A Guide to Hoarding - All you need to know about hoards!

[sabbetin]

I just have one question; can I call my collection hoard even there was like seven pets? Or is there some number of pets that you must have before you can call it hoard? c;

[Javin]

Huh! All this time I thought I was just collecting butterwolves; I guess I'm hoarding them instead. Does it count as a hoard if your goal is exactly one of each pet?

Good question! I think that's a collection, and not a specific hoard?
Everyone is striving to collect one of each type of pet on the site - many people have a collection of butterwolves with one of each type, myself included.
I also have a hoard of black, white and grey dogs. I have hoarded only one of each type because there are so many dogs out there with those colours that I'd end up with hundreds, and quantity is not my goal. However, that hoard is extra to the dogs that I have collected for my regular collection. Does that make sense?
This is just my take on it, of course, and other people may have different opinions...

[Seasonal]

Moondragon007 - Unfortunately, trying to have a complete collection is not hoarding. ): A hoard is a group of pets that have something consistent about them. It's great to hear that you collect butterfly wolves! I'm not sure how your groups work, but have you ever considered putting your duplicates in their own group? That way, it will be easier to get them, as people will know what to offer. C:

September - A hoard would consist of two or more pets (though two is a bit low D: ) so, depending on your hoard, seven would be a great number. :2

[Jeweled]

This is awesomesauce. ;D Maybe add something about possibly making a goal for a hoard, like you'll stop at say, 75, or you want it to be unlimited, etc? ^^

[qittenpie]

What kind of tips? C:
Thank-you!

I dunno. Random ones? XD

Maybe a section on some good name sites/ ways to name your hoards? (...>.> I should probably start working on naming my new additions to my horse hoard. Oh well. XD)

[Seasonal]

I tried to make the first post look a bit more fancy. ^^; I'll add some more later, but for now, the titles will have to do.

[FlitterRayne]

Something else you might point out is the strategic point hoarding can have.

I've noticed someone hoarding a specific type of pet, and I've always wondered at it. I got to thinking about what advantage it -could- have for them.

If you're a hardcore trader, you -could- hoard the uncommon outcome, or a series of pets you think will be sought after in the long term, thinking it could go up in rating in the future.

Meaning: I'm going to hoard the (example, nonexitstant) Sparkleberry Swirl dog. It's the uncommon outcome. In 2 months, possibly more, that uncommon could turn to rare. Now I'll have 20-50-More rare pets to trade.

Now, not every uncommon would turn into rares. Or, even rares that someone would want all the time. But...if you plan well, I can see how finding a pet, or series of pets, that people are raving about, that's aesthetically pleasing and well liked, could very well be sought after in the future by people who are newer to CS. Even newbies can get rare outcomes you know, so they might just be willing to trade them. ((Meaning, never discount the newbies!))

Just my two cents. I'd, personally, never hoard. I don't see the point in it, besides strategic value, but I personally prefer to have only 1 pet, and maybe some in trades. But I wouldn't go crazy for it, nor drive my brain crazy trying to figure out which is tomorrow's winner.

[Yamanaka Shin]

This is a great guide ^^ But maybe you can make a short list of all the current hoarded dogs and who hoards them?

For example:

Zodiac Dogs
Hoarded by: person 1, person 2

Dalamation
Hoarded by: person 1

(I don't mean to be rude)

[Shian]

That would be neat to see.

The list would be very long as we have over a thousand pets on the site right now, so I'm not sure how feasible that would be to keep track of, but it's something I would like to see. I have to wonder if there is a dog not spoken for in hoarding. I'm sure rats have all kinds of hoards.

[Dark Archangel]

This is a great guide ^^ But maybe you can make a short list of all the current hoarded dogs and who hoards them?

For example:

Zodiac Dogs
Hoarded by: person 1, person 2

Dalamation
Hoarded by: person 1

(I don't mean to be rude)

The CS records are registering them aleardy.