Ive been reading through the response to this feature in this forum and I can plainly see the feel is bad. Hardly anyone seems to like this thing, and personally I come to gaia, this great and extravagant virtual world to get away from shows like the Hills, Shot at love, celebrity gossip and paris hilton, Tomcat...s**t I dont care about and would live better without. Gaia was my one place I could go where I didnt have to worry about crap like that invading my life, I could just come here, dress my creepy little avatar up and run a muck in the Towns (that take forever to load, if at all), roleplay in Barton or buy a cool item or two.
I sincerely hope Lanzer reads through these posts, and hopefully notices this one, or any other responses to this new addition to Gaia. Though I can see a lot of work went into it, the graphics are fantastic, but I think the labor was in vein. Did the people of Gaia really want this?
I miss how Gaia started out - a little site based in a virtual world, a growing economy where Roleplayers like myself and others could come to get away from the world every now and then. I fear now it's turning into something else. I see advertisements everywhere. Of course Gaia needs to make money to stay alive, but in my opinion the Monthly Collectibles and various banners around the site, as well as new movies were more than enough. But then again I wouldn't really know. I dont work at Gaia.
All I know is that this thing sorta crossed my line. This is a little too much for me, and I fear gaia is going downhill and loosing it's culture to business partnerships.
I would have much rathered see some original Gaia city, or a desert land or a jungle or something original to Gaia. Not Hollywood.
Anyway..Thats my two cents on the topic.