[urgent] this site really is actually dying

[Foxes81_of_Anime]

I’m a new player and am very surprised with how active this site still is considering how long it’s been around. Web/Forum based games have already had their hayday, they’re naturally going to decline in popularity.
Jumping into any community like this is always overwhelming tho 😅 It wouldn’t be fun for a completionist, you’re not catching them all without being an OG player, but achievable goals are still achievable! I’ve almost finished my Syrian collection in just a few months of playing :)

partially irrelevant but
Yeah, yeah! personally, I have all the 2020 hamsters/syrians/guinea pigs/etc, and the store pets, the value for all collections will def rise and will be worth it later on depending how long you stay, if you decide to auction them.
relevant bit:
I do think mods should interact more with the community, when I first started and up to now they do seem a bit distant from regular players, although we know they're there. Also, login bonuses would be slightly weird, such as, what would we earn? C$ would probably lose its value a little, so maybe we could introduce in a new currency, not as valuable as C$ but more valuable than pets. idk what everyone would call it so I'd just call them "treats". Or we could go the FR way and have them earn C$, and on the seventh day get a UC or maybe rare pet.

[Namoki]

This is just a thing I've been thinking of, while not replying to anyone and just going off skimming of the recent pages and bouncing off some ideas.

I think we should add Minigames, Raffle/Lottery, Contests, and Dailies, now before the handful that disagrees with this, here are my reasons:
All of these reward users with a new currency : "Smoothie Coins" (Because we already have "Chicken Dollars")

But what you can get with this new currency?? Well...

• Can be used to enter Lotteries / Raffles
• Can be exchanged through an Item shop, similar to token exchanges during events, these items will leave store every other month, encouraging people to spend or check out what's new, MAYBE pets too- idk..
• Can be exchanged (BOTH WAYS) for Chicken Dollars, vise versa with HIGH ratios so we don't have major inflation (I hope-)
  
  I mostly just want to give new users and those who cannot invest money directly into the game a chance here

Alright but if we add minigames wouldn't that become a problem if people play those 10+ hours daily?

Yes, which is why you add an energy system (I'd like to call these "Treats" which was mentioned awhile ago actually).

• Every player can hold a maximum of 5 Treats daily, and each minigame costs 1-2 treats to play.
• Treats can be restored by waiting x amount of time (probably 20-30 minutes), allowing time for players to trade in between games and take a break from the site -I know this is the opposite of what we want, but blue lights = headaches for some
  
  To encourage people to play the minigames, I recommend adding a low chance to also obtain C$ straight up (low amounts of course!), or even special rarity pets known as "Arcade" rarity. As I do not -personally- agree with being able to obtain rares/uncommons from minigames.

What would the prizes be for contests/raffles/lottery?

That is ultimately up for the staff to decide, however I do agree with prizes being pets/items from the Pound /Lost and Found. Additionally to this, and this is where I am even iffy about it myself:

• Custom Pet Tickets - Untradeable and can be exchanged for a custom pet (max of 1-2 custom pets per user), C$ or $C (Smoothie Coin)
  
  I am iffy on this as custom pets are SPECIFICALLY REWARDED.
  

  Customs are awarded in special circumstances only, for example they are given to staff members to reward them for helping out the site. (x)

  
  At best, if they do add this -big doubt on my half- make the item so rare it only pops up once or twice a year.

Alright.. But what about dailies?

Only the new currency, which can be exchanged for C$, or the stuff mentioned earlier.
Like minigames, I do not agree with the rewards being pets.
I would like to see maybe the ability to make 5-10 C$ a month off dailies alone but that's a lot of numbers and calculations for ratios to properly have my input as of right now-

That's all I got for right now, thank you for coming to my ted talk-

EDIT: Daily talk.

[azemyc]

i think the addition of these games and dailies would definitely require another programmer. That is a lot of additional work on the shoulders of a singular programmer who already works to simply maintain the site.

Also, i dont feel as if dailies would fix activity problems. They can be demanding and overwhelming, specially for some neurodivergents like myself, and would change the overall feel of the game. CS has never had anything daily beyond the occasional seasonal events, which are planned ahead and limited in scope. Also, new pets + new stores would also require more work on volunteer staff for designs. Another currency might help short term, but it doesnt really address the base issues that the site has been simmering with for a while.

I do think that maybe monthly raffles for custom tickets, pound pets or items, or maybe a special pet that is reserved for just the raffles (but not cycled out), could be interesting. Those wouldnt require a completely new feature like minigames, and could work for player engagement.

[bigfin squid]

I definitely prefer the dressup competition ideas to the idea of dailies, mostly because, as others have said, they wouldn't really change the feel of the site. It would be something optional that would provide something to do once logged in, and might stir up participation among inactive players, but wouldn't cause any anxiety among players who like the chill, non-mandatory nature of CS.

I know that the dailies on FR are part of the reason why I sort of stopped playing over there. If I missed a day, I'd be kicking myself for missing out--and the dailies eventually stacked up to become a real chore. On CS, I'm always glad to know that I can skip a day and my pets won't starve, lol. It's part of what makes this site attractive to neurodivergent players as others have said!

[halloween3110]

Sorry for butting in, but could posters snip quoted posts and just say which page they are from?
It would help us from having to see the same thing over and over again?
I like to keep up to date, but its getting confusing to my old brain!
Lol
Ps I noticed a user saying they would never get a rainbow pot of gold, now I cant find them ... inwanted to gift them as I have 2!

[Shooting Stars]

I feel as if a lot of people are just expecting for CS to be a game that you can spend hours and hours on, when I don't think it's meant to be like that. It's not supposed to be a game with tons of activities & things to do. CS is not meant to be a game like FR, Dappervolk, Lioden, etc.. (Just gonna drop some previous feelings I've posted here)

I think we should add Minigames, Raffle/Lottery, Contests, and Dailies, now before the handful that disagrees with this, here are my reasons:
All of these reward users with a new currency : "Smoothie Coins" (Because we already have "Chicken Dollars")

But what you can get with this new currency?? Well...

• Can be used to enter Lotteries / Raffles
• Can be exchanged through an Item shop, similar to token exchanges during events, these items will leave store every other month, encouraging people to spend or check out what's new, MAYBE pets too- idk..
• Can be exchanged (BOTH WAYS) for Chicken Dollars, vise versa with HIGH ratios so we don't have major inflation (I hope-)
  
  I mostly just want to give new users and those who cannot invest money directly into the game a chance here

CS does not need a new currency. First of all, why create a brand new store, when CS can just simply update the store we already have? It would be a great way to combat C$ inflation, as others have mentioned. Retire some of the old items that have been there for a decade (things like clothes and wigs), and replace them with new things. (Keeping some old items of course like the contacts.)

CS has been also releasing an item set bimonthly as well to help inflation as well, along with the birthstone monthly item sets.
It's pretty easy to trade for C$, for those who cannot purchase them for themselves. There is no need for a free way to obtain something that was meant to help support the site. A lot of people here are also very generous, and give away C$ and store pets for free quite often.

I'd rather see more limited or rotating sets, like a zodiac item rotating set would be so cool (especially if it included a constellation of said zodiac.) And I would love to see plushie packs too, can never have enough plushies!

Alright but if we add minigames wouldn't that become a problem if people play those 10+ hours daily?

Yes, which is why you add an energy system (I'd like to call these "Treats" which was mentioned awhile ago actually).

• Every player can hold a maximum of 5 Treats daily, and each minigame costs 1-2 treats to play.
• Treats can be restored by waiting x amount of time (probably 20-30 minutes), allowing time for players to trade in between games and take a break from the site -I know this is the opposite of what we want, but blue lights = headaches for some
  
  To encourage people to play the minigames, I recommend adding a low chance to also obtain C$ straight up (low amounts of course!), or even special rarity pets known as "Arcade" rarity. As I do not -personally- agree with being able to obtain rares/uncommons from minigames.

Absolutely no support to any form of minigames that give out prizes, unless something like stamps. I'd love CS to bring Totoro Chase back, but only just for fun. No need for a limit on games if no prizes are to be handed out. And absolutely NO C$ from games (see what I've mentioned above).

Alright.. But what about dailies?

Only the new currency, which can be exchanged for C$, or the stuff mentioned earlier.
Like minigames, I do not agree with the rewards being pets.
I would like to see maybe the ability to make 5-10 C$ a month off dailies alone but that's a lot of numbers and calculations for ratios to properly have my input as of right now-

I've said it before (mentioned in my linked post above), others have said it, but I absolutely loathe the thought of dailies. I honestly just have a deep hatred for them. I absolutely do not want to feel pressure to log on. "Oh but they're optional!" But no, they are NOT, unless you don't experience FOMO.
There does not need to be a way to earn C$ for free. 5-10 C$ a month is sad honestly, and anymore will just continue to break the economy.

[Loui.]

I'm going to be ignoring the store pet issue for just a moment, because I think that's something we as users just have to learn to accept. I won't be getting a skelebun, just like I won't be getting a rainbow smoothie, a DIY cake set, a TD Moonswirl or that custom pet rock that was once in the pound. That's just how things are, sadly we can't all get everything.

-snip-

Uh excuse me for bumping in so late and not contributing to any of this (yet), but COSTUM ROCK in the pound? Is this an actual thing, or…?

[XxvPARANORMAvxX]

I joined like two weeks ago. Beats me.

[yharnam boy]

I'm going to be ignoring the store pet issue for just a moment, because I think that's something we as users just have to learn to accept. I won't be getting a skelebun, just like I won't be getting a rainbow smoothie, a DIY cake set, a TD Moonswirl or that custom pet rock that was once in the pound. That's just how things are, sadly we can't all get everything.

-snip-

Uh excuse me for bumping in so late and not contributing to any of this (yet), but COSTUM ROCK in the pound? Is this an actual thing, or…?

always loving it when people casually mention extremely obscure CS stuff without explaining further.... i'd love to have a link to the custom rock and some additional info, please.

[XxvPARANORMAvxX]

I'm going to be ignoring the store pet issue for just a moment, because I think that's something we as users just have to learn to accept. I won't be getting a skelebun, just like I won't be getting a rainbow smoothie, a DIY cake set, a TD Moonswirl or that custom pet rock that was once in the pound. That's just how things are, sadly we can't all get everything.

-snip-

Uh excuse me for bumping in so late and not contributing to any of this (yet), but COSTUM ROCK in the pound? Is this an actual thing, or…?

always loving it when people casually mention extremely obscure CS stuff without explaining further.... i'd love to have a link to the custom rock and some additional info, please.

Me too! This sounds very interesting, plus I'm pretty sure it'd only be for the moderators and stuff