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!

Agent Insights Ep 18: What To Do If You Get Scammed

Hey all! Blue here with todays Agent Insights!

Today, I will tell you what to do if you get scammed, whether its from a trust trade or any other type of  AJ scam out there.

Firstly, you should never, ever do trust trades with anyone, even your best friend. Almost always, they will end out in scams. Also, AJHQ will not refund your items, which brings me to my second point. 

Many of us in AJ's community know what its like to be scammed, myself included. That is why I joined SASS. However, if you get trust trade scammed, AJHQ will not return your items, saying it was the "Jammers choice" and that they should have been smarter. So, don't do trust trades!

There are many other scams out there, from things like "gift me and i'll gift back", "can I just try them on?", and many more. AJHQ will give you your items back if you message them for some of these cases. Getting hacked is an example of that.

If you got scammed, make sure you report the scammer and go to AJHQ's help page. Send them a message about the scam and what you were scammed, including the date. As long as it wasn't a trust trade, they will help you as best as they can.

Thats all from me, 

stay safe, jam on!

-Blue

Agent Insights Ep 17: Why is it Important to Catch Scammers?

Hey all! Jade here, with the latest Agent Insights post. Today we’ll be talking about why it’s important to catch scammers. 

Now, I think a lot of people have a similar mindset, one that can even lead to them becoming scammers: They’re just pixels, so why does it matter? It’s not like it’s actually stealing in real life, so it’s not actually hurting anybody. 

I do agree with part of that statement- It shouldn’t matter. They’re just pixels. But, that still doesn’t mean that it doesn’t matter! Just because you didn’t steal anything in real life doesn’t mean that you aren’t hurting someone emotionally. Besides, the majority of Animal Jam’s users are in a much younger age group, which means anything along the lines of scamming will affect them much more than older individuals. 

Along with the fact that you are hurting someone, just not physically, Animal Jam scamming also normalizes bad behaviors in real life. If someone scams on Animal Jam and faces no consequences for it, they may be led to believe that they can do the same thing and other similar behaviors in real life and not get in trouble, which is evidently a very bad mindset. 

For these reasons, we need to keep putting an effort into stopping scammers on Animal Jam. Pixels may not matter to some, but they matter to others. Watch out for those who might get hurt, and help stop those who would try to hurt them. And as always, stay safe out there, Jammers!

Random Saturday Ep 26: Moku'ahi

What's up everyone! Today, I present to you another episode of Random Saturdays. Without further ado, let's go!

Today, I will be talking about the new Island in AJPW, Moku'ahi. Moku'ahi is a tropical island with a large volcano in the middle of it. While the land is available to all Jammers, the items buyable are....not quite. Moku'ahi is almost like "Members Island", because all the items there are for members only.

I was personally quite saddened by this discovery, because this is a huge distinction between members and non-members of AJPW. In thr old days, the fact that there was hardly any distinction between members and non-members was a huge pull factor. Now with Moku'ahi, I hope that the AJPW community doesn't become as toxic as the member non-member divide in AJPC was.

On a better note, Moku'ahi also houses Leilani, who will offer to trade her rare items for our regular items. However she doesn't appear everyday. She only occasionally appears on Moku'ahi to do trading.

Finally, since Moku'ahi is an island with a giant volcano in the middle of it, camera angles can be quitr bad for those who have motion sickness. The screen is constantly spinning around when we navigate the island, that it can be dizzying for some.

Well, that's my review of Moku'ahi, until next post!

-Dew