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Site Update
As you are aware, Aywas has been making some changes - some big, some small - to some of the past elements of the site. One of the most notable changes is the NPC switch.
Despite the successful rolling out of our new cast, there are a lot of things that remain from the earlier days of the site, and while some of them are quite benign and we're happy to keep them as a curiosity, some are not things we're comfortable keeping on site.
Specifically the Handguns.
These are an extremely old item that users were told to collect for a future trade-in opportunity which... well, it never came. With staff changes and idea adjustments, this has left that suggestion and promise to the wayside as the original plan for these items was never passed on.
As Aywas and its lore continues to grow we've found that both staff and users alike don't feel that there is a place for these items on site any more. They are a symbol that reminds us of the violence and tragedies that we face every day - and it's jarring for most of us to cook up such an item while the news tells us of another mass shooting, another police incident, and so on.
We are not trying to make a political statement or a stance on gun ownership - but we are paying attention to those that tell us this makes them feel uncomfortable, and as such we are choosing to take on an old adage: make love, not war.
As I post this the four handgun items are being changed into four snapdragon items. They will come into play in an upcoming event, where we will fulfil the promise of their trade-in being beneficial to the collectors of these items.
For those wondering why we are changing these items but not other gun-based items, this is because the other items are either HA items or an extremely rare find, making them less likely to be obtained, or unobtainable, from games. At this time we have no intent to adjust them or make them unavailable, but should they become an issue we are open to discussing options.
If you have any questions, please feel free to post them below and we will try to have answers for you!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:30pm
- Aurora
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Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:50pm
Thank you
- Sunny
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Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:50pm
OH MAN, Thank you so much! I'd been trashing them every so often. So icky for me, particularly nowadays.
Thank you, Staff, for making that change. :)
- csgardener
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Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:53pm
Thank you for the change! I've trashed many guns through the years and am glad I wont be getting more. I love that they're flowers now, I'll very happily collect those. :)
- Aria ♥ Switch
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Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:57pm
I was secretly hoarding gold handgun since I watch too many James Bond movies...lol.
- olspice
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Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:58pm
Snapdragons! I love snapdragons!
irl I am pro guns.
Online, I would rather forget them, since they have no need here unless you are hunting aliens. Since there is never a season for anything in our lair, I am glad the guns are now flowers.
Daisy anyone?
- Gale Falcon 🎐
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Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:00pm
+1 for daisies and dandelions XD
- Icystorm
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Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:10pm
My gunslinger pets do not approve of this update xD Too bad the four guns didn't change into roses.
- mothmanesque
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Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:10pm
Oh this honestly makes me really happy - as an item they kinda made me uncomfortable and I would trash them (it got especially uncomfortable to me when I found them in eggs/pumpkins)
Appreciate the update :)
- Epiphanyx7
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Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 6:16pm
I really appreciate the change. I think I'll collect the snapdragons, they're so pretty!
Posted on: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:31pm
Good change, totally agree with everything done and I love that they're snapdragons now!