Tigersaurusrex Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 So I visited the battledome today (I visited it earlier today as well) and was greeted by this: This is my newest account and it's only 2 months old, so obviously I have no records from the old battledome. Has this happened to anyone else? Is it a glitch? Did Neopets change the requirements for the avatar? I mean I'm happy to get a new avatar but I just think it's weird and I'd like to know if anyone knows what's going on. Also, I double checked my userlookup and neoboard preferences; I definitely have the avatar now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D305 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Seems to be a glitch? I wasn't around for the old BD, but I'd love to get another avatar.. Maybe I can get it too? Just went to the BD & also got the avatar :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca~ Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Whoa, weird. O_o It must be a glitch, since you don't have the trophy... :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caughtinadreamx Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Glitch or not, it was a pleasant surprise for me as well. ^^ Now watch them take it anyway just because. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersaurusrex Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Glitch or not, it was a pleasant surprise for me as well. ^^ Now watch them take it anyway just because. I know, right? I'm going to bed soon and I swear it just won't be there when I wake up and I'm going to think it was all a dream. I'm going avatar-crazy @n@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Xandria Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 What were the qualifications for that avatar and trophy as long as you were playing neopets at the time? I thought everyone got it. >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca~ Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 What were the qualifications for that avatar and trophy as long as you were playing neopets at the time? I thought everyone got it. >.< Everyone that had at least one win in the old BD got it. The old BD was taken down in October? November? So the OPs account is clearly too young to have done that. ~Xandria 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa1991 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I got it today! It was a total surprise as I never fought in the old dome :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essiw Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Seems it was available for everyone today/yesterday? (depending on your timezone) I got mine too... I was surprised when it happened though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome Back Apathy Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I don't think it's necessarily a glitch. They originally gave it to everyone who had battled in the old BD, calling them veterans because they'd clearly been around the BD for a while. Well, maybe after a certain number of days/battles, you can get it in the new BD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Valentine Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Or - have you recently acquired a pet that had a previous BD record? Because transferring one of my pets to a side, I managed to get the avatar (this was a while back, though) but I thought that was what made it possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D305 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Come to think of it, I do have a pet that is old (I adopted it about a week ago), maybe that's why? But then again not sure why it didn't pop up beofre.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa1991 Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I got it on a new account, no adopted pets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefferey Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I would recommend reporting this to TNT as a glitch before you get frozen for something you didn't do intentionally. You can never be too safe.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peabrain Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I would recommend reporting this to TNT as a glitch before you get frozen for something you didn't do intentionally. You can never be too safe.. I honestly doubt they would freeze you for a mistake that they themselves have made. It's happened to loads of people by the sound of it, it would be ridiculous to send out a glitchy avatar and freeze everyone that got it. Rebecca~ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D305 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 It does seem to be a glitch considering what was needed to unlock it originally, but I doubt they'd be able to freeze every account that got it because of the glitch. As most people go to the battledome daily, would seem ridiculous for them to do that. Doubt they could do much about it unless they could go & take it off the accounts that aren't supposed to be able to unlock it ;/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersaurusrex Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 Or - have you recently acquired a pet that had a previous BD record? Because transferring one of my pets to a side, I managed to get the avatar (this was a while back, though) but I thought that was what made it possible. Both my pets were made on my account. My bori was the pet I created when I made my account, and my lutari was made on the recent lutari day. I would recommend reporting this to TNT as a glitch before you get frozen for something you didn't do intentionally. You can never be too safe.. I didn't report it, exactly, but I submitted a question to the NTimes and hopefully they'll answer it next issue! I'm hoping that they either changed the requirements, or all along the requirements were just having used the BD for a certain amount of time or something. But since so many people just got it today I feel like it was some sort of sudden change (glitch or intentional), and not something about the avatar all along. If that makes sense. EDIT: Bah I was gonna make a new post so you all would get notified but I forgot that my post was the last one! TNT addressed the avatar in this week's editorial, and it was indeed a glitch. I just checked and I seem to still have the avatar, so I'm not sure if they mean that it won't happen again or if it will just take a while for them to remove the avatar from the collections of those who weren't supposed to get it. We'll see, I guess ^-^''''' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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