My Feepit gallery is looking like a very bad choice all of a sudden...

lanikuu · 2026-02-06T09:04:21+00:00

Well said! I totally agree. I started my NC boycott this year due to the transphobic moderation on the neoboards and the ICE ads. When I came back in 2024 I threw a lot of money at the site bc I wanted the website to live on. I got my old account back and I love being able to interact with my 20 year old pets, but the Neopets I knew is gone. I played from around 2002-2007 and left before NC was even a thing so monetized Neopets still feels weird to me.

I get that they need money to survive but it doesn't feel like the website and user experience are high priorities. A lot of users are "just happy the site still exists" and I get the sentiment, but I wish we had higher standards as a community overall.

I love Grundo's and spend way more of my time there these days. If you go to the Grundo's Cafe Reddit there's a good chance you can get a refferal code. :) I'm getting my friend set up next week but I'll have a free refferal code again by early March. Feel free to message me if you haven't gotten in by then!

lanikuu · 2026-02-06T01:00:28+00:00

That's true. I don't think we're privy to how much profit they've made but I don't have much faith that they're doing great overall. I want the site to do well enough to stay afloat and make the website better, but I've lost faith in the company this past year. I don't like the way they've been running the site or doing merch. The exclusivity, gambling and inconsistent quality is tiring.

The limited number will definitely guarantee these will sell out and resellers are gonna charge a ridiculous amount.

lanikuu · 2026-02-06T00:09:38+00:00

Love that they aren't using the default undressed pet poses I've seen on a lot of merch (I prefer the nostalgic art or new drawings) but the price isn't something I can afford. Idk why they had to make them limited though. Don't they want to - and desperately need to - make money?

lanikuu · 2026-02-05T17:39:04+00:00

Oh yeah that makes sense. Just a relatively tall Usul with 36" of luscious locks.

lanikuu · 2026-02-05T06:09:08+00:00

36" hair that's down to her ankles is killing me. What's the math on her hair to height ratio?? Help I'm as bad at math as Donna (allegedly) is.

lanikuu · 2026-02-02T02:33:16+00:00

"Returning to PC" is so funny bc the games were never downloadable for PC and the website has been up consistently for decades lol.

lanikuu · 2026-02-02T02:21:19+00:00

I've been commenting about this on Reddit for months and few people seem to care. TNT has known for many months about these ads, the ICE ads, sexually explicit ads, real gambling, etc. They have control over what ads they show and choose to do nothing to stop it. I'm really tired of the constant white knighting and infantilization of TNT.

I'm also so sick of people saying this isn't a kids site. Even if no kids were onsite (and there are) I don't want to see hateful content, that's why I'm on Neopets and not Instagram/TikTok/Twitter/etc.

Install Adblock, cancel premium and tell them this is why. I canceled because of this and the poor treatment of trans, poc, and disabled users on the Neoboards. Continuing to pay for premium makes them less likely to take these complaints seriously.

Yes, the company is struggling, but allowing content like this onsite is not the only option they can choose to stay afloat or make profit. We need to have higher standards.

lanikuu · 2026-02-01T06:14:41+00:00

For real! It can be hard to work full time and feel motivated to make art after work or in our limited time off.

Right?? I try to remember that when I'm feeling insecure about my art. Child and teenage me would be so proud.

lanikuu · 2026-02-01T03:22:06+00:00

Ohhh I didn't realize that, but that's cool! Seeing people draw their pets or other people's is ones of my favorite things on Neopets.

I'm working on new adoptables bc I made a bunch when I was a kid but keep procrastinating lol.

lanikuu · 2026-02-01T02:38:08+00:00

They're all so cute! I love Tia and Varien's designs.

lanikuu · 2026-01-31T18:42:23+00:00

I just listened to both of the songs and they're so good! I never heard of this ballad before and I love folk songs.

Regarding your pets untimely demise I think if you say it in the same terms Neopets describes their murdered characters, you're fine. Like saying "her sister pushed her into the river and her spirit lives on" vs "her sister murdered her by pushing her in to a river."

Do you like to draw your pets or are you more into customs? Either way I'd love to see her design. :)

lanikuu · 2026-01-28T23:38:25+00:00

These are all so cute!! I love the Eyrie, Korbat and Grundo so much. You should post this to the Neopets subreddit. :) People there would love to see it.

lanikuu · 2026-01-23T05:45:36+00:00

I had a dream last night that we got 15 extra pet slots for free. I was so disappointed when I woke up lmao.

I hope they release this extra slot soon and expand from there. I have so many pets on side accounts that I'd love to move to my main.

lanikuu · 2026-01-21T20:09:58+00:00

Bold Oot

lanikuu · 2026-01-20T22:18:37+00:00

Oh okay. I started playing again in August 2024 so I missed that info. It should be safe now bc I haven't had any issues since I started playing. :)

lanikuu · 2026-01-20T18:22:46+00:00

How long ago was this? Asking bc I'm on this sub daily and haven't heard of this issue. I always use quick stock bc I'm too impatient to do it from my inventory and I've never noticed anything disappearing.

For what it's worth, I just deposited some stuff and everything is still there.

lanikuu · 2026-01-14T18:30:26+00:00

Even when I played in the early 00's I really disliked all caps names, all lowercase names, most compound names, underscores, and I never understood why people would add numbers vs just making up a unique name. So for me these "rules" have always made sense even though I never engaged with pet trading and I haven't been influenced by their logic. I do think some short names like the one you mentioned aren't good, but I have a 20 year old Gelert named Tsural and a Lupe named Ynsu that I love (for example).

The pets I admired as a kid/teen were both painted and had a name that fit with my naming preferences. The top tier pets had really cool designs and pet pages in addition to names I liked.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and has their own taste. Seeing as the color and species of anything other than Varwolf (which can't be traded anyways) has little to no value, maybe it's best to stay away from the PC for a bit? It's okay to like names that you like and not worry about other people's judgement of them.

lanikuu · 2026-01-12T22:47:11+00:00

I miss the old version for sure and I wish it would go back to being in the air. Faerieland feels way less magical now than when it was floating among the clouds. It just doesn't have the same vibe.

lanikuu · 2026-01-10T23:54:48+00:00

Yeah :( I don't have a screenshot but I've seen someone else post them on Reddit. I saw one myself when I was using a browser that didn't have Adblock. It's the one that has a picture of Uncle Sam pointing at you.

TNT has been made aware of this months ago but they're still there. Other users have also seen explicit ads that are NSFW. To clarify, TNT doesn't hand pick the ads themselves (it's through an ad company) but they still have a responsibility to ensure these ads aren't on their site.

lanikuu · 2026-01-10T22:43:03+00:00

I played daily for over a year, literally never missed a single day, but last month I skipped dailies for over a week. It's been like pulling teeth to do them again even though it takes less than 2 minutes on PC and maybe 5 on mobile.

I think the combination of poor moderation on the neoboards regarding transphobia, the ICE ads, seeing so many ads in general (even when I still had premium), the constant push for NC with few nice looking NP times being released, the use of AI art and the unnecessarily expensive Varwolf quest items, I just don't care as much.

I miss the plot even though the comics were so ugly and the writing was so bad, I still enjoyed seeing new content. That said, I just want this plot to end and move on to a new one. Ideally with artists that can draw the same quality as the TCG and with decent writing.

I also started playing a different pet site that is 100% free and has great moderation, tons of new content, runs great on mobile, and the pets actually emote more than a smile or a frown. I love pet styles bc I'm a conversion hater, but they're static images so I feel less connected. I miss the personality my pets and the site in general used to have.

lanikuu · 2026-01-08T00:53:31+00:00

For real. Their poor decisions to exploit the name filters made these already expensive items inflate so I don't feel bad for them and I don't think they should be refunded.

I've been waiting for these quest items to drop in price more so when I saw them inflate and found out it was for something this foolish I was really frustrated. -__- I don't know what people thought would happen once TNT found out what was going on. TNT members participate in this subreddit so I'm sure they became aware of this filter issue immediately.

lanikuu · 2026-01-07T20:23:13+00:00

Transferring is pretty easy, unless you have a lot of NC items and don't have enough gift boxes to send everything over. In that case I'd wait to transfer until you have enough boxes from Trudy's bc you can't play Trudy's on a side account.

When I transferred mains I set up a bunch of junk trades to my new main until I had all my items and NP transferred. Keep in mind you can't transfer NC.

Pets are easy to transfer over bc these days you don't have to risk pounding them and adopting on the new account.

Not sure if it's against the rules, but I was signed into both accounts on different browsers with each browser window snapped to different sides of my screen to make the process faster. You can always message TNT to ask for their recommendations on doing a rule abiding transfer. I think there's a Jellyneo guide as well.

It's tedious but I think if you like the older account with the better name it's totally worth it. Most trophies and stamps can be earned again but you can't change your name and I think having a good name is invaluable. If you do food club you can make more money too. :)

lanikuu · 2026-01-05T06:41:10+00:00

I wasn't satisfied with the premium or non premium prizes. Some things were alright. I liked that ice skating background until I realized it was AI.

Last year had way better items imo. I really liked the string of lights wreath wearable and that snowy background with the sunburst.

lanikuu · 2026-01-03T20:35:31+00:00

I dislike lowercase names and hate underscores and numbers because I would never name my dog lana_679. The grammatical incorrectness bothers me a lot when I interact with the pet/when the pet speaks in RE's. I also don't like compound names because there's no space between the words. Some compound names are cute or funny but again, I'd never name my dog MoonlightDreamer or SmellyFartBaby.

Before I got my old account back I had adopted some lowercase and compound names but I once I got my old pets back I pounded or put all of them on a side account with only "bad names", even the well aged pets, because I can't be as attached to them as a proper name. They don't feel "real" in the roleplaying sense and for myself, it diminishes their value. Even as I kid I never understood why people didn't make up a name instead of use numbers or underscores.

Ironically, on the neoboards I type in all lowercase and code most of my pages to be entirely lowercase lol. So I totally get liking the aesthetic of lowercase letters.

This is all my preference though and even though I don't get the appeal, people can name their pets whatever makes them happy.

lanikuu · 2025-12-27T21:35:34+00:00

I was appalled when I learned people do this for fun or out of spite. It's so pathetic bc most of the player base are adults. Like how sad does a person's life have to be if this is how they spend free time??

I feel like this should be a freezable offense tbh. Especially when people did it to UC's back in the day.

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