WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby Oliverstorm » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:16 pm

Gadreel wrote:Actually a limit on having extremely rare pets would help battle the circulation issue. Stopping players from having more than say 3 of the same super rare pet would help stop inflation from people hoarding.

Also suggesting a set of nick store pets with all profits going directly to Nick!

I have to disagree with this point. Even though it may be frustrating to see someone with five Raven store dogs, it must be taken into account that they traded for each and every one of those. They paid what are likely fair or overpay prices. Plus, what would be done about people who already own hoards of such lucrative and rare pets? Take them away, force them to exchange?
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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby SilentSnake » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:16 pm

Gadreel wrote:Actually a limit on having extremely rare pets would help battle the circulation issue. Stopping players from having more than say 3 of the same super rare pet would help stop inflation from people hoarding.

Also suggesting a set of nick store pets with all profits going directly to Nick!



^ this would be a win lose situation with hoarders, they probably spent a decent amount to get that many pets but on the other hand it could make the newer players be able to get some of the "rarer" pets
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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby Lavish ❀ Lioness » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:16 pm

Logia wrote:
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Lavish ❀ Lioness wrote:Every time I see someone say their only goal is to have a complete CS collection, my soul dies a little bit LMAO


Tbh me too. Like I want to collect every (non-store) snake but that's bc I genuinely like the snake design. CS is supposed to be fun not stressful! It's v disheartening seeing a lot of people complain about not getting rares from a pound drop in the CS server I'm in. Y'all got a cool looking pet, why so down?


I support people having whatever goal they want, but I feel like people should be educated (not the right word maybe) on how hard a complete collection will be and be made aware of other more reachable goals they can also have. I've never had any goals besides individual pets on my WL, so I don't share the frustration of not being able to collect all of something, but lately I've felt that CS has grown into this game where people think they "have" to collect all of something to be playing the game right.


They absolutely have the right but you're also right about them needing to be educated about how difficult some goals are to meet and that they shouldn't be discouraged if that's what they want
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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby Starry Night » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:16 pm

ARACHNOPHOBI4 wrote:
onion wrote:i like the idea of a login reward but how would that work for people that stay eternally logged in like me? :0 just wondering haha!

I think as long as you appear on a rollover it counts would work


Or make it more of an active system where you have to go click the "check in" button or complete a task.
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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby SunstonePhoenix » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:17 pm

Also letting us sort our own pets might lower demand for “true date” pets. Give newbies with rereleases a better chance. ovo
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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby everestwhite » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:17 pm

all i want to say, as someone who has been on this site for a very long time, its just way too difficult to get the pets you want. even years ago some pets were just far too difficult to for me to try and get to the point where i just gave up, although its certainly not anywhere nearly as bad as it is now. but it is always something ive struggled with on this site and i wouldnt be surprised if it pushes newer players away.

i think its fine for SOME pets to be rare and hard to get, but the weird artificial inflation on certain pets makes it feel truly impossible sometimes. i missed the golden gacha dog thing because i was lucky enough to get one from the litter, but i really feel bad for anyone who wanted it, seeing people talk about it makes it seem nightmarish to deal with and its just a RARE. not even a very rare! and its only like 2 years old!!

nowadays i dont bother. i just play the events a little bit and get my monthly litters. only time i do trades now is when people send them to me. it really just feels like a waste of energy.

all of this and also the lack of new content. i dont think it even has to be anything big, i enjoy how low maintenance this site is, but i gotta say nowadays its a hard sell and i have not been able to get any of my friends to play CS because theres just....nothing to do. just a small thing, anything, SOME kind of innovation, might do some good. seems like theres not enough manpower for it though...

all in all its sad to see the state of CS. i hope something can be done.

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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby ARACHNOPHOBI4 » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:17 pm

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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby trickyLA » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:17 pm

thenullchrysalis wrote:
Starry Night wrote:
what about a log in reward type thing?
if you can log in a certain amount of times in the month you get to open a box - this would help the site.


I like the idea of a login reward! I feel like it would also encourage activity in general. My favorite thing that FR does for example is reward 1 gem a day for activity. I don't think that would translate directly to CS, but something similar would be neat.


Oh I LOVE this idea! The box could be containing more valuable items or pets the longer you're active! :)
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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby Elm » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:18 pm

Gadreel wrote:Actually a limit on having extremely rare pets would help battle the circulation issue. Stopping players from having more than say 3 of the same super rare pet would help stop inflation from people hoarding.

Also suggesting a set of nick store pets with all profits going directly to Nick!


Sometimes you need multiple high rare pets to trade for others ( like a single older store pet)- i personally dont think telling other people how to play the game is the right way to go imo. Maybe giving people more opportunities to get rares/very rares seems like a better option.
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Re: WHY PEOPLE ARE QUITTING CS- A Discussion

Postby odi » Sat Aug 05, 2023 2:18 pm

SunstonePhoenix wrote:I just don’t think it’s helpful to laugh at “greedy” newbies, or laugh at “greedy” old players on their hoards of ancient rare pets. We all want to collect pets, it’s the point of this site. We need to be talking about ways to do that.

I think it’s fair to ask for an older pet for a newer pet that is in “demand” because how else are we supposed to get it?

this might have to do with how hard it might seem to get into the game for new players... i mean, joining into a community 15 years after its formation, starting with nothing but the general monthlies literally everyone else is getting and maybe event pets if you're lucky to join during an event... it's not very promising. you have to visit a bunch of player pounds to stock up on pets, and not everyone has the time or energy to do that. i think it's a great way to get started with familiarizing yourself with trading and interacting with the community, but to new players it might not seem appealing to be constantly running through the same cycle of bump. *password*. trade cancelled due to pet being moved or deleted. resend. trade cancelled. resend. trade goes to rot because player quit the game. over and over again. i was patient enough to do it, and lucky enough to come across a quitting player with no limit on the number of pets you could take... but that's not the reality for a lot of players.

long story short, if you're not into art/oekaki or roleplaying or forum games, there's really just trading left. and trading is hard to do when you have a couple dozen pets and everyone else has hundreds or thousands.
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