Personally, I think it's an awesome idea. C: I don't think I'll be using one, but I'll definitely be looking out for them on the forums.
LOL I just saw this so yeh, I'm slow;)
I'm not going to 'complain' about the price as such, but it is a bit of a stupid idea to charge people in the first place just to show their pet on a forum LMAO It takes like, 1 click from a profile to see some ones pet. (Presuming they do not have them hidden) Or they can have siggies done to show them. It's not something I'll be wasting my money on, I don't care if it is only a dollar lol and I love to spend my spare cash here, so don't bother saying I'm being tight 'CAUSE IT'S ONLY A DOLLAR' This whole idea just made me laugh to be quite honest!:P
I believe this is an interesting idea. Certainly not one that I will ever use since I'm rarely on the forums, but interesting and handy for those who like to show off their pets. However, I do have one comment. Is it necessary to have a picture of the leash under all of the options on the pets page? I realize it's a new idea and that showing the image there gets it out, but for people who are uninterested or, say, living off of crappy college internet it's just more images to load and, at least for me, nothing runs smoothly on my laptop here so the wait times can be a tad annoying. It also stretches out the page a bit. Perhaps I'm just picky, but it strikes me as a bit unnecessary. The people who want the leash will find it
I would love to see an option to hide the 'Leash This Pet' image and link, or at least see the picture remove and the 'Leash This Pet' link placed underneath the rest of the options.
Jesus Christ people, it is ONE DOLLAR.
I'm a poor grad student whose lunches are $.33 ramen cups to save money, and even I can see that this is not unreasonable. ONE DOLLAR A MONTH.
You can make up for this by not drinking a soda, or not eating a few yogurt cups or just not buying that one neat T shirt when you're out shopping and save the value for a pet leash for the entire year.
Now, I don't really like having to pay more needlessly because of huge corporations trying to see what they can get away with, but giant greedy corporation Subeta is not. Consider this a tip jar for pet fans.
Still, I agree that I'd honestly rather it be a permanent item- it could be one of those things people work towards, like pet color goals and layout wishes. If it were spun from that angle, then it could be a potential Legacy box item...
It's a fascinating idea. My only complaint is that the option to do it takes up a lot of room in the list of pet options. Maybe it's just 'cause it's new, but if the image wasn't there, that would be great. ^^;;
Well, Frankenchokies, I'm glad you've found some way to make yourself feel important =) If you'll excuse me, I have to wade through some filth and enjoy my life.
Kida155: You don't have to pay for this with real money either darling ;)
To those who think us gold account holders always spend money for our upgrades.. It's a lovely thing called loyalty tokens. So don't make stupid assumptions. ❤
I think this can be a good idea.. but it looks like a waste of money to me. I have it for free on Neopets, anyway. -shrug-
What a neat idea! I could see it being especially awesome for people with zapped avatars, to have a "matching" pet show in the forums. ;)
Can I get one of those for my hubby? xD
also I like how you guys think you're spending just money. do some offers. get a junk e-mail so you don't get spam. problem solved.
itt: BAWWWWWWW
Judi, we do have a board for whining. It's called "Bragging and Complaining." :P That being said, that doesn't mean people who disagree with this feature, can't post here or anywhere else for that matter.
Whats with all the complaining? Sheesh...my poor ears are ringing from all the whining in here.
Its simple really..
Dont like it = dont buy it..
For others who cant make siggys or dont mind supporting the site by showing off their pets...we do like it.
Maybe a new suggestion for the site....a whiners board where people can go and complain.
Waiting to get flamed now
Can the people complaining about the price for a perk that expires tell me how it is any different than a gold account. . . which expires and costs five times as much? (I've noticed several people complaining about it being 12 dollars a year are GA holders . . . um how does that work guys?)
Is it possible to leash one pet, then pay for a month's leashing of another pet, then switch over to the other pet, leaving the time for the first pet intact while you use up the time on the second? I'd love to be able to pay for multiple pets and then be able to change them depending on who I feel like showcasing that day, while not having the time on un-leashed pets tick away. Or does it already work that way? :p
I don't think this was the sites best idea.
I have to agree with the people that say the cost of doing this is high. Yes - you point out that it is only twelve dollars a year but twelve dollars a year is a bit steep to show a pet in a forum imo. The cash shop is already overloading people with items to pay real money for. Yes, we have a choice and I for one spend a great deal of money in the cash shop. It is OUR choice. I personally would spend more money and time on this site if it were more consistent. The site goes up and down way too much. The lag is absolutely ridiculous, and I never know when I can actually get my wardrobe to load correctly anymore. Just sounding off...my opinion.
I'm going to just step in here and echo everyone else who said PLEASE PLEASE remove the image on the Your Pets page. I know I can "just adblock it" or whatever, but I'd rather not adblock an actual Subeta item if I don't have to. A link by itself will do, won't it? As someone who has 20+ pets, having the silly image on the screen makes the page stretch out far as hell and it's a big eyesore to look at. If this were changed and just the link was added, I would have no problem with this feature. I still won't use it, but I'd rather not have my Pets page have 20 of this image on it... please?
I got confused for a second when I saw these after clicking my Pets tab. XD Does this show overlays, too? Or just the official Subeta art?
Cool :D but couldn't you just, you know, link to your pets in your signature or what have you?
Most people already have things in their forumsets. HA art, banners, clickable links.
Why should they sacrifice that?
An arcade is fun ;p
I went to the arcade and all I got was this stupid high score :(
Oh keyboard, why fail me now? Of course I meant £16 is $25 not £25 - this is why £ and $ shouldn't be next to each other.
idk if Frankenchokies realizes how many CS items they are wearing :/ Even if they bought them w/ sp, by buying them, they are funding the people buying csc so they buy more csc...
Frankenchokies; (Again, I believe, late reply but I just want to let you know that I did read your response)
That aside, I agree with what you're saying but there are always the people who like to donate money and don't wish to buy a GA too. Yes they could buy the CSC then sell it for sP but then all they get is sP that can be easily gained through other methods like Sagittarius. I'm not saying doing this is bad - it gives CSC to users who won't, or can't, pay with real money and it earns extra sP - but you don't get much from it whereas Cash Shop items are something different and, in the case of things such as Delish items, something that can be collected. Also, yes, it would be more reasonable if this leash wasn't limited to 31 days a time. Even if it isn't possible to change the pet or the text without paying another 100 CSC, it would be nice to make it a feature permanent after paying the CSC so I agree there.
Theoretically, 100 CSC a month isn't too much - as Keith said, it's $12 a year (which is only £7.50 if I put it into my currency to relate it to my points in my last post - less money than I save pet week on bus fair through my week long ticket) - however it is still $12 that could be spent elsewhere even if that is elsewhere on the site - like on a GA - and, as has already been said, why pay CSC for a feature that you can have free through advertising your pet in your forum set? Admittedly I didn't think of this option before like I'm sure many others haven't but it's still a valid point - I'd far prefer to have all my pets names linked on my forum set or one linked through an image. It's free and can, if wanted, link more than one pet while this can't. I also have this feature disabled through custom CSS so it isn't as if the argument "you can hide people's forum sets but you can't hide this" could be relevant if anyone decided to argue that.
On a quick side note, $10 (after doing more conversions to GBP for myself) is far too low for any gym to have for membership here. As I said, mine is £16 (£25) a month which is a good deal seen as the next lowest I can find is £32 ($51) which is considered a reasonable price around here for gym membership - I have a lot of friends who are members of that gym for that matter and it isn't as if it's any better than the one I go to; in fact, I was told it's terrible.
Also, glad my post was likeable (let's hope that applies again) and thank you for your reply - I'm sure that replying to posts here isn't the most important thing you could be doing and it's nice to know you spend time to reply rather than making your point, telling everyone that they're wrong for disagreeing with you and then leaving as I have seen people doing on past news posts.
I like this idea, but I would pay maybe 3 or 4 hundred CSC for a permaleash instead of 100 csc for a monthly least.
Hmm, interesting idea. I won't be using it, but sounds like some of you will be.
Wow some people are seriously pissed (and rude) about this feature. I dont see the problem at all. I think its a great feature and a neat way to show off pets. If you dont like it, dont buy it. Simple as that. There is no reason to be rude/hateful towards the site in general.
Expiring CSC items is not a new thing, so I dont understand the sudden rage. Bahaha
Pet headshots are not viewable on the forums, but they can now if the pet is leashed.
The price seems high for the type of service and the duration of the service, but it's not like it gives you an advantage or deprives others. I don't see any harm in it.
I thought this is what pet headshots were for :/
Personally, I feel that this feature is a waste. :| I felt that way when I read it on the suggestion forum, and I feel that way now that it's released. But I guess that just means I won't pay for it. shruggle
What I DO like though is that it /was/ a suggested idea by the users. Glad to see our feedback getting consideration, and even being implemented. :D
This seems like a really pointless item to pay real money for o.o
: I can agree to death that at least one of your points is valid. People, as a WHOLE ENTITY, are getting stupider. Not that any specific individuals here nor there are stupid (because as you've said, Subetans tend to be very smart), but the general populous is showing increasing stupidity at a rapid rate that scares me. I honestly thought it was only the region I come from (very small town), but you're right in the fact that it tends to be spreading like wildfire. And I also agree that it isn't necessarily their fault. The society we live in encourages it. We have "No Child Left Behind" in America, but it sets every child to the same standard of education and expects them to learn more than ever before. Which causes them to retain less and just keeps strong learning children held behind. We're also becoming more self-centered, self-righteous, and bullheadedly opinionated people; to the point where no idea outside of our realm of 'right' can be considered....and that closed mindedness keeps us from learning too. I wanted to nod at that statement because I can appreciate where you're coming from vehemently with that.
What I don't necessarily agree with is your anger at this product. Your points are valid, don't get me wrong. Expiration is a turn off for any item, and virtual items especially should hold even less priority in terms of real-money needs. However, I just want to take one of your points and spin it on its head a bit to offer you a different view. You said paying for a movie is a completely different situation because you are paying for an experience. To some (many) game players, the game itself is an experience. They like to be immersed in it and take pride in how well they do. They love any option to make the game all the more what they want to see out of it, and because they enjoy it so, are willing to pay for that immersive experience in the same way you and I would pay for a movie. Perhaps to someone this item makes their time on Subeta all the more immersive and enjoyable; and in that sense, paying for that product, that experience, must make sense to you, somewhat, in the same way paying for the experience of a movie does.
Also, you mentioned that you think donating to the site via GA and the like is a conceivable use of money; perhaps to the users who enjoy this product that is their version of a "donation". They may not like the immersion GA gives, but this product satisfies their needs and gives them an option to donate. It just gives more options to give back to a site that many enjoy. I know you feel that Subeta makes enough money (or should be, I believe you said...which is probably true as well), but they are a business no matter how small, and all businesses want a margin of profit. Perhaps they'd like to treat their artists for a job well done all these years with a bonus; perhaps they want to buy a new server so the site moves faster. There is always expenses, but beyond that there are goals that will require more money than what's currently available. Supply and demand. We always need more money, no matter how much we have. And I agree that the feeling of seeing so much CSC release can feel like greed on their part, but I like to have hope that there is a "method to the madness", and that money has its purpose somewhere.
I'd like to also add that due to my family's values and personal outlook, I never purchase anything online. CSC purchases have never been and most likely never will be an option for me in the traditional cash sense (sP is my only option). So this item really doesn't matter much to me either way...but I was intrigued by many of your points and wanted to comment you. :)
Yay! Good for people that want to nominate their pets :)
LOVE the idea. Hate the time limit, and the fact that most new things on the site have been connected to CSC in some way. I would LOVE it if it were connected to the gold account though, but I will most likely still buy one anyways :3 Thanks for still adding new things though.
wait...like someone else mentioned...people can just put some banner images in their forumset/sig and show off their pets that way. Not exactly like this feature, but there are ways to show off your pets for free :o
You don't need a GA for forum text sets... Just how popular was this idea? o.O Doesn't seem all that well thought out IMO.
It was actually a user suggested feature for people who love their pets and wanted to show it off in forums and they actually ASKED for it to be a CSC item so that they had something to donate to the site with since the other items didn't really have much to do with existing completed pets. all there is is ways to add more pets or paint pets. So this was the way they felt they could continuously contribute to the site in a way that benefited them. As many of them didn't need a GA or other items as they don't care about minions or wardrobe.
I just don't see the point in this especially for paying real cash for yet another feature that expires
Oooh.I like this~
If you're really this desperate for cash Subeta, why not sell better merch? I mean, I spent $40 bucks on the site this month because of some of the October MC's. Do something like that but don't expect us to waste our money on things that expire/can only be used once. (Also, honestly, if someone is THAT desperate to show off their pets, they can make it a part of their forum set/signature for FREE.)
V tl;dr "waaah waaah waaah! you're all dumb loll!!!!!"
Coppy:
Perhaps you need "hypocrite" defined for you, but someone who won't pay real cash for virtual items (me, I use sP) and is specifically bitching about something that EXPIRES so I won't buy it even with sP (me again) isn't a hypocrite. You = incapable of reading and understanding.
creatureofhabit:
I am more intelligent, yes. Don't you think you're more intelligent than the people you meet? I can't imagine what it'd be like to think I was stupider or less clever or talented or funny than everyone else and not dedicate my life to becoming better. Is that how you live, always thinking everyone else is better? Or worse yet, that we're all exactly the same so there's no point bettering oneself and having thoughts and standing out? I can tell you right now, just from reading your cohesive sentences, you ARE smarter than at least 70% of the people I meet at college, possibly more but what I'm going to say next is lowering your percentage a bit. Like Coppy, you need to look up "hypocrisy." How is it hypocritical for me to say kids are dumb? "Arrogant" I accepted, but "hypocrite" is way out there. I guess the you kids today have latched onto "hypocrite" without knowing what it means, too. I'll put that on my list-of-words-kids-chuck-around-without-understanding, right there under "literally."
Also they're not dumb because "THEY ARE KIDS." I'm not talking about 4-year-olds here. I'm talking about people ages 13-19 (maybe as young as 8 or as old as 26, I haven't really done an extensive study so I'm generalizing). Dumb as hell. Retarded dumb. Not dumb-because-they're-not-scholars, dumb dumb incapable of functioning in the world dumb. (That is, if the world weren't dumbed-down just for them.)
You have a lot of reactive rage for someone who obviously doesn't understand what I'm talking about. "Scholars" indeed. XD Yes, I expect them to be able to read Egyptian hieroglyphs and they CAN'T. Gasp horror No, I expect them to know that CGI imagery of dinosaurs isn't real footage (actual story of an 18-year-old in my class who thought it was, popular trendy non-mentally retarded guy, with popular trendy friends who didn't think it was a stupid question) and I expect them to know how to be able to string a coherent sentence together (which almost none can do, which I know from peer-reviewing a shit ton of these idiots' papers and stories in countless different settings) or to be able to grasp a single theme of a film we just watched two minutes ago (can't, can't, didn't get it, what was it about, what just happened, whuuuut??). You're sadly blind if you think people aren't stupid. People have always been stupid. It's simply a fact they're getting stupider because society encourages them to be brain-dead and incapable of actual thought but perfectly tanned and manicured and implanted. You MUST notice this. You must. And if you don't, you either live shut in a cave under a rock or you are one of them.
Puck_n_Loki:
Nope. I prefer it solitary up here than scrabbling around in the filth being unable to spell or define simple words or write simple sentences.
Snow:
I don't know that ad-space and GA purchases would be enough to keep the site running. I assume it because it seems obvious, but it could not be enough. However what I DO know is that all the other premium items sure pick up the slack (which we know to be fact or Subeta would be shut down right now), and that extra expiring-for-no-reason items don't need to exist. They are just a scam to squeeze more money out of members because, as has been illustrated here, people will pay for things that are unreasonable and justify it by saying "I can find pennies on the street!" Subeta doesn't NEED to make sense. People buy it anyway. I'm just pointing out that it doesn't make sense.
Also I didn't say gym memberships are unreasonable, I just said it's better to actually buy equipment yourself in the long run, which was a fairly unrelated side-point really, but I understand about your not having space and enjoying things like Zumba so I really don't think anyone who joins a gym is a complete money-wasting tool. I've belonged to gyms before. (I only go as high as $10 a month, though, because I think anything above that is getting a bit prohibitive and ridiculous.)
Your post pleased me for some reason. It's likeable. Thanks for the contribution.
hipster:
Debunked your point ages ago, bluuuuh.
AWESOME. Now to pick a pet to leash....
Hermes - no, I don't think it goes the other way. Not having one leashed doesn't mean someone isn't into pets, but having one leashed almost always will mean they are, since otherwise why would they bother? I just think its nice as something not everyone will do, so people who are only here for features other than pets won't have that common kumos they made a year ago as a joke and did nothing with linked on the forums. I don't read it as necessary for people who do things with their pets, but it's definitely unnecessary for those who don't
On an unrelated note, yours are some of my favourite pets to creep
One little thing though, can we have a text link and not the pic on the pets page?
It looks awful and I feel like its being crammed down my throat little.
I know im not posting about this but my clothes thing isnt loading like it should, what do i do i bought some clothes for my person but i cant put it on her because its not loading and its making me mad because that was a lot if money (sad face) but i would like it if anyone can help me