#and we still haven't gotten game style plushies either

[shirajellyfish]

Is anyone else incredibly disappointed with the new Hex DCA merch.

Hex has some of the absolute coolest, most unique fnaf merch out there. Well-constructed and with those fun button eyes! I have so badly been wishing for them to do Sun and Moon plushies.

Except, now that they are...

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Where are the button eyes? Where's that Hex style, the soft little body and heavy rounded limbs? The magnet connections for posability? Sure the eyes can glow with little lights, but like... why?? Not only is it weird they broke from the main unique feature of the Hex plushies, it makes these two very expensive when compared to other plushies in the line. I was so excited for buttons...

These things look almost identical to the ugliest bootlegs out there. Like, anyone who has seen the common bootlegs of Sun and Moon will find these designs incredibly familiar.

:(

[hassianlovebot]

okay after going insane-o style on the elderwood update and watching the roadmap (!!), here are some actual Thoughts:

warning for spoilers! also this list is a little disjointed

infected essence should act like a currency - get that shit out of my inventory

i think the devs need to balance out some of the co-op gameplay. they're trying really hard to make everything solo and co-op possible but more often than not, it tends to heavily lean on one side. either co-op isn't necessary at all, it's 100% necessary (groves), or it's Technically not necessary but a huge pain in the ass to do solo (wavebacks my detested...). i think it would be worth really looking through certain "co-op or solo" gameplay like hunting for ex and balance it out more. imo, nothing should make players feel like they Have to play a certain way (groves exempt since players are used to relying on the server and it's not necessary to group up).

collecting artifacts is getting. annoying. tbh. personally. it was really fun at first, but after the fourth #1 sword piece (with no one willing to trade cause they don't need it either),,, it remains to be seen, but i'm worried about how long it'll take to actually complete them if certain pieces are more rare For Everyone (meaning less people are putting in the time to hunt for them, actually getting them, and trading extras,, which they're less likely to get. because it's rare. you get the point). i'm sure for people who put Insane hours into the game, it'll be fine. but i think this could very easily turn into another example of palia discouraging players who can't spend 24/7 playing

as much as i love plushes, it's getting annoying that the only go-between-updates incentive is plushies. which are incredibly hard to get and almost force you to group-up just to ease the pain. they really need to balance the chance of getting them. not too easy, but not too hard either. i still haven't gotten a single chapaa plush since those got released (and yes, i've been farming). again, a perfect example of the game only rewarding people who can spend all day playing. i shouldn't have to put in weeks to Months of real time to get one bug plush (lunar moth plush when i catch you...) but this also goes Double for plushies that come from epic things (i am never getting that rainbow butterfly plush. i don't think they even exist actually). listen i Love plushes and it's great for them to be releasing so many but when it's That hard to get them, it just makes players feel overwhelmed instead of excited. balance!

i think the devs need to figure out a different way to,, idk do the "after lore-dump gameplay". i said i would scream if the elderwoods update was just more bundles and like. you can dress it up all you want, but the artifacts are just more bundles. and this time it's more annoying since you have less control on completing them. i understand that farming bundles is an easy way to get players to keep playing while they work on the next update, but good lord. if the next adventure zone is more bundles, i'm gonna lose it

balance the damn wavebacks

i am VERY obsessed with the lore and i think more players would be too if we got more lore updates. it'd be nice if they could figure out a way to push more of the lore in-between these two year long big updates lol

i still think they need to add something shepp-related to either the quests or dialogue. who even is my shepp. i forgor. i mean i know who it is but that's only because it's the love of my life. hassian my beloved. but also seriously what point of shepp quest if no shepp

let me make nai'o my housewife... let me put him in my garden NOW alkdhg

put the deep woods sign on the ground... i don't care about immersion... put on ground... stop making me climb :(((

this is fully unrelated to this update but i think something they could add to the home tours section is a monthly challenge! this would, i think, help incentivize players with furniture making and using the tour board. i think making it anonymous During the challenge might help with the popularity contest feeling of the home tours? but! the challenge could be a specific design thing like "secret garden" or "vampire's dwelling" or even character things like "auni's dream house" yknow? i think this would be a relatively easy thing for them to add!

and i know this would be.. a challenge considering their current challenges with the housing system, but i still dream about different styles of houses... treehouses, gothic mansions, fairy abodes... also basements... could they do basements.....

man idk... i feel like the housing system needs a complete overhaul to truly make it work for players who love customizing their house but that would 1. be a lot of work 2. would likely not be something they could reasonably mesh with the current system which would require players to either opt in to the new one or completely redo their plots 3. be really annoying for devs and players so. yknow. i think the devs may have underestimated just how much their playerbase would go ham for decorating

ANYWAY lots of thoughts i might add more if i think of more !