Lanzer just posted this...

[A Thief Appears]

...I

Tool.
Tool. Tool. Tool.

I'm sorry, but ban my account if you so wish. That is a Grade-A Tool right there.

But first let me save my data on my guilds, Gaia. That is all I ask.
Good gods.  

[Pegasaurus Rex]

[Zol_the_Grim_Reaper]

Anyone seen this yet?

Lanzer seems to be trying to soften the blow.

I'm not feeling it.
Sorry, but it feels like more of the same.

"We try our best to move forward and I know we cannot do every single thing that makes everyone happy. And for the reasons stated previously, there will be more features and items to drive funding support for our site, and it’s something we have to do. What I do promise is that we will continue to address the core concern for many of you who wish to be rewarded for participating in the Gaia community. From different ways to earn items, to other types of rewards and prizes, we will continue to make more features that will levitate the concerns over the economy, marketplace, and rarity of items. It's going to involve many events and updates for us to balance things out, but we've never stop thinking about how to address your concerns, and we're always listening."

...
tch.

I'm at the point of wondering if it's even Lanzer on that account anymore.
What a sham.  

[Jar of Sin]

I got excited when I saw the announcement.
But then I knew it was going to be the same .-.

I mean, who knows. We don't know what they have in store for us, maybe it will be good. But to me, it sounds like it probably won't ._.  

[iChibuKitty]

I just read it...ridiculous.  

[Pwnder]

[Zol_the_Grim_Reaper]

Anyone seen this yet?

Lanzer seems to be trying to soften the blow.

I'm not feeling it.
Sorry, but it feels like more of the same.

"We try our best to move forward and I know we cannot do every single thing that makes everyone happy. And for the reasons stated previously, there will be more features and items to drive funding support for our site, and it’s something we have to do. What I do promise is that we will continue to address the core concern for many of you who wish to be rewarded for participating in the Gaia community. From different ways to earn items, to other types of rewards and prizes, we will continue to make more features that will levitate the concerns over the economy, marketplace, and rarity of items. It's going to involve many events and updates for us to balance things out, but we've never stop thinking about how to address your concerns, and we're always listening."

...
tch.

I never thought that several nails in the coffin would be delivered in one day
gonk  

[Alias Facade]

Going to move this here, since two threads for the topic seems redundant...

Lanzer is trying to drive home the same thing the last update said, but without using phrases like "our investors" and "our bottom line" that make us sound like commodities. Instead, the message tries to appeal to our sense of gratitude for what they do offer us for "free" (read: ad supported)

You know what else is entirely free? Requires artists, servers, full time staff, and costs A WHOLE LOT LESS? And DOESN'T CONTAIN ADS?

Dungeons and Dragons Online
Lord of the Rings Online
Star Wars: The Old Republic

Those are just the first things that come to mind. They are full games that operate with 3D graphics and massively multiplayer environments, and have never, in my experience, asked for $50+ on one entirely cosmetic virtual item... for $15 you can typically get a HUGE SET of additional content. When they DO ask for $50, it's for collectors edition content, and those are MASSIVE!

The real point is still being missed... we understand that cash is needed to run any site, particularly a free to play social site, but we need to see the panhandling be less frequent and more reasonable!  

[A Thief Appears]

Alias Facade

Going to move this here, since two threads for the topic seems redundant...

Lanzer is trying to drive home the same thing the last update said, but without using phrases like "our investors" and "our bottom line" that make us sound like commodities. Instead, the message tries to appeal to our sense of gratitude for what they do offer us for "free" (read: ad supported)

You know what else is entirely free? Requires artists, servers, full time staff, and costs A WHOLE LOT LESS? And DOESN'T CONTAIN ADS?

Dungeons and Dragons Online
Lord of the Rings Online
Star Wars: The Old Republic

Those are just the first things that come to mind. They are full games that operate with 3D graphics and massively multiplayer environments, and have never, in my experience, asked for $50+ on one entirely cosmetic virtual item... for $15 you can typically get a HUGE SET of additional content. When they DO ask for $50, it's for collectors edition content, and those are MASSIVE!

The real point is still being missed... we understand that cash is needed to run any site, particularly a free to play social site, but we need to see the panhandling be less frequent and more reasonable!

s**t, you get a better deal with Blizzard than with Gaia!
And god dammit I need to shut up right now before I lose my guild data.

Give me a little bit, guys. I need to secure some stuff.  

[Madame Xiva]

Alias Facade

.....t we need to see the panhandling be less frequent and more reasonable!

Sadly, I don't think we're going to see that anytime soon ever again.  

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"Put simply, we are a business and our job is to ensure that Gaia as a company is healthy that continues to grow."

I misread this sentence. I saw what I wanted to see. I read community instead of company. The only reason I caught my mis-read was because I had to go back and re-read the sentence because of the grammatical error.

 

[Pwnder]

I've played Everquest, just as long as I have been on Gaia.

I've never had an issue with their item sales, they only proved to make my game play better. Regardless of the lack of features comparative of WOW, I don't complain much because they are NOT forcing me to buy or play.

Whatever... Everquest is a b***h.... but Gaia........F%%&* Whore!!  

[Lily_Divihn]

i think its quite pathetic that they try to dodge the situation like they always have. I mean with the tickets and everything come on! I've been on here since '06 and all this has become is a greedy money machine i love this website to death. I met so many wonderful people on this website and how it was runned before the gaia cash came in. Sure it was a little dull and i thought it was great they came out with the cash, but the way they run the gshop is WAY PASS THE BORDERLINE. Admins and everyone think $100 for some pixel wings? I'm disgusted and so far disappointed as a long time user.