There is a misunderstanding on some people's part within the community, just as well as the staff's. Gaia's prices will never, ever change, it will never go back to the way it once was unless they do a massive item flood involving every item, which would be ridiculous. And since they made it very clear they have no intentions on not selling gold gens, it means that the market will only keep increasing. Which means the free means of earning gold need to move/update along with the current market not stay behind because some people assume more payouts with free means = inflation. That won't happen, the only thing that will happen is that people can finally keep up with the current market that don't purchase GC. Adding gold into the market, in a different light other than gold gens, is a good thing, for the market itself and free players.