Yeah, agreed communication should have been more clear here -- although actually the problem with alchemy seems to be mostly the particulars of the formulas and not the implementation of the feature itself. So, we're taking steps to fix it (see announcement).
Crystal Sparda
_______First of all, why don't the staff like to share important details about upcoming features? You guys pretty much left us in the dark about Alchemy.
I'm not sure what you're proposing here -- are you saying that a new person on the site should just be able to get any item for free?
Crystal Sparda
_______I have begun to wonder if having an economy on this site is actually a good thing. I have only talked with a few of my fellow Gaian friends about this and they feel that it is kinda messed up. If people want an item, why not let them have it? Why does it have to be a wealth-based system?
This is a philosophical question, partly, but let me try and address it a bit.
Given that there are real-world costs to run Gaia, we always have to try and find the right balance between cash and non-cash users. Sometimes we blow it. However, to the extent that we have a) items that are not soulbound and b) an open marketplace, then pretty much any item on the site is available for someone that is willing to earn the gold. And, we do have many good ways of earning gold: BG requires absolutely
no upfront investment, for example, and zOMG is also a great way of making gold.
I do trust that the Gaia community will definitely let us know if they think we've crossed the line.
Crystal Sparda
_______Everyone I've talked with about this feature wants to know, is this the future of Gaia? Is there just going to be perk after perk after perk be given to paying and rich users, while the casual users basically get left out in the cold?
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