Anneathema

So I'm a bit of a refugee from another Pokemon MMO. I won't name it. And I won't go into specific details. What I wanna know is about the staff and the devs and how responsive/friendly they are. I already feel burned by the last game seeming to be a shell of what it once was: a zombie corpse kept aloft by its own laurels and horde of players who will pump cash into the game and never complain. I don't wanna invest any time or money into a dead or dying game. I wanna feel like there's always something cool coming down the pike, because that's part of the draw of MMOs. The other game had loads of content already, but...it's hard to shake that feeling when a game feels abandoned. Even though it was still getting minor updates for this or that, the whole thing felt stagnant. I would still be playing if that were the only problem, but... I hope this game feels alive and loved by its developers, and that the community feels cared for and listened to. That's really all I want. And I can overlook the static pokemon sprites and lack of client customization that might could fix that on the user's end. (Little bit sad about that, but I'll get over it ) Also what happens when you go to a new region? Do you reset or is everything levelled to accommodate four regions? And as far as membership goes, is there a comprehensive list of Pokemon that are available ONLY to members? I've found lists that show me spawns that only appear for members, but it seems they'd rather I cross-reference wiki entries to find out if one is truly exclusive to members or not. That being said, my income is actually pretty good and will probably do a membership at some point. I'm just feeling it out until I feel that I'm willing to invest that time and money again. It does look like a good game, and that the devs put a massive amount of their own hard work into it. I'm honestly impressed (even though I did encounter a bug right at the beginning of the game where Oak gave me an error message when I tried to talk to him--the game went fine after I chose my starter, though). Anyway, assuming I stick around (and it looks to be a high possibility): Hi! My name is Anne. I love dark and creepy crawly pokemon. Bugs, ghosts, bats, rats, lizards, snakes, poisonous critters, creepy psychics and all manner of deep sea monstrosities, cryptids, and anything that would suit a swamp witch/hag/goblin such as myself. Naturally, I chose Bulbasaur for my first pokemon. Although I do also hold a place in my heart for some majestic fire Pokemon. It was hard not to just pick Charmander again, seeing as it was my first Pokemon way back when Red and Blue were new--yes, I 'm that old. But I suppose I can always catch one. I hope to be best witchy trainer I can be. *cackles* I'd love to hear people's positive experiences about the game and the community. I hope it works out.