and it was really unexpected. Please always tell your parents you love them ❤️

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I have been off for a couple of days because I have been really out of it mentally. Things have not been going well and I have been mentally and physically exhausted. I know being on here will not help at all. I'm really trying to make a change in my life because right now it feels very stagnant, but it is very difficult to do it all alone. It is just rough battle that I am currently facing and I just hope that I can win it. I just really need to focus on me right now with little distractions. I might pop back in for 1 year anniversary, but I just need a break and hope that I can get a win in my life soon. From the wise words from queen Nico Robin, "I want to live" Thank you <3 -Nico

I know that a lot of you have been asking for Boutiques to return. I hear you. When they were removed in February, I briefly touched on what led to that decision, but I want to paint the full picture in detail. Something important to note is the role that designs play in the core gameplay loop of the site. Designs serve as the reward for playing and doing well in games. When a user wants a design but can't afford it, they join a game. Their other main option is to purchase Koinz. When Boutiques were introduced, it added a third option: simply trade an old design for a new one. As innocent as that sounds, it resulted in a lot of behind-the-scenes damage to the site. As mentioned before, the incentive to join games dropped, but there were a few other major impacts that I haven't touched on. Shops. The Shops Game has a fixed scarcity imposed on it. It pumps out 1,064 designs a week for our ~500 daily users. This means the average user earns ~2.1 designs a week. This is a sweet spot. It's attainable enough for casual players to feel rewarded, but not too abundant that designs hold no value. Boutiques removed this fixed scarcity because everyone could sell a design, not just shop owners. The result was a plummeting economy, and designs lost over 80% of their value. The biggest consequence of a broken Kovaze economy, and one I seldom discuss, is the impact on the site's revenue. Designs generate almost all of the site's revenue. They allow us to keep the site free to play while still covering server costs, marketing, development, freelancers when we need them, and the work required to keep the site running and growing. It's why I'm always cautious with shops update - because it always has a direct impact on how much Kovaze earns and is able to spend on itself for the next month. As much as I love Boutiques as a developer, they're quite risky from a business standpoint, and it's equally my job to ensure this business, our website, thrives. Does that mean Boutiques are never coming back? Not necessarily! It just means that if they did come back, they wouldn't be exactly as they were before, and that changes to Boutiques and Shops (which are coming!) need to be very carefully risk-assessed. I'm hoping this blog was able to provide some useful insight, and I really want to do more of these in the future (even though it took me 4 hours to write this lol). I firmly believe that transparency with the community is crucial to sparking meaningful feedback and discussions. I can't expect you suggest how something can be solved when I haven't told you what the issue is! Can't wait to hear from all of you!

special games don't hurt normal games, we even seen proof of this yesterday with several normal races/arenas filling at the same time!

on Boutiques. Stay tuned.

Britt Cherry Chris DBonee Emmett4 Evan Fire Him Jaded Lime Sam spartagow theworldofjj x Sponsored by Hwest14, allegedly. Who’s your money on?

grateful for all my partners <3 Average Placement #16 Him Avg: 4.05 (283 games) Race Wins #70 Him 50 wins willcecci brookie Akshar JTee x3 Envious DBonee PureEssence x2 Marquis Mikey starrydash Mackey ChloeKay Glaceon Arris katheryn REDACTED x3 Vjd0808 x2 cullenistehbest JACK_O_LANTERN Kimmie Sam Mochalatte Icon Evan x3 Melodrama stuartlittle16 x2 mattychamps joeburrow Miami x2 NickGQc GatoPisado x2 spartagow x2 Jaded TateMcRae Jdaddy (Labyrinth) VenusVafa IceBeast Tez

of ME winning hoh in AMANDA game

HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED???? 🏆 Glaceon wins Arena! 🏆 0 minutes ago ROUND RESULTS: gay: 0 Glaceon: 0 Melodrama: 0

has a 4 person premade brookie jack_o_lantern starrydash thewoman

and then get out the round after, u do deserve a pm from me laughing at u the same can be said for if i betray someone / get out right after tho. but either way its deserved

Is such a GOATED game one of the best little mini flash games for the (REDACTEDS) I’ve ever played sin I’ve made so many fond memories of racing with my partners and it has healed so many wounds. Race truly is a healing religious experience

jaded & amanda

This is another double elimination day, and you need 4 Spoons. Comment 2 names. CHARACTERS: Luigi - jessiejedi 🥄🥄 Daisy - jack_o_lantern 🥄🥄🥄🥄 (SAFE) Toad - nick 🥄🥄 Toadette - josh 🥄🥄🥄🥄 (SAFE) Rosalina - yandertron21 🥄🥄🥄🥄 (SAFE) Monty Mole - cray 🥄🥄🥄 Pauline - ChloeKay 🥄🥄 24th: Dry Bones/Lazarus 23rd: Waluigi/dumblonde 22nd: Ninji/camell22 21st/20th: Wario/mileena and Koopa Troopa/theworldofjj 19th: Donkey Kong/Dakota 18th: Birdo/nebula 17th: Peach/bubba 16th/15th: Bowser Jr./nenalala and Mario/melanie 14th: Boo/trueblood 13th: Shy Guy/x 12th: Spike/angiekstan 11th/10th: Yoshi/robby202 and Bowser/PadamPadam 9th/8th: Diddy Kong/zsoldrew and Goomba/Nettles

is there never male designs I hate you gay people do you not perceive men as human beings deserving of clothing