RFL Auction

[Tad Carlucci]

While one could argue both sides of the issue, I agree with Liriel's comments.

From the point-of-view of the RFL organizers, special, RFL-only traits are good .. for them .. they garner higher bids, more donations for the cause. But they're bad for everyone else. Most breedables have tiny user bases and are struggling for market share; they, also, might see some good for their marketing efforts. Again, that is good for the provider, but bad for their customers.

But for a large, well-established breedable with a strong customer base, such as KittyCatS, introducing new traits at such high cost, and to such a small, select group could well be disastrous. KittyCatS already has a mechanism for this sort of marketing: Special Collections. But in a program such as the RFL Auction, the introduction of exclusive, new traits, through that mechanism would cause far more harm than the short-term gain the company might see.