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Queen Eleka's Loyalty System has 40 new levels of prizes, increasing by 1,200 days of loyalty with us! You are now rewarded for visiting us for 3,060 unique days.



The Knutt House quests have been updated. It's been over 10 years since this quest was released and was somewhat dated. The Knutt House is basically the Marapets staff room, where the marapets staff who go crazy from the constant server errors and complaints from players end up and are fed nuts from the Nutty Tree. The original joke/theme of this quest remains the same but we agree that the word 'mental' isn't really appropriate anymore - it's great to see how far mental health awareness has come in the past decade!

The Mental Costume has been renamed to the Staff Costume and the Staff Knutt has been revamped. This change was due many years ago but other costumes were on the revamp list first! The rest of the staff pets will be revamped shortly and more pets will soon be able to wear this costume. As always on Marapets, nothing here should ever be taken too seriously and if you are easily offended with any of the (bad) attempts at humour on here, maybe we are not the site for you!


Cappygirl75
Cappygirl I Live because He Lives
I read most of this but not all. I never found the mental costume offensive because of mental health issues but I never liked it. I always found it creepy because of the movie Silence of the Lambs. That was bad for its time. IMO anyway. I am not a horror fan and have not been since my teens. I'm much older now. I don't like when its the costume of the week for double stats. I have to see it too often. It creeps me out. But that's just me. Thanks a lot for the eleka rewards. Very good ones. Wish some of the more expensive collections had rewards even close to as good. But very happy to get them. :D Also, sorry you too are suffering Ian. Me too
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Thanks for the name change. I know it will help a lot of people.

To be completely honest, the first time I learned of the costume, I thought it was referring to the extreme prison type of situation, not most mental institutions. I think it was the straitjackets that caused the disconnect for me, since well, they kind of represent the extremes and what people on the outside often misinterpret all wards to be like.

For me, it was just unsettling and odd, but for some others, it was hurtful, and I'm glad it was changed. I guess I just somewhat wish the announcement didn't end with a cheek-in-tongue comment -- it came off more like salt to the wound if anything.
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I love that last sentence!

I have a huge amount of respect for the work gone into building what you have Ian. The years spent tweaking things and always trying to improve things. You’ve given us a place to escape.. unwind and have fun.
Thank you for all your hard work.
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"if you are easily offended with any of the (bad) attempts at humour on here, maybe we are not the site for you!"

I honestly do not understand how someone can [i]possibly[/i] be offended by this sentence.
Ian changed the name of a costume because people were offended.
Now people are offended because they are being labeled "easily offended".
On top of all that, people are offended because Ian suggested if you are so ~easily offended~ over something like this, that marapets is not the site for you.

This is literally laughable! Get off the internet if you cannot handle something so insignificant like a pixel or someone telling you to leave if you're not happy with something..
How do y'all even live in the real world if this offends you?

I understand mental illness is a serious topic, and it impacts most of us in one way or another. But c'mon.. this is getting ridiculous. Not every little thing said or done needs to be construed as being offensive.
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The name change is hilarious! I'm eager to see the new pet art :like:
Sadie is my darling <3
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RainbowGemstone8257
RainbowGemstone82 Hi I'm Tracy ^_^
Wow that is quite a news post to read for my birthday yesterday. Thank you for the Queen Eleka prizes. It helped a lot with my main pet collections. As for the costume name change I'm totally fine with it. I don't have any problems with it at all. I stayed here since 2004 and I'm here for the long haul. I have major medical issues of my own that I deal with every single day and Mara helps me stay focused on the positive things in life and helps me destress after long days of medical treatments. Thank you Ian and all Mara staff for everything you do on here. Honestly I can't imagine not being a part of this wonderful place. I met a lot of very nice people on here over the years and I'm happy to be accepted here :love::thumbsup:.
A friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you just the same. Friends and family are special nobody gets left behind or forgotten. I'm thankful for all my friends and family.
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Refrigerator15
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@Ian Just curious, do you plan to revamp the Native costume? seems like a far more pertinent thing in this light...
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Rebelde18
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fight me, ian-chan
RIP Lina Morgana ☠️☠️☠️
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