Issue 943 (Mutant Day) Discussion Thread
Aug 28, 2021 1:55:49 GMT -5
Carolyn, RielCZ, and 4 more like this
Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Aug 28, 2021 1:55:49 GMT -5
~ ISSUE 943 ~ Mutant Day Collab!! ~
Planning ahead as usual, Vanduck ran down the long river, jumping over jagged, slippery edges to reach the waterfall at the far end. Upon seeing the crest, he locked all three eyes onto the waterfall and slipped on a pile of pebbles underneath, sliding all across the wet stones and over the brink. After falling into the plunge pool, he managed to stay above the surface momentarily by smacking the water with his tentacles for propulsion. The rocks that followed his fall came down shortly after, landing on his head. All Vanduck's tentacles staggered at once and he began to slowly sink, unconscious. As his head was about to go underwater, his middle eye opened widely. Eruptions of volcanoes from a thousand years ago, erosion of river banks from centuries ago, his fall from above the waterfall moments ago - everything had become visible to the mutant's mind, including how to keep from drowning.
— kebicorn
Articles
Mutant Pets, Should You Have One? by chincer
Making Your Mutant Neopet Feel At Home by Duke Pikachu
Mutant Complexity in Meridellian Weewoos by Carolyn
Mutant Morphology Vol. 3 by hamster_wolf
Gargarox Isafuhlarg: A Life & Times by honorrolle
The Future is with Virtupets by Rasaiu
Short Stories
A New Home by auxillia
A Mutant Vacation by Kat
Handling the Unexpected by kebicorn
Present For a Mutant by ocxinthebreather
Slushie Slinging Mutant Slayer by cazcazig
Comics
More Than He Could Mew by truebrony and t0tor0
We'll Never Know. by cooltiger2007 and kougra_adoptables
PrePAWSterous: Meeting a Mutant by pau_meow
Second Glance by Stephanie (swordlilly)
EVERYONE is a Mutant?? by Rabbit ♠ and RielCZ
The Chazz - Mootant by shellshocks
Identity Issue by zabcod, squin and babi400linda
Cosplay for Mutant Day! by sheepmad4eva
Continued Comic Series
Blossoms~ Heart to Heart Part 6 by Twillie
Sproggie's Folly - Part 5 by christie500018
New Series
Rosalina and the Way-Weird Beast by downrightdude
For the Love of the Game by 77thbigby
Continued Series
The Power of Twelve by Herdy
Editorial
Hey guys! Gutterfoot here. I’ve got a few updates to share with everyone so settle in.
Pet Slots
We at TNT are so excited to release Pet Slots and know that you all are too! I know there’s been a lot of anticipation on the Neoboards about when they’ll be released, especially after you folks caught a sneak peak of the Pet Slot bundles. We added those to the database for testing purposes, so we’re not quite ready to release yet but the team is working hard to get it out to everyone soon. As you may have seen already, we will be selling the Pet Slots in 1-, 5-, and 10-pack bundles. Here’s some additional information below:
Pet Slots will be sold in the NC Mall but we don’t have a price to announce just yet.
In 2021’s Pet Slot release, we will allow all users to buy a total of 10 new Pet Slots.
Premium users will start off with 10 Pet Slots now and can have a total of 20 Pet Slots
Non-premium users will still start off with 6 Pet Slots, but can now go up to a total of 16 Pet Slots.
Pet Slots will be coming soon, but we can’t give a date yet. The biggest hurdle has been dealing with the premium pet benefits. Since we are adding 3 additional Pet Slots to the existing 1 additional pet for premium, we have had to redo the system in which you lose your premium membership. Here’s a breakdown of some scenarios that may occur as a premium member:
If you lose premium but have more than 16 pets, you’ll only be able to get those additional pets back if you renew premium or when we introduce more Pet Slots for you to purchase in the future.
If you lose premium but have less than 16 pets, you’ll be able to purchase additional Pet Slots to get them back.
We are removing the 90-day period for losing your pets and replacing it with a new system where the additional pets will sit Idle until you can either buy a new Pet Slot, renew premium, or choose to transfer/abandon them.
Idle Pets cannot be interacted with at all apart from assigning them to a Pet Slot, transferring them, or pounding them. If you lose premium, you'll be able to choose which pets become Idle.
We will also be temporarily removing Transfer Limits tied to an account. You will no longer be limited to how many pets you can transfer per day between a year old account versus a twenty-year-old account. This will help anyone who wants to try to combine their side accounts into one main account so they can transfer those pets over once Pet Slots are available. We’ll let everyone know when the limits are removed and when we are planning to bring them back. We have also been discussing removing the transfer restriction from Lutaris so no Lutari is left behind.
The Annual Premium Sale
The Annual Premium Sale is running late this year, but it’s coming next week! Although Pet Slots won’t be available before the sale, anyone who has a premium membership when they are released will have 10 Pet Slots total right off the bat. Go get that discount now!
Charity Corner 2021
With so many plans for the end of the year and the issues that arose from last year’s event, we are going to be skipping Charity Corner 2021. We will soon be getting a new member of the team who will be taking a look at many of our events to see how to improve them and Charity Corner will be one of those, so hold on to your donations and Granny Hopbobbin will see you soon. Thanks everyone for your continued support of Neopets! We are very excited with all the changes coming in 2021 and beyond. Stay tuned for updates on UC Pets, as I know you’re all eager to hear about that.
Pet Slots
We at TNT are so excited to release Pet Slots and know that you all are too! I know there’s been a lot of anticipation on the Neoboards about when they’ll be released, especially after you folks caught a sneak peak of the Pet Slot bundles. We added those to the database for testing purposes, so we’re not quite ready to release yet but the team is working hard to get it out to everyone soon. As you may have seen already, we will be selling the Pet Slots in 1-, 5-, and 10-pack bundles. Here’s some additional information below:
Pet Slots will be sold in the NC Mall but we don’t have a price to announce just yet.
In 2021’s Pet Slot release, we will allow all users to buy a total of 10 new Pet Slots.
Premium users will start off with 10 Pet Slots now and can have a total of 20 Pet Slots
Non-premium users will still start off with 6 Pet Slots, but can now go up to a total of 16 Pet Slots.
Pet Slots will be coming soon, but we can’t give a date yet. The biggest hurdle has been dealing with the premium pet benefits. Since we are adding 3 additional Pet Slots to the existing 1 additional pet for premium, we have had to redo the system in which you lose your premium membership. Here’s a breakdown of some scenarios that may occur as a premium member:
If you lose premium but have more than 16 pets, you’ll only be able to get those additional pets back if you renew premium or when we introduce more Pet Slots for you to purchase in the future.
If you lose premium but have less than 16 pets, you’ll be able to purchase additional Pet Slots to get them back.
We are removing the 90-day period for losing your pets and replacing it with a new system where the additional pets will sit Idle until you can either buy a new Pet Slot, renew premium, or choose to transfer/abandon them.
Idle Pets cannot be interacted with at all apart from assigning them to a Pet Slot, transferring them, or pounding them. If you lose premium, you'll be able to choose which pets become Idle.
We will also be temporarily removing Transfer Limits tied to an account. You will no longer be limited to how many pets you can transfer per day between a year old account versus a twenty-year-old account. This will help anyone who wants to try to combine their side accounts into one main account so they can transfer those pets over once Pet Slots are available. We’ll let everyone know when the limits are removed and when we are planning to bring them back. We have also been discussing removing the transfer restriction from Lutaris so no Lutari is left behind.
The Annual Premium Sale
The Annual Premium Sale is running late this year, but it’s coming next week! Although Pet Slots won’t be available before the sale, anyone who has a premium membership when they are released will have 10 Pet Slots total right off the bat. Go get that discount now!
Charity Corner 2021
With so many plans for the end of the year and the issues that arose from last year’s event, we are going to be skipping Charity Corner 2021. We will soon be getting a new member of the team who will be taking a look at many of our events to see how to improve them and Charity Corner will be one of those, so hold on to your donations and Granny Hopbobbin will see you soon. Thanks everyone for your continued support of Neopets! We are very excited with all the changes coming in 2021 and beyond. Stay tuned for updates on UC Pets, as I know you’re all eager to hear about that.
Mutant Art and Poetry
~ Art Gallery page 1 ~ Art Gallery page 2 ~ Poetry Gallery ~
Huge congratulations to everyone!
This was an amazing turnout.