Create-a-Pet Makeover?

[Jessi]

So today I went to create a new acara for target-zapping purposes, and the create-a-pet pages were very... odd.


That's the first page. At first I thought I'd clicked a wrong button somewhere O_o I felt like I was in a digital coloring book xD


Second page. Note the bottom, where i "pick" my pet's stats. Odd.


Third page, and here's where it gets weird. Activate my account? I'm of course doing this on an account long-since activated and operational O_o It somehow thought I was signing up instead of just... creating a pet.

I'm not sure if they're redoing the whole thing like this, or if it's just a little glitchy today or what. But when I created Nepeta 10 days ago, it was like the old fashion sign up.

Thought it was worth posting about >> Even if it is just Neopets being wonky and it's not new at all xD

[Marah]

Not sure what to say, putting all the species on one page seems like a good idea to me.
Is it faster than the old version? (might be handy with LE species?)

[Iggy]

You no longer seem to get the 50 NP you used to while creating a pet, or I didn't when creating my new lab Ixi.

And, it happened friday afternoon. btw.

[ladynight6]

Yeah all on one page seems good, but does it still have that species description when you click them?

[Anza]

I just checked, and it's the same for me. I think it's new.

I am not amused. I like the fact that you can see all the pets at once when you choose, and I think it's prettier and smoother. However, that does not make up for the loading time. It took forever to load on my comp, and although mine isn't the fastest computer out there, it is not very slow either.

This sucks for dial-up. TNT, get your act together and start thinking of everyone for a change, not just those with fast connections.

[adi_gallia]

Yes, it is quite new, the unactivated thing is the only odd thing though, I am pleased with this new system. It appears that Tonu are no longer LE though.

[Jessi]

*nods* Its faster in a way because all the pets are on the same page, but it loads VERY slowly, even with me on Cable. I can't imagine how it will be on dialup, but i imagine very slow.

I don't like not getting to roll for my stats - it seems to me this will make getting a negative stat pet impossible.

[dandelions]

I didn't think it was that slow- and is clicking and waiting for one page really slower than scrolling through what used to be up to seven or eight pages? It's a slower loading time per page, but I'm sure that not having to look through all the pets ought to make it significantly faster overall.

And if anyone's complaining about not being able to get a negative stat pet, I have one up for adoption PM me for details.

[Jessi]

XD Oh, i don't want one, but I just think it'll kinda suck you can't really GET them anymore.

Eh, i just always click 'list all' and went through that. But as an ex-dialup user that had to quit playing Neopets whenever I was at my parents' house due to the flashy lag of goodness, I can just see how it'd be kind of annoying, that's all :P

[adi_gallia]

I don't like not getting to roll for my stats - it seems to me this will make getting a negative stat pet impossible.

Ahh, didn't think of that, I would say that the negative pets floating around now will be the last. I don't like the idea of a negative stat pet anyway.

[TCD]

I kinda like it, lack of speed notwithstanding.

And was there a "Pick for me" type of option before? That's kinda cool...might even out the pet percentages, then.

[Jessi]

Nope, there wasn't a pick-for-me thing originally as far as I remember - and I didn't bother to play with it to see how it worked. Boo ;_;

[Aqua]

Weird.. I see that Limited/Restricted pets don't appear, either. Do they only appear when released or what, I wonder?

[Officer 1BDI]

...Hey! The Tonu's not LE any more.

The "Pick For Me" option is pretty standard: it chooses a random species and color from the options available; but if you don't like it, you can still customize it before you go on to the next page.

I'm interested to see how they're going to handle the release of LE pets now; I'd imagine the pet's image shows up at the bottom of the screen when it's available (since I'm not seeing any sign of a Cybunny or a Poogle there right now). Hopefully we'll find out on Chomby Day.

[Veo]

Well, it loaded really fast for me and all - and I like the revamp, but when you pick ANYTHING, the image shifts around . . . looks pretty crappy when it does that. Still, besides that and the loading time for all other users, it's nice.

It also reminds me of how badly many Neopets need revamps . . . >_>::