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Have you always wanted to make someone's dream come true? Do you relish in the delight of others? Is your generosity and kindness unparalleled? Do you aspire to be a large bearded man with an affinity for crimson?
Then hold onto your sleigh bells, because it's time for the greatest gift exchange in Aywas' history!
The Holiday Tree is back and ready to guard presents from here to as far as the eye can see until December 25th!
If this splendidly decorated tree is new to you, here's the basics. On the main tree page, at a quick glance you can see how many gifts have been sent in total, as well as how many you have waiting for you. Your button options are:
Give Present - I expect you'll be hitting this one a lot, so be gentle! Clicking this button will take you to a screen where you can choose to gift either an item or a pet. From there, you can choose a specific player or a random one, decide if you want to be anonymous or not, select your gift, and enter a message. There's also a confirmation screen built in. :3
Most Needy Stockings - This is a list of users that have the least amount of goodies waiting for them. Help bump them up off that list!
View Your Gifts - Clicking this will take you to a page that displays the wrapped gifts waiting for you to open. You will only be able to open them anytime on or after December 25th!
If you are participating in the official community Secret Santa, here's how things work!
Note: The deadline for creating a wishlist has passed.
When you first go to the Secret Santa page, you will see a message that says:
If you are interested in participating in this year's Secret Santa, you can click the button below to have a recipient assigned to you.
Click "Grant a Wish" to be randomly assigned another user to gift. This helps ensure active players will be participating. :3
Once you click the button, you will be taken to a page that says:
You've been assigned Username (#)! Try to grant as many reasonable wishes on their list as you can to make it an excellent holiday season for them.
Their wishlist will also be displayed on this page for quick reference.
Assignments are completely random, so the person that you're shopping for won't necessarily be your partner ('cause then it wouldn't be much of a secret, now would it? *wink*).
How to Send Your Assigned Giftee Presents!
Simply go to the Holiday Tree and go through the gifting process like you normally would. The only difference here is that on the confirmation screen, there will be a box that pops up for you to check off that says Send as Secret Santa? Check off that button and hit send. :3 This option should only appear when you're gifting your assigned giftee, and it doesn't matter if you chose anonymous or not on the screen before. When you check off the secret santa box and your giftee receives a present, it will say "From your Secret Santa."
Secret Santa Tips
- Don't give away the identity of your partner! Keep it a secret until the 25th when the names are revealed.
- Remember, you can make changes to your wishlist at any point during the event.
- With that in mind, please make sure you include a variety of wishes that also vary in price.
If your only wish is a Slashbot, not only will you probably not get it, but your Secret Santa is going to feel like poop because they--along with other users who might want to gift bomb you--won't have any clue what to get you.
- Get creative! Aywas has some pretty rad items and pets to wish for, but don't forget that you can also wish for art or silly messages. You can also gift fun "coupons" that the person could redeem for something like profile coding or a day where you'll level their pet, or even offer them a special breeding with a custom of yours.
- If you choose to "Grant a Wish," you are committing to participating in the event. Even if the person you're assigned has a crazy wishlist that you can't afford, just do your best to send them some holiday cheer. It's the thought that counts!
- Pace yourself! Santa might get all his gifting done in one night, but he also has an army of elves working 'round the clock all year.
- Have fun! :3 That's what it's all about, folks.
Didn't sign up for our SS event? Don't worry. :3 The AyMas tree is open to everyone and there are user-run secret santa events going on all month!
Both links to the tree and SS are now under Community as well.
Let the gifting war begin!
- Eri
Posted by Eri & --
(#17) on Sun Dec 2, 2012 8:38pm
- Eri & --
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Posted on: Mon Dec 3, 2012 5:52pm
Hey guys! On my phone so excuse any weird words it induces. XD As long as you check the secret Santa box, you're good -- it doesn't matter if you initially chose anon or not. These gifts are like normal gifts in the respect that the user cannot open them until the 25th, so you don't have to worry about that. Regarding bonsai trees, those were for last year unless Slash has something up his sleeve he's not telling me, hehe. - Eri
- Eri & --
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Posted on: Mon Dec 3, 2012 5:55pm
Also, re: crazy lists. Try not to get discouraged! The user has a lot of time to edit their list with reasonable things, and even if they don't, just do your best to send them some holiday love. I think they'll come around. :3 And yes, PSDs are a great gift idea. - Eri
- DerbyGirl (Selling!)
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Posted on: Mon Dec 3, 2012 6:08pm
My Secret Santa partner has a super tiny list that has all super expensive, hard to get stuff. All I have is 300,000 bp. I'm doomed. *sighs and goes to hide under rock*
The rest of it will be fun, however!
- jay
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Posted on: Mon Dec 3, 2012 6:35pm
Eri- Is it possible for one to not receive a secret santa?
- Sweets
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Posted on: Mon Dec 3, 2012 6:47pm
I got a person that only wants art of one of their pets and all my art stuff is all packed up and I stink at arts anyway so I'm having to commission for the gifts and sending stuff not on there list.
- Eri & --
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Posted on: Mon Dec 3, 2012 7:34pm
Everyone /should/ end up with one. I'll have Yasu keep an eye on it though. :3 - Eri
- kelladria
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Posted on: Mon Dec 3, 2012 7:57pm
what the heck? when was the signup for making secret santa wishes? i went to a friends yesterday late afternoon and get home tonight and find out i've missed it completely? kinda sucky if you ask me....
- Solstice
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Posted on: Tue Dec 4, 2012 10:21am
:) Yay! I can't wait to give gifts!!
- Jellyfishus
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Posted on: Tue Dec 4, 2012 10:32am
Missed Secret Santa but gifting for Holiday Tree, heh.
Posted on: Mon Dec 3, 2012 12:15pm
...? The person I was assigned says on the profile page that they'll have little to nil net access and yet they want expensive custom/AD pets and pet-creating items??
Am I missing something? Why would they sign up for something like this and ask for high end stuff if they knew they likely wouldn't have access to them Anyway?? [rubs temples] Oh well, whatever. I'll send what I can and hope they get them and like them. In the meantime... Bombing the Needies with shtuffis! [shrilly yelps] Bonzai!
[groans and goes to find some head-meds] Too old for the war crying these days I guess. LoL