I can't even believe I'm seeing a thread on this. It's totally astounding to see so many views on this subject. In some ways it just feels SO WRONG
sad .
While I agree that trophies on mules should be given to the original people who earned them the rest of it really is disturbing. PLEASE don't lump all the different issues into a yes or no because this is not just one issue.
For those few who have amassed a mountain of trophies .... WHY did you get so many in the first place? If it was for prestige, how much will you think that prestige will be worth now if you just gave every joe shmoe an opportunity to just buy it on the market what you had to work for so hard? It wouldn't be that special would it? To see just anybody have one? Isn't that like somebody just buying a college degree without actually having to study, take classes, and then just displaying it on a wall? To me that cheapens the meaning, and the intent on why you tried so hard to get one in the first place.
Here's a radical thought ... for those few who have so many they don't know what to do with them .... after getting one of each trophy, why not let others try to get to the top to get one, instead of being at the top every single month at every single lake just amassing more that you can complain about? You don't have to stop fishing or anything, just don't try to push out anybody new trying to get there. Do you really HAVE to fish that much?
Fishing is just more than catching and selling fish. Where will the incentive to new fishers be besides that, if you take away the challenge of EARNING a trophy? Why would they even go through the process for a whole month if they just could pick one up conveniently in the market in a few seconds? Everything else on gaia you can trade or buy, but THIS you have to EARN. THAT is what makes it SPECIAL and UNIQUE.
I think that if you want to get rid of them by selling them, let gaia set something up so that they can buy them back/set a store sellback price on them if you need/want the gold. But please DON'T PUT THEM OUT ON THE GENERAL MARKET. Trophies should be EARNED, not sold like a common everyday item, so that anybody can have them as a cheap bauble to display. Gaia ALREADY has plenty of those. It's because of this that I had to vote NO NO NO.