MasterDaye

25 minutes ago, AlphaCursed said:

Just remembered, both are +16 and they have adult boards? So maybe they expect us to find games elsewhere idk 

It wouldn't make much sense if it were a 10+ site or a 35+ site. Those games have a 0 tolerance rule with discussing other sites in the chatbox and forums. The only time you can "advertise" a site is through your profile page, which hardly anyone pays attention to. 

I probably did something wrong on that thread (it probably was the title). x) 

But yeah, Lioden and Wolvden have the strictest rule set of any pet site. What they do does more harm than good.

When I tried advertising The Final Outpost on Chicken Smoothie, I got my topic deleted. Maybe CS sees advertising and discussing pet sites to be different? I dunno.

This is going to be a bit of a rant, but if there's one common thing that pet sites do that I absolutely despise, it's when they ban any and all mentions of other pet sites on their forums. Chicken Smoothie, Lioden and Wolvden are some of the most active pet sites around, yet they believe in this frankly damaging idea that mentioning competition will drive their playerbase out of the game and to their competitor. That usually doesn't happen unless your game sucks or you know your game sucks enough if you think people will hoof it the moment they hear of any other game like it. ?

The market for pet sites is becoming more and more scarce and I honestly think it's because adults and kids alike believe that only Flight Rising, Chicken Smoothie and Neopets are the only pet sites that exist, and it's no wonder why! You can't talk about any other site. I think this mentality should stop, but that's just me. 

What are your thoughts on the matter?

Apologies for bringing a topic back from the dead, but I find this topic incredibly intriguing! I've played a LOT of petsites over the years, and there's some I'd critique that I like (i.e. Dappervolk, Ichumon, Aywas) and there's some that I like to critique solely because I didn't like my experience playing it (i.e. Flight Rising, Khimeros, Sylestia). ?

I can make a brief critique on a few sites that I really want to see improve: 

IcePets - 

Has the same problems as Tattered World with their quest system. I 100% do not like having to wait every 3 minutes for shops to restock for a quest, because it grinds your feeling of progression to a halt. This is made especially worse if you can't find your item in user shops.

My suggestion would be to have quests that encourage you to play the other features on the site, much like Dragon Quest but on a smaller scale. Have Candy Quest ask for you to feed your pets any type of candy, or have Book/Beauty Quest ask for you to talk on the forums.

Ichumon - 

Adjust your premium account benefits. It's not right to hide entire maps of your RPG system behind a paywall, or not allow auto-heal at the start of battles. That's how you lose even more newcomers.

Faenaria -

Would like to see more content; more things for you to do with your pet. Maybe a dispatch mode where you send your pets off within the map for a couple of hours and get some nice loot, maybe adventure-exclusive FA items.

1 hour ago, moonlightmenace said:

Hey, thanks so much! I hadn't heard of Terrepets, but what I was talking about is the site it was based on that's mentioned on the page there, PsyPets! I'm super pumped to see a game inspired by it, and, after looking, to see that not only is PsyPets still actually online (and I even found in the copyright info an image I submitted as a teen!), but the original creator runs a newer site called Poppy Seed Pets now that looks like something I'll really enjoy.

I'm really glad my memory was coherent enough to produce a result, I really didn't think it was one anyone would remember or at least not from my poor memory, which was definitely not 100% accurate.

 

I'm glad I could help even a little! ^^ I wasn't around when Psypets peaked since it was a bit before my time, so I had only heard of it through Terrepets. :'D

Sounds like you're referring to a site similar to Terrepets.

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Raffle art I did to help boost my Twitter following. ; v ; 

Hello everyone! 

The titles says it all, I'm just a young artist looking for work! :v 

Here are my regular prices for regular commissions: 

My rates for pet site apparel, items, and bases are negotiable, but any background work will be treated as a regular commission. 

Some Art I'm Willing  to Sell/Revamp: 
(You'll receive the PSDs for the images you buy)

Discord. My user is: MasterDaye #7814

Oh man, I remember playing Pocket Puma Pets! 

I am an artist and I'm definitely interested in becoming a staff member. ?

Here's a site that's been under the radar for a long while: TerrePets - website link

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TerrePets is a pet game where you take care of pets, but with an unusual twist! In TerrePets your pets grow and learn and are mostly self-sufficient. Your task is to care for them as they grow. Feed them when they are hungry. Give them crafting supplies. Train them in skills to help them become better at tasks such as gathering and crafting.

TerrePets is based on PsyPets, another pet game. Ben, the original creator of PsyPets, created and ran PsyPets for several years until he put his code on Github and eventually ceased updating the original game. To continue the ideas and fun of PsyPets, TerrePets was created.

It's nice to meet you, Virgil!

Hooo boy, do I have some recent art to show you guys!

Lately, I've been getting the hang of Clip Studio and started to experiment with things like doing dynamic poses and perspectives as well as working with my painting skills more. 
Oh and most of these are personal fan art, but the one with the cyclops is someone else's character that I just wanted to draw. ?

I just made my first adopt, and I want this little goober to get sold.. :v

I just finished doing a digital painting of a character I had gotten on Deviant Art. c:

It could be better. c:

Your art has continued to be wicked as hell, @jakdacrowe! I sure hope you're getting paid real money for these! o3o

Anywho, I did a lil' fanart for a YT channel I like~

And after I finish one old commish, I'll go back to TatteredWeave and stop making people mad.

After a long, accidental hiatus, I drew a lil' creature from a game:

I have two things Imma show. One is a sketch that I did on the 15th, and I'm not sure whether I should color it afterwards or not:

The other one's an entire scene because I really need to improve on my skills in background-creating (I suck at it):

Hey everyone~ o3o 

• Age: 17
• Gender: Female
• Where you live: America, VA
• What you do / What you are studying: I want to pursue a career in art, specifically in animation (because I want to create a tv show or two). But for now, I am trying to find freelance work for rookies like myself. c:   I also do a bit of story-telling/creating.. But they're usually fandom-esque stuff.
• How many pets (and/or) kids you have: I have a black kitten, and I have no children. 

Hello, @Ouli !   : D

It's really great to meet you; I myself dabble with the virtual pet games (I used to be quite obsessed with them, myself). I hope you find something here for your art! c:

@Dead Ship

*slowly raises hand* 

..Can this group include undergraduates....? o3o

Hello, @Miss Hades ! Have you found an artist, already? If not, I would be willing to offer some art for you and your team.

Although, I must say that I am only 17. 

Hello and welcome @Pear! :0 

Ooh, you've been a member of multiple pet sites? I must ask, which one(s) is/are your favorite(s)?  

And your adoptable site, what will it have in it? Will it be something kind of nuanced, or something more average? I'm kinda curious since I, myself plan on creating a site in the distant future (and I really am into pet/adoptable/sim sites).