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Tutorial TutorialFeedback Forum 10/1/17
Okay, everyone, it's time for another Forum Feedback about the future of the site. We pride ourselves on transparency because we know how frustrating it is to feel unheard when you have a problem. Your suggestions and feedback have done wonders to improve the site over this past year! As a small team, we're still figuring out what changes to prioritize in order to get as much done as quickly as we can.
The immediate question I have for you all concerns the Shadow Stage Pamphlet. When I updated the Lycus' Secret Quest on Friday, I set the special items to have a 1-hour cooldown so that the lab would not give out quite so many as previous experiments. This affected all special items in Lycus' shop, however, and the cooldown on purchases is site-wide, so Club changed it back yesterday to prevent that issue. I was away from the computer at my other job all day and celebrating a friend's birthday in the evening, which meant I didn't change it back or correct it before the experiment succeeded.
I want to be up front with you all about the intent behind these changes, because I know it's not an easy transition to make! Our goal with all Gem purchases on the site is to never content-lock something to be exclusively premium; we try to stick with "play for free, pay for convenience." Wanting to reward our active users for participating in events, we also decided to release event items through the Experiment Progress Bar feature. We definitely underestimated how many of these would be picked up with the one-minute cooldown timer, which is why we came up with an idea to transition out of using the Experiment Progress releases for events by having a one-hour cooldown timer. Unfortunately, it didn't work out as planned.
So my question for you all is: which of these solutions would you prefer?
1. Delete all extra Shadow Stage Pamphlets from each user's inventory, so that each user only has a maximum of 5.
2. Allow users to collect as many event items as they want, but only allow them to be used until October 20.
3. Same as #2, but also keep releasing the event items through the Experiment Progress Bar in the future, with a 24-hour limit on use. (That would mean if you picked up an event item from the Lab, you could use it anytime within the next 24 hours. After those 24 hours, it would be an item with no use.)
4. Some other idea I haven't thought of?
Please keep in mind when making suggestions that we need to put a limitation in place. We recognize that newbies are having a difficult time staying motivated/interested in the site, but things like new Remnants are meant to be very hard to unlock, requiring months of work or a one-time payment of 1000 Gems. We've got plans in the works to improve this, I swear! Coding new features just takes a long time. Now that we've fixed up the Tutorial and sped up the backend on our slowest pages, we've got some great features coming your way soon. Take a look under the spoiler tag for more details!
New Premium Items: Kith Apparel
Hello everyone! I have something very special for all of you: today is the day we are finally ready to release the winning entry from the clothing design contest! Dreadnoughtus’ entry of Kith Accessories will now be a dream finally realized! More specifically, the “blepper flap/face things and spots” that was requested can be acquired through a quest with me. The Blue Blepper Frills come in ten base colors to match that of actual Bleppers!
I hope everyone enjoys these. Please give another big shout out to our creative winner!
That’s all I wanted to say!
Yup!
Thaaaaaaat’s it!
...You... are all staring at me. Is there something on my face? Is it jam?
Ohhh, noo, don’t look at me like that! Okay, okay! I was being silly! As wonderful as Bleppers are, I would feel terrible if we left out so many other Kith. My new quest is actually going to be giving out 10 new items total! This covers all the original Hope Kith, but I’m sure someday we will be able to expand our selection to cover all the Kith!
Along with the Blepper Frills, you can get your hands on Black Scalyx Horns, Red Pluff Blep, Gray Lumence Eyes, Yellow Hermithog Hat, Purple Gemwing Jewel, Black Flipperfin Flippers, Pink Ferrec Fluff, Purple Bumblebunnee Nose, and since we still want the Bleppers to feel special since they were the chosen as the winning item, we also have the Blue Blepper Blep Tongue.
But that’s not all! To showcase the wonderful bond between Kith and their Allies, the Headmaster is going to offer 9 new badge bundles, each with three new Kith-inspired items! You can buy a single item for 250 Gems in the Pick A Part Badge, or get a convenient deal with all three items for 500 Gems in the Bundle Badge.
The Blepper Apparel Badge Bundle contains Blue Blepper Eyes, Blue Blepper Blotches, and the Blue Blepper Long Tongue.
The Bumblebunnee Apparel Badge Bundle contains Orange Bumblebunnee Tail, Orange Long Bumblebunnee Antennae, and the Orange Tiny Bumblebunnee Antennae.
The Ferrec Apparel Badge Bundle contains Green Ferrec Sleek Tail, Green Ferrec Fluff Tail, and the Green Ferrec Ears.
The Flipperfin Apparel Badge Bundle contains Blue Flipperfin Tail, Blue Flipperfin Freckles, and the Blue Flipperfin Gills.
The Gemwing Apparel Badge Bundlecontains Yellow Gemwing Wings, Yellow Gemwing Beak, and the Yellow Gemwing Antennae.
The Hermithog Apparel Badge Bundle contains Yellow Hermithog Shield, Yellow Hermithog Horn, and the Yellow Hermithog Claws.
The Lumence Apparel Badge Bundle contains Red Lumence Wings, Red Lumence Tail, and the Red Lumence Mane.
The Pluff Apparel Badge Bundle contains Red Pluff Tail, Red Pluff Stripes, and the Red Pluff Ears.
The Scalyx Apparel Badge Bundle contains Green Scalyx Tail, Green Scalyx Mane, and the Green Scalyx Armor.
Whew! That was a mouthful! Please remember all these are meant to match the colors of their respective Kith. And please reference the previews in the bundles if you have any confusion about what you should be looking for! I so hope everyone enjoys these beautiful new items and that they help you bond even closer with your Kith.
New Unique Quest: Lycus' Secret
Earlier today I went to the Tatters for research and Iris told me about what she and my father have done with the new Unique Quests. The idea has some merit, s-scientifically speaking, and I... well... I'd like to study the effect these “secrets” have on the Tattered Weave. So, um, I guess that means I'll need to offer up some kind of secret of my own if I want to further my understanding of the Tattered Weave. A-ahem, for science, I-I suppose I can open up a bit more to those who have proved their Devotion to experiments with me.
Speaking of research, I don't know if you’ve run into anything odd by the Tatters lately but I found something very strange. It's this… paper? Brochure? I-I don't know what to call it really. What’s this say on the top? Shadow Stage Pamphlet?
It’s strange… It reminds me of the, um, those items in the First Class Item Badge Bundle that appeared at the Tatters when Iris and the Kith first showed up…
Anyway, I asked Iris to keep an eye out for any more and bring them to me down in the University Lab. I need to study how these things have managed to survive not just existing near the Tatters, but somehow coming through it.. I know a lot is going on right now, but I'd appropriate any help that everyone can offer me in my lab. Once we complete this next experiment, I’ll have a Shadow Stage Pamphlet available to pick up once an hour… perhaps the last experiment of its kind, if these new secrets prove worthwhile.
New Unique Quest: Nicholas' Secret
Iris explained this new "secret" discovery to me, and I must say, it sounds like an excellent assignment for our most devoted students! I've got a new Unique Quest to share myself if you're Devoted to me. You see, when Iris visited, she brought some of the new little Kith with her, and they made quite a mess in my Office...
I've also heard from a little birdie named Robin that the Devoted Shelf briefly disappears each day due to the difference between when Quests and Reputation reset. Thus, after much deliberation, we've changed the Devoted Shelf to occur at 98 points of Reputation instead of 99. I do hope this helps give you some leeway with your Daily Quests!
September Event: Secrets
Hello, students! I have some wonderful news to share. So many of you have worked hard to prove your devotion that I believe you’re ready to learn the secret of our ability to traverse the Tattered Weave.
Click on the Explore button in the main navigation to find a new page detailing each Remnant available to explore. Instead of unlocking Remnants by using items, you must now discover a secret from each Character! Collect enough secrets to unlock a Remnant of your choice. For each Remnant you unlock, the number of secrets needed to unlock a new Remnant will increase.
This change means that the discovery items (the Scanner and Enchanted Sonar) will be retired from Unique Quests. Nicholas and I have removed them from the Headmaster’s Office as of today, but they are still usable if you already have the item! We don’t want to alarm anyone in the midst of the Discovering Quests, so the items will remain available as Quest rewards until our anniversary on October 20.
You must be wondering how to earn a secret, now, aren’t you? Oh, everyone has a secret that they keep close to their heart. Whether it’s about their past, their hopes and dreams, their fears and insecurities, or their friends and family, you’ll have to devote yourself to them before they’ll share such an important secret with you. I’ll go first! If you’re Devoted to me, check for a new Unique Quest and I’ll share a secret with you.
Thank you all for taking this journey with us into the Tattered Weave. I’m touched by the love and support I see from all of you here!
