Ask The Admin (08/24/2009)

[Lanzer]

New stores, saved outfit, both new features are really close to the finish line, but not quite ready yet! Sorry for the wait.

It's the last week of summer! We can see that a lot of Gaians are getting themselves ready. Are you happy about going back to school?

[DZDDD]

Hi Lanzer and Devs!

Questions:

1. Is the housing glitch fixed yet where users don't have to worry about their furniture or items being stuck in their homes anymore? D:

2. Will Gaia ever put on another Gambino Mansion party? I really miss them! : D

3. Who drew the Rich Camp mini comic?

4. If a 1000-year-old tree could talk, what would you ask it?


Thank you! ^^

Also, good luck at batting in the next Gaian's Gone Wild softball game Lanzer! : D

[Dref Dur]

Good evening Lanzer! It's good to be back for another "Ask the Admin"! =)

This evening I have 4 questions, and any staff member feel free to answer.

1. In these pasty few months, three longtime dreams of mine have been fulfilled: The teal color tab in the Salon, the Nitemare sash, and the G-Ranger outfits. So now I feel the need to start bugging you about another dream of mine! xD

I've asked you before about the possibility of getting an "Angel Tail" and "Horns of the Angel" items, and I remember your clear reaction being "It doesn't make sense." xP

My thought immediately was "Are the items on Gaia SUPPOSED to make sense???" and in response to your opinion on that, I remember clearly the user Seraphor had made a topic in the GCD clearly detailing examples from mythology, fiction, and the Bible and Jewish script in which there were examples of Angels who DID have Horns, AND a Tail, sometimes multiple tails!

So I ask again, because I simply must implore you...

Is there any chance of the art team considering making "Horns of the Angel" and an "Angel Tail" items? I'm a big fan of the Devil Tail and Horns of the Demon items, but I personally wish there were equivalents for them in the Angelic item sets.





2. In the past few years, something I've noticed the almost dissapearance of, is that during events we never see the NPCs posting in the event forums anymore. This is something I would personally not like to see done away with, as it helps build and develop the NPCs of Gaia's personalities and relationships with users, establishing fans and more involvement in the plot.

My second question is, Is there any chance in future events/plot updates you could bring back NPCs posting in the Event Forums? As you can see in this screencap of back during the Von Helson Ball, which was in 2005, we learn an awful lot about our NPCs this way:





3. I'll get right to the point on this one. We know that preparations for this year's Halloween event are coming up, and I know that one question a lot of users are wondering is this:

Will the NPC shopkeeps be getting new costumes this year?






4. One thing that concerns me is that last week when asked if the upcoming Captain Marina zOMG! NPC was a reinvention of the past unreleased NPC nicknamed "Kim", you said that there was only going to be one pirate captain NPC planned.

However, in a past ATA session, you were asked if you could tell the unreleased NPC nicknamed "Kim"'s official name. Your response was that she had no official name yet, but there were plans for her to be released. Here's a screencap of the question and your answer:



Now, after what you said last week, I'm sure you can imagine her fans are in an uproar, so I have ot ask:

Has the upcoming Sexy Female Pirate-Looking NPC, whose fans have nicknamed her "Kim", been scrapped, and all plans for her, and her release, been done away with? If she hasn't been scrapped, please release more information on her! Her fans have been devoted for many years, and not one word of information has been released on her since her debut preview picture at conventions. =(

[Ponchien]

Hello Lanzer, I have a couple questions plus a lot of fun rumors a user wanted answered.

Question 1: Is Rufus going to accept friend invites soon? He still rejects me.T.T
Question 2: Will we ever see more Rufus items? Alruna gets too much attention.
Question 3: Will Rufus ever be the avatar announcing something? For example, will he be used to announce that the Halloween event has started, that sort of thing.
Here come the rumors from user "kaykeyser", you might enjoy answering them. biggrin
Rumor 1: Rufus can transform in to a human like catish form.
Rumor 2: Rufus has the power to fly.
Rumor 3: Rufus is addicted to DDR and likes to do a song he calls his Meow Mix.
Rumor 4: Rufus has no physical attraction to normal cats.
Rumor 5: Rufus has been offered movie rolls in Virtual Hollywood.
Rumor 6: Rufus refuses to eat birds or mice, he's strictly all about fish.
This last one I will throw in for the lul's.
Weird lul question 1: Rufus' love for fish has lead to a one sided romantic attraction to mermaids.

[Yulister]

Any plans for a manly item/hair store update soon?

Will there be any more tiger items in the future? ninja

What would you say is your current favorite song?

[Gloria Kyrie]

Hi you guys!

So tomorrow's my birthday, I'll be 21. What did you do for your 21st birthday? :3

So, the summer event is over, now comes Halloween. Will it be the interactive plot that was asked for? And will it actually extend pass Halloween? I'd love it if we actually had a story again, not just an opening for an event. >>;;

Thank you for the hair and eyes! Please let whoever worked on them know that this pixel junkie is extremely grateful!! heart

[rubyaileen]

Okay just checking to see if any progress is being made on having the ability to upgrade our fishing rods. Generally I give a few a way when I make a trophy run to newbs to encourage them to fish. But I am fresh out and September is coming and well I need some to give away. *LOL*

Any news on when or if links to the other lakes will be accessible from other than the (unused) maps?

Also any status on the ability to move soulbound items to our closets?

As always thanks for taking the time, to read and reply

[SimplySimone]

Wooo hooo! The outfits are the best!!

Wait, we had summer already? Darn, I missed it! smile

[pirula]

hey everyone! Happy Monday smile

[Kunai Jones]

I'd love to get more foreground/background items like this Reve Rouille light. They're amazing, and make for very versatile combinations.

Here's a mock-up I made:



Are any things like this in the works? I was thinking a glowing crystal ball, a peaceful underwater scene with sunlight from above, things like this. The possibilities are endless, and I'd love to see more. It brings a whole new dimension to avatar creation on this site, and makes avatars so much more evocative.

And please thank Pepper-Tea for her constant challenging of the limits of what items can do. She's a true treasure to your team.

[Princess-Orphelia]

Hi everyone, and hello Lanzer. biggrin
Lanzer, any chance that you'll be adding a tank any time soon?
So that you can get more invitations to Booty grab threads? blaugh
Please post your tanks in here everyone.. 3nodding

ADAMS BG thread. biggrin

[ya its shayla]

i think i (we) are dying for the new RIG. tonight, tomorrow, oh the agony!

[Ponchien]

Hi pirula, I hate Mondays, but that's just me.And Rufus

[I dont want waffles]

1: Have you ever gone streaking?

2: What kind of music do you like? Classical? Rock? Jrock? Jpop?

3: How do you all decide which themes should go into Rigs, which themes would be best for the NPC shops only, or MC's only?

4: What kind of cookies did Simone bring today?

[Help The Bombardier]

Hey, it's the Ask the Admin! I always forget this thread.
Hmm, the only question I can remember wanting to ask is what about Titan's Legacy? Have you guys just given up on that?