Question: around when will the next expert diplomas be released? I recall someone saying something about a schedule?

Re petitions

They might not support it directly but they're normalizing it. Like when a celebrity buys a pug and many of their fans end up doing the same without informing themselves first on how messed up that breed became because of us. So it's just as bad in my opinion, I agree with RowanGreen.

Well, petitions never work anyway so it's a mute point. Still, it would be nice to be able to enjoy this pixel creation.

It would be like the Nightmare wandering horses, I suspect. Some people think they're awful and can't stand them. Others love them.

Personally the fish chimera looks to me to be a hybrid of a Black Moor goldfish, which is considered a hardy beginner pet fish to have. Not the bubble-eye fish, which have those big fluid sacs that can pop.

What are the expert diplomas?

March, June, September and December, if their regular schedule hasn't changed this year.
So far it hasn't, but you never know

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For sake of argument, are you also against all the Chimeras? Those are definitely deformed. How is that *drawing* any different than the other non-realistic drawings on this game? I.e. Chimeras, Dragons, many GA coats, etc.

@Nalu93 Thank you for the schedule!

[quote=1403633538][author]ʟɪoɴ[/author]What are the expert diplomas?[/quote:0]
Expert diplomas are diplomas that allow EC employees' perks to double. So for example, a regular instructor's perk is to allow for only the skills of the top 4 horses in an EC to count towards the horses skill level prestige, whereas an expert instructor allows for only the top 2 horses to count (double the bonus/perk). It's the stuff that was in last weekend's HoP release along with employee contracts.

I'm going to add my argument to this..

It's not about the drawing- it's about what it's normalizing/encouraging. This drawing is normalizing fish to have bulgy eyes, which is unnatural. Fish naturally have eyes that stay in their head, but because humans have bred them to a point where their eyes are bulging from their heads, they experience extra health issues e.g their eyes are more likely to ulcerate. And for what reason? Appearance??

So when child players see it they may think that it's cool and they may want to buy a fish like that (aka support the reproduction of them). Hence, this drawing is normalizing these fish and indirectly encouraging humans to breed more fish in a way that they are so deformed that they have added unnecessary health issues.

The other drawings may be deformed, but they are not drawings of creatures who have been intentionally bred to be deformed and now have added health issues because of us. The other drawings do not normalize the reproduction of these creatures. That's the difference.

Do somebody know what gonna be offer this weekend in luck items?

New Background form Ow's Helios' Ray:

Do you remember...
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The next event will be similar

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Thing I noticed about that background...



On the Iris coat:



@ Gaited Splendour, ShadowKokufu said it!

I'd add though that personally in my brain 'monsters' are what they are, and are generally happy as they are. Not entirely logical maybe, but since they are't real there's no harm in me believing that. On the other hand I have real experience of animals that have had their shape changed by breeding and the problems it often causes. (And how oblivious their genuinely lovely, loving owners can be)

Slightly aside too, the chimeras are all wild animal hybrids. The fish is a domestic animal, so doesn't fit in that way.

Wait are you testing right now?? Why have I not recieved an invite?? Have I been removed?? But I posted in the forums.. What's going on..?

Or do I have to re apply to be in the testing group in the ongoing testers topic?

Test is not up now, don't worry! It should start in 3 to 4 hours approx. 5 if we're not lucky.

You don't need to reapply.

These images come from people just going bingo on the image links and find them as soon as they're uploaded.

@Nalu93 Ohhhhhhhh!! Shoooh! Thank you so much for the confirmation!! *flooded with relief*

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There is indeed! From their Tuesday Spoilday
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Ahhh thank you Nalu93!

Is that Ninetales??

Just got the tester PM but no banner?

[quote=1403633850][author]Amhdolphin[/author]Just got the tester PM but no banner?[/quote:0]It can sometimes take a while to show up. There's been a few times it took the banner over an hour for it show up for me.

Just takes some patience