News Archive: Week 8, 2022

Hello, everyone!

We're still getting a bead on the issue with the new virus strains. Keith is continuing to work on it, but we want to make sure we get the root cause solved. While it seems to be related to the newest skins, this problem was not showing itself when Amber triple-checked before starting Survival (it's a tricky one). We need to figure out how to get the entire VIP program working, rather than have more frustration and more bugs if we let Gunner open his doors again with just some of the strains and the issue, er, progresses to them as well.
Once we have the info on what and why went wrong, we'll be making a news post with next steps. We'll also then have more details on extension. Thank you!

Hello, hello! Gunner is ready for you to volunteer to become one with zombie kind. Like the past few years, he’s worked hard to get various Subeta businesses to sponsor, so you might just notice a theme.

Note from Amber: Gunner clearly broke everything, so the Voluntary Infection Program is closed for now while we figure out just what went wrong. You can still kiss on the forums/statuses to get your candy hearts. If you paid for/cleared a virus while the VIP was open, please file a ticket for reimbursement! Sorry everyone. <3

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Enjoy love of all forms with these new items from L'amour Parlor. To grab these items, you'll need to use candy hearts which you receive by kissing other users. You can use the following code in your status or on the forums.

Skitters has collected the latest underground fashions and trends just for you! These are perfect for those that don't really fit the sweetheart color scheme Louis provides.

Keep an eye out for floating flowers! You can lay these flowers down at the Survivor Memorial. These flowers also restock at Seedlings.

Snowball throwing have been closed while Survival goes on. We will be decreasing the achievement for throwing snowballs, so you'll be able to go wild when it opens back up! We will be keeping snowballs open past the start of Spring; more information once the feature opens back up.

Feeling overwhelmed? Not sure about something regarding the holiday? Check our our Survival FAQ here!

Survival will end at 11:59pm on March 7. The Survival Forums will close on March 15.

We’ve changed the special item for our Subscription Quester, Councilor, and Goddess plans. We will be changing this special item slot every month.

[i]For those wondering, Survival will be starting [b]tomorrow[/I].

Get your crystals ready because there has been a Crystal Shop restock!

Thank you all for already sorting over 11,000 items for the battle system! I wanted to post some more information for y'all, such as answers from the comments or staff discussions, in a new post for visibility. Please feel free to ask or comment on this post as well, and join in on the project here if you're just starting.

What is this for? :dmg:dark: The battle system is over a decade old, based heavily on Neopets system, and has a lot of room for improvement. This sorting is step 1/100 to just kind of show us where we are with the items that we've got now. Expect a lot more requests for feedback as we figure out changes to make to the battle system!

I wasn't sure where to put something, or I made a mistake on sorting. Am I going to get in trouble? :dmg:dark: [/b]It's not about right or wrong. We're opening this up to everyone so that we can use the average of answers. Please don't stress yourselves or worry![/b] Does the description or size of it make you think it should be two-handed even if it's one-handed in the overlay? Either one works, then! Does it not have an aura in the image but the description mentions magic? You can mark it as magical or not, whatever vibes.

This doesn't fit into an existing category, are new ones going to be added? :dmg:dark: Not in this round, since we already opened it up, but we can do more rounds of sorting with new options and prizes for y'all in the future. If you have doubts or aren't sure, marking it as 'other' is entirely okay!

Why are color-changing potions and plushies in the tagging pool? :dmg:dark: Subeta briefly had a PvP battle aspect where potions could be thrown at pets (and change their color). This is no longer available, but that's why they're showing up. Other things may have been tagged as battle items by accident. Potions, plushies, books, or other strange items can be sorted into the complete 'other' category and we can fix it from there.

What's in this for me? :dmg:dark: You get a shiny new avatar border at 250 items sorted, 1000 sP for each item sorted, and our thanks for your help!

I found a spelling error or other problem that needs to be fixed in the item's name or description, or I think something about it needs to be changed. :dmg:dark: Please use this form to report it!