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Site Update
I want to take a moment to thank everyone posting in our Think Tank and announce that we have already decided to implement a few of these! First up, we are going to hold a Special Artist Event!. Some of our older members may remember these, however with the commission panel being added they were no longer necessary as users could hire their artists for cash there. Instead, this event will temporarily remove the predict cap entirely!
Starting right now, artists have until February 27th to accept as many prediction commissions as they feel they can complete within one month. The USD commissions must go through the Commission Panel! All information must be handled in the artists thread and all commissions must be completed by March 27th, 2017. Please see this thread for detailed rules and information! And visit the Predict Event 2017 Board! for who is participating!
The Derpy Dragon and Tiny Silver Potion have both found their way into the USD shop as requested! At this point they are permanent members, as we are hoping to be able to stimulate the SCC market a bit!
We have created a new Platinum Custom Crystal! This crystal is similar to the Silver Custom Crystal, however it does not work with the Silver Custom Panel. This means you will have to provide the the art yourself or hire another artist to do it for you. This crystal is cheaper than the Silver Custom Crystal, and can be found in the GP and USD Shop. It may eventually be removed from one of the shops in the future.
The results of the Save a Raw poll are in! We are happy to announce the winner:
The Horuset is being moved to the ranks of Uncommon Ara! These birdsnakes can now be created with Flaming Orbs!
Because it has been so long and we have so many raws, we have also saved two more raws! The Tavi can now be found under Uncommon Ay, and the Heggal is now a Common Ay species!
We are making a few adjustments to the way users and staff interact. We have received an influx of behavior in crystal checks and customs, that if a user would do to another user they would receive a warning. Due to this, we are going to start moderating these actions and users will receive punishment for when staff is involved, as well. If you repeatedly disrespect and abuse staff, you may receive a warning as well as a temporary customs ban.
This ban is one month in length and means that you cannot submit Crystal Checks, Repository PSDs, or custom designs. Any attempts to do so will lengthen the ban, as will using friends to circumvent it. Anyone found to be aiding a customs banned user in using the custom system will also receive the ban.
This is an unfortunate move that we're having to make, and we hope that this is not something we will have to institute on other features on the site.
One more bit of information, the poll! There has been talk for a Teo Pen, similar to the Fox Pen, that will allow 10% edits for a Gen 1 Teo. Staff is entirely divided on this, so we thought it would be best to ask everyone elses opinion! Please feel free to comment below! The pen would be for USD to help keep them limited and only allow 10% edits.
Posted by 🐼Kaiyo🐼
(#489) on Thu Feb 23, 2017 5:47pm
- Kalid [hiatus]
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Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:50pm
Normally I'd be indifferent, but since the site needs money, I think it'd be a good idea to occasionally sell them in the USD shop. Maybe alongside promoting artist commissions for them.
- Atmos
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Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:02pm
Curious of what happened in the custom area. Hope everyone is ok.
And yay more raws picked :)! Such cuties!
- Zaria
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Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:15pm
So let me check my math. Using two of the new crystals to upload is $80. One species crystal for art is $35($70 for edits). And One Greater Metal Design ticket for the second colored founder is $15. So $130 -165 depending on if you want edits. This is definitely doable. Just a length process.
- Dar & Zel
(#43)
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Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:18pm
Vespertine (#1516)
It would work like the Fox Pen which allows for 10% additional edits to be added, one time, to an existing Gen. 1.
- Zaria
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Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:28pm
My math was wrong. It's $130 for no edits and $150 for edits since I wont have to buy the GMT. So $30- $50 saved. Well I definitely won't be doing dozens of these at a time but I will hopefully get one every few months.
- NO REORDERS
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Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:51pm
HOLY CARP! such a pretty crystal~
- Sparkler
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Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:08pm
Honestly, instead of the pen I'd like a newer way to be able to just make our Teo. Like a custom Teo egg every few months in the USD shop with a 50-75% edit to them.
- Nikki
- Dar & Zel
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Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:22pm
Coryn + Nikki (LLs) (#71366)
Same, tbh. And that could be a higher priced item in the shop bcus of rarity and limited time availability. Hahah. And being a custom maker wouldn't have a financial duty for the site to fulfill (ie. artist payment).
- Conium
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Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:31pm
They've slammed down hard on teo makers in general because they're "rare" and they are... like diamonds. By which I mean they're actually pretty common but collectors artificially keep the demand and prices high.
But with the decrease in active players (in part to how edit percentages and modifications stacked unfairly, controversial choices in policy, discontinuing player favorite custom/breeding items...) it might be time to revisit that option and make the game a little more fair to *everyone*, and make players happy in the process
Posted on: Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:50pm
Not sure I understand the teo pen. Does it add edits to an existing teo?