February Monthly MiniPets
Posted by Mat on 1 Feb 2017, 2:30 am
February has come, and with it, the introduction of a new round of mini-pets for the FurDollar Emporium. These new monthly mini-pets follow a new system with the goal of retaining their value!
We have heard the concerns of customers who purchased FD mini-pets in the past and their disappointment that breeding has resulted in their purchase losing its value increasingly over time. We want our customers to feel confident that their purchase will retain its value, even potentially increasing in value. Therefore, we have decided that starting with the February mini-pets, FurDollar Emporium mini-pets will be unbreedable species, ensuring that the investment a customer makes will not decline in value due to breeding. Any past mini-pets released through the Emporium will remain as they were, as this change affects only new and future Emporium mini-pets.
Players can now obtain rarer colors for an Emporium mini-pet species by opening a box, found for each new mini-pet species in the Emporium. The boxes for each respective mini-pet have a 40% chance of opening into a common, 30% chance of opening into an uncommon, 20% chance of opening into a rare, or a 10% chance of opening into a super rare. Boxes are also priced at 250 FurDollars, a reduction from past prices.
The Aquaticat species is the first of the new Emporium mini-pets, shown from common through super rare. 
The Rapti species is the second of the new Emporium mini-pets, shown from common through super rare.
The Moth species is the third of the new Emporium mini-pets, shown from common through super rare.
The Chipmunk species is the fourth of the new Emporium mini-pets, shown from common through super rare.
The Caterpillar species is the fifth and final of the new Emporium mini-pets, shown from common through super rare.
These new boxes will not entirely disappear at the end of the month. We plan on putting all Emporium mini-pet boxes inside of a larger box called the Retired Box, which will dispense one random box from a past month. The Retired Box will be available at a higher price, but gives players the chance to obtain mini-pet boxes from past months if desired.
Save up your weapons, armor, and unwanted mini-pets, because the Serpent Festival is coming to town on February 14th. The Serpent Festival is Quetzal Palace's yearly special event. During this event, the serpent that carries the Quetzal Palace village on its back will land on the mainland of Furvilla. During this period of time, villagers from all over are welcome to make offerings to the serpent in hopes of being rewarded with something cool.
The upcoming festival will involve some new mini-pet species from the serpent, a special shop to purchase festival related items, new villager colors, new villager costumes, and last but not least... a mystery! Will you be one of the first one hundred people to solve the mystery and earn a trophy from the festival?
But that's not all! We have two weeks before the festival starts, and some other cool activities are coming down the pipeline. Sources say that Crafters will be getting a new type of item to craft, one that should keep all of you crafters busy! What could it be? Hm... we'll find out soon! ;)
WELP just got a SR moth after opening up four boxes.
This is addictive. >__> Already trying to think of more ways to scratch up FD.
Wow, so not only are they super expensive (considering it is a monthly thing) but they become sterile after the first month? Wonder if I understand this correctly. I suppose furvilla will later release FD potions to give pets breeding charges, or probably not. This feels like a greedy money sink. Retaining value would be possible without doing the neuturing so severly. Its like how nobody ever will complete their menagerie after the snowpets after the festival.
i am so glad I am not bound by the obsession of completing collections, I feel for you guys. These changes feel about as "smart" as how the snowpets breeding was handled just in reverse, not really smart. You guys want this game to not just burn out instantly right? Semi geven up on the game aspect already besides for morhping potions.
@Admin-deinmaar thank you for the reply-- that clears up things!
Admiral
Since we have a whole year, we're not sure yet. There's a lot we're considering, but as of right now, the Boxed minipets will not be completely taken away, just put into the Retired Box at the end of the month. Users can purchase a Retired Box for the chance at any one of these pets at that time.
@Admin-Deinmaar I is poor though. IRL and in-game. Not that big of a deal, unless something comes out that I REALLY want, but...just sayin'.
Thornes
Only the boxed pets will be put into the Retired Box. Since December and January pets are still breedable, they will be excluded.
@admin-deinmaar actually, can I ask if these boxes are to be retired at end of month, not cycled out? It's a bit unclear right now!
What i'm asking is if the minipets will return next year, or are they retired end of month and only obtainable by retired bag!
VioletWhirlwind
FD can still be traded with other users for FC, so maybe not
Welp. There goes any chance I might have had to (eventually) get the new minipets.
@Admin-Deinmaar Alright sounds awesome! Someone actually said something in a discord chat about that maybe it would be cool if we get something like similar to the paintie packs one day for these too! Or maybe something like the paintie pack for the retirement box?
I don't know they are just mere ideas. I think this feature needs some tweaking but it's definitely going somewhere interesting. Oh and will the december & january FD Emporium pets be added to this retirement box too? Or will they stay out of it since they are still breedable?