Welcome to March!
Hello everyone! Welcome to March, we're excited to bring you something a little different this month in both the monthly shops and other parts of the game. This is an introduction to the newly updated content as well as information about additional content updates we'll be doing in the coming months!
Our ninth month of limited shops has arrived:
March's theme is the Cosmic Mage!
Look to the skies with your keen eyesight, what do you see?
Listen with a discerning ear, what do you hear? Stray stars in the night,
and a cat's musical cry. Visions surround you, brought about by
those who take flight.
See Full Item Previews here!
Our ninth month of limited shops has arrived:
March's theme is the Cosmic Mage!
Look to the skies with your keen eyesight, what do you see?
Listen with a discerning ear, what do you hear? Stray stars in the night,
and a cat's musical cry. Visions surround you, brought about by
those who take flight.
See Full Item Previews here!
What are Monthly Shops?
- Every month, Pai and Oran from Peddler's Port will have different sets of items in their shops that will retire at the end of the month to be replaced by new stock.
- These items are obtained from far away lands and follow the theme of the land they visited each month.
- All retired items from Monthly Shops will eventually be able to be obtained very rarely from Grandma Agnes later on.
How can I get to Peddler's Port?
Peddler's Port is a seaside location that you can unlock by going through the main storyline in Louise Hill. Once unlocked, you can visit Peddler's Port any time without using up a town hop!
Peddler's Port is a seaside location that you can unlock by going through the main storyline in Louise Hill. Once unlocked, you can visit Peddler's Port any time without using up a town hop!
Pai's Shop of Wonders
Pai will host these 8 items in their infinite stock shop this month for 200 turnips each. If you spend 2000 turnips, you will be able to choose a free item of your choice! Free item claims will expire 3 months after obtaining them.
Pai will host these 8 items in their infinite stock shop this month for 200 turnips each. If you spend 2000 turnips, you will be able to choose a free item of your choice! Free item claims will expire 3 months after obtaining them.
Agnes' Perpetual Shop
Agnes' shop stocks a chest that contains a set of Pai's 8 shop items for 1500 Turnips, ideal for collectors who want a full set at a small discount. Starting this month, Agnes now also has a Bonus Prize function in her shop. This means that for every 2000 turnips you spend in her shop from now on, you'll be able to claim from her Bonus Prize pool, which will fluctuate and grow with time.
What are Turnips?
Turnips are the untradeable premium currency of Dappervolk. You can purchase them with real life currency here, as well as obtain them occasionally through gameplay.
Agnes' shop stocks a chest that contains a set of Pai's 8 shop items for 1500 Turnips, ideal for collectors who want a full set at a small discount. Starting this month, Agnes now also has a Bonus Prize function in her shop. This means that for every 2000 turnips you spend in her shop from now on, you'll be able to claim from her Bonus Prize pool, which will fluctuate and grow with time.
What are Turnips?
Turnips are the untradeable premium currency of Dappervolk. You can purchase them with real life currency here, as well as obtain them occasionally through gameplay.
Oran's Emporium
Oran's chance shop will be stocked with these six items for 9,000 potatoes per spin! Starting this month, each time you spend 100k potatoes in Oran's shop, you'll be able to pick one free item from his Bonus Prize claim. Bonus Prize items may change or grow as time goes on.
These monthly shop clothing items will run until March 31st, after which they will be removed to house April's monthly items!
Oran's chance shop will be stocked with these six items for 9,000 potatoes per spin! Starting this month, each time you spend 100k potatoes in Oran's shop, you'll be able to pick one free item from his Bonus Prize claim. Bonus Prize items may change or grow as time goes on.
These monthly shop clothing items will run until March 31st, after which they will be removed to house April's monthly items!
AD THEATER STREAK REWARD
This month, a new deity slowly comes into view. Visit the Theater and click on the "CHECK REWARDS" button to see the new rewards!
We'll be making a number of updates for new permanently available pets in the coming months.
For now, one small prismatic pal has appeared for those who are adept at item alchemy. The recipe to create this quaint pet's hatching item is now obtainable on site. Happy hunting!
Each season, we'll be releasing a special Seasonal Quaint Pet whose hatching item can only be obtained by piecing together a certain collection of new items through item alchemy.
- The recipe for this seasonal pet's hatching item is now obtainable on site, the ingredients are in Pai, Agnes, and Oran's shop Bonus Prize pools.
- Oran and Agnes have joined Pai in having a Bonus Prize with their shop stock. They now have unique prize pools, separate from Pai.
- There will be exclusive bonus prize only items available to be chosen, unavailable in their regular shop stock.
- Currently, ingredients for the Spring Seasonal pet are being stocked, with additional updates to be made later on.
- These Seasonal Pets will remain in the shops for 3 months and rotate out at the end of each season (Ie. Spring is March, April, and May.) to be replaced by new pets.
- Seasonal pets like this will likely return in some form in the following years, though the way to obtain them may change!
UPCOMING CONTENT
Here's a look at the additional content we're working on rolling out as time goes on to continue with our permanent and seasonal updates.
- Additional permanently obtainable pets - Fantasticals, Secret Recipes, Referral Shop
- More seasonal pets - Monthly Deity pets & Season based pets
- Additional Peddler's Port content - Clothing, Miscellaneous items, Pets
- New items with special functions - Wardrobe Outfit Save Slot Expansion, Maximum Menagerie Pen Expansion, Pet Nature Refresher, Maximum Trade Lots Expansion
WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON
Here's a look into what we're currently prioritizing, among other smaller bug and QoL fixes!
UPCOMING WINTER FESTIVITIES
Our first winter event is coming soon on March 4th! Check out the Teaser News Post here.
CUSTOM MAKER SUBMISSION
We've nearly finished preparation for our custom maker submission, thank you for your patience! We'll be announcing at least a week prior to the opening time so everyone is prepared. Read our FAQ and Submission Rules here.
VAER REEF QUEST UPDATE
After we finalize preparations and work on the winter event quests, we'll be continuing forward with remaining adjustments and the affection milestone side quests for Vaer Reef!
As always, thank you so much for playing and supporting
Dappervolk. We'll be back with more updates soon!
Comments
- month 1: buy one of each from Pai
- month 2: buy a monthly coffer from Agnes
- month 3: buy at least 5 items from Pai
Boom, guaranteed seasonal pet for a player who is getting one of each new item anyways (with some wiggle room)! As it is right now, Agne's doesn't have a 500 turnip item that feels worth it to spend on for a majority of players, even the ones who just want to complete their collection. There really isn't a need to force players to spend on something they don't want, when spending that same amount on the other shop would get them the pet within that timeframe otherwise. Especially if the pet is meant to be a bonus (which again, is what I would like to believe your intentions were) and not a 'cash grab' like others are alleging. Considering you also released a pet for free players alongside the seasonal one, it really does feel like it was something that was meant as 'we'll show our appreciation to the players committing to supporting us monetarily, and another for those who can't so that everyone feels included' but maybe that's the part of me that tries to see the good in everyone idk. I really love dappervolk and want you guys to succeed!
As for the rest of the update, the clothing is my favorite monthly set so far, and I'm excited about the winter event and other upcoming content! Please don't be discouraged, there are people who see the changes you've been making towards improving the user experience and appreciate you for it. You can't please everyone, but making compromises when possible like you guys have been trying is definitely the right direction to go!
Thank you by the way! I am genuinely thinking that this is progress and I’m excited for the seasonal event!
Also not a fan of the stuff locked in premium or Bonus Prize pools. A massive amount of premium currency for the seasonal pet? Did I do the math wrong or is it even more expensive than the kickstarter stuff?
Seems like a blatant cash grab...
Gods, if you need the cash just have it be $5-7 a hatching item. Not $60-75 for it. Jesus, anyone who's played pet sims could devise a better monetization model than this
Yes, its high quality art but this is a free to use site and as many have pointed out, that one pet is more expensive than some kickstarter pets were. Thats ridiculous. They couldve structured this so many other ways that would have worked better but this is just upsetting. Even if it was less, I mightve actually payed for it. But not that a non-commision piece of art.
I want to be excited for new pets and items. I was excited thinking maybe this was a new type of quest, encouraging site activity. But its just a plain and simple cash grab. What a disapointment.
Except, to have such an overly convoluted (and expensive) pet be one of only two pets being released? It doesn't feel great to people who are here to collect pets.
Theoretically, you could make this pet feel less bad. I feel like the system wouldn't be as bad if the pet wasn't seasonal - a long term goal like that could be fun, and it'd give people more time to save up and buy the pieces from other players. It'd give an incentive for FTP and premium players to trade with each other, and it'd make the final pet feel like a fun rarity while also not being impossibly exclusive.
But, between making it seasonal (and not 100% confirming if the pet will even return, with the phrasing "likely"), and then having the hyped up new pet release that the number of clothes released was lowered to account for, having that be two pets, one of which is complex and expensive to obtain, AND seasonal...? It all just multiples together to make a MASSIVE bad feeling.
Especially when lots of people have said in the suggestions forums by now that they'd be happy to buy pets in monthly sets as a direct purchase for a reasonable price. The complexity would be interesting if it wasn't premium and time restricted (or heck, if all the shards were in all the shops so you could get the pet regardless of what shop you use) but as it stands, not the best game design decision.
"Adding in my thoughts: I believe this seasonal pet structure is well designed for a long term game health and funding model. I feel like people are getting hung up over the "buy it now!" price."
Except there only is a 'buy it now' price. The announcement said the items are 'likely' to return, and if they do, there's no hint on how they will be obtainable. Easier? More difficult? More expensive? Will they even return at all? 'Likely' is not a confirmation that they will return.
No matter what way you slice it; 60$ every 3 months is 60$ every 3 months. Whether you spend 65 cts every day, or 20$ each month, it all amounts to the same. It's hecking expensive, especially to do so every 3 months.
"As an example, if I buy the Chest+ Full Equip Set (+2 extras, if I'm not subbed) each month, I will get the seasonal pet after just 2 months of a season. "
While, yes, if you buy that, you'd have it in 2 months. Except you'd also be stuck with duplicate copies of clothing that you cannot use. Even if you spread it out over all 3 months of the season, you are forced to buy at least some duplicates to get all the tokens. Duplicates you cannot use, and you then have to sell for non-premium currency. And imagine everyone doing that. Everyone will be having duplicates, so who is gonna buy yours?
It would be a good system if the 4 seasonal pets would stay the same forever and the free claims didn't expire. The way the system is set up now though, is absolute garbage.
I understand as a site if you need more income but this really isn’t the way to go about it long term.
I'm so excited for the event today.