Neopoints Pointers

by Goh Yong Min and Goh Yong Liang

As we all know, there are many poor people in Neopia. Well, I can't say that I am exactly in the same situation as many of the poor Neopians are but I understand how terrible it is to be poor. However, asking the rich to sell rare things or simple things at very low prices isn't the solution. In fact, by doing so, the rich will become very poor too as their shops will be losing Neopoints. I had a friend who used to be very rich but later, because she often tried to set her prices as low as possible, she found it very hard to sustain her shop and her pet. In the end, she became very poor and had to put her pet in the pound.

All I am saying is that, asking people to lower their shop prices isn't the best solution. I am not saying that the poor should be contented with what they have now but that we should try to seek other ways to solve the problem. To tell you all the truth, I believe that upgrading our pets should not cost so much. One more thing is that some of us actually had to pay three totems to get to the Mystery Island and then the cost got changed to a lower price, this is very unfair. I had to buy the Muntando fruit. It cost me so much to get into the training school and then, they said that it was free to get into the training school. It's just how the game works.

Hackers are another problem. My friend's account was hacked into once and she lost everything. Yes, it is true that this is only a make-believe sort of world and the money earned is not real, but the thought that someone would actually stoop so low as to intrude on the privacy of others to get Neopoints or even to have fun is terrible. The quests sometimes ask for unreasonably expensive items and the rewards are minimal. There should be more ways to earn Neopoints that do not need us to spend Neopoints first. I know that everything cannot be perfect but sometimes it is very unfair.

Whatever it is, the complaints and solutions that only benefit the poor will not solve the problem. Both sides must stand to gain something or else it will be very unfair to everyone playing the game. I am not asking changes to be made immediately but I am asking that everyone to be patient. Such changes cannot just happen overnight. It's impossible to suddenly find that you are rich. Everyone has to try and cooperate in order to try and understand each other's situation. After all, this is like a game and we should not take things too seriously and hurt our friendships. I believe the purpose of this Web site is for us to have fun and make friends, not be the richest on the net.