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despair • 29 July 2015 at 4:21 PM

The best part is that they send out emails further stressing how exclusive these creatures are going to be.

iceiceice • 29 July 2015 at 4:21 PM

@yam
Some people are against it because it goes against EggCave words about it being retired.

Other people are against it because of value changes or how it's a handout and we should work to get our creature.

It varies.

okami • 29 July 2015 at 4:20 PM

@yam

Only every month when creatures are advertised to be "gone forever." So unless forever means a couple of years, that it the sites word.

And people can still perfectly enjoy the site without having every creature they possibly want. And newbies now will have rare creatures in a coupl...

yam • 29 July 2015 at 4:19 PM

@dawnfur

ok. Well i will admit i wasn't there for that so i don't know the details of what happened and what people were mad about. Was it about the concept of a rerelease in general or because too many cash shop creatures were being rereleased with no real need?

Idk, i kind of think that if we ca...

despair • 29 July 2015 at 4:18 PM

@yam

Quoted from http://eggcave.com/cashshop ;

"These are [month's] Cash Shop Monthlies! They are available through the end of[month] and, after that, will be retired forever. Get yours now!"

retired. forever.

I think EggCave should stick to their word on that, imo.

There are several...

dawnfur • 29 July 2015 at 4:17 PM

@yam

I actually think Ian said it wouldn't happen again after the rerelease
because everyone threw a tantrum

despair • 29 July 2015 at 4:17 PM

@bluewolf

Not to mention that, in essence, peope are wanting Eggcave to go back on what it has said for years.

This "never re-releasing" thing is sort of starting to sound like some sort of marketing tactic. Get it all hyped out to secure more purchases and then re-release later to g...

yam • 29 July 2015 at 4:16 PM

@bluewolf

could you show me where eggcave PROMISED that publically, and whether this was before or after the first rerelease?

This is about more than accountability and lessons. It's about the site's enjoyability and success. Think about 10 years down the road. So many creatures will be unobtaina...

okami • 29 July 2015 at 4:13 PM

@ami_utsukushii

Yes, I always keep my word. Because I know better than to give my word on something that I know might not happen or that I couldn't keep. I don't give my word then, I just try my best. Eggcave said that past creatures wouldn't be rereleased. And it's different because this is also a...

webkinzer • 29 July 2015 at 4:13 PM

So re-releasing creatures may not be a good thing. But it can be in some ways. Think about creatures that used to be in the cave quite some time ago. They never used to be worth any CC at all, now they might be worth quite a bit. To some their prices might even be inconceivable, some may think not....

despair • 29 July 2015 at 4:12 PM

@ami_utsukushii

I'm not close to perfect in any way, so yes I have broken my word. This is in a different sense altogether, however. Just because I have in the past doesn't mean it isn't wrong to break your word. Eggcave said they wouldn't re-release stuff and people have payed alot of CC for th...

netherling • 29 July 2015 at 4:09 PM

@bluewolf @despair

So what I keep seeing you say is "egg cave need to keep it's word". So you're telling me you've always kept your word on something? Always? Sometimes change is a good thing. And @metaphor is right, there are creatures we've fallen in love with for the look, or for what...

despair • 29 July 2015 at 4:05 PM

@metaphor

Not everyone, but I have seen my fair share of people that want them for the status of being rare, like what @yam said. Some people do want creatures because they look cool/cute, but certainly not everyone.

In the future, if Eggcave changes it's slogan about retiring creatures, re-re...

yam • 29 July 2015 at 4:02 PM

@metaphor

I must say I really agree with you. And, even if most people want "Rare" creatures for the status, I think that shouldn't be the direction the site takes. Yes it may be the status quo, but that doesn't mean it's right. The point of this site, once again, is to ADOPT CREATURES YO...

despair • 29 July 2015 at 4:01 PM

@yam

I do understand where you guys are coming from, but other sites that do this have always done it. It wasn't something that just popped in 6 years later. And they especially never said "This will never be available again!" Because of this re-releasing stuff couldn't have possibly ch...

metaphor • 29 July 2015 at 3:59 PM

@despair

"I'm betting that the reason most people even want certain creatures in the first place is just because they're considered "rare.""

Sorry, but here is where I have to disagree with you. As I mentioned in an earlier post, when people join the site, chances are they are...

okami • 29 July 2015 at 3:59 PM

@dawnfur

So you're saying that all the creatures available now and all the ones you have now aren't anything at all? It's possible to trade up towards goals. I started off like everyone else with no knowledge of trading or values. But I learned, and I traded for some of my goals. Yeah, it takes tim...

yam • 29 July 2015 at 3:55 PM

I think a rerelease, if done in a controlled, limited way, would be beneficial for the players and for the site.

Those of you talking about the worth of the creatures decreasing, well, that would be a problem if there was some economy on this site that was fragile. But from what I've seen, there is...

netherling • 29 July 2015 at 3:55 PM

@immortalraven is right xD they're never going to be obtainable unless who owns them ever trades them away.

@rosaline_kaye
Yeah, we cant always get what we want. But when there's a chance to people are going to want to take it. No one "demanded" a re-release, Ian wanted to see what opi...

dawnfur • 29 July 2015 at 3:53 PM

@bluewolf Is it really a toy store if there aren't any toys for sale?

I'm not saying that because I'm irritated, I'm saying it because that's how it seems.

despair • 29 July 2015 at 3:49 PM

I'm willing to sacrifice that I can't get a few creature I want as long as it means Eggcave sticks to it's word.

immortalraven • 29 July 2015 at 3:46 PM

Actually a Doovoo egg is impossible to get plus some other critters probably too in lower stages xD There are only two known Doovoo eggs which those users said aren't UFT at all

rosaline_kaye • 29 July 2015 at 3:41 PM

Quoted from @ami_utsukushii 's profile page;

"RANT WARNING:I am a firm supporter of re-releases because:

Older creatures are hard to come by for new users, it's pretty much impossible. And its not just new users, it's users who have been here for any amount of time and missed opportunities. O...

iceiceice • 29 July 2015 at 3:40 PM

I enjoy the discussion, or argument, or whatever it turned into now. It's interesting and we can see both sides of the issue.

I'm not even mad at the people who are against the rerelease because, I admit, they bring up very good and valid points.

We may have strayed a little off topic, but eh.

despair • 29 July 2015 at 3:39 PM

Call me what you want, but I stand behind what Eggcave said,

I can't possibly make a better argument than "The site itself has said this will not happen."

Edit:

@bluewolf That seems to be the common thing now. Someone makes a sound-argument and everyone who disagrees gets agitated.

Fu...

okami • 29 July 2015 at 3:39 PM

@dawnfur

This is a discussion board, you can't get irritated that not everyone agrees and has counterpoints. And if we're making comparisons to children now, then we look moreso like children who want every toy in the toystore and fully expect to get just that.

dawnfur • 29 July 2015 at 3:37 PM

No matter how much people sit here and argue, someone will not agree. Either they do or they don't rerelease.

I know people will disagree with me. I don't honestly care. We look like children not wanting to share our toys, honestly.

okami • 29 July 2015 at 3:35 PM

@ami_utsukushii

It's still completely lying if things that were retired forever are rereleased. If I understand correctly, forever means eternally, not 6 or so years.

netherling • 29 July 2015 at 3:33 PM

@rosaline_kaye
I may not have been on the site as long as you, but I've been on for a while. I have put effort into it. Ever since i started on the site. But as the years go by, creatures got harder and harder to get, and what could've gotten me a dreamie back then is nothing compared to what could...

despair • 29 July 2015 at 3:33 PM

@raccoon

I understand your dilemma, but the point still stands that Eggcave needs to stick to it's word.

I'm betting that the reason most people even want certain creatures in the first place is just because they're considered "rare."

Edit:

Another thing is that supporters seem to fl...