I think participation prizes are enough for normal events only. Auctions isn't made for people who wants money, it's meant for people who is willing to spend them.
In my opinion auctions are meant for people who actually has money to get something, or people who just want to watch. It's actually okay that only a few people attending Fairy Auction. It just means most people don't have much buying power at that time, or people don't get attracted to what's being sold. Sometimes it even means economy is just too bad. If that's the case, we should do something to fix it.
And to get my post relevant to the thread title, maybe I think it's fun if we can get some wings that has 2 slots (instead of the double-card effect), could be either account-bound or tradable. And that is exclusive wings that won't be available until, from next Auction to eternity :o
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