I agree. Coming from other mmo's where it's dog eat dog, I still find myself in bad habits of not trusting other players occasionally. Apparently others have this issue, as I've run across some who seem to get mad when I fish next to them, or join in on a harvesting node, etc. On the other hand, I had someone see me hunting the other day with my lower level bow, formed a group, and helped me really fill my backpack to overflowing, along with getting the trophy buck and teaching me a few tricks along the way. Overall, it's been mostly positive.
One thing to note: I have tagged a flow tree multiple times when no one was coming and left to run around for a bit. As I come back, I can see the loot sitting there and as I approach to grab it, it despawns. There is a timer for loot on the ground too, but I don't know what it is. Happened to palium too a few times. So don't go too far and come back often.
Thanks for this video, it's very informative. (Still new-ish) I haven't seen it mentioned so here's my two cents: when you see another player fishing in bubbles to get a better quality fish, don't cast your line in the same bubbles. Wait until the player gets the fish, then go for it. It's confusing if there's two fishing in the same bubbles because what line is the fish on? Also it can waste valuable glow worms. Using a honey lure I sometimes invite in the chat to a lure party at x o'clock and everyone can join if they want to. This because other players have done so and let me participate, I want to pay it forward, just remember a simple ty (thank you) in the chat or a wave (or jump) to say the same, it makes the host happy so they'll probably do it again at some point. Using it alone is quite alright tho. Ressources and all. I've learned to pay extra attention to jumping players, there's usually something they want to say. All in all I find the majority of players in Palia polite, conciderate and helpful, so I try to be the same. This way it's always nice to join the server.
I really wish that they made the flow trees like the mining nodes where each player has their own node. It is a pain waiting for people to show up, it makes gathering rare materials take longer than it needs to be. Especially if no one shows up at all. For the bigger trees, they could make it that you need the highest tool tier to chop it down. Or they could add special items that give you buffs that the player could craft.
Another great thing to do while waiting for chop time at a flow grove is...take a break! Drink some water, stretch, look into the distance for a minute.
I've heard people say it's rude to join other people's honey lure without asking. You just said to thank them afterwards which I agree with 100%. I understand why some may feel it's rude because they used their resources for the lure but at the same time what if I came to that area to catch bugs and they happen to be there already with a lure. They own the lure but they don't own the rights all the bugs that just happen to spawn in the area. Plus, like you said everyone can't use the chat. What are your thoughts?
They definitely don't own the rights to the bugs. That's why I don't think needing to ask permission to come along and hit a bug is really necessary. A simple wave of acknowledgement or a simple "thank you for the lure" in the chat should be more than enough. :) Just don't stand around the lure hitting bugs, collect and then run off into the sunset without a word or acknowledgement. ;-)
i am honestly happy when people spontaneously join when I set a honey lure! And I actually started letting the chat know where/when I am going to use a lure. I've never come across a situation where someone didn't thank me afterwards, this community is awesome.
I'm not up to the point of putting one down, still learning the ropes after having to take a long break . But I personally would be disappointed if I put down a lure like that, especially one I have to put resources into crafting, and no one came to enjoy it!
Someone got mad at me because I didn’t help them chop a flow tree but I’m a new player and when I tried to chop it said I had to upgrade my axe. So I literally could not help them. I tried to explain in chat but they told me “you should have tried…thanks anyways” I thought it was kind of rude. I’m not far enough in the game yet to have a nice axe. Just standard.
There's absolutely no reason whatsoever to get mad if somebody doesn't try to help for a flow tree. Sorry you had to deal with that. Them getting that upset about it is just overkill honestly. No reason to try if you know for a fact you can't help. lol
Although I think these rules are amazing and the community in this game, especially compared to other MMOs and multiplayers, is one of the best I have ever seen, this is also one of the reasons I stopped playing 😅 it’s not because I disagree, however, I really struggled since I only have a limited amount of time to play the game and I was finding myself spending the majority of that time either waiting for other players to help me with trees or waiting for other players to hit the palium as I was afraid that it would despawn. It took a big chunk of the time I had to play the game, not to mention the amount of times I tried to find palium and couldn’t cause there are people who know the spawn times and are there religiously waiting for it to spawn. I played in the very beginning and perhaps this is now different since now there’s a lot of players with fully upgraded tools. Anyway, great video and great game! Happy to see it thriving! Just wish they added the possibility of tagging a resource and receiving the loot once it was destroyed automatically in your inventory whenever you are instead of having to wait nearby for other players. Other than resource sharing, I think all other multiplayer feature are fantastic! ❤
I agree about the spawning and camping for palium, however with recent updates, they changed the way palium spawns now to avoid just that. It's all random spawns just like iron and copper so it makes it much more fair for those that don't camp and follow certain routes anymore. I've gotten more palium now than I ever did before. The auto loot function sounds awesome as well! Love that idea! That definitely would help out tremendously considering how grindy the game is. Thanks for watching and for your support!! Have an amazing day!
@@JadeMistGaming I was not aware of the changes to palium spawns! I should really give the game another try these days to check out the new features. Thank you for the reply!
I agree with you. Like you I started playing back when this game was still in alpha and you had to pray you were lucky to receive an invite. I stopped playing because it took way too long to gather materials like the flow wood because I had to wait for people. If my friend and I decided to chop some down, we would be threatened with doxing and just have super toxic people talking about us in the chat and wanting to report us....for literally just playing the game. I just started playing again, hoping I will have a better experience.
Interesting to note, one time (I'm still somewhat new) I came across the disco sernuk, what do everyone call it, disco deer? Anyway, no clue what it was at the time, and I probably hit it twice with I think standard arrows. I left and was doing other things when I received a notif and a sudden gift in my inventory of its head. So perhaps for special ones like that it's auto? It hasn't happened since with regular animals.
Great video! For new players I think it’s also worth noting that this game generally has a very nice community, and people are willing to answer your questions in chat about these sorts of things That said, I’ve been playing for a while and didn’t know some of these - that flow grove “chop at 3” standard is really interesting, and solves a problem I was really struggling with on how long to wait for people to gather for those things!
me too! i was thinkng like 'chop at 3? which tree is the 3rd?' LOL and im glad smacking all the flow trees like everyone else was the right move i never knew what purpose it served
Lovely video, you do pick up things as you play but a lot is very helpful to know beforehand to avoid a blunder lol I did have many 😅 A lot of players don't realize that the rock nodes or the star fishing spots don't go away after I've gotten it so I've had to call out in chat they can still mine and fish after me when I see them run the other way lol The epic bugs do appear once on the groves but you'll get it if your the first few people there since it goes away quickly I've found.
The other night we had someone on the server who would join hotpot games and intentionally run out their timer each and every round, making each game take ages- it was super frustrating. But everyone worked around it as best as they could, which was lovely to see :)
When you open your map in Kilima or Bahari, you'll notice on to top of the map a set of letters and on the left of the map will be a set of numbers. So if you hear somebody say flow tree at D7, just look at the top and left of your map and match them up. :) Kinda like the game Battleship.
Thanks for the video. I picked most of this up already since I started playing in June. I call out in chat or flare medium and large palium, but chatting on the switch is a pain, so jumping is how I communicate most of the time. lol.
It's a lot of rules, but I think they really help build a healthy community in Palia (if everyone stays chill of course haha, there's always bad apples). But waving, thanking and just being nice and helpful to other players is so fun! :) I'm a new player but I already met so many lovely supportive folks, and now I'm trying to give back to others! 🤗
I started playing a few months now, so still relatively new. I'm glad with the fishing one, I started doing that for fun, just pulling out my fishing line to give a random player a boost, but I had no idea it was a known Palian etiquette, so that's good! I once found a FT gorge some weeks back, and didn't know what to do except call it out as I had seen ppl do (I could cut them at this point), but I couldn't understand why everyone was hitting each tree once and then sitting down lol. I explained I was new and what do we do, and no one explained T_T. So I just ran around with everyone and hit a tree over and over looool, until a few more ppl came and suddenly everyone was chopping like mad, then we collected, then everyone said thanks and left. It felt like a whirlwind xD. But I still didn't know much, so I'm grateful for videos like these, thanks! But now I realise to be more alert when I hear strange sounds in Bahari lol.
OMG I just started playing this game a few days ago and I'm so overwhelmed! night market?? hotpot?? I feel so behind there's soooo much I don't know 😭😭
Just take everything one step at a time. No need to be overwhelmed. You can do everything at your own pace and still have so much fun. :) Happy Gaming!
Honestly, the chop at 3 AM thing is so helpful for me. I've seen the grove spawn so many times at the top of the map that I hang out there when I find myself in Bahari in the evening. Yet the last couple of times, the grove spawned in Pulsewater Plains 🤦♀️ I needed like 1-2 IRL minutes to run back south. Now, I can take my time and not panic but still make haste lol.
I think this video would be good even for long-time players. I've been playing for just five days and I've already seen people not properly calling out groves or impatiently trying to cut down trees as soon as 1 AM Like yesterday two people in chat (and when I saw them they were clearly long-time players 'cause of their tools and the fact that they had store items) called the grove out as "4 FTs in ***". At first, I was like "I'm not going, gotta look for the grove. And then I was like "wait... 4 FTs in the same place sounds suspicious". AND LO AND BEHOLD, IT WAS THE GROVE. So I correctly called it out in chat for everyone. AND AFTER I CALLED IT LIKE 7 MORE PEOPLE SHOWED UP. LIKE COME ON. Despite being the third to get there I had to be the one to say the chop time and ask one last time if anyone else was coming cause one of them was freaking out and running around, trying to chop down the trees as to signal us to do it with him. I just sat down and it was funny how everyone else (but that dude) did the same and we formed a little circle. Man. Also, didn't know it was okay to go near someone who is already fishing. I thought it was rude, so I always ran the other way to not disturb them. But if I can help them, then I'll start doing that. Thank you for the video, it was very informative. Palia is one of those games that I don't think you can play blindly. You need to do some kind of research so you can enjoy it while not harming anyone.
Do I understand it right, that if two people chop on a tree, both get the loot? Is it true of things like copper too? And fishing, if two people cast for a fish near each other, both will get the fish? As for hot pot, I never tried it and have no idea how to play. I’ve seen people at the tables…. Does only the winner get a coin? I’ve been focusing on farming and selling and hunting and mining to get resources and better tools…and doing quests.
The tree loot applies to flow trees. If one person hits a flow tree and somebody comes a second later and hits it as well, both will get that loot. Shared loot for regular trees and mining resources only apply to groups/parties. You won't get shared loot for hitting the same tree a stranger hits. This does not apply for fishing regardless of being in a party or not. Everybody gets fish on their own. If you are in a party while fishing, you can get a bonus where you can get 2 fish instead of one sometimes. There's an in-game tutorial that you can read for hot pot at the tables. It's quite easy and similar to that of Gin Rummy. Best of luck!
i had a question, im new and i see a lot of ppl like giving just one hit to a flow tree and then going for the other one.. they do that to garantee the loot if someone else chopped the tree?
Yes, they are tagging a tree. As I mentioned in the video, if you hit a resource like rocks or trees at least once, you will get the loot regardless of whether you are the one to finish it off. Just be sure to circle back around to actually pick up your loot because it will despawn after a little while.
When you open your map, you'll see on the top and the left of the screen letters and numbers. Kind of like the game Battleship. Those would be how you tell the coordinates.
I'm not a huge fan of these unspoken "rules" in games. Because, often, it's just some "rules" made up by the earliest players. If this is the type of gameplay the devs want, then they should include this in a handbook for beginners at the start of the game. Especially, now, when you can party up, it gets annoying to wait for others in the server to do the grove or flare all resources you find, or wait until random people in server also hit the sernuk, etc. I also don't get the big deal about the grove - it happens fairly often (real time), you miss one, there's always another. Flow trees spawn randomly now. It's not that rare of a resource. At this stage, I'm drowning in flow wood. I usually skip the groves because it's annoying to wait. Or I'll hit them all once and peace out until the loot bags appear. I've had people want to wait until like 5AM. No thanks!
@@JadeMistGaming Right, I understood that. 😀What I am wondering is, why in a game that is "full of abundance" as the loading screen often says, and where resources respawn frequently, and where you can server hop, and party up with a group of people to share, it's considered rude to not wait or not call out or not flare. That's what I don't get about these unspoken "rules" - it's like they're made for a game where the resources only spawn once a day irl and then never respawn again. Which is not the case here. Just think people take these "rules" way too seriously, considering how often things respawn. Edited for spelling.
Yeah it sounds like all the rare resources have been made more abundant so I don't get why people are still behaving like it's scarce and shaming others when they don't.
I play alone. If no one calls and wait for a flow tree or a grove, I can not have any flow wood since we are not able to cut them by ourselves. You may not understand the courtesy of doing it but I can appreciate it a lot.
@@izza_ISFP You can cut anything except a large tree by yourself. And even then there's the cancel animation trick (if you plan on PC, not sure of Switch). Also, there's a sound that is played when the grove spawns - it's louder in the direction of the grove, so pretty easy to find yourself. Bonus, if you find it first, a rare bug is always there. ☺I also mainly play alone and am drowning in flow wood. I'm constantly gifting it too, so don't be afraid to request!
As I say in the video, these are not things you have to do and that are written in stone. It's called etiquette and just good manners to play nicely with other players. There's no law in the world that says we have to say "Thank You" when somebody does something for us but we are taught that it's proper manners to say "Please" and "Thank You". It's called being nice and courteous. Simple as that. You do you honey. But thanks for watching! Have a fantabulous day!
It is true that you can play the game however you want. However, the devs encourage cooperation, fair play and add things to the load screen to be courteous and helpful to new and old players. There is a reason it takes several people to cut down a flow grow, or several hits to take down a magical creature. The free for all mentality isn't something I feel they encourage, quite the opposite. There will be trolls in every game who will do what they want regardless but it defeats the purpose and spirit of cozy game play.
I’m very new, been playing for maybe 5 days, on switch. I have no idea how to chat fast on it, and players move away fast. So I don’t chat at all. I’m just starting to upgrade to standard tools and have never seen a flow tree or lure, etc yet. If I had known about the etiquette used to tell people where resources are, I’d make my name include “switch player”🤪, to let people know I don’t mean to be rude
I have come across people who don't want to wait till 3 am. The first time we all heard the loud noise everyone was running around looking for it, only to find out later that a couple of people chopped and didn't let anyone know. Even through they saw everyone asking where it was. The second time, someone flaired it and a few people said they were on the way, but these two again came and just chopped and said they are never going to wait till 3. It's so rude. Plus they were nasty with anyone who gave them a hard time.
This is exactly why I stopped playing. There shouldn't be "unspoken rules" and the community shouldn't have to go through all of this because of bad game design.
Any MMO or multiplayer game is going to have common etiquette the community follows. This game is no different. If you're looking for a game that doesn't need "unspoken rules" and common etiquette guidelines then I recommend staying away from multiplayer games altogether to avoid it.
@@JadeMistGaming I've been playing WoW for 20 years... we don't really have unspoken rules like that. I also played ESO and again, no unspoken rules, really. The golden rule is "don't be a dick... and if you see someone being a dick, out-dick them until they stop." Again... I understand Palia players are rabid and can't take criticism, but not all MMOs or group games have to be this passively-aggressively toxic.... there are ones designed well that mitigate having to call out spawns and other junk because they're designed properly lmao
I agree with everything you said about disliking the "unspoken rules"..especially the one waiting until 3am..if someone called the grove just go there..when everyone is there just chop it..I have also limited time and I cannot wait after everyone who is just lazy to come at midnight just because they can farm resources until 3am..I'm also thinkinking that this community is a little but toxic just because they can t hear other s opionons
@@deea29deea It's not in the same spot all the time, and people are not being lazy. You can hit it once and go on your way and come back at 3. I'm sure that is why they have these spots so multiple people can share the prizes. When you first start out you need those flow trees and for people not to care about helping others.
@@deea29deea You're correct about the community, as evidenced by the channel owner's response to my innocuous comment - basically, if you don't like our toxic rules (which aren't even really rules), don't play MMO's in general. Like... what??? LMAO You can still like a game and also understand that the devs didn't design parts of the game properly, which has caused the community to now have a bunch of arbitrary "rules" in place so that everyone gets a chance at certain loot. They pride themselves on being so "welcoming" yet the entire server screams at you if you break one of these "rules" they've made up. The Palia community in general take even the slightest criticisms so personally, I will never understand that. Go outside ffs lmao
Having only played for a few weeks, I was dreading the community-driven aspects of the game but they have turned out to be my favorite part. I swear there is no rush as good as flaring a huge pal node or finding the grove first and telling the server. It’s like the best game of hide and seek.
Was at hotpot the other night and 2 people at another table were jumping up and down constantly while waiting for the games to start is there any reason for that?
It should spawn with the grove so no, not with the lure. It could either be one of the magical creatures OR one of the epic bugs so if there's a disco deer, the bug won't be there.
There's an in-game tutorial that shows you everything about Hot Pot. You basically need to get a set of 3 matching cards in color or kind before anybody else. Kind of like Gin Rummy card game. Best of luck!
I don't play Palia, and I haven't even installed it. I came here to see what the community is like, and from what I've read in the comments, it seems like there are a lot of mixed feelings about the unspoken 'rules' (that's not actually rules?). Tbh, this all seems so intimidating and overwhelming. I'm sure the 'rules' have good intentions at heart, but perhaps they're being overshadowed by how strongly they're enforced by some. It seems like the community created these 'rules' to avoid being rude, but ironically, it can lead to shaming people who don't follow them or play the game differently. Expecting strangers, who you don't really owe anything to, to wait until 3am/5am feels like a lot to ask (based on what I've read, though I don't actually play the game, so I might not have the full picture)
It's really not that deep to be honest. Only way you're going to know is by playing the game yourself and feeling the vibe. It's overall super chill and tons of fun. Plus it's free so what do you have to lose. I say just try it.
I switched to a steamdeck and use an xbox controller as I found arthritic hands isnt a good fit for the deck 😂. That being said, Id like to remind people that those using steamdecks and controllers have NO way to even access chat as they didn't program a button for it, chat isn't even an option to set yourself in settings and no, a keyboard doesn't help since there is no way to even open the chat window. Yes, I feel like a douche not being able to call anything out, help people (no access to requests, either), and ignore those who have talked to me 😢 I do at least flare but I still feel bad when I cant answer if someone asks where grove is and I'm in it Also, my granddaughter plays on a Switch and is most of the time invisible to others she has been "stood in" and has her spots taken while at hot pot and fishing, etc.. I love the game but it needs a lot of work still, mine freezes and then crashes my steamdeck daily 😢
@@JadeMistGaming Yeah, I get that but I won't enjoy it now (my anxiety will rocket) when i know there are so many nuanced social rules when it comes to resource gathering in a game that's centered around resource gathering. Thanks for taking the time to reply, I'll check steam for other options.
You dont have to notify anyone about mats found etc IT IS nice to let others know......Its. a game you dont HAVE to do anything but have Fun... please stop making players do these things ..its A CHOICE .....HAVE FUN PLAY HOW YOU WANT .learn along the way...where in the game does it REQUIRE you to shoot flares to notify other players ? Folks have fun ....its NOT A JOB.
I guess you didn't hear the part in the video where I said you don't have to do all of this. Obviously it's etiquette and a nice thing to do. Nobody is forcing anybody to do anything. Calm down, buddy. It's not that serious. Have a NICE day and thanks for watching!
Started playing this game few weeks ago and the community is absolutely amazing. I am in absolute awe at how kind and helping everyone was when I was new! Love this game and its players 🩷🩷😭😭
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As a brand new player, this was so helpful. This community feels so positive it's very refreshing.
I agree. Coming from other mmo's where it's dog eat dog, I still find myself in bad habits of not trusting other players occasionally. Apparently others have this issue, as I've run across some who seem to get mad when I fish next to them, or join in on a harvesting node, etc. On the other hand, I had someone see me hunting the other day with my lower level bow, formed a group, and helped me really fill my backpack to overflowing, along with getting the trophy buck and teaching me a few tricks along the way. Overall, it's been mostly positive.
One thing to note: I have tagged a flow tree multiple times when no one was coming and left to run around for a bit. As I come back, I can see the loot sitting there and as I approach to grab it, it despawns. There is a timer for loot on the ground too, but I don't know what it is. Happened to palium too a few times. So don't go too far and come back often.
I didn’t know the timer applies to flow tree loot too. Tho I always stay near something. If a rock starts to flash then I collect the loot
I think the despawn time is also 3 IRL minutes from when it gets turned into loot
Thanks for this video, it's very informative. (Still new-ish)
I haven't seen it mentioned so here's my two cents: when you see another player fishing in bubbles to get a better quality fish, don't cast your line in the same bubbles. Wait until the player gets the fish, then go for it. It's confusing if there's two fishing in the same bubbles because what line is the fish on? Also it can waste valuable glow worms.
Using a honey lure I sometimes invite in the chat to a lure party at x o'clock and everyone can join if they want to. This because other players have done so and let me participate, I want to pay it forward, just remember a simple ty (thank you) in the chat or a wave (or jump) to say the same, it makes the host happy so they'll probably do it again at some point. Using it alone is quite alright tho. Ressources and all.
I've learned to pay extra attention to jumping players, there's usually something they want to say.
All in all I find the majority of players in Palia polite, conciderate and helpful, so I try to be the same. This way it's always nice to join the server.
I really wish that they made the flow trees like the mining nodes where each player has their own node. It is a pain waiting for people to show up, it makes gathering rare materials take longer than it needs to be. Especially if no one shows up at all. For the bigger trees, they could make it that you need the highest tool tier to chop it down. Or they could add special items that give you buffs that the player could craft.
Another great thing to do while waiting for chop time at a flow grove is...take a break! Drink some water, stretch, look into the distance for a minute.
I always feel guilty for not notifying in the chat about my flares but I'm a Switch player 😭
Don't feel guilty at all. I flare and run all the time. LOL ;-) No shame in that!
I've heard people say it's rude to join other people's honey lure without asking. You just said to thank them afterwards which I agree with 100%. I understand why some may feel it's rude because they used their resources for the lure but at the same time what if I came to that area to catch bugs and they happen to be there already with a lure. They own the lure but they don't own the rights all the bugs that just happen to spawn in the area. Plus, like you said everyone can't use the chat. What are your thoughts?
They definitely don't own the rights to the bugs. That's why I don't think needing to ask permission to come along and hit a bug is really necessary. A simple wave of acknowledgement or a simple "thank you for the lure" in the chat should be more than enough. :) Just don't stand around the lure hitting bugs, collect and then run off into the sunset without a word or acknowledgement. ;-)
i am honestly happy when people spontaneously join when I set a honey lure! And I actually started letting the chat know where/when I am going to use a lure. I've never come across a situation where someone didn't thank me afterwards, this community is awesome.
PS: even a wave is enough. I totally get that the chat is not always easy to use.
I'm not up to the point of putting one down, still learning the ropes after having to take a long break . But I personally would be disappointed if I put down a lure like that, especially one I have to put resources into crafting, and no one came to enjoy it!
@@faelwolf1177 Yeah, and you actually get achievements if others join.
Someone got mad at me because I didn’t help them chop a flow tree but I’m a new player and when I tried to chop it said I had to upgrade my axe. So I literally could not help them. I tried to explain in chat but they told me “you should have tried…thanks anyways” I thought it was kind of rude. I’m not far enough in the game yet to have a nice axe. Just standard.
There's absolutely no reason whatsoever to get mad if somebody doesn't try to help for a flow tree. Sorry you had to deal with that. Them getting that upset about it is just overkill honestly. No reason to try if you know for a fact you can't help. lol
@@JadeMistGaming that’s what I thought too. Thanks for validating! Love your vids btw.
Thank you for this video. It helps as i am new in palia and dont know there were on written rules. ❤
Anytime!! So glad I could help. :) Happy Gaming!!
Although I think these rules are amazing and the community in this game, especially compared to other MMOs and multiplayers, is one of the best I have ever seen, this is also one of the reasons I stopped playing 😅 it’s not because I disagree, however, I really struggled since I only have a limited amount of time to play the game and I was finding myself spending the majority of that time either waiting for other players to help me with trees or waiting for other players to hit the palium as I was afraid that it would despawn. It took a big chunk of the time I had to play the game, not to mention the amount of times I tried to find palium and couldn’t cause there are people who know the spawn times and are there religiously waiting for it to spawn. I played in the very beginning and perhaps this is now different since now there’s a lot of players with fully upgraded tools.
Anyway, great video and great game! Happy to see it thriving! Just wish they added the possibility of tagging a resource and receiving the loot once it was destroyed automatically in your inventory whenever you are instead of having to wait nearby for other players. Other than resource sharing, I think all other multiplayer feature are fantastic! ❤
I agree about the spawning and camping for palium, however with recent updates, they changed the way palium spawns now to avoid just that. It's all random spawns just like iron and copper so it makes it much more fair for those that don't camp and follow certain routes anymore. I've gotten more palium now than I ever did before.
The auto loot function sounds awesome as well! Love that idea! That definitely would help out tremendously considering how grindy the game is.
Thanks for watching and for your support!! Have an amazing day!
@@JadeMistGaming I was not aware of the changes to palium spawns! I should really give the game another try these days to check out the new features. Thank you for the reply!
I agree with you. Like you I started playing back when this game was still in alpha and you had to pray you were lucky to receive an invite. I stopped playing because it took way too long to gather materials like the flow wood because I had to wait for people. If my friend and I decided to chop some down, we would be threatened with doxing and just have super toxic people talking about us in the chat and wanting to report us....for literally just playing the game. I just started playing again, hoping I will have a better experience.
Interesting to note, one time (I'm still somewhat new) I came across the disco sernuk, what do everyone call it, disco deer? Anyway, no clue what it was at the time, and I probably hit it twice with I think standard arrows. I left and was doing other things when I received a notif and a sudden gift in my inventory of its head. So perhaps for special ones like that it's auto?
It hasn't happened since with regular animals.
Great video! For new players I think it’s also worth noting that this game generally has a very nice community, and people are willing to answer your questions in chat about these sorts of things
That said, I’ve been playing for a while and didn’t know some of these - that flow grove “chop at 3” standard is really interesting, and solves a problem I was really struggling with on how long to wait for people to gather for those things!
me too! i was thinkng like 'chop at 3? which tree is the 3rd?' LOL and im glad smacking all the flow trees like everyone else was the right move i never knew what purpose it served
Lovely video, you do pick up things as you play but a lot is very helpful to know beforehand to avoid a blunder lol I did have many 😅 A lot of players don't realize that the rock nodes or the star fishing spots don't go away after I've gotten it so I've had to call out in chat they can still mine and fish after me when I see them run the other way lol
The epic bugs do appear once on the groves but you'll get it if your the first few people there since it goes away quickly I've found.
The other night we had someone on the server who would join hotpot games and intentionally run out their timer each and every round, making each game take ages- it was super frustrating. But everyone worked around it as best as they could, which was lovely to see :)
Can u please explain how to “read” coordinates?
When you open your map in Kilima or Bahari, you'll notice on to top of the map a set of letters and on the left of the map will be a set of numbers. So if you hear somebody say flow tree at D7, just look at the top and left of your map and match them up. :) Kinda like the game Battleship.
Thanks for the video. I picked most of this up already since I started playing in June. I call out in chat or flare medium and large palium, but chatting on the switch is a pain, so jumping is how I communicate most of the time. lol.
I flare and move on most of the time too. Chatting on switch is 100% a pain most times so I can understand. :)
I don’t have a flare so I just wait.
@@RedK5 Flares are really easy to make and are very useful. I highly recommend crafting a bunch and having them on hand. :)
@@JadeMistGaming I don’t have the recipe
@@RedK5 You can get it from Hassian's guild shop once you hit hunting level 4. :) Very easy to get.
It's a lot of rules, but I think they really help build a healthy community in Palia (if everyone stays chill of course haha, there's always bad apples). But waving, thanking and just being nice and helpful to other players is so fun! :) I'm a new player but I already met so many lovely supportive folks, and now I'm trying to give back to others! 🤗
Thank you! Hubby and I started playing about 2 weeks ago now, so this is very helpful!
Glad I could help! Happy Gaming!
I started playing a few months now, so still relatively new. I'm glad with the fishing one, I started doing that for fun, just pulling out my fishing line to give a random player a boost, but I had no idea it was a known Palian etiquette, so that's good!
I once found a FT gorge some weeks back, and didn't know what to do except call it out as I had seen ppl do (I could cut them at this point), but I couldn't understand why everyone was hitting each tree once and then sitting down lol. I explained I was new and what do we do, and no one explained T_T. So I just ran around with everyone and hit a tree over and over looool, until a few more ppl came and suddenly everyone was chopping like mad, then we collected, then everyone said thanks and left. It felt like a whirlwind xD.
But I still didn't know much, so I'm grateful for videos like these, thanks!
But now I realise to be more alert when I hear strange sounds in Bahari lol.
Glad I could help! Hope you're enjoying the game. Happy gaming!! 💜
OMG I just started playing this game a few days ago and I'm so overwhelmed! night market?? hotpot?? I feel so behind there's soooo much I don't know 😭😭
Just take everything one step at a time. No need to be overwhelmed. You can do everything at your own pace and still have so much fun. :) Happy Gaming!
Honestly, the chop at 3 AM thing is so helpful for me. I've seen the grove spawn so many times at the top of the map that I hang out there when I find myself in Bahari in the evening. Yet the last couple of times, the grove spawned in Pulsewater Plains 🤦♀️ I needed like 1-2 IRL minutes to run back south. Now, I can take my time and not panic but still make haste lol.
Your pet looks friggin adorable and cuddly!
I think this video would be good even for long-time players. I've been playing for just five days and I've already seen people not properly calling out groves or impatiently trying to cut down trees as soon as 1 AM
Like yesterday two people in chat (and when I saw them they were clearly long-time players 'cause of their tools and the fact that they had store items) called the grove out as "4 FTs in ***".
At first, I was like "I'm not going, gotta look for the grove. And then I was like "wait... 4 FTs in the same place sounds suspicious". AND LO AND BEHOLD, IT WAS THE GROVE. So I correctly called it out in chat for everyone. AND AFTER I CALLED IT LIKE 7 MORE PEOPLE SHOWED UP. LIKE COME ON. Despite being the third to get there I had to be the one to say the chop time and ask one last time if anyone else was coming cause one of them was freaking out and running around, trying to chop down the trees as to signal us to do it with him. I just sat down and it was funny how everyone else (but that dude) did the same and we formed a little circle. Man.
Also, didn't know it was okay to go near someone who is already fishing. I thought it was rude, so I always ran the other way to not disturb them. But if I can help them, then I'll start doing that.
Thank you for the video, it was very informative.
Palia is one of those games that I don't think you can play blindly. You need to do some kind of research so you can enjoy it while not harming anyone.
Do I understand it right, that if two people chop on a tree, both get the loot? Is it true of things like copper too? And fishing, if two people cast for a fish near each other, both will get the fish? As for hot pot, I never tried it and have no idea how to play. I’ve seen people at the tables…. Does only the winner get a coin? I’ve been focusing on farming and selling and hunting and mining to get resources and better tools…and doing quests.
The tree loot applies to flow trees. If one person hits a flow tree and somebody comes a second later and hits it as well, both will get that loot.
Shared loot for regular trees and mining resources only apply to groups/parties. You won't get shared loot for hitting the same tree a stranger hits.
This does not apply for fishing regardless of being in a party or not. Everybody gets fish on their own. If you are in a party while fishing, you can get a bonus where you can get 2 fish instead of one sometimes.
There's an in-game tutorial that you can read for hot pot at the tables. It's quite easy and similar to that of Gin Rummy.
Best of luck!
i had a question, im new and i see a lot of ppl like giving just one hit to a flow tree and then going for the other one.. they do that to garantee the loot if someone else chopped the tree?
Yes it is.
Yes, they are tagging a tree. As I mentioned in the video, if you hit a resource like rocks or trees at least once, you will get the loot regardless of whether you are the one to finish it off. Just be sure to circle back around to actually pick up your loot because it will despawn after a little while.
@@JadeMistGaming oh okay, tyvm!
New player here, and also a person that constantly worries I’m offending somebody, somehow, thank you for this video lol
I’m not new to Palia but it’s been awhile since I’ve played it.
*Chefs kiss* Wonderfully executed
Thank you so much!!!!
Brand new, how are you finding the coordinates?
When you open your map, you'll see on the top and the left of the screen letters and numbers. Kind of like the game Battleship. Those would be how you tell the coordinates.
JAAAAAADE❤❤❤❤!!!!! Another amazing video!!!!!
I'm not a huge fan of these unspoken "rules" in games. Because, often, it's just some "rules" made up by the earliest players. If this is the type of gameplay the devs want, then they should include this in a handbook for beginners at the start of the game. Especially, now, when you can party up, it gets annoying to wait for others in the server to do the grove or flare all resources you find, or wait until random people in server also hit the sernuk, etc.
I also don't get the big deal about the grove - it happens fairly often (real time), you miss one, there's always another. Flow trees spawn randomly now. It's not that rare of a resource. At this stage, I'm drowning in flow wood. I usually skip the groves because it's annoying to wait. Or I'll hit them all once and peace out until the loot bags appear. I've had people want to wait until like 5AM. No thanks!
It's just a way to be courteous and nice to other people and not be rude. You do you honey. Thanks for watching.
@@JadeMistGaming Right, I understood that. 😀What I am wondering is, why in a game that is "full of abundance" as the loading screen often says, and where resources respawn frequently, and where you can server hop, and party up with a group of people to share, it's considered rude to not wait or not call out or not flare.
That's what I don't get about these unspoken "rules" - it's like they're made for a game where the resources only spawn once a day irl and then never respawn again. Which is not the case here.
Just think people take these "rules" way too seriously, considering how often things respawn.
Edited for spelling.
Yeah it sounds like all the rare resources have been made more abundant so I don't get why people are still behaving like it's scarce and shaming others when they don't.
I play alone. If no one calls and wait for a flow tree or a grove, I can not have any flow wood since we are not able to cut them by ourselves. You may not understand the courtesy of doing it but I can appreciate it a lot.
@@izza_ISFP You can cut anything except a large tree by yourself. And even then there's the cancel animation trick (if you plan on PC, not sure of Switch).
Also, there's a sound that is played when the grove spawns - it's louder in the direction of the grove, so pretty easy to find yourself. Bonus, if you find it first, a rare bug is always there. ☺I also mainly play alone and am drowning in flow wood. I'm constantly gifting it too, so don't be afraid to request!
well said
A different perspective, you actually don’t have to do any of this. You can literally play this game however you want, the devs encourage it.
As I say in the video, these are not things you have to do and that are written in stone. It's called etiquette and just good manners to play nicely with other players. There's no law in the world that says we have to say "Thank You" when somebody does something for us but we are taught that it's proper manners to say "Please" and "Thank You". It's called being nice and courteous. Simple as that. You do you honey.
But thanks for watching! Have a fantabulous day!
It is true that you can play the game however you want. However, the devs encourage cooperation, fair play and add things to the load screen to be courteous and helpful to new and old players. There is a reason it takes several people to cut down a flow grow, or several hits to take down a magical creature. The free for all mentality isn't something I feel they encourage, quite the opposite. There will be trolls in every game who will do what they want regardless but it defeats the purpose and spirit of cozy game play.
Thanks for making the video Jade! I still feel like a beginner whenever I’m on Palia so this video really helps a lot!
Glad I could help, Brian!! Enjoy!!
When bug hunting while waiting for flo tree (while using lure) can we pick them up after we hit them or wait? Does it matter?
You can pick them up. :) They despawn after 3 mins so I recommend picking them up often.
thank you so much for making this video!!!
I’m very new, been playing for maybe 5 days, on switch. I have no idea how to chat fast on it, and players move away fast. So I don’t chat at all. I’m just starting to upgrade to standard tools and have never seen a flow tree or lure, etc yet. If I had known about the etiquette used to tell people where resources are, I’d make my name include “switch player”🤪, to let people know I don’t mean to be rude
I have come across people who don't want to wait till 3 am. The first time we all heard the loud noise everyone was running around looking for it, only to find out later that a couple of people chopped and didn't let anyone know. Even through they saw everyone asking where it was. The second time, someone flaired it and a few people said they were on the way, but these two again came and just chopped and said they are never going to wait till 3. It's so rude. Plus they were nasty with anyone who gave them a hard time.
I hate when people like that ruin the game for others.
How do I know the location, what/ where is E3 or D? I’m so confused
There's a grid on our in game map. On the very top and the far left you'll see letters and numbers. Top are letters and left are numbers.
This is exactly why I stopped playing. There shouldn't be "unspoken rules" and the community shouldn't have to go through all of this because of bad game design.
Any MMO or multiplayer game is going to have common etiquette the community follows. This game is no different. If you're looking for a game that doesn't need "unspoken rules" and common etiquette guidelines then I recommend staying away from multiplayer games altogether to avoid it.
@@JadeMistGaming I've been playing WoW for 20 years... we don't really have unspoken rules like that. I also played ESO and again, no unspoken rules, really. The golden rule is "don't be a dick... and if you see someone being a dick, out-dick them until they stop."
Again... I understand Palia players are rabid and can't take criticism, but not all MMOs or group games have to be this passively-aggressively toxic.... there are ones designed well that mitigate having to call out spawns and other junk because they're designed properly lmao
I agree with everything you said about disliking the "unspoken rules"..especially the one waiting until 3am..if someone called the grove just go there..when everyone is there just chop it..I have also limited time and I cannot wait after everyone who is just lazy to come at midnight just because they can farm resources until 3am..I'm also thinkinking that this community is a little but toxic just because they can t hear other s opionons
@@deea29deea It's not in the same spot all the time, and people are not being lazy. You can hit it once and go on your way and come back at 3. I'm sure that is why they have these spots so multiple people can share the prizes. When you first start out you need those flow trees and for people not to care about helping others.
@@deea29deea You're correct about the community, as evidenced by the channel owner's response to my innocuous comment - basically, if you don't like our toxic rules (which aren't even really rules), don't play MMO's in general. Like... what??? LMAO
You can still like a game and also understand that the devs didn't design parts of the game properly, which has caused the community to now have a bunch of arbitrary "rules" in place so that everyone gets a chance at certain loot. They pride themselves on being so "welcoming" yet the entire server screams at you if you break one of these "rules" they've made up. The Palia community in general take even the slightest criticisms so personally, I will never understand that. Go outside ffs lmao
Thanks for sharing
Jade, Can I play this game with only myself or are you locked into playing with others in the game? Thanks a lot.
While the game is supposed to be multiplayer, you can definitely play this solo. Tons of people prefer to play solo. :)
Ive been in groves that got chopped before 3am, but people on the server do inform that they plan to chop by 2am or 230am if no one else is coming.
Having only played for a few weeks, I was dreading the community-driven aspects of the game but they have turned out to be my favorite part. I swear there is no rush as good as flaring a huge pal node or finding the grove first and telling the server. It’s like the best game of hide and seek.
Omg and I forgot to mention my absolute favorite thing which is filling server requests. I feel like a total sugar mama LMAO 🤑😎😂
Was at hotpot the other night and 2 people at another table were jumping up and down constantly while waiting for the games to start is there any reason for that?
No, they were just probably passing the time waiting for 6:00pm in game to come around so they can start the game.
@@JadeMistGaming Daft if you ask me and really irritating LOL
Oh I’m one f the jumpers to kill time lol 😅
@@cherylbeausoleil3643 LOL enjoy
I jump occasionally too. Doesn't hurt anybody and just harmless fun. No sense in being still zombies. 😉
guaranteed an epic bug with all honey lures or honey lures at the grove??
It should spawn with the grove so no, not with the lure. It could either be one of the magical creatures OR one of the epic bugs so if there's a disco deer, the bug won't be there.
Cómo jugar al hot pot? 😅
There's an in-game tutorial that shows you everything about Hot Pot. You basically need to get a set of 3 matching cards in color or kind before anybody else. Kind of like Gin Rummy card game.
Best of luck!
@JadeMistGaming Thank you ♡
I don't play Palia, and I haven't even installed it. I came here to see what the community is like, and from what I've read in the comments, it seems like there are a lot of mixed feelings about the unspoken 'rules' (that's not actually rules?).
Tbh, this all seems so intimidating and overwhelming. I'm sure the 'rules' have good intentions at heart, but perhaps they're being overshadowed by how strongly they're enforced by some.
It seems like the community created these 'rules' to avoid being rude, but ironically, it can lead to shaming people who don't follow them or play the game differently. Expecting strangers, who you don't really owe anything to, to wait until 3am/5am feels like a lot to ask (based on what I've read, though I don't actually play the game, so I might not have the full picture)
It's really not that deep to be honest. Only way you're going to know is by playing the game yourself and feeling the vibe. It's overall super chill and tons of fun. Plus it's free so what do you have to lose. I say just try it.
I switched to a steamdeck and use an xbox controller as I found arthritic hands isnt a good fit for the deck 😂. That being said, Id like to remind people that those using steamdecks and controllers have NO way to even access chat as they didn't program a button for it, chat isn't even an option to set yourself in settings and no, a keyboard doesn't help since there is no way to even open the chat window. Yes, I feel like a douche not being able to call anything out, help people (no access to requests, either), and ignore those who have talked to me 😢 I do at least flare but I still feel bad when I cant answer if someone asks where grove is and I'm in it
Also, my granddaughter plays on a Switch and is most of the time invisible to others she has been "stood in" and has her spots taken while at hot pot and fishing, etc..
I love the game but it needs a lot of work still, mine freezes and then crashes my steamdeck daily 😢
I've just started to play but i think I'll need to find another game, there are too many rules.
Like I said in the video, you don't have to follow these to the T. You do you. Play and have fun. It's a great game to play.
@@JadeMistGaming Yeah, I get that but I won't enjoy it now (my anxiety will rocket) when i know there are so many nuanced social rules when it comes to resource gathering in a game that's centered around resource gathering. Thanks for taking the time to reply, I'll check steam for other options.
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You dont have to notify anyone about mats found etc IT IS nice to let others know......Its. a game you dont HAVE to do anything but have Fun... please stop making players do these things ..its A CHOICE .....HAVE FUN PLAY HOW YOU WANT .learn along the way...where in the game does it REQUIRE you to shoot flares to notify other players ? Folks have fun ....its NOT A JOB.
I guess you didn't hear the part in the video where I said you don't have to do all of this. Obviously it's etiquette and a nice thing to do. Nobody is forcing anybody to do anything. Calm down, buddy. It's not that serious.
Have a NICE day and thanks for watching!
goddamn this game don't look so good
Welp. Looks good to me! Thanks for the comment and watching!
Started playing this game few weeks ago and the community is absolutely amazing. I am in absolute awe at how kind and helping everyone was when I was new! Love this game and its players 🩷🩷😭😭