Posted by Apocolypse Day 315, Year 5 (30th Aug 15) @ 11:30:26
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You, the users, are what keeps IcePets alive. So for us, the Staff, there's nothing more important than your opinion and your personal well-being. And is there a better way to find out about your opinions and thoughts than releasing brand new Surveys for you to take? That's right, as of today, there will be four new Surveys available for you guys to answer!
Overall This Survey covers some general aspects of the site, ranging from the community to Staff and site releases.
Games Your opinion on the Games IcePets has to offer is just as important - answer some questions concerning the gameplay of our current Games and offer some new ideas!
Features Seeing how the different Features are one of the main aspects of the site, this Survey is rather big, but just as rewarding for both you and Staff. Take your time to answer all questions and you can truly help out and make a change!
Dailies The Dailies will also be part of their very own Survey from here on out. Answer various questions about our favourite daily clicks!
Rewarding, eh? Yes, that's right, Surveys will be worth your time and effort. Every Survey will reward you a set amount of IcePoints. And who knows, maybe there's an Avatar hiding somewhere around those questionnaires... Keep your eyes open for more Surveys - this is surely not the last time you'll be seeing new ones!
Posted by Ines Day 312, Year 5 (27th Aug 15) @ 19:06:14
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Come one, come all! You could be a winner!
Are you feeling extra lucky today? Well, you definitely should! We are delighted to introduce our newest feature – Scratchcards! These will be sold by our lovely Scratchcard vendor Ace.
Of course, there are some things you need to know! - A Scratchcard can be bought once every 3 hours for 1,000 IcePoints. - You may scratch a card once per hour. - There are five different Scratchcards you could get, and each one will yield different and fantastic prizes! - Like our other features, Scratchcards are located in the Arcade.
As for the prizes, we can’t reveal too much. However, we can assure you that there is a wide variety of IcePoints, items, and exclusive prizes to be won!
In order to reduce the wait time for buying and scratching the cards, there are a few options:
- Use a UHD on the Scratchcard feature to reduce the wait time for buying and scratching by 30 minutes - Having a Gold Account reduces the wait time for buying by one hour - Using a UHD and having a Gold Account means that you can buy a Scratchcard every 90 Minutes and scratch a card every 30 minutes
We know all of the risk-takers have been waiting for a feature like this, so go buy a Scratchcard today!
Posted by Read Day 311, Year 5 (26th Aug 15) @ 13:46:07
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It is that time of month again, time to vote for the next Member of the Month (or MOTM for short)! Vote wisely, as the winner will receive 50,000 IP and this exclusive avatar!
REMEMBER - You cannot nominate yourself or members of staff. - Do not ask other users to vote for yourself or other members. - You can only nominate users who have not previously won MOTM.
Posted by Judda Day 306, Year 5 (21st Aug 15) @ 08:08:05
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As promised, we are excited to share another preview of the recode, and hope everyone is as excited as we are! Today we are showcasing some new features of the IcePets Forum!
First of all, the forum homepage will have a cleaner design with each subforum now separated by boxes. The look and feel of the homepage conform to the simplistic style introduced in the earlier previews.
Below, you can see what each forum topic will look like. The header will have not only the title, but also indicate how long ago the topic was created. Overall, it will be more user-friendly. You will also notice that users now have the option to permalink their post.
In addition to the cleaner layout of the topics, we will also have a new feature on the forums. Can you guess what it is? Hint: There were many requests for this feature. You will be able to like posts as seen below!
To utilize this feature, all posts will have the option Like it!, which is directly under the main text of the post. All you have to do is click Like it!.
Moreover, the signature area has a slightly modified design and extends under the whole post.
Last but not least, replying to a topic will become much easier! Instead of clicking reply and being redirected to a page, you can simply reply at the bottom of the page. This certainly will make replying less tedious.
So what do you think? Don't these changes look awesome? This is definitely not the last of the previews, and we can't wait to show you more in the near future!
Are these images too small for you to see? Drag them to your address bar to see them full-sized.
Posted by Nyssa Day 299, Year 5 (14th Aug 15) @ 05:55:12
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Is everybody working on those Restocking Trophies? I bet the shopkeepers are frantically restocking their shops to keep up with demand. If only there was a place where you could see how many Restocking Points you have.. Well, your wish is our command! Take a look at the new Restocking Leaderboards! Not only does it show you how many points you have, you can also see your ranking!
But that's not all! We have added three more tiers for you to work towards! The Carulum, Lanalium and Aterum Restocking Trophies are all yours now (if you can restock enough items, that is).
You might be wondering about the new materials. They are rare metals, exclusively found in Terrafrost. We may or may not have some more plans for those in the future, who knows...
Posted by Nyssa Day 297, Year 5 (12th Aug 15) @ 05:42:16
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Ugh, some of the pets around here are just SO uncool. Like, for real, they're SO 2014. *sigh* But wait... What are those?
Your pet can finally turn into a hipster by wearing one of the newly released Hipster Glasses! They're stocking at the Grooming Parlor for a reasonable price. There are so many colors - One for every outfit. Soooo 2015! That also means that the Beauty King will have yet another set of items he can ask for, so be prepared!
What's with IcePets and rainbows lately? There's yet another new Ice Cube for you to grab, this time by putting Rainbow Hipster Glasses into the Ice Box.
On a much more serious note, we have changed some of our Terms and we want everyone to be aware of them. We have removed some previously vague rules regarding the selling of accounts, items, etc for off-site currencies (both real life and other site currencies) and instead added the following rules:
*The sale, transfer, or trade of IcePets accounts is strictly prohibited. You are not allowed to give your account to anyone else. This means we will not be allowing anyone to sell or swap their accounts with other people.
*The sale, transfer, or trade of IcePets items, pets, and virtual currency for off-site currencies is strictly prohibited. You may not exchange anything on your account for real life money (USD, Euro, etc) or other site currencies. This means we will no longer allow this anywhere on-site! However, we want to mention that USD art sales in the Art & Literature section will still be allowed. Moderators will be removing any mention of selling account contents for off-site currencies from profiles, shops, galleries, etc.
And we've tried to make one more rule slightly less vague as well.
*Discussions of other online games, including other virtual pet sites, are allowed. However, you are not allowed to promote competing websites. (This means no links or encouraging other users to join.) Links to websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Photobucket, DeviantArt, etc will still be allowed.
Posted by Read Day 293, Year 5 (8th Aug 15) @ 00:09:12
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It’s time to celebrate!
Did you know that @Judda bought IcePets exactly one year ago? If so, you will love our newest site feature.
In commemoration of @Judda's one year of ownership, we are excited to announce the start of our bi-weekly Trivia hosted by none other than the intellectual - Trivvy! If you are as intelligent as Trivvy (or really good at guessing), then don’t miss out on your chance to win exclusive prizes, and an IcePoint bonus when you answer a Trivia question correctly. Each Trivia question lasts for two weeks, which should give you ample time to come up with an answer.
Rules:
- The sharing of answers is not allowed.
- Only one answer may be submitted.
- The answer submitted is final, and may not be changed.
Now you must be wondering what the prize is for our very first trivia!
The prize is: 1 Inventory Upgrade + 8118 IcePoints
If you are excited about this, there are so many more exclusive prizes to be won in upcoming trivias! In addition to the trivia prizes, there will also be a leaderboard, and trophies in the near future for the biggest trivia fanatics in Terrafrost!
Aren't you just itching to get your hands on one of those new inventory upgrades? Do you have the urge to get on the leaderboards? Well don’t keep Trivvy waiting all day!
Posted by Nyssa Day 288, Year 5 (3rd Aug 15) @ 13:12:46
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Grooming is a great way to create a strong bond between you and your Pets. And can you think of a more relaxing thing than having your hair brushed gently for hours and hours? I personally can't. So, it is about time for you to style your companion's hair!
A total of eleven brushes is now stocking in the Grooming Parlor! I have heard that the Beauty King would love to get his hands on the new beauty items as well, so don't be surprised if he asks you for one of them.
Also, you might have noticed a new Ice Cube in your collection. I wonder how you're supposed to get it, as it's apparently not stocking in the Frozen Collectives Emporium...
Don't ask how you are supposed to brush a Trido. Just don't.
You're the winner of this month's Member of the Month! You will receive 50,000 IP and this exclusive avatar:
Some of the wonderful things mentioned about Gnelmik:
- Gnelmik has been super friendly and easily approachable. Says welcome to a lot of the new players and helps them with the site c: - Gnelmik is so supporting, encouraging, and friendly to the newbies. Once again, congratulations to Gnelmik!
Whenever we have Member of the Month, you know it is also time to announce Staff of the Month! This time say congratulations to...
Thank you @Luventas for being such an amazing and fundamental part of our team! When you aren’t busy writing beautiful stories or editing for IcePets, you are making sure all the staff contribute their best ideas to help make this site even better. Not only are you a great writer and editor, but you are also an amazing friend. Congratulations again on a very well-deserved win!
To celebrate her SOTM win, we've created the following item in her honour:
Sleeping Baby Sharshel Plush
So how do you get your hands on this item? Well you would need a hint, I suppose... you may as well try wishing him a good night's sleep!
