Con Questions

[Briar_Rose]

Thanks for all the responses. I could write a bunch but it would probably just be seen as me arguing or ranting.

I did save up, I was going to bring several hundred dollars in order to buy some at the con. The only reason I don't like breeding is because I personally don't want long lineage with parents and siblings as well it took 10 months for my first one to arrive.

Thanks for the help. My questions have been answered. Guess I'll go try to see if anyone wants to make trades for pick-ups.

[Ambaaargh]

Tis fair. Though a thing I've noticed is you don't particularly need to do breedings with only your wyrms. A lot of folks are pretty easygoing so would be happy to lend out breedings so you could end up with a wyrm that has no relation at all to the ones you currently own. Like for example I could say (grabbing random names) ask GardenToaster for use of one of her wyrms breedings and Arazia for use of one of hers and then combine those two to end up with a wyrm that has no relation at all to the ones I currently own. So in a way it is like a whole new wyrm as far as my personal squirm group would be concerned. :3

From what I've gathered, the really long wait from the one breeding season was not an intentional thing but more just that D had not been ready for such an overwhelming order of wyrms since the previous ones were much smaller. But from what I've been seeing with Sciggles and the other sculpters on board...this current season that just happened has been chugging along a lot faster so it's unlikely that it's going to be 10 month waits each time. It's true that cons probably offer the most convenient and fastest way to get an armload of new wyrms. And as mentioned, Zia or D has posted wyrms up for sale on the forums from time to time. I don't think anyone particularly wants folks to not have a shot at getting wyrms or is wanting to make it difficult for folks to get em...it's just that there's only so much a person can do. :/

I do hope you find someone for pick-ups though. :3

[HopefulMonster]

Not much I can add here that hasn't already been said. I am only one person, and had NO expectation for this past winters season being that huge. I've said before, baby comes first, then family, then Wyrms/work. I *am* a mom & wife first and an artist second. That said, with the new setup, breeding seasons should be going MUCH faster. I'm currently hacking through my list of winter standards trying to get them done asap.
(Something I think most people forget is the HUGE difference in size between last summers breeding season and this past winters. More breedings means more time, and to go from 20something to 150....well......even MY hands need a break sometimes....)

I did mention at Furfright that we MAY lift the limit on Wyrms at MFF, IF we end up with the numbers I'm hoping for. But I simply don't know. Its three weeks away, and I'm working my tail off on winter standards and con stock, in addition to caring for a sick toddler and husband. So we'll see what happens.

I AM sorry for any disappointment people feel not being able to get as many Wyrms as they would like, but as I've said before, I'm trying to find a balance of being fair to everyone. It's the reason we started doing a list at conventions, because to be blunt, I'm not at ALL interested in encouraging the grabby-hands "MINE mine mine!!!" mentality in our Handlers. We have an amazing group of really kind, generous, friendly people in the Wyrm community, and THAT is the type of behavior I want to encourage and foster. I cannot express strongly enough how important I think that is, particularly with how nasty and rude the Internet can be.

Look at it this way......even IF we don't raise the limit of teacups per day, going only one day would allow you two teacups, PLUS the ability to snag a mini or standard, should you be so inclined. (The bigger Wyrms don't count towards the daily limit) Two days attending, which you mention being your intent, would net you four teacups, which is honestly a respectable number of Wyrms for a single weekend.

[SandySchreiber]

I know that I usually try for only one wyrm a day, just because I want to leave more for other folk. I can get to more cons than most people, so I don't need to rush it. My squirm is growing nicely that way.

[Ambaaargh]

I know for me, when I made it to FA:U I did my daily pickup but of the 5 I picked up...I only ended up keeping Koro (And ShaboooOoOooOoOoOo) and ended up giving the rest of the ones I picked out to others as gifts. I found that works easier for me than offering pickups because if things are too crowded, there isn't anyone really let down by me being unable to get something and then afterwards I can check through the pickup-request thread and see if any of the wyrms I got match someone's wishlist.

[Celestine8]

I do sort of feel the need to say that these items are hand made. Which means that they take time and thought and aren't mass produced. There is always going to be limited stock, people are not going to just be able to grab twenty off the get go. I hand make things as a job, as well and I have a surprising number of people who expect items way too fast and in too great a number. D/Sciggles/Tyrrlin/Ponygirl and other staff have families, have other things to do and can only make so many wyrms at a time. As it is, the wyrms look different from another, with colors and traits and different expressions and this takes thought. The sculptors aren't just firing out formulaic creations and make neat mules and such and this requires more time. If we, as a community all are saying 'hurry up and make more', but still like these details and expect them as well as innovation and creativity, we're being impossible to please as customers. And that's what you are, a customer. When a store runs out of a product that you like, do you rant about it or try again later and understand? Just because the shop or company that you buy for is more personal and less formal doesn't mean that you should behave in a less understanding or civil manner.