by Jaykobell » 11/19/2014 10:18 PM
Wow look at all the breeding stuff.
Okay, I will try to keep this brief.
Time Limit on Usage of Key
Absolutely not. I categorically refuse. To me, this is like saying that you cannot hold on to a pet, and that, if you do not give it a personality within X months, we're going to take it from you and we're going to give it to another member. I paid for the key, I made efforts to get it. I sat there, watched the time, prepared my post; I did what I had to do to get it. Taking my earned items away from me because I have RL expectations and other such things is absolutely... not acceptable to me.
Usually, I'm just picky with breeding because a lot of my relationships here are sore. But I'm slowly trying to remedy that, but until I become comfortable again (I've had my fair share of stupid issues from breedings), I will be keeping my keys for my own purposes.
But you will always have hoarders, guys. And I am legitimately sorry if this opinion here sounds really crude and blunt and hurtful, but I just personally cannot accept that suggestion. .__. I would definitely breed, it's just my own stupid mental restrictions that keep me from doing it. I did do a bunch of Kuhna breedings for a time, and I did do a lot of Paragon ones too; and really, I haven't even bred any Soveri yet... so I'd like to keep my key.
I breed for plot, not for babies... herein lies my problem, but I know I'm not the only one.
Really I'm very sorry if this sounds really hurtful, I just, you're making me nervous with that suggestion LMAO... I love you guys, but just... no...
2-week Breeding Limit
Okay, this I think if a good idea. However... yes, I want a backup to it. I think changing it to "If the breeding has no activity for X amount of time, it fails" is a very good idea. Would putting the two weeks there sound like a plan? Or even... 1 week? I'm afraid 2 weeks, when assumed the person posts at the very limit... the breeding will last aaaaaaaaaaaaages. Idk... would you guys care to see that breeding sitting there for months? Honestly 1 post per 7 days is not a lot to ask for; especially when 5 sentences is honestly nothing. But you can tell me.
But, personally, I would be in favor of implementing this.
Being in One Breeding at One Time
Yes, I think this should be abolished. I believe this was implemented to stop overbreeding...? Or some such... or maybe it was related to the rule of your pet being in one place only at a time. I think it's a good idea to get rid of it; we also don't have to worry about overbreeding X line I'm looking at you Kyuukai since there are more users and more than 9000 breedables around.
So yes, 110% in favor of this. Very good idea.
Now, time for my own suggestions. And guys, I've said this before, I'll say it again here: posting/agree/disagreeing in your JOURNAL and/or IRC means NOTHING. Post HERE! Tell us HERE that you want these things. We cannot record the IRC stuff effectively and Journal entries get buried in other entries, etc. Post here in the same place! Then we can see the 20+ posts all together agreeing to something, and that's a pretty surefire way to know you guys want this.
On to it, then.
Unlimited Breeding
Okay, hold your horses, I can see you typing faster than lightning saying GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW NO MORE KEYS YES.
I remember mentioning this before but now I can't find it, lmao, so I'm suggesting it here.
A while ago, when the issue of activity had come up, I suggested that maybe we could try a very, VERY experimental idea...
Abolishing Keys.
This would mean that at any time, with anyone, regardless of anything, you could breed. You could breed Soveris, you could breed Diosols, you could breed ANYTHING. You would still need potions and etc for varying results, but ultimately, you would skip the Key aspect. Wanna breed tonight? Go start a room. No Key? Doesn't matter. Go start a room.
Now, you might be asking... What would be wrong with that?
Well... for one, backlog. Sara's and Toxic's Soveris breeding sat there for almost a month. And it was the only one there. Keep in mind that I do not do breedings anymore, Silver is our pet artist and doesn't do breedings, and then Kodai needs to be clearly told. This leaves Kyrit and Krypto, who are busy with school, work, and life in general.
If people can breed with no Key restrictions, we might very well be facing a bad backlog. You guys might not be upset by it now when I'm saying it, but imagine having to sit down and wait for babies... for at least a month because of backlog. Some people have said that they would prefer to wait for babies rather than wait for keys... but when you're done, and you just need the babies to further your plots, etc... Idk.
It might also decrease interest in breeding. You might think, how? People will be happy to breed. That's certainly true... for a time. But then, after so many breedings, and after you've earned all your A licenses... then what? This is personally my problem, where I just don't feel the motivation to breed anymore because... I've already bred so much.
Then again, maybe we could expand the breeding system if this system somehow works out good enough.
Anyway, this would be VERY experimental. In alpha stage. My idea was to open this for ONE (1) MONTH, and see how it goes. I don't know if the other Mods would agree, this is honestly just my own idea. There is NOTHING guaranteed OR set in stone here. This is only for DISCUSSION purposes and nothing more.
Anyway, what do you guys think?
Second idea:
Special Topic for Key Requests
I see people like Toxic, who say they're holding Keys for people, and I also see people saying they're waiting for a Key for X plot or for X lifemate pairing.
How about a topic where you can come and request a Breeding Key because you want your characters to finally tie the knot? If you need children for a plot? Or even, if the breeding would just be character development? Such as, in your story, your character gets roped up in a breeding, ends up with children, and they become scarred/grow as a character/etc from it?
My idea would be to have a topic for that. It would be very simple: you come to the topic, give us the pair, and you explain why you want a Key. You don't have to write a novel, you don't have to link to previous topics... you just need to tell us the setting and reason behind you wanting to breed them, as stated above.
I think that's the core of the frustration for some. You REALLY want to breed because you HAVE ideas for plots, for canon children, etc, but you cannot breed because you have no key. And you have no key because of time zones, because of school/work schedules, because of lack of KS, or just because, whoops, you didn't dedicate your life to Evelon this past week in order to see they were being released.
I would like to establish some ground rules for it, such as being limited to X number of keys per month... just to avoid backlog. Or maybe one breeding per type per month? That's already like... 5 breedings in 4 weeks.
But would this interest people? It could be a free service (because you have reasons to breed your pets and it's not just for SUPER PWETTY KAWAII DESU SUGOINE PETSU!) or it could be that you have to pay the Key fee. Idk what would be best here.
But yes, discuss? Again, NO OTHER MOD has been told this idea. Nothing GUARANTEED or SET IN STONE.
I can't stress it enough lmao.
I think that's everything... Jesus so much typing. MY EVENING IS ALREADY GONE...