Dappervolk's 2018 Beta Features/Changes Game Review

The Dappervolk Beta is ongoing and it's time to compare the progress from the alpha launch! I can't get enough of the avatar dress-up, the mini games, and the art style. Let's play some turnip thief and dish on the game progress!

Dappervolk is an online virtual avatar and pet game with a painterly art style and RPG elements. The Dappervolk Kickstarter was wildly successful and outfunded Flight Rising and Tattered Weave. This browser-based virtual pet simulator is like Neopets meets Animal Crossing in a free to play, browser game setting.

Check out the Dappervolk Tumblr for development information:

[MochiHimochi]

As someone who remembers that you're not so much into the heavily text + reading based games, how are you enjoying the beta so far? I know that a large majority of the "reward" for gameplay is lore, and once you get past the dialogue and text I'm curious what you see as the hook for gameplay. Right now I'm struggling to play much of the beta aside from a few daily tasks because there's limits on everything so it's difficult to play in large amounts as compared to other games, so I keep logging in briefly and then closing the site and heading back to other websites with more continual gameplay. ;A;

I've already completed all of the currently available "storyline" so I'm curious what your thoughts are on this - since due to the way story works, there will only ever be a limited amount of gameplay through story quests, and there needs to be other content to do within the site to keep a player's attention.

[NotPaws]

Super late BUT happy birthday Julie! Thank you again for the great as always content! One of my favorite channels! :)

[kyoyo]

I'm joining on the 5th of may. I even have a reminder set on my phone.

[Searonix]

Happy Birthday Julie!!! Thanks so much for introducing me to Dappervolk, this game is a blast to play so far!

I think the way that you're supposed to be locked out of being able to access certain pets is actually a really interesting thing that I'm digging a bit. It makes me a little more invested in the quests I do and how I interact with NPCs. The daily bonuses are also a really great mechanic since they change every day and give me incentive to keep checking in every day. Well that and the quests and incubation mechanic lol

My only critizism is perhaps that certain things (I won't say what to avoid spoilers!) can really be emphasized/communicated better. There are some things I didn't know I was doing as I was doing them and the end result was not something that was hinted at and when it happened it was kind of a bummer. That and I think food items for pets should be more readily available, I've only run into 3 so far, and one was a kickstarter bonus :/

[ShwintyKat]

Happy birthday! I love your videos and I'm patiently waiting for the next registration window for this, it looks gorgeous and I love watching games grow.

[caleighrosebud]

I can’t wait for official launch. It’s such a beautiful site 💖

[alexandranorelli]

Dappervolk has been fantastic! I've been neglecting my dragons D:

[CobaltAndTurquoise]

I've been playing DV a lot and having a ton of fun with it! My one major note is that even with the quest split, I have had no trouble at all getting items from other paths due to the very active trading market. Right now I have all the Quaint pets just from trading off my extra hatching items. The pricing for most items on the market is also quite reasonable and I haven't had trouble getting anything I was looking for, with the exception of a few items that were overpriced due to being required for certain quests, and they're currently balancing that. The only other major concern was with the hatch times. I first got on before they changed all the items to either 11 or 22 hours for hatching, and I was pretty frustrated having to wait 14 hours for my first pet. I was expecting the hatch times to scale at least a little. Now I'm ok with the 11 hour times, as I can easily hatch two pets a day and interact with all my pets even if I don't have time for anything else. I just wish they would add some item to speed up hatch times to make the tutorial work out better.

[CommanderWiggins]

First, Happy Birthday!

I've been playing every day since the 10th. The game mechanics are rough, I could go on all day about the balance and quality of life adjustments that are needed. But this is a Beta after all, so I'm not judging the game for it.

I'm impressed with the communication from the staff throughout the entire launch. Even when parts of the site bugged out and mass panic ensued, they calmly let players know what was going on and quickly fixed it. I know the launch ended up being way bigger than expected, so huge props to them for handling everything so well.

The community is great, full of fun and helpful people. I spend far more time on the forum than anywhere else!

My favorite part has to be the pets. I look forward to when there will be a variety of them, and all the hype the community will have every time new pets are released. I know a lot of people hate the idea, but I enjoy the fact that players will have to work together to trade for the pets they want. (And also because as an early player, I'll one day have the satisfaction of owning special retired pets.) I am trying not to get attached to my pets though as I know they'll eventually be wiped. I understand why the wipe for beta accounts is important, but I can't help but be bummed.

I also love the avatar aspects, I can't wait until we eventually get more options!

Overall, I'm excited to see how the game progresses. With the amount of support it's recieved, I have no doubt that it's eventually going to reach Flight Rising levels of success!

[HoodieTalks]

hi julie! i loved your video, and coming from the perspective of someone who didn't participate in alpha, your feedback bearing it in mind is really thoughtful and nicely phrased. ♥ happy birthday, as well! you're a HUGE inspiration to me in making my own content, so thank you so much for being you! here's to another happy, pet sim filled year!

[nancyok]

I got a solid laugh at "Pen Simmer Julie" haha

[TheOriginalDiamondCrew]

Hi Julie! So I am here on this video again now that the official release is coming soon and how I played on Beta and how I enjoyed or disliked the gameplay! So I hope you don't mind cause I feel like you are the only person I feel will respond or agree or disagree on this topic. When you were talking about the Quests and their Length of time taking I TOTALLY agree! I mean I love this game and will play it as I am an Artist and I have fallen for the art but when in Beta I would Get lost on the quests and what to do. For example, I was playing A LOT at the beginning and towards the end of Dappervolk but I got lost on one quest on getting these pieces of armor for a quest and I couldn't seem to ever complete it ever and I was really upset on that as I really wanted to see the other towns on the site. Anyway yes I loved Dappervolk but I stopped playing for a while cause I got a little bored just playing mini games all day and not progress through the story. I Was attracted to this game cause of the Art and how Customizable everything was on there with your Avatar but again I kind of wish I got more of the story before the end of beta but I hope that's fixed in the official release. Another point you made with the 12 Hour quest is I Also agree that it should have a special one time item for that quest as that really the time to get players to want to play more and I was kind of annoyed when I saw I had to wait 12 hours for the quest. I Will as well stick to this game as I love it dearly and do not regret spending my money on this as I am in love with it. And the community was VERY helpful as well when I had issues with stuff on there and this was my first time being a beta tester so I can't really tell if it was a good Beta 100% but I know that it was VERY easy to get in touch with the creators during the Beta and getting help and feedback on issues and concerns on the site. I don't know if you also noticed this as well but another issue I had with the game was I hoped there would be more side quests. When I mean side quests I mean while waiting for long quests if not adding the item in the beginning or later on in the game I thought maybe there should be some small quests on the side to do for some spare taters and also some special items like pets on the side quests as well. I don't know if you feel the same but I just thought that was a thing I wish they add but again the game IS VERY good in my opinion but anyway I just wonder what you think. Anyway Love your vdeos!!! XOXOXOXOX

[kolzartsumagari]

Happy birthday Julie! Dappervolk looks really lovely but I don't feel I have the time to engage in a beta right now... I was really into Flight Rising for a while but it started to drain a lot of my time and it's not very good for my routine at this moment in time but I still love following your channel and seeing your content nonetheless, and I hope you're having a wonderful time!

[mcalero]

Aah happy birthday Julie! I remember when your birthday came last year, kind of surprised it's been a year already o-O

But anyway, I had the same thoughts about the timer for the tutorial, my sister's gonna join at the next sign up window on Saturday and now I'm not sure if she'll stick around.

[Nina-jybh]

You can sort of get all pets if you buy them from the trade market, that's what I did. Yet, I only have all the Louise Ville pets and 3's forest. I still need all the alchemy pets rip

[kaytensworld]

Are you still going to make lioden videos? I quite miss then

[ozzyog]

When I first started the game the hatching time wasn't a HUGE turn off for me. Mostly cause I was waiting for this window to open for such a long time.. However, I can see how that can be a turn off for new members. I know if I wasn't extremely passionate about a game I would not be willing to wait the many hours it is requiring to move on from.. The tutorial...

I was playing for the game for the first couple days it was open for everyone. Maybe it is just me but I stopped playing for a while, the quests require a lot of grinding or seem to be the same things repeated over and over again. The forum is mostly what kept me extremely active, the community is really sweet and helpful.

I'm gonna try to play more and see if my opinion is the same as before but that is what I can recall!

[cassamanthabarone]

OMG HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I haven't commented much on your videos, but I do watch them a lot <3

OH MAN I ALSO HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY ON DAPPERVOLK- It's super fun! :D The art style, the innocent characters, the fun userbase, and the excitement that runs through the game! I mean... there are certain quests later on (past Louise Hill, which I won't spoil just in case?) that are really tedious and there are flaws (like Calbet (thats how it's spelled right?) and doing a quest for Buli, then having used up all your Buli quest opportunities for the day) and little annoying stuff like when you can't play with your pet anymore and an NPC wants you to play with it, that kind of stuff. (And also how expensive some quest items and stuff like that is for how little quests give?) But compared to FR?? (I love FR don't get me wrong, ) Dappervolk is so in-touch with it's userbase, which is something I feel FR lacks even now. I can 1000% see Dappervolk becoming a really big game, and i'm so excited to be participating in the beta! When in the other video you said Flight Rising and Neopets would be competetors to Dappervolk I never really believed that since FR and Neopets are so popular, but i'm thinking Dappervolk really can get on their level! (oh anybody reading this totally add me i'm Lemon, #585 I need friends ;3)

[lordpotoo]

So, have you played khimeros yet? If not, I'd like to see you check it out c:

[friendlymoshi]

Unfortunately, like I always end up doing, I’m playing the game competitively. And I keep telling myself not to because it’s only a Beta but I can’t help it 🤷‍♀️
My goal is to get a lot of pets, alchemise them, get better pets, alchemise them, get the best pets.
I’m trying to collect all the achievements, all the clothing items from Louise Hill (it’s impossible for 3’s Forest) and all the NPCexclusive pets.

I don’t go on forums a lot, unfortunately, but they had a quest previously that reminded me to check in! And I loved it. I would go it, talk about Dappervolk and chat with friends. But now they’ve removed the quest? I don’t know why, but they replaced it with commenting on people’s profiles and that just makes me feel like I’m bothering them. Also I forget to check the forums now. So I’m a tad salty about them dumping that quest but that’s my only grievance, the rest of the game is smooth, beautiful and entertaining. When I can I play it for as long as possible because it’s such an enjoyable experience, on launch day I played it for 18 hours total and during the week I’ve been playing it for about 3 hours a day.
I love the game, I’m not giving it up any time soon, and my only break from it is studying 😂😂