Ever notice.......
Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:47 am
Ever notice that the books have started to "vanish" after your pet has read them?
THis is what TNT has said about it: {see below}
THis is what TNT has said about it: {see below}
Re: Ever notice.......
Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:52 am
It's been like that for quite a while now.It's been like that for at least more thean a year.WolfMaiden wrote:Ever notice that the books have started to "vanish" after your pet has read them?
THis is what TNT has said about it: {see below}
Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:53 am
I remember them doing that years ago though...
Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:58 am
I only just now realised that the books were vanishing. I always thought it was the pet that could vanish.
Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:47 am
It's just to keep the population of books down, that's all. It's been like that for quite a while because Neopets has millions of users. That's also why not all numbers you can pull in the Tombola game give out prizes.
Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:50 am
Yeah, it's quite old. I actually don't remember a different way.
Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:47 pm
10in2010 wrote:It's just to keep the population of books down, that's all. It's been like that for quite a while because Neopets has millions of users. That's also why not all numbers you can pull in the Tombola game give out prizes.
So, its to keep the books popular or something?
Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:04 pm
WolfMaiden wrote:10in2010 wrote:It's just to keep the population of books down, that's all. It's been like that for quite a while because Neopets has millions of users. That's also why not all numbers you can pull in the Tombola game give out prizes.
So, its to keep the books popular or something?
It's to keep the book's value up. If the book didn't disappear, then there would be billions of books and it wouldn't be that hard to read ALL the books in neopia to your pet because they would be so common that the value would go down, then there would be a massive tie for first place in the Neopian Book Award and there would be chaos.
So be happy with what you have, even if it disappears in a puff of purple smoke whenever you read it
Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:42 pm
Ya it's so their won't be tons of books around, and thats why retired books can cost so much because they're become so few of them.
Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:18 pm
shapu wrote:Yeah, it's quite old. I actually don't remember a different way.
Same here, Shapu. The first time I read a book to my pet, some 3-1/2 years ago, it vanished into a puff of blue smoke or something like that. And I was so upset. Then I found out that was supposed to happen.
Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:50 pm
I remember when they didn't disappear. Tons of books were selling for 3-5 np each. I used to buy a ton of then for 1-3 np and sell them for 5. 
At the time I thought I was smart and that it was a good way to make money. I remember when they changed it and the prices started going up too.
At the time I thought I was smart and that it was a good way to make money. I remember when they changed it and the prices started going up too.
Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:22 am
Wow, how long ago was that??? That must have been way back when the site first started. I wish I had been around then. It must be awesome to see just how much the site has changed in 6+ years.
Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:03 pm
I've been playing Neo for 64 months and the books have always vanished since I started playing 0.o
Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:24 pm
Morningstar wrote:Wow, how long ago was that??? That must have been way back when the site first started.
I started in 2001, and books didn't vanish then. I used to have a book store - I'd read a book to all my pets and then sell it for 300-700np and feel very pleased
I just checked the list of books my oldest pets have read, and it's horrible to think how much they're worth now
(Basic Mathematics! Oh dear)