RE: hold on new traits - what do y'all think?
At least, make sure that the number of trait values retired equals the number of trait values introduced.
Otherwise, the odds of a Starter containing a new value drop.
With Fur and Eyes, people seem to be relatively happy when Starters select from a set of about 40 values. But it only takes a few cycles introducing 6 and only retiring 3 for the odds to drop off sufficiently for people to start feeling discouraged.
I'm not saying this isn't what they've been doing, just observing that it's what they should be doing.
Remember, though, that we're only talking about Starters, here. While retiring trait values can have an immediate (psychological) effect upon market valuation, it takes quite a bit longer to have a significant effect upon breeding results.
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