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Lord Barrius -> =AQ= The Nyanited Way! (9/4/2013 16:09:40)

Hi there, guys and gals! Lore's favorite shadowkitten here, asking for your help!

You see, I'm in a bit of a pickle. You may remember that, last year, I promised to give the Nekos a happy new home. And I've found them the most wonderful spot in the Middle Isles, away from much of the danger that civilization posed to them. Unfortunately, it turns out that it's really, REALLY expensive to make a good home out of uninhabited and previously dangerous jungle land. And my owner said he isn't interested in paying lots and lots of money to help me, in his words, "build my own army of loyal catgirls". I know, right? What a cheapskate! I told him that I'd only keep a few of them for myself, but....

Oh, right, sorry. As I was saying, without the money to help build this place up, I'm afraid they'll go homeless....unless you're willing to help us out!

I've started a brand new charity called "The Nyanited Way". Our goal is to raise money to support the Nekos in the construction of their new homeland. Won't you donate to our cause?

"But ElBhe, why would I just give you free money?", you ask. Well, because I'm adorable, mostly. But just in case that line doesn't work for you, I've got prizes to offer too!

Here are some of the goals we've set for this charity drive.



If We Reach 10 Billion Gold....we'll have enough to get tents for the entire Neko population! Your rewards would include:
  • A Neko-themed Tent House and a new Neko house guard!

If We Reach 50 Billion Gold....we'll have enough to build some simple huts for the entire Neko population! Your rewards would include:
  • A Neko-themed Hut House and a new Neko house guard!
  • A brand new quest (with rewards) which features the Neko race and their struggles settling in a new land!

If We Reach 100 Billion Gold....we'll have enough to build cabins for the entire Neko population! Your rewards would include:
  • A Neko-themed Cabin and a new Neko house guard!
  • A brand new quest (with rewards) which features the Neko race and their struggles settling in a new land!

If We Reach 500 Billion Gold....we'll have enough to build strong log houses for the entire Neko population! Your rewards would include:
  • A Neko-themed Log House and a new Neko house guard! Plus, you'd get a new estate item: The "Enchanted Grove", a magical grove grown by the Nekos which produces wood and food for your estate!
  • A brand new quest (with rewards) which features the Neko race and their struggles settling in a new land!
  • A new, permanent "mini-town" on the Travel Map, so you can visit the Nekos any time you want!

If We Reach 1 Trillion Gold....we'll be able to afford some very fancy cottages for the entire Neko population! Your rewards would include:
  • A Neko-themed Cottage and a new Neko house guard! Plus, you'd get a new estate item: The "Enchanted Grove", a magical grove grown by the Nekos which produces wood and food for your estate!
  • A brand new quest (with rewards) which features the Neko race and their struggles settling in a new land!
  • A new, permanent "mini-town" on the Travel Map, so you can visit the Nekos any time you want! Plus, we'll add some extra shinies to their shop!
  • The Nekos would invite you to join them! That's right, you could become one of the first to become part of the brand new Neko subrace!

If We Reach 2.5 Trillion Gold....the Nekos would be amazed by your kindness! They'd each have their own classy mansion to live in, which is way beyond what they could ever have dreamed of! As such, your rewards would include:
  • A Neko-themed Mansion and a new Neko house guard! Plus, you'd get a new estate item: The "Enchanted Grove", a magical grove grown by the Nekos which produces wood and food for your estate!
  • A brand new quest (with rewards) which features the Neko race and their struggles settling in a new land!
  • A new, permanent "mini-town" on the Travel Map, so you can visit the Nekos any time you want! Plus, we'll add some extra shinies to their shop!
  • The Nekos would invite you to join them! That's right, you could become one of the first to become part of the brand new Neko subrace!
  • The Nekos would enchant ALL of their items with special magic that makes it more effective for members of the Neko subrace!

If We Reach 5 Trillion Gold....then you all are simply AMAZING! We'd be able to help the Neko population live like kings, each with their own estate! They'd be so grateful for your generosity that your rewards would include:
  • A Neko-themed Estate and a new Neko house guard! Plus, you'd get two new estate items: The "Enchanted Grove", a magical grove grown by the Nekos which produces wood and food for your estate; and the "Kitten Mine", a place that projects such hope and joy throughout your estate that you gain resources per hour!
  • A brand new quest (with rewards) which features the Neko race and their struggles settling in a new land!
  • A new, permanent "mini-town" on the Travel Map, so you can visit the Nekos any time you want! Plus, we'll add some extra shinies to their shop!
  • The Nekos would invite you to join them! That's right, you could become one of the first to become part of the brand new Neko subrace!
  • The Nekos would enchant ALL of their items with special magic that makes it more effective for members of the Neko subrace!

In addition, the top 25 donators will receive an additional rare item that will not be available in shops, as an extra special token of thanks from the Nekos!


Sounds like a much better deal now, doesn't it? I knew it would! But you have to hurry, because this charity drive will only be available for 4 weeks! That means that, on October 3rd, we'll lock up the charity drive and count up your donations to see how much you've made.

So please, give often and give generously! The Nyanited Way preemptively thanks you for your kindness. And if this drive is a success, we may have other drives in the future as well!

~ElBhe




Lord Barrius -> RE: =AQ= The Nyanited Way! (9/7/2013 11:45:13)

Greetings everyone!

As I've said in the past, this entire event is an experiment. No one could predict how much you'd donate or how well it would go. So we set our goal posts based on the number of different types of housing, and the size of the goals were effectively just predictions to allow us to see how high you'd be able to climb.

We've been watching the incoming gold very closely and have always been looking for ways to improve this event. Now that I've had about two days to evaluate your progress, I can put forth some changes with reasonable confidence that they will significantly help you.

Here are some of the changes we're making to the previous goals (the DN post has been edited accordingly):
  • The 5 trillion and 10 trillion goals have been lowered to 2.5 trillion and 5 trillion, respectively. This is to make the top goal posts more accessible for everyone.
  • Some of the rewards have been dropped a tier. The subrace is now available at 1 trillion, and the item enchantment is now available at 2.5 trillion. This is to make these rewards feel more achievable. This puts the special estate and housing items as the top prize.
  • We've decided to help push the competition at the top by offering an additional exclusive item to the top 25 donators. You'll receive your special item at the same time that this new content rolls.


We hope that these changes will inspire you to try harder and donate even more!




Lord Barrius -> RE: =AQ= The Nyanited Way! (10/4/2013 19:01:33)

The drive is officially over!

You successfully passed the 500 billion mark. That means that, some time next year, we will release the following Neko-themed content:
  • A Neko-themed Log Cabin
  • A Neko House Guard
  • "Enchanted Grove" estate item
  • A Neko-themed quest revealing the adventures of the Nekos as they try to locate a new home.
  • A Neko "mini-town", showing the Nekos living in their happy new home.
You can expect to see this content roll out over the course of multiple weeks some time in 2014.



Being a math-y sort of guy, I thought it might be nice to share with you some statistics about the event.
  • The Top 25 contributors donated a whopping 151.87 billion gold! That's around 23.62% of all donations.
  • The Top 50 contributors donated 238.32 billion gold, accounting for 37.07% of all donations.
  • And finally, the Top 100 contributors donated 343.92 billion gold, accounting for 53.49% of all donations.
  • Just over half (50.06%) of all the donations in this event were given by the top 87 characters in the event.
  • Aerodu was by far the most generous of all the clans, donating 196.46 billion gold, or about 30.56% of the overall total. The next closest was Igneus, with 122 billion gold, which is around 18.97% of the overall total.
  • Aerodu also had the most donators in the Top 25, Top 50, and Top 100! They had 10 donors in the Top 25, 17 donors in the Top 50, and 34 donors in the Top 100. The next closest was Igneus, with 4 donors in the Top 25, 9 donors in the Top 50, and 20 donors in the Top 100.
We're all very impressed by the amounts you've donated. But as we know, several of you went above and beyond what we could have ever expected, and we want to honor those players.

First, a huge shoutout to Bu Kek Siansu, who managed to rack up an unbelievable 17.17 billion gold across two characters! He managed to take both the top donor slot and 6th place in the donors list! We also had a second player, Billy Joe Armstrong, who got two characters into the list as well: 2nd and 20th place! So, we decided that we would give both characters the item as promised (since they gave up a lot of gold to get there), but to honor the spirit of the competition, we'd also select additional players from the donors list so that we'd have exactly 25 players.

So, without further ado, here are the Top 25 27 Donors!
These players will all receive an additional prize: an exclusive rare item that will not be sold in stores.



Thanks for all of your contributions throughout this event! We're looking forward to giving you all a ton of great new content to enjoy.




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