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Welcome to May, from all of us at Egg Cave. This month's random theme is BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS! Which creature are you the most excited for? Drop a comment below.
Please welcome the Mechamotte and Fantily to Egg Cave, Arkians! These beautiful creatures are now available in the Cash Shop for this month. Congratulations to @pbarr for writing the winning CDWC entry for the Mechamotte—this description is among the most creative that we've ever seen. The first of its kind has been added to your account for free. Thank you to @iia for creating the Fantily! One has been added to your account for free.
These Cave monthlies are now available, too. This is the Plia and Itea! Whoohoo! Find yours in the Cave for this month.
Last available in 2010, the legendary Doovoo and Macbot are available once again. Stock is EXTREMELY LIMITED because there are simply not many of these creatures in circulation. With stock so low, there's a chance not everybody who wants one will be able to get one.
Find them in the Cash Shop. Waves of new stock will be released throughout the next 24 hours.
The Galith is now available for 200 CC in the Cash Shop through the end of May, in case you couldn't get enough from the Cave. Beginning today, it's no longer available in the Cave.
iia • 1 May 2022, 8:44 AM
@ian @orderedchaos I’m not seeing any credit for the use of my design for the fantily :-P
pwuffy • 1 May 2022, 10:40 AM
somehow i missed the post announcing the macbot and doovoo rerelease earlier this month XD so when i saw this post i was quite shocked but excited! hoping i can get a doovoo :')
pwuffy • 1 May 2022, 10:48 AM
also gotta say i love the new creatures, the fantily is really cute but i REALLY like the itea, it's so pretty ❤️
prairie • 1 May 2022, 11:12 AM
@Ian, I'm very confused with the Re-release #s. You had said on the announcement post that there where ~30 doovoo on site. 40 have been bought so far??? There are certainly under 100 of each. Isn't the population already almost doubled????
prairie • 1 May 2022, 11:27 AM
@luv I do know there was a huge site lag, so IDK if its a glitch?? But the numbers do seem really off. As you said at this rate there's going to be more than 100 of both re-released - which doesn't seem right at all.
bone • 1 May 2022, 11:44 AM
It could be Ian meant to put down for 40 to be released of that species in total, but accidentally put 40 available for purchase per wave?
sprite • 1 May 2022, 11:45 AM
Amount was too low to really warrant a rerelease if it was changed to reflect that. A lot were worried about missing out due to the really low amount. BTW it is still low. Yes I know what was said. We should be happy if more were released. I am 😃
bone • 1 May 2022, 11:47 AM
I am also happy that more were re-released. 😊 I didn’t think I would get lucky with how laggy the site was. It gave people with slower connections a chance to obtain one/both. Plus, the population/value should not be effected that much.
sandara • 1 May 2022, 11:58 AM
Loved this month creatures ❤️
metaphor • 1 May 2022, 12:02 PM
Got a Macbot! Might try for a Doovoo later, but the Macbot was my priority. Dang, they went fast. 😱
bone • 1 May 2022, 12:02 PM
I plan on trying to get a second Macbot later, it ended up selling out first. 😊
pouncessoftly • 1 May 2022, 12:03 PM
My friend was able to snag one of each for me (much ❤️ to you!)! I am beyond thrilled to be able to have gotten them. Thank you so much EC team! 😊
sprite • 1 May 2022, 12:03 PM
Wow that was fast with the Macbot selling out first this time. Slight lag but was better then last nights.
pwuffy • 1 May 2022, 12:07 PM
wow those went fast, got my doovoo and as soon as i checked the page again the macbots were already sold out! good luck to everyone in future waves!!
thedarkarcher • 1 May 2022, 12:08 PM
Sigh the one minute gap made it impossible for me to get both I wish it was 1 minute for that pet not both as that's my only shot of obtaining them.
solaris • 1 May 2022, 12:11 PM
I’m so excited for the Itea!! Peacocks are my most favourite, so I’m going to try to get so many!! 😃
prairie • 1 May 2022, 12:16 PM
This time I count 25 macbot & 23 doovoo.
bone • 1 May 2022, 12:17 PM
Oh weird, the amount released went down then? I wonder if that means the next wave will have even less for purchase.
prairie • 1 May 2022, 12:21 PM
@bone Yeah IDK I find it super weird LMAO If anything, I think the last round is the one to have the most?? But IDK anymore. The numbers are whack and math ain't mathin'.
natureluvr • 1 May 2022, 12:22 PM
Maybe lag produced more which is going to cause less in the later waves? Like if 100 were gonna be released total and it was supposed to be 25 at a time but the first wave had 30 then the second wave only gets 20 or something?
bone • 1 May 2022, 12:30 PM
If the lag caused more to be released in a wave than intended, I could not imagine what it would have been like without the 1-minute cooldown? That would have meant that the cap would have been hit during the first if not the second wave. With people keeping track of how many
bone • 1 May 2022, 12:31 PM
Doovoo/Macbots are being purchased, it is cool to get an idea of how many of the other eggcave creatures are available on EggCave population wise.
prairie • 1 May 2022, 12:36 PM
I guess the thing that doesn't make sense to me is that there where (round up to say what the heck and cover bases) 50 of each Macbot and Doovoo prior to re-release. If we're going by "species population can only be doubled at most" Then that threshold has been met, no???
prairie • 1 May 2022, 12:40 PM
Its for the best if a # indicator is presented on the purchase terminal that shows the # of stock re-released. It'd have the total population number since that's the max that can be purchased (for ex we'll use piefox since that's 100) and then a number of how much is bought.
prairie • 1 May 2022, 12:42 PM
@bone I do wish that there was a population # on creatures archive pages, I just find it fascinating!
pwuffy • 1 May 2022, 12:56 PM
@prairie seconding this... would be really interested to see this implemented if possible!
luv • 1 May 2022, 1:23 PM
@prairie Thanks for doing second count, I was just about to sit down for it and you spared me the effort :'D I'll probably hop back on for third later tonight. It is interesting to look at how this is lining up! And @Ian confirmed in the last blog post there was about 30 doovoo.
luv • 1 May 2022, 1:26 PM
@sprite I'm not opposed to re-releases, but in this blog post, the former, and all other re-release messages, they made it pretty clear that populations would only double - maybe I read the initial Doovoo count wrong, that's on me, but I don't think people just "should" be happy
prairie • 1 May 2022, 1:27 PM
@luv if there are only 30 doovoo, then that means on that only 30 doovoo should be re-released; due to the rule that a “species population can only be doubled at most” to protect the value???? I am so very confused. @ian.
luv • 1 May 2022, 1:29 PM
@Sprite Definitely not trying to attack the Eggcave team btw or anyone! I'm just curious about how all the math works. I could 100% be misreading, but if it's been a really "key component" of these re-releases that populations only double, I think I'm just lost is all!
tryvegan4theanimals • 1 May 2022, 1:32 PM
Love the creatures this month! Excellent job artist(s) 😊💕
riceboysleeps • 1 May 2022, 1:34 PM
The more rereleased the better! Don't worry everyone, they're still going to be extremely valuable 😊 In my opinion, they should rerelease the amount that were originally purchased in 2010, since that was before it was possible to resurrect dead creatures.
image • 1 May 2022, 1:43 PM
@riceboysleeps I don't doubt they'll still be valuable at some point - but many people are buying these wanting trade fodder - meaning the TC will be having lots of them. Also I have a bigger issue of the rule "population will be doubled at most to protect value" being broken.
aquafaba • 1 May 2022, 1:46 PM
I agree with @riceboysleeps. "To protect value" the value of the Doovoo and Macbot are not at risk of being hurt. I would bet that very soon, they are going to be really difficult to come by again.
At least more people get a creature that they want. I'm more for inclusivity than exclusivity.
autumnal • 1 May 2022, 1:50 PM
As someone who was lucky enough to get one of these rereleases, I hope that Ian rereleased more than double in this case 😊 if it would make people happy to get a dream creature of theirs, I think it's worth it to lower the CC profit that traders get from 8k to 7k.
prairie • 1 May 2022, 1:52 PM
@autumnal @aquafaba I'm going to be real, I could care less about how many are re-released, I love seeing people get their dream creature. But this goes against the rules set in place: "to protect creature values, a species population can only be doubled at most" that's the issue
riceboysleeps • 1 May 2022, 1:58 PM
@aquafaba @autumnal Yes exactly! I appreciate being flexible with the rules to match the situation. These two rereleases are unlike most others in that there are so few that I think it's warranted to rerelease a bit more.
Worst case, traders only get a semi-ridiculous amount of CC for them.
aquafaba • 1 May 2022, 1:59 PM
Yes, let's just be happy that more people will be able to share in the joy of these creatures. Thank you Ian 😊
prairie • 1 May 2022, 2:03 PM
I was all for the re-release of these 2! But the "population can only be doubled at most" went straight out the window. Ian said "about 30" doovoos are on sight. SO FAR as of round 2, at least 60 doovoos are sold. 40 in first, 20 in 2nd - which also doesn't math out.
dragonnn • 1 May 2022, 2:03 PM
Oh man, Fantily ❤️
quinoafuntime • 1 May 2022, 2:08 PM
Yes, the Fantily is great. Love the colors ❤️ And I also want to chime in to say that I think that the benefits outweight the negatives for rereleasing more than double this time. Traders might be annoyed, but more people benefit from more Doovoos and Macbots being rereleased.
And don't worry traders. You'll still profit from your investments, I promise. I'm very happy with the way it's been. Now, if only there was a way for us to earn CC through the site! Nudge nudge wink wink
pipkitten • 1 May 2022, 2:12 PM
I too am very curious as to why the math for the Macbot and Doovoo doesn't add up or match the "rule" that was set for rereleases. I really only bought them to use for trading somewhere down the line, but had I known there would be so many more than double the population--
pipkitten • 1 May 2022, 2:13 PM
-- flooding into the market, I think I would've skipped this rerelease entirely. They're rare for a reason, and they really should stay that way, since the whole reason of rereleases isn't to give out Dream Creatures to everyone, just boost the population a little bit.
aquafaba • 1 May 2022, 2:13 PM
Remember, these two were considered unobtainable, meaning that even if you were willing to spend 50k CC for one, you still couldn't get one. So their value really needs to be deflated. Rereleasing only 30 more of each wouldn't change anything. They'd still be unobtainable.
aquafaba • 1 May 2022, 2:14 PM
I agree @quinoafuntime. I'm unable to afford these, so I'm super bummed. Hopefully we'll get a less pay to play Eggcave soon 😊
prairie • 1 May 2022, 2:29 PM
@aquafaba I am defiantly aware these were unobtainable' creatures as a user from 2013- so however many there are now is basically the 'trading population' - HOWEVER, my issue is the the cap rule is GONE even with it being re-stated when the announcement was made.
@aquafaba I agree to a point that: "Rereleasing only 30 more of each wouldn't change anything" however, we have that and its only round 2. So that is my issue. If there is a rule in place ESPECIALLY WITH CASH CREATURES - honor it.
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