I think this is a phenomenal idea - both for clearing the grid of [dormant] kitties as well as the notion of a limited edition tiger.
I remember full well the excitement at "jade eye" lol.
still love jade eye actually. mmm. lets see - menagerie tigers - there is the white one, the bengal, the disco one -- perhaps its time for a bluish green one - a waternymph menagerie tiger.
or something.
This is a great post - thank you for making it.
(05-28-2015 08:15 PM)Ivy Norsk Wrote: Both Amber Icestron and Devilness have asked that I start a thread on Menagerie so I've copied my post from the thread where this came up. I hope that it is helpful. This kind of thing has been discussed before - as so many of these topics have. And I've actually suggested LE menagerie editions before, but the new twist this time was to suggest that the number of boxes required be low.
Ivy Wrote:I'm all for being realistic about the market. Some kitties Are worth more than others. I tend to look at quality of whiskers when shopping; others may look at other things depending on their projects.
The fundamental problem is that there are just too darn many cats on the grid. Nobody wants to menagerie tons of kitties that they've poured their lindens into. But the problem will not get better until the supply is shrunk to fit the demand.
There needs to be a HUGE incentive to menagerie cats. (Current math of 20L per box is not very compelling.) The market will not improve until there is a giant bonfire of cats. I know that sounds gross. But the market won't get better without it. People spend a lot of money to buy those limited editions. They are willing to put out to get them. I really think it would be worthwhile to have limited edition menagerie cats. Create an urgency to menagerie cats. So that people Have to Menagerie cats RIGHT NOW, or they won't be able to GET that Menagerie cat. I think that nothing short of that will take the cats off the grid. A side-effect of that - and a good one - will be that some retired traits could become genuinely more rare through such an action. And what a mind-blowing effect there would be if a trait actually went extinct. That would make the market move. People would start buying retired traits. It would make the wheel turn.
Now, digging a little deeper into what the mechanics should be for the limited editions: many of the cats on the grid are in the hands of smaller breeders... not bigger breeders. And the smaller breeders don't have enough cats in total to make it worthwhile to turn in cats for menagerie. So those limited editions shouldn't require a huge number of cats. So if the LE menagerie cost is low, but the time available is also short, it may work. In other words, I'm suggesting making menagerie LEs that are relatively easy to get, but you have to get them RIGHT AWAY. Do it in spurts or sprints.
Your thoughts?
Menagerie & Supply & Demand
