Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

[Nick]

Thanks everybody for your feedback on how we should update our rarity labelling system! Based on your feedback, we've now added 4 new rarity categories (in bold):

• OMG so common
• Extremely common
• Very common
• Common
• Uncommon
• Very uncommon
• Extremely uncommon
• Rare
• Very rare
• Extremely rare
• OMG so rare

And we've redistributed pets more evenly between categories to make the divisions more useful. Before, the count of unique pets were arranged like this, very lumped together in the two middle categories of Common and Uncommon:

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Now, with the addition of the new labels we've been able to spread out the pets more evenly across categories to make rarities easier to distinguish:

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Note that some pets will appear to get rarer and some pets appear to get less rare due to this change, as we have moved them away from the middle in order to fill the new categories. But their actual rarity hasn't changed, we just have more precise rarity labels now so we can see finer distinctions between pets.

As part of the update we've also updated the horizon beyond which a player is considered to be inactive, so we now get a more accurate view of how many pets might be available for trading.

You can head over to your Pet Display Settings (at the bottom of any of your pet groups) to see all of the new rarity bars.

In addition to the text-only rarity and bar-with-a-star rarity styles we had before, we're adding 4 new graphical styles to choose from! We think you'll be able to find the perfect style to suit you!

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The new default is the "notched bar"!

[Anade]

I'm so excited to see the "Unknown (still growing)" option added, as well!!!

[arcadia.]

yay!
i do like the new rarity system and notch thing.

[tiredddd]

i love it ahhhh!

[Trick or' treat]

I'm now confused with all the new rarities. Will there be an update to the "how the CS trading system works" thread or am I gonna have to figure this out by myself? I just joined last month so I'm gonna be like, "I don't know how Rarities work still". Is there perhaps newbie guides to trading or are they all old?

[Wysterinka]

Can't say I am very happy about this since I voted against it and it feels like pet values are way more confusing than those I already learned in past several years and now that's all in vain. Hopefully we recover from the shock quickly, able to trade again xD

[Loelya]

I'm now confused with all the new rarities. Will there be an update to the "how the CS trading system works" thread or am I gonna have to figure this out by myself? I just joined last month so I'm gonna be like, "I don't know how Rarities work still". Is there perhaps newbie guides to trading or are they all old?

there will undoubtedly be users pitching in to make new guides and give advice! ^^ the CS community is really good about covering bases in regards to guides & newbie help. but give folks some time because it can take effort to structure a good, comprehensive guide.

[Dogian]

Oh. Time to take a look at my trade folders...

[frogfan]

Thanks for the multiple options!!!

[Xiao_Jian]

I knew there were mote OMGSRs. Nice to see it for real!