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I'll bet nobody's ever asked this before, but which Pinata Species is your favorite? I like Macaraccoon, Pretztail and Fizzlybear. -MiaRe123
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What the heck happened to the Alphabetical order of the species? I tried to edit it and fix it, but not sure where it's pulling the info from... Just FYI... --[[User:Wismac|Wismac]] 18:38, 27 November 2006 (EST)
  
  
There is a lot of great discussion taking place at the [http://www.vivapinataforum.com/register.php?referrerid=20 Viva Pinata Forum], so you may want to join there if you haven't already.  --[[User:Jimmcq|Jimmcq]] 15:11, 4 September 2006 (EDT)
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Strange... I might have messed something up when I was messing around with the templates earlier... I have the reverted the template.  --[[User:Jimmcq|Jimmcq]] 19:08, 27 November 2006 (EST)
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I'm thinking about adding an eagle species, but since there was some that thought that it was a seagull should I wait?
 
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== Wild-cards ==
  
I haven't gotten a chance to watch that video yet, so I don't really have an opinion on which one it is yet... Maybe add it to the [[Unknown]] page for now?  --[[User:Jimmcq|Jimmcq]] 18:23, 23 September 2006 (EDT)
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We should add pictures and descriptions of the Wild-card to it's species page as we find them. Either under the “Species variants” heading or make a new Wild-card heading.
  
  
When you get a chance to watch it, check out the right side at 2:00 to see what appears to be a lion walking by :)  --[[User:FeralKitty|FeralKitty]] 18:33, 23 September 2006 (EDT)
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== New type sub-category names ==
  
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We should have sub-categories for desert and arctic species.  Are those names good enough, or are there other terms that should be used?
  
I don't think that I should be the one who is in progress of writing the pinata bios.  It's not that I don't won't to but I want others to feel welcomed to contribute.  It's not like the episode things where only I should write those because the story is the same and they should all follow one writing style. People may find or have different impressions of each pinata.
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Also regarding the "type" subcategories as they are now, I think it's best to just simply continue to use one subcategory for a type (e.g. aquatic), instead of a more complex hierarchy, even if it contains species that aren't in, say, Classic.  I think when the visitor sees the (new layout for the) species article, it will be obvious which games a species may/may not be found in.  --[[User:FeralKitty|FeralKitty]] 20:40, 19 May 2008 (EDT)
--[[User:Spartan|Spartan]] 19:21, 26 October 2006 (EDT)
 
 
 
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Regarding variants, a grammatically correct sentence would be an improvement.  Currently, using "...changes its color to a ''color'' ''species''" is saying that you're changing the color to a color that is named after the species.  Writing "''Doing this'' changes it to ''this color or pattern'' would make more sense; alternatively, "''Doing this'' changes the ''species'' to ''this color or pattern''.  --Photon Turtle
 
 
 
 
 
FYI, [[User:Misral93|Misral93]] wasn't responsible for the grammar, and was just using what we'd been consistently entering.  This suggestion is better off on the [[:Category talk:Species]] discussion page, and I'm moving it.   
 
 
 
Would "Feeding it a turnip changes its color to purple" be a specific example of what you would prefer it to say?  --[[User:FeralKitty|FeralKitty]] 00:27, 12 November 2006 (EST)
 
 
 
I think that example works well.  The content is all great so far, it would be a shame to see it marred by poor writing.  Since this is the premier Viva Pinata information site on the Interet at the moment (and I can't imagine that changing), contributors should remember that people with varying English comprehension skills will use it to help them accomplish their in-game goals.  This doesn't mean that articles should be written in very basic English, rather they should be written in such a way as to limit mis-interpretation.  --PhotonTurtle
 
 
 
 
 
Has the Penguin pinata been comfirmed? [[User:Misral93|Mistral]] 01:40, 13 November 2006 (EST)
 
 
 
 
 
Nope. (See [[Talk:Penguin]].) --[[User:FeralKitty|FeralKitty]] 01:52, 13 November 2006 (EST)
 
 
 
== 68 ==
 
 
 
The number 68 came from one of the interviews with Viva Pinata designer Gregg Mayles... but pretty much everything else has stuck to 60+.
 
 
 
So, how many species are there in total?  Does the 68 include the 60 we currently have listed plus the 8 sour species?  Or are they including the 8 color variants of the White Flutterscotch (since they have different species names)?  Or something else entirely?
 
 
 
Do you think there are more than the 60 we know about?
 
 
 
--[[User:Jimmcq|Jimmcq]] 19:33, 16 November 2006 (EST)
 
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== add another sub-category ==
 
 
 
Just a suggestion, but why don't we make another sub-category for the pinatas by mammals, insects, birds, reptiles, and mystical animals. ((Dragonache and Chewnicorn,))--[[User:Sinper-409|Sinper-409]] 17:32, 18 November 2006 (EST)
 

Latest revision as of 16:40, 19 May 2008

Nuvola apps knotes.png To-do list for Category:Species: edit · history · watch · refresh
  • Fill in missing Infobox data for each species, as discovered
  • Make corrections for Variant (species colors?), Evolve, and Rarity
  • Add a couple paragraphs (linked) text on Category page, touching on general species concepts like:
    • a pinata's value, how it can increase by wearing accessories
    • trading and selling pinatas
    • species development; creating new species


What the heck happened to the Alphabetical order of the species? I tried to edit it and fix it, but not sure where it's pulling the info from... Just FYI... --Wismac 18:38, 27 November 2006 (EST)


Strange... I might have messed something up when I was messing around with the templates earlier... I have the reverted the template. --Jimmcq 19:08, 27 November 2006 (EST)

Wild-cards

We should add pictures and descriptions of the Wild-card to it's species page as we find them. Either under the “Species variants” heading or make a new Wild-card heading.


New type sub-category names

We should have sub-categories for desert and arctic species. Are those names good enough, or are there other terms that should be used?

Also regarding the "type" subcategories as they are now, I think it's best to just simply continue to use one subcategory for a type (e.g. aquatic), instead of a more complex hierarchy, even if it contains species that aren't in, say, Classic. I think when the visitor sees the (new layout for the) species article, it will be obvious which games a species may/may not be found in. --FeralKitty 20:40, 19 May 2008 (EDT)