Overview
"The" Rares List Guide was in use for over eight years on Chicken Smoothie. Over the course of time, both the values and the usage of this list changed. The effects of this guide were very prominent; users often gave advice on the Fair Trade Thread by treating the values of this guide as official values, which was never the guide's intended purpose. A discussion that started in December 2016 and continued well into 2017 brought to light many of the List's longstanding issues, and for the next two years, efforts were made to fix these issues by moving pets up/down to focus the List more on rarity rather than demand. Finally in early 2019, while users were moving the UR Foal and UR Rat, a discussion arose to edit the List with a massive overhaul. Following the January 2019 rarity calculation update, it became clear to many users that some of the pet placements on "The" Rares List Guide were incorrect (marked in red on the September List and Main List below the gap). Users, more-so now than ever, questioned the accuracy and structure of this list. In its current form, the pets on the very top of the List were said to be worth from 7,000 to 10,000 2009 rare pets. With the visible inaccuracies following the rarity changes in 2019, the community asked to start a poll to decide the fate of the Rares List.
Data
Notes about the poll: Each user had a vote, with the ability to change their votes over a 14 day period.What would you personally like to see done with the Rares List?
1. Maintain - keep the Rares List the same but update pet values. 11% / 188 Votes
2. Restructure - vote on ways to majorly update, restructure or rebuild the Rares List. 40% / 697 Votes
3. Retire - discontinue the list and stop updating it. 44% / 770 Votes
4. Undecided - don't know but show me the poll results 4% / 76 Votes
There was also a Google survey that asked users to clarify their opinions. This survey was very helpful in coming to our conclusions as a community. Visit
here to visit the survey.
What does this mean?
This list is closed to any further updates, meaning pet placements will no longer be updated. This list will be locked to avoid any further discussion on this thread, but you are still welcome to reference for trading, general information gathering, etc. if you wish to do so. As a result of this, you are free to value your pets as you choose, and work out a trade with your trading partner based on the values the two of you agree upon. You can also choose which guide you want to follow. Right now, a rarity guide based on actual numbers, a list based on rarity change dates, and a list based on demand are in the works. Per the community, locking this thread from any further updates will help emphasize that this list is not official.
Does this make "list pets" less rare/valuable? I thought my Sunjewel is worth 10,000 '09 rares..
This all depends on if a user you trade uses the same guides for trading that you do. If they use this list, they likely value the pets similarly to you! If not, it might be best to find out what the user values their pet at!
What would you personally like to see done with the Rares List?
Explanation of optionsNOTE: Anyone on CS is allowed to create and run their own lists, whether they are based in rarity, demand, both, or none at all. The following are other active list projects available; -
CS Rarity List-
The Rarity Trade GuideThese threads are allowed by staff; anyone may make a community guide with a different focus than those already created. However,
no threads (including this one) are endorsed by staff, and none should be taken as law. The trading community is diversifying and this list is not the end all be all. Regardless of the outcome of this poll, there will be no enforcement of this list above any other and it is recommended that if you do not agree with this list that you move on to other projects after the conclusion of the poll. That will greatly reduce the amount of debate in this thread (or its successor) and allow those who want to work on it to do so.[/center]
1. Maintain - keep the Rares List the same but update pet values.
Nothing about the structure of the thread or the way it is run will change. Edits would be made to reflect the new rarity changes and changes in the market, but they would happen with a community poll for each move. There is a list of pets to be addressed on the first page that will be discussed (to which anyone can add any pet). This option believes that the list is salvageable in its current form and will remain an important trading guide on CS.
2. Restructure - vote on ways to majorly update, restructure or rebuild the Rares List.
The list in its current form will be updated in both pet placement and overall structure. There will be polls what to do with the foundation of the list. While a part of the list might stay the same, big things will change.
Examples: Smaller tiers and gaps (which makes pets closer in value),locking this thread and restarting/restructuring for a new start, no gaps list, community input via faster, shorter paced polls, pet movement to decrease demand influences, rarity taken more into account, etc.
However, plenty of other polls will be run if this option wins in order to decide a direct course of action based on discussion after the completion of this poll.
3. Retire - discontinue the list and stop updating it.
This option is for those who believe that the list has too many flaws for a working end to come from it. If you want to move away from the list, this is the option for you. This option does not mean the list will be deleted; it will always be available to look at it. Users who want to use this as a trading guide will be able to do so. Even if you vote this option, a list that includes rarity/demand will likely be created. Other list projects are available (listed above), and people can create new lists if they please, but this individual thread will remain inactive. No other pet move updates will be done on this thread, it will be left 100% exactly the same as is now (aside from lay-out changes to indicate that this list is no longer updated).
4. Undecided - don't know but show me the poll results
Vote this option if you are:
- Unsure
- Don't care.
- Don't agree with the other 3 options.