r/heartopia

Trying to get a 5 star vegetable is basically impossible. I have literally tried everything. Using all types of fertilizer, having at least 4 other people water my garden, even speed growth (ok it prob has the opposite effect but I'm getting desperate), and pull weeds as much as I can. I'm DG lvl 46 with Gardening lvl 10. I've gotten the mastery trophy for both tomatoes (over 7k) and potatoes (over 5k) for both I've literally only received 1 five star variant. So it's a 1/7000 or 1/5000 chance of getting a 5 star?! And before you say it's easier with plants with longer growths. I've already grown over 2k wheat and have yet to receive even 1! I did somehow manage to get one 5 star grape after almost growing 2k. It's ridiculous that even the top fertilizer only gives me 3 stars mainly and sometimes 4 stars. I can get 5 star precious moments from my lvl 1 pet extremely easily but gardening? F you

it takes so long but there's no reward or points for the pet's growth. they don't even look dirty even though there's a prompt like what's the point? maybe there's something idk?

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Petal rain and Aurora Borealis stood out compared to the usual events. Different vibe, different pacing, just felt more put together overall.

I've almost always chosen to pick a male character ever since I started playing games, partly because deep down I've always wished to be born as a male. I never interacted much with others in games, not even in games with an alliance system. I just do my part. So naturally, when I downloaded this game, I gave my character a male name and styled it ""accordingly"". I've fallen in love with the game immediately, not really realizing just how much socialization is involved in it at the beginning. Even when I started getting friends requests (I usually don't make them but don't refuse them) I thought it would be just a casual thing, until I met someone (a girl, at least in the game) who was genuinely interested in making conversation and I made the (not very well thought) decision of not disclosing the truth about my gender.

We are pretty close now (as in, if we're both online we meet, talk, and do tasks or events together). Our convos have nothing to do with our genders, we talk about politics and society, studies, hobbies, the game itself, our favorite NPCs, etc. There's no romantic intent, we don't even talk about love life or preferences. I don't change my personality to seem more masculine, to the point that she might even think I'm a gay man, although I'm not that girly IRL. I've also had similar conversations with other people, some of which I explicitly said I am a man. Besides that, I don't lie about anything else, especially my age, and all my friends are all (allegedly) around the same age.

However, a sort of "incident" occured around a month ago. A female player, relatively new to the game, started hanging around me, exclusively asking me for advice since I had been playing much longer. Until one day she asked me to be her partner. I refused and distanced myself IMMEDIATELY. I haven't spoken nor seen her since, and have no intention to. I also told my close friend about it, and purposedly expressed my complete lack of interest in romance, she showed support and didn't change her attitude towards me, which I interpreted as a clear sign that she also sees our interactions as purely friendly.

Games, and especially this game, are safe spaces for me. I have no interest in romance both IRL and virtually, I never have and never will share my socials with people I've met online and I especially will never accept to meet IRL. I'm easily weirded out and have no problems distancing myself from people I get a weird vibe from, I'm an adult with a proper social life and responsibilities outside the game. I don't like drama and want everyone to enjoy the game in tranquility.

From 1 to 10, how sucky is it of me to play as a male despite being a woman IRL?