Made some revisions to what I was thinking based on the feedback so far. This is now my proposal:

-Every 6 (Instead of 5) Nurtures on Eggling Adds +1 Maturity
-Every 8 (Instead of 5) Nurtures on Hatchling Adds +1 Stat Boost (same algorithm as it currently is)
-Every 4 (Currently Not a Mechanic) Nurtures on Hatchling Adds +1 Maturity
-Cost of Nurture Boost increases to 60 Diamonds or 5,000 Scales
-Scale Shop pricing will not change at this time

This puts a cap of +72 total Stat Boosts per Hatchling (with 576 Nurtures) as well as theoretically being grown from a Hatchling to an Adolescent 'instantly' if it's Nurtured 576 times (subtract 4 for every hour of real time).

The cost increase would be two fold. Currently, Prismatic Philters and Magical Pies do the following:

-Magical Pie: Costs 100 Diamonds and increases Maturity by 144 Maturity Points instantly.

-Prismatic Philter: Costs 80 Diamonds and gives 70 Stat Boosts (with how the system calculates).

-Nurture Boost: Potential ceiling of a Hatchling reaching Adolescence in a day (144 Maturity Points with 576 Nurtures) and receiving up to 72 Stat Boosts during that time. Since this is not a guaranteed nor instant process, the price is a little cheaper than the two services simply combined into one. They also are not mutually exclusive so all 3 can be utilized on a single Pet.

Works for me Krin! Thanks for the update. ^-^

I like it. Seems fair to vets and newbies alike, but still takes into consideration that after the event is over, we may not be nurturing pets quite as much.

I don't agree with the cost increase, as I previously said, price should be coordinated to the number of scales a player has, but the other changes should be useful.

cool! thank you!!

These are super great ideas, Krin! I was personally getting a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of nurture boosted pets, so I think raising the price is a good plan. Increasing the scale shop prices is also a good plan because it's now way too easy to get philters, which used to be a pretty good source of gold for those who were willing to sit there and grind for a few hours. Inflation is real, hehe. Thanks for trying to keep things under control!

Sounds reasonable :)

sounds good, Krin!

Now, did you really spend 10 minutes "excercising" your hand while speed nurturing?

This looks better than the first proposal :)

I do think that the fest is skewing the figures but fests exist for a good part of the year.

I just wonder if a nice round 50 diamonds or 5,000 scales might be possible? :P

This sounds very fair. Thank you!