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Seconded. o 3o

Also, seconds on Kuro's suggestion too.

Kuro - I could probably do that, but not any time soon. Since that's more of a visual thing with coding, I'll probably just group them together at some point by name and Pokemon species with thumbnails when I feel like doing graphics, fftt;

Though at the moment it's easier for me to look at them all laid out like that, especially when I'm drawing the new Pokemon so the poses don't clash. Not really sure;; I'll keep this in mind though.

Sirene - Lmaooo, thank you. ; u;/

Suggestion! owo

The rules state we're allowed to have three gijinka from the shop, but you can only get one flatsale, one custom, and win one in an auction.

Since funds can be tight for some people or they just not have those high priced items to sell to bid/bribe, that makes customs and auctions generally unobtainable or very hard to reach.

My suggestion is to keep the three-only rule, but perhaps let people have the option to win more than one flatsale instead of only one from each rule. o:

Like...You can win three FS and that's it. No custom or auction if you win three FS boys/girls (and maybe you can't enter a flatsale directly after one has happened, just to make it fair for others so...Every other flatsale you can enter?)

Or, to really mix it up, a mixture of the options perhaps. You can win two FS and one custom or two FS and one auction, etc etc. Mix and match. c: That way everyone has a shot to get three gijinka instead of only having people have only one while others have two or three.

(Sorry if this seems all over the place, but you're doing an awesome job Sai! >W< )

Nyx - Ah.. Thank you for your suggestions, however they're a bit vague. I don't like to do raffles because they are minimum effort and I.. Just hate doing them. I don't like leaving things up to chance and I want to know people are going to put effort into winning their Pokemon. :C

Could you specify what type of minigames you'd like to see? And what do you mean by traditional flatsale? Speed, or prompt? I don't have trouble picking which Pokemon per event, but I do have problems coming up with something fun and new each time to distribute them through.

Thanks for taking the time to write for me. C:

Ravi - I've been thinking about this rule for a long time, but I haven't changed it because I want to distribute to a wider owner base for the moment. Which means flatsales will still be limited to one per person until there are more active players with us. Only then will I change the rules.

Semi-customs are actually not that hard to get so long as I can tell someone is dedicated and will love/work well with their character. They only need to take initiative to demonstrate that with me, and have a character that is unique or special in a manner that is appealing. It sounds harder than it is, but I have only seen one person so far who has taken that initiative. Admittedly, it is a little down-low and people don't know about this invisible 'semi-custom slot', but like I said, it's to reward those who are active and dedicated. I don't wish for a bunch of owners to fake their enthusiasm and disappear once they receive the Pokemon.

And as for pricing, they are only 45k. I do not take bribes from those who are active and loyal.

In saying so, I believe it was.. Vit who had mentioned switching up the three Pokemon rule. I have already been thinking on the subject and some of the customs slots will act as auction slots, so in a manner there is some leeway.

It really comes down to who is helping the shop along and who is not.

Logue - I have read the B/C rules before I set up 707, and up until then, the only four who did not apply to the rehoming rule is Kestrel, Aoi, Rai, and Nico. Rai is being rehomed due to an explicit request from his current owner, and is not being taken away without warning.

707 has never been an auto-growing B/C. The activity requirement has always been there-- and when I mentioned 'requirements', it is basically referring to that one rule. I just need to see some activity, some conversation in the thread or work in the journals. Something that demonstrates to me that the owners are still thinking about their characters. Even logs of IM roleplays or conversations will count.

There is no further set of rules or guidelines you need to adhere by.

Lately I've been feeling a little ripped off because I work extremely hard on the art but I grow them fairly quickly with little to no effort on the owner's parts. I think in this manner, people have begun to assume that these pets are auto-grow and they don't need to post or do anything dedicated in the shop. That's wrong, and it chips away at my integrity and judgment each time I see the thread so lifeless. Still, I worry about people being angry with me for not meeting deadlines that I've set for myself, that people have come to expect from me.

Every other B/C takes weeks and months to grow. The longest it's taken at 707? Three weeks.

I admit it's my fault for being so easily guilt tripped, and my own fault for not pacing things properly. Now I want to change and make it last longer. I want people to fill a quota of basic activity requirements. In Pokeboys, they have a month of activity for one stage. I might plan to do the same-- a little longer, or a little shorter. But nothing in the rules say I need to announce this. All I have said is that one must be active in the shop-- and that is precisely all I'm asking.

If I ever plan to rehome, I will give two week's notice before doing so. During that time, owners may redeem themselves. I try to be lenient but I'm not sure how long it will be before I take a more 'business' approach to the whole thing.

Let me know if you have any other concerns, and sorry if I didn't really answer your question. If it helps, there has never been an RP requirement for this shop and will probably stay that way.

Sai: Nope its good that you tell us this though, so we know what to suggest while still keeping it in the comfortable bounds of what you want to happen.

It kinda of knocks out most of the Luck games.

There is a game I am thinking out but I'll work it out so that it doesn't rely wholly on luck.

To me though, Traditional flatsales are Prompt repsonse, Character creation and submission with the Flatsale price. While a lot of shops do them, sometimes I think its best if you always have that option, ESPECIALLY since you want a change to even out the distrubution of gijinkas.

if anything, you can fall back on that type of event.

Sorry I am kinda of Vague, i don't usually think things out all the time LOL