Survey Results

First, thank you for answering the survey! Let's look at the results, and we'll share our response in turn.

Events

What Types of Events would you like to see more of?

The results of this poll were primarily in favor of (in order of importance):

• General Art/Writing Prompts
• Specific Scenario prompts (such as beast trials & explorations)
• Character Development Prompts (hollygiving, #bep-games)

Response:

We do plan to do some more general prompts! And of course beast trials and explorations will continue. We're glad they're being enjoyed <3 We will also try to continue character development related prompts and games. Another exploration prompt is set to be released May 1st!

What Topics do you enjoy for events?

The results of this poll were primarily in favor of (in order of importance):

• Lore/plot development for the world
• In-world events and holidays
• Developing individual character stories
• Low plot "fun" events

Response:

We have some big worldbuilding events coming soon- one of which is already unfolding with the latest beast trial :3c We will try to think of some new holiday events as well. Longstanding prompts like storylines are meant for character development, but we will also consider ways in which events may contribute to this goal as well.

What prizes are you most excited to see in events?

The results of this poll were primarily in favor of (in order of importance):

• New and/or Retired Traits
• New and/or Retired Companions
• New accessories
• Character Upgrades
• Premade Characters

Response:

We'll definitely keep this in mind going forward!

For specific retired items, there was mention of getting CG store items at events. This is already a feature, and the CG store is meant to be a way to get the items year-round. Many of these items are available in various gacha boxes during autumnfound, or in the birthday box, or via beast trials. Mimic may be the only one not available anywhere else right now but we'll keep that in mind. We're also working on introducing more ways to earn CG other than paying USD, but the currency was intended to be a "premium" currency so that will remain it's primary function for the sake of funding site development.

The website

Was registration confusing to you at first?

The results were a resounding "no".

Were any parts of submitting to prompts/gallery confusing to you at first?

The results were a resounding "yes, kind of".

Response:

We encourage use of the guides, especially the "getting started" guide, but those weren't necessarily readily available when the site first went up, so this makes sense! It would be nice if the Lorekeeper framework had a built-in way to streamline the prompt submission process, but as-is, it has to remain this way. It's possible that future versions of LK will make this process easier. We're always happy to help via the questions chat on discord, too. However, if you have suggestions for how to improve the way we communicate this information, please let us know!

How do you feel about the process of designing/submitting Characters?

The results were mostly that it's easy/well liked.

Response:

I'll address some specific issues raised:

• One entry mentioned that it's not an enjoyable process. Without knowing any details, we're unsure if this means the mechanics of the submission or the process of the design being approved. Either way, if you need assistance, we encourage you to reach out! We do have a MYO submission guide in the Guides tab that may help as well, and if the issue is that designs get kicked back for edits, please review the Design Guide.
• One entry mentioned that the Design Guide should mention that Subspecies are available for MYOs. We've edited the guide to make clear mention that these are available for MYO usage, and also links to the encylopedia for more information on the subspecies. There are also bases available for all subspecies.
• One entry mentioned that bep rarity doesn't appear to change when trait change items are submitted with a MYO/design update. This is untintentional and a mistake on our part. Due the the Lorekeeper framework, this sometimes can't be changed until after the character is approved, so it's a matter of us noticing and remembering to do it. If you notice this has been missed (or if ANY of your characters rarity does not match the highest rarity trait they have), please submit a claim so it can be fixed. We've gone through and fixed a lot of the recent MYOs.

Is there information you find difficult to access on-site?

The results were largely "no", but when they weren't, lore and location info seemed to be the tricky ones.

Response:

A lot of this is once again the general structure of Lorekeeper, but we hope that as you use the site, it becomes easier to navigate. We tried to place the Guides tab in a more obvious location so it's easier to get to; we will add the locations to the dropdown menu under "WORLD" soon to make those more accessible as well.
A LORE page has been added under "WORLD", but we need to finish filling it out.

Is there information you believe to be missing from the site?

All answers were "no" except for one: "The magic trials are still on the weebly site"

Response:

This was a copypaste error when the guides were set up. The magic trials have been in the prompts for a long time and the copypaste error has been fixed.

Are there features you'd like to see on our site?

Suggestions and our responses:

• A way to link characters (like toyhouse)
  • We really want this too! This just isn't possible with the current LK framework. Perhaps version 2.0 will have a feature like this, or someone will create an extension for it in the future. We're keeping an eye out!
• Being able to see all the traits in one picture
  • The visual trait index serves this purpose. Re-editing and uploading a single image with traits in it over and over was very tedious, so we hope the visual trait index is helpful- we've added it to the navigation under "RESOURCES" to make it easily accessible.
• Access to information about events including past events
  • News posts are left up with information about past events. Unfortunately, if we leave old event prompts up, it creates confusion about what prompts are available to do at any given time. If you have further suggestions about how we can make this information accessible, please let us know! We could perhaps make a guide to events, listing calendar of events that occur throughout the year.

Designs and Sales

We'll skip a lot of these as it's info mostly pertinent to designers, but some things warrented a response, so we'll list those here!

How do you feel about markings as traits? Etc.

Results and responses:

• I like them (x9)
• Specific marking options for aitielkh might be helpful
  • We'd suggest using regular elkh markings if that's the case. While it's not required, you can certainly choose to use them (they still should not be listed as traits on the ML, however)!
• I prefer aiti for the markings freedom but MYOs are hard to get
  • We're making aiti MYO tickets easier to access and reducing the cost of various MYO and upgrade tickets in general.
• Restrictive traits make it hard for newcomers to get into the game/for me to be creative
  
  • After discussion of potentially removing markings as traits, we have opted to keep them for the time being, but we're going to make an effort to provide more options and flexibility where possible. It's difficult because of the breeding system. If things become too flexible, traits don't mean anything anymore. We  have discussed breedings only applying to physical traits and colors, but largely the markings system is preferred by current players, so we're going to do our best to meet this request halfway as we know it can be frustrating!
• Sonos and beps should share markings
  • We feel this keeps them separate and unique; however, you can easily combine traits by making your character a hybrid.

some color palettes you'd like to see more often in premade designs?

• Darker palettes
• Black and white
• More unusual colors on beps/sonos
  • This is just canonically not possible which is why we don't do it ;w; we could utilize more dye, however.
• Less black and gray
• Purple, gold, white, pale
• Yellow, brown
• White, cream
• Blues, greens
• Brown, pink, gray, cream, mulberry, gold

ImmINENT changes

We're changing up some traits to make more sense and offer more versatility!

MYO TICKETS & THEIR PRICES

• Aiti MYO tickets were added to the General Shop
• Prices reduced on elkh MYO tickets, aiti transformations, habapi MYO tickets, and shroomkin MYO tickets.
  USD shop MYO ticket prices reduced

Traits being retired:

• Updo
• Single Braids
• Multiple Braids
• Braided Tail

Players that have beps with these traits will automatically be provided with trait potions for each instance of this trait on beps they own. The potions may be kept and used, or may be resold from the players inventory for gildes. Braids and other hairstyles will be free-for-all now and can be changed at will. Sonoelkh with the UPDO hair style will have the trait changed to Windswept and will be awarded a rare trait potion to compensate.

These changes were discussed with members in the sponsor chat and ultimately decided upon by Nopal and Timbre; however, if you are strongly opposed, please let us know. For that reason, we're waiting a day to implement this change.

Traits becoming restricted:

• Carved
• Paint

These traits just did not make sense as heritable traits from  breedings, so their rarity is being upgraded to Restricted. You can now easily add these traits to your bep by buying a Carving Kit or a Paint Kit from the Elkh shop and applying them to your MYO or design update, just like Hair Dye!
The traits have had their rarity updated and characters with these traits have had their character rarity upgraded.

The removal of braids/updo as traits will happen on Friday April 7, at which time compensatory trait potions will also be sent out! These can be resold to the shop for gildes if desired.

New Traits:

• Shaped Marking (rare)

This trait will allow for one marking on a bep or sono to be any shape of your choice (as long as it fits within the canon of this early 1900s-era fantasy world). You can have multiple shaped markings by purchasing multiple rare trait potions and applying them to the design. This does apply to the typically restricted stars and hearts. To be clear though, it would not look the same as there would only be ONE star per rare trait potion. Bep/sono color restrictions apply.

New Shop:

Meet Rami!

Rami (he/him) helps run a small shop dedicated to beautifying elkh! You can find dye, carving kits, and paint kits here.

See WORLD > GILDE SHOPS >Salon

Thank you!

Thank you again for participating in the survey! We're always going to work on making the game more enjoyable for you. Please do continue to offer suggestions, feedback, and comments whenever you like, using the questions-and-suggestions channel on our Discord.