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[WhiteMage]

Jellyneo has edited their Sad News http://www.jellyneo.net/

 

 

 

Edit: To clarify, no, Neopets is not closing anytime soon that we have heard. However, with all of the people who were creating the content gone, it likely will not be the same Neopets we've all come to know and love (and complain about ). You can't simply have new employees come into the mix and expect them to know how the Altador Cup works or who Dr. Sloth is without a lot of prep and training.



That being said, this post was made so that the Neopian public could be made aware of what is happening and decide on what they would like to do going forward. We thought that the paying customers in particular (Premium subscribers and NC buyers) should know this information and decide on what purchases they would like to make in the future.

 

Also:

 

 

EDIT: Neo users were posting on JumpStart's FB page and some were cursing. Apparently tons of wall posts that have to do with neopets (even polite posts) were deleted.

Edited by WhiteMage, 09 March 2015 - 10:48 AM.

[Katya]

Well, IF JN said it....

[WhiteMage]

TNT just posted http://www.neopets.c...topic=156927849

 

 

To our Neopets Members and Community:

Unfortunately, a recent restructuring of our resources means a number of respected employees working on Neopets are no longer with the company. JumpStart appreciates each and every one of our employees, and it was a sad day to have to say goodbye to our friends. While it's disheartening to see team members leaving the company, we are incredibly thankful for everything they have done to create Neopets.com and the passionate community that surrounds the site. 


Moving forward, we want to make it absolutely and unequivocally clear that we are committed to Neopets! Neopets is NOT CLOSING in any way. To the contrary, we plan to produce new content, update the site, and dedicate valuable resources towards improving site functionality, including lag and site stability. In fact, the recent launch of Neopets Ghoul Catchers on the iTunes and Facebook platforms confirms our dedication to launching new and exciting content for existing and new Neopets users. 


As we move forward and establish new goals for Neopets, we want the community to know that we are fully committed to the success of Neopets. We will work to support, improve and expand Neopets with our best resources and most creative minds. We thank you for your unwavering support of Neopets and we believe you will be as excited about the future as we are. 


We wish all of the amazing former Neopets team members the very best life has to offer and we are grateful for their time at Jumpstart. 


- David Lord, CEO of JumpStart 

Edited by WhiteMage, 09 March 2015 - 11:48 AM.

[Shane]

Interested to see what comes.

[Bones]

Did not expect them to say anything else TBH.

 

and I do still think that neo will not be shutting down just going in a different direction.

[Swar]

I have to admit that I'm happy for this announcement. As much as I'd find funny if it completely closed, deep inside I have some feelings for the site.

[Hopeless]

At least now we have an answer. THANK YOU, LORD

[Katya]

If they admit they're closing for good, everyone would abandoned the site.

 

This looks like something that happened in Portugal the last year with one of the greatest PT banks: its owner went to TV say the bank was stable and there was no need o ask for foreign monetary help. The next day their stocks got higher, new clients purchased commercial paper (dunno how to say it in english - stocks, and other stuff like that). A couple of months later, the bank collapsed.

 

No one in their right mind would tell their clients that something is falling apart. That would cause even more havoc. IF Neopets is reaching to an end, their owners will make sure everything will look ok-ish till the last minute, that means the money will continue to flow till then.

Apart from all that, I hope to be absolutely wrong and truly wish this is NOT the end of Neo. I've got a lot more to AB.

[Tailwind]

Editing this out due to the topic merger to prevent redundancy. Go ahead and delete this post if it poses a problem. Thanks~

[Rocket]

http://www.neocodex....-update-for-us/

[Tailwind]

http://www.neocodex....-update-for-us/

 

Derp. This is why people need to be a little bit more informative in their topic titles.

[Oktober]

 

No one in their rith mind would tell their clients that something is falling apart. 

 

 

This. That announcement may calm some people down, but it means nothing. 

[Prisca]

Yay, some good news!

[Helix]

It's nice to hear something from them, looking forward to the new Neo, hopefully soon

[KaibaSama]

It's nice to hear something from them, looking forward to the new Neo, hopefully soon

Everytime I see a post like that I get the strong urge to post this.

[Helix]

Everytime I see a post like that I get the strong urge to post this.

 

[Branlaur]

It's nice to hear something from them, looking forward to the new Neo, hopefully soon

Probably not going to be fixed until like 3 years from now or something.

[Elindoril]

Pictured is the entirety of the Neopets community waiting for a good content update.

[Branlaur]

Pictured is the entirety of the Neopets community waiting for a good content update.

Who wants a content update though? We all just want the site to be fixed 

[Elindoril]

Who wants a content update though? We all just want the site to be fixed

You say that now, but when they finally fix the lag you'll be going "damn I wish I had great, fresh content to do!".

[Branlaur]

You say that now, but when they finally fix the lag you'll be going "damn I wish I had great, fresh content to do!".

I know, but right now getting fresh content is pretty useless if it's just going to be broken. Look at their new app and how great that's doing.

[Swar]

Who wants a content update though? We all just want the site to be fixed

[Branlaur]

Maybe if TNT wasn't incompetent we could have both

[Branlaur]

Well TNT has just changed majorly so it remains to be seen if competence remains an issue.

It's changed by removing a lot of people. I'd imagine that'd just make the staff worse. Haven't heard they hired anyone