- Rant Warning, but please read, as vital information is present. We apologize both for the length of it, some of the content, and the general nature of it in advance.


When it comes to Breeding Season, everyone's excited!

Except, lately, us.

That's right, we Master Tailors are not excited about the Leafy Season, or any other Season for that matter.

And Why is this?

Because it is a nightmare of frustrations for us in many cases. Now, we are not blaming all of you, we are not singling out any of you. But some of you are, shall we say sloppy and overly greedy?

You breed more than you can/will care for, and then complain to us about how you can't take care of them all. But heaven forbid you allow us to find homes for any of them, because they are your 'precious babies'.

Your precious babies that you never/rarely visit, do not collect anything for (never mind that that is the focus of the game here), and utterly forget about until reminded. Repeatedly. And then you cry to us about the Dragon's Gate, and how omygoshhorrible it is. And it just makes you so sad and stressed out!

The Dragon's Gate. The place where dragons go after one year of playing with you, when you are expected to collect stuff for them to make them bad*ss (because again, that is the focus of the game here), where they are free to romp and play as much as they like, can still interact with you, are NOT dead, never have to worry about stains, rips, tears, lost stuffing, etc. Dragon Paradise. Not dragon heaven for dead dragons. Dragon ParadiseAnd it's really just a measure to keep us from having too many pets at once on our hard drive. You can even still get Offspring from them with the use of some potions!!



The rest of you are split into two groups. And we love you both. The hobby breeder, who from time to time gets in on the fun and collects one or two new babies to raise. And the expert breeder, who carefully weighs and measures every aspect of a potential pairing and the impact it will have. You guys are great!



Having fecal matter in one hand, and glitter in the other, we had to make a hard decision. We certainly don't want to do away with our Breeding Seasons, and we don't want to take away the extra egg that is always made for general adoption. Nor do we want to sprinkle what's in both hands upon each other. Ideally, we would like to turn the fecal matter into glitter. We are not sure we have enough magic in us to do that, but heck if we aren't gonna try!

So...

1.  From this day forward, by Royal Master Tailor Proclamation, Seals of Immortality will ONLY be given/sold to those who deserve them. This will be decided by your level of activity, your ability to follow the rules, your general participation, how you treat your Dragons, how well you stick to the focus of the game we have here, and how we view your interactions with us personally. If we honestly look forward to seeing you in our chats, for example, then we enjoy having you here. If you are consistently being corrected in your actions, and/or privately chastised, then you need to consider whether you actually enjoy playing this game, and understand that we may not be enjoying your presence. Either change for the better, or follow the path out of the Vale. Now, when we say being corrected, we mean specifically telling you that you need to (for example) pay more attention. Everyone messes up occasionally and we understand. So if we have only said that you filed a claim incorrectly, then don't worry about it, and try to do better next time. We will no longer be lenient about skirting around the rules that have been plainly laid out in legible text for you. If you can't be bothered to follow them, why should we have to put up with you? Or a mass of ignored Dragons that will never leave our Hard Drive? And keeps growing?

2. From this day forward, by Royal Master Tailor Proclamation, Dragons will no longer produce 3 (three) Eggs. There will not be one Egg for each Companion and one for the General Populace. There will instead be 1 (one) Egg for the companions to decide between, and 1 (one) Egg for the general Populace. One egg, created by each Dragon from the stores of materials they have collected during the rest of the year. Sounds reasonable, right? (don't answer that, it was rhetorical)

Breeding Aides will still have the same effects, and we are not doing away with any of them. They are all still useful.

The Egg Tenders will now be extra exceptionally picky in who they agree to Egg-sit for. If you have a plethora of Dragons which are all still plain Janes, and you have developed any kind of a non-positive reputation around the Vale, known or otherwise to your person, you will most likely be passed over. You may also be passed over in favor of a newer person who is trying to get a slot for their first pairing. You could be passed over because they don't think the Dragons you have chosen to pair are a quality pairing. And you could be passed over for a number of other reasons as well. So be prepared to accept this.

Finally, we don't have any patience left today for lip about this decision. So, if you whine, b*itch, bad mouth, or give us grief in any form about this... well please just don't. We might get a wild hair up our backside and ban you from ever breeding again.

We have done this to make things work for us, so that things can work for you. That way everyone still has fun. If you cannot accept this, then please turn in your Dragons at the front desk and see yourself out.

Thank you very much to everyone who has been wonderful. To everyone who has taken the time to read this. To everyone who is going to be responsibly breeding anyway and having a blast!

Thank you~

_{If you have read all of this, then claim your Dragon Cookie in a comment below}

Also, we will be creating and implementing a sort of ratings system for our members that will allow you to check your standing. Keep your eyes open for it.