I suppose my first disclaimer should be that, before I ever made an account here, I was made aware that the creator was also behind DragonAdopters, which set my expectations accordingly. I wasn't expecting anything on the level of complexity and interactivity of new-10s adoptables sites such as Flight Rising, and so I can't say I'm disappointed in the level of engagement so far.

I feel very strongly that Pixpet is a throwback to the old early-2000s adoptable clicker sites such as DragCave and DragonAdopters, which were popular because of how common forum communities were around the internet. With such communities either falling out of favor or limiting their features (how many highly-populated websites with forums actually have a signature feature anymore?) I certainly understand how expectations for Pixpet were set up. It's hard to find a place outside the actual Pixpet boards themselves to pose your eggs and creatures, which is how most old clicker adoptables worked. Which is why, I suppose, Pixpet is leaning so heavily on its own forums to use its mechanics.

Is this a bad thing? I suppose that depends on what you want out of the game. If you were burned by other sites like FR and were looking for an alternative, I'm not sure this is what you want. I'm certainly happy with how the site functions so far, and I'm not a Patreon supporter. I'm perfectly content to pop in once, maybe twice a day just to check how my plants and hoards are doing, but that's really it. It's a nice thing to see some slow investment in.

While I have opinions regarding certain mechanics, I don't feel this is the thread for specific suggestions. All I can say is that so far, I enjoy the game, for what little it offers me. I don't feel pressured to keep maintaining something every day, and can pop in whenever I want or have time to without the game or my pets pulling my strings about not engaging enough.