Mysterious Melody status

December 13, 2021 5:50 pm

Hello, everyone!

Mysterious Melody has been a Subeta tradition for years, and we're hoping to present it to you later this week. It is going to be the usual fun of being able to provide anonymous cheer, but we're also adding some new features including achievements. We've aimed them at a variety of styles, so there should be something for you whether you've saved up some big things to really make someone's day or if you chose lots of pieces for a carefully themed array of gifts.

We wanted to get this out earlier, but December's been a bit of a blustery month. The server outage from December 3rd is still an issue and, while we're working around it, the back-up configuration is less robust than we (and you) would like. Between that and other Lumi matters such as trees, testing for Mysterious Melody has taken longer than expected but we are looking forward to wrapping that up and putting it out this week. Thank you for your continued interest in Luminaire, and Subeta!

December 13, 2021, 8:45 pm by

Profiles, not purifies. Of course my finger would hit add content the one time I didn't want it to.

December 13, 2021, 8:45 pm by

MM is a good feature, but it's not one I gravitate toward. What I do gravitate toward, and what is necessary for at least one thread that brings Lumi cheer, are trees. We NEED trees working for the Empty Tree thread. I need trees writing for my thread because it's so hard to see the gifting link on purifies without it.

December 13, 2021, 8:39 pm by

I am quite ambivalent about MM... I usually do it but I rarely find enjoyment in it. And attaching achievements to it is just going to make it worse, obligating those who don't like it to participate grudgingly.

I am much more concerned about getting trees working correctly! I love seeing the trees, and how users have decorated them as well as putting presents under trees that don't have any.

I know the entire staff is working hard, and it's appreciated! But why keep trying to roll something new things or updates, when existing things are broken?

December 13, 2021, 8:38 pm by

I haven't used MM much but I'm glad it's coming back for people who are really into it and I'll try to participate a bit as well. :) Thank you for working so hard!

December 13, 2021, 8:33 pm by

I was hoping we'd hear about this! Glad to hear it's coming along well.

December 13, 2021, 8:23 pm by

I enjoy doing a bit of Mysterious Melody and am curious about what it will be like. Fingers crossed it works out well! :D

I am hopeful that trees will appear soon? Like said below, stuffing users' trees who have few friends or otherwise empty trees is the highlight of my year. I save up and it brings me a lot of joy picking out gifts for people who may not be expecting to be noticed or shared with, and I'm trying hard to be patient about the tree images being down still, but...really will be sad about it I think should they not reappear in the near future. :)

December 13, 2021, 8:11 pm by

Achievements won't be crazy, . ;) We learned from the snowballs.

December 13, 2021, 8:04 pm by

Thanks for the update, however I won't be aiming achievements, achievements aren't my thing, so I hope its still the same send to a random user.

December 13, 2021, 7:44 pm by

Please don't make the achievements tier crazy, the top one right now is 50, extra 2 tiers 70, 100 are fine, but more than that may make everyone just throw junk into the MM for the achievements just to get them.

December 13, 2021, 7:30 pm by

I do like that idea, I'll bring it up! That week or so into January, the post-Lumi feeling, could definitely use some good cheer as well.

December 13, 2021, 7:27 pm by

~_^

They'll be part of it next year as well, so even if it ends up not being your cup of cocoa this year you can have a plan for next Lumi!

Site stability is a big concern for us as well, which is why we want to make our list and check it twice in terms of making sure the feature works. The MM extra features had been in the works before the December 3rd outage and incorporated some stuff that users had been requesting for a while (no spoilers just yet on what). Luminaire is one of the favorite times of year for Subetans, we know, and we want to make it special. We appreciate having you and everyone with us.

Thank you for the kind words!

December 13, 2021, 7:25 pm by

I don't think I've ever done MM except maybe back when I 1st started, so interested to see what happens. Thanks.

December 13, 2021, 7:25 pm by

no to achievements for this.. i am not one who is able to save to buy anything that people wouldn't deem junk and i hate trying to guess what to buy/send anyway. i stay away from all the gifting and really don't want to be dragged into this for the achievements :/

December 13, 2021, 6:58 pm by

Thank you for all the updates you've been delivering, your communication is everything users have been asking for and you're excellent at it. Stay awesome man.

December 13, 2021, 6:57 pm by

Although it is appealing to see what the staff comes up with for Mysterious Melody, I would prefer that the priority is to fix the trees & other site issues.

It's my 4th year hosting Empty Trees where kind users find trees that are not filled and then fill them with gifts. There were over 150 participants stuffing trees & approx 1,600 empty trees filled. Many users have indicated that this is one of their favourite things to do during Lumi. We had just started the event a few hours before everything crashed. Being able to decorate trees, gift friends, break social isolation, etc. is a BIG part of Lumi.

On my end, I've tried to keep morale up by encouraging users to post broken tree images to get at least a laugh... but honestly, I am disappointed that the tree images have not been fixed. Moreover, I am a bit pissed that staff is spending time checking for new things (that often make the site hiccup because no matter how much testing offline, something can happen when you put it live). It makes me think of the movie Ralph Breaks the Internet.

So please, please, PLEASE prioritize fixing things 1st, especially Lumi Trees!

December 13, 2021, 6:57 pm by

Can't wait ^_^

December 13, 2021, 6:53 pm by

:) Thank you for all the effort you all are putting in to trying to make this a great Lumi!

Pffhehe! "wrapping that up" ^_^ Indeed!

December 13, 2021, 6:38 pm by

So glad to see that it'll be back soon!

December 13, 2021, 6:32 pm by

, thank you SO much for the update on what's going on with MM. ❤ Because of it starting so late, is there any chance that it can possibly be extended into the first week of January?? Please? If not, I understand, but it would be cool. I absolutely love MM, and for those who don't know what it is, it's kind of like a Secret Santa thing. You sign up each day and are paired anonymously with another player on the site. You then can exchange items (clothes for avatars, plushies, stickers, food items etc.) with your Mysterious Melody throughout the day. It just adds to the holiday cheer which is nice. :) Again, thank you!!

December 13, 2021, 6:13 pm by

It's my first Lumi, so I don't really know what Mysterious Melody is all about, it's still a mystery for me lmao Can't wait

December 13, 2021, 6:12 pm by

Thanks for the update! I'm excited for MM this year especially with achievements.

December 13, 2021, 6:11 pm by

I love MM, but please, for the love of cats, make sure you fix trees first, make sure the site is stable (for cw/pawn shop sale and this on top), and then, only then, try to add something new (you know everyone and their dog is going to scramble for new achievements). If the rest of the site isn't stable, then don't. do. it.

I'm trying to be positive, Lumi is my favorite time, but good lord, Subeta, you making it hard! I do appreciate the steady flow of communication, being it good or bad!

December 13, 2021, 6:08 pm by

thanks so much for the communication! always good to hear from you guys ❤️

December 13, 2021, 6:07 pm by

Can't wait to see the end result! Keep it going! Subeta has been a site i've used off and on since 14 haha and now i'm 29!

December 13, 2021, 6:01 pm by

Ooof...achievements? Normally I'd be stoked for new achievements but I have less than zero interest in MM and now I'm going to feel compelled to participate despite my discomfort with it. Hopefully whatever other updates are coming for it will make it a little less unappealing to me. =x

December 13, 2021, 5:58 pm by