Noob question

[Lewis Luminos]

From someone who doesn't often bother with a Linden Home - this thing about getting 5 re-rolls per 24 hours, is that 24 hours from midnight to midnight, or is it a rolling 24 hours from the first roll?

[Sister Nova]

2 minutes ago, Lewis Luminos said:

From someone who doesn't often bother with a Linden Home - this thing about getting 5 re-rolls per 24 hours, is that 24 hours from midnight to midnight, or is it a rolling 24 hours from the first roll?

I actually did all five rolls a couple of months ago and was astonished to discover that it was 24 hours from the last roll. After that I made sure to space them out and didn't get locked out again.

[Mercedes Avon]

If I roll at 3pm SLT and then again at 5PM SL time and every two hours after that until I exhaust all 5 rolls within a 24-hour period, I can roll again at 3pm SLT the next day but only once and not again until 5pm SLT and every two hours after until I have exhausted the five again. 

[Teresa Firelight]

4 hours ago, Mercedes Avon said:

If I roll at 3pm SLT and then again at 5PM SL time and every two hours after that until I exhaust all 5 rolls within a 24-hour period, I can roll again at 3pm SLT the next day but only once and not again until 5pm SLT and every two hours after until I have exhausted the five again. 

Well said Mercedes. You explained that very well.

[Sister Nova]

4 hours ago, Mercedes Avon said:

If I roll at 3pm SLT and then again at 5PM SL time and every two hours after that until I exhaust all 5 rolls within a 24-hour period, I can roll again at 3pm SLT the next day but only once and not again until 5pm SLT and every two hours after until I have exhausted the five again. 

Yes, spacing out the attempts worked well for me too

[Maitimo]

I always had better results with spacing the attempts too. It reduces the likelihood of re-catching a previous abandon.

[Always Incognito]

Im still a bit lost (maybee language problems) so if I roll too early i will lose one of my 5 rolls that day?

[Sister Nova]

6 minutes ago, Always Incognito said:

Im still a bit lost (maybee language problems) so if I roll too early i will lose one of my 5 rolls that day?

Although the term ‘day’ is used, it’s actually referring to a 24 hour period. The counts do not reset at midnight on any time zone.

[Maitimo]

1 minute ago, Always Incognito said:

Im still a bit lost (maybe language problems) so if I roll too early i will lose one of my 5 rolls that day?

Making a roll "too early" isn't even possible. If all 5 of your rolls were less than 24 hours ago you will not be allowed to make another at all.

[Always Incognito]

4 minutes ago, Sister Nova said:

Although the term ‘day’ is used, it’s actually referring to a 24 hour period. The counts do not reset at midnight on any time zone.

But if I abandon today at 6 then try to roll tomorrow before 6 (cos i forgot the time) and get the message i have to wait . Have i burned 1 roll then because i rolled too early? I feel daft 😳

Thanks @Maitimo now i understand 🧡

Edited July 21, 2021 by Always Incognito

[Sister Nova]

2 minutes ago, Always Incognito said:

But if I abandon today at 6 then try to roll tomorrow before 6 (cos i forgot the time) and get the message i have to wait . Have i burned 1 roll then because i rolled too early? I feel daft 😳

Don’t feel daft, it really isn’t explained clearly. No, you won’t have lost a roll because it’s actual abandons that are counted, not attempts to get a parcel.  

[Abnor Mole]

Think of it like this way..... You have 5 attempts. Think of them like tokens. When you get a home you use one of those tokens. That token can't be used again for 24 hours. When you have used all 5, you cannot try again until one of your tokens is available once more.

[Always Incognito]

Thanks a lot! I counted my rolls and in the last one (some days ago) I was to slow so someone had taken it before me (a stilt ofc. i was only after the package and would have left it anywo). But after that I didnt get anymore roll so i guess u can lose 1 attempt if u are too slow and ”burn” a roll 🤔

[Mercedes Avon]

You don't lose a roll if you roll and end up not getting a home because someone else was faster and grabbed it first. Your roll will still be available and is only used up if you get a house.

[Marisa Starbrook]

If I roll the same house it might not show up in my teleport history, even though I claimed and released it. Sometimes it looks like I had 4 chances instead of 5.