The Serpent Festival
Posted by Mat on 14 Feb 2017, 12:10 pm
Ana says:
Greetings, villagers of the mainland. The time has come, and the serpent has landed on the mainland and is ready for your offerings. This ancient beast is one of the last remaining from the old times, before written history, before the villages came together in a global economy and named themselves, collectively, Furvilla. This serpent is where the villagers of Quetzal Palace have made our town, and its constant movement allows us travel across the entire Furvillian continent. Except for these coming two weeks, at least...
The serpent is peculiar, you see. It enjoys collecting small animals and weaponry/armor (though we are widely uncertain what it does with these items). If you bring it an offering of these items, it will reward you in turn. Our Cloudog species was created by the serpent, and it appears that it has created more life from the clouds:
As you may note, these creatures have a breeding cool-down of one day. This means that you may attempt to breed them, if you are skilled in animal husbandry, or you can continue to offer the serpent creatures in exchange for its creations. You may find that the serpent is more rewarding, if you are seeking out a rarer animal. When the serpent leaves on March 1st, these creatures will become infertile, and will not be able to breed.
But fear not, as the Guardian Angels will be working to collect rare and super rare creatures to offer at the Gala Ball. Nonetheless, if you happen to include 5,000 FC with your animal offering, the serpent may regard which species you prefer.
The serpent is giving away weapons and armor (and a helm) that are far stronger than most we have created... and much more sturdy. Perhaps one day the serpent will share its techniques for durable construction with our blacksmiths... hm...
This is the Serpent's Feather, and you can obtain it by trading in weapons or armor to the serpent. This is the currency of the Gala Ball. If you wish to purchase anything from the Gala, then you should collect these. Hm... I do believe you may want to make sure you collect fifty of these beautiful feathers before the Gala opens... but that is your choice, of course.
That strange fellow who creates all the plushes has been hard at work designing ones for our illustrious festival... now, you may not find you are able to get your paws on these until the Gala opens. However, you can gaze upon them right now and begin your plans for collection.
Speaking of the Gala, you are aware it opens on February 21st at 12:00 PM, yes? I expect you will be getting yourself ready for that... place yourself in a nice suit or dress, and you will look your best. Perhaps you can earn yourself a VIP ticket to the Gala? Do be sure to bring plenty of feathers, as there will be many fashionable objects available at the Gala for your perusal and purchase: plushes, furniture, vistas, rare and super rare creatures... perhaps other things, as we hosts see fit.
It appears that the Skunk and Dutch Angel Dragon species have found their wings in the Fairy Costume... or an extra pair of wings, depending on who you're talking to.
The Snake and Dutch Angel Dragon species have learned to smile down upon us from the stars, and can now wear the Galaxy Costume.
The Dutch Angel Dragon and Bear species have joined our ranks in the army, and can now wear the Angelic Costume.
Now, if you will excuse me... I am a bit preoccupied with a promise I made earlier... *she searches for a note that she had written, but frustratedly cannot find it* ...oh dear. Well, this may not end well...
Information Recap
- Trade 5 Animals in for 1 Festival Animal (better RNG than breeding)
- Pay 5,000 FC to choose Festival Animal Species
- Festival Animals set to 1 Day Breeding Charge until 3/1/2017
- Festival Animals become unbreedable on 3/1/2017
- Trade 5 Weapons/Armor in for 1 Festival Item (weapons, armor, and feathers)
- Suggested to collect 50 Feathers before Gala Opening
- Gala Ball begins Feb 21, 2017 at 12:00 PM
- Dress well!
- Help Ana! Something's gotten her worried...
I am not sure about this item thing to give to the serpent(That's supposed to help Ana, I think? Idk???). What exactly are we supposed to give it or is it just a big ol' guessing game???
I have read the event twice now but I still have no idea what I'm suppose to do for this event. Can someone at least point me where to go?
Compared to the Snow Festival, the Serpent Festival/Gala doesn't seem very well thought-out in regards to accessibility for players depending on the age of their account, what village they're from, etc. I'm not saying everything needs to be a handout, but it's no fun to dangle these tantalizing items in front of users when they're actually quite exclusive. Even as someone who prepared my own shields, I don't think those who bought weapons/armor, only got small animals, or who just started playing should have to feel so left out (or like they wasted money because your own handiwork wasn't specified). As a resident of Quetzal Palace, I would like our event to be enjoyable for all just like the Snow Festival, not frustrating.
For starters, allowing us to use purchased weapons (including from the town hall shops), increasing the feather drop rate, and readjusting the small animals' breeding charges would make a lot more players able to participate. So would adding a regular "feather faucet" to relate at least somewhat to how easily obtainable Snow Festival Fairies were. But in the end, it may be best to consider a fresh set of mechanics for next year's Serpent Festival and Gala.
When you say dress up, do we dress up our paintie? Or will there be some sort of art contest?
Man I'm out of here,
FR has much better system and festival design than FV, I was hoping that FV could learn from their past user complains but no, they apparently didn't.
Anyone who want's to buy my account for gems can message me...
Very disappointed.
Winchester I hope so :/ I was pretty disappointed with how this one went. The pet trading system was fun, but the feathers + actual plot had major issues.
Stargates Thing is, the last event was way better than this. It had its issues, but staff assured us we were being heard with our criticisms. Yet here we are, this even is a thousand times worse and there's nothing even slightly fun or fair about it :^/
Whoever designed this event did not take into consideration the amount of time + trouble each user would need to go through. I'm from TEP and this event is hard enough already, being from the beneficial village, taking 4 hours to plant the seed (with a chance of failure), for other villages, this event is near impossible without over-spending (unless they started right at the event start). Limiting a large stage of the event to one village is a terrible idea and does not support "group work", no matter what the creators may have thought. Many things have risen in value due to the high demand, and only results in incredibly high prices that most users are NOT willing to pay, within good reason. I'm not sure if this was supposed to support the site by encouraging people to buy FD in order to get rarer items, or whether it simply didn't have enough thought. As a newer user who has joined within the past week, this is my first event and did not leave a good first impression.
Not to mention, the number of Serpent's Eggs everyone gets for completing the quest appears to be random... speaking as someone who only got one, it feels a little unfair?
I just found out the Serpent pets are actually sterile... if they aren't breedable, and we can only do the quest once, how do we collect the whole set? ^^;; Will they be in the Gala shop?