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    Would Android and IOS replace playing on pet site?

    That's my mistake for not clarifying my statement! What I meant by external tracker is just that developers would have that data more readily available, not that users themselves would care about the data.Tbh I doubt many would care, like you said lol. That's the difference that I was trying...
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    Would Android and IOS replace playing on pet site?

    There's of course the competition here between mobile site users and desktop ones. But I think another important distinction is between mobile app and mobile website development. A lot of the statistics that get thrown around about mobile gamers nowadays relies on app download numbers to prove...
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    If I started a site where you can build your own pet site, would you start one?

    I'll be honest, the main reason why I signed up for this site was for that idea of an open code base for petsite development! As someone not super familiar with coding, I think having what could essentially be a 'pre-made asset pack' but for pet games would be really interesting.
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    How Neopets revival tripled users in six months

    I haven't check back in on Neopets in a long time! Good to see they're still kicking, even if at a smaller player count than there used to be. Neopets fans have always been dedicated to the platform, even as the company abandoned it. Glad to see that there's better management going on.
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    Weyrdlets - upcoming virtual pet desktop game

    Wagyu: huh that's a funny name choice for a little pet companion Mochi: cute! I know people who have named their pets mochi Gyoza: ok I think there might be a naming trend here
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    What's the most you've been paid for your artwork?

    I'd love to take this opportunity to plug an old favorite video that I watch maybe...annually :LOL: It's a 2020 video by Scribble Kibble on the worth of artwork, especially younger/less experienced artists!
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    Dragginz - upcoming game by the founders of Neopets, Adam and Donna

    Not the video saying you "don't have to watch hours of youtube walkthroughs trying to beat that impossibly hard end-of-level boss". Even the very next sentence implied the MMO would have the variety of a linear story, morality system, and gardening! That's crazy ambitious for a team that's only...
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    Pokemon Go Players?

    I think one of the best features about making a pokemon game like Pokemon Go is the interactivity that you can have with other people! I still have fond memories of the summer the game came out and seeing hoards of people chasing a rare pokemon spawn or going to fight a gym as a team. There's...
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    Have you ever quit a pet site because it was lacking features?

    I feel a bit this way about CS! Maybe I just haven't explored enough around on the site, but I log in for my monthly pets and then forget about them until the next month rolls around.
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    Exploring the Booming Landscape of In-Game Advertising

    Video ad monetization sure is, a choice. This whole assessment very much feels like it's from a developer perspective compared to a user one. Disregarding my own distaste for it, the practice has shown to be effective at generating revenue. But it should be noted that the statistic says...
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    Dragginz - upcoming game by the founders of Neopets, Adam and Donna

    Not to be that guy, but a quick glance over their social media shows that it might be a publicity failure a la Wildwork's Cinder with NFTs and blockchains being their most recent Youtube posts. Also every drop of concept art shown on their website is AI generated. As an artist it hurts my soul...
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    PastryCats — upcoming breeding sim — breed cupcake cats from sugar, butter, flour, and egg cats (plus other pastries!)

    I have to agree with cpvr, that breeding system looks so interesting!! I'm not much of a baker myself, so the idea of being able to virtually bake in combination with a pet site sounds like a ton of fun. I've signed up to your newsletter, I wish your team the best!! :giggle:
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    Favorite Game Music

    With the release of Person 3 Reload, I've been on a binge listening to the original soundtrack! Yes the new remixes are fun, but nothing beats hearing the original songs for the first time.
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    Welcome to March - Dappervolk

    Short answer: the general explanation given is that there's technical problems with coding and their artists are spread thin with other site updates. The monthly updates will say stuff like "Story = 80% complete" like that means anything in specific? So players have doubted this for months now...
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    Welcome to March - Dappervolk

    If the Aviar Cove balancing update gets released in the next seven days I'll eat my shoes. Not to be pessimistic but they've delayed this update for years now! Not even this update post went up the day it was supposed to.