Petz Feature Suggestions

**amykhar** · #1 08-11-2004, 03:34 PM

1. From pippadaisy - earn money in the arcade.

**lynnzop**[$] · #2 08-11-2004, 04:19 PM

From me:
Be able to buy toys or a leash to walk my pet for exercise (but not to earn activity points in H&F!)

ms_n · #3 08-11-2004, 07:53 PM

An aquarium, please.

Redlass · #4 08-12-2004, 10:13 AM

Can you get rid of the dreams I had about this last night?

I dreamt you'd added hermit crabs and they kept pinching me.

**amykhar** · #5 08-12-2004, 10:16 AM

No hermit crabs because I just read Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen

Redlass · #6 08-12-2004, 10:28 AM

What did hermit crabs do in that book?

**amykhar** · #7 08-12-2004, 11:21 AM

It was crabs in general, but two of them got stuck on some guy's mangled hand. I have issues with stuff like that.

Redlass · #8 08-12-2004, 11:23 AM

Ewwww. Maybe I don't want to start reading Hiassen.

**lynnzop**[$] · #9 08-12-2004, 12:10 PM

You don't want to start reading Stephen King either then.

The lobstrositities ate Roland's shooting hand.

Amy must just have a thing for shellfish eating people's hands.

**pippadaisy**[$] · #10 08-30-2004, 11:33 PM

You know what would be nice?

Being able to select a quantity when shopping. I don't want to let Garibaldi starve to the point where I need the 25-lb. bag o' food, but at the same time, it gets tedious if I haven't been able to get here all day to go in, click food, have it dump me out, go back in, etc. when he needs three servings or so.

phoenixx · #11 08-31-2004, 01:51 AM

Earning money in the arcade is a good one, earning money for going to chat is a good idea, earning money for READING posts (I read most of them but try not to post ad nauseum - I don't always have a response, ya know?), maybe earn money by playing with other petz, etc

**pippadaisy**[$] · #12 08-31-2004, 02:04 AM

Do you know how much money I'd have if we got paid fo play in the arcade??? I'd be the richest person on EA!!!!

jenninca · #13 08-31-2004, 08:01 AM

1. An easier-to-navigate menu. (To feed Claudina, I have to click about 10 places. When my connection acts up, that means poor Claudina doesn't get fed.)

2. Agree w/earning money for reading posts - I don't always have something to say, but I read a lot!

3. The ability to change pets. I thought I clicked on a cat, but I got a dog. I don't like dogs.

Cindy

**mjfrombuffalo**[$] · #14 08-31-2004, 08:18 AM

Did some comparison shopping in the store... for cats, the milk comes to $5 per hunger point, the chicken comes to $5 per hunger point, the super-deluxe food comes to $8.55 per hunger point, and the cat food is $4.55 per hunger point, which makes the medium-sized food the better deal for the money. Which leads to two observations:

1. 'Tis more economical to let the pet only get a little hungry instead of waiting and spending a lot to get it full in one swoop

2. MJ spends too much time comparing prices before she buys things, even in the virtual world

**lynnzop**[$] · #15 08-31-2004, 08:55 AM

**amykhar** · #16 08-31-2004, 09:26 AM

I think I have reconsidered EARNING money in the arcade. In order to get y'all to talk to me more, I may take money AWAY every time you hit the arcade. After all, a game-crazed pet owner is not a good thing

erik_kosberg · #17 08-31-2004, 11:23 AM

A Petz Obedience School. I told Yurtle to Fetch! and she just stared at me.

*emeleel* · #18 08-31-2004, 12:52 PM

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jenninca said

3. The ability to change pets. I thought I clicked on a cat, but I got a dog. I don't like dogs.

Cindy

If you go to the "store" as opposed to the "shop" you can change pet type. I think it's 2100 petz dollars.

Redlass · #19 08-31-2004, 01:49 PM

Noo! If you take money away for playing in the arcade, Myrtle might starve.

M.J., did the per dollar calculation also take into account that the super-duper food also boosts other stat points?

**amykhar** · #20 08-31-2004, 01:58 PM

OK. My to-do list at this point -
1. Reorganize things to make it more efficient. I think I am going to put all the links on the profile page and refine how things flow when you buy stuff.

2. Here's MY wacky idea to help the health and fitness forum. I am thinking of putting a steps database back in. (we had a prototype for a while) Then, we would assume you took your pet with you on your walk, and you would boost your pet's health and happiness by walking. Thoughts?

3. Change the arena to a pet show or a play area. Pets wouldn't attack and hurt one another. Pets would compete somehow. This has to be figured out by us.

**theworm**[$] · #21 08-31-2004, 02:10 PM

H&F walk your dog pedometer thing is GREAT, but NO CHEATING! People who cheat only hurt themselves and their pets!!!
I like changing the arena. Yurtle kicked Topaz's butt last night. I think competions or shows or races would be fun. Is it fair if a cat races a turtle or a snail?

**pippadaisy**[$] · #22 08-31-2004, 02:12 PM

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amykhar said

3. Change the arena to a pet show or a play area. Pets wouldn't attack and hurt one another. Pets would compete somehow. This has to be figured out by us.

Me likey. I'd like to see a "happiest" pet. Maybe if that was a competition some of these folks who like to let their pets get to that "will die in x hours" stage would be more motivated to not traumatize the Crazy Cat Ladies of Petz.

**AuntieEmma**[$] · #23 08-31-2004, 02:28 PM

How about a petz kennel, so if you're on vacation, you can buy a space for your petz and someone will feed it?

**amykhar** · #24 08-31-2004, 02:28 PM

that already exists, emma. It's the temporary adoption center.

erik_kosberg · #25 08-31-2004, 02:37 PM

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I like changing the arena. Yurtle kicked Topaz's butt last night.

I like the pseudo-combat game feel of the arena. Then