<- Back 1 Week July 19, 2008
Posted by  Amber at 01:57 pm
Having a hard time describing your true feelings? Well, these speech bubbles should help with that! Head on over to the Cash Shop for these emotional bubbles.  Posted by  Keith at 10:06 am
The Millionaire Center has retired the Icekiss for winter  ! I wonder how you'll get all those cool combinations now !
The Donation Center is having a small giveaway. I wonder what's inside!  This is a thanks from the  SubetaTeam for being so patient with us this week. I know that there has been a lot of problems, and downfalls, but I also hope that we've started to earn your trust back  !
Note: Giveaway is over. If you want to know why there won't be anymore (at least with rare items, legendaries, cash shop items) take a look at the complaining nature in the forums. That is unfair, and the result of that is no more giveaways. July 18, 2008
Posted by Amber at 10:43 pm
You can't have your cake and eat it too, because the cake is a lie. But the icing isn't. Maybe. Right? Anyway, whether your cake is a lie or delicious and moist, or even if you just have a big gray cube you want to decorate with hearts, the Bake Stop has yummy new icings for you to buy! Posted by Keith at 04:36 pm
The Lovely Vintage Hat Box has been retired, and all the wigs that were kept safe inside are now in the Cash Shop as separate items! For those of you who hung onto your Hat Box, it now opens up to 5 wigs each! How lucky Posted by Amber at 01:02 pm
Mother won't let you drive her new car because she fears you'll crash it into the nearest tree? Fair enough. Just head on over to the Toy Box and pick up a radio-controlled car with light up action. We'll see who's mind changes when you run over their feet. 
Posted by Luxe at 09:14 am
  Unfortunately, it looks like the aeanoids are suffering from dehydration. You don't really have much of a green thumb, do you? Maybe it's just parched dry from the scorching heat of the reborn lasirus. Posted by Keith at 01:25 am
Grab your yellow fishy companion, dust off your shell bra, and swim to the Cash Shop There are three new wigs in the Lovely Vintage Hat Box Posted by Keith at 12:58 am
THE CAKE IS A LIEOr maybe that's what the Token Shop would like you to think Posted by Keith at 12:06 am
 The Recycle beast is requesting new items! Posted by Keith at 12:05 am
 Congratulations to sjk20129 for winning a Marsh Potion in the Potion Lottery! July 17, 2008
Posted by Keith at 08:14 pm
Two more short swords have made there way into the Crystal Shop !Posted by Luxe at 07:46 pm
  It looks as though the spectrum keeto has gotten a fresh coat of paint, and the angelic ontra now looks simply divine after an update. Posted by Keith at 02:36 pm
 Most of those pet names you've been waiting for are cleared
Remember you can change the name of your pets with a Enchanted Hypnosis Wand from the Cash Shop! Posted by Amber at 02:22 pm
There's nothing like piping hot coffee on a rainy day, but what makes coffee even better? Snacks, of course! Subetabucks has just released a batch of yummy new cupcakes and biscotti to go with their delicious new cappuccinos. Posted by Keith at 01:49 pm
 IT'S A CRAZY SQUID, GET IN THE CAR. Yeah, so someone has been having a little too much fun over at the Pet Zapper v2 Posted by Keith at 01:33 pm
New Free Gift Posted by Amber at 04:49 pm
The Clothing Rack now has a classier side, thanks to these new vests and shirts. Due to popular demand.... You can now have your very own red vest and shirt. Posted by Keith at 11:31 am
The Lovely Vintage Hat Box has a couple new wigs for you to try on You can find it in the Cash Shop!Posted by Keith at 10:35 am
For those of you who enjoy the ... sweatier ... points in life, the Token Shop has a new item for you  Posted by Keith at 02:58 am
   Not the most normal combination... but the Punky eyes, and the Cutie hair are now choose able on your wardrobe page July 16, 2008
Posted by Keith at 10:59 pm
I hope you didn't spend those free credits yet The New Cash Shop has these stylish new dresses for 100 credits each!Posted by Keith at 10:22 pm
The Cash Shop has had a major overhaul! We are now using a credit system, and we are giving everyone 250 free credits! (The same as $2.50) You can buy more credits for your account here, which allows you to purchase here! Also, in the items, there are gift cards for you to buy, and send to your friends! Posted by Keith at 12:06 pm
 The Recycle beast is requesting new items! Posted by Keith at 10:19 am
The Mystical Donadak Plushie and Mystical Montre Plushie have been lowered by $20 each in the Cash Shop !For those of you who have previously used one of these amazing plushies, you've been given 2 extra pet slots. That means that you can have a total of 22 slots ONLY if you've used one of these in the past !(The limit using the plushies is still 20 )Posted by Keith at 09:53 am
The Christmas Present has returned to the Cash Shop, along with a few other older items Posted by Keith at 12:00 am
The Recycle beast is requesting new items! Posted by Keith at 12:00 am
 Congratulations to Greydancer for winning a Arid Potion in the Potion Lottery! July 15, 2008
Posted by Keith at 10:10 pm
I don't feel like we talk enough. You call and I never answer. That's about to change. Simply put, you are Subeta's biggest asset. We could have the fanciest rewrite, the most brilliant minds in programming, the best server setup, but without you there wouldn't be any reason. It has always been in our best interest to keep you as informed as possible, and this is something we have been neglecting to do lately. Keith Answers! was a step in the right direction, but we can do better. We’re going to try and fix that right now. Things have been pretty exciting internally, recently! Over the last few days, we have shifted our focus, and changed the staff around. We've also moved to an entirely new server setup, which should cause fewer problems and give you a more enjoyable experience with Subeta, overall. Instead of working to keep the site alive, we can work on things that are important. Fixing bugs, adding new features, and finishing the rewrite. I'm sure you'll notice that I mentioned the rewrite last in that sentence. A lot of you believe that the rewrite is some sort of myth, or that it is never going to happen. It will happen, and it is still being worked on by the entire programming team. However, instead of telling you that our current problems will be fixed in the rewrite, we are shifting our focus to the site that you use everyday, to make it more playable now, not later. Taking on something as large as the rewrite has taught me, personally, that you can't redo four years of hard work in a few months. Subeta is just as real as any of us, and it should be treated that way. I've found out that I can't ignore the real site, just to work on the rewrite, and I can't focus only on the main site and put the rewrite on the back burner. There has to be balance, and from this point forward there will be. Expect more announcements on the rewrite in general, as well as more serious testing in the future. We understand you want a time line. You want a date that the rewrite will be finished. I've done this before, and ended up being months off. The rewrite is a work in progress, that you will be able to constantly check on. From this point onward, I'll be giving regular status updates on the rewrite, which should give you a clear picture of its progress and make you feel much better about it. Hopefully, we can remove this feeling that it's just a myth! I also mentioned Subeta being on new servers! You can find more information about our setup in the near future. Based on our experiences over the last four years, we have worked hard to come up with a perfect solution that works now, and also allows us to continue growing and pushing forward later. Of course, we aren't going to be pushing forward only in the programming department. The user administration department is also going to be getting a huge update soon, which will be something for every user. The department is starting to feel the weight of four years of creating rules, and changing rules. We’ve added a rule whenever something has gone wrong, but you can't really find them, or know what that rule is, until you're warned for it. It’s unfair to both you as users, and to our administration team that has to hunt down the rules that need to be enforced as well! That's why in the near future we will be pruning out certain rules that we feel should be determined by you, the community. Who are we to decide if you are offended by something? This leads into the new reputation system. A few of our veterans might remember that this is something we've played with in the past. I think this new system will really be revolutionary for any site of our magnitude. This reputation system will be deeply rooted in the forums, and will essentially let you wear the moderator pants. You won't be able to see your reputation 'score', or that of any other users. You will, however, have the option to give a good or bad reputation rating to any forum, thread, or post. Depending on how much and what kind of reputation you've been given by your peers, you could be the one who locks the board, and hides it from other users. Do you find a user’s particular post offensive? Give it negative reputation. This puts the power of moderation in your hands, and leaves our user administrators free to deal with the meatier account support issues. We don't need to lock or delete topics that don't offend anyone, or make them upset. I personally feel like it's a huge step for any site to take, and I'm glad that we're the ones taking it. Now, I want to invite you to help us improve our site. We have added the July 2008 Bug Fix category to the Suggestion Center. We want you to submit one (one per person, please!) bug that affects your everyday usage of Subeta. Something that annoys you more than anything else. Before you run off to make this bug report, please check that category and see if it's already been reported. The more time we spend sorting through them, the less time we have to actually fix them! You may think that you're powerless or that you have very little impact on Subeta, but in reality you are all the driving force behind Subeta. If we make a change that does not agree with the whole community, we are usually quick to change it back, or make it better. You're creative when we aren't, and you're quick to think of how to improve something. That's why I'd like to point you to the suggestion center, which is ALWAYS open for your ideas. If you think of something that you think would be perfect for the (shh!) hidden island, don't hesitate to suggest it. Your fellow users appreciate this kind of creativity, as it gives them more to do as well. Before we go, I'd like to remind you that Subeta is 100% user supported. Today we added a small unobtrusive text ad to the top of the forums. This small advertisement will help support the site in the near future, and we understand your concern about ads. I hate them as much (or more) as the next person, and am proud that Subeta is usually able to be supported without advertisements. We also don't sell your information to third parties. The cash shop paves the way for new programmers, new hardware, payment for the User Admins who help you from day to day, and help with the planning of future projects. We rely on your purchases, and at this time of growth and expansion it is going to be more important than ever. I know that we've had a lot of downtime lately, and you're probably hesitant to put down any amount of money; however I'm hoping that everyone realizes the impact that these changes are going to have. We feel confident, based on the changes we have already made, that you will not be disappointed. You can still help in other ways, too! Link to Subeta from your blog, or facebook/myspace. Bringing in new users is just as important as raising funds. I'm sure that some of you are thinking you'd prefer this to be a youtube segment, with us talking face to face (so to speak). However, I feel that a medium that 100% of the users can see, and intake is the best for this type of message. However, I'm inviting you to go here where you can ask questions related to this announcement, and a special Keith answers segment will be dedicated to them. Thank you for all of your support and understanding. Over the past four years I have grown a lot, and so has Subeta and its staff. I hope that we can spend many more years growing together. - Keith Kurson and The Subeta Team Posted by Amber at 08:58 pm
The fathers day items have been retired. !
There is some good (ha!) news, I guess. Those pesky bad luck bringing cats have decided to stick around subeta (no doubt to cause havoc!) for a while longer! They've been spotted a the Minion Market! Posted by Amber at 02:15 pm
HAPPY (belated) BASTILLE DAY The Holiday Shop apologizes for the delay of these lovely french-themed items. Some how they were delivered to Atebus by mistake and it took a while to sort out all the mess. Hope everyone had a great day. <3 Edit by alx: Just a reminder that the site will be down briefly around 4pm subeta time for some upgrades. Read more about it on the news page Posted by alx at 02:02 pm
Hi all! My name is Alex, a Subeta programmer and server tech. I wanted to let you know in advance that we plan on taking the website down around 4 pm (Subeta time) for some quick database work. We hope to be back up and running within half an hour, but we shouldn't be more than an hour in any case. If you're interested, we're bringing a second database server online, which will make the site more stable and more responsive (read: faster!) Hopefully everything will go smoothly and Subeta will be back up before you know it. Thanks for being patient with us while we get settled in to our new servers Posted by Keith at 01:34 pm
I'm sure some of you have noticed by now, that we have advertisements on the Forums. This is a test run, to see how it works out. We are not interested in keeping ads on the site permanently. Also, the forums are the only area of the site that will have advertisements. Posted by Keith at 11:07 am
  Feeling better than everyone else? Maybe you're the president of your schools student council, or maybe you're the kind of boy who keeps a diary for everything. Either way, the new swanky costume trunk is for you It can be found inside the Mysterious Costume Trunk, which is in the Cash Shop  Posted by Keith at 04:12 am
 Pet Friends You can even put in a little bit of information, like how those pets know each other
Update: You can now go to your pets page, and click on your pet, and order it's treasure too! Great for you treasure collectors Posted by Keith at 03:24 am
Always one to capitalize on the newest thing, the Token Shop has released a new book for those of you who paint your faces and ride to work with your forty co-workers (And restocked the Posted by Keith at 02:23 am
 For those of you who have been around for a long time, the reading contest was a good way to get your pets intelligence up, and read a bunch of books. Well, this time around we are doing things differently. The reading contest is now the Book Drive! Donate your books to the drive, to help young pets... or something. For each book you donate, you get a point, which you will be able to spend on fun items later on (or when it's over). Which means you get to pick your prize! Good luck, and have fun collecting those books Posted by Keith at 12:00 am
The Recycle beast is requesting new items! July 14, 2008
Posted by Keith at 11:40 pm
Mm. Cupcake. In the Token Shop. Must eat. Cupcake. Posted by Keith at 11:34 pm
 The Spectrum Lain has been seen flying upside down, as carefree as ever! You might want to watch out for them flying into you... Posted by Keith at 12:28 pm
The Oracle has donated some of her most prized items to the Crystal Shop !Posted by Keith at 12:18 pm
The time on all three of our webservers should be synchronized now. Which means that timed quests (the Wizard!) and other weird things that have been happening should be fixed now Posted by Keith at 12:00 am
The Recycle beast is requesting new items! Posted by Keith at 12:00 am
 Congratulations to Ecomo for winning a Gold Potion in the Potion Lottery! July 13, 2008
Posted by Amber at 02:54 pm
Subeautique has released a rather tropical new Rainyday line.
Remember, Subeautique is only for citizens who can afford to have their pets groomed hourly
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