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If yes, what virtual pet sites do you own? How many members do your sites have?
Do you focus on one more than the other?
Do you focus on one more than the other?
Do you own more than one virtual pet site?
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I currently own 2 live virtual pet sites, Eliyo and Animal Acres and have 1 that will hopefully be released soon called Oripets.
Eliyo and Oripets I created and Animal Acres I bought. Right now I don't really focus on any of them as much as I would like, since I have had some personal life changes that have kept me from having the time. But more recently I am trying I am getting more set to where I do have time again to dedicate. And in that case I try to give each time, and any pressing bugs come first. And I do tend to rotate on which one I want to work on the most at different times.
Recently I will say that is Oripets, I am trying to get it to a point of release, so that is part of it for me, but I also just enjoy working on it since it's all newer and the code is nice and clean. Though for some things I can share code between Eliyo and Oripets at least in part and so they can benefit each other since they are both on Laravel. For example I added a feature on Oripets that is a donation center of sorts, users can grab and donate things, very similar to neopets money tree, and I was able to port that over to Eliyo and get it added there for people to enjoy. Animal Acres I do have a lot of plans for that I hope to finish some day but is a little harder to work with since a lot of the code is still older and needs to be ported, and even the new ported code can be a little clunky, especially since I am doing an in place refactoring of things. This is great for updates to come out right away, but does mean the code is somewhat fractured internally.
Eliyo and Oripets I created and Animal Acres I bought. Right now I don't really focus on any of them as much as I would like, since I have had some personal life changes that have kept me from having the time. But more recently I am trying I am getting more set to where I do have time again to dedicate. And in that case I try to give each time, and any pressing bugs come first. And I do tend to rotate on which one I want to work on the most at different times.
Recently I will say that is Oripets, I am trying to get it to a point of release, so that is part of it for me, but I also just enjoy working on it since it's all newer and the code is nice and clean. Though for some things I can share code between Eliyo and Oripets at least in part and so they can benefit each other since they are both on Laravel. For example I added a feature on Oripets that is a donation center of sorts, users can grab and donate things, very similar to neopets money tree, and I was able to port that over to Eliyo and get it added there for people to enjoy. Animal Acres I do have a lot of plans for that I hope to finish some day but is a little harder to work with since a lot of the code is still older and needs to be ported, and even the new ported code can be a little clunky, especially since I am doing an in place refactoring of things. This is great for updates to come out right away, but does mean the code is somewhat fractured internally.
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We are both in the same boat with this one. Honestly, I don't have any plans when it comes to setting up a pet site at least for now because I know that I don't have the time to manage it properly.
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I currently do not own a pet website. Nonetheless, the idea of building one thrills me, and if given the opportunity, I would grab it without hesitation. However, I am not sure if I have the necessary skills in pet-related subjects, and I would like to evaluate my skills before committing to such a project.
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Even with the skills being something I can manage to acquire, I wouldn't have the time to invest in running the site like my one project. It requires a lot of work to run a pet site.
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I don't own a virtual pet, either, mostly because I don't have the money to be able to afford to build one and the money to keep it going every month.
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The problem isn't starting a pet site but having it managed over a long period of time that's where the challenge is. It's why we have some pet site getting shutdown after a period of time.
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The maintenance of such pet sites is where we are having that challenge. To be able to manage one over a longer period of time is not easy, but I think it is great to do though.
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I can see this being a challenge, especially how much time I put into running my cat website.
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If it's something to do on a short run, it's not going to be any problem but when it's in for the long haul, it's not always easy.
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It is never easy running one, especially when you are someone who doesn't have a lot of time on their hands as well.
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There are so many variables for you to construct and consider before you decide to start running a pet sites, otherwise you are going to find yourself in a tight corner that you would eventually have to give up on the project.
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I would also love to have a look at the site. I think that I've asked for the URL before @Soulwatcher. Let's have it and have a good look.
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Managing multiple sites can be so challenging, so I still think it's better to run just one site.
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There are some owners who have multiple games under their belt, but I believe they have a team helping them run each game.
For example, Lioden LTD owns Wolvden, so they have two games under their umbrella.
You also have Chaiim Studio, which owns Animal Acres, Eliyo, and the upcoming Oripets. However, I’m not entirely sure how many employees they have working for them.
Then, there’s Mythic Multimedia, which is the company behind Furry Paws, the former owner of Mweor, and the current owner of Herd of Hounds.
It’s possible to run multiple games if it’s your full-time job, like it is for some of these companies. However, I agree. It’s challenging and quite time consuming!
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You make a very great point. Having a team behind you can definitely make it more manageable for you to run a multiple games simultaneously. However, as you have rightly mentioned, it's still a very challenging and time-consuming task, even with a team on ground.