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I thought it would be interesting to compile a timeline of feature releases, updates, and removals and other big events on PIMD. I am only including ones that warranted a forum announcement post, and those posts will be linked for your viewing pleasure.
It's fascinating how much games can evolve, and PIMD today is vastly different from the days of its infancy. Let's take a scroll down memory lane and revisit some of the milestones in PIMD's development!
March 4th
Art Skool parties are released; the first pro parties are released.
April 2nd
The final Art Skool parties are released.
June 10th
The first VIP Pass parties are released.
June 12th
The Honor Student achievement is introduced.
June 14th
More VIP Pass parties are added.
June 20th
The final VIP Pass parties are released.
June 21st
Device delinking (logging out) is now available.
August 16th
The first Otaku parties are released.
August 29th
More Otaku parties are released.
Club Trophies are introduced.
September 8th
Daily Sales are now available.
September 25th
Party completion achievements are introduced, starting with Hipster.
October 2nd
Bro Code party completion achievements are added.
October 16th
Art Skool and VIP Pass party completion achievements are added.
October 22nd
Hipster parties are removed.
November 6th
Changing your avatar no longer 'deletes' your previous avatar.
November 25th
Tier 6 Level 1 is released.
Art Skool parties are released; the first pro parties are released.
April 2nd
The final Art Skool parties are released.
June 10th
The first VIP Pass parties are released.
June 12th
The Honor Student achievement is introduced.
June 14th
More VIP Pass parties are added.
June 20th
The final VIP Pass parties are released.
June 21st
Device delinking (logging out) is now available.
August 16th
The first Otaku parties are released.
August 29th
More Otaku parties are released.
Club Trophies are introduced.
September 8th
Daily Sales are now available.
September 25th
Party completion achievements are introduced, starting with Hipster.
October 2nd
Bro Code party completion achievements are added.
October 16th
Art Skool and VIP Pass party completion achievements are added.
October 22nd
Hipster parties are removed.
November 6th
Changing your avatar no longer 'deletes' your previous avatar.
November 25th
Tier 6 Level 1 is released.
January 23rd
Community vote is held to remove either VIP Pass parties or Otaku parties. In the end, neither is removed.
Forums receives a user interface update.
February 14th
Cat Cafè is introduced to the Otaku party series.
March 24th
Beta Wars (Round 1) are announced.
March 27th
The first of the Beta Wars (Round 1) takes place.
March 28th
The second and third Beta Wars (Round 1) take place.
April 4th ー April 10th
Beta Wars (Round 2) are announced on the 4th; 10 Wars take place from the 4th until the 10th.
April 30th
New subforums and features are added to Forums.
May 14th
Tier 6 Level 2 is introduced.
May 27th
New players will now have a gray name for the first week.
June 2nd
A Beta War (Round 3) is announced and takes place.
July 29th
Limit on amount of energy regenerations a day (24 total) was removed.
September 15th
Anniversary of playing achievements are added.
September 16th
Hipster parties return!
October 21st
Players can now enter Relationships.
November 13th
New layout for Forums is released; Forums now has a search feature.
December 9th
Care Packages are introduced.
Community vote is held to remove either VIP Pass parties or Otaku parties. In the end, neither is removed.
Forums receives a user interface update.
February 14th
Cat Cafè is introduced to the Otaku party series.
March 24th
Beta Wars (Round 1) are announced.
March 27th
The first of the Beta Wars (Round 1) takes place.
March 28th
The second and third Beta Wars (Round 1) take place.
April 4th ー April 10th
Beta Wars (Round 2) are announced on the 4th; 10 Wars take place from the 4th until the 10th.
April 30th
New subforums and features are added to Forums.
May 14th
Tier 6 Level 2 is introduced.
May 27th
New players will now have a gray name for the first week.
June 2nd
A Beta War (Round 3) is announced and takes place.
July 29th
Limit on amount of energy regenerations a day (24 total) was removed.
September 15th
Anniversary of playing achievements are added.
September 16th
Hipster parties return!
October 21st
Players can now enter Relationships.
November 13th
New layout for Forums is released; Forums now has a search feature.
December 9th
Care Packages are introduced.
February 6th
A new chat filter is released.
February 17th
New user notifications are introduced to Campus.
March 9th
Tier 7 is introduced.
May 25th
Cash earned per hit during parties now remains constant.
June 29th
New dorms for the Dorm Tower are added.
July 23rd
The Prize Spinner is introduced.
August 15th
A new in-game user interface is revealed.
August 19th
Players now receive a private message informing them about their silence; silence tiers are introduced.
August 26th
Players are no longer allowed to reset their accounts.
September 1st
The Launch PIMDini Chibi & Bento set is released.
October 5th
Farming and harassing for real-world currency and items with an Extra Credit value is now a bannable offense.
October 30th
The Tempura PIMDini Chibi & Bento set is released.
November 9th
The in-game user interface revealed in August is now implemented on iOS devices.
December 8th
The in-game user interface revealed in August is now implemented on Android devices.
A new chat filter is released.
February 17th
New user notifications are introduced to Campus.
March 9th
Tier 7 is introduced.
May 25th
Cash earned per hit during parties now remains constant.
June 29th
New dorms for the Dorm Tower are added.
July 23rd
The Prize Spinner is introduced.
August 15th
A new in-game user interface is revealed.
August 19th
Players now receive a private message informing them about their silence; silence tiers are introduced.
August 26th
Players are no longer allowed to reset their accounts.
September 1st
The Launch PIMDini Chibi & Bento set is released.
October 5th
Farming and harassing for real-world currency and items with an Extra Credit value is now a bannable offense.
October 30th
The Tempura PIMDini Chibi & Bento set is released.
November 9th
The in-game user interface revealed in August is now implemented on iOS devices.
December 8th
The in-game user interface revealed in August is now implemented on Android devices.
February 23rd
Forums receives a user interface revamp.
February 29th
Players can no longer request another play to stop posting in their thread on Forums and/or players that continue to post after a request will not face consequences.
March 29th
The game developers will now have personalized accounts.
April 19th
PIMD is now available on Amazon Kindles.
May 3rd
Silences will no longer be announced in Campus.
June 7th
Players can no longer transfer Extra Credit to their RS.
June 29th
PIMD Crates are released.
July 6th
Super Pro parties are introduced.
August 18th
Super Pro parties are removed.
September 8th
The Pep PIMDini Chibi & Bento set are released.
October 11th
Tier 9 is added.
October 25th
New Club Roles are announced.
November 28th
The "My Room" feature, and thus furniture, is introduced.
Stories and the Cell Phone are released.
Forums receives a user interface revamp.
February 29th
Players can no longer request another play to stop posting in their thread on Forums and/or players that continue to post after a request will not face consequences.
March 29th
The game developers will now have personalized accounts.
April 19th
PIMD is now available on Amazon Kindles.
May 3rd
Silences will no longer be announced in Campus.
June 7th
Players can no longer transfer Extra Credit to their RS.
June 29th
PIMD Crates are released.
July 6th
Super Pro parties are introduced.
August 18th
Super Pro parties are removed.
September 8th
The Pep PIMDini Chibi & Bento set are released.
October 11th
Tier 9 is added.
October 25th
New Club Roles are announced.
November 28th
The "My Room" feature, and thus furniture, is introduced.
Stories and the Cell Phone are released.
January 3rd
The new Club Roles announced in October 2016 are implemented.
February 3rd
Support can now be contacted through Help Tickets, instead of via email.
February 6th
Story Leaderboards are introduced.
February 15th
The new user tutorial is revamped.
April 6th
The Trading System is announced.
April 10th
The Trading System is implemented.
Players can now view what is inside boxes.
Furniture can now be upgraded.
May 30th
All furniture of all levels can now be gifted and traded.
August 9th
General roleplay requests and bypassing general swears are now permitted; the chat filter is revamped.
September 27th
Players can now post Club Advertisements in Campus.
November 24th
Social Shopper boxes are released.
The VIP Lounge is released.
The new Club Roles announced in October 2016 are implemented.
February 3rd
Support can now be contacted through Help Tickets, instead of via email.
February 6th
Story Leaderboards are introduced.
February 15th
The new user tutorial is revamped.
April 6th
The Trading System is announced.
April 10th
The Trading System is implemented.
Players can now view what is inside boxes.
Furniture can now be upgraded.
May 30th
All furniture of all levels can now be gifted and traded.
August 9th
General roleplay requests and bypassing general swears are now permitted; the chat filter is revamped.
September 27th
Players can now post Club Advertisements in Campus.
November 24th
Social Shopper boxes are released.
The VIP Lounge is released.
January 2nd
Club Pins are added.
April 23rd
Chat channels and dorms get a new interface.
June 19th
A new chat channel, The Pub, is released.
July 16th
Party Vehicles are added.
July 20th
A rebalance in how a player's misc bonus is factored into PvP is introduced.
July 21st
Open beta testing for new Prize Spinner changes begins.
July 31st
Party Amps are added.
August 2nd
Slow Jams are introduced.
August 15th
Changes to the Prize Spinner tested in July are adjusted and fully implemented.
August 21st
Club Roles are expanded upon.
September 18th
The Offer Wall is introduced.
November 8th
The Timer and its boxes is introduced.
November 16th
The avatar selection screen is revamped.
November 20th
Tier 11 dormmates are added.
Furniture levels 11-20 (calculated as percentages) are released.
December 4th
JD's Party Store & the Surprise Party Box are introduced.
December 20th
Mod Crates are released.
Club Pins are added.
April 23rd
Chat channels and dorms get a new interface.
June 19th
A new chat channel, The Pub, is released.
July 16th
Party Vehicles are added.
July 20th
A rebalance in how a player's misc bonus is factored into PvP is introduced.
July 21st
Open beta testing for new Prize Spinner changes begins.
July 31st
Party Amps are added.
August 2nd
Slow Jams are introduced.
August 15th
Changes to the Prize Spinner tested in July are adjusted and fully implemented.
August 21st
Club Roles are expanded upon.
September 18th
The Offer Wall is introduced.
November 8th
The Timer and its boxes is introduced.
November 16th
The avatar selection screen is revamped.
November 20th
Tier 11 dormmates are added.
Furniture levels 11-20 (calculated as percentages) are released.
December 4th
JD's Party Store & the Surprise Party Box are introduced.
December 20th
Mod Crates are released.
January 8th
The dorm tower receives an update, including replacing the "evict" option with an "exchange" option; cash payouts from parties are adjusted to be more balanced.
January 23rd
Closed beta testing for a group chat feature begins.
February 12th
The first Pets (Siamese, Dalmatian, Bombay, Golden Retriever, Pug, & Lovebird) are introduced.
February 14th
Group chats are released.
February 26th
More Pets (Siberian & Cockatoo) are added.
March 12th
Even more Pets (American Shorthair & German Shepherd) are released.
March 13th
New club features, including a revamp of the member list, are revealed.
March 19th
Gold Passes are introduced.
April 1st
Mineral Pal Pets are available for April Fool's Day.
April 4th
Further adjustments are made to the PvP system, including the introduction of Peace Tags.
May 7th
Adjustments are made to hit ranges in PvP.
May 29th
Changing your username is made more efficient by instantly freeing an inactive account's username.
June 7th
Legacy boxes can now be found in both the Social Shopper and the VIP Champagne boxes.
July 23rd
Chat stickers and chat games are launched.
More Gold Passes are added, increasing the max from 5 to 10.
August 27th
ATA switches to a new provider for the Offer Wall, which comes with improvements and other adjustments.
August 29th
Players can now star/favorite items in their showcase.
September 27th
ATA holds an Ask Me Anything with one of the game developers.
October 15th
The Snowy Owl pet makes its introduction.
October 18th
Updates are made to the Silencing Policy.
November 12th
Extracurriculars, or XCs for short, are introduced.
November 19th
The Wild Party Amp and the Party Jet vehicle are added.
The dorm tower receives an update, including replacing the "evict" option with an "exchange" option; cash payouts from parties are adjusted to be more balanced.
January 23rd
Closed beta testing for a group chat feature begins.
February 12th
The first Pets (Siamese, Dalmatian, Bombay, Golden Retriever, Pug, & Lovebird) are introduced.
February 14th
Group chats are released.
February 26th
More Pets (Siberian & Cockatoo) are added.
March 12th
Even more Pets (American Shorthair & German Shepherd) are released.
March 13th
New club features, including a revamp of the member list, are revealed.
March 19th
Gold Passes are introduced.
April 1st
Mineral Pal Pets are available for April Fool's Day.
April 4th
Further adjustments are made to the PvP system, including the introduction of Peace Tags.
May 7th
Adjustments are made to hit ranges in PvP.
May 29th
Changing your username is made more efficient by instantly freeing an inactive account's username.
June 7th
Legacy boxes can now be found in both the Social Shopper and the VIP Champagne boxes.
July 23rd
Chat stickers and chat games are launched.
More Gold Passes are added, increasing the max from 5 to 10.
August 27th
ATA switches to a new provider for the Offer Wall, which comes with improvements and other adjustments.
August 29th
Players can now star/favorite items in their showcase.
September 27th
ATA holds an Ask Me Anything with one of the game developers.
October 15th
The Snowy Owl pet makes its introduction.
October 18th
Updates are made to the Silencing Policy.
November 12th
Extracurriculars, or XCs for short, are introduced.
November 19th
The Wild Party Amp and the Party Jet vehicle are added.
January 22nd
The Awesome Alumni achievement is introduced to recognize retired moderators.
February 26th
A search bar is added to trading.
Pets can now be leveled up to Level 40, instead of the previous max of Level 30.
April 7th
Additional pets (Caracal & Gecko) are added.
April 16th
Club XCs are introduced.
April 17th
4-Hour Peace Tags are added and can be purchased from the Shop.
May 4th
New players now have the option to log-in via email link when using an ATA ID.
June 10th
Additional pets (Axolotl, Budgie, & Piglet) make their introduction.
June 17th
The official PIMD Discord server launches.
July 29th
Players can now view All-Time Champions and Previous Winners in XC leaderboards.
September 1st
Players can now dye certain pieces of furniture.
Avatar Coins are introduced.
September 8th
The main storyline for Events is now permanently found in XCs instead of the Cell Phone.
November 13th
PIMD launches its first Snapchat lens.
November 27th
New pets (Raven, Hamster, & Tortoise) are introduced.
New dorms for the Dorm Tower are added.
December 22nd
Bro Code Pro parties are introduced; Dog Star, a VIP Pass premium party, is launched along with its matching attack item Money Dog.
The Awesome Alumni achievement is introduced to recognize retired moderators.
February 26th
A search bar is added to trading.
Pets can now be leveled up to Level 40, instead of the previous max of Level 30.
April 7th
Additional pets (Caracal & Gecko) are added.
April 16th
Club XCs are introduced.
April 17th
4-Hour Peace Tags are added and can be purchased from the Shop.
May 4th
New players now have the option to log-in via email link when using an ATA ID.
June 10th
Additional pets (Axolotl, Budgie, & Piglet) make their introduction.
June 17th
The official PIMD Discord server launches.
July 29th
Players can now view All-Time Champions and Previous Winners in XC leaderboards.
September 1st
Players can now dye certain pieces of furniture.
Avatar Coins are introduced.
September 8th
The main storyline for Events is now permanently found in XCs instead of the Cell Phone.
November 13th
PIMD launches its first Snapchat lens.
November 27th
New pets (Raven, Hamster, & Tortoise) are introduced.
New dorms for the Dorm Tower are added.
December 22nd
Bro Code Pro parties are introduced; Dog Star, a VIP Pass premium party, is launched along with its matching attack item Money Dog.
February 16th
Some more pets (Shiba Inu, Tree Frog, & Munchkin Cat) are added.
February 26th ー March 16th
Daily Extracurriculars, or XCs, are introduced and will be open beta tested for the duration of the "Work Like a Charm" Event.
April 27th
ATA teases a return of Daily XCs.
April 28th
A new Shop section called "Molly's Deals" is added.
May 1st ー May 31st
Previously hinted at, Daily XCs are back for the month, and Daily XC Coins are introduced.
July 6th
The Silencing Policy is updated.
September 8th
Daily XCs make a comeback.
October 6th
The ability to join a new club instantly and the ability for club admins to auto-kick guests are added.
October 26th
Daily XCs receive improvements.
November 5th
The "Rate My Room" XC is launched.
November 26th
More pets (Sphynx, Ferret, & Corgi) are added.
New dorms for the Dorm Tower are added, along with Tier 12 dormmates.
Some more pets (Shiba Inu, Tree Frog, & Munchkin Cat) are added.
February 26th ー March 16th
Daily Extracurriculars, or XCs, are introduced and will be open beta tested for the duration of the "Work Like a Charm" Event.
April 27th
ATA teases a return of Daily XCs.
April 28th
A new Shop section called "Molly's Deals" is added.
May 1st ー May 31st
Previously hinted at, Daily XCs are back for the month, and Daily XC Coins are introduced.
July 6th
The Silencing Policy is updated.
September 8th
Daily XCs make a comeback.
October 6th
The ability to join a new club instantly and the ability for club admins to auto-kick guests are added.
October 26th
Daily XCs receive improvements.
November 5th
The "Rate My Room" XC is launched.
November 26th
More pets (Sphynx, Ferret, & Corgi) are added.
New dorms for the Dorm Tower are added, along with Tier 12 dormmates.
February 28th - March 28th
Players can purchase an additional Timer slot for a limited time.
April 1st
Mineral Pal Pets make a brief return for April Fool's Day.
May 9th
The PIMD Web Store is officially launched.
August 16th
The starter avatars and dorm room get a new look.
September 13th
The art for the non-playable characters from event stories are revamped.
October 11th
The support system (Help Tickets) receives an update.
October 12th
The PIMD Web Store gets updated.
Players can purchase an additional Timer slot for a limited time.
April 1st
Mineral Pal Pets make a brief return for April Fool's Day.
May 9th
The PIMD Web Store is officially launched.
August 16th
The starter avatars and dorm room get a new look.
September 13th
The art for the non-playable characters from event stories are revamped.
October 11th
The support system (Help Tickets) receives an update.
October 12th
The PIMD Web Store gets updated.
January 17th
The ability to earn Reward Points is added to the PIMD Web Store.
February 9th
A new VIP subscription system is soft launched to select players.
April 13th
The new VIP subscription system is officially launched to all players.
April 18th
New permanent shop avatars are added, and will be replacing the older avatars.
June 14th
Email linking is replaced by two-factor authentication when logging in, and is to be enabled for all accounts.
August 15th - August 29th
Some adjustments to how hunts operate are tested.
August 29th
An additional offer wall provider, RevU, is added.
August 30th
Two new starter furniture sets are released.
September 8th
Some adjustments to how hunts operate are announced and to be tested from September 12th through September 26th.
September 12th - September 26th
The aforementioned test to hunts is performed.
September 18th
A celebratory event called ATA Day is teased.
September 22nd
The first ATA Day celebration event is held.
The ability to earn Reward Points is added to the PIMD Web Store.
February 9th
A new VIP subscription system is soft launched to select players.
April 13th
The new VIP subscription system is officially launched to all players.
April 18th
New permanent shop avatars are added, and will be replacing the older avatars.
June 14th
Email linking is replaced by two-factor authentication when logging in, and is to be enabled for all accounts.
August 15th - August 29th
Some adjustments to how hunts operate are tested.
August 29th
An additional offer wall provider, RevU, is added.
August 30th
Two new starter furniture sets are released.
September 8th
Some adjustments to how hunts operate are announced and to be tested from September 12th through September 26th.
September 12th - September 26th
The aforementioned test to hunts is performed.
September 18th
A celebratory event called ATA Day is teased.
September 22nd
The first ATA Day celebration event is held.
Contributor Accolades
A guide takes a lot of work! Making and, years later, completely revamping this guide to what you see today was a joint effort. I'd like to give a shout-out to a few people that helped me, both big and small.
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@Atlas
For assisting me in uploading edits for my non-mod self!
@-iLyssaTheGummyBearKissa-
For assisting me in uploading edits for my non-mod self!
@Schwanz
For your proofreading skills and moral support. And for being my best friend.
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Your assistance and support on bringing the Official PIMD Timeline to fruition is much appreciated.
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@Atlas
For assisting me in uploading edits for my non-mod self!
@-iLyssaTheGummyBearKissa-
For assisting me in uploading edits for my non-mod self!
@Schwanz
For your proofreading skills and moral support. And for being my best friend.
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Your assistance and support on bringing the Official PIMD Timeline to fruition is much appreciated.
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my furniture guide thread was deleted too at one point