There’s another breedable soon to move into beta. Pound Puppies are the creation of Donjuan Aker and Wolves Teardrop. Billed to be the ‘next big thing in Breedables’, there is already an HQ open for you to visit, and the Pound Puppies are soon to go into a closed beta test phrase – you have the chance to join.
Out on the stands are some prototype static dogs, but the one to really watch out for is the dachshund. There is a dachshund statue out the front, but if you cam up to the second level you may well spot one on the floor.
The simple notecard of information available says this so far -
The new Pound Puppies are coming soon they are compleatly interactive, breedable, and soon will have different breeds there will also be rares available of these cute dogs the beta testing Will Begin soon if you would like to have one of these during beta a select few will be chosen to test a pound puppy all you need to do is : All Beta Testers Will be Required to Give Constructive input.
IM (Instant Message):
Donjuan Aker or
Wolves Teardrop
then a select few will be drawn at random thank you for your interest and hope to hear from you note at the end of the beta the dogs will vanish before the final release
Pound Puppies will shortly be going into closed beta. People willing to beta test must be prepared to participate intensively in the testing process to ensure that the puppies are created as well as they can be. Additionally there may be beta testing focus groups. In-store you will find a Beta Testing questionnaire. Pick this up, fill it out (and don’t forget to put your name in it) and drop it off in the golden dog nearby. There is also a Beta Testing group for Pound Puppies to join. So find that spare slot for your efforts.
The questionnaire asks some excellent questions of the testing candidates such as ‘What features would we expect from a Breedable?’. I’ve filled out one myself, but whether my own expectations match with the concepts of the creators in what a pound puppy will look and act like is yet to be seen.
Additionally, if you are considering joining in with another Breedable beta test (or perhaps your first one), be prepared for a possible long journey. Some of the previous Breedables have taken several months of controlled efforts whilst in beta. It takes time for coders and creators to resolve bugs and release new versions, and to bring together their vision into a working and reacting animal.
Good luck on your own entries if you think this looks an interesting concept. We hope to blog about the Pound Puppies as they progress in development and testing for you here at The Chicken Diaries also.
Normally I would give you a SLurl, but this time around I think that if you’re keen enough, you’ll find it for yourself.
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Has anyone brought it up to the makers that the name ‘Pound Puppies’ is copyrighted? They are also still in production and have their own site.
Pound Puppies did go through a court battle, and won it apparently – over an in-world copyright issue from one of the other dog makers.
However, given that Pound Puppies is no longer a going business at this point I don’t think the out-world problems with the name is an issue. Inworld, especially if a product isn’t yet live, it’s reasonably easy to change the name, and do up some more logos. I would hope that might have happened once the puppies really came to fruition.