Bad News

Hello, everyone, I have some bad news for you all. I've been very nervous to bring out this announcement, but the longer the wait the worse it gets so guess I'm just gonna go ahead and rip off the bandaid: Plushibes will go back into a hiatus / work-in-progress state. Please read the full announcement if you wish to know the reason and how to move on from here

Reason

Please read the passage below if you want to know why. I in no way mean to come across as venty and I tried to state everything in an as-is way. This is no excuse, just an explanation

I started working on this species around October 2022 with no consistency whatsoever regarding progress and activity. I hosted an event which attracted quite some people and since then shared the process with all of you. The progress was very on-and-off due to college and some mental issues. In September 2023 (about a month before my graduation) I ran a poll to see if people were interested in the launch event being another advent calendar which was an easy 'yes'. I would have 2-3 months to finish all the traits, the site and the event, which I thought would be enough

It turns out it wasn't enough as I started to struggle with my mental health once again. I pushed through with the site, server, traits and species as a whole as I had now given myself a deadline. The original plan was for the launch event to be from 1-25 Dec with MYO opening on the 1st, then I realised the MYO opening would have to happen on the 25th instead. Then the species was still not finished, so I asked if people would mind an advent calendar in January instead, which you seemed alright with. Yet again, the plan changed from 1-25 Jan with the launch on the 1st to 5-30 Jan with the launch on the 30th. The constant extensions I was giving myself did leave me with quite some guilt (everyone has shown me nothing but support so this feeling of guilt is my own mind and nobody else's fault of course!)

One of the biggest issues I'm facing right now is the traits. I've relied a lot on feedback and opinions from others, and sadly I've done so way too much. One of the polls declared you preferred more vague and lenient traits, which is the reason I went with that for the most part. I do like simple species which aren't very traited and have general leniency, so I wasn't against this idea and even though I did find myself struggling with the creation of a couple of traits, I overall had no issue with it.

It wasn't until MYO submission opened that I realised that despite the visual sheets, text on the sheets and even more explanatory text on the site - a lot of people were still confused about my traits (rightfully so, they are hella confusing). When trying to explain the traits to people, I even had trouble understanding or explaining some. Starting off the bat with the first designs I already started letting things slide because I felt I was being too strict and confusing. This drained my motivation and enjoyment drastically and I started becoming a bit more inactive.

I took about a week off since that realisation to think this all through, decide what I want to do and make sure I am certain of it. The way I've done the traits is just not working for me and I've decided I want the species I'll be running for years, if not my entire artist-life, should be something I enjoy and am satisfied with. Besides that, I want it to be less complex for all of you as well

I understand this may be incredibly frustrating for you and I genuinely apologise for that. This will hopefully be the last time something like this happens and I fully intend on doing it right this time. I will not make any promises or deadlines which I might fail this time, and even though it might take a while I will finally release a fully finished and enjoyable species after this

what's next

Now, what exactly am I planning to do?

First off, some elements of the species I opened will be closed again, such as MYO submission (with exceptions that can be found in a section further below)

 I will redo all traits. This means new sheets but also new concepts and perhaps even new categories. I will either make fewer traits with more leniency or more traits with less leniency (the latter would mean one trait has a more set concept, but there are a lot of set concepts to choose from). This is not fully decided yet, but I will make sure to give it a lot more thought than I did previously

I will finish all the guides and info pages. I don't want to open a species again where everyone is at a loss of what to do

I will prepare myself and my staff better for launch when it's time. I may look for additional staff anywhere between then and now

questions/concerns

What does this mean for you? here are a couple of possible questions you may have;

"I already own a Plushibe"
There are a few things you can do: 1. You may keep the design as-is and it will be marked as a 'legacy' design, meaning it doesn't fit the current Plushibe traits but is still considered a valid Plushibe (lore-wise they may be considered similar to 'prototypes'). 2. You may keep the design on-site with the intent to make a design update once the species re-launches and the new traits are out. 3. You may ask me to delete the masterlist entry (all items, including the MYO Carrier, that you used will be returned to you) either to void the character from the species or to re-submit once the re-launch is here. 4. You may contact me about any other solutions you have in mind, I'm open to hearing them

"I submitted an MYO Design or am already in the process of designing"
There are a few things you can do: 1. You may submit the design with the current traits and it will count as a legacy design (explained in question above). 2. You may keep the design to yourself for now and wait until re-launch. 3. You may un-Plushibe the design and use it as a random non-affiliated OC. 4. Contact me if you wish to find another solution

"Are there any features staying?"
The site and Discord will remain available! Dailies, shops and collections will remain functional. You are free to keep chatting and sharing art etc.

"How long will this take?"
I will no longer risk making empty promises, so the true answer is that I don't know. It would be a miracle if I finished it in 1-2 months, so I'd say assume it takes at least longer than that. I may send out updates sometimes so you can keep up with the progress

If you have any other questions or concerns, please ask me in ⁠the discord server or DM me if you prefer doing so privately <3 Thank you for being patient with me, I also understand if you are no longer patient with me, I'm really sorry about how things are going

MYO Submission has been opened!

Woohoo! Exciting news! MYO Submission is now open, meaning you can start designing your MYO slots! Please read this announcement to answer any questions you might have or ask the mods in the Discord server if you're still unsure.

Note on Traits

(You can view all traits here) | As you may have noticed, the patches and tail traits have way more traits than the other categories; in fact, the other categories only have one or two traits. This is because I sadly wasn't able to finish as many traits as I'd like before the planned launch date. I prioritized adding at least 1 common trait per mandatory category to make sure the existence of a Plushibe is at least possible. If you've participated in any of the past events you likely have some trait upgrade items (e.g. fabric and thread). You can make do with the traits we currently have, wait until more traits are released or design with the traits we have now and use items to update later. Submitting a design update is free and may be done an unlimited amount of times, so don't worry about that!

How to submit a MYO Design

(You can view the full MYO Guide here) | To submit a MYO Design you will need a MYO Slot first. There's a chance you already own a MYO Carrier, if you click on the item in your inventory you can select 'Use Slot' to turn the item into a MYO Slot. Once you've got a MYO Slot you can start designing. In the Discord server, we have a #myo-checking channel, where you can show your WIP design to staff for quick review if you want to make sure your design and traits are correct while still in the sketch phase. You can submit your MYO Design by navigating to 'Submit MYO Design' in the sidebar of the MYO Slot's page. The entire MYO Submission process is explained in the MYO Guide.

I don't have a MYO Slot/Item

Plushibes being a closed species means you will not be able to create a character without a MYO Slot, I'm afraid you will have to wait until you receive one. But, there is also good news! Plushibes, at the very least for the foreseeable future, is meant to be a species that can be obtained in various ways. MYO Items are often rewards in events, there will be MYO Offerings (where you offer art for the admins for an MYO Slot), there might be FCFS Sales or Raffle Sales, you can purchase MYO Items with buttons which can be obtained in various ways,  MYO raffles may be hosted, etc. etc. You won't miss out on MYO Slots just because you can't pay or don't have time to draw for example!

Other Announcements

Here is a series of other announcements that are not part of the MYO Submissions opening but I wanted to mention them here anyway! If you're in the discord server, you've likely already seen these, so just take it as a small re-cap!

Site Updates

The site has gone through many updates over time! Here are some of the more recent ones;

• The navbar has had some changes. 'Dailies' has been moved from the 'Shop' dropdown to the 'Activity' dropdown. The Site Guide has been added to the 'Home' dropdown. 'Traits' in the 'Browse' dropdown has been changed to link to the visual trait index instead.
• Dailies have been added and/or changed (depending on how many of the dailies updates you are aware of.) You can find Dailies in the 'Activity' dropdown in the navbar. There are 4 types of dailies; Daily, Weekly, Yearly and Monthly. You can collect your Daily every day starting from 00:00 server time. You can collect your Weekly starting every Monday, your Monthly starting every 1st of the month and your Yearly starting every January 1st. You will receive PlushE Credit and sometimes a CCarrier mystery box in your Daily. Weeklies, Monthlies and Yearlies give you a special box you can open for some randomized goodies!
• The visual trait index has been added. Here you can see all traits grouped by category and ordered by rarity in a grid format. This way you can easily look at the traits and then select the one you want to read more about.
• There have been some new CCarrier collections added recently; the Zodiac Series and the Bird Series. You can view all collections here.
• There have also been some general bug fixes and UI fixes! The text on buttons should no longer display as double thus rendering it unreadable. The footer merging with the page should also not happen anymore. If you find the UI looking weird in any spot please let the staff know by filing a bug report!

Discord Server Updates

The Discord server has gone through some updates as well. I shall not list them here as I did with the site updates, considering you can best just check the announcement channel in the Discord server itself. I will mention that we have some very useful channels within our Discord server and I highly recommend everyone who hasn't joined yet to do so! You can join the server by clicking this invite link, we have staff members ready to help you in there if you have any questions, or concerns or run into any issues.

Other Updates

Any other kind of updates are listed below!

• CCarriers have been around for quite a while, so I recently made a survey about them. If you haven't filled it in yet, you can still do so here; CCarrier Survey. If your opinion changed in any way since you last filled it in, you can still edit it if you'd like.
• The site went through some downtime in October when something caused the site to break. This resulted in some images being lost such as items and profile pictures. Since then, the site has been undergoing regular backups in case this ever happens again.

Final Notes

I want to thank everyone for sticking around the way you did. I announced an event in December 2022 as a 'pre-launch event', stating the species would launch shortly after. I imagined this to take one or two months, but in fact, it took me until January 2024. A large portion of the members who joined for that very first event are still around nowadays and I can't thank you enough for your continuous support and interest. <33

So, thank you all, enjoy the new updates and I can't wait to see what you all create!

Trick or Treat!

welcome to the 2023 halloween event; trick or treating! this is a pre-launch event, meaning we're hosting an event without the species even being launched - not even finished, in this case - but there will be epic rewards for now and for when the species is all done!

event info

• starting 9 days prior to halloween you can 'trick or treat' for rewards varying from currency to myo slots!
• very cheap  pumpkin buckets are available in the shop (should be achievable after only 2 days of !work or less)
• pumpkin buckets grant you a role and thus access to the trick or treat channel

trick or treating 

 rewards 

 additional info