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PostPosted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:19 pm


July 12th, 2017:

[NPC] Gaia Staff
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Quote:
Items

So.. You guys gonna fix those Sycamorte seeds? I've heard from a lot of people that they still aren't giving out the good kin over a year after it was initially reported. I've opened hundreds myself and only get the same 3-4 kin every time. You guys have said you've fixed them before, but they always seem to magically break again a day or two later.


Sycamore seed should be fixed according to the art team


codemonkey37179
ElegantlyLuminous
Games – Lake Kindred

codemonkey mentioned last ATS that there is an update in the works for LK based on our feedback thus far. I’m a nosy sort of person, so… any hints about that update? From that one statement, it could be anything: a new area (a beach one), updates to prizes and whatnot in existing areas, changes to gameplay, alterations in gold output, new art for the homepage, a brand new splicing shard (mutant shard, please), an alchemy recipe for legendary amulets, perhaps an LK app, or maybe the storyline will be continued. Any and all other options that I didn't mention. I don’t know. But I’m curious. 4laugh

tldr: possible spoilers for the upcoming LK update?


I know nothing! Lanzer told me about it.
PostPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:48 pm


July 18th, 2017:

[NPC] Gaia Staff
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Games: Lake Kindred

Can you please add a sellback value to the mice kindreds? Currently, you can only either donate them or trash/release them if you don't want your extras. Alternatively, a formula that uses the extras would be appreciated.

Sure we'll add a sellback price for the item


Lanzer
Pengaana
Lake Kindred

So last ATS somebody asked about Sycamorte Seeds being fixed
and sure enough they were fixed....for a whole few hours

It seems that there are a limited number of rare drops in them every time they get "fixed"
and it's first come first serve for anyone who's been hoarding seeds
can something more permanent be done so we're not bugging ATS every week
that the Sycamorte seeds are broken again?


That's weird, time to check on the issue.


Lanzer
2sammygate
games - kindred/features

will kindred be part of the gaia app?


Initially it'll be just the inventory and dress up system. We will slowly add more features step by step. Community feature will come after that, then games like Kindred most likely.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:22 pm


August 1st, 2017:

[NPC] Gaia Staff
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GAMES LAKE KINDRED and the new currency

This is about how the new system might effect gold find amulets. I have 6% gold finds on most of my active kin.

A lot of gold awards while farming in stage 5 wilds is 100,000,000 gold. With a 6% gold find, it adds up to 106,000,000. With how they're rounding platinum, that 100,000,000 gold would be 10 P. that 106,000,000 g would be 10 P. The gain from the gold find is lost. That amount gets awarded enough to add an extra few billion gold per hour to the total, so it's not inconsequential.

Would the amounts less than 1 P or 10 million g be added once more than 1 P was earned? So that the amounts from 10P awards would be eventually added back in?

There would probably be an issue with Platinum, so until then we'd recommend playing in Gold Mode instead of Platinum Mode if you're going to use Gold Find.


Lanzer
ElegantlyLuminous
Games -- Lake Kindred

Could we pretty please have some more interaction with and communication from the staff members working on LK? I know that lionheart is busy with the economy project and that maybe he'll be more active with us now that it's coming to fruition. I get that, I do. But with the way that the settings button was recently added in (i.e., without any notification whatsoever), I'm just a little concerned that all updates are going to be made silently and/or secretively like that. Don't get me wrong- I'm both thrilled and grateful to see an update and I can certainly understand any hesitation after the Sycamorte nerf blowout. It's just... I don't know. The radio silence about LK leads some of us to start putting on tinfoil hats and speculating about when or how the game will end. (Let's be honest: the tinfoil hats are not attractive.) Some simple interaction, whether it be updating the Official LK Update Thread or posting in one of the casual chat threads like the ones asking about your favorite kin, would go a long way towards restoring some faith.

Side note: thanks for adding the settings option! As someone who deals with chronic migraines, I'm adoring the auto-mute.


Sorry but not all developers and artists on Gaia are as talkative as me and others who frequent ATS. He still loves putting in time to update the game, and supporting LK players, and I forward questions for him to answer as often as I can. Communication is a completely different skillset that some enjoy more than others.


Lanzer
Jisen Meizuki
Game

So I notice there are two new potions for Lake Kindred called Re-roll Potions. I will admit I don't know what the function does the potion do but where do they come from?


LionHeart: They will be available in the Kindred store once released, it's a new project that will be released later.


Lanzer
StrawberryBeetle
Features?

Can we please have an option to hide all Lake Kindred Pets? Similar to the option to hide Astras/Animated Items.


I'll ask LionHeart about it.


Takuya Kanbara
LadyThornRose
Games - Lake Kindred

Could we see some kin re-released to the cash shop that have a low marketplace presence and haven't been re-released in a while/ever? Such as Casanova the Skunk, Silver Filligris, Teruchan, Gweenee the Dragon, etc?


We can definitely look into it!
PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 11:00 pm


August 8th, 2017:

[NPC] Gaia Staff
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Games (Lake Kindred)
So, for a while I had been wondering if the avis in the LK captcha were made by staff or they were taken from user's saved outfits, till I got a captcha with my own dream avi. It's not ok, the avis I saved are private and nobody except my sis should see them before I wear them (bc we match) so it makes me uncomfortable knowing anyone can see them at random not even knowing it's an user's saved outfit. Could you consider using people's favorites instead? Since they're public, already wore by someone and you can see just part of the items used so I don't see a any problem with that.

Sure we can move them to favorites. We used to consider that outfits are avatars that are being shown to public, but having outfits that were never equipped does make sense.

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Games/Features

alright guys, there's been too much
speculation between users and my
anxiety is through the roof-- what are you
gonna do about the difference in plat to gold
involving lake kindred drops?
are you going to lower the gold amount you get
or raise th platinum amount you get?
(those who use lake kindred all the
time and use it as their main income
would love to know!)

The platinum granting system is governed by a series of code that balances out payout between features, and payout based on marketplace prices. Over time there will be changes to the payout that changes on a day to day basis, and if the payout is still lagging too far behind, we will go in and make some changes manually.


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:44 pm


August 15th, 2017:

Lanzer
whalewatcher
Lake Kindred

Were you guys planning on taking out charge orbs from lake kindred? I recall someone saying they'd be taken out but it hasn't happened yet so i wasn't sure if something happened to prevent that from happening or if it was forgotten


I thought it had happened already. I'll talk to the art team who handles the item grant again.


codemonkey37179
X_Gokai-Okuzuko_X
Features/Games

Any updates on when the summer event and LK update are coming? It's already the middle of August, summer's almost over!


Yep, the middle of August, but we've got a whole month of summer left. So probably sometime in the next month. Either that or we are going to just roll Summer, Halloween, and Christmas all together into one big massive event! Just kidding wink


Lanzer
LadyThornRose
Games - Lake Kindred

Could we get an ETA on the LK update that you said was coming "soon" all the way back in May? And the Amulet Slot Reroll potion that was promised back in March?


I think it should be out this month. We finally got the art asset but now we need to finish with Gaia Bulletin.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 11:12 pm


August 29th, 2017:

Lanzer
Sailor Buffy
Lake Kindred

Will you remove charge orbs from Lake Kindred completely?
We still get them from Kin gifts and Zen Garden.


Yes there are still a couple here and there, we should be rid of them later this week.


codemonkey37179
LadyThornRose
codemonkey37179
LadyThornRose
Azura Meira
Soooo... are questions about LK being ignored in this round? There's a lot on the first pages that have not been addressed, but questions on later pages have.


Not getting LK questions answered is pretty normal for AtS because the one staff member who can work the game doesn't attend AtS and doesn't like talking to users, according to Lanzer a few weeks ago. Expect to ask the same questions five weeks in a row before getting a vague response. sweatdrop


Whoa!! He likes the users he is just kinda shy.


I wasn't saying that he doesn't LIKE users, but that Lanzer said he doesn't like TALKING to users. I don't think any staff dislike users!


He doesn't like TALKING. Great guy though!
codemonkey37179
Azura Meira
LOL @ this getting addressed but not the actual LK questions (with a few exceptions)


Well, because we don't know the LK answers. Code works a bit differently than a lot of workplace stuff. I left Gaia about a month after the LK code started. I worked on just the very start of it. Lanzer had already left a year before that. We all manage our own stuff and help each other out where needed. Gaia is a big site. No one (not even Lanzer) can have all the answers in their head all the time.

Lionheart was working on the currency project for a long time. He is quite passionate about Lake Kindred though and I'm sure he will update as soon as he can.


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:52 pm


September 12th, 2017:

Lanzer
ElegantlyLuminous
Hi, everyone!

Games -- Lake Kindred

Will there be a Lake Kindred portion of the Halloween event this year or, failing that, could we please have the kin, kandy, and seed drops be reinstated in the Labs? A lot of us were really disappointed that LK wasn't included in this summer event and even though we understand why, it would still be nice to see something, however small, for the next event.

edit: Also, a belated thank you for capitalizing "events" and "manga." It's much appreciated!


This Halloween will have a zOMG tie-in but not LK unfortunately. However I'll ask about new kins for you guys.


Lanzer
Twisted Lady
Games-Kindred

The potions to change a kin's amulet slots were added to the MP months ago, but there's still no way to actually get them. When can we expect to see them?


We can increase the drop rate, let me talk to Lionheart.
Lanzer
Lionheart said that it should be out real soon. Sorry to keep you waiting!
PostPosted: Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:01 pm


October 3rd, 2017:

Lanzer
Chrystal Liena
Lake Kindred

Since Lake Kindred is not going to be involved in the next Halloween event, would it be possible for the Gaia Lab and Gaia Lab Open areas to receive a small update? Like bringing back the Halloween Kandy and Pumpkin Seeds along with adding some CIs?


I'll look into that. The team do want to add more LK stuff outside of the event.


Lanzer
Shrimp_Man
Lake Kindred

Can someone tell Lionheart that the daily gifts are still granting 5 Charge Orbs?


We cleaned the grants quite a few times but some still fell through the crack! I'll tell LionHeart after this. Thanks for reporting.


it amy
Dragon_Fire2016
hello my question is on lk?why couldnt when you get the items if ur right answering the avi items????


I think what you're interacting with is a form of CAPTCHA
The box is asking you to choose an item that is shown on the avatar, to prove that you aren't some sort of robot. It does not grant you that item.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:55 pm


October 10th, 2017:

Lanzer
whalewatcher
Lake Kindred

is it possible to rerelease some kins that are super rare and hard to find like bombom please? Some kins haven't had listings in over 6 months


I'll past your request to the art team.
PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:26 pm


October 18th, 2017:

Lanzer
Csilla Silvana
Events/Games

Will there be a new Halloween event for Lake Kindred this year? Is there a chance old LK events like the previous Halloween one could be reactivated like with zOMG?


Dunno, but I'm asking Lionheart now!


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:22 pm


October 24th, 2017:

codemonkey37179
Shrimp_Man
Games

I saw last week something about fixing HTML5 hanging when you switch to a new tab, does that mean I can finally actually use LK on my Firefox when I have all my other tabs or do I still have to use Chrome?


I'm going to suggest using Chrome for now.


Yuroppa
Jisen Meizuki
Yuroppa
Queen of Memories
Tickets

Is there a chance that you could rerelease opal tickets so people could create their own kins?


Unfortunately the Kindred Opal Ticket has been retired. They will no longer be sold or released.

[edits Yuroppa's response to bold the word "released"]
It's bad enough that I'm aware that Opal Ticket is retired. But to never come back again, even if it gets revised just sadden me more. gonk

It's always possible for a ticket to come out of retirement, or to return in a new form! But at the moment, we do not have any plans for kindred-related tickets.


Lanzer
glengrin
Lanzer
The Black Heretic
Games- Lake Kindred

So I know there won't be a Lake Kindred portion to the Halloween event, but will there be a Lake Kindred part to the Christmas event this year?


Sorry Lionheart had been busy with the forum work and didn't get time to release the LK halloween event yet. I'll ask him again today.
So to confirm, there is actually an LK Halloween event this year? Everyone was so sure there wouldn't be. You're going to see a lot of very happy people if there is one.


Sorry the short answer is no. There might be a chance that Lionheart can find time to do it, but no guarantees.


Yuroppa
Kuro Kori Ryu
Kindred

So I know the Kin seals are dead and gone...not going to be released again...

But what about the kin that were created with them (aside from the Capture Seal)? If I recall correctly, the rules stated that they may be released again at some point...and I dont remember ANY becoming sold out (or getting below 100 units available for that matter)

Would rereleasing the user recolored/created kin be possible, especially for the newer players and players who didn't get a chance to get them the first time around?

I can pass along the suggestion to the right people!


Lanzer
ElegantlyLuminous
Games -- Lake Kindred

Could we maybe see Waffles as a kin or, alternatively, a recolor of Gure the Cat in Waffles' colors? It'd be cute! Waffles is just so adorable. emotion_kirakira


Waffles would be cute but I doubt he can deal any damage sweatdrop
PostPosted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 7:49 pm


October 31st, 2017:

Jak Bauer
Lost Tear Dropz
i just made a lykin kindred egg yesterday ..it took my a yr to get the 250 kandys to make it ..well the kandys are gone the formula is gone yet i have no egg in my inventory ..what do i do ?


Hi there,

Please file a ticket in our Help Center. Someone there should be able to look into the situation for you.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 11:13 pm


November 8th, 2017:

Lanzer
Foxy_the_lovable_smidget
Games

Will there be any more lake kindred events or updates?

I would really like to see more with it.


Been trying to get some kins made, taking a lot longer than we wanted unfortunately.
PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 11:36 pm


November 14th, 2017:

Lanzer
ElegantlyLuminous
Events -- Black Friday

Last ATS, one of you lovely staff members mentioned that there are a few kin currently being made-- thanks for that! It'll be nice to see something new. However, that got me to thinking: will there be any kin, either brand new or recolored, featured in this year's Black Friday sale?


They might not make it in time for Black Friday, I'll need to check with the art team first.


Lanzer
OV8ION
Games

Can we expect holiday events coming up this December for zomg and Lake Kindred?


There's a small event in zOMG, and I'll need to check with Lionheart to see if there's something for LK.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 22, 2017 10:53 pm


November 21st, 2017:

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Games - Lake Kindred

Users have been asking for over a year now for some LK RIG rotation. Usually at least four different users ask about it every AtS and get no response. The previous staff once mentioned the possibility, and it would be great if that could be seen through to help keep the game interesting and to prove to players that the game hasn't been forgotten/abandoned. Autumn Trunks and Autumn Fishing Holes are big on peoples' lists. Spooky RIGs added to the labs would also be cool as well as new RIGs added to Milky Way, etc. Please show LK and the LK community some love!

We'll keep it in mind!


Lanzer
DSDragon star
Will there be two new Black Friday kins like there were in the last two years this year ?


I'm afraid we don't have kins for sale this year. I don't recall the art team talking about one.
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