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 ]

[Ayeka 1st Crowned]

I get a chuckle at the most of you who said they'll never buy RIGs have bought RIGs and including this.

[Brasstastic]

As another user stated...

I spend my money on things I am GUARANTEED. Why? I am not a fool to gamble, and yes all RIGs are considered gambling, as you are playing at a chance, and are not guaranteed to win everytime. Other things that have the same scheme can be found at your local Casino kids.

I fully understand Gaia's tactic to make money, and yes they need money, its pretty obvious they were hit by the recession, but guess who else has a hard time making money? The Customers. Oh, and don't pull that "Not everyone's poor! You should get a job!" crap, because last time I checked in this recession its hard to find jobs neutral .

I'd be glad to spend my allowence on items I have a 100% chance to get them, honestly I would find a way to get the money, and spend it on GC, but Gaia if you are going to put them in a RIG, its totally not worth it. RIGs basically scream, "H3y u wantz 2 tie and win? u probably won't cuz I like l00king @ loosars!!!1one". When I look at that, I say, well better save up gold if I'm dieing for that Item, that's the closest way to get that item with a 100% chance.

[Yamato1]

Ayeka 1st Crowned

I get a chuckle at the most of you who said they'll never buy RIGs have bought RIGs and including this.

And that attitude is why Tenchi will never love you. xp

Yeah, I'm guilty of buying RIGs. Back in the day of the OMGift box, lol. the only other time I've had anything to do with RIGs was because I was gifted a few by someone I was doing art for.

Random Captcha for this post: bewildering Eliza. whee

[Lady Rebellion]

Ayeka 1st Crowned

I get a chuckle at the most of you who said they'll never buy RIGs have bought RIGs and including this.

Please don't spam my thread. xD

--Lolli

[Brasstastic]

Ayeka 1st Crowned

I get a chuckle at the most of you who said they'll never buy RIGs have bought RIGs and including this.

Yes, I've bought RIGs before, but with gold. Then again, that was when I was a newb and thought "anytime I haz a chanz 2 g3t r!chz iz gewd enoup 4 m3h!!1one".

[Dnelle]

I haven't bought RIG's in a long while...been getting the items from them with gold, so needless to say I only have a few items off the RIG's because everything is too dang expensive! sweatdrop

I don't want to sound elitist when I say this: but for me it's hard to see an item that just came out surpass 2003/2004 items in cost. I'm not saying just because an item is older it should be worth more...but it is just weird to see these items surpass some of Gaia's well loved and most coveted items like the Kiki Kitty, the OMG/AFK cats, etc. You know what I mean?

This latest RIG amazes me because almost ALL of the items are super duper expensive! After all that whole "Save our Shops" things, let's get a lot of gold out of the economy to combat inflation, these items are just totally helping in jacking up the MP again (not that it was ever fixed thanks to S.O.S)

Anyway I learned long ago not to buy RIG's. I love Gaia and don't mind the support when I can (which is very rare nowadays) but I learned that I don't want to open 10 boxes just to get 1 item (that I never get)! I have seen people open up boxes and then post that they feel like crying because they got a fail item. I have seen other posters spend 200-300 dollars on this new box alone and brag about it. I say no thanks to all of that!

[Lenala Decker]

I admit I've bought RIG items. (the genie dolls as one) But this time around the RIGs do come off as a rip off. It wouldn't be so bad if the RIGS only contained CS items, but they included common gold shop items as well. I do NOT want to pay REAL money for a gold shop item.

[Tenko72]

Shocking...

I feel similarly. I haven't and won't buy RIGs. I'll buy other items and sell them to buy the RIG items I want from the MP. I'd rather have my real money go to something I support.

...isn't it?

[nanodotbunny]

I voted no.
I bought 2 the other day and they both gave me cheap dresses for under 7k.
Never again will I buy a RIG box. And the inflation of items is ridiculous.
I want items from it, but I'd rather pay directly for the items instead of having a fail chance. . . that's stupid.

[Pilotslover]

Just to say, I did buy 5 as a test.

I will never buy any more!

[Flying Dicks]

I chose no because I think that RIGs consistently are a ripoff and they constantly tip the balance away from being fair to gold users. We havent got a PROPER gold update for ages.

[Rayinte]

Dnelle

I don't want to sound elitist when I say this: but for me it's hard to see an item that just came out surpass 2003/2004 items in cost. I'm not saying just because an item is older it should be worth more...but it is just weird to see these items surpass some of Gaia's well loved and most coveted items like the Kiki Kitty, the OMG/AFK cats, etc. You know what I mean?

It's true!

It used to be that I could stay "afloat" with buying recent items by selling off old items I don't use anymore--I could always find something to sell in order to buy things I wanted more.

Nowadays, it's like "Gee, I could trade this letter that I've had since 2004 and get ... 1/8th of a Demon Cat..."

More and more Gaia is doing things to reward the users with the endless wallets. :/


I mean, if they were to like, release a RIG and the special items that could be found in that RIG at the same time? I think it could work.

If I spent $10 and wanted one of the RIG's items that cost 499 GCash... If the RIG was 99 or less? Heck, most of the time I'd buy 5 of 'em. See what I get. Might get what I want, right? And if not, I can still get the item I wanted in the first place directly. And I'll have spent the same amount and ended up HAPPY.

I'll admit that the first few times around, I thought the RIGs were pretty fun. The items were interesting, and although they did include Gold-shop items... they ONLY had ones worth the same amount as the RIG itself. So it wasn't a complete rip off (like spending 149 GCash on a RIG and getting a cash shop item worth 15 GCash). It still sucked getting crap though, so the entertainment value wore off. Fast.

What I really don't get is why Gaia wants these items to be super rare. What is the point of creating scarcity like this? xp

[Kole_Locke]

Lolli Of The Army

Kole_Locke

Lolli Of The Army

Lunar Dew Drop

Alyx Aphelia

In the case of the Mercury's moon, I would have paid a crap ton more than 999 gc for it.... But, yeah, I wasted 1.17 mil gold for it instead. xp

Only 1.17?

It's at like 2 Mil right now, consider your self lucky in a way.

I'll never be able to get it same with the Orinkage.

I want one but it's a dream one that is nothing more then the same as wanting an A-Halo.

Might as well stop wanting it now.

Its still new, so they could possibly still drop a bit, it is however still excessive. Gaia should not be promoting AI.

Kole> Thats because more people spend money on items like EI's. I haven't bought an M/C in awhile...

--Lolli

Gaia is just desperate, it's a bad economy we all know that and they are just doing this so people will get frustrated and buy more when in fact they are just pissing their users off and if they continue to do so the users will shut off it's money flow of purchases. They need to have things that users will love, the bag of win was cool but caused inflation, or like you said put the items in the cash shop, people will buy them if they want them bad enough.

But they aren't the only ones that are affected by this, by ignoring that fact they are really alienating the users that are feeling the it.

Personally, I think that excuse is a load of crap. Its what they want us to believe, just like the rest of big business out there.

Lunar> Quoted. :3

--Lolli

You're right, I just noticed btw they have recolored some items in the elegant set, "white jacket, and black wigs now"

[Classic Rebirth]

My bottom line is I want to buy exactly what I want. Not the "chance" to get it.
All items should be sold in the Gold Shops or the Cash Shop(even at a high, SET price) i would gladly pay 1000 GC for a Mercury Moon or even the Orinkage itself since I know exactly what I'm getting.
I'm sure everyone would appreciate an equal chance to get a great item.

[Lady Rebellion]

Tenko72

Shocking...

I feel similarly. I haven't and won't buy RIGs. I'll buy other items and sell them to buy the RIG items I want from the MP. I'd rather have my real money go to something I support.

...isn't it?

Isn't that still really expensive??

--Lolli