. I finally decided to do this, after months of not making up my mind. I don't like the username geckoguy, I made it when I was 11 and it sounds kind of weird. But I had good memories of it, because I have had that account since November 2010. At least I still have the same account, same achievements, same items, just a different name. I made another account named geckoguy which will be my new storage.

I'm working on really big changes for Jammer Central, so stay tuned!

~Gecko~

Raccoon Hat & Rare Achievements

Today we have two new items. The on the left we have the Raccoon Hat in Epic Wonders. It's nonmember! It will probably match the Raccoon Tail from the Summer Carnival. On the right we have the Rare Knitted Hat - this is a Rare item Monday from January 7.

For today's side topic, I will talk about Rare Achievements  Most people think if an achievement can be earned, it can be earned at any time. This is not true in the case of Rare Achievements - Achievements that can no longer be earned. There are only two of the (that I know of). Here the are:

-Answer The Call
   This achievement could be earned in 2011 by answering 15 of AJHQ's polls, or Calls of the Wild. These polls no longer exist, therefore the achievement is impossible to get.

-Herbologist
   This mysterious achievement is only known from the Animal Jam trailer, it is shown as an example of earning achievements. Apparently, it was earned by reading nature facts about plants. No one is known with this achievement.

Here are my achievements:

There are also five achievements for River Race that currently cannot be earned, by this is only temporary. If you know of any more, comment!

~Gecko~

Dog Sled & AJ TV

Today there is one new item, the Dog Sled from 2012 and 2011, sold in Jam Mart Furniture.

For today's side topic, I bring unfortunate news, at least I think so. I cam across a review of Animal Jam on a gaming website called "MMOHut", click here to visit it. It says, "Based on a kids show of the same name..." Many of you already know what that means. Many Jammers know that when searching for Animal Jam things often articles about a TV show that is also named Animal Jam show up. I always thought it was a weird coincidence, but apparently not.

This TV show was produced by Jim Henson, the same person who made The Muppets. Take a look at this image of the Animal Jam TV show:

Shows like this annoy me, because they are pointless and look ridiculous. I really wish AJ wasn't based on a little kids TV show. What do you think? Tell me in a comment!

~Gecko~

Hatapalooza & Birthstones

Today was a rather odd update, not much new. The Jamaalidays have officially ended, but this template will stay up since it is still winter. The big part of this update is "Hatapalooza", a brand new celebration in Jamaa devoted to... hats.

There are three new shops scattered about Jamaa, in odd locations. Each is reselling different rare hats. Here are the current three: From left to right, Sarepia Forest, Mt. Shiveer, Canyons Pathway.

I will not give more info for the sake of the poor rare traders out there, but I will say that one of the has... Top Hats! Gulp. Apparently different items will come every day.

Wierd mistake: the Lion Hat in the Sarepia shop is not rare! It is also in Jam Mart Clothing, so the Lion Hat there now has a "New" badge.

Finally, Cosmo the Koala Alpha has started a new hat contest, follow his instructions to see if your hat can end up in Jamaa!

Also, there is a new Birthstone set for sale in Epic Wonders.

What is your Birthstone? Mine is Aquamarine. Enjoy the update!

~Gecko~