lol i admit i am like,, very pro-polls but i was also lowkey dreading how much that would drag it out. it was years of a lot of ??? and while i definitely can see why some users would've liked a heads-up, im just really glad the decision is made and rolled out. <3

I was initially not a fan of this change but then I realized like...there's literally no reason for me to be like that. I had a pet I had adopted a while back that I offloaded basically as soon as non-unique names were confirmed because...there was no reason for me to keep that name. I had no inspiration for it. I was just hoping some would come up. And honestly that's kind of ridiculous. It's really, really nice to not feel the need to do that anymore. And to rename my pets into things I actually like?? I had some placeholder names I wasn't a fan of and those are GONE now and it's fantastic?

Also I was finally able to adopt a pet with a name I had been watching for literal years and while I still doubt I'll actually do anything with it (the names themselves were definitely not the reason for my lack of pet inspiration) it's still so nice to have ;w;

@ Bug

Ahh thank you for the clarification! I probably missed your addressing of it before somehow (I thought I had read all responses, but sometimes i read something and misunderstand, or just outright miss a sentence). I didn't mean to frustrate you or make you feel attacked. As I said, my understanding was off kilter and I appreciate you responding to my own brain derp. :) Unfortunately my brain likes to latch onto things and goes all "railroad in one direction" and struggles to get it correct, and a rephrasing of the same darn thing a few times over is what it takes.

Overall, I like how non-unique pet names is putting the site back in motion. I understand there are many kinks that should have been ironed out sooner, and the staff is on top of it.

What could be improved again is communication. This is such a major change, but there is info missing, outdated, or scattered around.

1. Info in advance Some users suggested a poll. Or we could have a heads up to last minute name our pets before this system goes into effect if we want legacy pet names.

2. The news page needs to be accurate

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   Changing Pet Name
   You can now change your pet name once per month with a gold account. That means one name change <em>per pet</em>, per month. We&;ll have a way for everyone to rename their pets soon!
   This is what it says at the moment. Everything is confusing! It did not say the GA give a free name change, then staff said the change is actually overlooked and should be per account per month (not per pet), and users are already renaming their pets.

3. Please keep all changes in the news posts The news posts got disabled and then enabled to fix lag which is understandable. But there are some links added such as this which got removed after reenabling, and it would be helpful to keep it in the news post. https://subeta.net/forums.php/read/911881/The-DL-on-the-Update-NonUnique-Pet-Names

Just something I have thought of.. is there anywhere on the site where legacy names are explained?

If someone who joins in like 1 year looks at a pet and is like "Why is this pet called Spot but has "Legacy name: AwesomePet" underneath?".

, thank you for taking the time to explain things addressing my concerns. I

Yes, thank you. I don't understand the desire to deny someone something that you're not even interested in. It reminds me of the Aesop's fable of The Dog in the Manger - a dog is sitting in a manger filled with hay. It can't eat it, but it barks and snarls at the oxen who could and refuses to move. Know what happens at the end of the fable? The owner gives it a smack and tells it to go away. If all you're doing is logging on once a year to hoard names that you won't even use, or if you wander in after 10 years and complain that things are different, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

I agree wholeheartedly with this, I was very happy when the forum posts were originally linked! Not everyone uses the forums, and might not know to look here for info.

It is still one free name change per pet, per month, if you have a gold account.

The part that was overlooked is if you abandoned/transferred the pet within that same month, whether or not someone else could also rename it. They originally made it pet-specific so that if you changed a pet's name and then abandoned them, another person would not be able to change their name within the same month.

Bug has now changed it so that it's per account for each pet, so ostensibly multiple people could change the same pet's name in the same month (but the same person could not).

I updated the thread to make that more clear. :) FAQ about Legacy Names/Non-Unique Pet Names

Probably for the same reason people were creating common pets with inactive/unused RW names and dumping them in the pound before this change. No idea who it was but you would often see a bunch of common pets (i.e. a bunch of demis or dillemas or kumi) with dictionary word names go floating through the pound before the name changes.

At least now those names won't be gummed up for at least a year for people who actually wanted to use them.

I really like this change! I think it will increase my creativity and involvement in my pet's stories if I ever get around to finishing them. :)

I wish the Pound would show Legacy names clearly; you have to copy-paste the pet's ID to see their 'real' name.

Unfortunately, they've decided not to implement that. :(

Show legacy names in the adoption center details

OTOH I think it's better if you don't think of legacy names as their "real" names. The names they have are their "real" names. The legacy names are just their "former" names.

It's like the difference between having a pet named "Prince" and a pet named "Artist" (formerly known as Prince). [sup](That's mostly a tongue-in-cheek example and shouldn't be taken as absolutely analogous.)[/sup]

Curses. Foiled again.

I thought I'd nabbed a name of an original character yesterday, except I'd been bamboozled - as soon as I went on their profile, the Legacy name (a string of real words) stared up at me in bold letters and blew a raspberry in my face. So I abandoned the pet at once and felt mighty foolish. Then I retired to my fainting couch with a mighty fit of the vapours.

cackles manically the names are all mine at last

when i first saw the news i was ... emotional? i quickly realised that the only thing keeping me logging in for the last two years was my pet names.

i felt at first that that was what was keeping me coming back, those coveted pet names, so what now? i realise now that whilst i was coming back, i wasn't actively interacting with my pets or the site. the freedom to name our pets as we please should encourage creativity across the site and reinvigorate the players who prioritise pets (of which there are many!)

i actually just renamed a bunch of my pets and i'm loving the new found freedom -- one name change EVERY MONTH? i bought a gold account for the first time in like 3 years lol

this is a really well needed change and should encourage old, current and new users alike. thank u for doing this!

i especially appreciate the comments made by and your decision making -- it's actually great to see you taking control and making really solid decisions. the work you're doing with is bringing the site a new lease of life.

honestly we just need new pet profiles rolling out asap and i'm convinced that i (and many others) could become active once again.