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Posted by JAK
(#15) on Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:40am
Hybrid Breeding Season
Items
Just one quick, final reminder that you have a couple hours left to nab the gold Breeding Coins you want from the GP Shop!
They leave after 11:59 PM tonight!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:13pm
Explore Pets!
Pets
Aloha Explore Pets!
Looks like several new tropical themed pets were discovered this week!
Next week's bonus explore pets are the Maki, Oske, and Chromo!
If you color one of the above species and have it accepted, you'll receive 10 GP per coloration accepted instead of the normal 3GP!
If you want to design some, go and post them in their respective threads here!
- Mauri
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Sun Jul 8, 2012 11:03pm
New Clothes & Reminders!
Site Update
We got a brand new shipment of summer clothes in!
You can now find a huge variety of shorts and other garments around the shops of Ay.
Don't forget that Hybrid Breeding Season is only hanging around for a short time!
You have until July 10th at 11:59 PM to snag the coins you want from the GP Shop!
The Tavi is also leaving us soon! :C
You have (approximately) until July 15th at 11:59 PM to submit all your Tavi customs with Raw Crystals before the new resident takes over. We'll be sad to see the Tavi go, but we have a rather fun genus coming up next!
I will give you a 24 hour notice before the Tavi leaves. :3
Hope you're all having a good night and staying comfortable!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Jul 8, 2012 9:47pm
Breedings, Refunds, and You
Rules
I'm watching you...
Hey all! I know my newsposts aren't always the most interesting and some can cause a lot of sadfacing but I hope this isn't one of those times! I know this has been something that a lot of users have questioned over time so I wanted to talk a little about breeding refunds.
Yes, we do refund stuff on the breeding end, but at times we don't. There's been confusion on what we do and don't refund so here's a handy guide for you all.
PLEASE NOTE: The rule of thumb is it's a case by case basis a lot of times. Your best bet if you want something refunded is, if you see a mistake/you make an error/you have an issue and you know that you need a refund, message me (Frey #90), Mauri #1010 or Zephy #215 as soon as possible. Meaning, immediately when you realize the error. If you don't you risk not getting a refund if we notice something's up with your breeding in the queue.
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Refunded Breedings:
I. Breedings between two separate genus of pets that are not valid for that coin. Example being someone accidentally potioning over a pet in an LBC Lacer breeding, rendering it Lacer x Oakl which isn't allowed for that coin.
II. Breedings with separate linearts (alt x normal for instance) without predicts. Example being if we come across your Alt Orimi x normal Orimi LBC in queue when assigning and you haven't done predicts yet, the coin will be refunded.
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Not Refunded Breedings:
I. Any add-ons that aren't compatible for a breeding. Example being If you use a Hybrid Embryo on an MBC breeding... tough luck. Read what they do first!
II. Breedings that go against the rules for a coin. Example being breeding two pets that are clearly over 5% on a MBC, especially not checking their compatibility with Zephy's thread.
III. Breedings with pets that can't be bred, like special event pets specifically designated unbreedable or in the case of a glitch where the pet is not breedable but it somehow goes through. You have to tell staff about glitches like this or risk losing your coin. A good example of the first is trying to breed two Xaocs with an LBC... haha just don't try.
IV. Breedings with pets that aren't allowed for a particular coin. Example being breeding two Inari with an MBC. You can't use this coin for the pair so it'll be automatically rejected.
V. Requested rejections so you can add any add-ons to the breeding that you forgot to do upon submission.
VI. Requested rejections without any sort of mistake or reason, aside from wanting the coin back. If you decided two months in that you don't want the breeding anymore, you won't have it refunded, sorry.
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I know these might sound kind of harsh but like I stated above, if you find you did something in error message a breeding mod! I give refunds, but Mauri #1010 or Zephy #215 are also authorized to give out rejections or refunds on a case-by-case basis. You're always better off reading all rules and getting to one of us if you make a mistake. Hopefully this will shed some light on why some people get refunds and why some don't too! It's not meant to be unfair, it's meant to get you to reeeead.
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Sat Jul 7, 2012 8:28pm
Pet Shop Update
Pets
We would like to welcome you to the new and improved Aywas Pet Shop!
We dusted, cleaned, and put a new coat of paint on everything! Except the pets. we did not paint the pets.
You might also notice that the Pet Shop has a whole new stock of pets! These pets have set prices instead of the old account-based (number of pets you own) prices. We tiered the prices so that all users have the chance of getting some pets from this shop!
The Pet Shop is now on a stock rotation schedule. The stock will be changing every 3 months from here on out. We will give you a week or two of warning before each stock change. After the pets are removed from the pet shop they will be retired. That means you can no longer get these pets after they are removed from the shop. So grab them while you can!
If you want to have the chance of getting a design of yours into the pet shop, go ahead and submit them to the Pet Coloration Submissions forum. Most of the submitted designs will be put into explore/adventure, but some random designs will be kept to go into the pet shop!
If your design is now in the pet shop please contact Kyu (#1010) for your free copy. That's right, if your design is accepted and put in the shop you get a free copy. That could save you a good amount of BP!
I hope you all enjoy the new pets and the new stock rotation system! Hopefully this brings some excitement and joy back to the Aywas Pet Shop!
- Mauri
Posted by Kyu & Mauri
(#1010) on Sat Jul 7, 2012 4:46pm
Story Game & Updates!
Site Update
Sennara's Story Game results are here!
Winner: William+Zeph=Zaccy(#19039)
Prize: Artist Ticket
Another message from your resident story mod!
When submitting entries, please put an entire blank line between paragraphs. It helps me read through your entries and keeps the entry list from looking like a great wall of text! From now on, I won't be looking at entries that don't follow this convention.
Click here to participate!
The issue with the daily crons should now be resolved!
Pet and Admin auction crons should now be working correctly.
Item auction issues are being worked on.
Please let me know if anything goes awry!
Adventure is in the process of being integrated!
You might have noticed that now when you change a location in Adventure, so does the background (and the skin for the Enchanted Forest is rather lovely). The integration process is far from complete, but we're making a lot of progress even though you can't see all the results just yet.
Nets are also operating properly. They will only potentially break on a successful capture and you will be notified on the capture popup if your Net broke. This pet is no longer available in Adventure, but here's an example:
Will have more updates for you soon!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sat Jul 7, 2012 2:37pm
Free Monthly Custom Winners!
Contests
1................................................2................................................3
lex91 (#7461)....................................LesLarmes (#18839)..............................Shaylmesse (#13314)
Requested 146 times.........................Requested 101 times............................Requested 108 times
4................................................5................................................6
Zay On the Flipside (#1259).......................Rainbow and Miyu (#3124)............................Pepsi (#823)
Requested 327 times............................Requested 61 times..................Requested 184 times
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Vinny (#36029).................................Esaria (#23447).................................cybermesh (#26264)
Requested 84 times............................Requested 147 times............................Requested 116 times
Congratulations to our very lucky custom recipients!
Thanks for playing! See you in a month for another round. :3
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Fri Jul 6, 2012 7:49pm
Revamp Kings - Results
Contests
Check this out!
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Artist: Eleovark (#86)
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Artist: betsy (#4214)
---> 
Artist: Eliott Mars (#36525)
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Artist: Fyre ~ Team OCD! ~ (#13681)
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Artist: Saturn (#497)
Would you like to play again? Revamp Kings 2
This time, no melos. It'd be nice to see the other species represented :)
Posted by JAK
(#15) on Wed Jul 4, 2012 11:23pm
Wednesday Updates & Reminders!
Site Update
The trivia has been updated!
Last week's questions and answers:
In 2011, which month's premium item was 'A Bottomless Trunk'?
September
When did active players get a chance to obtain the item 'Test Tube'?
When we hit 30,000 users
'melo tigrus' is the scientific name for the...?
White Tiger Melo
Which of these news posts was about random silliness?
#621
What's not a frequently asked question?
How can I make unbreedable pets breedable?
Which of the following items cannot be given out by Kaz in the daily game 'Nag Kaz'?
Antler Blade
During the apple picking event in August 2011, which of the following could not be obtained from the flaming apples?
Breeding coin
Fill in the blank pair: _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _
Rogue and Maron
When the hybrid stone was first put into the BP shop, a giveaway was held. Which of the following user won a hybrid stone?
Balthazar (#10860)
What is the kickback amount when users submit predicts for a Metal Breeding Coin (MBC) breeding?
300k BP
Weekly Raffle!
This week's raffle winner is:
Red Velvet Machka (#3398)
Who had 36 crystals out of 15,071 total and won a Raw Blue Crystal!
The current raffle is for a 1 Month Upgrade Pendant!
Hope you guys are having fun finding our festive pets! I will be on to remove them around 1 PM AST on the 5th, so make sure you grab those and our seasonal goodies in time!
If you're having trouble locating the pets, might I suggest these two handy tools:
Also, if you would like to see the national day of your country or any other significant day celebrated here on Aywas, please make a suggestion for it! I have a few in mind already, but I'd love to see what you can come up with! I also have a couple ideas for international item series. :3
Don't forget, you have a little over 24 hours in to play the
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Wed Jul 4, 2012 8:09pm