Hello!

First I want to say that I'm glad that you people took the time to analyse pixpet so much and write and contribute a lot to this topic. Which means that you care! :)

As mentioned, Pixpet is not supposed to be a game you spend three hours in a row grinding stuff with minigames etc. It is supposed to be something you check thorough the day, a lightweight browsergame. However this doesn't mean it can't develop into another direction in the future!

Also we're still just at the beginning and I am working hard right now on new features contributing to the "Network" part in the Pixpet name. It is very important for me to build a site that not only relies on the game but also on the community and their contributions. I would like to inspire people to be creative, use their imagination and create things around Pixpet. After upgrades in trading features (which are on the way), I will add new ways for customizing Userpages (Planned are: User descriptions, Pixpet Descriptions, User Gallery and maybe a comment feature for userpages). However it is not supposed to be a social network in the generic sense, but more a network of people with the same interests (like most forums used to be).

I'm aware that the times have changed and that linking stuff in signatures is not really the biggest thing anymore. But that is why is is also not super encouraged or a necessity to do.

As for Patreon. I'm convinced that Pixpet should not be labeled as "Pay to Win" because when it comes to rewards, they are limited to once a month per person. As for the pixpet tickets, since it is not possible to exchange them into Pixcoins they also do not contribute too much. However I agree that a balance is needed and the future will show where this balance will or must be. Also there is not really a huge competitive level in the game in the first place. And please understand that Pixpet is a full time job for me and in the long term I'm in need of fundings, otherwise it's not going to work out.

Komodo