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» News for December 2013
Posted by Speedie Day 71, Year 4 (29th Dec 13) @ 21:33:55
IST This was long overdue but we finally had the time to get around to it!! Introducing...  Yarrr!THE NEW AND IMPROVED PIRATE RIDIX!! CTRL + F5 if you can't see the revamp!This lovely Ridix was drawn by the magnificent @ Hornbuckle!  With these revamps, comes Pirate Morphing Potions! Pirate Morphing Potions and Pirate Snow Jars can all be found in the Token Booth indefinitely! Pirate Ridix Morphing Potions may also be found in the I.C.E. Shop until the end of January for only 500 IC! 450 IC for Gold Members!Who is to thank for that amazing Morphing Potion? Miss @ Remlyn! It looks great, you and @ Hornbuckle collaborated fantastically on this project! Which Pet is next on our Pirate rampage? You have the following Pets to choose from:   There's no telling when the next revamp will be released!  Just a quick reminder, MOTM voting ends December 31st, 11:59:59 pm IST! A few things to note... - You cannot nominate yourself or members of staff. - PLEASE do not ask other users to vote for yourself or other members. - You can only nominate users who have not previously won MOTM. Please do not create side accounts in order to nominate yourself. Not only is it against the rules, but it is extremely easy to catch and is punishable by warnings or a ban.  Please send nominations here!   We need your input! Here is a thread looking for ideas on what you would like to see happen with our recode. We'll essentially be coding the site from the ground up and we predict every single page will need re-coding. So we'd like to hear what you think! Please note posting here does not guarantee your suggestion will be done, it is merely a place for us to gather user thoughts.      Just a reminder, the Christmas Sock Ice Cube, Christmas Tree Ice Cube, Santa Ice Cube, Wreath Ice Cube, Present Ice Cube, and Elf Ice Cube are being taken out of the Frozen Collectives Emporium after December 31st, not to return again until the end of next year!
Posted by autobot Day 71, Year 4 (29th Dec 13) @ 00:02:01
IST This weeks raffle was won by Moonsqueaker. They received 3,300,300 IP! The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows :- Catch  | Third Place, with a score of 366:
Canine |
Coined  | Second Place, with a score of 50320:
snowshoe
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Ice Breaker Ice Snake  | Second Place, with a score of 230:
Clary
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Jar Match  | First Place, with a score of 328:
Luventas
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 | Third Place, with a score of 299:
Naiche |
Red vs Blue  | Second Place, with a score of 43:
Naiche
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Survivor  | First Place, with a score of 206:
Toxi
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 | Second Place, with a score of 200:
Naiche
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 | Third Place, with a score of 198:
Ladynite |
Posted by Nyssa Day 69, Year 4 (27th Dec 13) @ 08:10:07
IST It is that time of month again, time to vote on the next Member of the Month (or MOTM for short)! A MOTM is selected every month by the users of IcePets to receive 50,000 IP and this exclusive avatar: REMEMBER - You cannot nominate yourself or members of staff. - PLEASE do not ask other users to vote for yourself or other members. - You can only nominate users who have not previously won MOTM. You can mail your nominations here. Voting ends at 11:59PM IST December 31st!
Posted by Speedie Day 66, Year 4 (24th Dec 13) @ 16:32:45
IST It's the Eve of Christmas and we couldn't be more excited! Let's start the celebrations off with a new Christmas Pet!!  Yes, the last Pet has finally been made into the Christmas color, thanks to the lovely @ Vermillion!  Following the trend from the rest of the Christmas Pets, the only way to get a Christmas Cobron is by owning a Cobron, and using a Christmas Snow Jar on it. Christmas Snow Jars are only stocking in December! They are in the Snow Jar Igloo for 25,000 IP, and in the I.C.E. Shop for 500 IC! 450 IC for Gold Members! Thanks a ton @ Vermillion for the adorable art! Some of you may have noticed that the Advent Calendar gave out a couple duplicates of Items...That's because they have a use!       The top three Items, Santas Milk, Santas Cookies, and Reindeer Carrot can be left out overnight for Santa. He will come, eat the cookies and milk, give the carrot to his reindeer, and leave you gifts from the past! Items from the 2011 and 2012 Advent Calendars can be obtained this way! Leaving out Fathers Stocking, Mothers Stocking, and My Stocking will also summon Santa! He will leave you presents from this year's Advent Calendar! These are magical Item that can be used all year long, so there's no hurry to make major decisions. (:  Tremendous thanks to @ Programmer for doing what he does best - Programming these features for you!   What's this? A new secret Avatar? How could this be obtained? Hmmm...It looks very similar to one we released not too long ago...Could the methods to achieve them be similar? Guess we'll have to wait and see! Credit to @ Read for the Avatar and its creative transitions!   Don't forget to come visit us tomorrow for the last day of the Advent Calendar and some secret Christmas goodies! Hope everyone has a wonderful, fun, and safe holiday!
Posted by autobot Day 64, Year 4 (22nd Dec 13) @ 00:02:01
IST This weeks raffle was won by Nyssa. They received 3,574,800 IP! The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows :- Catch  | First Place, with a score of 375:
Fenix
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Coined  | First Place, with a score of 120200:
Naiche
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| Second Place, with a score of 101910:
Brubs
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 | Third Place, with a score of 75950:
snowshoe |
Ice Breaker  | First Place, with a score of 436:
Naiche
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 | Second Place, with a score of 375:
Nest
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Ice Snake Jar Match | First Place, with a score of 314:
Luventas
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Red vs Blue | Second Place, with a score of 62:
Naiche
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Survivor | First Place, with a score of 250:
Kit
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| Second Place, with a score of 194:
Naiche
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| Third Place, with a score of 185:
Nest |
Posted by Speedie Day 63, Year 4 (21st Dec 13) @ 17:44:49
IST Hey everyone! Just four more days of the Advent Calendar left! Have you gotten all the prizes so far?  Don't forget to log in on Christmas to claim the final prize! ...And maybe something secret...;D Remember these guys? A few of them were in the Referral Store, and with the the overhaul, were disappeared...Never to be seen again. Until now! These six Ice Cubes will be stocking in the Frozen Collectives Emporium each year. This year, they will be stocking from December 21st until December 31st at rarity Incredibly Common. For those of you keeping track, the Frozen Collectives Emporium Restock Item Limit has been changed from 5 to 7.The names of these six Ice Cubes are as follows: Christmas Sock Ice Cube, Christmas Tree Ice Cube, Santa Ice Cube, Wreath Ice Cube, Present Ice Cube, and Elf Ice Cube.  Say hello to this lovely baby!! The Christmas Audril was made just for you by the marvelous @ Hornbuckle!! As with the other Christmas Pets, the Christmas Audril can be obtained by having an Audril, and using a Christmas Snow Jar on it! The Christmas Snow Jar is only stocking for 10 more days, get it while you can! 25,000 IP in the Snow Jar Igloo and 500 IC in the I.C.E. Shop! Thanks again @ Hornbuckle for the lovely art! A quick congratulations to @ Luventas for sneaking in and somehow winning every single Contest Starting Pet! We honestly don't know how you did it! XD Congrats, we're sure you'll give them all the loving homes they deserve. We have one more announcement that isn't nearly as cheery as the previous announcements have been...Sadly, @ Lycan and @ roar had to leave the team. Their real life duties have become more important, and they are no longer able to dedicate the necessary time to the site. They will be missed. We are currently not hiring, but if we decide we need more staff members, an announcement will be made in the news.
Posted by Speedie Day 57, Year 4 (15th Dec 13) @ 23:18:51
IST  Who is this charming fellow!? This is the Christmas Dovu! Drawn by the amazing @ Vermillion, this Christmas Dovu is only available via a Christmas Snow Jar! As stated before, the Christmas Snow Jar is only available in the month of December! It can be found very rarely in the Snow Jar Igloo or the I.C.E. Shop if you can't stand to wait! Thanks so much @ Vermillion for the stunning Dovu!!
Posted by autobot Day 57, Year 4 (15th Dec 13) @ 00:02:01
IST This weeks raffle was won by kreayshawn. They received 3,309,300 IP! The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows :- Catch  | Second Place, with a score of 382:
Mint
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| Third Place, with a score of 370:
Nest |
Coined | First Place, with a score of 130510:
Naiche
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| Second Place, with a score of 90160:
Canine
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Ice Breaker | First Place, with a score of 499:
Deviset
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 | Third Place, with a score of 415:
marz432 |
Ice Snake  | Third Place, with a score of 195:
Nest |
Jar Match | First Place, with a score of 311:
Luventas
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| Third Place, with a score of 291:
Xema_83 |
Red vs Blue | Second Place, with a score of 57:
Naiche
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 | Third Place, with a score of 56:
k00f13 |
Survivor | Third Place, with a score of 187:
Naiche |
Posted by Speedie Day 53, Year 4 (11th Dec 13) @ 13:01:10
IST Hey guys, we have a few things to announce. I suppose we should start off with the bad news. After working out a mountain of details with the Battle Arena, @ Programmer has come to the conclusion that we will not be able to program the Battle Arena before the site is recoded. 'Trying to fit improved code ((The Battle Arena)) into old code ((The way the site is currently coded)) would be like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole - It just wouldn't work. :/'For the reprogramming to start, we will have to map out the way the site works and hand off instruction to @ Programmer for him to begin. Once we are done mapping, we can resume work on the Battle Arena while he reprograms the site. We can work on mechanical details and art, and once he is done reprogramming the site, we can hand off the details and he can begin coding the Battle Arena. We want you to know that if there was any way we could do the Battle Arena first, it would happen. But we need a good foundation. We would rather release it right the first time, than release it and have it full of bugs. Production of art for the Battle Arena has already started, and we will post screen shots when we get further along. (:  Introducing, the Golden Competitor Stamp! After DAYS of waiting, it is finally revealed! The two teams who made it to the top 5 in the leaderboards have been awarded this Stamp! Going above and beyond in Official IcePets Contests is the only way to get this Stamp! It cannot be achieved by asking for it in your prize pack.Once achieved, it is yours to do whatever you want. Congratulations to the following users who received one of these Stamps! @ OldPinkDragn@ MactheHat@ Luventas@ Nyssa@ fcol@ ZombieRat@ RiverStarr@ Angels@ Cowpro@ irissa@ Kit@ Speedie@ SunnySparks@ ManuSpeaking of contests...The Starting Pets are being auctioned! Click , here, here, and here. RulesYou do need an extra Pet Slot in order to bid on the auction You do not have to post on the thread to bid on the Pet - Simply message @ Speedie with your bid and the thread will be updated anonymously You can bid on more than one Pet, but you need both IP amounts in full at the end of the auction, and you must have enough slots to accomodate both Pets upon winning You do not have to be on the corresponding team to bid on the Pet - Team Blue Audril may bid on Team Red Dovu, etc. All four auctions will end in one week on Wednesday December 18th at 1 pm IST Any questions may be posted here or mailed to @ Speedie.   Did anyone order any sandwiches? @ Vermillion did! She made a Grilled Cheese and a Turkey Club for us! These have been stocked at the Food Mall for anyone who gets a sudden sandwichy craving. Thanks @ Vermillion!
Posted by Speedie Day 50, Year 4 (8th Dec 13) @ 15:03:45
IST Hey everyone, just a few quick things!     Those who have not already messaged @ Speedie to request your prizes for the Book Contest please do so asap! The starting Pets will be auctioned off once everyone has received their prizes.  Have you...Forgotten something? This new Forgotten Advent Key may be of assistance! It enables the owner to open any day on the Advent Calendar that has already passed and not previously opened! It is available in the I.C.E. Shop for only 300 IC!  It's only the 8th day of Christmas and we're already releasing our second Christmas Pet of the month! Introducing the Christmas Xephyr! Drawn by the loving @ Hornbuckle, the Christmas Xephyr can be achieved by owning a Xephyr and using a Christmas Snow Jar on it. Remember, the Christmas Snow Jar only stocks in the month of December, so get it while it's...Cool?  Speaking of Christmas Snow Jars, let's review where you can get them! Some people have gotten lucky and found them in the Snow Jar Igloo. For those of you who aren't as lucky, or don't have the time it takes to sit in the Igloo and freeze your bums off, it can also be found in the I.C.E. Shop. Again, the Snow Jar will only be available in the month of December!!
Posted by autobot Day 50, Year 4 (8th Dec 13) @ 00:02:02
IST This weeks raffle was won by geckobubbles. They received 3,456,900 IP! The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows :- Catch | Second Place, with a score of 353:
Viciana
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Coined | First Place, with a score of 150350:
Naiche
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Ice Breaker | Third Place, with a score of 377:
Deviset |
Ice Snake  | First Place, with a score of 240:
k00f13
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| Second Place, with a score of 215:
GrayHope
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Jar Match | First Place, with a score of 329:
Luventas
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Red vs Blue | Second Place, with a score of 36:
Naiche
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| Third Place, with a score of 29:
omystar |
Survivor | First Place, with a score of 229:
the1
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| Second Place, with a score of 199:
Naiche
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Posted by Speedie Day 49, Year 4 (7th Dec 13) @ 15:05:27
IST Congratulations to everyone for participating in the contest!! Here are the results: Coming in fourth place, with the large sum of 5,224 books, Team Blue Audril!!  @ Whoat@ Fenix@ Korn@ the1@ shepard12@ tape4tape34@ WonderrabbitIn third place, with an impressive 6,034 books, Team Yellow Sharshel!!  @ Tilas@ k00f13@ Mystify@ Kirsty@ Keyara@ Sneasel@ PierreIn second place, with the huge amount of 10,147 books, Team Red Dovu!!  @ Angels@ Cowpro@ irissa@ Kit@ Speedie@ SunnySparks@ ManuAnd finally, coming in first place, with the MASSIVE amount of 14,249 BOOKS, TEAM GREEN TRIDO!!  @ OldPinkDragn@ MactheHat@ Luventas@ Nyssa@ fcol@ ZombieRat@ RiverStarrCongratulations all of you, and congratulations to Team Green Trido and Team Red Dovu for making it to the top 5 in the leaderboards! Let's see what the teams have won!    Ice Cube and Stamp of your choice added to your Collection and an Item worth 100 Quest Points or less from the Quest Shop Ice Cube, Stamp, Gourmet Food of your choice added to your Collection and an Item worth 200 or less Quest Points from the Quest Shop A Morphing Potion of your choice, Ice Cube, Stamp, Gourmet Food of your choice added to your Collection and an Item worth 300 or less Quest Points from the Quest Shop  A Morphing Potion or Snow Jar of your choice Ice Cube, Stamp, Gourmet Food of your choice, an Item worth 400 Quest Points or less from the Quest Shop and  An Advent Calender Key of your choice Please message @ Speedie with the following format: Your Team Name Morphing Potion/Snow Jar: Ice Cube: Stamp: Gourmet Food: Item from Quest Shop: Calendar Key #: We will be checking to make sure you are on the corresponding team, so be sure to omit anything your team has not rightfully won. (: But what of the secret prize for those who made it into the top 5 of the leaderboards? I'm sure you're all curious...Even those who didn't participate! Time for the big reveal!!
Posted by Speedie Day 48, Year 4 (6th Dec 13) @ 06:30:48
IST Hey guys, the calendar is fixed now! Thanks for the quick response, @ Programmer! Users who clicked before the fix was in place will find the Item in their Inventories. (:
Posted by Soot Day 48, Year 4 (6th Dec 13) @ 00:39:10
IST Hey guys! We just wanted to inform you all that we have encountered a small issue with the Advent Calendar. Upon opening the Advent Calendar door for Day 6, the prize is not awarded. Rest assured that everyone who already collected the prize for today will be compensated for their lost item. If you have not already collected the prize for today, we would appreciate it if you waited to retrieve the item until we are able to fix the problem. Keep your eyes peeled for a follow-up news post! We apologize for the inconvenience, and we will have this problem solved in no time.
Posted by Speedie Day 43, Year 4 (1st Dec 13) @ 12:28:13
IST We're kicking off December 1st with a ton of content!  Let's start with the brand new Christmas Trido! Drawn by the lovely @ Vermillion, the Christmas Trido is available via the following means: The Christmas Snow Jar! Coincidentally, the Christmas Snow Jar has made a return to the Snow Jar Igloo for 25,000 IP, and also in the I.C.E. Shop for only 500 IC! 450 IC for Gold Members!The Christmas Snow Jar will only be available for the month of December until next year, so stock up while it's around! The following Items have been removed from the I.C.E. Shop and have been added to the Mysterious ICE Box 2013!      They have been replaced with these festive Items!      In order, they are Present Plush, Jinglebell Earrings, Christmas Card, Fruitcake Stamp, and Reindeer Cupcakes. Thank you @ Hornbuckle for the Present Plush, and thank you @ Remlyn for the rest of the I.C.E. Batch!  The Tech Sharshel Morphing Potion has been moved to the limited stock section of the I.C.E. Shop and will only be available from there until the end of the month! Out of all the nominations, only one user stood out enough to win MOTM...This month, the winner is...  @ TilasShe is always willing to help out users, young and old
She's always so active and helpful!
She's deserved MOTM for a few months, so she should definitely get it this month!We all think you're very deserving of the Avatar and IP, congratulations, and keep doing what you're doing!  After little deliberation, we've decided who should win SOTM this month! @ SaraDelaneyCongratulations!! What was said about @ SaraDelaney? She's been keeping up very well with her writing
Her Item descriptions always bring a smile to my face!
She's always so cheerful when I talk to herCongratulations, @ SaraDelaney, it was well deserved!  Say hello to the Bulldog Plush! Yes, this is Sara's SOTM Item! It was drawn by @ Hornbuckle and can be achieved by...What's that noise? It sounds like something's woofing...Can you search around and see where that sound is coming from? :/ Moar news!! The writing competition has come to an end, and thus we must release the winning entry in a book! Where's the book?  It is entitled Thanksgiving on Meteora and the contents were written by our very own @ Viciana! Congratulations!! The book is now stocking in the Book Store. Perfect timing for the contest that's running right now, eh? ;D Revamp time! The Organic Strawberry has been given a new look thanks to @ Vermillion! She's also given us two new veggies for our Pets to nom on!  CTRL + F5 if you can't see the updated image!  Welcome the Radish and Turnip to IcePets! These will be stocking in the Food Mall! Thanks @ Vermillion! To those of you who found out how the Plushie Traptur Morphing Potion was being handed out other than the Snow Jar Igloo, kudos on getting one! They've since been removed from Quests and are now only stocking in the Igloo. (:  @ Vermillion has been busy lately! She's also done the art for the brand new Advent Calendar! You can access the calendar from the Games page. Each Item will only be available once each year, and once the day is over, the corresponding day on the calendar will not open. Be sure to log on every day for the special prize at the end!  Last year's Christmas Tree feature is also active once again! Show your friends how much you love them by showering them with gifts! Click an Item in your Inventory and send it to a friend to see how the feature works! Items you send will become available to 'open' by the user you send them to on Christmas Day. (:  The Black Friday sale is almost over! You only have until the end of Monday to take advantage! Don't miss out!
Posted by Speedie Day 43, Year 4 (1st Dec 13) @ 05:46:24
IST (; More info on this later today. We just wanted to make sure everyone knew about it asap. ;D
Posted by autobot Day 43, Year 4 (1st Dec 13) @ 00:02:01
IST This weeks raffle was won by fcol. They received 3,692,700 IP! The latest trophies have been awarded, and the leaders are as follows :- Catch | First Place, with a score of 407:
Marcos
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Coined | Third Place, with a score of 34540:
Marcos |
Ice Breaker | First Place, with a score of 428:
marz432
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| Second Place, with a score of 396:
k00f13
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Ice Snake | Third Place, with a score of 225:
Marcos |
Jar Match | First Place, with a score of 323:
Luventas
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Red vs Blue Survivor | First Place, with a score of 205:
Marcos
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| Third Place, with a score of 183:
Kit |
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