Sankaras Mansion's thread gave me an idea
Why, instead of constantly adding new foods and (shudder) promo items, don't we just get TNT to make more creature weapons for the BD? Not only would it add even more individuallity to the creatures, but it would also stop this flood of food that, when it comes right down to the nitty gritty, isn't all that important. I'm sure about 1% of Neopians actually use the food to feed their pets... others mostly just sell them for Quests and what not. And why shouldn't they? You can get five free bites daily (an Omellette and a Jelly). The Healing Springs usually fills up your pet, and even after that there's a soup kitchen.
But weapons... there's something else. Give us some more generator items, or widen the vast array of snowballs. Givs us some Kougra Power Jaws or a Buzz Poison Stinger. Add in effects to the Battledome... like being "poisoned" or "asleep."
Granted, you have to stick to what you know, and I'm sure that TNT know their food merchandise well, but nothing ventured, ntohing gained, right? Yes, they've been working on a new plot and a new Neopet, but I still say that less time on food and more time on enhancing the battledome experience would be much more productive and lucrative.
...besides, we all know how sick and tired we all are of promo items... wouldn't it be much more fun to have, like, a Chia blow a Bubble Yum bubble bomb of doom?