I need to get this off my chest, and I know I'm not the only one feeling it.

Gold VIP is $19.99 a month. That's more than a Netflix subscription. Let that sink in. Netflix serves hundreds of millions of people, and when's the last time you opened it and the play button just... didn't work? Never. Because companies that charge subscription money are supposed to test their product before shipping it.

Meanwhile, here's what we're paying premium prices for:

• Whisper chat is broken. This isn't a missing feature — it's a feature that used to work and got broken. How does that even happen without anyone noticing before release?
• Constant crashes. The game stability right now is honestly embarrassing for a studio this size.
• Animation sets don't work. Again — paid content, not functioning.
• The 18+ server feels like a complete afterthought. The community has been asking about this forever and it still feels like nobody at Lockwood actually cares about it.
• New champagne and cage items — VIP only, and the cage doesn't even have a light. So even the exclusive paid content ships half-finished. VIPs are paying the most and still getting unpolished items.

Lockwood isn't some tiny indie studio. This is a company with offices in Nottingham, Newcastle, Lisbon and Vilnius, boasting 200+ million registered users. A company that size having seemingly zero UAT (user acceptance testing) is genuinely baffling. It's not just this update either — the Steam launch reviews were full of the same stability complaints. This is a pattern, not a one-off.

It really feels like there's no interest in giving players what they actually want, or at minimum, keeping what already worked working. We're not asking for miracles. We're asking for:

1. Fix whisper chat
2. Fix the crashes
3. Fix animation sets
4. Take the 18+ server seriously
5. Stop shipping broken/incomplete items — especially VIP-exclusive ones
6. Reduce the price of Gold VIP. We all know you can. $19.99/month for a game in this state is not justifiable.

Mods / Lockwood team — can we please get an actual response to this? Not a copy-paste "please submit a support ticket" reply. An actual acknowledgment that these issues exist and a rough idea of when they'll be fixed. The community deserves at least that much for what we're paying.

If you're dealing with the same bugs, comment below so they can see how widespread this is.

Hey guys, Avakin PC is giving out rewards, but today is supposed to be the 5th and the gift isn't showing up in the Launch Party Encore room. Does anyone know anything about this?

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One of the oldest requests from the Avakin Life community has been greater freedom when customizing our avatars without having to remove existing items.

Currently, many accessories and makeup items are placed in broad or inconsistent categories, and several compatible items occupy the same equipment slot. This limits creativity and prevents players from creating the looks they actually want.

Proposed Solution: A Layer System

The idea is to introduce independent layers for accessories and makeup, allowing players to equip multiple compatible items at the same time.

Accessories

For example, players could equip simultaneously:

Ears

• Ear type (human, elf, fairy, etc.)
• Earrings
• Piercings
• Additional ear accessories

Head

• Hats and caps
• Glasses
• Hair accessories
• Masks

Waist

• Belts
• Bags
• Chains and decorative accessories

Back

• Wings
• Backpacks
• Tails
• Decorative accessories

Makeup Layers

Makeup could also be separated into independent categories:

• Skin: contour, blush, highlight
• Eyes: eyeshadow, eyeliner, eyelashes, effects
• Facial details: freckles, beauty marks, scars
• Lips: lipstick, gloss, effects
• Extras: glitter, face paint, themed makeup

This would allow players to create much more detailed and realistic looks without sacrificing other items.

Inventory and Shop Organization

Another major improvement would be reorganizing the inventory and shop categories. Many items are currently placed in categories that don't accurately represent what they are, making them difficult to find and limiting customization options.

Benefits

For players:

• More creative freedom;
• More unique avatars;
• Better inventory organization;
• Better use of purchased items.

For Lockwood:

• Increased value of existing items;
• More incentive to purchase accessories and makeup;
• Higher player satisfaction and retention;
• A more modern customization system.

Final Thoughts

The community has been asking for more customization freedom for many years. This suggestion isn't just about reorganizing categories—it's about modernizing Avakin Life's customization system and allowing players to combine multiple compatible items at once.

More freedom, more creativity, and more possibilities would make avatar customization in Avakin Life much more enjoyable for everyone.

What do you all think? What accessory or makeup combinations would you create first?

I need to get my account back — it was stolen. The thief is trying to sell this account. I'm trying to reset my password and set a new one, but the password reset link that they send to my email won't open (the Avakin site for changing the password). Is this a widespread issue, or is it because I'm in Russia?

Pls fix the bug bc I haven't received my last reward from the launch party. I kept revisiting the area from July 3 until now it hasn't yet appeared.

Anyone here ever managed to get a permanent ban lifted from their account?

already reported in-game, you should too 🤨

and don't start with opposing because what about fair players, especially the paying ones?

I cant play this event, first the problem was ''scene is temporarily unavailable'', after the fix my inventory is bugged, i cant discard any items and cant cook.

not to be that person but... another pastel drop? another pixel-themed set? cool, I guess, but that's not what's actually missing from this game.

what would genuinely make me feel like VIP is worth paying for isn't more cosmetic reskins, it's real body customization. body hair. stretch marks. scars. hip dips. fat rolls. things actual human bodies have. right now every avatar is smooth, airbrushed, and identical underneath whatever outfit you put on it, no matter what body type slider you pick.

I'd pay for that in a heartbeat. not because it's trendy, because it's what "customization" is supposed to mean in the first place. if the whole pitch of this game is "be anyone," it should actually mean anyone, not just a slightly bigger or smaller version of the exact same flawless template.

give players the tools to make avatars that actually look like real people, and I promise the VIP subscription sells itself. nobody needs a tenth pastel palette. people need bodies that look lived-in.

anyone else feel this way or am I just yelling into the void here?

Did anybody received the last reward on steam? Idk if I missed it but I checked yesterday and today and it isn't appearing on the scene launch party