Prue
(?)Community Member
- Posted: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:38:44 +0000
I have a question. Why would Gaia stop updating zOMG if it was in fact a very profitable feature? It would appear to me that there's a disconnect going on somewhere in there.
I don't believe Gaia would just shoot itself in the foot if zOMG was indeed pulling in the profits that Gaia had anticipated.
Though zOMG does receive new users daily, DarkNRGY pointed out in the ATA that more users are actually leaving over prolonged periods of time.
By looking at this and seeing a trend, Gaia may feel removing zOMG developers and relocating them into features that are doing well is a more effective and efficient marketing strategy. This would include the social gaming network that Gaia has recently become a stakeholder in. Games like "Backyard Monsters" have become extremely successful, and they may be a better way for Gaia to protect their assets.
It is also notable that Gaia has made significant cuts to their staff not just in zOMG, but in other areas as well, including customer service. Actions like this are not an attack on zOMG, but in fact a change in direction that Gaia is taking as a company to consolidate their assets and maintain an influx of profit.
For these reasons, although I love zOMG, I also support Gaia cutting major updates to it for the time being. I don't feel as if we've been lied to, and I don't feel Gaia has been disingenuous to any of us. I do feel some of the developers are trying to paint Gaia as that way to protect the project they've been working on for so long.
I don't believe Gaia would just shoot itself in the foot if zOMG was indeed pulling in the profits that Gaia had anticipated.
Though zOMG does receive new users daily, DarkNRGY pointed out in the ATA that more users are actually leaving over prolonged periods of time.
By looking at this and seeing a trend, Gaia may feel removing zOMG developers and relocating them into features that are doing well is a more effective and efficient marketing strategy. This would include the social gaming network that Gaia has recently become a stakeholder in. Games like "Backyard Monsters" have become extremely successful, and they may be a better way for Gaia to protect their assets.
It is also notable that Gaia has made significant cuts to their staff not just in zOMG, but in other areas as well, including customer service. Actions like this are not an attack on zOMG, but in fact a change in direction that Gaia is taking as a company to consolidate their assets and maintain an influx of profit.
For these reasons, although I love zOMG, I also support Gaia cutting major updates to it for the time being. I don't feel as if we've been lied to, and I don't feel Gaia has been disingenuous to any of us. I do feel some of the developers are trying to paint Gaia as that way to protect the project they've been working on for so long.