Krissim Klaw
Update 11/24: We finally got an update, although a begrudging one, in the latest ATS. It is in the last paragraph of the first post. They claim they have removed the amulet and that zero were won in the Daily Chance . . .
I like the little dig on how it was removed do to users complaining not because they felt they should honor their word.
This appears to be as good as it is going to get for those of us who have brought up this issue. It doesn't appear they are even willing to directly acknowledge they messed up, but at least we got some action with the amulet being pulled from the DC.
Thank you to everyone that stopped in the thread and kept it alive.
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When I initially started this topic it was on what should have been a simple fix. Gaia was once again going back on their word when it came to item re-releases. This is nothing new; yet, I felt the need to point it out because there was no way to dance around this particular item release. The announcement for the Bloodstone Amulet was and always has been crystal clear.
There is no fine print or amendments to this statement. There is no way for a person to be confused about what the announcement really meant. It didn't even leave the door open for giveaways since the print very clearly states that only 5,000 will ever be released. At the time a number of staffers heavily involved in zOMG made a point to use their own money to purchase some so they could hold giveaways for the users who couldn't afford the cash or gold price to get their own. All 5,000 sold out quickly, and that should have been the end of that.
This statement was made long before the limited edition days of today where limited really only means limited for the first six months.
I suppose the eternally hopeful part of me thought once Gaia saw they had made such a blaring mistake they would fix it. Nope. Even after being alerted to the issue the response has been nothing short of nothing. No one can even bother to give a forced excuse to the decision.
What really makes it all stand out to me however is that in the ATS, the same one that ignored all questions about the Amulet, a staffer had the gall to state that the tier exclusive items are really exclusive. That somehow, even though they have given us countless empty promises about items in the past, this time their word is magically different and really for real.
I'm so disgusted in this site right now. I feel like I am watching yet another politician lie remorselessly, and with no attempts to even hide the fact they are willing to lie to get ahead with their perceived target audience.
This shouldn't even be an issue. You can't tell me the only way Gaia can exist is to lie about items being limited or exclusive when they are not. You can't tell me that this site needs to be so deceitful to stay afloat you can't even be held to your word.
In the past couple years this place has become a joke. Your word used to mean something but you have whittled it away to nothing.
I know I should have left years ago, but that same eternally hopeful part of me kept thinking you would pull your heads out the ditch. I've been here since 2004, and of all the things I never would have guessed it would be the constant lies and double speak that would finally drive me from this place.
Well, at least you don't have to worry about me bugging you for mantis items anymore.
Quote:
The Amulet was removed from Daily Chance due to user feedback. No additional Amulets were won when it was in Daily Chance. We will be reviewing what we should do with the Amulet.
I like the little dig on how it was removed do to users complaining not because they felt they should honor their word.
This appears to be as good as it is going to get for those of us who have brought up this issue. It doesn't appear they are even willing to directly acknowledge they messed up, but at least we got some action with the amulet being pulled from the DC.
Thank you to everyone that stopped in the thread and kept it alive.
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When I initially started this topic it was on what should have been a simple fix. Gaia was once again going back on their word when it came to item re-releases. This is nothing new; yet, I felt the need to point it out because there was no way to dance around this particular item release. The announcement for the Bloodstone Amulet was and always has been crystal clear.
Quote:
The Bloodstone Amulet is a limited edition collector's item: Only 5000 of this item will ever be released.
There is no fine print or amendments to this statement. There is no way for a person to be confused about what the announcement really meant. It didn't even leave the door open for giveaways since the print very clearly states that only 5,000 will ever be released. At the time a number of staffers heavily involved in zOMG made a point to use their own money to purchase some so they could hold giveaways for the users who couldn't afford the cash or gold price to get their own. All 5,000 sold out quickly, and that should have been the end of that.
This statement was made long before the limited edition days of today where limited really only means limited for the first six months.
I suppose the eternally hopeful part of me thought once Gaia saw they had made such a blaring mistake they would fix it. Nope. Even after being alerted to the issue the response has been nothing short of nothing. No one can even bother to give a forced excuse to the decision.
What really makes it all stand out to me however is that in the ATS, the same one that ignored all questions about the Amulet, a staffer had the gall to state that the tier exclusive items are really exclusive. That somehow, even though they have given us countless empty promises about items in the past, this time their word is magically different and really for real.
I'm so disgusted in this site right now. I feel like I am watching yet another politician lie remorselessly, and with no attempts to even hide the fact they are willing to lie to get ahead with their perceived target audience.
This shouldn't even be an issue. You can't tell me the only way Gaia can exist is to lie about items being limited or exclusive when they are not. You can't tell me that this site needs to be so deceitful to stay afloat you can't even be held to your word.
In the past couple years this place has become a joke. Your word used to mean something but you have whittled it away to nothing.
I know I should have left years ago, but that same eternally hopeful part of me kept thinking you would pull your heads out the ditch. I've been here since 2004, and of all the things I never would have guessed it would be the constant lies and double speak that would finally drive me from this place.
Well, at least you don't have to worry about me bugging you for mantis items anymore.
