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SheefTheTabaxi
Sometimes it helps to have little emotional investment; on the other hand, I am a scientist, nearly finished with college, so I fear I look at everything in an overly logical manner. I am more of a Spock than a Kirk.
I think the problems that lead people to vent are twofold:
1) People don't understand how the whole big picture works, and don't have any way of finding out
2) People aren't patient
The original creator of this thread (yes, I read all his/her posts) has some clearly thought out ideas. The purpose of this thread was as a *petition*. What most people aren't noticing, and what I loved, is roughly three quarters of the author's concerns have been addressed. Gaia's people aren't ignoring the users, they just can't do everything at once. Actually, they'd make it easier on themselves if they would just lock ALL Monthly collectibles at $2.50, and ALL E.I.'s at $5. Nobody could complain, it would still balance out, and they could still make some money from the cash shop. Their constant finagling with the economy and prices of MC's and EI's is actually causing more problems than it's helping.
Then point it out, silly. I think that'd be a much better approach than users complaining about how Gaia has sold out. I'm pretty sure a lot of eyes would be opened on the matter and a lot of users would form a different opinion.
An interesting thought; a "thank-you" thread, with a few comments might be better. Not sure where you'd put it, tho - chatterbox?