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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
- Madb F42.3 Itoa
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Posted on: Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:20pm
I've been trying to figure out how I feel about this. In the end I don't think that making this change does anything other than put even more of a stigma against the concept of "guns".
I'm all about education rather than censorship.
- Goanna
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Posted on: Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:21pm
The new flower items are gorgeous! Much preferable ^^
- Tae
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Posted on: Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:33am
Pavel Chekov (#6821) the problem with letting people "have the choice to keep an item in their collection is that to replace an item like this on a large scale they just swap out the new picture and text and keep the old item reference number. You can't just be like I'm gonna chance some but not all in a case like that.
- Monster
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Posted on: Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:07am
Ahh, snapdragons are my favourites flowers!! Yay!
- Fetish
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Posted on: Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:36pm
Fantastic. Thank you
Posted on: Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:47pm
I'm not trying to take it from you. I even /specifically stated/ "my discomfort should not take something away from everyone"! Up in my first post!
I'm saying that there should be an option to keep it out of individual lairs. How on earth are y'all getting 'no one gets to use it ever' from 'I want a personal option to remove it from randomization'?
Welp, alright, whatever, guess I'll just mark it down in the 'unpopular opinions' column and buzz off. I'll just be the king of gender swap potions or something. This was a pointless clash of immovable objects.
Regardless, hope y'all have a nice day and get to pet lots of your pets-of-choice, because that always cheers me up, so hopefully it does the same for you <3