User blog:LadyAzur/Landing in Habitica

So here I was. Back from the dentist and looking for an app.

I used Wunderlist, but after a few weeks I had a growing To-Do-List with tasks I should have done... and never did. So I used this app for shopping lists only, because it sync'ed with my husband's app. Hm. No, not the right tool for my demands.

So I searched the Google Play Store for "Done Lists". I wanted a tool to count my streaks. My dentist said, I had to floss my teeth regularly, but after a few days I skipped this very important task. I don't know exactly how, but I found Habitica. Hey, this app has a gryphon as icon! And so I started my journey to Habitica.

Landing in Habitica was like spawning in a great, empty hall. Habits? WTF are habits? Oh, Dailies. Right, that's what I was looking for. I added my first Dailies, "Floss Teeth" and "Brush Teeth" and a Habit to make my bed. Ok, let's see how this goes.

I headed over to the tavern. Don't know, but even the newest newbie finds his way to the tavern. Wow! Lots of colorful people, weird mounts and strange pets! That was amazing! I wanted to ride on a dragon, too! And a pet fox! Ok, how can I get these?

There was a bunch of people, helping others, answering questions and showing the new adventurers the path to the library. I decided that the best way to conquer this new land would be by reading, and was lost for some hours between guilds, wiki pages and the one or other drink in the tavern.

Discovering Habitica was like coming from a black-and-white world with boring To-Do-Lists and falling into an explosion of colors, monsters and exciting adventures. Hey, even the chores are less boring if you'll get some XP and a Hatching Potion for doing them! It's not as easy to understand as other (simple) To-Do-Lists. Habitica is a complex game, and when you start diving into it's depths, you'll find more and more treasures.

Although the system helps you with a slow start by locking some features for the first levels, you can feel overwhelmed by all the new information. Landing in Habitica often means crashing into a new world, feeling naked, and the need to learn without a guide. But once you are set up with your Habits, To-Dos and Dailies, when you hatched your first pet and perhaps learned some skills by choosing a class, you'll feel more and more familiar with this fantastic world. Perhaps you found a group of like-minded people, and some quests later you'll ask yourself how you ever finished your To-Dos without this app.

Welcome to Habitica!

P.S.: I now have a streak of >100 for my Floss Teeth Daily ;-)