Attention: Mining Mayhem has begun!
8 days ago
GraveGuardian
The Mimic
They/them
502
502 Achievements
Forum Rank 4
Forum Threads: 33
Forum Comments: 1252
General Rank 5
Starter Rank 1
Arena Rank 5
Campaign Rank 5
Gauntlet Rank 5
Cooking Rank 5
Crafting Rank 5
Farming Rank 5
Fishing Rank 5
Hunting Rank 5
Mining Rank 5

@GildedBrackets - Yeah, unfortunately the site used to be a lot more active with more regular news posts and staff-player interaction. This year is unusual in that we haven't been getting any new Seasonal apparel/companions. Everyone's holding out hope that activity will pick back up when they release Chapter 2 of the Campaign, but with how slow progress has been the site will probably lose too many players for it to make a meaningful comeback when the update does arrive. We didn't even get an anniversary update last year.

The site has a lot of great features and mechanics that felt unique compared to other pet sims, and I do still have a lot of fun playing the game, but there are also some pretty big bugs and QoL issues that have persisted since before public launch that still haven't been addressed that will hopefully be added with the second chapter. I would really like this site to grow and thrive, but inactivity and a lack of content make it implausible.

Report
Quote
6 days ago
Sonic
the Hedgehog
125
125 Achievements
General Rank 1
Starter Rank 1
Arena Rank 1
Campaign Rank 1
Cooking Rank 1
Fishing Rank 1
Hunting Rank 1
I am a KS backer who just returned after a 2-3 year hiatus and I am enjoying myself with this game right now but I will not lie; I am concerned about the dev side of things. I just rejoined at the tail end of the Murkwood event and I noticed a lot of the items have 2025 in their tool tips when they should've been retired to the chest. Not the mention the Halloween stuff still in the MM and the dead Shopify page.

I know there was a lot of turmoil during launch and I am concerned if that had to do with anything.

I am enjoying my time returning here. The community has been nothing but kind to me. It has me emotional with how sweet everyone has been.

But I've never seen a pet game straight up abandon updates like this. I never played Goatlings so I don't know how that place operated while it was still up but the handful of games I've played still had regular updates, even ones with low player counts such as Dappervolk and Marapets.

This game has a lot of potential. Especially with Campaign/Gauntlet/Arena and how companions work it could fill the niche of competitive play. But I cannot help feel a bit worried.
(Edited)
Report
Quote
6 days ago
GraveGuardian
The Mimic
They/them
502
502 Achievements
Forum Rank 4
Forum Threads: 33
Forum Comments: 1252
General Rank 5
Starter Rank 1
Arena Rank 5
Campaign Rank 5
Gauntlet Rank 5
Cooking Rank 5
Crafting Rank 5
Farming Rank 5
Fishing Rank 5
Hunting Rank 5
Mining Rank 5

@Sonic - Even before Goatlings imploded it was releasing consistent and plentiful updates and new content. One of the only praises I have left for it at this point.

I have been a part of countless pet Sims and even if they were slow, I have never seen them ignore/neglect things in the manner LW has. Granted, I still have enough to keep myself busy what with pursuing achievements, but that's it. The market is more or less dead, and the poor player retention has yielded a still rather muddy wolf selection in the player market.

Pet Sims that thrive off colors and genes and breeding always have slim pickings in their early years, and rely heavily upon players to keep breeding and trading to begin to produce aesthetic pets players actually actively seek. With how little players have been listened to and how little content/updates/fixes we have seen, players aren't playing. The market rarely has anything I or other people want to buy, there is no longer an incentive to breeding since things sit, and thus enthusiasm for myself and others has dropped dramatically.

It still does have a lot of potential, and I hope to see the site make a comeback, but the longer things stagnate the less and less likely that will be.

Report
Quote
2 days ago
Skittyfairy
The Loving
She/her
232
232 Achievements
General Rank 2
Starter Rank 1
Arena Rank 2
Campaign Rank 2
Gauntlet Rank 2
Cooking Rank 2
Crafting Rank 2
Farming Rank 3
Fishing Rank 1
Hunting Rank 1
Mining Rank 1

It's hard not to feel anxious with the lack of non-auto staff communication. Feels like... we're kids left in a giant mall with no cashiers, just customers wandering about. On the bright side, the site is still up/open, but I can't help but fear that one day, the site will go down with no warning.

I hate to be bleak/nihilistic, but with no communication from anyone working on/running/owning the site, it's hard to be optimistic. I can only hope we'll be told before the site shuts down. Until then, though, I'll enjoy my pretty wolves for as long as I can.

Report
Quote
Unsubscribe from Post
Subscribe to Thread
Recent
Subscribed
My posts
Subscribed
You are not subscribed to any threads.
My Threads
You do not have any threads.
Trees
Music
Shuffle
Theme
Enable to have Music selection based site activities.
Repeat
Enable to repeat the current song.
Volume
Dismiss
Not interested in music? Permanently dismiss this music player.
Bathing on an Arturas
Boil 'em, Mash 'em
Canictonis Crossing
Dreaming About You
Embarking
Fields of Loria
First Snow
Follow the Leader
Good Morning, Challengers
Haunted Cave
Head in the Clouds
Into the Deep
Lone Wolf
Moonsblessings
Mosey Through the Forums
Nothing but Time
Play Date With Nana
Queueing Up
Silly Walk
Sleepy Wolves
Sploosh
Sunken Melody
The Mighty Remain
Through Goldsea
What to Buy?