Ian, before Gaia turned him turned into a vampire; before the artists decided that it was best for him and Rufus to dress up in horribly pompous outfits that go against their sweet, small town personalities. >.<; I still to this day have a very hard time accepting the part of the plot line which, in my opinion, unnecessarily transformed not only my favorite character, but one of the founding, most loved characters in all of Gaia. As the saying goes, "If it's not broke, don't fix it."
I also miss the map being the main way of getting around the website. The current way may be much more convenient, but running around the map daily helped me to feel more connected to the NPCs and the plot. I loved how when something new happened in the plot, it was represented on the map. Think of how big the world of Gaia would be now if that still happened! owo