Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=109949&page=7#70 Author: CasmereSphynx Time Posted: 4/28/2025 at 9:36 AM [quote=2765639] Those who do not over breed their pets should not be penalized for those who do!!!I There are many of us who breed our pets for a specific outcome, whether it be for battle, max stat creation, or 6V (and many others). Many of us are also on a very limited budget and have to specifically save to be able to contribute to the game, but when the expendaures get to be to difficult to continue a very hard decision has to be made, Back in 2014 my daughter would ask me to give her money to purchase diamonds and I gave it to her because she enjoyed the game but now she no longer asks because she knows the Bueget we have must be kept, She now wants to quit because she will not ask any more. She is disabled and does not work so does not have money unless I give it to her, which I have no problems doing, I just try to juggle things around so that she can. I literally have to talk/persuade her into purchasing diamonds or she will not!!!

I definitely can understand the frustration of a breeding fee being implemented into the game after so long without it and I am sorry for any frustration and disappointment it may cause. However, I feel very strongly that this will be a significant net positive for the game over the course of time and will help to balance out the pet economy a bit. Coupled with additional future changes and new features, I don't think the breeding fee will be much more than a very small gold sink for 99% of the player base.

As we talked earlier via PMs, I looked at your current monthly breeding and the added cost via this fee will be very nominal for you.

As always, Sylestia is going to evolve over time. Where new gold sinks are added, new ways of earning gold will be implemented. It will just always be a constant ebb and flow as the game grows. Keeping inflation, and pet-flation, in check is always going to be a non-stop battle for me, as the developer. A game's economy (and for us, our pet economy) are extremely important to the overall health and success of the game. These types of games do not succeed if the economy is broken. So it will always be my duty to do what I feel is best to keep the economy (and again, this includes the pet economy) functioning at an optimal level.

I implore everyone to try and wait until the feature is fully released and in motion before coming to any conclusions on the upcoming changes. And as always, if something misses the mark, you know that I am always extremely open to making future adjustments and fine tuning things.