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Just in time for the holidays~
I know that everyone is looking forward to the Holiday Lane opening, don't worry it hasn't been forgotten! We have been experiencing some shop glitches(all admin side) so we're behind on a few things. The pets are going to be stocked and it will be open shortly, however I do want to forwarn everyone that we will be having a new currency! One of the major points of feedback we have received is how older users get an advantage when it comes to events. So to help with this we are going to begin having the events with a non-item currency, so this currency will not be tradeable and everyone will start fresh every year.
We will be trying to think of a trade in for all your candy canes and snowflakes that you have been sitting on for the past few years, but they will not be the main currency this year.
Speaking of our feedback! We have finally finished compiling all of the comments we got and we are thrilled with the amount of feedback! There was several comments specifically stating that they loved the anonymous feedback, without worrying about what the other users will think of them or their opinions. Due to this we are intending on doing this more often, however it also brings us a great deal of sadness how many people stated that they were actually afraid to post their opinions where other users could see it.
That isn't right. I know that Aywas is going through quite a bit right now, but we are all a large family. Nobody should be afraid of any others, and Staff will not tolerate abuse. So I wish to remind everyone, if you are being harassed, if somebody is insulting you, or even just bothering you, whether it is on a thread, pet comments, news comments, PM's, anywhere, please contact one of our moderators. That is what they are here for. To help make you feel comfortable.
Now, I am going to go through and address several points that were brought up in the closed comments but to prevent cluttering up the news post further please come over to this thread if you are curious~
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Sun Dec 3, 2017 7:49pm
- Tae
(#66637)
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Posted on: Sun Dec 3, 2017 11:02pm
here's the thing though ... you say it's been successful in multiple user events... how long ago were those events? I mean I joined the site ... less than three years ago. the demographic and player base of the site has changed a lot in the two years I have been here. Maybe something that worked in an event Years ago is not appropriate for the user base that is current on the site. I mean this is the first time that we'll have a non-tradable event collection currency for an event since I've joined .. other than the Halloween candy which was a mess because it was so undervalued with so little that it was useful for that I was stuck with over 7k at the end that no one wanted to trade for ... so I just got cheap pets to user for overlay with my glittering slab. Oh and the Easter eggs... which I'm horrid at catching so I ended up getting very little from that shop... and am hoping the pets come up form the glittering slab.
- Tae
(#66637)
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Posted on: Sun Dec 3, 2017 11:06pm
I'm not worried about the old currency, just saying this to clear it up. But about the new currency being non-tradable and having to rely on trading the items at the end of the event. With such a short window, and the fact that prices aren't known until the shop opens you can't reliably know if you have enough to get the items you want, let along try to sell items / trade items for others.
So a tradeable currency like the raffle crystals that will disappear at the end of the event would be a much better option than a currency that we either have too much of and get stuck with and no one wants ... or not enough to buy the things we need our selves.
- Starry 🦋 Par
(#5230)
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Posted on: Sun Dec 3, 2017 11:23pm
Tae (#66637) The point of the currency as opposed to an item though is that it won't have to be bought from merchants or obtained from chests - it will be collected passively like BP so it will be much easier to obtain with less active attention to adventure. And the shop items themselves will still be tradable, and those with excess points can offer conversions for point values to purchase items for those who don't have enough currency for what they want. All in all it sounds to me like it's going to turn out to be a much more balanced and less stressful collection method than adventuring for items is.
~Starry
- Eve
(#2775)
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Posted on: Sun Dec 3, 2017 11:26pm
Tae (#66637) - I'll be honest with you, the reason we we infrequently delete Raffle Crystals is because it is extremely unsafe to do so. It was originally done via the database against our coder's advice, and since coding a safer option to do it, it does unfortunately take the site down for some time to ensure that items are removed safely and without complication. Because we don't see it as a safe or sane option, we have been talking about letting you all know this and opening discussions with the userbase on what alternatives we could do. However because we wanted to have some ideas in place for you to spring-board off of, we haven't gone forward with that discussion just yet. As such we don't feel that creating further tangible items that need removing in such a manner would be safe, or perhaps even a viable option moving forward.
- Zenzo & Astro
(#2496)
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Posted on: Sun Dec 3, 2017 11:38pm
I think the main reason why the currency change to non-tradeable is so hard to take isn't that it's a new way of doing things, but because of the inconvenience. If I'm a few measly points away from the big ticket item I want to buy and there's no way for me to get more points it's incredibly frustrating to have to fork over however much GP for the whole item from a user who adventured maybe even 10 more minutes than me to get that currency while it was obtainable. With how BP and GP is currently tradeable, is there any way a system like the bank system could be set up for this currency?
And for old currency, I can see where a lot of people would be angry. I was reading through this news post and started nervous laughing and actually blurted out loud "thank goodness I spent all my currency last year", because I literally had over 8-10K in every single holiday currency stockpiled, and if this came up I would be downright angry and frustrated at not knowing what that work, time, and energy would even amount to. A note on what kind of items are going to be available would be wonderful, or asking the userbase what sort of items (appropriate to the currency) they would like available would be nice, just so old users with stockpiles aren't getting the short end of the stick. I think even if the old event shops were temporarily available with the old prices/most recent prices of the event currencies it would be a relief to the people who have a bunch of old currency stockpiled.
- Phage [LL]
(#21624)
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Posted on: Mon Dec 4, 2017 12:11am
I like the bank idea Zenzo ♥ Scarlotta (#2496) and others have had. Something that can't be sold or traded, but can be gifted/transferred. But still vanishes the way it's supposed to. I don't know anything about coding, or if that's possible.
And I hope I'm not stepping on toes, but I know it's a concern for more than one person, so... Maybe if the situation described happens, and you guys need to spend GP/BP on an item from someone else because you don't have enough points, I would hope you'll be able to recoup the loss by buying and selling lower-cost event items for / to users that need them. Hopefully. -Hides now.-
- Kayu 💕 Pai
(#70951)
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Posted on: Mon Dec 4, 2017 12:14am
I'm with the majority that don't have time to farm much :(
- The Sword King
(#594)
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Posted on: Mon Dec 4, 2017 12:21am
Here's my input as a user that's been here for years. I have 8 candy canes and 6 snowflakes, I have never had that much carry over each year. If the new system is going to be account bound non tradable currency that works for me. But maybe if people are so concerned about that then maybe for this first year of it allow people to buy certain amounts of the new currency with BP from the site as BP sink.
- caveSalamander
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Posted on: Mon Dec 4, 2017 12:21am
Mmm... I remember being a newbie during the dragon event, and I had NO idea what was going on wrt what I was supposed to collect, or anything like that. I didn't even realize. Events for first time users is always going to be more difficult than for older users, and I don't think the item currency is going to solve the problem of new users.
And I remember joining in fall of 2015 and like... being able to sell my leftover event currency from Christmas was actually one of the first things that got me an actually usable amount of BP, so changing everything to be purchased with an unsellable currency seems damaging for everyone.
That said, I think something along the lines of a mixed case, where some things are for item currency, and some for untradable could work - especially if the event currency isn't JUST rewarded through adventure (which gets tedius)
Posted on: Sun Dec 3, 2017 10:54pm
Eve (#2775) So my head just exploded reading what you are doing and the replies, better get a Mod in here to clean up the mess. I understand the need to create a level playing field for all members. I more often than not even though I am an original member have envied those who stashed currency from previous events to get the exclusive items and the one year I decide to follow suit you change the rules.. I actually purchased GP last year to get candy cane and snowflake packs from the shops they were offered in..
Color me stupid.. Many of you know this is my last event id hoped to go out with a bang lmao foiled again..