(04-26-2011 05:14 PM)Kristoffer Juneau Wrote: (04-26-2011 02:56 PM)Aywren Sojourner Wrote: Personally, I was thrilled to see new variations of kitties become randomly breedable from my current kitties. I like this SO much better than being forced to purchase new starters just to get what's new!!!! I really can't stress that feeling enough.
Yes I liked the idea they made this available for all cats, although I am assuming that will not be the case for actual traits. Such as the new eyes that you can get only from the Spring cats. Really it has to be like this, because your cats traits are set when they are born so you can't inject new traits into them down the road. So the only way to get new traits makes sense to have to purchase new starters.
I agree with the fact that it has created some demand for less desirable cats now that otherwise would go to the menagerie. That is the other reason i would like them to be more difficult to get. Being that they seem fairly common to get the value in them will quickly diminish.
I agree that teacups and toys should be kept somewhat rare. Not so rare you never see them, but rare enough to keep the value up.
I also agree with new traits released from new starters, though that doesn't always mean pushing the customers out to buy a bulk of starter packs. I feel that releasing a handful of new eyes and a new shade as guaranteed secondary traits from a limited edition spring kitty was a great way of doing this.
Yes, in theory, we were buying a new starter kitty. But since some of us would have bought the spring kitty for a collection anyhow, this is an added bonus. Unlike purchasing a whole new starter pack, you
know that you have the chance to get new traits from your spring kitty... rather than just crossing your fingers that a new starter pack
might have new traits. That gets expensive fast and does nothing but flood the market (as we all know).
I think releasing random traits such as the teacup and the toy is a nice balance for those who might not purchase the spring kitties. Doing it this way gives everyone a chance to try for something new. In the long run, it keeps breeding interesting and helps keep those who purchase traited limited editions and those who did not happier.
Just my thoughts.
