#then it’s marapets

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[oli-7]

oh no my png i dropped them

[sanpose]

Backers Beware: Santae

"Santae - An Enchanting Virtual Pet and Avatar RPG World!" is a Kickstarter campaign raising funds to further develop Santae.net, a browser based virtual pet site. Through aggressive marketing campaigns and releasing a highly polished alpha build, the project has amassed a large following and supporters. As of writing, the campaigned has raised over $70k, nearly quadruple of their $20k goal.

Unfortunately, numerous allegations have emerged surrounding the project. Claims ranging from design plagiarism to shoddy interactions between staff and the playerbase have been reported, but the most concerning of all has been this exposé on the artist paying rates.

For those who may not have the time to read through this lengthy post, I would like to highlight this excerpt:

"Please bear this in mind when you think about those 150 to 500 dollar price tags on the Kickstarter for designing items. 150 dollars for Hair, when the artist will get 5. 200 dollars for a single clothing item, when the range the artist will receive will be 2 to 8 USD."

As of writing, there has been no official statement regarding these alleged pay rates.

I do not wish to see Santae fail. I gladly welcome any addition to the relatively niche genre of virtual pet games. However, I cannot rest easy knowing hundreds of people might unknowingly be supporting a project that exploits the people it owes its success to. The linked post has been reblogged less than 20 times.

The primary goal of this post is to spread awareness. Backers deserve transparency on the projects they are supporting. I implore readers to share if they can, as the campaign ends in 8 days.

[elekid]

[snoozelings]

Did you know Snoozelings has Dyable items that can be dyed with over 26 different colors?!?!?!?

[neobastard]

as a black neopets player, i LOVE how many black hairstyles they've added this month

bantu knots, coils, and afros on top of the locs, curly hair, and box braids they released last year

i really appreciate the push for diversity in hair styles during black history month, especially with the way certain other pet sites treat black people

[mood2you]

Marapets had more grace

2015 : A cute, rounded Fasoro. They gave something back to upset fans.

2009 : Crosseyed, bullfooted, dumb smile thing. They had seriously ruined everything.

pre-2009 : Admittedly, there are flaws with this but the pose was more interestingits looking up at you like a real fox would, and stabding its ground or waiting to lead you further sown the path, and it's so shiny and sleek and wellgroomed and the face is evokitive, it looks so mischeivous... Like a fox! Not a pet, a fantasy.

Water had its head inclined, but the new water is prettier, there is more to look at, the mane is stupid but the tail is exciting. Also, it is a special pose, that it's running like a river to the sea.

Sometimes you can't help but what to see what artistic resources you have and stop looking at the past. This is a different character, though, and to many that's the problem.

Now... I joined Marapets late. I missed the old Bolimo. This is the new Bolimo

It must be 2005 or something, 2003. You're scared to see how dumb this looks compared to the old one? I don't even think I have the old one.

Wait... I forgot...

They Dreamworks-ified the Bolimo?!?!!!! It does look like a Neopet with the fat legs. The mane looks dumb. NO HELMET?! Marapets does not have more grace!

"They gave something back" they've got tyranical!

Aw I'm really sad, I can't find it, but I was going to show you the old candy shop owner, the black Bolimo holding lolly pops out in its mouth. It was the only surviving early Bolimo.

The Bolimo just used to be even more slender, and a velvet fur texture. I really can't find it. I really don't remember. I think I did make an OC but I ended up using Houndour, not that I ever caught one. But when you're playing a virtual pets game, you have to catch something, and Early Fasoro was my favorite character, but when the Crindol came out I stanned it.

I don't really like this redesign either, it really seems like they wanted to turn everything into Tantua

Yeah, okay, so, they took away the free color, no more red at all it's all monochromatic. I used to be perfectly happy with a Yellow Crindol, perfectly happy. I think they also took away the human hair, that's a Santa Claus type of creature if I ever saw one!

Oh, "I am old Chirs Crindol" probably intentional. I think as a kid I called it the Cindrol. Gryphons are medeival, right, like Cinderella? The legs on the Crindol are nice too in the old one, you look at a real dog it has tiny back legs, when sitting, but cartoon dogs have huge ones, like frog legs, when sitting, and it happened to the Crindol a little, huh?

The Tantua. Real cute! Tiny.

There was definately an older version that was even taller and even sexier, but here's another free color pet. The best example is the Wockey.

You know what I do is sell that as "Cotton Candy" for 1,000,000 NP. Peaches and Cream (yellow) Valentines (red) and so on. Slap it in there.

"...and me!"

[suckaysuamigos200]

para el día 26 de Juneforest hoy le toca a frutos silvestres

para este día decidí dibujar a eyru quién mientras exploraba el bosque se encontró con un arbusto de varias silvestres y decidió comerse algunas 🍓🦝.

💙⏝፝֯֟⏝፝֯֟⏝፝֯֟⏝፝֯֟⏝፝֯֟⏝፝֯֟⏝፝֯֟⏝፝֯֟⏝፝֯֟💙

for the 26th of Juneforest today it's time for wild fruits

For this day I decided to draw Eyru who, while exploring the forest, found a bush of several wild ones and decided to eat some 🍓🦝..

[unnamedboxvoid]

Tempted to play Neopets and/or Marapets again. They were fun.

[imiya]

DREAMIE ACHIEVED MOMENT

[santaeofficial]

ALPHA TESTER DETAILS We will be RE-OPENING Alpha Testing Applications on 6th July 2024 and closing them on 28th July 2024.

In the past few weeks, we've gotten a lot of interest about joining Santae for Alpha Testing. With the leaps and bounds that we have witnessed since Alpha Testing launched on 12th May, we thought that it would be fun to welcome another wave of testers to Santae! This means that adventurers can look forward to another round of the referral contest, a/k/a additional Divine Common Wispyr Figurines (Limited Edition Pet!) will be given away!

We're looking for group of people with assorted timezones, interests, play-styles, and expertise to test out Santae!! So bring your friends by inviting and referring them!

The cut off date for turning in applications is July 28th, 2024. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

REQUIREMENTS

A minimum age of 13 is required to play Santae! REWARDS Be part of our alpha testing community and unlock exclusive rewards including an exclusive forum avatar, a trophy for your profile, alpha tester themed clothing items and will also receive a FREE Beta Access Key at the end of our Alpha Testing Phase.

Earn a never before released species during this alpha testing phase, the Raylen!

Alpha and Beta Testers will also have the ability to create an exclusive pet, the Blepp, which will be unavailable post-launch for a while. Enjoy your well-deserved perks!

GIVING THANKS AGAIN! We extend our deepest gratitude to all present and past members of our team and current Alpha Testers, whose dedication and hard work have brought Santae to life. Without their invaluable contributions, our vision would remain just a dream. We hope to see you there, celebrating our collective achievements!

Stay up-to-date on all our current news and releases on our Santae Official Discord!

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TO EAT WHAT

[oli-7]

solo drawpile tidbits

CW BELOW

blood, violence

[taldigi]

every time a vpet site has a human avatar component I want to die

[elekid]

this is how my own health needs appear to me in my mind