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Good evening! We have some news today for the site as a whole and for the Winterheart Gala, so please make sure to read the full post!
It has been no secret that Aywas wants to do a recode - the site needs the facelift and even more so we need to fix a lot of dead end systems and refresh a lot of things on the back end. Normally when sites do this, they fully close down for a few months and then reopen. We have decided we will take a different approach - hibernation.
Over the span of the next few months, we will be making several changes to the way the site works. Not everything will happen at once, but this is our plan should the recode take longer than expected:
- No more USD contracts; breeding artists who are pre-paid can finish their currently pre-pay and then will either have to swap payment options or resign. GCC/MDT/SCC that are currently USD will be able to finish their current ticket then will be removed, and they will be contacted individually within the next few weeks. This also includes USD pay for shop submissions.
- Slashbot will continue as normal as this time.
- BP/GP shop pets will now be swapped to being every other month and will not be available for direct sale. They will only be available through the monthly potion, which will be available in both the GP & BP shops.
- Jeweleds & RCC will be swapped to every other month for the time being. So the current Jeweleds and Current RCC will be for February and for March!
- Custom makers will be removed from GP/BP/PP shops and manually restocked depending on the current need based on what is in user inventories/for sale. (This one can be confusing - they are not being permanently removed, they are just going to rotate in and out of the shop as needed to try to spark trade. At the time of the last search, staff found many available for less than shop price and we want to encourage everyone to buy those. This will begin next weekend.
- Breeding coins will remain limited stock as the queues allow.
- Mayday: Artists who choose USD as their primary payment for a set must also choose a secondary option; if they sell 1 design from their set on day 1 or 2, they will receive their primary USD payment. If not, they get their secondary option.
- Suggestions forum will be locked until we are done with the revamp as all suggestions are for the current site and the way this site is built. Once the site is recoded, we will reopen them and look forward to new ideas and feedback, but in the meantime we would like to focus on the recode as the start to a new future for Aywas.
- All pre-planned events will continue as normal, as will our traditional holiday events.
The reason for this is so that we can reallocate all of our resources to focus entirely on the recode. We will be doing a lot of back end work, so there isn't going to be a lot of front end updates. We will attempt to keep everyone posted on how it is going, but we are not going to give an exact time frame - especially with the way the world is lately. Should you have questions, please remember we do have the Behind the Curtain thread!
We know that this is a lot to take in and may result in some significant changes, but we want to keep the site running while we work on the back end instead of going down fully for an extended amount of time. We thank everyone for their patience and understanding during this time! Please continue reading for information about the Winterheart Gala!
The Seasonal Shop for the Winterheart Gala is now open!
There are a variety of pets to choose from, as well as items, clothing, and some lovely custom makers! The Tokens of Affection can be used to make a Haatochu, for anyone who may be new to these little trinkets.
We will also have three new lines coming to the Love Potion #9. There will be a news post once they are ready for release, but if you like the Soluss, Crystelid, or Paleo, it may be worth it to nab one, two, or three! If you'd like to see the other lines that you can create with this item, you can check out the Knowledge Base article!
If you don't have enough points to purchase everything that you would like, don't fret! The Seasonal Shop will be open until 11:59 PM AST on March 1st. This will give you one extra day after the Love Letters will stop dropping so that you can use any last minute points you may receive.
Have fun continuing to spread the love, and try not to receive any paper cuts by flinging letters around!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:07pm
- Kalid [hiatus]
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Posted on: Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:16pm
Hi im very confused how does forcing users to switch to a lootbox potion system instead of buying pets directly help cut down on site resources.
- KiRAWRa
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Posted on: Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:27pm
There's a lot to respond to here but as a short, sweet, and summarized reaction: Really glad to see staff committing to big changes and hard decisions
- Tae
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Posted on: Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:00pm
I just hope visually it won't change too much. Part of why I like this site is the customizable backgrounds and ease of reading. The spooky mansion event was really hard to participate in because the forum was hard to read. I have had to leave sites before because the lay out changed so much it would actually give me headaches due to every thing being white and hard to read... so I hope Aywas doesn't change too much.
- XerxesTexasToast
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Posted on: Mon Feb 15, 2021 10:21pm
This is amazing news! I'm glad that the site is staying up through the recode. That's a difficult thing to do, but I'm happy to keep playing the games and adventure while you guys work on big-ticket items like queues and such. Slowing down the monthly bases is definitely smart.
I do hope USD contracts for the artists are able to come back once the recode is done, at least, but working on the site itself is top priority!
- Conium
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Posted on: Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:03pm
as someone who was kicked off without warning and was a usd artist, it stinks and i hope you bring back usd, and also then pay a fair wage.
I also hate the lootbox idea. if i pay real life money into the site, i want the pet i pay for. why not raise the prices and then have a lootbox option that's cheaper? that's how gw2 does it.
however i'm glad that you're taking the time to focus on what's needed. I'd also suggest a kickstarter to raise capital to replace lost features and expand gameplay.
Also also, suggestions being locked is a good idea in theory, but there needs to be a place for constructive criticism and feedback that directly connects to staff. and is in public. not some "contact us" oubliette. Otherwise any crit is going to be on places where people tend to be less polite.
- Prince [Hiatus]
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Posted on: Mon Feb 15, 2021 11:25pm
Conium (#39365) - I believe some users are in the process of making some hibernation/Aywas improvement talk threads where users will be able to chat amongst themselves and provide feedback. I believe they're going to be in Aywas Talk but I'm sure one of them will post it here for people to look! - TJ
- vladthebad
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Posted on: Tue Feb 16, 2021 1:57am
Thank you for keeping the site open during recode, and for working so hard to keep everything going! One question: Will the commissions link still be open for artists to work for USD? Times are tough, and I know that people uses Aywas as a source of income as well.
- Prince [Hiatus]
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Posted on: Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:55am
vladthebad (#8672) - Yep! The commission panel will remain open as normal. - TJ
- zionel_theodore
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Posted on: Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:16am
"BP/GP shop pets will now be swapped to being every other month and will not be available for direct sale. They will only be available through the monthly potion, which will be available in both the GP & BP shops."
Will they be obtainable through the glittering slab?
Posted on: Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:13pm
Excited to see that the site is ramping up work on the recode, hopefully things won't end up being too rough overall.