Reviews by goldenfox

Virtual Pets Santae

Beta, but with a great direction
Pros: Lots of pet choice AND pet space
Cons: Beta blues: needs more things to do
Santae has absorbed my free time between work and chores. There's questing, herding, First Edition name gossiping, and fishing to do. A lot of the meta gameplay is on the beta Discord channels instead of on the site servers, but the potential is so palpable. Everyone is really positive and hoping for greatness out of this pet site. The ability to morph your pets at will with dusts (color palettes) or figurines (species AND color) grants a lot of flexibility without commitment FOMO. The collections on site do leave a bit of FOMO for figurines: need more sources for the non-magical toys that every player wants to have to 100% their profile. Beta updates are nightly, which shows the staff is determined to meet their roadmap that was laid out in the Kickstarter demands.
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Coming back to this ~1 year later, the site is a huge disappointment. The owner has indeed crashed out innumerable times publicly, has had aggressive and 'phobic staff members despite the original "welcoming" atmosphere, and has multiple allegations of wage theft / under payment for the non-volunteer staff. If the site ever comes back, steer clear. I wish I could edit my review here but I can't find an option for it. I'm frustrated for the cash I spent thinking that I was supporting a small, new site which clearly went nowhere.