MaMaShiShi

wowweee. ShiShi wants a scooter and racing helmet! And a big bowl of spaghetti!

I love the giving spirit in this forum! Many generous people here. Thanks all!

Yep, that was a big let-down. The new items are only so-so. Only the doll and the new instrument interest me. And the fireman outfit and soft serve.

The new store being cash only... that's sad indeed. The folks with money to burn might do that, but not me. PF is looking for ways to make spending real $ on coins more tempting with some cool items... I think the only way I'd spend real money to play this game is if they lower prices on all items in the shops and/or give you way more coins for your cash. But even then... I think what we're losing is the 'level playing field' created by all things being equal. The cool thing about this game is there are no winners and no losers... but if some can afford the pricey items (by shelling out real cash) and some can never attain that (even though they play the game faithfully, trade, play competitions, save, strategize etc) it makes the game lopsided. I think it's also going to take away from the generosity of the game - all the giving that goes on makes it really fun. But if you can't afford to buy stuff to give away... that will diminish the game.

The other thing that irks me, is that with these additions of different kinds of coins - and also the extra 'buy coins' button that takes you to the bank, they keep taking away more of our screen area... everything is always hiding behind icons and status bars. I'd really like a simple little icon in the top right to toggle the extra stuff on and off. Would be so much nicer to view the room with nothing blocking it.

Welcome back - you were missed!

lunadaisy wrote:

i'm thinking they might be diving the items up into different shops?

maybe a patio/outdoor shop?

furniture shop?

hmmm

a patio/outdoor shop would be good - all the plants and flowers need to be somewhere other than in the furniture store...
and stuff that's more like 'decor' or home accessories could be separate from furniture too - and the dolls could be somewhere else. it'll be interesting to see what they're doing...

gosh, they really know how to keep us in suspense...

Inkllicious wrote:

Ink's on the beta team for CR

Oh - I wanted to be on that... didn't get picked. waaah.
Are you having fun with it?! What can you tell us?!
I bet you're sworn to secrecy...

congrats to sweetbbe85 for being the winner of all wishes!
and thanks again for this very nice giveaway!

Thanks for the great giveaway Steve! You have made some pets very happy.

MaMaShiShi wrote:

My wishes:
wall fountain
spiral staircase (stainless/glass) - thank you!
trumpet
black elec guitar
may pole
any doll listed in my sig

a wish granted!
add me via Facebook, Please put your forum username in the message (otherwise it will be declined!)

My wish for a spiral staircase was granted... and I love love love the staircase! Looks fabulous in my front room! Thank you Thank you Steve!

My wishes:
wall fountain
spiral staircase (stainless/glass)
trumpet
black elec guitar
may pole
any doll listed in my sig

a wish granted!
add me via Facebook, Please put your forum username in the message (otherwise it will be declined!)

nice - fun stuff this week!

I have never been much of an online game player until I discovered Pet Society... and became totally hooked on it. The things I enjoy most about this game, are buying new items, adding things to my rooms and rearranging things. I enjoy visiting pets, leaving messages sometimes, and giving gifts just for the fun of making someone's day.

What makes this game work for me, is adding strangers to my friends list so I have more pets to visit and thus can earn coins. If I relied only on people I actually knew... I would have ten pets at the most, and only one of those who plays on a regular basis. The rest are newbies, and not likely I could trade anything with them.

In the forums... honestly I've not been much of a trader—mainly because I came into the game when everything was about the inflated jukes and lips and no one could afford anything. I did however do well in contests for awhile, particularly ones for newbies. For awhile I could win a contest almost every day. But the contests have dwindled. I'm a little braver about trading now, but still reluctant to get items that way. I'd really prefer to be able to earn enough coins to buy what I like. It would be nice if:

- the more time you put into the game, the more coins you can earn (whether by races, jobs, visiting pets, whatever)

- there were additional ways to earn coins (how about if other pets visit us we get coins? jobs? more races/games? more coins for washing pets, more coins for roaming through the trees...

- if some of the items weren't ridiculously over-priced

I feel frustrated that after visiting 50 to 75 or even 100+ pets in a day, I only have enough coins to buy a couple average priced items. Luxury items can take a week or more to save up for... 'this week only' items become top priority before they disappear.

I'd like to be able to earn enough coins, not just to buy stuff for me—but to buy extra items that I can give away... I like being checking out someone's house and seeing - gosh, they don't have toilet paper yet! and then run to the store, buy some and give it to them... it's fun for me... but now coins are so tight, I'm only buying for me, and am mostly disappointed that I still haven't been able to get some of the in store items that came out a couple months ago.

Just my thoughts for the day.

Oh that's fun - thanks so much for doing this! It may very well help me avoid some bad fashion choices in the future!!

what do you wish for stankbot?

the jungle bed is infested with termites and other creepy crawlies. you won't get much sleep.

i wish for a lamp post

Not about sides—just as an artist, giving my opinion on what I understand as the intended use of a watermark, and to be honest, not seeing the purpose in anyone but Playfish watermarking Playfish images. I don't think it was necessary to watermark the image that was posted on this site either. It's not original art, there's nothing to be protected, since the art isn't 'owned' by this site or those that run it. And besides that - the watermark just makes it harder to see the images!

I'll be friends!
Good to remind ourselves that we're here because we're fans of pet society, and hopefully the fan sites and info sites and forums can complement each other and provide things that meet the different needs of members.

And because I can't resist, please let me add my two cents: regardless of how the images were originally acquired, there seems to me no reason, and really no 'right' to watermark it. Watermarks, as I see it, are there to show ownership of an image, or protect it from being printed or copied without the owner's permission.

An artist will use a watermark for exactly that—perhaps showing their work on an online portfolio, and protecting it with a watermark so that someone doesn't come along, 'steal' the image and use the art in an ad or on a product or whatever.

As I see it, Playfish is the owner of the original art. Acquiring images that belong to Playfish, and then watermarking them with your name or business name or site's name, doesn't give you any ownership of that image. It's great that you figured out how to get this info in advance - it's exciting to get info like this ahead of time... but no one but Playfish can claim ownership to the images, and no one can own the information either - the info is leaked, intentionally or not, and passed along. Congrats to those who find out first, and thanks to them as well for passing it along and getting us all excited!

the washing machine is not energy efficient nor eco friendly - it has three cycles, hot, hotter, and hottest. everything you put in it shrinks and the warranty is only good for a week. everything that goes in white, comes out pink.

i wish for boxing gloves.

Some nice items... but I'm actually relieved there isn't anything I feel like I have to have RIGHT NOW, which is my usual feeling... so maybe I can get caught up buying some other items I've been wanting...

Bird house?
Messy messy messy... scattered seeds everywhere, and bird droppings everywhere you step. Yuk!

I wish for a cuckoo clock

it's time... time to make a change—we are the people, we can do it!

where have you been all my life?

I had no idea—ShiShi will be having some new adventures in bathing!

and surprised you will be, when you discover that it's not chocolate, and it's not an egg... but really a candy-coated rodent or fowl, depending on which surprise pops out... i'd be on the lookout for symptoms of parvovirus or avian influenza, as that candy coating likely had some animal droppings on it...

I wish for the daffodil dress

A MILLION chocolate bunnies, melted or not, you will have no self-control whatsoever and you will eat the chocolate bunnies not one by one, but by the handful (or slurpful)... and you will have a tummy ache for an entire year, and throughout that time there will be a song constantly running through your head 'the bunny, the bunny, oooh I ate the bunny' by Veggie Tales, a perfectly likeable song, but not constantly for a year! (I don't want some pickles, I don't want some honey, I just want a plate and a fork and a bunny...)

I wish for panda slippers.