Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

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Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby Nick » Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:41 pm

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"!
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Re: Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby Anade » Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:46 am

I'm so excited to see the "Unknown (still growing)" option added, as well!!!
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Re: Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby arcadia. » Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:46 am

    yay!
    i do like the new rarity system and notch thing.
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Re: Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby tiredddd » Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:51 am

i love it ahhhh!
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Re: Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby Trick or' treat » Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:51 am

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?
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Re: Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby Wysterinka » Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:52 am

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
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Re: Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby Loelya » Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:53 am

Trick or' treat wrote: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.
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Re: Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby Dogian » Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:54 am

Oh. Time to take a look at my trade folders...
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Re: Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby frogfan » Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:57 am

Thanks for the multiple options!!!
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Re: Rarity system updated to add 4 new categories!

Postby Xiao_Jian » Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:57 am

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