Hello~
So, with the holidays happening, it made me think of something.
I've seen a few people saying that they need quick sales for KS/GT, obviously in the hopes of being able to buy gifts. And while I understand the prices and the fact GT is also an option, I only wanted to bring up another alternative we could think about.
Mind you, this would only apply to holiday/gift customs. This doesn't include custom sales (which we don't even have) or monthly customs from the raffles; this only includes these customs for the holiday season that are meant to be given as gifts.
In a similar way to the Equal Pet Exchange, what if members could offer other pets in exchange for a custom order? Depending on a set value, members could exchange a certain number of pets (like the overwhelming amount of unused seasonals) in order to stack up enough 'KS' value to get a slot. We could even allow any pets, including breedables, where those could then be put in the Equal Pet Exchange itself, or they could be used as auction or raffle prizes.
With the holidays, a lot of people pitch in the customs, because they're usually not opened like that and it's usually for gifts. And I know there is now the GT alternative, but I know I was personally tight on money this year due to my surgery and my car payments... and also IRL gifts that DEFINITELY cost $RL. I wasn't nearly able to spend as much as I would've liked this year due to all that.
And yes, I know Evelon is about RPing, that's how you make KS... but many of us are very busy, especially around the holidays; finals, rushes at work, exhausting preparations for the holidays. On the spot, you might not be able to stack up on what you need.
So what better way to allow members to get gifts than by exchanging other things literally nobody wants? My trades are filled with breedables over my head. If I could exchange maybe 1 Lucain or Paragon for 2 customs, I think that'd be amazing. And with the slot system in place, it prevents abuse as well by just dumping more and more expensive pets for more custom slots.
Does that make sense?
Again, this is only for holiday/gift customs, and not for any other kind of customs. It's just to get rid of the overwhelming amount of pointless pets, and I realize Salvis does handle that... but sometimes the KS from there just isn't enough, and there are a whole bunch of KS sinks now; between breeding rooms and potions and the now more affordable Einsor pets and the Scintilla, it's easy to see KS depleting downhill faster than a snowball down a hill.
But I'd like to know what people think, and if anyone might have ideas to add on to this; or concerns I might not have thought of.
So discuss away, yes?