Regarding gold sinks: Weren't there suggestions regarding "hangout places" to rent and battle with just your friends?
I'm trying to think back to Qixter's one journal entry, where people commented with suggestions for stuff to do with friends and whatnot... somebody mentioned that, which seems like a very good gold sink... almost like setting up parties in Towns, only you could make it exclusive or something... I don't remember, sorry. gonk
At any rate, things have been going so wildly lately (October MCs were a hit, the comics and animations came at rapid pace, then the event at the end of the month), I'm thinking it's good that they held off the info site for a bit.
I'm pretty sure nobody wants an awesomeness overload. sweatdrop
Eh... that'd suck though to be going to an area to get an item from a monster that you know is prevelent there but then you find out that you can't because somebody reserved it D: