Costume Trunks are Back!

March 21, 2016, 3:39 pm by

:(

Am writing this to see the date on Subeta, I'm in another country .. I remembered it as if it were the whole month :(

Can someone please tell me if I have time..

March 17, 2016, 3:17 am by

AHHHHHH bless you

March 15, 2016, 11:28 pm by

wooo! I had 3 gold account medals in my storage. Used one for the Pack of Potions!!!

March 15, 2016, 2:49 pm by

And it said it in the initial post. My apologies!

March 15, 2016, 2:46 pm by

I'm sorry if this question was already asked, but I got my trunk and actually wanted the male items instead of the female items. Am I able to open the trunk and choose which set I would like, or does it automatically give me the female items, since I am a female on here (and irl - but that's not relevant to the inquiry).

March 15, 2016, 1:40 pm by

I never pinged you haha. I just stated my opinion. No attack on you. And like I said I see EVERYTHING on Subeta as a luxury, so even though I will probably never be able to afford CW's (I don't even own a single one as-is) even though they're gorgeous and I would love to, I DON'T CARE. :D I'm happy that I can be a member of Subeta for $0, take part in all of the events and activities on the site, and the only real advantage people who can afford to pay CSC have is appearance. That is A-OK with me. I am happy to buy the more-affordable items that are still lovely as designed by the site staff~ And if anything I appreciate being challenged to find affordable combinations of wearables that look nice... It's like what I do when I shop the clearance/thrift rack IRL~ If I was going to try to fight poverty I'd focus my energy somewhere other than a virtual website that I see as a privilege and a blessing. You're entitled to your own opinion but I'm entitled to my own as well :)

March 15, 2016, 11:15 am by

I think you mixed me up with someone else? I didn't say anything about grinding, etc. Believe me, I know what it's like to be unable to spend real cash on a website - I haven't spent a dime myself. I nearly lost my house a year ago, as well as many other things, before my life stabilized a bit. I usually don't have a GA. I used my loyalty totem a few days ago so I could finally autoprice and sell some things, do 50% more quests, and make some money.

My post was about how they do give even people like us opportunities to have GA perks via occasional free CSC, 1 week medals, and the loyalty totem, and each of these things is often available even if you can't spend all day on-site.

March 15, 2016, 10:33 am by

Argh, well as usual, the site loses it's collective mind because I didn't get on my knees and thank the gods for a feature I couldn't even benefit from until was generous enough to give me a 1 week GA. (Again, not the point of my criticisms but thank you all the same.)

People, when are you going to learn that criticism isn't harmful? I'm not ungrateful for voicing what should be a concern for the staff. Focusing on the elite/whales is profitable in the short term but if you want long term loyalty and a steady cash flow, then you need to be more open minded than that. It's just not good business sense to segregate your audience. If anything, the video game industry and the sorry state that it's in, should be proof of this.

Anyway, I'm going to reply to the individuals that bothered to ping me now. I'll put them under spoiler tags so you don't need to scroll through it all.

Yes, I know it's work. It just took me several weeks to save up for 500csc, which I need to earn in order to buy CW's I've reserved from sellers. It doesn't change the fact that it's a lot of work for very little pay off, which is why I kind of turn up my nose when GA's are handed free stuff like this.

Fact of the matter is, you don't need it. You're already making more and not working as hard as those without a GA. And for those who do go without, this site is a much bigger commitment than it should be. It takes literal hours to do what a GA can do in about half an hour (if they're being lazy about it.) Go back to pricing your stock by hand and stopping to sort your inventory when you hit a hundred items if you need a reminder. Plus, you basically told me that if I work my ass off and grind on this website for hours at a time, I can earn that five dollar GA. Grind, for hours, for days for five dollars worth of privileges. Not only is that Skinner boxing, but you see no problem in making me grind for slave wages.

No one should have to work that hard to access--what should be--basic features of a website, especially in today's market but that's not my goal here today. All I want is for the staff to be a little more considerate and equal to it's entire audience. Kind of like how they handled Luminaire 2k15. I don't agree with the amount they gave or leaving it up to users to clean up, but for a problem that only affected a small number of the user base, everyone benefited from the mistake and was treated equally and that should be the standard, not the exception.

Congratulations on being able to avoid spending any money so far. I hope you can keep that up. However, in comparison to those with GA's/those who spend money on this website, your small horde is, well, not even worthy of a comparison. You literally own a microscopic amount of what you could if you spent money on this place, (as proven by the 3 Mill I earned just from questing alone,) which is a problem onto itself. Games should never sell power as a rule but I know for sites like this, it's their bread and butter for the first while. Subeta is more than established now and with the inclusion of CW's, trust me, they make mad bank. (I'm surprised GA's are still a thing to be honest.)

With the price difference between the two, (CSC and GA medals) it would make more sense to save up for 500csc and buy an actual GA that way. (It's often cheaper.) But, my csc is currently in reserve to some sellers who've been left waiting far too long as it is and as I told , it's a lot of grinding for very little pay off.

I'm glad you've managed to avoid the uglier side of capitalism and this website but given the price of CW's, how much they cost to even get them on the site, how much they make from each person slotted for a first (and future) releases, the fact that cash shop items are always better than regular items and that you can almost tell free users apart from those dripping with csc just by the avatar alone; subeta is not only doing mighty fine financially, but there's a clear class-split in the userbase.

Again, I'm not saying we need to get rid of features, just be fairer about giveaways like this one and less catering to those who have the money to burn.

Trust me, if it wasn't included in my rent, I'd be mooching off every 24hr donut/internet cafe I could in order to get online because that is the one thing of "luxury" I will not live without. And luxury is in quotes because it's technically a digital age now. The internet is or should be as common as television and since poor people can afford that, it's not hypocritical of me to be online, especially when I choose it over television. BTW, I didn't appreciate the subtle implication that I steal my connection, thanks.

That's a fair criticism but rather unrelated to the topic. I can't do much about the social economic standards aside from what I'm doing now, plus, it doesn't change my current financial state. As for this site, I'm just off-put by it all and would hope they would consider more "socialist" options in future. Like, if the free item for non GA's isn't an option, couldn't they do a mini giveaway in the DC or free shop to make up for the disadvantages this giveaway causes? Surely there's something they can do to balance things out a little better, which is all I want in the end.

March 15, 2016, 10:31 am by

With the price of CW's, subeta isn't financially straining. Trust me. They've made mad cheddar since their implementation to the point where I'm sure GA's aren't the thing keeping the site afloat anymore.

Same to you, . Also, complaining about cash shop items being given to subeta's elite--by the mere definition that they are often catered to and given more privileges than the rest of the userbase--and asking/telling them to be more considerate of those who can't afford to buy their virtual goods is not asking them to forfeit profit. Clearly, if they can give away trunks, which are CASH SHOP ITEMS, subeta's not suffering at all from such a giveaway.

Despite what people like you tend to think, subeta can clearly afford to give valuable items away and not suffer any damage for it. Just like how it didn't suffer when it gave us that pittance for the Christmas glitch or expanded the inventories. (A change that should've stayed in effect, imo, since the only reason for the limitation in the first place, was to save server load/space but last Luminaire proved that such limits are no longer necessary.)

I'm not saying that it isn't but the work involved vastly outweighs the payout and that needs to be evened up a little. Not completely 50/50 but better than what it is now. I mean, after I activated my GA, I was able to earn five million from just questing alone. As a free user, it would have taken me two-three days to earn as much and I shouldn't have to grind for three days to a week in order to obtain these items.

I've been on this site for ten years and yet during that time, it's changed a lot superficially, but not enough where it counts.

Really? I don't think GA's should be getting free items because they already get enough handed to them but if you want to treat them, then you should also treat the rest of the site but to a lesser extent. I've already suggested two solutions to this problem, which means I'm doing more than just complaining. I'm criticizing and offering suggestions to help equalize things a little better.

You honestly think I don't have a problem with these cards? I do. Not only are these goals extremely unrealistic, but only whales can really benefit from the bonuses. I'm not so hard pressed on the Braintree/stripe bonuses because of course they need to try and push these features. Also, I don't usually find the rewards for those to be all that desirable.

However, it would be considered spam of me to post about those things here so that's why they went unmentioned. (Believe me, if I ran this site, so many things would be different.)

The problem I have, however, is that the Blue Users need to work twice as hard for what a GA could earn in half the time. Ever since being gifted my GA, I am making 5M via quests daily! DAILY. It's no wonder SP is such a problem on this site, at least, for the GAs.

March 14, 2016, 8:03 pm by

Sorry, didn't get a reply from amber so:

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Just wondering - will you be removing these items from the Gift of Fashions Past machine now? I tried it out last night and still got a trunk item :x

March 14, 2016, 12:32 am by

Thanks!

March 13, 2016, 11:43 pm by

http://www.subetalodge.org/costume_trunks

March 13, 2016, 11:42 pm by

omg yesssss! i've been wanting sooo many costume trunk items! just spent a bunch of csc! <30

March 13, 2016, 9:17 pm by

Thank you so much this is amazing! love subeta!

March 13, 2016, 9:13 pm by

Is there a forum thread that shows the full images of all the costumes?

March 13, 2016, 3:49 pm by

im super late to this party lol but this is awesome Im so glad the trunks are back. and Im so glad for the option buy individual pieces.

But im also wondering like FLUX, will these items be removed from the gifts of fashion past? there is no need for them to be in there now since you guys brought them back with the option to buy individually.

March 13, 2016, 6:04 am by

This is fantastic! Thank you so much for the free trunk.

March 13, 2016, 1:14 am by

YAY for being able to buy individual pieces! I cannot thank you ENOUGH for that! <3

- Mine at LAST _ SO many HAs can be completed now.

March 13, 2016, 12:09 am by

To be fair, people with a GA either use their totem, spend real money, or spend a crap-ton of sP to get said GA. They usually work for it. A few extra quests, shortened timer on training and random, and an autopricer are pretty fair as a trade-off, but an extra incentive is nice now and again too.

Everyone in-game has a fair shot at those same incentives. Can't buy CSC with real money? Use sP. Don't have sP? Quest more vigilantly, play more games, and do more RSing. It's not like the Real World where finances are hard to come by. A WEEK of questing can net you at least a one week GA medal, so why is this an issue?

Stopping in a sec, but my last thought is, why is THIS more of a problem than rewards cards or Bonus Weekend rewards from using BrainTree and Stripe?

March 12, 2016, 11:01 pm by

Wow, how generous! Thank you! And I love the options to buy individual items! <3

March 12, 2016, 10:49 pm by

Loyalty prize decided. So happy for the free trunk! Picked one I wanted 6 items from~

March 12, 2016, 9:06 pm by

Thank you for doing this! It's great for those of us with very specific tastes (I was able to buy my Fisher Hat for my gallery). Horray! Now I can add more CSC items and use CSC for exactly the things I want!

March 12, 2016, 8:58 pm by

I chose the Gothic one because it had the highest percentage of items I wanted, but I still have a wishlist with 89 items that I want out of trunks!

March 12, 2016, 8:15 pm by

Aw man, I just spent all my CSC too.

March 12, 2016, 8:04 pm by

Awesome! I love the individual options! There are so many items I want, but don't want to buy the whole trunk for. Love it, thanks!

March 12, 2016, 7:52 pm by

I'm even more happy about being able to buy individuals than I am about the free trunk. Which was great surprise to log into by itself. Finally I got all MCT items I still needed off my WL. Also I realized there are edible MCT items?! I really hope for my savings that none is readable. xD

March 12, 2016, 7:50 pm by

This is really cool! Thanks for the free trunk, and absolutely LOVE being able to buy pieces from the trunks. Great idea!

March 12, 2016, 7:35 pm by

I'm having such a hard time choosing. x3

March 12, 2016, 7:17 pm by

Does this mean that trunks might make a come back? Like, new ones might be made?

March 12, 2016, 7:09 pm by

I hope The Antique Victorian Trunk will get revamped soon. It could be so beautiful

March 12, 2016, 6:06 pm by

Not sure why my image didn't show up >_> whoops

March 12, 2016, 6:06 pm by

WE CAN BUY INDIVIDUAL ITEMS?!? And also we can get a free trunk?!?!? YESSSSS!! Thank you! :D

March 12, 2016, 5:56 pm by

Aw man, I'll be able to activate my Loyalty Chest GA just a few days after that! :P

But thank you thank you for the option to buy individual items! That Innocent Sovereign jewelry, ooooh.....

March 12, 2016, 4:46 pm by

You just need to buy your free trunk directly from the page instead of adding it to your cart.

March 12, 2016, 4:06 pm by

"You can not, however, add it to the cart feature to claim this free trunk, you’ll have to grab it directly from the page!"

so do i buy one directly and then it offers me another? i'm confused...

March 12, 2016, 2:37 pm by

It took me forever to pick the trunk I wanted! So many great ones :D Thank you, Subeta <3

March 12, 2016, 2:31 pm by

thank you very much for the free trunk yall are very nice

March 12, 2016, 2:29 pm by

Don't forget. FREE TRUNK. Choose your shinies wisely.

March 12, 2016, 2:24 pm by

This makes me so happy and I am glad that I made a male and female custom collection list on subetalodge some time ago.

March 12, 2016, 2:03 pm by

Great idea (especially as some of my pets wanted individual items, and I didn't want to buy another entire trunk!), and thank you for the free trunk for Gold Accounts! :D

March 12, 2016, 1:58 pm by

This is reminding me how some trunk items really need a revamp though.

But yeah, it's not impossible to save up for a GA without charging real money although it can be tedious. I did my quests every day for some periods, and I think I made 1bill in less than a year (granted, I also had a GA in the first place, so autopricing and stuff. But yeah).

March 12, 2016, 1:05 pm by

, if you want both the female and the male sets, yes, you have to buy the same trunk twice.

March 12, 2016, 12:58 pm by

[url=http://www.subetalodge.org/costume_trunks]

March 12, 2016, 12:46 pm by

What I mean by a place to see what the trunks look like... is see what they look like all together, because I'm lazy & also would just like a place to preview the whole set.

March 12, 2016, 12:40 pm by