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PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:28 pm


February 5th, 2019:

Lanzer
Moonracer
Features (I think)

It's about the Star Reward event...feature whatever. I wasn't getting my stars but finally did. I had a number of stars 612 I believe it was. I bought 1 item for 70 and suddenly I'm down to 12 Stars. Can someone look into this is it a glitch is it right, please help?

Sorry, I normally can't be on at this time so I may not be able to reply to any replies during the time this thread is open if not I will reply by message if it is needed. Thank you for your time.


Sorry we had a bug where some points weren't granted properly, and the recovery script made a mistake an granted 100x more points than it should. sweatdrop That mistake was fixed a few hours and once we verify the results we will post a staff notice about it.


Lanzer
Deus de Charity
Items / Re-releases / Gold shops

more specifically: re-releasing old cash shop items, into the gold shop.
i have a few things backing up my suggestion, so hear me out!

there is such a long line of item re-releases that you guys had to make a new thread for suggestions, and even with how much you guys are releasing NEW things, its hard to fit in all the items that are unlisted on the MP

you guys really bank on exclusivity, but it is a false demand.
i think people will buy things they really want from the cash shop, and you always say 'just buy from the MP otherwise' but as we have seen through the years, while that does work - so many items are unlisted, so many items are boosted so high even if they were a common item. and inflation of course has taken a big rise along with everything.

most items have a re-release timer of at least 6 months before they are eligible?
lets make it 1 year total between when its launched in the cash shop, and when its released in the gold shop

it will:
1. put items back into release
2. make gold shops viable again
3. eat up gold from the system so its actually removed from the ecosystem, and not just given to another user with a tax removed.
4. the items are not in a forgotten realm of waiting to be re-released or not

everyone can still buy their gcash items, have their exclusivity because they bought it and were able to have it and sell it and trade and do all these things
but then later on, 12 months later, everyone else if they choose to can also buy it!
the exclusivity marker being 'I HAD IT FIRST' everyone always wants that new thing so it isnt like people are gonna be like 'ahh ill just wait' because theyll want to get it NOW

thanks to the current marketplace having an option to buy with gcash, that sets a definite cash:gold ratio. just follow your own ratios for pricing in the gold shop based off of what it was in the cash shop.
make the cheaper items cheaper than the obviously more complicated items, but dont make it super impossible.
i wouldnt mind spending 500m-500b on an item if i really wanted it ! hell that is what people already do for their quests already, except the prices are always changing or not even there if its unlisted.

and for RIGs, you can just sell the RIG as-is!! instead of the individual items. maybe make them slightly cheaper so people can mass-buy them and try their luck
rather than just listing all the items that were inside it.
[but perhaps, have an item listing of each rig in its description, or something, so people know whats in it ?? but thats a nitpick for another post]

and if not back into one of the already existing gold shops like barton's boutique or the like
perhaps remodel one of the BARELY-USED extra gcash shops, like loyal's or mechaneko or one of those.
[or have one of them be like, for chance items, one be for paw items, one be for normal outfits, etcetc]
loyal's would be great for RIGs, and paw items in mechaneko!? i mean the name says it all <3 then the rest can go to rococo

p.s. you could have things exclusively bought for a certain time in the gcash shop, as normal
then move them to the cloud9 shop, so people who are angel subscribers can buy more throughout the time period before it becomes a gold-shop item [like they kinda have that power for the marketplace if it was expensive they can keep buying them then selling]
that way it gives people who are an angel subber more time to buy things and they can continue to throw money at you
because thats what happens when things arent exclusive, or limited-quantity, we can continue to buy <3
SO it would be: cash shop for the normal release, when its out of there it goes to cloud9 for angel subbers, then after the full year its into the gold shops!

p.s.s. one thing you guys might not consider is that you have SO MANY ITEMS on this website. which is a good thing considering what you guys are doing and how you make money. however it leaves people with broken inventories when they get too big.
this would be a way where, they can safely sell off their items and know they can buy them back without them suddenly being 10x more expensive because someone jacked up the price on MP, or it simply never being there again because its unlisted

- inventory management.
- helps inflation
- helps marketplace price jacking
- no more unlisted items


Thank you for all the in-depth suggestions. I'll go through them after ATS.
PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 12:20 pm


February 12th, 2019:

Lanzer
Hello everyone!

Question for you: We've built a shopping cart system for mobile, and we can implement it on the web site also. How many of you would like to see a shopping cart system in the stores?
Nearly twenty people responded with various degrees of "yes".

Lanzer
PizzaNyah
Features
Have you considered removing the 6 month limit for Gaia Stars, so we can keep what we earn?


I've heard discussions about this topic recently, will check back with the team to hear the reasons for the limit and what our plans are moving forward.


Lanzer
ZoeeZoee
Shops - Back Alley Bargains

Will the Sweetheart Ring be re-released for Valentine's Day in Back Alley Bargains? A lot of people have been asking for it.
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Yes we will be adding it back later today


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 2:15 pm


February 20th, 2019:

[NPC] Gaia Staff
Welcome Back!

Quote:
- Features -

Will Spinami be fixed or updated?

It's been showing up blank, missing items or not popping up at all for me and some others. For myself, it has not popped up at all, and I have not been able to play Spinami for about 2 months.


We will fix Spinami shortly, there seems to be some caching issues.


Lanzer
animoni
Feature

Are you planning to remove Spinami in the future? I'm getting less and less item from them. A large area are blank.


There is a bug where items doesn't show up for some Gaians. We're still trying to identify and fix this issue. Sorry for the delay.
PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:34 pm


February 26th, 2019:

[NPC] Gaia Staff
Welcome Back!

Quote:
Gaia Rewards

Could there be a link made, in the shops tab, to the Gaia Rewards page?


We will add more info such as reward points earned as well as a link as we update the reward system


Lanzer
Purrstel
Features-

Do you guys think there will be more Gaia made tiers anytime soon? I miss when we got new recolors via tiers and all. It was the main reason I liked subbing. Without it I don't really want to renew as much.


Right now we’re focused on releasing the user-designed tiers and updating the Star Rewards. We'll add more incentives on each system based on your feedback.


Lanzer
Deus de Charity
Items / Re-releases / Gold shops

i posted this a few ATSs ago but didnt get a response, and lanzer said he would read it after ats was over since it was longer [and nearing the end of the ats session]
i posted it again but still didnt get one.


Thank you for your suggestions, we had reviewed them and as they are changes that could have a large impact on Gaia purchases for both gold and GCash, we are cautious to make similar changes immediately. We will keep your suggestions into consideration and most likely look into adjusting item schedules at the very least.


Lanzer
yandear
Features

so, just out of curiosity (and forgive me if this has been asked before, but)... what ever happened with possibly of allowing for announcement control? c: i know you guys have a lot going on, but is it still a possible thing?

thanks!


That's another aspect that had been discussed many times internally. We haven't come up with a consensus unfortunately, with many core features that we have yet to build and update.


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 7:00 pm


March 5th, 2019:

Jak Bauer
Shrimp_Man
Angel Subs

I had to reup my subscription yesterday because my card was being dumb and flagged Gaia as outside my usual activity (despite being one of two monthly charges since I got the card) and when I tried to reup through Paypal, the link wouldn't work. I pushed all over the button and it wouldn't advance. Is that normal?


Hi there,

Have you filed a Billing ticket in our Help Center? They should be able to help you look into this.


Jak Bauer
Aerdian
Stars/Gaia Rewards
Will there be mini-coupons in the future that grant bonus Stars instead of bonus GC?


Hi there,

Can't guarantee we will do it but I passed your idea along to the appropriate people.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:00 pm


March 12th, 2019:

[NPC] Gaia Staff
Welcome Back!

Quote:
Games

Do you plan to re-release the Kin Narwheel again? I noticed older kin being available for purchase in rococo. I'm sure lots of other LK players would love to have this rare kin in their collection.


The Kin is still available in this month's Narwheel actually.


Lanzer
Happy _Tropical_Flower
Funding Gaia Suggestion

Hi, Gaia Staff! I havea suggestion taht may help fund Gaia! Have you guys ever thought about putting out a survey/poll asking what your users' income brackets they fall under? If you were to get a broad idea of what income level many of your users make, you may be able to use the Cash Shop to your advantage a little better mobth by month. eek

I just thought I would bring it up because it has been on my mind for a while now and I thought it was a good idea... sweatdrop


Thank you for your suggestion. We do send out surveys often to understand what Gaians want, and we will keep working to improve on questions and feedback.


it amy
Twinkles_the_Kat
items
Will we be seeing more of the umami plus in the future?
I love the idea of it and it feels like us subscribers have more of an incentive since they're soul bound heart

I'm glad you enjoy it! I can pass your feedback on to the team 3nodding


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PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:46 pm


March 19th, 2019:

Jak Bauer
tilasexcattCR
I'm losing my gaia cash... I spend money to get Virtual currency and It just goes through but, not to me... I'm just not receiving it... 2Ice $25 so far with at weekly coupon … Is a lot Of Money … I love Gaia and want to shop... #beyond upset …


Hi there,

Have you filed a Billing ticket in our Help Center?


Lanzer
Deus de Charity
Name Flairs

Why not re-release the name flairs into a cash shop after their initial release?

That way people who can't do the direct payment can still use their gaia cash that they paid for in order to pay for them =D
I also know gaia cash is still inflated, so it would be a great way to get some small payments going through! Because it's a casual enough buy, I think people would enjoy it.

You can keep the price point the exact same [250gcash]
However I think a very small price hike would be just fine [300gcash]
That way, if you do the direct payment, you get it SOONER and CHEAPER
But the price hike isnt so much that it would be unheard of or unfair.

This way people who support gaia by buying gcash, don't have to choose between buying gcash, or buying a flair. Because let's be honest there is a definite disparity in those choices, most would go for the gcash. But then it would be useless towards a flair.
Dont make users choose how to support you.... if theyre supporting you, it should be enough! why turn down people using your premium currency???


I'll run your idea by the sales team. I think initially the team wish to keep to how we used to handle MC, where items werent' re-released. I don't know all the details but will make sure the team hear about your idea.


Jak Bauer
NeoAnimeFreak
Hey, so yeah, this'll probably fall on deaf ears, but could there be a way that people who can't afford any of the "Free" methods of getting Gaia Cash or even getting Gaia Cash, for there to be a better way that we could get some?


Hi there,

You can always use gold/plat to buy a Giftcard in the marketplace like this one GCash Giftcard 200GC

Here is a list of all the ones for sale: GCash Giftcards.

Please be aware not all of them are being sold currently...
PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:34 pm


March 26th, 2019:

Lanzer
I Noticed You
Features - Pledges

Hey staff! I hope your week is going well as we head into spring! I have discovered something where when you buy a Pledge for $2.50 it shows up on the Gcash purchases log....but along with it is a credit of 250 gaia cash in the log (but not for real, you dont get that gcash)

It really confused me as I was checking my logs as my balance was wrong. Maybe fix so it doesnt say those purchases grant Gcash?
(https://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-report-technical-support/error-on-gaia-cash-purchases-page/t.105970509/)


Oh that was an oversight on our end, we will fix it ASAP.


it amy
Aerdian
Shops: Rococo / Mecha Neko
Is it possible that when items are added to these two shops they have a timer underneath? It seems like quite a few items suffer "leaving lag" in these shops, making it difficult to realize when something is no longer available. Particularly since they no longer update on such a consistent schedule to help remember when 4 weeks have passed since an item entered the shop.

Yeah I can add a timer to the next batches when they come a long! If they do happen to suffer leaving lag still, their timer will disappear beneath.

As for leaving schedule, they disappear from the store at the end of the next month.
ie. If the items go in March 26th, they will leave by 11:59 PM April 30th.


Yuroppa
Twinkles_the_Kat
items
Hello!
Can we get a flair for Angel subscribers?

We've got some plans! But it will likely take some time because of how we want to implement it.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:22 pm


April 2nd, 2019:

[NPC] Gaia Staff
Welcome Back!

Quote:
FEATURES: zomg

ever since you added the shopping cart users cannot buy from the in store shop and im wondering when this will get fixed, since this is a cash only area and its been reported in forums im surprised your not taking action after all your losing cash on users who wont buy stuff now because they cant spend there cash
please fix if you want users to spend cash on your game again


We will fix the zOMG shop ASAP.


Lanzer
scottietrademark
feature/bug

Good afternoon!
I saw that Lanzer posted a staff alert saying the missing gcash would be granted to people that had they payment errors before 11:30 am pst but I havent gotten it yet nor an answer to my ticket I filed on Sunday, the 31st. Just want to know what's going on!
Thanks heart


Sorry that ended up being delayed by an hour. If you haven't received it please PM me with your Paypal transaction id


Lanzer
Jisen Meizuki
Feature

While I understand you guys are fixing the bugs on the Paypal payment, can you also check to see if it works on mobile too?

I would get error message when purchasing Gaia Cash through mobile, despite my Paypal account said it's been paid.


Will do! I will also check on all error logs to make sure all payments go through.
PostPosted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:53 pm


April 9th, 2019:

Lanzer
Woo Mee
Features

Can you make it so completely new announcements are seen before repeated ones?
We have a maximum of 5 announcements kept if we're away, which is fine, but I want to see NEW ITEMS and not things I've seen a hundred times already.
It's frustrating, especially when I don't always check the previous day's csu to see what I've missed, and it's not something everyone else may do either.
Please consider somehow doing this, not everyone is in your time zone and not everyone will be awake when new updates happen, so you miss out on possible item sales because of it.


We will look into doing that.


it amy
jenru
Bundles

will there be one more bundle for the Logging On RNG set before it disappears?
yah know with the exclusive recolor and either 9 regular RNG or 5 Plus RNG.
PLEASE!! I've been saving my GC for another one.


We weren't planning on it, but your enthusiasm for it got us thinking 👀

I'm gonna give you a quick: soon™


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:53 pm


April 16th, 2019:

Lanzer
Deus de Charity
Name Flairs -- Star Rewards

why are name flairs 50 stars ??
that is like a 10x markup compared to the pledge flairs.

thats like, what, buying 25$ in gcash to get 50 stars? sure a hell lot more than 2.50 for sure
yes you can technically get stars by spending 400gcash = 1 star
but that meeans its an INCREDIBLE amount that they would have to buy off of the MP in order to spend, like wow what the heck

the fact these reward flairs have no glow, make them easier to make than the pledge flairs.
they should be 10 stars at most.
why are they so expensive!?


Star points are meant to be bonuses, as in freebies outside of receiving the items that you purchase. That's why the prices might sound high if you omit the actual items or GC you receive from spending.


Lanzer
Pianette
Hello staff~
Shops - CS
Would it be possible to get countdown timers on user bundles? Iirc there's one on most every other direct sell user item so it would make sense to have it at least on the bundle itself (if not the non-exclusive items as well o: ).
I have a... really bad sense of time so knowing for a fact if the parcel's week is about to be up or not would be really helpful D:


I see, I will add that to the to-do list.


Lanzer
Hypnotic Dentist
Gaia Cash/Angel Subscription

Are there any benefits that are planned to be added to Angel Subscription?
Currently, the biggest main features are access to the Cloud 9 Shop, bonus gaia cash, free angel item, and no ads/captcha.

I wish there were a few more benefits, even small ones.
Neopets Premium subscription gives users the following features:
-Access to an exclusive forum
-Premium Avatar icon and Site Theme (I guess Gaia's equivalent could be an exclusive Angel Subscription username flair/pledge)
-Additional Random Events that give a random amount of Neopoints (maybe more pink links or giftboxes per month for Angel Subscribers? Or raise the daily platinum limit from 3000 to 6000? o: )
-Space Faerie Scratchcards every week (that give out somewhat neat and rare items)
-Space Faerie Quests
-NeoCash
-Space Battle Dome (Maybe an exclusive mini game for Angel Subscribers?)
-Extra Neopet Slot
-Super Shop Wizard search (its like a market place search, which gaia already has for all users)

Maybe these are some good examples or ideas that could be added to Angel Subscription? o:


Thank you for the suggestions, I will pass them down to the sales team.


it amy
Strawbaerry
Shops

Why are old rigs being re-released over and over again while using the same images and text for advertising them? I mean some showcase Golden tickets, Ruby tickets or Platinum tickets but are not in the rig anymore.


As fun as it would be to ask our graphic designer to edit all of the images for old generators, the updated list of tickets, treasures or rare prizes are always written within the announcement body copy.
PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2019 7:52 pm


May 7th, 2019:

Lanzer
MissJewelsOfChrist
Outfit Slots
any chance of more outfit slots in the future w/ cheaper or without gcash pay?


No plans so far, as many had purchased slots with GC already. I recently read about how angry people are when Tesla lowered prices on some items and I don't want to repeat the same error.


Lanzer
Daryn Woods
Features: Marketplace

Update the GCash sale price of items listed in the Marketplace.


I am specifically referring to the option of purchasing Marketplace (vend) listings with GCash that was introduced in the past year or two, though it's not discounting that the GCash value of Gold Shop items also need updating. I initially wrote this up on 26 March 2019, so the items/values are true to that date and are just for example purposes.

This option is still available but with the current item values, it's a mostly useless feature for items. Some people avoid including a GCash value on some anti-money principle, and others (myself included) currently avoid using the feature because the high GCash value currently attached to listings make an item appear overpriced and deter potential buyers. Take this item currently listed in the Cash Shop:

User Image


This is the marketplace link for that item:
https://www.gaiaonline.com/marketplace/itemdetail/10594032

And a screenshot of the cheapest item listings at the time of writing this out:
User Image


This is showing a price of "$90" for an item that is currently going for "$4.10" in the Cash Shop. I get that the GCash price in the vend isn't intended to compete with the GCash price in the shops, it's there for convenience for people who don't have/don't want to spend gold for listed items, but the GCash per gold/plat amount value for the vend still needs to be reevaluated because I can't imagine anyone would want to spend $90 for that item even at a point in the future where the item may be less available.

There is another end to it, too, where it makes things a bit tricky, because you consider items like Nyamond that are currently listed for 10b/1k plat, where the current GCash rate for that is 200/$2.00. Marketplace listing: https://www.gaiaonline.com/marketplace/itemdetail/10474777

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Currently we're looking at 1gc per 50m/5plat. One option to consider, and what I believe would be more worthwhile, is having the conversion rate based on the marketplace value of the 200GC Giftcard (https://www.gaiaonline.com/marketplace/admin/?item_id=10345633&day_id=1295240195) even if it meant the rate needed to be manually adjusted on a weekly or so basis:
https://www.gaiaonline.com/marketplace/itemdetail/10345633

User Image


Average Buy Price of the 200 GCash Giftcard at the time of writing this, values 200GC at 28kplat/280b, though I forgot to include that data in the screenshot.

So, with the going rate on 26 March 2019:
28000plat divided by 200GC is 140plat (1.4bil gold).
This values 140plat as 1GC.

While it's not currently good for items like Nyamond, which would value the item at 7.14GC for the 10b gold (1000 plat) listing price, it believe it would ultimately increase its gold/plat value to even out a bit more with a more reasonable GCash amount.

Going back to the Bubby Cozy For Mew item, a 50k plat (500b gold) listing would go for 357gc, which, while less than the 410gc it is currently listed at in the Cash shop, is still closer to the GCash price in the store. For the sake of items whose GCash values in the vend would challenge their current Cash Shop values, I believe that either the gold prices would adjust until they even out or exceed that, OR, people would start stocking up on GCash cards and incorporating GCash into their vending habits, giving even those who don't actually spend money on the site a fund and competitive way to use up some the GCash in the system.

Having more consistent GCash values across the board could also open the door to making it easier to implement/offer an additional option to directly purchase an item with money that would bypass the need to buy GCash to make purchases. If Gaia can ask users to make direct purchases to get the monthly Gaia Pledges, why not have that option available for the rest of the site? Maybe, when clicking, "buy with GCash" there could be an option to either spend GCash that currently on the account or buy the item directly through Paypal or another approved payment option. This would be good for some people whose decision to spend money on the site that day might come down to that they don't want to buy 500gc to buy a 220gc item.

One option for maintaining the conversion rate outside of having someone manually adjust it would be having something in place that runs automatically once a day. Using my suggestion above, it would update the conversion rate based on the 200GC Giftcard's current going rate, where 1GC = 0.5% of that item's ABP (if I am doing my math correctly). We as users already determine the value of Gaia Cash by how much we buy/sell it for in the vend and exchange, so adjusting the GCash price of these listings is a part of keeping that system consistent across the board.

Disclaimer: I am your targeted audience here, but I think it would be beneficial across the board. I don't have a lot of interest in items, but I have enjoyed collecting things like flairs and I still find items on the vend that catch my interest. Being able to more easily spend GCash on items in the Marketplace is another option for people who don't have a lot of interest in current releases in the the Cash Shops to earn stars to exchange for rewards.


I will talk to the sales team about the issues you presented. We definitely should update that portion of we are to keep it here.


Lanzer
Daryn Woods
Features: Wishlist

Can we be notified when a wishlisted item is for sale in one of the Cash Shops?

We currently have the option to turn on a notice to let us know when an item we have wishlisted is on sale in the Marketplace, but it doesn't tell me if there's a way to obtain the item elsewhere. If I know that the item that I've had my eye on is available in one of these shops, I can either buy it directly from the shop, find someone to sell me the item, or pay closer attention to the Marketplace for a reasonable listing.


I'll look into it. should be easy for us to do.


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PostPosted: Fri May 24, 2019 8:47 pm


May 14th, 2019:

it amy
Deus de Charity
Lanzer
Deus de Charity
star rewards;

its not a 'cute little freebie' when you create sales around limited time offers in the star reward shop. [i.e. golden week]

youre just furthering my concern ive voiced before of this just being a secondary premium currency.

if they were just cute little freebies to give back to those who support you, things shouldnt be priced so high [like 50 stars for a flair!? which their normal price is 2.50$, which is now at 25$?!]
then you wouldnt have limited edition sales to try to get people to buy excess gcash just to have enough stars.
youd have them at very affordable prices, and not have limited edition sales to force people buying more.

this does not help you already having in inflation of gcash and trying to bring the prices in the gcash shop down......................
because then people have excess just because of the stars, and then they dont have anything they wanna spend the gcash on, then theyre just sitting on it
and promoting the problem you were supposed to be trying to solve.


I think the idea behind Star Points is similar to air line miles where you get a free flight after about 10 flights. The flight purchased by miles would feel expensive if you say that the flight cost $5000 (10 regular tickets) to purchase. I will pass your feedback to the sales team and we will keep an eye on pricing items in the star point shop.


yeah but they dont have flash sales of
'hey you have to have x amount of flights to get this deal that is very limited time only'
leading users to go
'OMG TIME TO BUY ALL THE FLIGHTS I CAN SO I CAN GET THIS VERY LIMITED EDITION THING WITHIN THE 1 WEEK'

if it were similar to getting a free flight after x amount of flights

why didnt you do it where you can just get free gcash after buying or spending gcash?
that way it keeps it within your premium currency without creating a secondary currency.
buy 10$ worth of gcash? great here is 100 gcash for free.
that will also eliminate having % sales that inflate gcash even more.
which you said you would stop doing because gcash was being inflated. [its not like 200% sales anymore but its still getting kinda high!]

kind of defeats the purpose dont you think?

if you do like
buy 1000 gcash get 200 gcash for free
then for those who specifically cant buy gcash, have it also be
spend 1000 gcash and get 100 free.
then it can scale from there.

you dont need stars.
its just an extra barrier people have to pay extra for
and it leaves a really shitty taste in my mouth about it.
especially because theyre SO EXPENSIVE.


Stars are just a way to reward people for purchasing GCash/pledges. A simple way to think of it is the Tier System reinvented (it's including purchasing and spending at the same time). Purchase > Earn Points > Redeem Points for free rewards.

Tiers over the years have acted the same way, a limited time offer for free things when you make X amount of purchases. With this new program, we can have items be in there longer so you don't constantly have a 1-4 day pressure to obtain the item. Some will have shorter durations, but for the most part, the things within the store have been a longer duration than your usual tier.

Airlines definitely have flash sales where you can redeem your points for; I have definitely jumped the gun with a couple flights sweatdrop


it amy
Purrstel
Star rewards/Features-

I was wondering, is there anyway to combine stars within your own accounts? For example this account and my other account I buy GC on depending on which one I renewed the Angel sub on at the time and now they both have stars just floating around that combined could help me get items but individually just go to waste. It's a real pain :c

I can bring the idea up to the team, but we currently have no plans for combining stars,


it amy
Princess Kunzite
Items

Could we maybe see a recolor of Her Hymn sometime in the future? This is an older Umami, but it hasn't really seen much love since its debut. It's a rather beautiful item, and I'd love to see some recolors of it!

It'd also be nice if it could maybe also get the "Umami Plus" treatment at some point; the rare version of it is EXTREMELY rare, and it'd be awesome if there was a chance of getting a few more out there in circulation.


I would love to see more past Umami's get the Plus treatment for Angel Supporters! I can pass it along to the team.
PostPosted: Sat May 25, 2019 6:25 pm


May 21st, 2019:

Lanzer
Haji Demon
Features: Spinami
Question- Spinami often has a lot of empty slots, many times its more empty than full, can we get those empty slots replaced with something like inks or charms?

I would very much prefer it to be white ink. It feels like its mocking me when I land on an empty slot and it says- Fantastic catch


Whoops the empty slots is due to a bug. We'll have that fixed ASAP.


it amy
~Lovers Lost~
Items

I am unsure if it's been asked before, but is there going to be a way to get Narwheel kin now that the Narwheel is gone?


It is eligible for re-release, there isn't any current discussion for it to be re-released immediately at this time.


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 8:42 pm


May 29th, 2019:

Lanzer
Purrsuasive
Features

What happened to thread promotions? On one of my threads, I used 100gc to promote it,
but recently it disappeared. It has happened to all threads that were promo'd as well.
Not sure if this is a glitch or not but would like to know! Thanks.


Please provide me with the thread URL or ID and I can look into what might have happened. Thanks.
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