Community opinion needed! UR Items, yay? or nah!

[Omiyage]

I think people are going to vote yes for it anyway so my opinion doesn't really matter.

I really dislike 'Special Release' or UR pets and items because in the archive it is marked as a an ❌
So because I don't trade like a madman my archives will always be incomplete because they're counted against me. I loathe them so much.

Archives aside I think they're cool but what is the point? There are no rarities on items.

[boodles]

I think it’s hard to value UR items because items just don’t have consistent values, I’d guess mostly because they don’t have rarity tags. I’d be happy without UR items but I do like the item re-release.

[sensationalmarsupial]

Really like the UR items and I hope we keep doing them. The chance of getting something special makes adopting fun. Like every time I adopt horses I have a chance to adopt a zebra.

I do very much want an item rarity system though. Maybe it's difficult, or expensive to implement, or impractical. But surely there's some way to improve the current state. And it doesn't have to be identical to the pet system. Lots of brainstorming in this thread for that already.

[Sixx O'Clock]

I wouldn't mind UR items if they were really stand-out and unique. Definitely wasn't a fan of the cakes for the reason most everyone else was, it was so easy to confuse them for the normal release cakes and I'm sure plenty of people traded them off not realizing they were special. If more UR items are made, they definitely should not look like any existing items we have or had in the past, at least not anything within the past 5 years or so.

[BeetleDragon]

I’m against *new* UR items, if it was just the old ones again that might be ok but I don’t really want more of them. Until items get a rarity system or something I don’t think it’s a good idea

[Birdy]

This question personally frustrates me because while yes, I do enjoy new item releases and would be overall excited to have "special" or "unique" items to collect, it seems like such a hopeless feat without rarity tags. Item trading is, and has always been, so much more complicated than pet trading with the lack of rarities. And like many other users have pointed out, it seems preemptive to release UR items without first having a solid foundation for item trading in general. With many guides being outdated, or (understandably) slow to update as more research is collected, a lot of it is still a shot in the dark without any tangible system or indicators like rarity tags. I know the suggestion for item rarities has already been shut down, but until another solution is provided, it's hard for me to back the notion of introducing yet another complication.

Additionally, it's hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of a "UR" item being any different from another item. Unlike pets, which have a pretty structured set of species/linearts, items are vastly more unique. With the exception of the occasional reused lines, virtually every item that gets released is "unique". At least with the cakes, there's a sense of it being a truly unreleased item that was originally going to be part of a set but never was. But with unique UR items, why would I view them as inherently special from other items other than the assumption that they are harder to find? For example, store pets and UR pets generally have altered linearts or even entirely new linearts, which adds to their appeal and sense of being special. But if almost every item on the site is unique, what makes the UR item stand out? Will they be plushies, foods/drinks, scenery items? We already have those. Costumes/clothing, accessories, wigs? We have those, too. I guess I'm just struggling to imagine what these new items will be.

On the other hand, item re-releases are an entirely different story for me, and I'm thrilled to see that they'll start giving away retired store items in the dress-up contests each month. So many retired items (or just older items in general) are locked away in inactive accounts, never to be traded again. Reintroducing virtually extinct/impossible-to-trade-for items will be soooo helpful for item collectors!

I do greatly appreciate the chance to have our voices and opinions heard! It means a lot that CS is taking the time to pose these questions to the community.

[ButterflyChaser]

The only way I'd vote yes on this is if unreleased items were not counted as regular archive items, and instead were like the store pets where they are in the archive but don't need to be collected for a green check mark.

[witcherrii]

Before releasing more UR items I think there should be a rarity system implemented for items! I dont think it needs to be as detailed as the pet one but at least a 'rare' indicator would be helpful for the UR items and maybe for the discontinued store items.

I would also like a way to categorize my items or add "tags" to them to make it easier for trading, such as a favorites tab for my favorite items that I'm not willing to trade (without having to use them for dressups).

I dont really want to vote yes at this time due to that reason.

[Jagurz]

I think this is a good idea but I agree with many others in saying it can get confusing with no rarity tags for items. Also, as an item collector, part of me is kinda biased. What if the items are so very pretty but I can’t get them because im too broke??? DEVASTATING!!!!

I do think it is a good idea, I’ll probably just be disappointed in myself if I don’t get my grubby little hands on something LOL

[SunstonePhoenix]

Can we have unreleased items/pets not count against us in the checklist? Every year, my item and pet lists are green checkmarks until the UR comes out, and then I never see green again. That's really the main reason I'm against the items.