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Some of you are walkin into the bingo hall looking like you're about to walk the red carpet! 👀 DK

designs you're wearing appear first so you don't have to look forever to find that accessory you want to take off! Also so you can view someone's avatar and easily see what they're wearing :)

with 100 new designs up for grabs!

New items in 15 mins!

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Firstly, I am bursting with enjoyment to show you all this game 😍 Some of you may have guessed already, but we did in fact commence the first play test of the game. I tried selecting a balanced cast so I can see the game play out as realistically as possible. You may have also noticed that you can't view the game yourself and this is intentional, I'm making sure to not spoil anything just yet 😉 The reactions I've received to the UI alone have been amazing and exactly what I'd hoped for. I wanted the visual experience of this game to be part of the game itself and I think people are going to be shocked in the best way. There may be some more play tests in the future, and if so I'll post a future update. Additionally, I wanted to host a live Q&A sometime, to answer questions regarding this game, moderation, etc. So be on the look out for that as well!

Hey everyone, I want to address the general moderation tension that’s been happening lately. Kovaze has grown quickly, and with that comes a higher volume of reports, conflict, and situations that need decisions made fast. That pressure has been hitting the moderation side hard, and I’m not going to pretend it hasn’t affected me too. I’ll be straight: there have been moments where I’ve reacted emotionally - snapping, speaking too harshly, or handling something while annoyed, and even when the decision itself was justified, the delivery wasn’t always how it should’ve been. As the owner, I’m held to a higher standard, and I’m taking that seriously. I’m not here to debate specific cases publicly, and I’m not walking back the fact that rules still need to be enforced to keep the site safe. But I do recognise that the way things are communicated and handled matters, and we’re making improvements. What’s changing moving forward: • We’re bringing in additional moderators so the workload isn’t sitting on a small group of people (and so decisions aren’t being made under pressure). • Reports and bans will run through the moderation team only, and I should be contacted only in cases of an emergency (such as hacking). • We're introducing an honour system to reward users who have demonstrated good behaviour, and to be more consistent with our bans. More on this soon. I’ll still handle the situations that require direct admin involvement (like multi-accounting/security issues and urgent), but please do not contact me regarding moderation issues. If you’ve felt uneasy watching how things have played out, I understand why. The goal is for Kovaze to feel fun, welcoming, and stable without compromising safety. If it would help, I’m open to doing a live Q&A so people can ask questions about how moderation will work from here and we can reduce rumours and confusion. Thanks for your patience while we scale this properly and tighten up how we operate. - Sin

It's 10:30 a.m and I haven't slept yet. I was thinking of staying up to reset my sleep schedule but I think I'm seeing Chibi my room and I don't think he's actually there?

I'm glad so many of you are enjoying the Vending Machine!! I also hear the criticism. I'm holding firm in my belief that the vending machine as it currently exists, will benefit all users because: - Paid users can now obtain a design at a fraction of the price as before. - With paid users spending on vending machine instead of shops, shop prices should slightly deflate for the free users. As always, we appreciate any and all donations but don't expect anyone to do so. Games will always be free to play, and designs will always be obtainable through Koinz. For those of you who do choose to donate - thank you for being a catalyst to the growth of our site! We'll be bringing more free-to-use features in the near future. Thank you all! 💓

Backgrounds, Hairs and and Accessories are needed. Please enable the "Vending machine" option on some more! More will be explained soon, but this is a good opportunity to earn some Koinz.

please check your designs - and enable the new option if you would like :-)

Hey Kovaze! 🎄🍿 With Christmas coming up, I thought it’d be really nice to host a community movie night on Discord! This will be a great chance to relax, hang out together, have a few laughs, and cozy up to a Christmas movie with some popcorn and a blanket! If you’re interested, please let me know which days and times work best for you so we can plan it properly: 👉 https://forms.gle/bGiyGh3hSpn8E1UJ9 P.S. I know some people will be busy with family over the holidays, no stress at all. We’ll be doing these more often. I won’t be spending the holidays with my family, and I know many others can’t either due to work, illness, or other reasons, so this is just a little way for us to make the season feel a bit more special for the community ❤️

I'll start. I'm from Melbourne (Australia) and we are often ranked #1 for the best coffee in the world. The people here take their coffee VERY seriously.

Celebrities is not Stars, it's a hosted ORG. Some seasons will be randomly selected, others will be selected via applications, and others will be hand-picked by me (A future all stars? 👀). In saying that, I understand the frustrations with this season in particular and I do agree that random selections would have been more fair. The Events team have received that message loud and clear. For the sake of fairness to those who spent time preparing for C6, I will allow this season to continue, and then return to hosting Celebrities myself starting C7.

There was a mass shooting an hour ago. A lot of people have been confirmed shot and killed. This is the biggest mass shooting in our country's history. We're all a little rattled and the extent of the situation isn't clear yet. For any Kovazians from Sydney, please let us know that you and your families are ok. Sending love from Melbourne.

it will never be a weekly game.

This show was terrific. I have no words.

Hello everyone, I know some of you have been dying for updates regarding the new game (and there has been some radio silence on my end), so I thought I'd share a quick status update without disclosing too much :) The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster with constant pivots to the design of the game. At one point we had to scrap everything we had and start over. I really wanted this game to be perfect. The biggest challenge was coming up with a concept that all of our 500 daily users can enjoy, and that's no easy task. I also wanted to stay true to the reality TV aspect of these games because after all, this is an ORG site. The concept we've settled on is truly one of the most exciting and thrilling formats. It is completely Social/Strategy based, but unlike any other game seen before. I think the biggest skill that will come handy when playing this game is how well you're able to bluff, and how well you're able to read your opponent. A good lie can completely screw over someone's game and bring you one step closer to the prize (and it will be a juicy prize!) The other challenge was regarding the pace of the game - as in, whether it would be a slow game and fast game. We wanted a slow game, but we thought this format was perfect for both. For that reason, we've decided to also release a fast version of the game that only appears on specific day (likely Sundays). Due to the nature of the format, the slow format of the game will likely play out in a slightly longer pace than Outcasted, but we are working hard to find ways to trim the length of the game. In saying that, the game will be jam-packed with twists and entertainment, so we're not too worried about the length of it. We know this isn't something that's been done on previous sites (most games usually end within 7 days), but our goal is always to give off an ORG feel with our games and I would never want to compromise on that just to speed a game up. (Don't worry though, the payouts will be worth it!). Now lets talk twists. Part of the reason why development has taken so long is because this game is quite large. I want every game to feel different than the last. There will be different advantages and twists that you can obtain throughout the game, and not all are guaranteed to appear. The goal here is you could play the game over and over and every time you play it, it feels new. Finally, I wanted to touch on premades. Most of you will like this, some of you won't - there will be a brand new enrolment feature implemented for this game to make sure casts are divided randomly into games. This game will have no premades. I understand that some of you may want to play with your friends, but this is an ORG site. You cannot sign up to an ORG with 7 of your friends. Just like the real shows, when you get cast on Survivor/BB/etc you will most likely not know anybody else on the cast. I want this game to feel like you are actually being cast on one of these reality TV shows. This will be the most immersive game ever, you will feel like you have actually been cast on a social reality competition, and I am beyond excited to share it with you. I know the wait has been long, but we're not too far off. I promise it'll be worth it ;) (P.S, I haven't forgotten about the survey giveaway! I've been busy with this but I'll get to that soon).

10 Public Shops will open tonight.