Boycott&Reform RIGS - Updated Again xD

Are you planning on buying the Midsummer Swirl?

Yes.	21.5%	[ 65 ]
No.	61.4%	[ 186 ]
Maybe	10.2%	[ 31 ]
Gold.	6.9%	[ 21 ]
Total Votes:			[ 303 ]

[ItsTimeToLeave]

I will not purchase RIGs. Also, I'd like to sort of say what I did in another thread...

Many developers have said that direct to CS items do not make more than RIGs. I'm going to probably have to agree, because it seems quite obvious that they don't, just from looking at the RIG quality items VS Direct CS items that have been released. I don't think this is fair though, and I want them to at least try a bit more with several items and show us the raw facts.

Most of the direct to CS items have been holiday themed (who will buy those after the holiday is over...?), lower quality one posed items, or just not what users want. The items placed in RIGs have some highly requested and petitioned for items that are unique to RIGs. I haven't seen any of these items in the CS yet.

Some may use the WttD as an example of a direct to cash item that may be failing, but I don't think it's a good one. It has horns and tails, yes, those were requested, but are they unique? No they aren't. There are many variations of them, so before one buys it they have to ask "is 7.50 really worth it for an item I have something similar of?". I believe that if they were to put a UNIQUE, highly requested item in the Cash shop, they'd see better results. Example: Wasabi, what do we have that's similar to sailor moon hair? Nothing. There's only one source for it, the RIG.

Furthermore, of course RIGs will sell more: they don't just contain one very requested item, they contain MANY. So you're pretty much going 10 popular items VS one, which will sell better? I believe that Gaia would see better results if all 10 were placed in the cash shop, as opposed to just one. Because it's not really a fair battle as it stands.

Sort of repeated myself from other threads, but I thought it was worth sharing and I like your thread & highly support it.

[Ceylon Tae]

I'm not going to waste my money on RIGs. Ever.
But the ironic thing about boycotting RIGs is that those items they wanted to be rare will be slightly rarer.
Slightly.
Oops.

[Ashaela]

I have never gotten anything rare from Gaia's random items. Not from Daily Chance, not from flying giftboxes, not from RIGs. The last time I gave it a chance, I wound up with shop items. Why would I want to pay my own money for something I could get from a gold shop if I wanted it?

I keep thinking that one of these times, I'll actually get something I can use.... It's not worth it. I would love to have the Sailor Moon hair, but I can't afford it. Finding out that they're deliberately throwing in readily-available items that anyone could already get from the shops - and worse, that the items EXCLUSIVE to an RIG are deliberately stacked so as to be more difficult to obtain - well, the combination of those two situations are enough to make me lose faith completely.

[RIGrape]

I blame Craig Sherman, really. I don't think Gaia was as bad as it was, both comminity wise, nor was it as money hungry and deaf to what the people wanted before he came along and ******** everything up by trying to milk the users for every penny of their cash. (and then he'll leave, and ******** up some other company and milk their users...)

Lunar: I don't think EI's are the same. Their items that usually tells a story- poses and such from the artist themselves, not with poses that people have been pleading for since the dawn of Gaia.

And one EI is released every few weeks. One. JUST ONE. Doesn't compare to the dozens of items of high quality that come from RIGs.

[Spacebabie76]

I am not going to buy any more RIGs (And the last one I just used gold for). I refuse to waste my hard earned money on an item that may end up containing an item that exists in a gold store.

This weekend I plan on getting a father's day/birthday present for my dad at Target. I was also going to pick up a Gaia Cash card as well for things like EI's and aquarium decorations, but since they put in this latest RIG I have decided I will purchase an Acclaim card instead for my Ponystar account.

[Rica is insane]

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You know the sad things is I was thinking before Gee Boi came out that 'Huh...maybe I'm overreacting. I'll see if I can get my hands on the next RIG.'


Then I saw the prizes. Many of which I wanted, and I knew that much of the Gaia populace had wanted for years now.

It was basically a huge slap in the face. -sigh- You know what Gaia, ******** YOU TOO. You're not getting any of my money for RIGs.

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[Lunar Dew Drop]

RIGrape

I blame Craig Sherman, really. I don't think Gaia was as bad as it was, both comminity wise, nor was it as money hungry and deaf to what the people wanted before he came along and ******** everything up by trying to milk the users for every penny of their cash. (and then he'll leave, and ******** up some other company and milk their users...)

Lunar: I don't think EI's are the same. Their items that usually tells a story- poses and such from the artist themselves, not with poses that people have been pleading for since the dawn of Gaia.

And one EI is released every few weeks. One. JUST ONE. Doesn't compare to the dozens of items of high quality that come from RIGs.

It compares in this manor.

1 EI is the equivalent to a few HQ items is it not?

And they sell great.

Why can't we really give it a try.

[Empress_of_Time]

Thanks for putting my petition up Lolli! Hopefully we can eventually get something done about this.
I agree with everything I've read though. Gaia doesn't know what works, they've only tried one method. And they won't even attempt our way.

[Lady Rebellion]

Empress_of_Time

Thanks for putting my petition up Lolli! Hopefully we can eventually get something done about this.
I agree with everything I've read though. Gaia doesn't know what works, they've only tried one method. And they won't even attempt our way.

no problem. Thanks for the post!

--Lolli

[Yamato1]

This whole thing has been a massive head scratcher for me.

On one hand, there are some items I want.

On the other hand, I'm furious at Gaia for including items that I've seen requested in the SF and Item Suggestion forums and threads for months, if not YEARS.

And then the GBT comes out. Lamesauce.

I was considering finding someway to get some Gaia Cash. But now I'm having second thoughts.
If I do, it will be for EI, CS, and GS stuff only. I won't even buy any of the "offspring" of this RIG from the Marketplace.

I've read posts referring to the "studies" that the Devs have done, and some "defenders" have stated that the devs are using things like the choco-sex bunnies, the sashes, and other things sold since December for reference.

*sigh* Have they considered making items only available for, like, a week? 2 weeks? I'll bet if they made the sex-bunnies only available for 2 weeks that even people that didn't like that would have bought them. neutral

*sighs, and switches to Scottish accent* Ach, they're nawt usin' their bur-ains.

[Lunar Dew Drop]

Again not all use the MP but.

If the Rig's sold like they claim why is there still only 2 listed Orinkage's?

[Pilotslover]

Yamato1

*sighs, and switches to Scottish accent* Ach, they're nawt usin' their bur-ains.

*chuckles* I don't think I ever heard a Scot say Brain's like that. XD

Joking aside, I think a lot of you here already know my feelings on these latest RIG's.

As I suggested in another thread, I don't think I would mind if there was a specific item RIG, say the Gaia-tan for example; the RIG would contain only that one item in different colours, they could separate the poses too.

[Shadey Kitty]

I like to know what I'm buying *before* I purchase it so nope, I don't buy these things with cash.

[Lady Rebellion]

Lunar Dew Drop

Again not all use the MP but.

If the Rig's sold like they claim why is there still only 2 listed Orinkage's?

A lot of people probably kept theirs. :3

--Lolli

[Lunar Dew Drop]

Lolli Of The Army

Lunar Dew Drop

Again not all use the MP but.

If the Rig's sold like they claim why is there still only 2 listed Orinkage's?

A lot of people probably kept theirs. :3

--Lolli

Which shows...It's to rare....