Archive of ATA Questions and Replies

[Madame Xiva]

List of group questions for 9/16

Pink Group

1. Are there any plans to re-release '03 Monthly Collectibles in the Cash Shop for an upcoming "sale" or event like the recent re-release of the Angelic Halo?

Unanswered.

2. Will the inventory arranger be finished this year?

Yes. Sometime before Halloween and/or the Halloween Event.

Link

Blue Group

1. Are there any planned updates for Guilds?

"Guild Update is still slated for later. Hopefully soon."

Link

2. Is Gaia going to continue selling gold in the Cash Shop like Flynn's Booty?

Since another PM with an offer for 25 Flynn's Booty went out to many users today, the safe answer to this question is yes, but admin did not comment.

White Group

1. Is Gaia going to follow through on the promise for non-GC loyalty rewards for members that do not use the Cash Shop?

This was a non-answer with loyalty rewards in the works for members whom have been on the site for 10-plus years.

Link

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Of particular note was THIS POST from Lanzer about the financial state of Gaia right now.  

[Madame Xiva]

List of questions for 9/23

Pink Group

1. Are there any plans to re-release '03 Monthly Collectibles in the Cash Shop for an upcoming "sale" or event like the recent re-release of the Angelic Halo?

Ignored Again.


2. Are there any gold sinks planned to counteract the inflation in the MP due to several releases of Flynn's Booty?

We got our gold sink on September 23.
Loyalty Rewards

Blue Group

1. Are there any plans for a relaunch of a store with IRL Gaia merchandise? There are members that have items like the OMG plushie and lots of Gaia merchandise that they still have and love to this day.

Not asked.

2. Would it be possible for the staff to stop pushing CS sales in the dev alerts or create a special "Sale Alert" for CS sales? Those of us who have dev alerts have them because we want updates on upcoming features, bugfixes, improvements to features, and feedback about our error reports.

Yes. Gaia is looking into ways to separate Sale Alerts.
Link  

[Madame Xiva]

List of questions for 9/30

Pink Group

1. Whatever happened to Gaia-on-The-Go?

Gaia On The Go is being updated. A new version should be out in about a month.

LINK


2. Will Flynn's Booty really "fly away" this time?

Maybe. There's also a gold sink on its way later this week!

LINK

Blue Group

1. Are we likely to see any updates for the Manga, Puzzles, WordBump, fishing or aquariums in the near future? If not, why and does it have anything to do with the recent rumours that Gaia has gotten rid of all staff proficient in Java?

The games you mentioned are mostly written in flash, although there is some element of java with them. Mostly it is because (since I'm the flash dev for Gaia) is that I'm swamped with other projects, and just don't have the time to update the old games.

LINK

2. Will this year's Hallowe'en event be drowned in GC as well? ie Will events start incorporating GC now that pretty much everything on the site is connected to it in one way or another?

Just like last year, there will be cash options included but they won't be required to complete the event.

LINK

Of particular note was THIS POST wherein Gaia finally addressed the burning question as to justification for the rerelease of the once-coveted Angelic Halo, which has been (and still is) a sore spot for many.  

[Madame Xiva]

List of questions for 10/7

Pink Group

(Volunteer(s) to ask at ATA: xx I met my fate xx)

1. Are there any plans for a relaunch of a store with IRL Gaia merchandise? There are members that have items like the OMG plushie and lots of Gaia merchandise that they still have and love to this day.

There are no current plans for a merchandise shop.

LINK


2. Will the inventory arranger be finished soon? We were of the understanding that it was going to be finished before the Halloween event. Is this new inventory arranger going to be released soon?

Inventory Arranger is delayed.

LINK

3. Why are you still using Dev notices to advertise sales when they have the pop up ads as an avenue to keep Dev notices free of ads?

"...dev notices are a quick way for us to reach people"

LINK


Blue Group

(Volunteer(s) to ask at ATA: Madame Xiva)

1. When we can count on a manga update aside from the inevitable Halloween one?

There will be several event-related manga updates before, during, and after Halloween.

LINK

2. When if ever any LOW priced cash items are going to be introduced since there haven't been any under 20 bucks in a while?

LINK

3. Are there any plans for Aquarium Updates; new items or development on the Booty Grab front?

No.

LINK

White Group

(Volunteer(s) to ask at ATA: Xaetorase)

1. It seems that Gaia is struggling financially, which seems to be causing disgruntled members and staff alike. Are the current methods (PMing about sales, adverts in Dev Alerts; popup ads, etc.) currently effective in keeping up the cashflow? Or are these experiments made in the hope of finding something more effective?

Asked and answered with a non-answer.

LINK

2. Why are you continually introducing more gold into an over-inflated economy? Is this an effort to make gold useless and force us to buy Gaia Cash?

Unanswered.

3. Have you considered turning some of the GC items into gold-sink items?

Unanswered.

Green Group

(Volunteer(s) to ask at ATA: Javier Cross)

1. Are you using money from Gaia to fund the new 18-plus "sister site" that's coming soon?

Unanswered.

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This week, there were plenty of questions about Flynn's body parts, and a notable Admin response HERE. Needless to say, the reaction to this response was overwhelmingly NOT GOOD.

Of particular note this week was THIS POST from our very own frozen_water. It warranted a vast amount of attention, and the Admin response left a lot of us scratching our heads.  

[xx I met my fate xx]

Replies I found to be of interest to the guild:
No invo arranger
Flynn's coming back
Manga updates are coming
Loyalty shop is "coming"
No real answers about inflation
Smashblox will be looked at  

[Madame Xiva]

List of questions for 10/14

Pink Group

1. Will the new inventory arranger be able to sort items by descriptors such as "eyes"; "background"; "wig"; etc.? Can we expect to see it soon?

Inventory arranger is still being tested.

Link in FAQ

2. Why did you implement "Special Popup Offers" (aka pop-up ads) and pre-roll ads in Flash Spaces, when it was obvious people consider those types of ads to be intrusive and problematic for some computers?

Some people can't even get into the Flash Spaces now, because of these pre-roll ads. For some, it takes forever to get into the Friends/Guild Flash Space because I have to reload to get in, and the ads restart when you reload, so we're stuck waiting for almost five minutes, as opposed to when it originally took ten seconds.

Will there ever be an option to disable these flash ads?

Answer from Zero Omega

Blue Group


1. Other than more money, can you tell us why you joined up with an anime site that required Gaia to be centered? It was obvious that most people didn't want it centered, because you had a poll that indicated most people want it left-aligned, despite the way you chose to interpret the poll results.

Also, why have we not heard who this mysterious "popular anime site" is yet, even though the Centered Site has already been rolled out?

Answer from Lanzer

2. Is there any consideration being given to nerfing Smashblox? Some time back, aquariums were for "putting too much gold into the economy and causing inflation," but Smashblox is paying out over a billion a day to its pay-to-win users! How can we get Smashblox nerfed?

Possibly....
Answer from Uncle Kenny

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Of particular note this week was Omega's blanket statement, leaving no room for doubt that Flynn and her various body parts WILL be returning.

Answer linked in FAQ.