STUPID thing to do and yes WHY WHY WHY??? Come on Owlient , give us some answers to why do this change.. Your very quiet towards this whole thing..

Those who have higher GP are who keeps this game going.. Don't you think!!.. If you take this away from us then your left with the new players, then the game goes down down down..
Start listening to those who are completely against this absurd idea to change.. COME ON..

Is this happening to all servers?? or just this server..

I can't speak for all servers, but on all the English speaking servers I got the same message about account changes.

Equideow however, I haven't gotten a message about upcoming changes to account sharing on either of their two servers. I don't use the feature, but it still looks the same so the changes haven't been made yet on there, and I haven't gotten a message that they plan to do so.

I don't even see a mention of it in Equideow's spoiler topic, so in other words, all I can tell you is the English speaking servers, yes, and Equideow, so far no.

On the German server there is the same announcement, scheduled for 17th July.
The explanation given there is, that originally the implementation of the Co-management was for absence of the player for some time (for example holidays) and not for breeding together on one account.

If I'm guessing right, the Russian server wouldn't have gotten the message either about co-management changes. The only reason I can guess this is because

I sent a ticket to 'Contact us" regarding this new change and I encourage everyone who disagrees with this change to do the same. We pay, we should have a say!!

I'm writing to voice my disapproval at this ridiculous Co-management change you are going to implement!!
You keep giving us benefits, such as co-management & 'Stay logged in features, then you twist them so they are no longer workable.
I do not understand why you are going to MAKE us re-set co-management every single time we stop playing. I can understand you wanting only one player on each account at one time, but WHY the re-set, it's totally ludicrous and I for one will be seriously thinking of quitting this game altogether. My VIP is due end of next month, I WILL NOT be wasting 50 passes and renewing it and I WILL NOT be purchasing any more passes, and I bet I'm not the only one!!!

So your company will be the loser out of this one.

I expect this change is being implemented because stupid people keep allowing players they don't know and can't trust to co-manage their accounts, they get ripped off, whinge to you and next thing is, everyone has to suffer!! Hope your not relying on the NEW players to keep the game going as it's going to be a massive failure!

I'm sick of these changes being implemented without any explanation and without consulting the players, who keep this game financially viable. There are still multi-accounters running riot on this game and you don't seem to be very serious about cleaning up that!!

It seems to me that the players who won't be disadvantaged by these changes are those who cheat by accessing a co man account using its password.So what is the point of it all?

In relation to other servers, I play on the Norwegian server and we received this message also.

It affects me in that I would like to leave my account in co for more than a month while I’m studying my last unit at uni - I can’t comment on the effect on teams etc as I don’t use it, but I really think they should ask players first about changes... I’m a relatively new player and take offence a bit at statements about newbies, the game relies on all its players really new and old, I have been put off of a bit by some changes, lack of consultation and sadly a few players ... I mainly keep to myself though ... hopefully the ambassador thing will allow feed back, I hope so as it’s rather pointless if not.

100% agree with you there Rommy

Finding Competitions to gain your 20 wins for blupping are already at breaking point Imagine what's going to happen when Teams or individuals with high GP horses can't fill their comps they're gonna start stomping everyone else not that some already don't, but that's only a few selected players at this point in time

I apologize if it seems I'm down on New players as that's not the case at all, we all started at the bottom and I've been very generous to new players during my game play It's very rewarding helping and encouraging someone who's keen but doesn't know how to get themselves a good start But I have no time for players who are lazy and expect freebies and handouts

My issue is with Howrse/Owlient All these new changes are geared to please, encourage and protect new players to Play, Stay and eventually Pay, and to make it easier for them to climb the ladder, to achieve the same goals in half the time it took us older players. Now, I don't really care if someone's happy to get to the top by doing very little, but my idea of the game is to work hard and earn your spot, make it your own and enjoy your success as you improve
Some of these bad decision changes have been the Unicorn Breeding changes, so you can't mess it up (now a Unicorn is almost worthless) ~ Foundation horses with double the GP we all started with, killing the NIB breeders and making all that hard work a Team or individual put in to only have a new player match the GP with their very first foundation horse ) I'm sure there are many others that have been implemented to make this game easier and foolproof for newer players, just like this new change, there is no other reason to implement it than to save some players from their own bad judgement or poor management. Now, I don't really care if someone's happy to get to the top by doing very little, and get everything handed to them, and have the game so purified that they can't make a mistake ect, but my idea of the game is to work hard and earn your spot, make it your own and enjoy your success as you improve That's what makes this game fun Well, it used too

Plus, I don't consider someone who has been playing for over 12 months new at all, your a seasoned player

Woops, sorry for the long winded whinge and double paragraph, just very passionate about this game and very disappointed at the same time

So very very true..

Well, despite the fact this might get me in some trouble, I think it's necessary for me to share the answer I received from *Contact Us regarding this change to Co-management.

It's a real pity though, that they choose not to communicate this sort of important information as some explanation as to WHY they are implementing a new change, it's just the polite thing to do

Hello Josey jojo,

Thank you for contacting support with your comments and question. As to why this feature will require activation before logging out and is only good for 30 days, so long as the owner doesn't log in, is simple. It's because of the GDPR regulations.

We aren't allowed to store player's personal data indefinitely anymore, which applies to players who aren't coming into the game any longer. Even though they were "maintained" when you connected. I will certainly send your feedback to the rest of the team for them to consider, but I can't make any promises.

Thank you for your understanding. Contact us again for any questions or problems that aren't related to the issue mentioned above via a brand-new request. Have fun taking care of your horses!

Kind regards,
Cailow

Yes, that is the original intent on all servers in regards to the co-management system. An excerpt from section 1.6 of the Breeders' Manual:

" > 1.6 - Account sharing
You can allow your family to access your account to take care of your horses. This is very useful for renewing your boarding, your crops, and the box bedding of your equestrian centre when you are away. "

With my parent hat on, I'm a tad upset with the proposed changes, as certain members of my own family have limited time when with me and sometimes need to log out quickly, with no possibility to log in elsewhere, which is why they have me on co-management. I'm sure this is the same for many other families. With my moderator hat on however, there definitely does need to be changes in terms of security of this system. It was never intended as a way to be used for team blupping for example.

Please know your feedback is being passed on to the development team.

Whilst we realise players are passionate about this subject, as a further reminder, players are expected to remain polite when interacting with any member of the team (contact us/administration, moderators), as well as in the forums.

Oh. Makes sense. Scratch what I said earlier. I'm just trying to pretend I know something.

Having security regulations as a reason to eliminate inactive accounts make sense. However, having to authorise co-management every time the owner logs in or out is rediculous. Why not just have the owner of the account authorising co-management once a month (if you have to) or 3 months (even better).

I feel it is really important for everyone to voice their concerns, while still maintaining a good relationship with the company. It is clearly a change that will affect a lot of important players in this game and we need to let Owlient know that.

This new change is apparently being implemented because of legal reasons, so it is unlikely to be dumped. HOWEVER, it can still be changed! Doravalentin raises a good point. Surely there is a better solution? I believe if we keep voicing our concerns and offer real solution ideas, we can work with Owlient to find a compromise. I would be sad to see the end of players like Josey Jojo, who have been so inspirational and helpful to my game, There's got to be a better way!

In my opinion being able to enter fillers into comps is good for the game. When I need the 20 wins I find empty comps, this eliminates me from stopping other players from getting the, sometimes extremely difficult, wins. It also helps the ECs of those comps I entered. Occasionally another player gets in before I've finished and while that can be a bit frustrating for me I try to think of it as helping out another player. So tell me, how can this be wrong?

While the game rules doesn't state that co-management can be used for fillers it doesn't say that it cannot. It's smart playing not cheating and honestly, who would play a game that has stringent rules on how a game has to be played *exactly* to the letter. I know I wouldn't.

We play this game for fun, some of us even pay for the privilege. It's those players who help keep this game going. So why is it that they are often penalised?

There is a saying "don't bite off the hand that feeds you" and honestly, Owlient, you really need to keep that in mind when you make changes to the game.

While I can understand the need for a change because of legal reasons (thank you Josey jojo for letting us know though it should have been made clearer by Owlient) I still believe there can be another way. Doravalentin made a very good suggestion. Now let us see how much you care about those players who help to finance this game.

You guys are so logical I read your comments for fun but tt seems none of the owlet team read the spoiler zone we should have somewhere with only good arguments like this on upcoming events because I don't think this topic is intended for complaining but rather announcing like freehold does

Actually, if you read the Information Banner by Cailow at the top of this page regarding the Spoiler Zone, it clearly states:

~On this topic, you may talk about what isn’t on the game yet.


So, this is the correct forum to discuss our concerns and ideas about the proposed co-management change. I'm sure if we go off topic an authorized Moderator will post a message alerting us

As was mentioned on International. When this change goes live a thread announcing it will most likely be posted. I know almost all servers are having discussions in the spoiler zone simply because any other thread would be totally inappropriate.

Since it is coming in just over a week we may just want to sit back and think it through. The arguments presented here and on all other servers are the same ones presented on the main test server. It just closed today and I know all comments are read by the Owlient staff.

I personally don't think any change to what has been posted will happen so I am just going to concentrate on the current promo and be ready for the next one.

I've never used the co-manage system, but I predict this is one of many changes 'necessary' to 'help newbies'. im also wondering whether to call myself one too

@ Simbela

I like that idea.

I would also like to say, that players are not aware of further changes that may be coming down the tubes that could make this change very logical.

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