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lykhaos117 • 29 July 2015 at 3:04 PM

Also, I think that the important thing to consider, regardless of the final outcome, is the principles by which Egg Cave stands by. According to the FAQ, Egg Cave is a fun adoptables web site where you can adopt creatures, share them, take care of them, and make new friends. I believe that ev...

iceiceice • 29 July 2015 at 3:04 PM

@rosaline_kaye

True. It takes some work and I agree with you. I expect them to work for their wishlist.

But the thing is, some of their"dreamies" are not in circulation anymore. No one is bothering to trade them.

There are no "supplies" to trade for. If there is, they're p...

despair • 29 July 2015 at 3:02 PM

Even if there was a "fair" way to implement a re-release, it's going against what Eggcave said.

They clearly stated that the creatures would not become available anymore. They need to stick to that claim and not stray from what they have told us for many years.

immortalraven • 29 July 2015 at 3:01 PM

Thanks for considering this first off.

I think if done reasonably that it would work. Heck I have seen many older players say that when the Florn and such were re-released that it didn't really bring their value down. Now I wasn't there but that is what I've seen quite a few say.

I like the idea o...

metaphor • 29 July 2015 at 2:58 PM

@bluewolf

Mmmm, no, not really. People are saying that they wouldn't mind if we actually had to work to get older LEs--for instance, through quests. Personally, I don't think old LEs should just be thrown back into the cave just like that either, which is why I did mention in my first post that I w...

rosaline_kaye • 29 July 2015 at 2:58 PM

Okay guys, look.

Just because you're a new kid doesn't mean you can have the cove of your dreams. You need to put some work into it. Find the right creatures to trade, and find the right people to trade with. Some players have achieved their goals on this website, even though they were new.

Once a...

netherling • 29 July 2015 at 2:57 PM

@Ian
I honestly love this idea. People want to be upset about their cove not being so rare anymore, but the things is, re releases will make a lot of people happy. So if someone's cove isn't super rare anymore, its ok. People are trying to get around $80-$90 dollars worth of CC for creatures, and re...

despair • 29 July 2015 at 2:56 PM

@Orderedchaos

For me, yes. I'm not even bothering trading for one because I k ow I can just get one anytime I want. With a little elbow-grease or Oasis stalking, I can obtain one easily.

okami • 29 July 2015 at 2:53 PM

@metaphor

It basically is asking for a given handout when one wants a 10k cc valued creature to become available to the public.

The 'newbies' now will have creatures that are highly sought after in a few years. It's just about waiting for the value to increase, as older users have done.

I don't...

Orderedchaos • 29 July 2015 at 2:53 PM

I'm curious now. Has the drop in value decreased the demand or desire to own a Drakomo or other endangered creature?

despair • 29 July 2015 at 2:48 PM

@barbyka

500 is alot, but the value has definitely lowered. When they were in the cave, Drakomo's weren't really worth anything, obviously. They retired and I happened to have two of them. I traded both of my last stages for 1.5k CC. I remember it clearly. They go to the Oasis and, while 500 i...

iceiceice • 29 July 2015 at 2:46 PM

(I rambled a little, but I hope you still get my point. I'll edit it later)

Copy and paste from another topic:


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When I look at EggCave now, I see a big gap between "new" users who trying to trade for their wishlist and "old" users who's been here quite...

metaphor • 29 July 2015 at 2:45 PM

I think @iceiceice makes a good point that is kind of the heart of the issue here: there is a great gap between the young and the old.

The older players have been here through almost every creature release. They've seen which creatures area big hit right from the start and are therefore consistentl...

barbyka • 29 July 2015 at 2:41 PM

@despair

I got a Drakomo, just because someone got it in the Oasis and already had the 'original' one. But I paid over 500 cc for it, which I think it's pretty big for only endangered creature (even it was engendered a long time ago). But before the oasis nobody wanted to trade them, especially eg...

dawnfur • 29 July 2015 at 2:38 PM

Okay, a challenge. I have no problem with that. Harder to get creatures aren't a challenge, though. They're next to immposible. Nearly every person who has one won't trade, and some people even keep them after they quit.

There's not much more I want than a Tine. I actually FINALLY found someone wil...

iceiceice • 29 July 2015 at 2:36 PM

@Orderedchaos
Oasis did lower value, as I noticed. However, as someone who traded a Drakomo for the "lower value," I didn't mind,. People still sought them out.
At this point, I'm not very concerned with the numbers anymore.

A lot of people seem concern with the economy, but I'm sure i...

despair • 29 July 2015 at 2:28 PM

@bluewolf

Yes. I love your wording. Especially the first paragraph. I hate to use these words because I love Eggcave to death, but if they just started re-releasing stuff it'd be almost like false advertisement.

Again, I really really really hate to use those words.


And yup, future creatures...

rosaline_kaye • 29 July 2015 at 2:26 PM

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.

metaphor • 29 July 2015 at 2:24 PM

@rosaline_kaye I forgot to ping @despair too sorry.

I don't want to start any controversy, but if you don't mind, I'm going to counter your point about "destroying values." Please note that I am not making any personal attacks, and you are as entitled to your views as I am mine. I just wa...

raccoon • 29 July 2015 at 2:19 PM

@despair
I can understand where you're coming from, and I don't think you're selfish. Though I have to disagree on whether or not some creatures should be re-released.
/stares longingly at foo, florn, and raskoon

I really like @lykhaos117 's idea. A special account "birthday" prize. Thou...

despair • 29 July 2015 at 2:15 PM

The Oasis has lowered the value of those creatures, I'd say.

The only reason the change isn't as noticeable would be due to the fact that they were available for such a long time.

There's a far greater number of them. You could find them in the cave for a couple of years.

Orderedchaos • 29 July 2015 at 2:12 PM

I have a question to those who say re-releases will destroy a creature's value.

Has the Oasis destroyed the value of endangered creatures like the Drakomo, Aerlo, ect.?

I ask as someone who does not trade often and thus does not know what people value these creatures and wish to know if the implem...

rosaline_kaye • 29 July 2015 at 2:07 PM

I completely agree with despair.

The creatures that you will re-release will completely destroy their value, and people will be hesitant to trade when they know that the critter they want will be re-released.

Getting rare critters is an achievement for me. I feel excited and lucky to finally have...

despair • 29 July 2015 at 1:07 PM

Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the idea of creature re-releases. Usually I'm bashed left and right when I voice my opinion on the matter, but nowadays I couldn't possibly care any less what other people think.

For one thing, I like the thrill and challenge of trying to obtain some of the harde...

iceiceice • 29 July 2015 at 1:02 PM

/CELEBRATES/ THANK YOU FOR REVISITING THIS IDEA. ;u; I'm so happy.

Now to gather my thoughts and think of a plan.

All I really want right now is a chance to get the creature. I don't expect handouts. I really just want the trade center to be more active. It doesn't seem to be doing much,...

spiritkoi • 29 July 2015 at 12:43 PM

I agree with dawnfur, fakeworld's idea sounds really good.

metaphor • 29 July 2015 at 12:23 PM

@dawnfur

I certainly didn't complain. I traded in my Florn for a Foo and was ecstatic. haha.

dawnfur • 29 July 2015 at 10:57 AM

I'm still for it.

I may have been the only person not complaining about the 2011 one.. lol

Foo/Roo/Florn's are so hard to get, that it was nice getting a chance, without y'know, paying thousands of cc for it. (which i couldn't even get at the time.) The main arguement was "it'll mess with the...

lykhaos117 • 29 July 2015 at 10:55 AM

I support the idea of rereleases and like many of the above ideas, though I think there should be some sort of time limit before a creature gets rereleased so that users will still have a chance to trade creatures once they gain some value.

For example, if the Meganox were to get rereleased in the...

jirachiwishmaker • 29 July 2015 at 10:36 AM

Oh yay! I was hoping really for the rerelease of any of the older LEs and CRWs from the past. And no nothing should become ever completely extinct either.