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This newspost is going to be a potentially upsetting one to some people, but please bear with as I explain some changes we are making to Holiday Breeding Coins.
As a result of raising the pay for contract breeding artists and giving them fairer wages for their work, a problem began with edited coins. Holiday Breeding Coins were a great way to breed Silver pets and other genuses without getting a hybrid, and for a cheaper price.
However, the fact that Holiday Breeding Coins typically produce two offspring regularly (instead of the chance of 1 or 2 via gold Breeding Coins) means that the queue, now quite large, competes with the regular Breeding Coin queue and clogs up artist time. This creates long wait times for offspring from both coins in the end. Because of the fact that they are also cheaper than gold Breeding Coins, the cost effectiveness of doing two offspring and paying out the same is not sustainable. We also do not want to lower artist pay for Holiday Coin artists either, since that also isn't fair.
So as of today, the Holiday Breeding Coin will only produce one offspring by the artist team. As a compromise, however, if the breeding has common/uncommon species parents, you are welcome to submit a second offspring via predict if you choose. This is retroactive and will affect all current breedings in queue that have not yet been assigned to an artist. Up until this newspost date you will also be allowed, for said retroactive breedings, to submit ONE predict for rare parent HBC breedings and TWO predicts for common/uncommon HBC breedings. Married pairs in this retroactive period can receive 2 predicts for rare parents, and 3 predicts for common/uncommon.
From tomorrow onward, however, any new breedings will get one artist baby for rares, and one artist baby+one predict baby for common/uncommon. Married pairs will get one artist baby + one predict for rares, and one artist baby + two predicts for common/uncommon.
I will give the Holiday queue a week as of tomorrow, May 10th, a time period that, if you wish to request a refund of your breeding due to the change, you will be welcome to ask me to do so personally. Remember that you can easily flag a breeding as having predicts to take it out of the assignment queue if you wish to put predicts without risk of having it assigned.
This is an inconvenience, I know, but the fact of the matter is we wish to be able to keep fair pay for the artists involved while also keeping ahead financially. We will have a dedicated Holiday Coin artist for a few months to see how this helps us as well, and ensure that the queue moves at a steady pace.
If you have any questions or other concerns regarding this, please don't hesitate to ask.
ADDENDUM FOR PREDICT CAPS
BC predict caps have been raised to 15 GP per one predict. HBC predicts are 25 GP per one predict.
For the tl;dr crowd:
- GP Predict cap for HBC has been raised to 25, as requested.
- Rare breeders with HBC can add an extra predict for free. Uncommon/Common breeders can add two extra predicts for free, meaning you get an extra baby that you expected with HBC. This is good for all breedings submitted before this news post.
- A new USD item will be added for $20 that will fund another 30% edited baby in an HBC breeding. Yes, it will work for rares too. It will also allow you to select which parent species you want in common/uncommon breedings.
Posted by Ash
(#90) on Sat May 9, 2015 9:24pm
- JAK
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Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:16pm
Sen (#37966) The metal coloration second baby isn't a bad idea, I'll ask Frey about that
- Ash
(#90)
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Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:17pm
WillZephZira&Zombie (#6312)
No, you won't get a coin on top of it. Pendants can be refunded now, I can refund just the pendant, nothing else. Split breedings with fees and whatnot need to be worked out with the other party
- Erithan - super busy
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Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:18pm
J.A.K. (#15) would it be possible if we bought the coin to choose if we want 2 30% edited or what would have been the normal?=/ Two pets I have in que have a lot of edits, they'd wind up ridiculously cluttered at 30% each.
- Inu
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Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:18pm
Frey (#90)
In regards to the married pets...
- Bones
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Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:18pm
Oh that is a win! I'm not sure if it's been answered but can the usd fert potions apply to already submitted breedings?
And yes!! Yes to picking species add on. I was so upset when I got Melos out of those breedings. They're amazing and adorable, but I had to pay a 15gp breeding free for that scc both times and I really liked the lines lol.
- chu
- zeph & co
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Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:19pm
What's the point of even marrying pets anymore? :\
- synicals & pluto
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Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:19pm
Then what's the point of an engagement ring? isn't it a USD item now?? All other married pets give 2 site made babies, so why is this different?
- JAK
(#15)
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Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:21pm
Okay so here's the summary of changes:
- GP Predict cap for HBC has been raised to 25, as requested
- Rare breeders with HBC can add an extra predict for free. Uncommon/Common breeders can add two extra predicts for free, meaning you get an extra baby that you expected with HBC. This is good for all breedings submitted before this news post.
- A new USD item will be added for $20 that will fund another 30% edited baby in an HBC breeding. Yes, it will work for rares too. It will also allow you to select which parent species you want in common/uncommon breedings.
- Valice & Fenris
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Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:22pm
Woah woah woah! We love you Aywas, but we invested A LOT into this coin to do a special breeding, and had it since January! We no do predicts & we do not have money to go pay someone! We feel this should've affected FUTURE breedings, we will just cancel our breeding & sell the coin maybe get half of what it was paid for. Further disappointment & money lose. (╯°□°）╯︵┻┻
Posted on: Sat May 9, 2015 10:15pm
Married pets from hereon out would get 1 artist made baby, 2 predict ones.