bootiesrus (05-19-2020),cuddlypanda (05-19-2020),Erik. (05-20-2020),jellybelly (05-19-2020),Sakuras (05-20-2020)
Fuck, I totally forgot about the Purge
#1 priority would be to start that up alongside pound_release immediately
bootiesrus (05-19-2020),cuddlypanda (05-19-2020),Erik. (05-20-2020),jellybelly (05-19-2020),Sakuras (05-20-2020)
first thing? definitely hire competent moderators
Otherwise a lot of the same as people have said. Get some actual artists and devs on board, redesign uglier aspects of the site. I love the thought of either ending UCs entirely, or making UCs obtainable again through a special PB/morph potion. Or maybe as a premium perk. Would be pretty cool to add UC options for the pets and colors that don't have this to give a little more incentive to pay for this kinda thing. Converteds can stick around for the dress up fans.
bootiesrus (05-19-2020)
If I bought Neo I'd give it to Tony then sit back and watch it burn
1) make Premium a stronger incentive as a paid option rather than NC Mall. Even the hardcore NC mallers seem to be irritated that everything is so derivative, and I think over time the NC Mall-only strategy has backfired and made the game increasingly irrelevant, because nothing new is going on besides daily NC mall content. And it's a vicious cycle. Can't focus on new NP-based/free content because NC mall stuff is the money spinner; but NC mall is running on an increasingly smaller core of loyal buyers; and more potential buyers AND free users leave because there's no real content; which makes them have to focus ever more on NC.
2) Make it an app and do more, and better, plots. That pulls more users, new and younger users, and will naturally increase the revenue generated by existing ads rather than putting in more obtrusive advertising, or making the site pay-to-play. Fixing the BD would bring back/attract new users from demographics that currently are alienated. Neo was always more female than male but I'm guessing when avatar collecting dried up and the BD started to suck, the ratio got even more heavily female.
3) if it got popular again, which I think it probably would if they invested time and money into fixing major issues and bringing it into the 21st Century, I'm thinking that merchandising would be a strong factor. POP figures, plushies, etc. Rare item codes were the shit back in the day, that would be a huge incentive to buy real world merch. Tie-in games like they used to have, to promote movies, toys, etc.
4) bring back trading cards, and do it right this time. That game could have been a competitor to Pokemon or MTG, but they just sort of neglected it and then abandoned it.
5) ???
6) PROFIT!!!!
Ariealle (05-22-2020),Chenbi (05-19-2020),Cookie Tray (06-08-2020),gera (05-21-2020),gjniev (05-20-2020),♥ HailSeitan ♥ (05-22-2020),Lyrichord (05-20-2020)
I would pardon everyone and unsilence my main. Then I'd change the rules and the general idea that the site is for kids 'cus kids don't have money to spend and we adults like to say a few "bad" words from time to time. Also everyone could mention any social media they like, if someone falls into a scam it would be their problem as stated in the small lines of the thing we accept without reading. Just what I can think rn. Also if the users want it so bad, UCs for everyone, but you would have to spend 600 NC to unconvert. I'd also delete pets with ugly names in the pound, that shit is sad, and you wanna adopt some pets to get their cupcakes and train your pets? Do it, but whoever creates them just for the cupcake will be frozen. And there would be a huge purge so we can get those pretty, forgotten names. Making a new KQ and habitarium too, because I like them. And announce a new plot in the works with BD parts cuz that's what we're here for. And defenders of neopia, of course.
I like working towards UCs and trading but would be cool for them to release UCs via some kind scheme - like the dream neopet event at christmas. Or rewards for getting in the art gallery or something.
Or they take pets from the pound and give them random UC colours and pound them via events or something.
There is a dwindling supply with pets get frozena nd users quitting and it's impossible for newer users to get them.
I'm not sure I'd cool with an uc painbrush with the amount of nps in the economy and NC - some people will spend crazy money so not sure I like that either will make neo trading even more dull - converted trading is pointless right now and uc trading will join it.
To add on to what everyone has said, I'd change the reCaptcha a little. Shit gets old SO fast.
Cookie Tray (06-08-2020),Sakuras (05-20-2020)
bootiesrus (05-20-2020)
Nah don't fire the guy! Just change his post. He would make an excellent privy counsellor
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You have to protect your consumers/clients though. If Neo turned into an online Wild West you'd lose the majority of users.