Originally Posted by
Corliss
Honestly, when I first heard the old UCs were being converted, I was a bit shocked...
...but in exchange I get to have an UC Faerie Acara, which was the one UC pet I wanted most, ever, when I was small and had no idea how to make Neopoints and Faerie PBs cost millions and millions of NP. And they're going to ensure that my UCs can still look UC, albeit with a styling update. I bet they adjust the too-bold lines on the Faerie Ixi after all the feedback! The old Ixi had thin black lines. *Slightly* thicker black lines would be good, or just do colored line art like the Kyrii.
I think this is the right long-term choice. Assuming that this is part of a long term plan that sees all the old games restored for High Scores, and maybe bring back things like Habitarium. UCs were always way too difficult to get, it should not take years of intense play for a *chance* of getting the pet you want. I bought UCs because I tried trading and it was just insane, even a decade or so ago. Maybe it got easier because of the black market putting more pets on the market, but when I played I hated the whole game of trading. I had two expensive UCs frozen due to people reporting. So I've spent decent money on UCs, and it feels a bit silly now, but I also got years of happiness out of it, and am happy that others will be able to enjoy that too. I don't regret getting UCs, but I had to go totally off-grid to protect them, and that honestly is when I stopped playing Neopets seriously. It is really exciting to think I can post on the boards again *with UC pets*!