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Hello dears, I'm sorry to appear out of season but I've been sent to you with an important message from the Lunaris Council, the governing body of this corner of the universe.
It's very possible you haven't heard about them since they have been mostly absent during the seven years that humans have colonised here on Ay and Ara. You see there were a few problems they've had to attend to in order to keep you all safe here, and because of that we - the Lunarii and the Shapeshifters - have mostly been absent. We've sent down contacts on a monthly basis for a long time now, and a few Shifters - like myself and Tech - have recently come to make our homes here.
What enabled us to do this was the presence of some people you have come to know well - Kaz, Shoe, Chaos and the others. They came here from their own world to look after all that lived here, and guide you beings that are so like their form in becoming settled, and in accepting people such as myself who are both humanoid and creature.
Now that the worlds are safe again, and that you have accepted us as we are, it is time for them to return home. They catch their transport home tonight at midnight to return to friends and family who miss them dearly, and the lives they have so graciously put on hold for so long to be here with you all.
We thank them for their services, their advice, and their love, and wish them well going forward.
So what does this mean for you?
Well, now that myself and those like me are once again able to be here, we're hoping to keep things running for you as you know them. There may be a few small tweaks, a little personalisation by each of us, but we will try to not rock the boat too much while you become more accustomed to us.
We're all very pleased to be here, and look forward to speaking and spending more time with you. We sincerely hope you feel the same.
As for the Lunaris Council... they are rather hands off and don't like to interfere in interplanetary affairs, but they are watching over us from the skies, keeping us safe as always.
Take care, my loves, and I will see you in February if not before.
Staff just have a few quick notes to add on to what Eryn has said.
We want to give you a list of what the games have been known as and what they are becoming as of tomorrow (June 15th), along with any extra notes we think you might want or need to know about the updated games!
- "Xero's Pet Research" will become "Dylan’s Pet Project". The game remains the same.
- "Axl's Pet Research" will become "Naoki’s Pet Research". It has been updated to show if you have the pets or not, same as the Aywapedia, and the pet name even links you to the Aywapedia so you can go in search of one to buy! Be careful though - the button to give up shows in the same place as turning in a successful trio, so watch what you're doing!
- "Scavenger Hunt" will become "Miksa’s Pet Bingo". The game is the same, but will bring back the old game mechanism where you cannot use "Search" or the Aywapedia purchase options to find a Pet ID.
- "Talk to Xero" will become "Manju’s Musings". Your old data will be transferred to the new game - but beware, the mechanic that resets your BP amount if you miss a day has been fixed! The day is counted as 00:00:01 to 23:59:59, so you can check in with them any time of the day, just so long as you don't skip it!
- Free Food will now randomise between 1 and 10 items for you, but still feeds all your pets.
- "Tam's Item Quest" will become "Pablo’s Item Quest". This too remains the same, but again has a click through to the Item Directory page for the item they want to make it easier to complete!
- "Kaz and Shoe" will now feature Rowan and Minerva! Our cutest Aywas couple will throw plant pots and blow kisses, and you might even get an item out of it!
- "Tak's CDs" will become "Tech's CDs". Once again the item name will click through to the Item Directory so you can see what they gave you!
- "Rogue's Zapping" will become "Ambriel's Alterations". Other than a new caretaker of the random result, the game will remain the same.
There's also new NPC Plushies for you to collect... Some of them come from the updated games, if you're lucky...
We will have more on those at a later date!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Wed Jun 14, 2017 3:32pm
- Leonidas
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Posted on: Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:39pm
Wait, why are people throwing such a huge fit about the talking game anyways. You don't really get that much from it unless you've had a super long streak, which yea, can suck to lose, but I mean it's not even the best way to earn money? It's a really poor way actually? Unless you have that massive streak like I said.
Also Conium[treat4treat] (#39365) they've probably stopped responding BECAUSE there's so many comments on it. It's as simple as 'this is the change we've made and we're not changing it back.' They can't let the users bully them about a change like this, and having the same response to every comment like that is no doubt tiring. This sort of change isn't going to break the site, chill.
- veemo
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Posted on: Thu Jun 15, 2017 6:42pm
Even though I only recently joined, I miss them already...
Especially Kaz and Shoe. I'm glad they're still in the Graverobber game, at least.
- Shycat
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Posted on: Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:43pm
*fist pump* Very happy to see this change!
- ♎ Astra ♎
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Posted on: Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:46pm
"They came here from their own world to look after all that lived here" Ah-mah-gawd! We're living in the Digimon tv show! :o
I'll miss the human (and ghost) NPCs! But glad that they're going home. ;D
Also, geez, someone could get up to 130k BP a day with Talk to Xero? I gave up on talking to Xero years ago (back when it would reset it if you missed a day), so I had no clue. Oh well, lol.
- Falconair
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Posted on: Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:49pm
Oh, no! I was gone for two days, and missed the going away of these guys. T.T
I suppose the one I'll miss the most is still Chaos, and I did get a 'goodbye' game with him a while back. I know that the change is for the best, since the art upgrades are giant, but... I think I'll need some time to adjust.
*goes back to clutching the training scythe like a plush*
- That Ginger Kid
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Posted on: Thu Jun 15, 2017 9:17pm
WHY?! All the faces I know - gone! RIP
- Lady Serria
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Posted on: Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:19am
am i misunderstanding how manju's musing works - i thought you could login at any time over a 24 hour period? it resets at 00:01 (after midnight) and goes thru 11:59. however it won't let me do the game again. i didn't think it was one of those games where you have to play it at the same time daily....did i misread something?
- ♑ Kat & AK ♈
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Posted on: Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:49am
I could not do the Manju Musing too. So must be some glitch?
I finally found someone in the same boat as me. -clings to Queen Chrysalis (#1507) like two ladies stranded on a boat-
I am one of those with a nice streak.... I don't have a good compy now so basically I can't do much on site, this netbook shutdown as and when it likes suddenly..
So I have very limited access time unless I am on phone and then it's not easy to do much on Aywas using phone. The money from talkiing to good old Xero was like pocket money to me. It goes to saving up... No matter how small amount, it beats not having any BP gained in that day...
I know some people earn from arting, some from adventuring, some from selling things... But there's always people who can't do any of the above and relies on the amount Xero gives them or what they can get from bank interest to save up to buy things they like. So please don't put these people down. Their tone might not come across as nice but it's really just a sign of desperation driving them to hope for some salvaging of the current situation. They are not really trying to be rude to staffs or others. I am one of those who hope the staffs will be lenient abit like maybe make it one week of not doing it = resets. So at least a player can go on a decent holiday without keep trying to find wi-fi to login so as not to be reset. So if a player who had a bad day, fallen sick or had to cope with loss of someone can still get a little break without needing to worry about losing their streak...
I know people mentioned many other sites have it too. Yes I know. And Idk for others but for me, knowing my streak got reset coz I had too much going on irl and forgot about logging in.... I stopped caring much about the sites already... Coz all the motivation was lost in the second you know you got reset and all hardwork gone... I played on Aywas so much coz I know even if I don't get to do it a day or two, it will only stay there with no increment but it will not be totally wiped out.... It was a pretty assuring thought and I felt a very nice gesture for Aywas. Even if it was a glitch, it was the most forgiving glitch ever. It forgives us for having a RL other than this virtual world.
Not looking to make anyone angry, I am not good with words too... Forgive me if anything sounds wrong to you, it's just my little opinion...I am not here to argue with anyone.. I will still accept what admins decided. I am just hoping for a miracle that we can be heard and some leniency can be given to us all. No matter what, Aywas is still my fave site. <3 <3
Ty all staffs for the hardwork put into running the site. You all are being appreciated by alot of us. <3 <3
- ♑ Kat & AK ♈
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Posted on: Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:54am
Oops teaches me I should have read all previous pages... Sorry to #2. Not meaning to be rude or what. I just saw the post on page 13.... I accepted past changes and I am sure this time I will get over it too.. Same for many of us.. It just need time.. I don't think anyone was being rude to admins on purpose... Neither am I...
-reading backwards now in a hurry- I hope I did not step on too many toes. Was just feeling I have to speak up for those who really have no means to earn.... Hoping to help soothe some nerves... Let's all work hard to keeping streak up for the plushie okay? XD By the way I wonder if it's gettable every time we hit 31days or just once. XD
Posted on: Thu Jun 15, 2017 12:22pm
Nooooooo I'll miss you guys so much! *cries* I second(or third/4th idk) that they need a going away party!
*sniffs* Sad as well though about the fix to the 'talk to Xero' game. I am up to almost 130k a day, and am going to be gone for a week beginning of July where I might not have any internet access. That Bp is what I use for everything on here since I have little time to explore/adventure. So just need to cross my hooves and hope I can find wi-fi I can sneak onto for a few minutes each day while I am gone! :(