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The main point of this newspost is to announce that MBCs have been upped in price in the BP Shop, to 3,000,000 BP each. I know some people might be disappointed in this, but I've seen that they are a bit too easy to get right now with how readily available BP is right now. Price hikes in order to combat a growing Aywas economy are to be expected, so I hope everyone can understand this change! Any items are subject to this within reason, and we consistently monitor the market to balance things out.
I also want to use this post to take people back a bit. Remember this proposition we made about making old x new lineart breedings predict-only? This came into effect March 22nd of this year. It includes Half LBC, LBC, and MBC, and I've realized that many people after that cutoff date continued to submit old x new lineart breedings that sit in the queue and clog it up.
So this is a warning to you all -- it was an unspoken rule in the past that we allowed a month to submit predicts in before you might risk not having them used due to the queue moving along. This is still a reminder for all other breedings to get predicts in quicker, but it pertains to these old x new breedings in particular. All people with an old x new breeding after the above cutoff date have until October 1 to submit predicts for it. After that, I will be going through and refunding all outstanding old x new breedings past March 22nd.
You would be surprised at how much this could potentially speed the queue along. There's still a lot left, and our dedicated artists have done well at cutting down the old x new prior to that date and getting out your offspring! Any before March 22nd will still be completed by artists, so don't fret there.
One last little thing -- please, please be sure to read the descriptions on the new breeding add-ons. There are rules for a reason! For example:
Edit Potion + Hybrid Embryo = Legit! 1 offspring, 50% edits, random hybrid species.
Edit Potion + Greater Fertility Potion = Not legit! Edit Potion = 1 Offspring, so you can't get two!
Artist Palette on a BC breeding = ...Doesn't work for this coin!
My policy is generally not to refund mistakes if I come across them in the queue. If a user contacts me, however, and explains their issue I do take more consideration on a case-by-case basis. If you submit and just neglect to read, though, I won't refund you! So heed this and happy breeding!
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Sat Sep 3, 2011 7:23pm
- Hikaru
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Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 7:53pm
I think the fact it means two different types of lineart is pretty simple to understand, never mind what type they are. AKA if your two pets are not on the same lineart, they are old x new.
Also, if we need a BP sink in the economy, why was the Bronze Custom Crystal put in the GP shop instead of the BP shop where it was before it was taken out to be placed for a few weeks in the seasonal shop? I kinda miss seeing the BrCC in the BP shop.
- Hikaru
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Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 7:55pm
If the price of the MBC goes up, does that mean the kick-back incentive goes up too, or does it stay at 300k?
- Kagemi
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Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 7:55pm
It isn't just the apples. There is more BP in the economy which can be seen from the rising ratio of BP to GP. The breeding team doesn't work for free. So when MBCs are only a handful of GP each it would actually cost the site more money to pay the breeding artists than the amount of money generated from the sale of the coins.
- Ash
(#90)
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Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 7:55pm
Kickback will stay at 300k. That may change in the future too, but for now upping the price is all that will change. And yeah Hikaru I agree, seeing the two different linearts should be in and of itself. xD
- Marjo
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Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 7:56pm
Yay for possible speeding up the queue! And thanks for the reminder Slash =)
- Amagami
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Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:03pm
Question:I was thinking about that... a Greater Fertility Potion + Hybrid Embryo would be fun if you can receive two different hybrids babies from the same pair XD
Buuuut...it's authorized or not?
- Kita🦊
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Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:04pm
If you want a nice BP sink then throw something nice in the BP shop. Everything in there is overpriced IMO so I don't buy anything. All the custom making items I have came from events, explore, or trivia. I can't speak for everyone but the only things I buy are site pets and items to obtain them. Put Awesome Potions back in there for a while. Make up something to put in. Glittering Rock? Jacking up the price on one item won't do much if not everyone wants that item.
- Ash
(#90)
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Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:06pm
Changing MBC prices were not meant to be a BP sink. That's something entirely different. I changed MBC prices because the queue is overloaded with them and it's too easy to get. In regards to BP sinks, those can be suggested on the forums as another discussion. :V And Amagami, sadly no, but you get the same two random hybrids in that case.
- Amagami
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Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 8:09pm
Ok,i see! Thank you Frey to have answered ^^
Posted on: Sat Sep 3, 2011 7:53pm
Yeah I definitely think that the apples put in too much BP, but didn't effect MBCs in that sense. It created the BP issue, and the same with the incentives happens, but I like the predict incentive in place. Hopefully it'll even out later on, after all this BP goes somewhere. And I like the idea of other BP sinks! Something to definitely look at and talk to Slash about, as well as checking that suggestions board. :o -goes to see-