A Most Egg-cellent Poll

[Oblivia]

Hello hello, we staff would like your opinion on this year's Easter Egg collectibles and what type of shop you'd like to see. I'm sure most of you remember our Twelfth Annual Easter Egg hunt, which differed from previous years in that we split the shop into two "groups", with members choosing which group they'd like to join and therefore which collectibles would be available to them. This allowed us to release a larger number of collectibles while also encouraging trading within the community. Why does this matter now, a full year later? Well...

No doubt the high levels of both creativity and artistry over in the current Easter Egg Collectible Creation contest haven't gone unnoticed by all of you, and the staff team is also already struggling to choose only 3 as there are so many that made us laugh, gave us the warm nostalgic fuzzies, or had us audibly letting out an "oOooOoohhh!". It was originally stated that we'd be picking between 1-3 winners whose eggs would become official site collectibles, but after a group discussion we feel as though this decision should ultimately be left to the community as your opinion is what matters most.

Please review the following choices and vote in the attached poll:

Choice A: We choose up to 3 winners from the Easter Egg design contest and release 5-6 new collectibles total, with everyone buying from the same pool and the chance to release other user-made eggs in subsequent years, or

Choice B: We choose up to 6 winners from the Easter Egg design contest and release 10-12 new collectibles total, with the collectibles split into different purchase groups

Thank you in advance to everyone who shares their opinion and I hope you all are as egg-cited as we are for this year's Easter shenanigans!

 

[-Apples-]

The more the merrier! I want to see more user-submitted eggs, even I don’t win.

I actually liked the idea where you can only choose eggs from your basket of choice. Besides, if you’re only going after one egg, this wouldn’t matter as much.

 

[Aerith]

Egg is love, egg is life

MORE EGGS!!!

 

[Halloqueen]

I feel like Option B is the one that will most appeal to the community, myself included, but I have my reservations about the idea because there's barely enough event currency to go around as it is if you have your eyes set on the mid-to-high priced eggs. It might just get us a repeat of those Mushroom Lamps from the 2020 TBT Fair where, despite liking them, most people opted for the other collectibles and then the Mushroom Lamps had to cycle back in a new event to get them into meaningful circulation. I know they'd be in two separate purchase groups, but still.

I'm leaning more toward Option A because of the mention of the chance to release other user-made eggs in subsequent years.

I'm guessing this will most likely be a blowout win for Option B, but just how I'm feeling.

EDIT:

Just noticed that there would only be two Staff-made Eggs in Option A, so uh, I'm now leaning a bit more toward Option B. But if there were like two or three more Staff eggs in Option A, I'd still lean toward A.

Still have my concerns about sufficient event currency though.

 

[skarmoury]

more eggs!
ohhh my indecisive ass is gonna struggle but I would LOVE to see more options to choose from!!! and i agree there are SO MANY good user-made eggs!!

i would like an option to have them all please and thank you very much <3

 

[seliph]

Personally I was not a fan of having to choose between groups of collectibles at all last time, so I'm going with A based on that. There's also the issue of event currency. With Easter it's always been "choose 1 more expensive egg or a few less expensive eggs" making it near impossible to get a set, so I'd rather just have 6 or so to choose from honestly.

I'm kind of surprised to see B winning by a landslide 'cause I swear everyone agreed on not wanting a ton of collectibles every event lol

 

[Sharksheep]

Last year it made sense for two groups cause it was all old collectibles.

But I don't know about this one cause I feel like it's gonna put this egg bunch to be the most scarce of them all for a while.

 

[Chere.]

I'm all for option B! There's still a fair amount of time left for the contest and I've already fallen in love with so many of the eggs other members have made already. I can't imagine how hard it would be for staff to narrow it down to 1-3 winners. Up to 6 user-made eggs sounds super great even if it means that choosing which ones to buy may be more difficult. Just the fact that more eggs could potentially exist sounds exiting to me skdfkdf.

 

[himekirako]

i do worry about the event currency becoming an issue but people yearn for more eggs!!!
all the designs submitted so far have been so good _( :3」∠)_

 

[Briar]

I went with option B! I thought having to pick one of two groups last time was a fun concept, and I've already seen so many amazing user-made eggs, so the more of those we get as actual collectibles the better~

 

[seliph]

Last year it made sense for two groups cause it was all old collectibles.

But I don't know about this one cause I feel like it's gonna put this egg bunch to be the most scarce of them all for a while.

Agreed, if we're gonna have 10+ new eggs I don't think they should be split up.

 

[Oblivia]

I'll say kinda off-the-record that regardless of the outcome here, we are considering a different pricing method for this event that would allow for increased availability with the new collectibles. Nothing's set in stone so vote as you will either way, but we do hear you all re: collectible scarcity and are working on a better balance with everything.

 

[LambdaDelta]

my sanity says a, though the egg lover in me says b

 

[-Blue-]

I haven't been to active on the event side of this, but I voted for B not because more collectibles, just that it seemed like a nice choice so more members could potentially have the chance to have their egg collectibles be chosen.

 

[Zerous]

Hmm I’m leaning towards B, purely because of being able to have more user-made collectibles!
I was not, and tbh would still not be a fan of the groups, and I’m also concerned about currency, but if it means more people get a chance to have their amazing collectibles brought to fruition, I think I’d rather B

 

[Sheando]

Last year it made sense for two groups cause it was all old collectibles.

But I don't know about this one cause I feel like it's gonna put this egg bunch to be the most scarce of them all for a while.

I agree with this—I would personally enjoy having more choices, but I don’t think I like the idea of having two egg groups for EVERY egg event. It works when you’re doing a special celebration year where old collectibles are available again, but I don’t understand why users need to be arbitrarily locked out of one set of options or the other.

 

[nightglow]

I'll say kinda off-the-record that regardless of the outcome here, we are considering a different pricing method for this event that would allow for increased availability with the new collectibles. Nothing's set in stone so vote as you will either way, but we do hear you all re: collectible scarcity and are working on a better balance with everything.

Does choice A mean eggs that would have been picked if B was chosen would be released later or does A mean we would have "a create an egg" event again later?

If it means you'll set aside eggs to release later, can you list them below the 3 winners?

I know personally, I'd like to see them spread out a bit so we aren't in a tsunami of new eggs, but I wouldn't want to risk member made eggs getting lost in time, so a que for member made collectibles could be nice. They don't need dates, just that they'll be launched eventually at some point at any season??

Also, is there any consideration of relaunching a few or pick older eggs via raffle, 1 throwback token, or egg dip configuration (referencing dyeing eggs, but similar to the historic scenery config) in either A or B? I know many members like new collectibles, but it's nice to have a few relaunched now and then due to dates. I don't think they should be the same currency as new eggs if staff is trying to promote trading with B and restricting them would probably be good too.

Sorry for the bazillion questions or over thinking.

 

[Xara]

oh man, I'm torn!!! I absolutely adore all of the user-designed eggs thus far and would love for as many of them to become real collectibles as possible, but I feel the same as seliph about the currency concerns and the purchase groups. I wasn't a big fan of the eggs being split into 2 groups last year, but I understood why they were. I also understand why it's being considered again for this year (to encourage trading/selling and probably to try and make 10-12 new eggs a little less overwhelming as well), but it just feels a bit... unnecessary?

I know having to decide which collectible(s) you want and can afford during events is a common dilemma since you typically can't afford Everything, but for a "smaller" event like the egg hunts, especially since there's a challenge element and being able to earn the max currency is not guaranteed or easy (especially if you're working on your own), people should just be able to get whatever egg(s) they want and can afford. I mean, depending on how each egg is priced and how much currency we earn individually, we're probably going to have to choose between eggs, anyways, regardless of groups.

and in regards to wanting to encourage trading/selling, I don't want me or anyone else to have eggs we like in both groups, having to choose one over the other, and then having to bank on the hope that someone chooses the other group and is willing to sell their currency. something I noticed last year is that one egg group (Nature Nuts) was a little more popular than the other (Party Animals), and while the eggs in PA were still sold and in circulation, they were a bit more scarce than the eggs in NN. it's entirely possible that the same could happen again this year, and it's also entirely possible that there won't be many sellers; and even then, how many sellers will have chosen the group you didn't?

I'm still leaning towards option B because user-designed collectibles are so special and genuinely every single egg design has been amazing, but I would love if the group element was taken out... and if "considering a different pricing method" includes maybe pricing all of the eggs similarly/cheaper than eggs in previous years, that would be cool as well. and not because "staff-designed eggs are more valuable" or anything like that!! but just so everyone can get more bang for their buck, especially if there's going to be more eggs to choose from than normal (pre-2024)!

 

[Halloqueen]

I feel like Option B is the one that will most appeal to the community, myself included, but I have my reservations about the idea because there's barely enough event currency to go around as it is if you have your eyes set on the mid-to-high priced eggs. It might just get us a repeat of those Mushroom Lamps from the 2020 TBT Fair where, despite liking them, most people opted for the other collectibles and then the Mushroom Lamps had to cycle back in a new event to get them into meaningful circulation. I know they'd be in two separate purchase groups, but still.

I'm leaning more toward Option A because of the mention of the chance to release other user-made eggs in subsequent years.

I'm guessing this will most likely be a blowout win for Option B, but just how I'm feeling.

EDIT:

Just noticed that there would only be two Staff-made Eggs in Option A, so uh, I'm now leaning a bit more toward Option B. But if there were like two or three more Staff eggs in Option A, I'd still lean toward A.

Still have my concerns about sufficient event currency though.

With all the people pointing out and now reminding me of the way the purchase groups worked last year, I'm solidly back in the Option A camp. Though, as I mentioned, I'd still like a two or three more Staff eggs.

I had initially just assumed there would be two different currencies rather than two different, exclusive purchase groups. Unless that's not the case this year like it was last year.

 

[Chere.]

I'm all for more user-made collectibles existing which is why Option B is still my choice, but I feel like the two groups thing could be taken out as some other people have expressed. I could understand it more with the 2024 Egg Hunt, but it does seem a little unnecessary for this year. I do appreciate Oblivia's reply about implementing a different pricing method though (assuming we go with Option B). With the possibility of having double the eggs, I think we'd either need access to more egg currency, or having significantly cheaper prices for the new eggs. The Flick Egg comes to mind, as it was pretty expensive during the 2020 Halloweaster event at 15 eggs with a max of 25 being available iirc. It just didn't end up selling as much as the other eggs, and now it's nearly impossible to find. I'd hate to see more "Flick Egg" situations for the new eggs this year, but I'm hoping Oblivia's recent statement means that staff are aware of the issues Option B could cause without any kind of changes to currency/pricing (That's how I interpreted it at least dkfdgk).