Agent Insights Ep 19: Donations

Hello everyone. Flint here, doing an Agent Insights. I'm happy I'm only doing Agent Insights now. I am here to talk about people asking for donations.

"Asking for donations" includes people saying they got scammed/hacked, people saying it's their birthday, people saying they don't have any items, etc. Basically, anything where people ask for things without promising anything in return.

This last part is important. If they don't ask anything in return, it's not really a scam. They didn't deceive you into thinking you'd get something back for your item. When you gave it away, you knew full well you would not get the item back and would get nothing in return. Thus, with few exceptions, people asking for donations are not scams.

You can make a case that people claiming they are new accounts or got scammed or hacked of a certain item are scamming if you discover evidence that they are lying (e.g. they have a bunch of achievements for a new account, they have the item they say got scammed, etc.). In this case, it would be appropriate to make a post/report them for scamming. If you have no evidence that they are lying, you should assume that it is not a scam, or not done maliciously, because there is no way to prove that it is a scam. 

We should not make posts about people who we aren't sure are scammers. This is why we don't usually make posts about donations people. It's almost always impossible to tell if they're legit or not, and they don't do anything that involves promising you stuff in return.

You should not give people asking for donations your rares. There is always a chance that they are lying, and even so, it's not good policy to hand out your valuable items to random people. You should instead either ignore them, or give them RIMS or other such not-very-valuable items. This way, you can help people who legitimately just want items, and you won't lose your good items.

Goodbye!

Random Saturday Ep 29: Feral

Hey all, Blue here with today's Random Saturday!

Today I will be talking about Animal Jam's game-in-development, Feral.

Feral is Wildworks' way to try to get some of the older players in AJ to stay in the game. It's going to be focused on the older generation, and won't have as many chat filters. You can talk about Instagram or YouTube or whatever you want!

Feral is going to be a mythological-based game. Not much is known about it.
The developers in Wildworks have leaked a character, which can be seen in Approx's video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InSPU8srLKg



The only other character that the community knows of is the Kitsune, a many-tailed fox-like animal.
No images of it have come out yet.

Think that sounds cool? There's more!

Similar to AJPC and AJPW your animal can be customized and patterned so that it is unique, and of course you can dress it up with items. But here's the twist. While there will probably still be items you can win or buy, Feral will let you make, yes MAKE, your own items to use and trade! I don't know the exact details, whether you can design them from scratch or whether you have to use a base, but thats pretty cool!

Feral will also have things similar to Adventures, but they will be called Quests and be slightly more involved with the game's storyline. Similar to Minecraft, you use materials you gather in quests to craft items.

Feral will be for all platforms, and it will not be solely download. Feral's Beta testing has been said to be coming December this year or early 2020.

This new game is being developed by PlayWild's team, so it will be 3D. I cannot wait!

Hope you guys liked this post!!
Stay safe, Jam on!
-Blue

Random Saturday Ep 28: Eggstravaganza

Hey all, Jade here, with the latest Random Saturday! Today I'll be talking about Animal Jam's Eggstravaganza pets.

The Eggstravaganza was introduced on April 13, 2017. This event allows Jammers to buy eggs that randomly hatch into one of multiple pets. There have been several different incarnations of this event, including the spooky version, the summer version, the fall version, and more. Each egg costs three diamonds and takes three days to hatch into a pet.

There have been a variety of different pets used as Eggstravaganza releases. The Pet Falcon, Pet Baby Chick, Pet Crocodile, Pet Platypus, Pet Echidna, Pet Crow, Pet Poodle Moth, Pet Vulture, Pet Millipede, Pet Sparrow, Pet Cardinal, and Pet Frilled Lizard have all been released in the past. Currently, the Pet Millipede, Pet Poodle Moth, and Pet Vulture are available for purchase.

Jammers have many different opinions on the Eggstravaganza pets. Some think that the challenge of getting a certain kind of pet from the randomized process is fun and makes for an exciting surprise, while others think that it is unfair and you should simply be able to pick which pet you get, rather than wasting diamonds. But, whichever side you take, we can all agree that these pets make a cute addition to the game of Animal Jam!

Monthly Update - August

What's up everyone! I'm back with your next Monthly Update!

One of the more important things I want to address is the new rule of probation. A member will be put on probation if they rejoin after being removed from inactivity, get 3 warnings as a gamma, or when they just got promoted from omega to gamma. When someone is on probation, they cannot get any warnings during the period of probation. Otherwise, they will be removed from the society.

Next, Gamma Tiger has been removed again due to inactivity, and Gamma Marshmellow has been put on probation due to getting three warnings.

Also, I apologise on behalf of the whole society for the inconsistent posting last month. Sorry about that!

Finally, we finished the Race Through Jamaa Event with Flint winning the prize! Don't worry though, I have ideas for future contests.

That's all, have fun and stay safe!

-Dew

Random Saturday Ep 27: Birthstones

Hey guys, Flint here to talk about birthstones. 

Birthstones are a collection of items sold in Epic Wonders. They were introduced in January 2013 along with the Birthstone Display. Each birthstone is 1,500 gems, with the Birthstone Display being 1,000. 

The items are small pieces of crystal/gem surrounded by gold in small holders. The crystals correspond to real birthstones, and each month has its own. The list goes as follows:

January = Garnet

February = Amethyst

March = Aquamarine

April = Diamond

May = Emerald

June = Pearl

July = Ruby

August = Peridot

September = Sapphire

October = Opal

November = Topaz

December = Turquoise

There is a display item that has spots for each birthstone. It looks like this, with all the spots filled.

For any interested, birthstones are a real thing, and you can find out more about them here. 

Bye!