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Hey everyone! We hope that you've been enjoying all the festivities and item releases this month, but alas, we have a couple of important reminders for you. Having reached the 10k member milestone, our community is rapidly becoming larger and we want to make sure that we don't lose the best parts of it along the way, so listen up.
Due to the rise in reminders and warnings related to rudeness, flame-baiting and harassment, we would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are on a private, mature website that demands appropriate behavior. When you signed up for Aywas you agreed to abide by the ToS, and as such you are expected to be respectful at all times to your fellow player as well as staff. If you choose to participate in Rants or Discussion & Debates, please review the corresponding stickies here and here to ensure you are utilizing them correctly. After all, they are there to help!
The only thing rudeness, sarcasm and passive-aggression accomplish is that they reflect poorly on you, and unfortunately it's infectious. In order to keep this issue from snowballing into a huge problem, we're intervening now. Staff will be more present on the forums, especially in controversial threads or topics that tend to produce heated fights, so as to keep the mob mentality at bay. Similarly, if you experience any harassment or other rule-breaking behavior directed at you through PM or profile/pet comments, please report it immediately. Even though we're not adding any new rules we wanted to alert everyone to this trend and what we're doing about it in hopes that you will be more mindful of what you post and how you act. After all, each of you contributes to the community, so this is primarily in your hands, and we want to encourage you to be proactive. We're only having issues with a marginal number of people, but we'd like it to be as small as possible, and reminders never hurt.
Secondly, I want to give you a tiny refresher course on some other aspects of the ToS that keep snagging people up.
- You are allowed to have ONE account on Aywas; this means you can only access one account (except during a two-week moving period), so you cannot account sit for someone else. If you want someone to do your dailies while you're away, it needs to be a friend or relative that does not play Aywas.
- We don't tolerate art theft; tracing designs, using site colors as custom bases and taking avatars that don't belong to you (and aren't free use) is unacceptable.
- "All glitches or bugs that allow a user to unlawfully gain BP, GP, Aywas and items must be reported directly to the administration through 'Reports' and not listed in the forums."
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask! We would much rather have you ask a question about a rule you aren't sure about than go forward anyway and end up getting a knock at your door because of it.
If you're interested in keeping the site a fun, enjoyable safe haven, then you're in luck because we are once again putting out the call for new moderators! We are confident that a larger staff will not only help us patrol the forums more thoroughly, but will ensure that someone is always available to help you. To apply, fill out the moderator application here and send it to [email protected] for Aetheria and I to review. We look forward to expanding the team and can't wait to read them. Good luck!
Thank you, cheers!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:52pm
Saturday pets
Pets
New Saturday Pets!
All in the Haunted Forest :D
The Lunaris is taking a break until a glitch gets fixed regarding it. :)
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:02pm
Breeding Subspecies
Pets
So, Frey and I were talking and came up with an idea: what if, with a very small percentage chance, an LBC breeding could result in a baby with an alternate lineart!
So the talk of subspecies has returned, but these are breeding mutations -- or babies that result in an alternate lineart due to the small percentage being achieved. The percentage would be 1% - 5% depending on the species.
Breeding subspecies would have these rules:
- They can only breed to other pets of that same lineart style (LBC)
- Customs would currently not be currently available of the breeding linearts, but possibly in the future. They're rare breeding occurrences!
- Users have the ability to select "no breeding subspecies" while initiating a breeding if they do not want their breeding to have a chance of resulting in a subspecies
What exactly is a subspecies?
A subspecies is a type of genus, like a melo, except that it has a different pose and looks slightly different from the original pet. For example, a subspecies of melo could be a fire melo, or a melo that's flaming from the feet and ears but is in a more action pose.
A breeding subspecies would take on the colors/edits of its parents directly onto the subspecies base, like normal breeding. So, if you bred a horned black melo with a winged red devil melo, you could presumably get a flaming subspecies melo that's black and red with wings and horns :D
Do you have subspecies ideas?
You can submit them here!
So what do you think of the idea of breeding subspecies? Do you have any ideas (aside from actual subspecies themselves) to make it cooler?
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:06pm
New for-fun items
Items
It appears Chimera's started making jewelry.. lmao..
Well, anyway, these items don't do anything and never will, but they're all very cute and I'm sure you'll enjoy giving them to friends!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:15am
November contests and a silver contest!
Contests
The November monthly pet contests have opened!
Cash Shop Contest
BP Shop Contest
Ever wanted a Silver Custom, drawn for you by the site artist? Why don't you enter this contest where you draw the vision of what dream your pet looks like?
Enter Here
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:33pm
September Xaoc Contest Results
Contests
I want to thank all of the entrants for creating such wonderful stories to curl up with this month; they were truly a pleasure to read! Our judges certainly had a tough decision on their hands, but the final results are in.
First Place goes to...
Winter (#5874) with her chilling, creative take on "harvest."
Here's what the judges had to say about the winning entry:
- Horrifyingly amazing is the best way to describe it.
- A true Halloween horror tale.
- The reader is left facing a dark unity of two vessels, matching the mood of the impending holiday.
- The writing was well done and the description of the Xaoc was disturbingly good.
Second Place - Vix of things (#7131)
As the runner-up, here's what gave Winter stiff competition:
- After reading all of the entries this one still stands out to me. It is a memorable story and I truly felt sorry for poor Ngyauro and it was easy to read.
- The idea that our pets actually consider us so inferior compared to themselves left me tickled. I love how Vix even brought in the idea of zapping, potioning, and the like and couldn't help but to feel bad for the little Soli.
Third Place - Aero (#1340)
And here's what the judges thought of the bronze medal finisher:
- I adored this story. It fully embraced the harvest theme with the festival (and made me want to go to one) and it was just a lot of light hearted fun.
- It was a pleasant and charming read. The encounter was frightening, just what Halloween needs.
Fourth Place - Mango (#20)
I think the word "clown" sums it up best, but:
- Another very interesting twist on this contest's theme.
- A joy to read, despite the fact that the description of the Xaoc in this one made me cringe (in a good way!). Nnn, clowns.
Fifth Place - Araxa (#1117)
Rounding out the top finishers, a last word from our judges:
- Araxa handled the harvest theme very well in her tribute to a nature spirit.
- Interesting idea. I actually didn't predict the ending to this story.
Thank you so much to everyone who entered and congratulations to the winners! Every story was a pleasure to read and they all had their merits, so I encourage you to check them out here if you haven't already! Winners, I will be contacting you shortly about your prizes.
The next Xaoc contest will be in December, so look forward to that!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:01pm
Ball Pythons!
Pets
There are 11 gorgeous ball python soli colorations stocking in the pet store thanks to Skitty!
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:45pm
New Random Potions
Items
Here are some new potions to make Scara miserable =D
They are R100 so you might see them from your dailies.
These potions also got a sense makeover:
Have fun with 'em!
EDIT: Added random finx potion and random lacer potion also.
Holiday Breeding Coin
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:02pm
Re-Releases and Hybrid Custom Sale
Items
First, every two months (so the next one is in December!) we will sell ten Hybrid Custom Crystals. Five will be sold for BP, and five will be sold for GP. Here are this release's prices:
100 GP / 10,000,000 BP
If you would like to take your chance at getting the opportunity to buy one, please post here stating whether you want to be entered as a purchaser for BP or GP.
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Some items have been re-released in the BP shop:
Some of these items have undergone changes:
- TV Dinner is a 5-charge item that regenerates in one week.
- Aynip is a 5-charge item that regenerates in one week.
Dragon Sword is the unreleased +30 Attack weapon, and Farts in a Jar are just awesome.
Please note that Engagement Ring will leave the BP Shop on October 17, 11:59 PM. The rest will be there for a currently undetermined time.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:43am
8:00 AM Risk!
Contests
Risk! 8:00 AM Edition
Click here to review prize structure.
Posted by Jack
(#1) on Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:51am