Looking for info on FooPets..?

This isn't an obsession, I was just wondering if anyone could answer my questions about a game. I'd like a new virtual pet in my life, but I don't think I'll find anything really cute and simple yet interesting. I don't want to take a lot of time away from playing WoW.

So I was wondering if anyone plays FooPets and could answer some questions? I tried FooPets the other day briefly. After I'd started to play with my cat, a pop-up said it had to be linked to a Facebook acct. I don't have one and don't want one, I ended up clicking the box closed. That didn't make my pet disappear or anything, so I continued to play with her. I tried the water dish and the toy mouse and such. When I tried to wash her, it was some kind of mini game I didn't understand. I ended up holding the mouse button down and scrubbing and scrubbing and scrubbing (poor cat!) It kept telling me to hurry but I didn't know what I was supposed to do. I don't like apps that make me hold down the mouse button and move the mouse, since this seems to bother my arthritis and cause other pains in my arm. (I use autorun as much as I can in WoW so I don't have to do it as much--but I was hoping a pet game would be something that wouldn't involve intense gaming, a physical and mental break from something like WoW.) I also looked up some info on FooPets and frankly, it wasn't all good. But they are just so cute I'm still interested (just shoot me!)

So here are my questions about FooPets, if anyone plays and can help me. How much time a day does it take to care for a pet? Do you always end up spending some money, or is it possible to keep it well and happy just with daily care? Is the washing minigame a required thing I'd have to master to care for my pet? If so, how often do you have to do it? Are other minigames required or just optional?

(Edit: Deleting my old questions about facebook as I found out they insist on your "real name" -- which I wouldn't use, so I'd risk getting banned. Not sure if that would affect the pet though once I'd linked it to a page..)

Thanks for any help you can give me!

How much time a day does it take to care for a pet?
***I keep mine on my desktop, ala the Old GoPets style ^^. The link for that is in the forums. I check in with them every 4-8 hours and they stay healthy and happy.*** http://www.foopets.com/desktop
Do you always end up spending some money, or is it possible to keep it well and happy just with daily care?
***I have spent 0 dollars on them. They seem content and happy with basic food, water and the given toys.***
Is the washing minigame a required thing I'd have to master to care for my pet? If so, how often do you have to do it? Are other minigames required or just optional?
***All games are completely optional. Whoever invented the "washing game" is a tool***

(Edit: Deleting my old questions about facebook as I found out they insist on your "real name" -- which I wouldn't use, so I'd risk getting banned. Not sure if that would affect the pet though once I'd linked it to a page..)

Thanks for any help you can give me!

Oh, thanks for the info and the desktop link! (And I like your characterization of the washing game designer, LOL.) I think I'll give it a try again when I have some time to figure it out. The gray long hair kitten is so adorable.

Edit: Heavens, the new calico they just came out with is soooo cute, too!

Asynjur wrote:Oh, thanks for the info and the desktop link! (And I like your characterization of the washing game designer, LOL.) I think I'll give it a try again when I have some time to figure it out. The gray long hair kitten is so adorable.

Edit: Heavens, the new calico they just came out with is soooo cute, too!

It is, but sadly it's not free. The calico costs 300 Foodollars.

The silver kitty is free and totally adorable, and you would be able to buy other cats for large amounts of foogems (which are obtainable in-game) on Fridays only. Foodollars is the currency which Foo wants you to spend, because they basically have to be bought. Anything new now tends to be available for foodollars only, and foo is getting greedier.

But it's a lovely gentle game if you don't try to get anything new

Andy

I have had a Foopet for a month and have 15K Foogems. They aren't hard to earn

AndyShaeff wrote:

It is, but sadly it's not free. The calico costs 300 Foodollars.

The silver kitty is free and totally adorable, and you would be able to buy other cats for large amounts of foogems (which are obtainable in-game) on Fridays only. Foodollars is the currency which Foo wants you to spend, because they basically have to be bought. Anything new now tends to be available for foodollars only, and foo is getting greedier.

But it's a lovely gentle game if you don't try to get anything new

Andy

How much is 300 Foodollars? I'm hoping not the same as $300!

STEP 1: Select your FooDollar Package

50-pack for US $5.00
100-pack for US $10.00
200-pack for US $20.00
330-pack for US $30.00 (30 bonus FooDollars!)
550-pack for US $50.00 (50 bonus FooDollars!)
850-pack for US $75.00 (100 bonus FooDollars!)
1,200-pack for US $100.00 (BEST VALUE! 200 bonus FooDollars!)

lolz.....dream on! You can do surveys and blahblah to earn Foodollars though. I keep looking on Fridays to see if anything tickles my pickle

Bonus foodollars! Wow, sounds like a bargain!

LOL yes, Foodollars aren't popular amongst players. Foogems are relatively new, it used to be that you got foodollars for logging on. Then they brought in foogems which you can get easily, effectively they are the green shells of foo. Foodollars became hard to get without paying real money, and foo started to make newer or more desired items foodollar-only.

As miticante says, Foogems can be built up quickly, especially if you feed and water the pets of other players.

It's a cute game but I find it a little alarming that they are introducing buggy new features rather fast, it's a little too reminiscent of the way Gopets rolled out changes with no warning and not enough testing...

Oh oh i joined.Haven't found teh add ppl thingy yet but you can add me XD I have teh same ID

Stupid question:
Is foopets a flash game or does it have to be downloaded?
Also I found out there is a site called marapets...

Nothing to download unless you want to try that desktop thing Miti mentioned..

what is frustrating me with foopets is that i can never tell if i am petting my pet or not. i have read in the faqs that you put your mouse on your pet and hold down and move the mouse to pet your pet. i do this all of the time but only about one out of every twenty-thirty tries results in a "you petted her" message.

also, i do have a facebook account but i haven't linked it to foopets. all it will do is spam my news feed with "stephanie just cared for her foopet" and crap like that, i'm sure. i just click the x in the corner of the popup and i am still able to play with my foopet just fine.

if u link your facebook account to foopets account, i think there's some where on facebook for the app, to turn off the news feed or control it. to turn off the news feed or control it i think you have click on the apps setting in facebook. but i could be wrong.
here is my link:
http://www.foopets.com/member/15840600

Daeninn, I have sent a friend request and welcomed your pet, she is of course gorgeous

stooooooph, if you don't want to spam your facebook account you can remove the popup in Foo by choosing Preferences in your Account tab.

You will be able to tell when you're petting your pet because it reacts, and the first time you succeed in petting it during a session you'll get the 3 karma points. It depends on the breed as to how it reacts, but you will always get a petted reaction if you get the pet turning its head down and wobbling it as if you're tickling the forehead, or if you get it to roll on its back for a tummy-rub. Also if it stretches its head up to one side as if you're tickling its neck. Basically, what they don't tell you is that pets have "hot spots". Target those areas with the cursor and you'll get used to it.

There are three distinct types of animals, I don't mean species, I mean in terms of reactions. There are the Foo pets, which are most puppies and kittens, which (if well fed) will greet you with paws up at the screen. There are Marley puppies, which stand back when you start the game and you can call them to the screen by double-clicking. Then there are Pokeys, which are charming and delightful and full of glitches. You are unlikely to have a Pokey unless you buy from another player, or unless you are a player from a while back. Crystalpower has a Pokey, a delightful yellow labrador pokey whom I just now visited

Hope some of that was helpful! In case you hadn't guessed, I'm a foo-addict

I would not try to influence anyone who has been scarred by Go to join, but I personally love my foopets and ignore the extras that I don't enjoy. I don't think Foo will fold any time soon, but if it does -- well, one can save the .flv files from one's cache, so at least one has them to watch with a suitable player.