So for those who don't know, the way Roasted Lambs (and Red Bulls) currently work is that at the top of each hour - 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, etc - it counts down on your current time left after using one. That means that in order to get optimal use out of it, you basically have to use it a minute or two after the beginning of the hour. If you use one at, say, 5:49, you're basically only getting 7 hours of double energy regeneration because an hour will get taken off once it becomes 6:00.

Here is the item's description: Eat it! For the next 8 hours, your pride leader's energy will refill by double each time (20% every 15 minutes, instead of the typical 10%). Doubled energy regeneration only works if your leader is at 59% hunger or lower. Note that NOWHERE in the description does it mention anything about having to use it at the beginning of an hour to get the full use out of it.

As someone who usually tends to only use Roasted Lambs in February, it's been a year since the last time I used them. It had completely slipped my mind until a few days ago that I had basically been wasting a good 20-30% of energy each day by using them at around 5:30-5:40am (since that's about the time I'd wake up and start spending energy in the morning). Not a whole lot on its own, but hey, it adds up.

The preferable solution: The countdown begins at the exact time that the item is consumed. It already works this way with basic energy regeneration, so it's a bit odd that an item that amplifies energy would work differently. For all the newer players out there, energy did actually use to regenerate sort of like the current Roasted Lamb, regenerating at set times - :00, :15, :30, :45. So in a way, Roasted Lambs kind of worked how you'd expect, though I still think it has always been suboptimal.

Another solution (easier but, hopefully, temporary): The item text is updated to warn users that the time goes down at the beginning of each hour. I doubt I'm the only one that has been tripped up by the lack of accessible information regarding this, so at least putting it right on the item will prevent players from wasting an hour due to lack of prior knowledge.

I think, in its current state, the item text is actually false advertising since no one is actually able to get a *full* 8 hours. Sure, you can get 7 hours and 59 minutes which is basically the same or whatever, but dammit, it's about the principle!!

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My other suggestions:
Masterpost here