Is everyone really that surprised that JS only cares about the NC side of Neopets now?

[Kawaii]

Viacom had much, MUCH more assets set aside than Jumpstart.
Jumpstart started out by getting some of those because they probably weren't up to par, or were too costly for them to keep.

After the transition, I'm sure no one expected the shit show of a dupe storm that followed, and with their minimal assets, had to being working on fixing that, on top of other things that they had already factored to take care of. After the duping their were a bunch of other issues that came into play, and to this day, Jumpstart is still trying to transition their site towards what they want.
The shit art might be a little more acceptable for kids than people our ages, so maybe they're just trying to appeal to the younger crowd more than they are the adults at the moment? I dunno. Maybe they'll get new artists to work on the art too.

They're tryin' at least. And with as little as they have, and the mess Viacom left left them with, I'm thankful enough for getting the GMC since it's been a year or two since we last saw one. Hell, maybe Daily Dare will be back next March as well. I think Jumpstart is doin' pretty well for what they were left to work with. But that's just me.

<_> I'm glad to see more people standing up for JS cuz honestly.. I'm sure it's a lot more complicated than everyone thinks. These "they don't care about ___" threads just make me grind my teeth xD I don't participate in NC but I def would not even come close to thinking they pay more attention to that area than the rest of it. Sure they gotta make a buck to keep everything running. Labor isn't cheap. But their NC releases have come down SO MUCH just as much as the NP side of everything. So I just don't think it's fair to say that xD

[Elf]

They don't, there's NC issues all over the place. They care about nothing lol

[Using My Pass]

I think I share the same sentiments as some of you.

Jumpstart bought NP from a money-hungry company that either did good, but the times shifted, or ran the site into the ground (depending on how you look at it).

To me, it feels as if JS bought NP on face value, with little real knowledge of how the site works and what is wrong. I imagine Viacom wouldn't have been overly helpful in this regard, potentially because: If they sell NP to JS and it dies, it's "Look what JS did!" as apposed to "Viacom fucked the site so hard that even JS couldn't help it.". But this is all speculation.

JS has improved in leaps and bounds since they first started off. I personally don't agree with a lot of their actions, but A, I have no idea what's going on behind the scenes and B, I don't have experience running a company.

I feel like JS' NP is just as NC centered as Viacom's was, and many other sites are. I do notice that NP items seems to be somewhat lacking in some instances, but I imagine at this point they'd be shoving all their resources into either turning a profit or maintaining it in order to not lose money.

I don't personally feel overly concerned about the NC focus, anything to keep the site afloat is okay with me. Though I do hope that if the site situation improves and the money becomes available, that they will some day put more resources back into NP items.

Sorry about my potentially arrogant rant, I get carried away!

[Creme]

I do somewhat agree with that. But Viacom just did a better job with upkeep, even if it was mostly NC. I think with JS they don't maintain the site to nearly the same par.

Viacom was a massive conglamerate that had the resources to keep the site running somewhat smoothly. Jumpstart is and will never be more than a small to medium sized business...therefore less resources available and less upkeep. Neo grew too big during it's hayday and now it's a bloated mammoth of a site that has too many features and not enough users. Neopets is basically the online equivalent of Detroit.

I'm not defending JS nor Viacom in any sense however. I think both companies are cheap asses who screw people and do a shitty job at running the site.

[raithi]

Viacom was a massive conglamerate that had the resources to keep the site running somewhat smoothly. Jumpstart is and will never be more than a small to medium sized business...therefore less resources available and less upkeep. Neo grew too big during it's hayday and now it's a bloated mammoth of a site that has too many features and not enough users. Neopets is basically the online equivalent of Detroit.

I'm not defending JS nor Viacom in any sense however. I think both companies are cheap asses who screw people and do a shitty job at running the site.

That's about the size of it. A huge bloated mammoth amount of code. Updates, new items, and plots aside. I couldn't imagine moving that amount of code to a new hosting server and expecting any of it execute appropriately out of the box. With a SIGNIFICANTLY smaller staff, most of whom unfamiliar with the source and how everything works behind the scenes, that seems almost an insurmountable task by itself; let alone adding new content.

Fixing the stuff I write is one thing, but fixing someone else code, especially on that scale is something completely different.

I say just give them some more time, and kudos to them for getting NP to even work (mostly) in the first place.

[CaptainNight]

Honestly I give them props for the fact that I can type in neopets.com and not get a blank page

For a while there (lag hell and dupestorm) I thought the site was going to die. Im not going to breath a word of negativity because the fact that they managed to kick that old bitch into even running again is a miracle. The site is still glitchy as fuck but I presume they only have a few programmers and its probably hellish working with 2002 era code patched on and patched on a hundred times.

[Sociopath]

Boards like this just discourage people who are here to get back into Neopets....

Since there has a been a decline, it makes sense that they put premium members (minus that whole charging ordeal/lawsuit they have), and NC buyers first. This also includes pushing the site in the Neocash direction because..... well it makes them money. Even if you don't like Neocash, Neocash is literally fueling the site.

Nonetheless, they have done some good. Raising auction limits/Trade limits etc, fixed a few problems in a broken battldeome. Thats about all I can think of but you have to remember they had a major change in companies, and staff. Yes, its going on about a year+, but I would be optimistic about 2016. It might be a nice fresh start for TNT and Neopets as a whole. New staff, new year, new opportunities.

There's a lawsuit? What? Care to give me a rundown? Haven't been around much.

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That?

[Naked Gamer]

@(you need an account to see links) nice name

We've known this for like a month now I think.

All we know is the same as that article, for a long time they've charged people for a extra year of premium and such and that's basically why that is a thing.


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[Bettser]

There's a lawsuit? What? Care to give me a rundown? Haven't been around much.

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That?

I believe same reason, bigger case though.

[Sociopath]

@(you need an account to see links) nice name

We've known this for like a month now I think.

All we know is the same as that article, for a long time they've charged people for a extra year of premium and such and that's basically why that is a thing.


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So the suing culture of America is going to be what kills neopets. I see.

Ah well, can't say I blame these people. I'd be pissed too if someone was charging me for a service I cancelled then refusing to give me a refund.