The Neopian Times Editorial Thread

[Unown]

Looking forward to the rework of the 'That's Not Rubbish!' avatar.

[Ghast]

Hi everyone

There is a new editorial out today about NC UCs as well as Gutterfoot's parting with the company and the introduction of some new team members (and Kiko Cat).

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Gutterfoot's Farewell and NC UCs

Hello, Gutterfoot here. I can’t believe it’s been two years (roughly) since I had my dream come true of working on Neopets. We’ve had the highest of highs and the lowest of lows together, but what I’ve enjoyed most has been working with the amazing people that make up TNT and getting to know the passionate userbase that keeps Neopets alive today. I am so excited about the future of the site with all the fun things we’ve been discussing (a new plot - what?!) and I wish I was going to be there when these things release, but you’re all in good hands and I will always be lurking. Rest assured, the features I’ve talked about with everyone like the Pound, NC Mall Redesign, and UC Pets are still being discussed/worked on by the team. My leaving does not change any of the hard work the team is putting in to bring these features to you.

As a little goodbye present… I want to share with everyone our plans for UC Pets! Especially since there were some faked leaks recently.

To bring them back as a purchasable option, we aim to release UC Paintbrushes in the store during limited periods to keep them a little on the exclusive side still. For example, we could release the UC Faerie Paintbrush during the Faerie Festival. In this instance, the UC Faerie Paintbrush would only apply to Neopets that have existing UC art which would exclude some. You won’t be buying specifically the Faerie Kougra UC Paintbrush either. Just a general UC Faerie Paintbrush that can apply to any species that has that existing UC art. When you purchase them from the NC Mall, you’ll be warned if you’re buying a UC Paintbrush that doesn’t apply to any of the species on your account. It won’t stop you though, in case you wanted to gift it to a Neofriend!

I will also note that the above is subject to change! We might see feedback that we agree with that’s a better direction to go or we may not, who knows! I won’t, that’s for sure haha. I know I haven’t been part of TNT long in the grand scheme of things, but I’m really happy that I got to make a difference and I can’t wait to see what the future holds as a fan. Farewell, Neopians! Gutterfoot out.

This is the notable part as far as NC UCs go.

What are your thoughts? I wonder what events will lead to each type of paint brush being released, they only talk about Faerie here. What about lab only colors?

Pet slots & pet order

Hello, TNT! I saw a couple months ago you were working on allowing us to alter the order of our pets. As someone who's been on Neopets for over two decades, I'd personally love to display my pets in the order I created/adopted them. Is there an ETA on this feature? Thanks! ~~slmshdy444
Hey there! First off, thank you for being with Neopets for so long! We currently have a fix going out soon to place your pets in alphabetical order. We felt this applied some order to your pets especially after the pet slots extension. We can look into alternate ways to reorder to your personal preference. Thanks again! ~~Yarner

I also hope they fix this VERY SOON!

I also see mention of a new plot, but I would prefer more of the site were fixed first before a new plot...

[Politoed]

I'm okay with it,I have like one or two ucs I want the most both high tier plush. I dont mind them coming in the mall but how will they price them? How will this effect premade ucs and sales off site like here?

[Ghast]

I am curious about the pricing, too - it is really hard to envision exactly what it will look like.

I am also curious about the NP economy - will paint brushes deflate now? So much to consider. I am trying to not get my hopes up as we know TNT likes to drop hints then never make updates, but I really do hope we see something more on it soon - re-ordering pet slots at the very least.

[Politoed]

I am curious about the pricing, too - it is really hard to envision exactly what it will look like.

I am also curious about the NP economy - will paint brushes deflate now? So much to consider. I am trying to not get my hopes up as we know TNT likes to drop hints then never make updates, but I really do hope we see something more on it soon - re-ordering pet slots at the very least.

Yeah the NP economy could take a huge tank in my mindset.. Lot people were hoarding pbs and mps in hopes of it. I'm thinking least 10-20 for a brush? I think that would be fair but TNT could really make them $$.

[Orbit]

Wow! So glad to have any sort of news on the NC UCs. Them releasing paint brushes is very interesting, certainly means we’ll have to keep patient as they slowly release brush by brush.

The only disappointing thing is the comment about only being able to convert to current UCs. There’s so much wonderful old art id love to have again

[♥ Wooloo ♥]

I hope they release every brush for like a week before closing it off bc I Need My UC's Now

[dustyc]

Thank god they at least said something about UCs, hasn't it been almost a year now since the first announcement of it? Now let's see how long it takes for them to actually roll them out. It sounds like that plan isn't even completely solidified yet. Hopefully PB prices do deflate in the meantime, though.

[birdies]

It does seem like it's going to solidly destroy UC trading if that's the *only* thing they're doing to keep them 'a little bit exclusive'. I thought they said OG UCs would have some kind of difference to the new ones. That said, it doesn't really sound like they've made any actual progress on this so I'm not expecting to see it soon.

[caviar]

I wonder if the only reason they released this info today was because of the fake leak on Neopets Nation.