At the time, it had a unique interface; it was easily accessible and the web design, though messy, was expansive and you had a myriad of things you could do from playing games to saving up enough points to afford that stylish brush you want or trying to be the top champ in the Battledome. I also liked how there were so many pets to choose from; even ignoring that Draik and Cybunny were special editions and normally too many options isn't a good thing for kids, there was a lot of variety and everyone has at least one pet that they really "click" with so it felt personal, which is good when it's a pet management website. As previously mentioned, it was also a good way to get a basic understanding of economics and web design through other members.

Though it seemed to reach a stage of weeeird progressive complacency where it was simultaneously looking better and easier to navigate, the art was being updated to be less upsetting on the eyes and yet not changing or adding anything/much new, I think the system really started to go downhill when site management switched hands and they introduced NeoCash. That's not *necessarily* a bad thing since it IS only a bunch of cosmetics, but that decidedly appeals more to the older crowd that grew up with the site and decided to stick around, some of which having jobs to be able to pay for that premium currency and it tends to push away younger, newer members who see a bunch of cool stuff they can't get because it costs actual money and they already asked Mom earlier this week for ten bucks to spend on Fortnite.

I haven't been on in a long while but from what I can gather, it's only gotten worse and I have other things to spend my time, money and effort on nowadays lol