The 9 Kinds of Kad Feeders You Will Meet!

      As someone who has been feeding Kadoaties for over seven years now, I have met my fair share of interesting people in the Kadoatie chat on Games board. People on the Kad chat come and go—some may have stopped feeding Kadoaties for quite some time, while some may have even quit Neopets a long time ago. Some may still continue to feed, while others may only be starting. Whichever you may be, I can guarantee you that you will be meeting all sorts of people on your journey to the Kadoatery – Mew avatar. Below is a list of all types of Kad feeders I’ve met throughout my seven years.

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     The Obsessed

      Take a look at anyone’s userlookup and see how many Kadoaties they’ve fed. Is it more than 1000? More than 2000? More than 5000, even?! If the answer is yes, that person definitely falls under this very category! These are the people that spend nearly every hour of their Neopian daily life ensuring the spoiled Kadoaties are happy and fed all the time.

      That isn’t the only way to figure out just who are the obsessed—you could always just spend some time in the Kadoatery to pick out the usernames that have been up there for hours. Heck, I once came back from a six-month hiatus to the same people that have been feeding before I left! That takes a lot of dedication, folks.

      While these people are definitely the ones to avoid in your quest for the Kadoatery – Mew avatar (I’ve met people who have fed Kadoaties in three seconds flat!), obsessed Kad feeders are some of the nicest people around. They’re the ones who make guides on how to feed Kadoaties, as well as answer some questions beginners may still have about the activity. I fall under this category myself, so if you’re someone looking to start feeding Kadoaties of your own, please feel free to Neomail me! I don’t bite at all.

     The Mysterious

      Imagine this: you’re on the Kad board chatting happily with your friends and peers while waiting for Kadoaties to go. Then Kadoaties actually go, you feed, and then share your success with the rest of the people on Kad board. Your friends do the same. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, some mysterious person pops up and shares their own success before disappearing just as fast.

      People like this are what I consider as the mysterious—their defining characteristic is their ability to make you ask questions. “Wait, who’s this guy? Where did s/he come from? Why doesn’t s/he chat with us? Why share their success with people s/he’s never met?” Who knows, man. That’s why they’re mysterious.

     The Dedicated

      Ahh, the dedicated. These are the people that make the Kadoatery function as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Ever wondered how people know when exactly Kadoaties go hungry? It’s because a handful of dedicated Kadoatie feeders are always keeping track of times when they could next beg for food! Timekeepers calculate times for everybody feeding, are responsible for keeping the peace whenever these hungry brats decide to go against the times set out for them, and also keep track of the foods Kadoaties ask for so beginner feeders could get an idea of the common foods Kads usually ask for. These timekeepers, quite dramatically, make the Kadoatery world go round, and without them Kadoatie feeding would be an even bigger scrabble and struggle.

      Timekeeping is a tedious job that often involves spending hours keeping track of these hungry brats, so the next time you see someone keeping track of times on the Kad chat, please spare a bit of your time and thank them. It is always nice to feel appreciated!

     The Rich

      Undoubtedly the most impressive kind of Kad feeder around, these people shell out millions of Neopoints for Kadoaties with expensive tastes. Now, there are two kinds of rich Kad feeders: the ones who feel like they have no choice but to feed the expensive Kads, and the ones who willingly choose to feed the expensive Kads.

     The former case is a rather sad one. Please do not think expensive Kadoaties are your only available option! Just drop by the Kad board if you need some help, and we’ll do our best to help you feed some of the cheaper alternatives. If not, I might mail you sometime in the future as I do try to keep an eye out for people who fit this category.

      The latter, on the other hand, are very, very Cool People. Yes, capitalized C and P! These are the people that do their best to feed unbuyable foods whenever the Kadoatery starts to get overrun with them. Because there are only twenty Kadoaties available to feed, chances to feed them dwindle as the unbuyables increase—rich Kadders help to keep the number of unavailable Kadoaties to a minimum. Thanks, guys!

     The Forgetful

      I assure you, most if not all Kad feeders of past and present can relate to this. There have been plenty of times when I have waited for more than an hour for Kadoaties to go hungry, only to have missed them because I had forgotten about them for a mere thirty seconds.

      Believe me, going for a quick bathroom break or a quick run to the refrigerator while Kads are pending can be a huge mistake. Before you know it, Kads would have gone hungry and immediately fed, and all that’s left is the unsatisfied Kad feeder in you and the sad-looking sandwich you hastily whipped up in thirty seconds. Quite frankly, it’s the reason I live my Neopian life in seven-minute intervals now—evil Kadoaties will always find a way to capitalize on your forgetfulness. *shakes fist*

      Speaking of which… did I just miss main while writing this? *checks* DANG IT, NOT AGAIN!

     The Liars

      These are the people that lie a lot about their Kadoatie obsession. Ever met someone who swore this would be their last Kad for the day, only to feed two more Kads on their phone in bed? Someone who swore they would stop after their 100th, 500th, 1000th, 2000th Kad, only to continue feeding anyway? A mewbie (beginner) who swore they would never overfeed, only to fall into the abyss? Yep, they all fall under this category.

      The best way to handle the situation when encountered is just to let them be, folks. Let them continue living their strange imagination—perhaps it is their only way of coping with their massive Kaddiction. :P

     The Sleep-Deprived

      As the title suggests, these people are the ones who rarely ever asleep. I mean, why sleep when you can feed Kads, right? Think of all the Kads you’d miss out on feeding!

      People who fall under this category often display the following symptoms: having huge eyebags, sleeping at strange hours in the night (or day!), jumping at the slightest of noises, being irritated at basically anything, laughing at nothing at all, crying at nothing at all, and/or making absolutely no sense whatsoever. If you suffer from any of these symptoms, go to bed! Now! Scoot! The Kads will be there in the morning, so don’t you worry about a thing.

     The Picky

      These are the Kad feeders with specific tastes. *indubitably*

      Some people might only feed Kadoaties of a specific color—rainbow seems to be the most popular of colors, but I’ve also met people who generally prefer white, green or pink Kadoaties! This can be quite advantageous to mewbies—if you know someone online who only feeds Kads of a certain color, it’s best to avoid them!

      There are also people who only feed Kadoaties that fit within their price range. Kadoatie foods can be any rarity from r1 to r95, so obviously some foods can be more expensive than others. If you Kad feed long enough, you start recognizing which foods are cheap and which aren’t. I personally only feed Kads that are worth maximum 5000 NP, but there are some that go either lower or higher than that. Heck, I’ve met someone who once skipped the main entirely because none of the Kadoaties fit his 3000 NP budget! Talk about budgeting.

      Then there are the feeders that are picky about where they feed. I’m personally this kind of feeder—as much as possible, I stick to the first Kad on fourth row. Feeding any other Kad sends me into a frenzy simply because it’s become a habit for me, and this is certainly applicable to others, as well. Another tip, mewbies: avoid certain spots that obsessed Kadders often go for!

      On the other end of the spectrum, there are the feeders that are completely and utterly random. They have no preferences whatsoever, and as such just go for the Kadoatie they feel like feeding. It can get quite frustrating at times, especially if you’re a beginner, but that’s just the way the Kadoatery works. Besides, it adds to the adrenaline rush.

     The Old-Timers

      For all the veteran Kad feeders out there like me, do you still reminisce about the good old days? The days when Kadoaties refreshed directly at :00, how out of the loop everyone was when they started refreshing directly at :20, and how everyone essentially went berserk when the entire (and current) configuration happened?

      How about the days when there would be row after row of virtually unattainable unbuyable foods, so much so that there would only be five available Kadoaties left? Do people still even remember when Draik Eggs flooded the Kadoatery, and it took a kind staff member from TNT to reset the whole place so others could start feeding again?

     How about the days when Kad feeding was incredibly fast-paced, and the Kadoatery completely fed within ten seconds flat? That was how the whole concept of Kaddiction started—people fell in love with the adrenaline rush of the activity, and friendship was built on shared love for feeding hungry Kadoaties as fast as possible. Do people still think about that?

      If the answer is yes to any of the above, you and I are made of the same cloth, my friend. There are certain aspects of Kadoatie feeding that feeders these days would never go through, aspects that only continue to exist in our memories.

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      And there you have it, folks! These are the nine kinds of Kad feeders you’re bound to meet sometime on your Kad-feeding journey. I hope I made some of you giggle—at least three people sprung into my mind for every category on this list, so I hope the same happens to you, as well. I had a great time coming up with these classifications as it really made me reflect on how much time I’ve spent in the Kadoatery, and on Neopets, in general. It’s been an amazing seven years. Long live the Kadoatery!