Egg Hunt 2019: Scrambled in Time

Egg Hunt 2019: Scrambled in Time was the tenth annual Roblox Egg Hunt event, as well as the final event before the launch of Live-Ops. The Egg Hunt was first announced on the Developer Forum and later during the 6th Annual Bloxys. It took place in 42 games connected to one central hub, which was created by the group Eggtually. It was sponsored by Avengers: Endgame, which had both eggs and themed accessories obtainable during the hunt.

Games
42 games participated in this Egg Hunt:

Eggs
There were a total of 58 eggs available in this Egg Hunt:

General
The event's sources of criticism mainly come from the event's lack of creativity, poor map design, poor storyline and the tediousness of retrieving some eggs.

The hub has received many complaints, as some players raised issues that joining the games from it was confusing due to the portals on each ‘floor’, with many instead opting to join games directly from the Games page.

Mobile users have criticized Roblox for including the games Counter Blox, Fantastic Frontier, Grudge, Tales of the Valley and Backpacking in this hunt, due to the fact that these games aren't mobile-supported. This means that their respective eggs are not obtainable by mobile users.

The /Evilwick/ boss fight has received critisicm for being too easy and very buggy. It was considered commonplace for the boss fight itself to break altogether, preventing completion.

Games
This Egg Hunt is compared to Egg Hunt 2015 due to the Egg Hunt being hosted in developer made games and not a singular place. Many said this Egg Hunt was worse than Egg Hunt 2015 due to the high amount of games, seeing it as a 'chore' to go through all the games too. Certain games have been criticized for the method required to obtain their egg, while others have been praised for making their quests easier/more fun.

In particular:


 * The Neighborhood of Robloxia was criticized because the crystal/pillar took too long to spawn, making some players server-hop to find a server that had the crystal. It had also been pointed out how the crystal is about the same color as the pine trees and how it didn't have an exact spawn time and exact spawn location.


 * Hackr was criticized. It was labeled as Mountaineers 2.0 due to its extreme lag, low optimization, and lengthy objective, resulting in very frequent crashes if the player's device is not a high-performance PC and overheating for mobile devices. This, however, was slightly relieved after the developers saved your egg progress if you left the game or crashed.
 * Roblox Point Theme Park was criticized for taking too long and the fact that resetting also reset your progress in the quest. The game is extremely laggy on basic computers and mobile devices as well, even if you lower your graphics all the way down. People have said they crashed many times when attempting to get the egg (Even in the most high-end computers). Those who have bought passes for the game are even worse off, as you permanently lose the passes if you reset/leave/crash. Without passes, this egg takes 40 minutes to get assuming you know how to do it and do not leave/die. However, the crashing can extend the time to get this egg to at least 2 hours or more.


 * Dance Your Blox Off was criticized due to the fact only people in 1st place could win the egg and that rounds were tedious due to the number of times a player would have to wait for each round to end; each round usually lasts approximately 10-15 minutes. People extremely desperate to get the egg would typically tend to rate 1's for everyone, hoping it would increase their chances at winning a round. It usually took 10 minutes if you win the first time, but with 9 players in the server this is heavily unlikely, knowing that at least one player is going to rate 1's for everyone. This increased the time to get the egg to around 2-5 hours. This has required players to use Robux on VIP servers, beg for server contributions, and get friends to vote 5's. This egg was also the 2nd hardest egg to get (excluding the ones in the main game).


 * Epic Minigames was criticized because, before the update where there were 3 winners, only one person could win the egg per round. Due to Epic Minigames’ huge arsenal of games, the Easter Ice Thaw round shows up very rarely, making the egg very tedious to obtain.


 * The Labyrinth was deemed as the most time-consuming game in the event due to the fact that the Yellow (Angelic) shard is obtained by finding a forest in a giant maze full of traps, then shooting the bird. This forest was extremely hard to find, and the maze only opened during the daytime. However, an icon for the forest was eventually added, relieving the difficulty of finding it by pointing out its general direction. Additionally the bird was made to fly lower, making it easier to shoot. The Black shard could be obtained in the Dark Zone, where you had to kill a player. However, not many people were in the Dark Zone, meaning that there would be nobody to kill. There were also players who would camp at the Dark Zone just to kill players who were desperate for the shard, and as a result, players were encouraged to kill an alt for the shard. To top it all off, the maze was different in every server, so following a YouTube tutorial was useless in this case. You also had to go back to the forest after collecting every shard. You also couldn't minimize the game for 20-30 seconds because you would either crash or get kicked for exploiting due to a Script that prevents players from cheating. These difficulties made the Daedelegg the least-obtained egg in the Egg Hunt.


 * Backpacking was criticized because players who did not bear a compass would need to obtain the four fuses blindly across the map. The game was nerfed, and a static noise was added whenever a player was close to a fuse. You didn't need any fuses to jump into the Eggnado to get the egg if someone else spawned the Eggnado. Players had to look for a pink tornado with bunny ears and jump into it. Players could drive towards it or use the glider if they were far from it.


 * Escape Room was criticized due to its intense lag in the new map Enchanted Forest.


 * Freeze Tag was criticized as taggers could revert the progress of the runners who are attempting to construct the egg when they tagged the runner. This caused trying to obtain the egg to be highly time-consuming.


 * Roblox Battle (2018 Edition) was criticized because there were many exploiters and players could not get the fuel in the Concave Calamity map due to other players killing them.


 * SharkBite was criticized because a player needed to destroy his/her boat (Bunny Boat) from a shark attack, but the shark can kill the player in such close range. Players would most often die instead of being able to obtain the egg. Even when the shark broke the egg, there was a chance that the egg would glitch into the shark.


 * Deathrun was criticized because players needed to rely on other players for completing the event's map, which was problematic because it required trusting that the other players are skilled enough and know what to do.
 * Project: Lazer was criticized because of teleportation pads not teleporting the players - however, this was fixed.
 * Zombie Rush was criticized because of how the Tallaheggsee egg could glitch and make the players unable to pick it up.
 * The Iron Man egg was criticized because some of the platforms to get the egg would not spawn, meaning players would have to reset their progress and join a different server.

Egg references

 * The egg collection animation in the main game is a reference to Super Mario Galaxy "You got a star!" animation.
 * The egg "Mc Egger" is a reference to the artist M.C. Escher, the creator of the famous "Relativity" lithograph print, done in 1953.
 * Each of the Marvel eggs resembles the character in their name. e.g. Thor Egg = Thor, and etc.
 * The egg, Flight of the Bumble Egg, is a reference to the song “Flight of the Bumblebee”, an orchestral interlude classical piece used in a lot of popular cultures.
 * The Eggtanic is a reference to the Titanic, a ship rumored to be unsinkable, that sank on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg.
 * The egg itself also resembles the Titanic.
 * The game where you find the egg, Roblox Titanic, is based on the events of the Titanic's sinking.
 * Chicken or the Egg references the famous paradox of the same name, which asks people whether the chicken or the egg came first.
 * Bonnie BloxKO, The Egg is a reference to Donnie Darko, a sci-fi film directed by Richard Kelly following the life of the boy Donnie Darko as he has strange visions.
 * However, this egg doesn't depict Donnie Darko but instead resembles the rabbit he sees in his visions named Frank.
 * The Eggtrix resembles the movie The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves.
 * Huevobol is a portmanteau of "huevo" (egg in Spanish) and "fútbol" (football/soccer).
 * 2 Fast 2 Egg is a reference to 2 Fast 2 Furious, the second movie in the Fast and Furious franchise.
 * Eggdini is a reference to the famed magician Harry Houdini.
 * Daedelegg is a reference to Daedalus, who, in Ancient Greek mythology, created the Labyrinth.
 * This explains why the egg is a labyrinth and also explains why this egg is gotten in the game The Labyrinth.
 * Its description also references the Wall Follower maze algorithm, which states that as long as you follow either the left or the right side of a wall, you'll always get to the exit.
 * The Infinity Gauntlet Egg's description contains the line, “Perfectly earned, as all things should be.”, which references Thanos’ quote, “Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.”
 * The Egg of Idols’ description references the famous riddle, “What walks on 2 legs at dawn, 4 legs at noon, and 3 legs at dusk?”.
 * The Caped Eggsader's description references the cliché, “You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.”
 * It's name also references Batman's nickname "Caped Crusader".
 * Egg Off references the famous movie “Face Off” starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.
 * This is backed by the 2-faced-egg and the egg's description, which states, “Starring John Eggvolta and Eggolas Cage”.
 * The Chaotic Egg of Catastrophes’ description references the slang term “This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill,” which is said in situations right before a disaster, hence the egg's name.
 * The Egg of Origin's description references the idiom, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me,” which means that a person should learn from their mistakes so as to not be tricked twice.
 * Shark Eggtack's description contains the line, “You’ll need a bigger carton,” which references the famous Jaws quote, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
 * Eggscream references the popular jazz song, “Ice Cream”.
 * This is backed by its description, which states,”You scream, I scream, we all screamed,” which are lyrics from the song.
 * However, the original lyrics put “I scream” before “You scream”, not after it.
 * Emerging DrEGGon's description contains “hic sunt draconis”, which translates to “Here Be Dragons”, a medieval warning put on maps to signify that there were dragons.
 * Also, this is the third time Roblox used the word "Dreggon" for a dragon-like egg. The first time was back in 2016, and again in 2018.
 * Retro Egg, the Geometric's design depicts an 80's aesthetic, commonly associated with nostalgic vibes such as HOME - Resonance, VAPORWAVE, and chill music.
 * Tallaheggssee, Zombie Slayer References Tallahassee from the movie Zombieland.
 * Egg of Gravitation's design is based on the Theory of Relativity by Albert Einstein.
 * The Roller Eggster is inside a compartment where it has to be unlocked by three different colored keys, This is a reference to Ready Player One, where Wade Watts/Parzival unlocked the Golden Egg by using the keys to unlock the door.
 * If you pick to seal the egg after the boss fight, the mysterious figure will say: "See you, space cowboy." This is a reference to the popular anime "Cowboy Bebop."
 * The Demolition Eggspert is a reference to the Engineer design wise & Demoman name wise from Valve's Team Fortress 2 video game.
 * My Eggy Vice is a reference to the 80s TV show Miami Vice.
 * Merlin the Meggical is most likely a reference to Merlin's Swamp, a location in Egg Hunt 2018: The Great Yolktales.

Games

 * Some of the games reused maps for older events.
 * Speed Run 4 reused a map that was for Legends of the Hidden Temple, an older event.
 * Gravity Shift also reused a map that was used in the Roblox Universe (2018) event.
 * In fact, any checkpoints you got in that event would transfer over to this event, meaning that players who completed the 2018 Roblox Universe event would merely have to teleport around to find the egg instead of activating checkpoints.
 * This is the fourth time Speed Run 4 has been featured in an event. Featured events are Kids' Choice Awards 2016, The Roblox 2017 Winter Games and Legends of the Hidden Temple.
 * On April 19/20, 2019, Epic Minigames changed the number of winners for the Eggcient Woolly Mammoth egg from one to three.
 * This is the second time Roblox Point 2: Theme Park was featured in the event. The previous one is Jurassic World (2015)
 * This is the second time Robloxian Highschool was featured in the event. The previous one is Hallow's Eve (2018).
 * This is the first time Dance Your Blox Off, Arsenal, Counter Blox, Grudge, SpeedLands, Spell Battle, Dragon Rage, Tales from the Valley, Fantastic Frontier, Fairy World, Drone Heist, Hackr, The Neighborhood of Robloxia, Backpacking, Pick A Side, Bee Swarm Simulator, Roblox High School 2, Roblox Titanic, Natural Disaster Survival, Innovation Arctic Base, Project: Lazer, Roblox Battle (2018 Edition), Super Hero Life III, Temple Thieves, Robot 64 and Wolves' Life have been featured in an event.
 * This is the third time Deathrun has been featured in an event. Features events are Buried Treasure and Hallow's Eve (2018).
 * This is the fourth time Design It! has been featured in an event. Featured events are BLOXtober 2016, Balance Your Fun! (2017) and Bloxgiving (2017).
 * This is the second time Disaster Island was featured in an event. The previous one is Atlantis.
 * This is the 8th time Epic Minigames has been featured in an event. Featured events are ROBLOX Holiday 2015, ROBLOX Summer Camp 2016, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Smurfs: The Lost Village, DuckTales, Space Battle and Kids' Choice Awards 2018.
 * This is the fourth time Escape Room was featured in an event. Featured events are Coco, Kids' Choice Awards 2018 and Hallow's Eve (2018).
 * This is the fourth time Freeze Tag has been featured in an event. Featured events are BLOXtober 2016, The Roblox 2017 Winter Games and Roblox Summer Tournament (2018).
 * This is the fourth time Kick Off has been featured in an event. Featured events are The ROBLOX 2016 Summer Games, FIFA 17 (EA) and Roblox Sports (2017).
 * This is the second time SharkBite has been featured in an event. The previous one is Atlantis.
 * This is the third time in a row Super Hero Life series games were featured in an event.
 * Super Hero Life II was featured in the Roblox Heroes (2018) event.
 * Super Hero Life was featured in the Roblox Heroes (2017) event.
 * This is the second time The Labyrinth has been featured in an event. The previous one is Labyrinth.
 * This is the second time Zombie Rush has been featured in an event. The previous one is Powers.
 * Super Bomb Survival and Egg Hunt 2018 have been Egg Hunt games in the past. Super Bomb Survival taking part in Egg Hunt 2015 and Egg Hunt 2018 being self-explanatory.
 * The Eggmin and Video Star Egg Launchers use to be really cheap in Super Bomb Survival and Egg Hunt 2018 before having their prices raised.
 * Super Bomb Survival's original prices for the launchers were 5,000 Coins or 500 Gems for the Eggmin and 2,500 coins or 250 gems for the Video Star Launcher. The raised prices are 15,000 Coins or 1,000 Gems for Eggmin and 8,000 Coins or 500 Gems for the Video Star Launcher.
 * Due to a faulty error in Egg Hunt 2018's shop, the price for Eggmin 2018's launcher stayed the same (35,000 golden eggs), but Eggmin 2019's launcher and the Video Star Launcher were priced at 500 golden eggs each. This allowed many players to get the launchers and give them out. A small update caused the launchers' prices to go up from 500 to 50,000 golden eggs with last year's launcher price being lowered to 5,000 golden eggs. This error diminished the value of the two eggs.
 * There are live updates where the 2 launchers repeatedly go from on-sale to off-sale.
 * In the Black Widow obby, there is a section where you must outrun a boulder. This is a reference to Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones does just that.
 * One of the Egg Hunt 2019's featured games features its predecessor egg hunt from last year, The Great Yolktales. It contributed with 2019's Egg Hunt with a new place and new egg, the Mirage and the Egg of Origin.
 * Player's getting the egg animation in the hub is the same as A Hat in Time's animation when collecting a Time Piece.
 * On April 20, the hub island was updated to be much darker for the players that didn't complete the egg hunt yet. Also, trees appear to have lost their leaves and some rocks have turned black.
 * Wolves' Life marks the first roleplaying game to be involved in an official event.

Other

 * The title for the Egg Hunt was first revealed during the 2019 Bloxy Awards, where a short clip was shown which revealed the title
 * The official Roblox Egg Hunt Teaser originally said "2018" instead of "2019".
 * The placeholder title was 'lobby'.
 * There is a total of 58 eggs in this Egg Hunt (there were 45 in Egg Hunt 2018: The Great Yolktales). Making it the biggest number of any egg hunt ever.
 * This is the first and only event to have non-mobile-supported games that have not been compensated for. (RPO does not count due to Phantom Forces being replaced by Mobile Piano for mobile users.)
 * The five games are Counter Blox, Fantastic Frontier, Grudge, Tales from the Valley and Backpacking.
 * Due to this, mobile users can only get a maximum of 53 eggs.
 * During Eggwick's dialogue, he is referred to as Evilwick, but during the boss fight, he is labeled as Eggwick.
 * The rocket ships located in the hub is based on the rocket from the TV show Little Einsteins.
 * The Boss Fight area looks very similar to the Nether from the popular multiplayer game Minecraft.
 * Many eggs were able to be earned a day early to test for bugs and problems.
 * For some unknown reason, the egg count in the Egg Hunt 2019's lobby does not count the Video Star Egg, and the Eggmin 2019 if they haven't got both of them in the game lobby, for it will count as 56 instead (Some speculated the Mc Egger does not count, for it will show up as 57 eggs).
 * There is a text located behind the windmill at 'The Hub'. It says: "Thank you so much for playing Egg Hunt, your support means everything to us. You are the heart and soul of our games and only push us to make better experiences. Realize that the developers who made this game started off as players. Continue the tradition.". Egghunt.png
 * This is the 4th time that an egg hunt had sponsored eggs. The first time being the Stooge Egg from Egg Hunt 2012, The second time being the Walking With Dinosaurs Speed Egg and Super Egg from Egg Hunt 2013, and the third being the Stained Glass Egg from last year's egg hunt.
 * This was originally presumed to be the final Egg Hunt and the finale to events as a whole until Egg Hunt 2020: Agents of E.G.G. was confirmed in January 2020.
 * This is the first time an egg in an egg hunt used a badge that could already be obtainable before the egg hunt started.