Outfit Limit Update

November 17, 2021 3:32 pm

The human avatar system is a major part of the site; while our pets are precious, fashion and HA options have also kept people with Subeta through the evolution of the Wardrobe and features such as toggles to display limbs or not, skins to add a bit of extra flair, and saved outfits to preserve favorite combinations or try out new items.

Saved outfits in particular have been one of the most used, er, threads through several versions, and understandably so given the sheer fun of them, with 250 avatars on average saved per day and 360,000+ (and counting) total in the system. But given the amount of bandwidth, limits on how many total per user had been previously discussed; in fact, when you currently click over Outfits in the Wardrobe, there is a notification that eventually a limit of 500 saved outfits will be enforced.

There were various reasons why the timeframe on when to apply that limit was still being worked out but, with the ">tagging system going live, we're ready with the timeline and details.

Starting 2022 January 1st 12:01am Subeta time, the limit of 500 outfits will be put into effect. HOWEVER, your old outfits will not be deleted and you will be able to load, modify, and wear those outfits Nor will they count against your limit. So for example, If you have 520 outfits today, on January 1st, those 520 outfits are grandfathered in and you will have 0 against the limit of 500 outfits.

We understand that it's going to be an adjustment, but we also know that this is a caring and generous community that wants to look out for each other and this measure is to improve the site experience overall. This helps future Wardrobe usage and stability, reducing lag not just for avatar enthusiasts but for the fabric of the site overall. Working with twenty million rows in the database versus twenty billion makes a big difference in the amount of time and processing, and forums, quests, and battling along with general process spooling time will benefit from this.

We look forward to being able to improve existing features and delight with new ones for everyone!

November 17, 2021, 5:13 pm by

Thanks for the update! <3 On behalf of my 223 saved outfits ... I apologize 😬

November 17, 2021, 5:01 pm by

Thanks for the heads up! 500 is a fair and sizeable limit imo. ^0^

November 17, 2021, 4:56 pm by

They are working on a tagging system, which sounds like it could fit what you have in mind! I think the goal is to allow you up to 5 tags for each saved outfit, so you'd be able to put "morostide" or "luminaire" tags for them to help you sort.

They're still testing the feature, but there's a thread about it in the Announcements forum called "Saved Outfits: Tags!"

November 17, 2021, 4:55 pm by

Like the tag system we just released? 😉

November 17, 2021, 4:55 pm by

What? 500? Isn't that too much? I only have 10/15 outfits saved and I am deleting those that I no longer use/like. xD

November 17, 2021, 4:37 pm by

Ya that sounds awesome! Like oversaving on a video game file.

November 17, 2021, 4:36 pm by

It would also be really nice to categorize our own outfits, like holiday outfits, experimental outfits, etc and search them by name for easy searching. Just throwing ideas out!

November 17, 2021, 4:33 pm by

yes please!

It's a long way since we only had 3 slots available in old old wardrobe, but back then, carefully creating fewer, perfect outfits was all the rage :)

November 17, 2021, 4:25 pm by

Yes please, let us update existing outfit slots. I also do the thing where I save the same outfit several times over because it's not done yet but I want to take a break and come back to it so I save it then when I come back and work on it I have to save again. And sometimes I get new pieces of clothing that would work really well with an old outfit, I would love to just update that slot rather than saving a whole new outfit.

November 17, 2021, 4:23 pm by

Agree with and !

November 17, 2021, 4:20 pm by

That would be so useful!!

November 17, 2021, 4:13 pm by

Huh, I don't know why I never thought about that! Would it be useful to you to be able to update an existing saved outfit with what you're wearing 👀

November 17, 2021, 4:12 pm by

I remember making screenshots of my favourite outfits and keeping them in a special folder back when didn't have a save option at all... a limit of 500 sounds fine, even generous considering the reason behind it. :)

November 17, 2021, 4:10 pm by

I haven't been using wardrobe as much this past year. Are we able to modify saved outfits now and overwrite old ones without having to save a new one each time? I have a lot saved over the past few years that are just the same outfit over and over again with small changes to each one.

November 17, 2021, 4:01 pm by

Ooh, okay this is very clear and good to have confirmed. Thank you! I will still clear out old outfits just to help with the lag as much as I can but I'm glad I won't be maxed out on outfits when it does take effect! n.n;

November 17, 2021, 3:58 pm by

thank you! this is very clear and understandable. :)

the limit warning kinda sat there for a while and I was wondering just the other day when would it eventually happen.

November 17, 2021, 3:56 pm by

In the beginning I had like 10 avatars only. And along the way, not even those few managed to be carried over to the next wardrobe update...

November 17, 2021, 3:54 pm by

500? Oh my, not sure how I could ever use that many. I have plenty of clothes in my wardrobe but have like 3-5 favorites saved.

November 17, 2021, 3:54 pm by

Cool! So should we work on deleting our older saved outfits if we no longer need them? Would that help with bandwidth issues?

November 17, 2021, 3:51 pm by

I would be happier if you fixed the 'log in to new Subeta' issue so I could actually access the forums without having to log in a gazillion times a day. It's seriously a PITA.

November 17, 2021, 3:47 pm by

I think I only have 1 or 2 outfits saved. 500 still sounds like a whole lot, and can't fathom the reason anyone needs that many different looks saved.

But yeah, I think the new limit will help the site run more smoothly.

November 17, 2021, 3:45 pm by

I agree with Walrus. Updating would be a useful tool

November 17, 2021, 3:44 pm by

You're correct, the limit won't apply to the outfits you already have! Seemed a good way to thread the needle. :p

November 17, 2021, 3:43 pm by

Seems like the number of outfits would be cut down dramatically fi it was possible to update an outfit, rather than having to save a new one each time.

November 17, 2021, 3:43 pm by

I'm good I have 5 saved

November 17, 2021, 3:42 pm by

This seems like a reasonable way to help reduce bandwidth use and improve the overall site performance.

November 17, 2021, 3:38 pm by

If I really went through, I could probably delete some of my 'outfits' as I save in the middle of an idea for an outfit, then later continue to finish and forget to delete the idea stage 'outfit'. I really do appreciate the limit not applying to the outfits we already have (at least that's what I got from reading this?). I will try to keep my number of outfits down. ^_^' (Though I don't think I'm much over 600 right now... ..is that a lot..? lol)

Thank you all that have been working on this. :) We appreciate it! <3

November 17, 2021, 3:37 pm by

Thanks for the timely heads up!

November 17, 2021, 3:35 pm by

I just wish my limbs could be used.

November 17, 2021, 3:33 pm by

Oh noooo. I get why you have to do it and I'm not angry, but...I think I have about 10k outfits saved lol time to adjust.

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