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Site Update
We are announcing two major changes, so buckle up for a long news post!
First up is a change made based on a user suggestion and expanded on by staff!
The great Artist Ticket (and Pen) alignment!
Originally, we had several spin-off versions of the Artist Ticket that made sense at the time, given the number of artists on the team and how the administration wanted the coins to work. Since then, things have changed! Our teams are smaller, and we've made adjustments to bring the tickets more in line with their USD variants.
We've also moved some rules that were previously attached to coins over to the tickets themselves, helping return value to those items, and added some bonus payouts as a thank-you to our artists for being valued members of the team!
All newly added or increased bonus payouts are retroactive.
All other changes apply to breedings submitted on or after 9/22/2026. For older breedings, you may opt into the new rules if you prefer them; if you do, please note this clearly on your breeding for clarity. Thank you!
Now for the changes!
Coin Changes:
Sketch Breeding Coin
Removed the ability to exclude 2 artists you did not want; this has been moved to the Sketch Artist Ticket.
Holiday Mistletoe
All add-ons allowed by LBC have been added to Mistletoe, along with the ability to upload predictions. Holiday Mistletoe has always been meant to mimic LBC, so this was a long-needed update!
Artist Ticket
Added to all coins it was missing from except Derp. (Our Derp artists do not wish to be named at this time, sorry!)
Scribble Artist Ticket
Changed to: Choose 2 artists you would like for your Scribble Breeding Coin, or 1 artist you would not like.
(Down from choosing 3.)
Sketch Artist Ticket
Changed to: Choose 1 or 2 artists you want, or exclude 1 or 2 artists you do not want.
Added: 5 GP Bonus Payout
Price increased in the BP Shop to keep it from paying out more than it costs.
(Down from choosing 3, with the exclude option added.)
Speedy Breeding Ticket
This was already allowed on more coins than its description stated. The description has been updated, and it has now been added to all coins except Derp as well.
Greater Painted Pen
Payout Bonus: Changed from USD to GP.
(Previously paid out 10 USD.)
Painted Pen
Changed to: Choose 2 artists you want, or 2 artists you want to exclude.
Added: 6 GP Bonus Payout
All Artist Ticket and Painted Pen items should now include the following disclaimer:
Breeding will remain unassigned if the artist goes on break, hiatus, or quits.
Note:
Staff is actively working on getting the Breeding Team Artists KB updated to help users keep their tickets up to date and avoid breedings sitting unassigned.
Keep an eye on that KB for updates, and please keep your tickets as up to date as you can to avoid your breeding not being assigned when it reaches the top of the queue.
Pet and Item Auctions
Next up is the follow-up to the Auctions poll we had!
A 15-minute automatic Snipe Guard has been added to Admin Auctions, User Item Auctions, and Pet Auctions.
We are starting with this because it is the smallest, most stable change we can make to the old site code. We are working on more flexible options, such as opting in or out and more, as part of the recode, where we have more stability to work with these kinds of changes.
What is a Snipe Guard?
If a successful bid is placed while there are 15 minutes or less remaining, the auction's ending time is moved to 15 minutes from the time of that bid. This gives other bidders a chance to respond instead of an auction being decided by a bid placed in its final few seconds.
Why 15 Minutes?
The poll was very divided; there was not one clear set time that was overwhelmingly favored. While one option did "win," we also factored in the spread of the other times selected to see whether the overall preference leaned toward a shorter or longer window.
Ultimately, 15 minutes was picked for several reasons, but one of the biggest is that outside of large sales like Black Friday or Mayday, users aren't necessarily refreshing the site over and over to check auctions. A longer window gives users a better chance to see and counter a last-minute bid.
Staff will monitor how this works in practice, and the time can always be adjusted as needed per feature. If 15 minutes proves too long for large sales, such as Black Friday or Mayday, we can adjust the Snipe Guard specifically for Admin Auctions. Any such change will be announced beforehand.
A quick note about Snipe Guard:
Back-and-forth bidding is a normal and expected part of auctions, including during the Snipe Guard window. There is no limit on how many times you may legitimately bid against another user, and you do not need to worry that simply bidding frequently will be treated as abuse.
We don't expect this to be an issue, but as a just-in-case rule, intentionally misusing Snipe Guard solely to keep an auction open or another user's funds tied up is not allowed. Any concerns would be reviewed individually and in context; normal competitive bidding is not what this rule is intended to address.
But don't Big Sales happen in User Item Auctions?
They no longer will! Part of this update involved shaking off the dust and fixing the old Admin Auction code, and admins are now able to use Admin Auctions as intended.
With that covered, there are also a few other quality-of-life updates that were made!
Pet Auctions: Auction Pet now allows you to search for the pet you want to auction; you no longer have to go to the pet's page to find it or face a dropdown of doom.
Item Auctions: Create Auction now also allows you to search for an item to narrow down and select it from the dropdown; again, a super-full inventory will no longer plague you with a dropdown of doom.
(This works slightly differently from the Pet Auction search due to our goal of making the least invasive patches possible to the old code.)
All Auctions: Now have a pop-up confirmation screen that gives you a summary of what you are auctioning, the starting bid, currency type, minimum bid increase, and auction length. You then have a chance to cancel and go back to make changes, or confirm and submit the auction.
All Auctions: While the auction is within the 15-minute Snipe Guard window, the current highest bidder cannot increase their own bid. You must wait until another user outbids you before bidding again. Outside of the Snipe Guard window, the highest bidder may still increase their bid normally.
All User Auctions (Pet and Item): You can no longer bid on your own auction. Pet Auctions previously allowed this as a way to correct an incorrectly entered starting bid, while Item Auctions already prevented it. Now that all auctions include a confirmation screen where you can review your information before submitting, that exception is no longer necessary.
We are hosting some Admin GP and BP Auctions!
They will run for roughly a week and can be bid on here!
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Note:
The Auction Knowledge Base has been updated with the new rules and changes and is also now linked on all Auction pages as part of the navigation for transparency.
Please report any issues you encounter in the Glitches Forum.
Please also post any suggestions over in the Suggestions and Ideas Forums.
Also, please note that we have a Typos or Misinformation thread under the Think Tank as well, in case you spot something in the KB that is outdated!
Thanks for reading, and don't miss out on the news post below this one about Lunar Meteor, and more!
Posted by Aywas Official
(#2) on Mon Sep 21, 2026 10:15pm
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- Brad
(#2575)
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Posted on: Tue Sep 22, 2026 5:06am
Corbeau (#7625) - Any coin submitted before the 22nd of September 2026 will honour the previous rules, so you don't need to remove the excluded artists for these. Using the artist ticket to make selections is for any breedings going forward.
- vladthebad
(#8672)
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Posted on: Tue Sep 22, 2026 12:01pm
Thank you, there are some good auction changes here! :) Particularly happy with the search for pets to auction, and review of auction changes!
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Posted on: Tue Sep 22, 2026 1:36am
Do sketch coins in the queue need to have excluded artists removed or is this just for them going forward? :( Really unhappy with this change honestly