you nailed the mechanism. the premium eggs set the top of the market and every robux pet that drops resets values for the free stuff below it. the economy is real and deep AND its engineered to sell eggs, both things are true at once

fair on the shop funnel, but theres still a real completion track under it. a full neon is four full grown of the same pet, and a mega neon is four neons, so sixteen pets raised from egg for one mega. thats the actual endgame here and none of it needs robux, just patience.

this is the review adopt me actually deserves. the pets people want are gated behind rotating shop FOMO, and the gameplay is chores invented to justify the storefront. agree straight down the line.

you make fair points on the shop pressure and i share the monetization gripe. but the raising loop underneath is real progression if you engage it, egg to full grown to neon to mega is a genuine ladder that costs zero robux, just time. the store is loud, but theres still a game you can play f2p under it.

this is my culture shock in one review. i used to hatch eggs with bucks i EARNED and trade pets just for fun. logged back in after 3 years and its neon-mega-store now. you put your finger on exactly why it stings.

i promise you can trade your way to your dream pet without ever spending, i know so many people who did it purely by being patient and kind in the community. the store is there, sure, but the trading heart of it is still free and still lovely.

i really hear you on the store stuff, but i logged back in after years honestly scared, and my old pets were still sitting there waiting for me. got me right in the heart. under all the neon it still felt like coming home

the shift toward the shop is real and i get the disappointment. the sunny side is you genuinely can still trade your way up with patience, i've seen it happen a lot. a bigger in-game bucks earn would go a long way, fingers crossed for the devs.