AskED The Admin: Answer Compilation (10/14: Reincarnation)

[Platonix]

December 17th

lanzer

Hello and Merry Christmas everyone!

Wishing you all Merry Christmas early as next Monday will be Christmas Eve, and we'll all be off celebrating Christmas with our families and friends. I'll be heading off to Japan at the end of week, and if the world does not end on the 21st, I'll land safely in Japan and eating my year's worth of sushi. biggrin What are your Christmas plans? Got places to travel or enjoying family company?

Christmas event is around the corner. Be sure to stick around for the "EVENT THAT ENDS ALL EVENTS!!!"

Panagrammic

gataka

What happened to Panagrammic?
He's like MIA right now o3o

No, still alive! We're all busy with a big update to HoC and a plague of holiday illnesses.

Panagrammic

Twisted Lady

Any word on how adding people to the game is going?

We should have the new tutorial done this week -- and when the tutorial is available, we'll let in the last batch of people, and then leave it open for everyone.

lanzer

Sextans

First off let me say for improving the listing page! It took me for surprise while testing it that when you make a mistake in your listing,that it now has a checkbox stating that it's a misprice.
I imagine this will cut back on reports regarding misprices in the future and will save a lot of people from losing something they worked so hard to get.
The layout is fantastic and it gives a more accurate up to date Average buy price and lowest buy price,also lists a shop price if one exists for the item..you guys really out did yourselves with this one,count me impressed.

This change is greatly appreciated and it will go on to help many users, thank you so much!"

I am very happy and very grateful for these improvements to the site,
but not quite for the 6 month Inactive account blocking , if you could increase the time frame to 12 months like some email providers do , it would be a little less tedious.

I wish all of you Gaia Staff, Gaians and all of my friends (Specially to IIwizardeigesII) A wonderful and Happy holidays! I imagine you'll be spending with people who are important in your life, that special day of the year we thank the ones we love for being in our lives and spread cheer and joy to those less fortunate.
We never know if this will be the last x-mas we spend with them,so cherish every second.

mis mejores deseos
~sextans

Thank you for the warm wishes Sextans, Happy Holidays to you too.

We'll take your suggestion for account inactivity into consideration. Thanks for sharing with us!

Zero Omega

Twisted Lady

Howdy admins, two questions!

1. Have you all forgotten about Cardbot? I'm pretty sure he's the only NPC that doesn't have an SDPlus doll yet.

2. So this is a hypothetical thing I've been wondering about. We all know you can log in using your user number instead of your name, and that users can't have names that are too similar in the system. So what would happen if someone made an account named with someone else's user number? Like for example, mine is 2087777, and if someone made an account named that, would wacky hijinks ensue?

You can't make an account with just numbers. wink

Harbinger of Pandamonium

We require a letter in your username to prevent such situations from happening.

siskataya

.~.Lady_Aji.~.

- zOMG! Glitch Fix Update: Anything new to report?

- Gaia Glitching on Chrome: Has this problem been looked into yet? Thread about the problem can be found here.

Yes actually, I do have news on this! I just need to go post in the thread. Several bugs have recently been fixed, and some of them were pretty pesky. The Gnome General issues have been fixed, the treasure chests at the Undersea Cliffs has been fixed, and several bugs affecting the Buzz Saw area have been fixed- yay!

I'll continue to post when we have more info. Also, I'll be posting soon to get some assistance for helping to test the endgame area bugs. I'll actually need advanced players to help go into this area and play with myself and a dev to help find the issues affecting this area. We need this actual gameplay feedback to pinpoint some of the problems.

Hope this is helpful info! biggrin
Sisky

codemonkey37179

twiterpert

This is for codemonkey if he's here tonight

Last year's Christmas update gave us trees and ornaments of every color. I planned on decking my halls for every occasion, but there are a few things that have prevented me from doing so. When you select a tab in the editor, you must click through each page arrow by arrow. When you select an item, say, one light for your tree, it automatically closes the window so you can actually see your home, but upon reopening the window, it brings you back to the first page, requiring you to click through all those other pages again to get the next lightbulb. It's way too labor intensive to actually enjoy decorating my home anymore. I won't kid and say I understand what goes into making small changes, but something needs to change. My suggestions:

~ A scroll bar instead of arrows at the bottom. The whole inventory appears to be loaded at once anyways, so this would help in quickly jumping from one area of items to the next
~ Item 'stacking'. I've a dozen lights of several colors and would happily buy more, but each bulb is an individual item. Scrolling through pages upon pages of lightbulbs is not fun. Why can we not have each color take up just one slot with an indicator at the bottom saying how many are left for use?
~ Inventory arrangement. I have spent some time organizing my inventory, and was disappointed that my housing inventory did not carry over. This would at least allow me to prioritize item display.

I know it's been said before that you don't have time to do many of the things you'd like to do, but in my opinion, housing will hold back T2's potential if it remains as is.

Housing will be getting a boost for towns 2. I've already made a faster loading house, but I take your point that the editor may need a revisit.

siskataya

Meromictic

How goes the christmas shopping?

And we need more I AM poses where the character is sleeping. I enjoy this lazy look while playing zOMG.

I am almost finished my holiday shopping, but some of the items have not been delivered yet, which is annoying me! And thanks for the suggestion for more "I AM" poses - I'll pass it along!

Narumi Misuhara

applesausess

can you pretty pweeze tell us wats gunna be here on christmas?

No! That's against the Christmas spirit!

Zero Omega

Insineratehymn

Can I be a mod, too

You can file an application here:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/site-questions-assistance/moderator-application-faq/t.46243481/

siskataya

[ Glass_wings ]

What did you guys think of The Hobbit?

Oh, and speaking of movies - when is the 'Case of Pietro' movie comming out?

I haven't seen "The Hobbit" yet, and not likely to do so soon, but I hear from others is it amazing!

Speaking of "The Hobbit", has everyone checked out "The Hobbit" hot topic forum yet? You should and snag your free item before it vanishes! Oooohhhh! Look for Brennivin's thread biggrin

lanzer

3 hours of eye candy. I loved every moment of The Hobbit. Sad to see it rated so low.

Zero Omega

Dark_Splendor

Zero Omega

Dark_Splendor

Can you guys give me a bunch of screenies of how gaia was back in 03? Or can there be a day to commemorate the beginning of gaia where everything goes back to the same way it was back in 03 for an entire day? <3

http://web.archive.org/web/20040331102505/http://gaiaonline.com/

Can I log in to that? Is it safe? wahmbulance

You can't actually log into it. xd

Zero Omega

Dark_Splendor

Well, that's not exactly fair.
You guys should do an official "Gaia Opening Anniversary day", where the whole website just goes back in time heart
I asked another question.

"Will there be a superprize 2012?"

I'm... Fairly certain most people would look at a 2003 layout and shriek in horror. xd

codemonkey37179

brb guys

why have I been reduced to a turtle in the flash spaces? ie: Rally, Hollywood

I was getting report the first speed was too fast. Then the second speed was too slow. I was thinking maybe the third speed was going to be just right. Then I said, "stuff this for a lark", and made it where you can set your own speed. Should be ready tomorrow.

Narumi Misuhara

2sarahgate

Vro

Is there any way to persuade someone to separate the Four Ponies of the Apocalypse into four different poses? The item is very nice, but having all ponies equipped at once crowds most avatars. If the ponies could be separated, they'd be much more usable. (I thought I'd ask since the item was released just today)

this, very much so.

I already asked, ...request denied.

Zero Omega

XxRawr_HugsxX

Zero Omega

XxRawr_HugsxX

Hey guys! Merry christmas! Wow, It's already that time of year? Went by so fast..
My first question.. Will there be any More anime items? I know you had naruto and FMA aswell as tiger and bunny, But will there be more?
Second question.. Will the gaia app come out for android? I'm waiting but there's none! (Android market)

2. Just search for Gaia on the Go!

Okay! So whats your answer for the first question?

Dunno! I don't work on that side of things, but I imagine that it's something we would still like to do.

Panagrammic

Tsuki_Kirkland

Narumi Misuhara

Tsuki_Kirkland

I’ve got a question, when is the X-mas event going to begin? Next week is X-mas.

Technically it has begun, we'll figure out the rest if we're still here after the 21st razz

I doubt anything’s gonna happen on the 21st. But thanks for answering

The world will end. Fortunately, it's going to be restored from backups about 0.01ns later, so other than a slight timekeeping problem for the keepers of the atomic clocks, no one will notice.

codemonkey37179

Garmethian

I have three questions.
1. When are you guys planning to start beta testing Heralds Of Chaos?
2. What's with the lag in the flash portions? (Not zOMG, but Towns 2, Hollywood and Rally.) I have a Samsung Goolge Chromebook and haven't had problems like this before...
3. What is Lanzer's ideal haircut?

1. No idea, you can ask Panagrammic
2. I'm working out the speed in towns, but if you shift click you'll run.
3. *???*

lanzer

Scobre

My aunt is coming to visit.
Thank you so much for connecting Virtual Hollywood, Towns, and Rallies together. It means a lot to have the community connected more and ignore the hateful comments in forums. Gaians just take awhile to react to change, that’s all. I love the my little pony event item too, it’s so cute.

1) Since you can move from zOMG! to Towns, could the ability to move from towns to zOMG! be included with the Towns 2 update?

2) Could we get pets that interact in our houses for Towns 2?

3) How many new games can we expect for next year?

Shoot sorry one more.

4) Can we get female Heralds for HOC?

You're welcome, we're all impressed by the amount of work CodeMonkey put into Towns 2, and there will be a lot more features to come!

zOMG is kind of a different experience since zOMG has its own version of Barton Town, and we're planning out the long term map for Towns 2. Lots more need to be determined before we can decide whether it will work. For now, look forward to more and more features for Towns 2!

Pet is not in the immediate list but is definitely a great idea.

We have at least 4 games in the line-up, probably more by mid-year.

Female HoC? Like Heralds of Ponies?

Narumi Misuhara

Roxore

Recently I have been becoming uninterested in Gaiaonline, and starting to get pissed off at the community here because I am aging. Not connecting as easily I was when I was younger, and etc.

Is there a probability that there will be a new flash space, forum, or something to revamp older users who are losing interest in the site?

If the idea is good and we have the resources, yes it is.

codemonkey37179

Goddess_Lightning_Farron

Hello, I want to say AWSOME update on Virtual Holly wood towns 2 and Rally, I love it a lot! Question, when will towns 2 expand? I noticed that it has a sign "UNDER CONSTRUCTION" Just wondering.

Btw, Almost X-MAS so HAPPY EARLY X MAS GAIA!

It will continue to expand for the foreseeable future. The next update will be housing.

I've been so busy on Hollywood and Rally, but hope I can spend some time on it this week.

codemonkey37179

Crown Royals

DON'T FORGET TO ADD 4 PLAYER RACES TO RALLY PLEASE!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

If that happens, it won't happen right away. I am thinking of adding some other things though. We will have to see how it goes.

codemonkey37179

Scobre

My aunt is coming to visit.
Thank you so much for connecting Virtual Hollywood, Towns, and Rallies together. It means a lot to have the community connected more and ignore the hateful comments in forums. Gaians just take awhile to react to change, that’s all. I love the my little pony event item too, it’s so cute.

1) Since you can move from zOMG! to Towns, could the ability to move from towns to zOMG! be included with the Towns 2 update?

Probably not.

Scobre

2) Could we get pets that interact in our houses for Towns 2?

I wish!

Scobre

3) How many new games can we expect for next year?

as many as we have time for. 2013, should be a good year for games.

Scobre

Shoot sorry one more.

4) Can we get female Heralds for HOC?

Ask Panagrammic.

Zero Omega

Tsuki_Kirkland

Admins i’ve got another question, is it possible to make the new security feature that locks accounts that haven’t been used in 6 months optional. I know a lot of users hate the new feature.

I would argue that most users won't even see it, remember that when you see "a lot" of people it's a lot of vocal people, but that doesn't necessarily represent the entirety of Gaia. Even though that is our best source of feedback. Either way, the feature will not be optional as that would defeat the purpose of the feature in the first place.

Narumi Misuhara

Vindece Voldroth

Admins

Are you getting rid of the old Towns for good? If so, why and what will you do to expand on Towns 2?

Yes, because Towns 1 is so old and outdated, we can't do much with it. Over time we plan to add in the other towns and create an integrated Gaia world. (among many other Towns 2 plans)

Panagrammic

Stranded][Lotus

How many, and how often do you accept new players into the HoC game?

Everyone should be in this week, if the tutorial pans out.

lanzer

Sensei Chyaku

Hey, Lanzer! When will the new set of Achievements be out? I've been waiting for quite a while for the new ones.

Sorry we've been slow in releasing new achievements, got back-to-back events in the past few months. Will need to get back to you with what we're going to be adding.

Narumi Misuhara

x1thegirl411

will gaiaonline be more fun and epic in 2013? biggrin <3

Awwwwwe yeeeeeeaaaah

lanzer

Darc Nightgale

Hope everyone has a wonderful, and safe Chistmas.

Hello! So after months of collectin', and makin' 590 edwardian trousers. I finally completed this quest, and made the first black pair. I still think there should be an achievement for it. xd

Second I would like to see animal ears layer correctly with the omg hat. Now I know that there are a ton of ears on Gaia. A few I would like to see. Puppy cosplay ears, fox ears, easter bunny ears, and neko cosplay ears.

Maybe also have the face framing-bangs from prince cardinalis layer behind the samurai yoroi pose 5a, and 5b. Thank you.

There will be more achievements, and hopefully some in relation to alchemy. Congrats on your achieving your collection!

Hats with animal ears is always a tricky subject. If you have specific ears that have compatibility problems, please let me know. As for more ears, I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

codemonkey37179

Zidane of the Wildfire

Hello Gaia Staff,
I have two questions:
1) In the new Virtual Hollywood, it seems the avatars move slower than before. Is there any way to fix that?

2) Is it possible to allow for us to comment on the statuses of our friends?

1) Yes, use the shift key. Tomorrow you'll be able to set a walk speed, and a run speed.

Zero Omega

MY rusty h a l o

Am I allowed to make friends with mods and DEVs and artists and the other wonderful gods of Gaia?

I like mods...
They're usually funny and fun people...
But they're so busy, so I don't want to bother them...

It's actually a quite serious problem gonk

You can! Just reach out to us.

lanzer

Lunar Ailur

Season's greetings!

Will there be anymore zOMG updates in the future, or are you guys completely dropping the project? I love zOMG and I would love to see more done with it!

What are some of your Holiday traditions at home? I'd love to know!

We're in discussion on what we would like to add on 2013. No promise yet, but check back with us on January and I'll let you know!

codemonkey37179

PrettyProfanity

It's been discovered in rallies that you can walk fast by holding Shift while you walk....
Is this allowed? Wasn't sure if it was a glitch, or if we can use it sweatdrop
It's hard not to use it because we walk so slowly now.

It was intentional. Use it as much as you like. I've improved it and it will be updated tomorrow.

codemonkey37179

7obias

You guys are really working hard lately, at least more visibly to us as users with all the new implementations! HoC, Towns 2, Hollywood and Rally update x] What else can we expect from you soon??

Also, are you planning to add more serves to virtual hangouts? Either we need that or less laggy rooms still and a slightly faster walking gonk

The next thing in Towns is housing. In 2013 expect more games.

Walking will be faster tomorrow.

siskataya

xSaiph

to Sisy:
i've seen you changing avys too often :u
what is your favorite hair in gaia may i ask?

I know right? But I buy all the new items from the Cash Shop and win some in EI's (bought with my own money of course!) and some of them need a different hair style.

Now, I have a few favorite hairstyles or wigs. I'm really loving this one I have now - it's called Layla and it is from the Salon Durem! I also like the hair equips in the All-Star Cheer Items, and am super fond of the spiky purple funky hairstyle pose in Dark Temptress of the Watery Depths.

codemonkey37179

Chingcha

ok, a few questions.

are you guys planning on getting rid of/ modifying original towns too?

about the account security changes:

how is it functional? by the description i read, one would have to make an entirely new account, just to unfreeze their other ones because if one takes more than a 6 month break, then they're notgunna be on their mule account either so wouldn't be aleto access that...yet you tell us to use site fiunctions on another account.

...why?

As far as I can see, this just makes things complicated, annoying, and will eat up server space.

Yes, Towns 1, will be replaced as soon as we get the housing moved over.

I don't know the answers to your other questions.

Zero Omega

Tsuki_Kirkland

I have more questions .

1., is there any way to get some forum assistants in the in the news forum? I know we have a lot of mods but a lot of threads are simple misplaced threads and I dunno how often the mods are on for that forum. It’d be nice to have at least 2 assistants to deal with easy thread moves for all the spam that’s being made there

2. I am still getting that error when I report sometimes, where it says it cannot find the thread. It does it mainly in the AMC forum, is there some way that can be fixed?

1. We can look into doing this.

2. Send me a PM with a screenshot of this.

Narumi Misuhara

Vindece Voldroth

Narumi Misuhara

Vindece Voldroth

Admins

Are you getting rid of the old Towns for good? If so, why and what will you do to expand on Towns 2?

Yes, because Towns 1 is so old and outdated, we can't do much with it. Over time we plan to add in the other towns and create an integrated Gaia world. (among many other Towns 2 plans)

Well, there has to be something you can do. I'm sure you've seen the large amounts of complaints that Gaians have with this.

Is there at least any way that Towns 2 can be created in a way where:

-Like zOMG, there are Towns such as Barton with stores that actually lead you to the Shops
-Outside of those Towns are houses
-Keep some of the games on Towns 2 during the Rejected Olympics

I know this is mostly just ideas, but it just seems so sad to watch an old flash space leave, especially Towns.

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Like zOMG, there are Towns such as Barton with stores that actually lead you to the Shops

Already planned.

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Outside of those Towns are houses

Already planned, though they won't be like the old Towns but will be instanced housing areas like in MMO's

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Keep some of the games on Towns 2 during the Rejected Olympics

Thanks to us upgrading them, stuff like this is actually now possible.

Zero Omega

nicollpickle2

i really like seeing the lovely avatars in the daily chance machine... but it tends to only cycle through maybe 10 at most... is there any way that you could maybe have it so the same ones dont always pop up? id like to see every ones avatars :3!

The avatars are chosen randomly based on the last 150 avatars in the thread, so it updates all the time.

siskataya

Sachie Whitby

Hello. I don't expect a reply to this, but I'll try anyway.

Is there any plan to improve the Gaia Online Help Center [i.e. where you fill out tickets] to make it so that we actually can get our issues resolved? I'm sorry if that comes off a bit rude but it seems like every time I have to fill out a help ticket, the issue in question just quietly gets closed without so much as a peep from anyone at your end. [You literally have to keep going back into it and checking to see if you got a response but if you do, they close the ticket with their response.]

I currently have one such ticket involving a trade that that has been stuck since late October. This trade cannot be completed nor canceled as Gaia has decided that one of the items in the trade window is not tradable. The frustrating thing is that the person who quietly closed the ticket posted something that tells me which housing item I bought at The Faktori gold shop is the cause, but nothing at all to actually resolve the issue.... beyond that I can no longer trade with my mule account that I like to dump things on beyond gifting items back and forth one at a time. >.>

The other frustrating thing about this is that I've had about this issue is friends telling me to try contacting an admin or moderator about it. Which brings up another point that I've never found anyone to be in charge of the trade feature on this site. If you have a problem with trades that doesn't involve your trading pass being taken away, there doesn't seem to be anyone to help you with the issue. [I've also found that when you have a warning on your account, even if it is over a year old, that the moderators don't exactly reply to your PMs.]

Hello! Thanks for letting us know about this issue. We're sorry if you've had issues using the Help Center. What you are describing is definitely not the norm for ticket resolution. Please PM me with more details so I can help you get all of this resolved biggrin

codemonkey37179

DJ SUPIRA

codemonkey37179

DJ SUPIRA

Hey, why are you closing Towns???

I am not going to want to spend anymore of my money on your site if Towns is disabled, it's my favorite part of gaia. You might say, oh well, theres Towns 2, and the other chat spaces, but I'm telling you, it's not the same.

It isn't the same to be sure, and I hate change as much as the next fellow. Someone just posted a link to the 2004 version of this site, and while interesting, I don't think anyone wants to go back to that.

Towns is getting old, hard to maintain and has some security issues. It has served us well, but it is time for an update.

Where will we hang out? Honestly I don't see any of us hanging in Towns 2 etc...

I think the new housing areas are great for hanging out in. Wait until you see them.

Narumi Misuhara

Michelle Chiba

Merry Chrismas,Lanzer and Devs..

I have a question:

Will we have NPC ordiments for this year?

Sadly we probably won't have time this year :/

Zero Omega

Queen Kianra

Zero Omega

Queen Kianra

Why is Gaia basically doing nothing for christmas?
Like, seriously, there's basically no event page, and there's not even a Christmas 2012 forum up.

And for the featured avatars on DC; why are there a bunch of random avatars just being put there? what happened to actually having to work towards being featured? Now it's just something everyone can get?

There's still half the month left. wink

The avatars in DC are different than the featured avatars in the blog. The ones in DC are automatically selected based on the last 150 avatars in the thread. Furthermore, avatar quality is subjective, what you make think is something that isn't worth featuring may not be what another user is worth featuring.

I guess so, but still. Last year at this time there was more going on. Disappointing, is all.

Half the avatars I see are completely naked. I honestly don't see how that's worth featuring at all. ^^;;

Post in the thread then! And the Christmas event last year started the Friday before Christmas. wink Much later than what's going on now.

codemonkey37179

braas

Hi admins
when will the snow and stuff be added into the towns

Snow is on in Towns 1 now. Towns 2 will have winter stuff next year.

lanzer

Caeli

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Everyone at Gaia

To Lanzer:
1. I would love a Waffles plushie, he is too cute. I am a big fan
Would you consider getting a plushie made for us Waffles lovers heart heart heart heart

To the Artists & Developers
2. Please increase the number of outfit slots? I am at 20 saved outfits and can't save anymore. It would be nice to have more slots

3. Please bring back the items removed from the Phin Phang I really miss the mermaids etc.?

and last but not least, please add a pose to the Astra-11-Lucky Clover, where the clovers are flowing down like the Sakura blossoms.

We made plans to add more outfit slots, but it'll take a bit of time to implement, look forward to it early next year!

Will look into that too. Been talking too long about what price and payout should be.

codemonkey37179

bossygirl1010_9

codemonkey37179

bossygirl1010_9

y did gaia people put rally towns 2 and virtual world together that's what is bugging me rite now mad stare

We wanted to make it possible to travel the whole world of Gaia without closing your window.

well i hate it i hope they really change it back to normal cry

Sorry, we are only going forward, but if you have specific things you'd like updated, I've been taking suggestions all week.

lanzer

Valkyrie Gauge

1. Lanzer: Will Waffles be on your Christmas cards? I think he'd look really cute in a Santa hat.

2. I like today's Apokalypsmas item. Could we possibly have some single-poses for the item for each pony?

3. I love the Brunette hair in Decadent Frosting! I have been waiting forever for brunette locks like this. Thank you! ^w^ -just has to wait for another bangs item to come out now-

4. Do you ever consider having special Skype sessions with Gaians? Possibly taking Ask An Admin live to the next level? Oh gosh! That would be SO many people! @~@

5. Will that empty shop in Hollywood be filled soon? I'd like to be able to find something there.

6. What will you be doing when the world ends (if it ends)?

Merry Christmas from Waffles!

codemonkey37179

Corinn

codemonkey37179

Corinn

Happy Holidays, Admins! heart

Are we going to get new images for Jigsaw anytime soon? We haven't had any new puzzles since the contest ended. That was in, what, early 2010? The site has so much beautiful art. After the contest I thought we were going to get regular new images again like when Jigsaw first came out. I looove Jigsaw, but doing the same puzzles for over a year gets monotonous. I can knock together most Insane puzzles in 20-30 minutes because I'm so familiar with the pieces.

Jigsaw glitch fixes would be great, too. I made a Gaia account for my mother because she loves Jigsaw, but she hasn't been using it because the glitches keep losing her saved progress or not giving her gold so she got frustrated. sad And recently I've been getting more of the various glitches that pop up after resuming from a saved puzzle. sad

/copypasta from last week since it wasn't addressed

Jigsaw will get some seriously needed attention early in the new year.

YAY! I love doing puzzles while listening to music-- more rewarding than spider solitaire LOL-- so this is awesome news. heart

Is it being re-coded like the Flash spaces were for old code/security issues/whatever? Or is it just getting maintenance?

Total Re-code.

codemonkey37179

Choco Mtn

Dear Admin,
Whats up with racing in Rally? Is that going to come back some time soon? yum_puddi

Yes! I had to update it. We will open it for testing very soon.

Narumi Misuhara

moo moo maru

This has probably been asked before...
But when will the inventory arranger get a much needed update?

As soon as I can finish my documentation on how the new one should work so our creative team can get started with new designs.

Narumi Misuhara

Jez Rae

I know you admins said that zomg was put on the back burner, but is there a reason why we never (or haven't in a while) had a holiday theme/game in zomg? I know that you must remain politically correct, but what if you took something like the Halloween ghosts, or Easter eggs that popped up all over zomg from two years ago, and used snowflakes or snowmen instead? I hope that made sense... biggrin I love zomg! Thank you for all your hard work on that front! But I would love to see another Holiday theme! biggrin I waited all year for Halloween Jack, but he never returned... ):

...Because any changes, whether we did it before or not, requires development that no one working on Gaia Online is able to do.

lanzer

Nymphadora Tonks Airman

Ok... there has been a big issue in the exchange that has been really aggravating me lately, and something really needs to be done about it.

At least once a day, most of the time more then one, I will see someone go and reply to a thread in the exchange that is anywhere from 5 days old up to a month old, that hasn't been closed by the thread owner. Now I know they thread owner needs to close there threads... but still.... the people who reply can see that the thread has been dead for weeks, and yes still bump it by asking if they still have the item, which makes other people (even me at times) think the thread is an active thread, which it's not.

There needs to be a new sticky in the exchange or an announcement or something to tell people to stop bumping old dead threads in the exchange. It's beyond aggravating when you see a thread with an item your looking for pop up finally, only to find out it's been dead for weeks and someone uses the search to find these old threads.

You do bring up a good point. I'll talk over to see what we can do on a moderation level for the exchange forum.

Narumi Misuhara

ShyAnSweet

Why is gaia not holding the towns Christmas event this year?
I miss that event :3

We're devoting those resources to finishing Towns 2

Zero Omega

Kagami Noire

SCUSE ME WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF GETTING RID OF EMOTES FOR GAIA?

Not high.

Narumi Misuhara

Black Death Goddess

Are we going to get to go caroling at the shops this year? Will there be any Christmas items in the Gold Shops?

1. Yes
2. *shrug*

DJ Helsing

Skuzzie

Will there ever be a DJ Helsing companion item or body pillow?
emotion_dowant

Unfortunately we no longer make or sell physical merchandise so a body pillow won't be an option but as for companion items thats a grerat question i don't even know. I'll have to let the artists know your request.

lanzer

Time really flies, before we know it, we're sharing holiday wishes and buying presents for each other. This year's been a ton of fun and I hope that the extra effort we put into holiday events have paid off.

Have a wonderful Christmas and hope you'll have the best holiday yet! Have delicious Christmas meals and hope you don't get any more of that Christmas sweater for present! biggrin

As next Monday is Christmas Eve and the Monday after is New Year's Eve, the next ATA will be on 2013. So have a happy new year! We'll see you in 2013~~~~!!!

...




Created by xSaiph from a discussion in the thread about Zero being gifted a fat stuffed unicorn. He was in full "what's a pony" denial mode about it. Ain't I a stinker? XD

[Platonix]

December 28th

siskataya

Heya GCD!

It's Friday, and it's been a busy few weeks, so my apologies for the lack of BLT's! I did want to make one today though, because it is the last BLT (with no B, L, or T!) of 2012. Goodness this year has flown by so quickly!

Anyway, I wanted to say thanks so much for coming to chat with me and give me your feedback on Gaia, items, events, and everything in-between! You always have some solid feedback! It's also been nice just getting to know you better, and hearing about your lives, goals, and dreams.

Anyway, we talked before about GCD specific contests, and this week, I'd like to focus on more general community contests for all Gaians. In 2013, I am planning on having even more giveaway contests, and I'd love to hear your ideas about some new holidays or festivities we can celebrate with the community. I'd also love to hear any ideas you have for user created content based contests.

Let me know your thoughts! biggrin

siskataya

An Ultimate Arse Head

Hey Sisky!
How are ya? Any plans for New Years Eve?

Speaking of contests, did you ever get my package back out? The one that the postage fell off out?

It should have gone out a a while ago! eek Let me check to see if something went awry yet again. Gah. I'm so sorry about this! I've no idea what is going on. Nonetheless, it WILL be sorted out, and you WILL be sent something.

And no New Year's plans for me - the 2013 Fitness Training marathon starts January 2nd, so I have to rest up. How about you?

siskataya

Enchanted Blue

- I liked the tektek contests since not everyone can draw but tektek is easy to get the hang of, even for beginners!

- Also, how about something random like the first five to tip 25 people gets a prize or the first five to quote a user and compliment them (has to show a screenie with a happy response and has to be recent)

Neat ideas! Thanks for the suggestions - I've written them down in my contest brainstorming book 3nodding

siskataya

kitten tea

Hi Sisky! I'm probably a new face in the No B L or T. I just never knew what to post. 4laugh
Hope holidays and the upcoming year are a lot of fun!!

As for more contest, I'm all for it! Bringing the community together is a great idea. Though I would like more "item creating" contest. CrosStich was such a great idea, and I really love that store. Is there any way to maybe have a user made REI?

Welcome! Glad to have you here. And we can certainly consider user-created REI contests. You mean like a "Design a REI" theme type contest? biggrin

siskataya

Sweet Angel Mary

I'd like to see an easter contest in the zomg forum that gives out integrity rings (since uncle kenny said zomg won't get an easter event)

I just want the ability to win cat items. I liked the siskmas thread before the dev announcement, I was having some nice conversations in that thread. I kinda like having conversations or telling stories. So any contests where I have to write are fun.

I like win ultra-rare items or chance item bundles.

Interesting ideas! I can check about the Integrity Rings - might be possible! And glad you are enjoying the 12 Days of Siskmas contest - I'm having lots of fun with that one too!

siskataya

_Mya_Kohler_

Hello, Sisky! I look around your No BLT threads and it's interesting what you have to say and what all there is to read. 3nodding I'm new to this, so I hope you don't mind.

Anyways, I did like the super hero like RIG and was hoping that another one might come out next year with some references to the X-Men. I'm a HUGE fan of Gambit, Wolverine and Nightcralwer, so I think it would amazing to see items related to them! whee ((Mainly items related to Gambit, since he's my favorite! Go see my profile. He's all over it! whee ))

I don't mind at all - glad you could join us! biggrin I'll also pass along your suggestion for an X-MEN CI to the art team 3nodding

siskataya

Amy Storm

Sisky <3 I must huggle you.

I want a love song writing contest for Valentine's day! Complete with making the contestants sing it! biggrin The tackier the better! Hehe, I know, I'm completely unrealistic. But think of the silliness~

My computer ate my CrosStitch entry. emotion_0A0 I'm all angry about it now. But yeah we need to have more of those anyway. Not just holiday related ones, I wanna see people go nuts.

*gives you great big squishy yet appropriate huggles*

Oohhh, I like the love song contest idea a lot! That has some serious potential. Thanks for the suggestion! biggrin

I am sorry your computer ate your CrosStitch entry though - pesky computers! Hopefully it won't do so again on future entries scream

siskataya

Hi-Potion

Sisky ;D
Solike
I live in San Jose
May I come and visit the Gaia HQ? >3>

I think we can arrange a visit, provided you are not a crazed-lunatic that will run amok in the office and throw pies in our faces while laughing maniacally! eek Send me a pm to coordinate something biggrin

siskataya

Hi-Potion

Do we have any more potential partners like Adventure Time and Tiger And Bunny? ;3;
Also, will we be seeing another EI Bundle? Nano-C is kinda dying out ~

We're always working with other companies to bring their fabulous brands to Gaia. You never know what will happen, so stay tuned! biggrin

As for the EI bundle, we just released EI Bundle #6 which contains the Dappy Dandy, Masquerade, and Secret Retreat. It also includes an exclusive new version of Reve Marin biggrin

siskataya

Well, it's about time for me to head home. It's been a long and super busy week and I am just tired!

If you have anymore suggestions for 2013 community contests, please feel free to pm me with your ideas.

Before I go, however, I do want to sincerely say thank you all for being such an amazing community. I love your spirit, ideas, creativity, compassion, and sense of humor. I do believe this is the best community online, and I am always so proud to be part of it. Thanks for letting me into your lives and sharing your dreams, goals, ideas, and accomplishments with me.

Wishing you all a fabulous rest of the holiday season, and a very bright, peaceful, creative, and adventurous New Year! 3nodding

Sisky

[Platonix]

December 31st

siskataya

Hello everyone!

Lanzer is still away eating sushi in Japan, so I'm making the thread today!

Boy time flew by this year! Not only is this the last day of the year, it is the last ATA for 2012! eek Time flies when you are having fun, right?

We just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for helping to make this an amazing year for Gaia, and for being such awesome members. Your creativity, compassion for others, humorous posts, and many varied activities have help keep Gaia the most vibrant, witty, friendly and fun community online.

We wish you all a very Happy New Year! Dream big and go bold in 2013. We're sure that whatever your goals for the New Year are, with discipline, patience, effort, and faith in your abilities you'll be able to meet them.

- Sisky

codemonkey37179

BlaineInagaki

codemonkey37179

BlaineInagaki

So I've cleared my cache, tried entering from my Home. But nothing seems to be allowing me to get into Towns. And I've seen some others having this problem too.

Is this a problem that you know of and are working on, or is there something else I need to be trying?

No problem that I know of. Are you able to get to Rally or Towns 2?

No. Every time I try those, they say I'm Not Logged in, or I'm logged in on some other app, such as Rally. When I'm not. And I really enjoyed walking around the Towns, but I'm at a loss when I've tried multiple browsers for Towns and Towns 2 and nothing works.

Is it a new account?

Otherwise, you may have a browser stuck open somewhere, even if you can not see it. You can try a reboot and see if it is still happening.

codemonkey37179

BlaineInagaki

Very new account. As of this post I still can't buy and sell on the Marketplace.

And I've tried over more than one day to get into Towns.

There is a 3 day wait for some features. Sorry.

codemonkey37179

Look Out Kid

I was on Towns earlier this morning, and I noticed that a lot of the town topics were things along the lines of "RIP Original Towns 2013". I'm really curious, are you destroying Towns and/or making major changes to it?

We are replacing it soon with a new towns.

siskataya

Shoopuffs

I have a question regarding Ultra Satan.
I wasn't around for black friday, so I may or may not have missed anything regarding the origins of Ultra Satan, but as soon as I noticed it was on the site it quickly became a favorite item of mine.
I noticed that you guys release Ultra Satan Slippers as well as had ornaments for the X-mas event featuring Ultra Satan.
Will we be seeing more Ultra Satan in upcoming events and/or items, and will Ultra Satan become like a mascot type character like Rock Puppy or perhaps an NPC like Radiojack?

I personally would love to see more of this adorable little cat in the future, and would absolutely love if it became an NPC like character.

As always thanks for taking the time to answer our questions and having ATA's. C:

Thanks for the question! I'm not sure about whether or not Ultra Satan is coming back as an NPC or if it will be involved in future events - you'll have to stay tuned!

But speaking of Ultra Satan items, that is the prize up for grabs in tomorrow's "12 Days of Siskmas" contest - my giveaway thread! Posts made on Jan 1st, 2013 PST are eligible to win, and one lucky Gaian WILL get one. That contest thread is here: http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/apocalypsmas/the-12-days-of-siskmas-giveaway-contest-win-prizes-3/t.83893615/

codemonkey37179

Moonlight Flower Dancer

first whats up gaia staff?
second any goals first the new year?

Finish all the projects that were suppose to be finished in 2012!

Narumi Misuhara

Goddess_Lightning

Afternoon, I have a question, is it really true today’s the final day for towns 1? I heard rumors that it will be gone…. This year 2012 was actually fun (: on the side of huge sales on this awesome ei bundle number 6, fair and awesome finale for ending this year with huge sales on masquerades, secret retreat, new reve, also dappy dandy! Also concerning the bundles, I understand about the huge difference between ei’s and ci bundles. But, are you guys planning to add more ei bundles for next year? Hoping for a oisin blessings gen 2 in my opinion… happy 2013 gaia and btw, aww Lanzer can’t make it to the ata day D: >w< sushi is good xD well, happy new years to everyone and hello 2013!

It's true we are going to remove towns 1 but not for a while longer, we still have more things we need to add in to Towns 2 before we can shut Towns 1 down.

Regarding EIs and CIs ...no idea.

Narumi Misuhara

-x-Noxious-x-Nyx-x-

The "Timid" achievement is glitched and not granting for a number of us (click here for more information). Not only is the achievement not granting, the counter is remaining at 0/11. I have filed a bug report.
Is there anything being done to resolve this glitch?

Yes. Once a bug is logged by our Quality Assurance department, we work on them as time allows. We release such fixes nearly daily.

codemonkey37179

Worlds Accelerated Man

Probably the most asked question you guys are going to get; Why do you think it's okay to take away Towns 1 and replace it? Did you notice a decrease in Rally after you "fixed" it?

We are replacing towns for many reasons. In short, it is well past time for an update.

In spite of rumors in the threads, there was no mass exodus after the Rally update.

Narumi Misuhara

We need to keep the site maintainable. Keeping around ancient code and old technologies doesn't help us do that xd

siskataya

Something Royal

Well first of I hope you had an awesome Christmas and are going to have a great New Years.
This time I have 2 questions.

1. Still the ticket problem… Its been 6 months now and Its really getting annoying when I keep seeing “Work in Progress”. You’ve (Admins) told me to PM you my ticket number and I do but for some reason it takes Days even Weeks to know that you’ve at least read it. Which takes me to my next question

2. Why does it take weeks to open a PM. I know you guys are very important in Gaia. But seriously WEEKS. I can get a package from china to the U.S and you still haven’t read it (True story emotion_awesome ) So is it that you have more important things to do (which I do understand) or your procrastinating? (which I do a lot emo ) This question has came up because of how many times I’ve had to stare at my outbox and still see that message.
Thanks.
PS. The first post is almost like what was on Facebook emotion_awesome

Thanks for the post! Sorry if you've been having to wait an exceptionally long time for your ticket to be resolved. Certainly, this is not the normal resolution time, and we're sorry for the inconvenience. As for messages, sometimes we get a LOT of pm's, and it can take a fair amount of time depending on the number of pm's we get. It's not about the procrastination at all, just being incredibly busy.

At any rate, I will look into this and get back to you on this in the next couple of days.

siskataya

Tayloryn

What are you looking forward to most this year?

Great question! Lots of fun things on Gaia of course - more contests, events, user-created content, etc. You know, a super fun time with a strong emphasis on community fun and creativity!

As for my personal self, going to try and make my goal of a 300 lb deadlift, and climb a very tall mountain. And get to Hawaii a couple of times to see my nephews and niece, and eat papaya and surf. 3nodding

Narumi Misuhara

True Sefirosu

Hiya, I really felt the Christmas event was good this year. I like the love that was given to the anons this time around.

Anyways, I was curious if you guys have any new anime themed items planned for the Mecha Neko next year (which is roughly 7 hours away Cali time now).

Don't know, an artist would have to answer this for you sweatdrop

True Sefirosu

Also, are we going to get any more games hosted through Viximo? Particularly Gaia only games. I feel for the people who lost Resort World seeing as this is the exact scenario that happened with Backyard Monsters only 6 months ago.

We want to focus more on releasing our own games than 3rd party games. That isn't however to say we may not have them.

True Sefirosu

Edit:
Also, any idea if the daily chance pop up going to be restored instead of going to a different page that grants the item?

if javascript fails to load or for whatever reason isn't detected then it goes to the landing page, otherwise to our knowledge the modal popup is working just fine.

codemonkey37179

LyricurI

Narumi Misuhara

LyricurI

Isn't there ANY way that gaia could keep towns 1? Q - Q
A lot of town-lurkers [that I know, at least] are pretty annoyed with the new towns 2.

Then I highly recommend they let us know what things they want to see improved/changed, because version 1.0 will be going down.

Well...

For one it's wayyy too slow for [some?] people. -- it's like the speed Rally used to have before it was taken down x Ax

And then for some reason whenever I try to enter a new map, it wont load at ALL. <-- this happens every once in a while. Whenever it won't load, I have to reboot towns, and it takes MUCH longer to load then towns 1.

I also don't like the way towns is set up -- with it lacking a directory so it's much harder to navigate. [Unless I'm blind and there IS a directory]

There are no topics anymore -- which saddens me greatly, especially since people of common interest could easily navigate to the group.

Overall, this new towns 2 is just really depressing to me. v n v

The walking speed is now adjustable. It is under setting in the phone.

I'll look into the not loading issue.

There is a gps device in the phone for marking places and finding friends.

The topics were being greatly abused in Towns, so I don't know if we will be adding them in later or not.

Thanks for your feedback.

codemonkey37179

LyricurI

Well, thanks for listening at least Q u Q
I guess most of us are just sad to see it go, due to the number of years we have bonded with it~

Yeah.. I understand. I'll do my best to make the new one fun.

Narumi Misuhara

Sakura Parfait

Hello!

1. Do you guys have anything planned for New Years?
2. Since Towns 1 is going away soon, will we still be able to trick-or-treat and carol in Towns 2? I always preferred doing those two activities in Towns more than going through shops.
3. What can we expect for 2013?
4. What is the Partners forum category about? I noticed it on the main forum index page.

1. Not really.
2. Eventually yes.
3. Lots!
4. You'll see wink

Sandokiri

King Awesomolocity

Sandokiri

sassy death2

Why are a lot of the admins'/mods' profiles being set to private? (i.e. Lanzer's profile)

There are a few reasons.

1. We tend to be rather busy folks, and sadly can't always give an answer (or a chain of answers) to everyone that comments in our profiles. ^^;

2. People sometimes confuse the profile comments with the PM inbox, and give out information (such as new email addresses) intended only for PMs.

3. SOME people think it's funny to drop in with ten or so page-stretching comments full of a smooth 50/50 blend of old and new porn.

So, mainly, it's to protect y'all. 3nodding

Can't you disable comments though, without hiding profiles. I feel that that would be a better solution, and then in the about me, just have some info on how to contact admins.

You'd have to ask them individually. Myself, I don't have it private... but then again, I haven't altered my profile since like forever, and won't even go to v2 unless it becomes necessary. ^^

Narumi Misuhara

Sagebomb

Is the alchemy update looking good for first quarter of this year?

Can't say yet, we are still prioritizing 2013 projects. Personally I'd really like to get it all out in Q1 though.

Sandokiri

PGCYoda

I was wondering why I cant Enter the Anime style clothing Store...Im in the UK and i cant enter it apprently....which makes me sad cos i bet it has loads of cool stuff in there

Mecha Neko is for items that we create on contract with anime companies. Because of that, there are contracts involved, which sadly include only offering those items in the USA.

You can get your American friends to pick some up for you, though. ^^

Narumi Misuhara

pig_girl

also, when do you guys plan on ending apocalypsmas?

Currently scheduled for Friday.

codemonkey37179

minaminolover

[Screenshot of user's Home inventory showing lots of items]
It's shows its in my house yet it is not in there. By any chance does anyone know where it went to?
It could be a simple thing...... sweatdrop

Yes, it is a glitch in the system. If you'll pm me on Wed. morning. I'll have someone take care of it for you.

siskataya

shellsmachine

Happy New Year! Please tell me that Gaia has decided to restock Phin Phang. Lie to me if you must.

<start lie> Oh yes, yes we have! Fish galore, and more squids! Ohhh, and a Mola Mola too! </end lie>

I tease, I tease! We may actually get an update at some point. It is something we are thinking about though, so you never know! No guarantees of course, but it's an idea we're mulling over biggrin

codemonkey37179

Treemie

Do you think you might consider making the default walking speed a little faster? It's painfully slow. I liked the fast speed better.

You can set your own speed now. It is under settings in the phone.

siskataya

erph

xSaiph

erph

Happy New Year~! c:
I'm an illustrator, who has some editorial, commercial, concept art experience and recently this year a children's book I had worked on. I love gaia and would love to be part of your team, how can I be considered? Thanks~

I hope you all are having a very happy new year 3nodding

your art looks epic!
what art software are you using?

Danke 3nodding
I used Paint Tool Sai for that piece, but generally I use a mix of sai and photoshop

Wow, that is amazing! Any jobs we have available can be found on our corporate page: http://gaiainteractive.com/jobs/

You can also pm me for more information about this biggrin

siskataya

Alrighty, it is time for us to head out so the thread is being closed. We're sorry if we didn't get to all your questions and comments. We try our best to get to as many as we are able, but cannot get to all of them unfortunately! ^^

Thanks again for coming, and hope you all have a safe and fun New Year's Eve. If you are an adult and of drinking age, please don't drink and drive, or let your friends drink and drive. That is just a losing situation.

As for you all, thank you again for being amazing and have an awesome 2013 3nodding

[Platonix]

January 7th

lanzer

Hello everyone! Happy New Year!

Glad to see everyone again after filling my tummy with sushi. biggrin It's finally 2013, where the world continues after the Mayan calendar expires, where we brave the fiscal cliff even though we have no idea what it really does, and best of all we get to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of Gaia.

What are your new year's resolutions for this year? Here at Gaia we've written down everyone's resolutions on our chalkboard wall, and I can see that it's going to be a fun year as some of us have "master dragon punch" and "fly a chopper" as their goals for 2013. biggrin

Thank you for being a part of Gaia on 2012, and let's begin another great year of fun!

Zero Omega

Mashed Potato Jones

Zero Omega

Constipated Alchemist

Just wanted to check back, see if there was any new information about the issues with my accounts. Has been around 3 months now and I still have not gotten a response from my ticket or from the email I sent you guys.

Know Zero Omega has mentioned he is looking into it for me, have an estimate on how long it's going to take?

Thanks,

Was on vacation recently, so catching up on everything that I had to get done. Which includes this.

Welcome back! Did you enjoy your vacation? I'm digging the slippers, by the way.

Thanks!

I did, went back down to Southern California to visit family.

Uncle Kenny

Sextans

Did you know that Downvoting Threads is a form of Bullying?

Please!! do not downvote my thread!! please please.

Then you'll be happy to know we have an opt out option in our patch rotation that will probably go out later this week. It will allow you to choose whether you want to allow voting on your topic when you create it. It will NOT have any affect on existing threads and once a user creates a thread with voting enabled, they will not be able to disable it.

lanzer

I definitely agree that downvoting can be used as a form of bullying, at the same time posting negative comments can also be bullying, or another words, posting a message can be used as a form of bullying, while the focus should be on what comes out of the feature. Proper voting help identify quality of threads and we'll continue to leverage Gaian's preferences to locate good threads as well as dismiss downvotes that we from griefers.

Panagrammic

Sagebomb

Panagrammic

Sagebomb

Thanks for the recent HoC updates.

I have been loving the new campaigns. How is effort going on getting campaigns into the actual game. Will it just be testing from the daily update thread mainly for a while?

Is fire opal games involved in the ongoing updates of the game, or were they just used in the main development of the game? Aka does updates and such still rely on Fire Opal or is it pretty much only on gaias side now?

Thank you Pan and Grace for being here ^_^

Yeah, we will have a whole new page for the campaigns. The campaigns rely on some of the tutorial features (i.e., dialogs and such), so we wanted to get the tutorial ironed out first.

Fire Opal is still involved a bit -- with bugs and suggestions and such -- but the day to day is Gaia now.

Thats awesome, I know all time frames are virtually impossible to really hit. But any chance we will be seeing that in the next week or two.

Also, not sure if its been asked yet, but if not.

How is the efforts on the "new" or changing the essence system grant proposal thingy going??

Campaign page won't be until late this month (although we have some new campaigns available, which I'll put in the main HoC announcement thread).

Will look at essence granting after we get the new lobby out.

Panagrammic

Sagebomb

Awesome, now that the festive season is rolling down, will the roughly daily updates be likly to be getting roughly dailier again?

Yeah. We've been working on a big patch, and we had to freeze down the code base on production until that was all resolved out.

Zero Omega

Sweet Angel Mary

Zero Omega

Elynai

Question about Booty Grab
Is it okay to use mules to continue playing once you've gotten to the 150k cap? (Assuming you then put all the gold on your main account)
I always thought that it wasn't, I think it was even mentioned in the dev alert when the cap was implemented that it would flag you as a bot. But I sometimes see people saying they do it, once even a mod, so I'm a little confused and I'd just like some clarification.
I mean, what's the point of a cap if you can use a mule to ignore it?

We don't really encourage the use of mules to do this because we put the cap in to prevent Booty Grab generating a ton of gold without completely nerfing it. If we do find you engaging in activity that we believe is bot-like we will investigate it.

would it be safe to assume that playing zomg on multiple accounts is acceptable if you just like killing cute fluffs and clams?

My answer to that is the same as the Booty Grab one.

Panagrammic

Gavyn the Mighty

Hello AtA,
I’ve put together (a lot) of questions about Heralds of Chaos that I would like to have answered. I’ve split them up into the top 5 I would like answered… as well as several other less-important (to me) listed in the spoiler. I hope that some of the Admin or Devs are able to/ have the time to answer even a couple of these questions.

Heralds of Chaos Questions:
1] HoC Marketplace... will/when will it happen? Any input on how cards may be sold (i.e. any price minimum, restrictions, etc)?
2] Estimated date of new Herald update? And estimated date of new card update/how many cards?
3] Will the game be available on tablets, iPhones, etc at some point?
4] Will packs at be re-restructured with better odds (specifically if there is a drastic drop in pack buying, which going by the forum response... is already occurring)?
5] How often are the HoC request forum threads looked at and considered/discussed as stuff that may help the game?

More HoC Questions:

6] When will/will level brackets be restructured? If so, what structure will they take on?
7] Will level cap (80) be raised any time soon?
8] Opinions on sportsmanship (or lack thereof) in the game... what do you consider one way or the other. What stuff would you like to see fixed so that there are less hard feelings in the game (i.e. what people complain about frequently in the game, nothing in specific to suggest)?
9] Opinion on the natural extension of the gaia ignore list into the game
10] Opinions on players forfeiting mid-battle, and possible changes to prevent this from happening
11] Is the game in 'open' beta now? I.e. open to all of gaia? Well, the recent announcement answers this one.
11a] Will/ when will the game be marketed to facebook as has previously been said?
11b] If it is marketed to facebook, will the essence to gold feature continue to exist?
11c] The new announcement makes it seem as if it will be going elsewhere, not just facebook... any input on where else?
12] With HoC being open to the entire community, will the HoC forum be ‘unlocked’ soon (i.e. can we actually see these posts in our post history)?
13] Will essence gain from special and spell kills ever be re-granted (currently don't actually get that essence)?
14] Will AI mode mana costs/essence grants ever be changed to be the same as they are for PvP (i.e. even though AI gets a discount, will we earn essence in accordance with what the card actually costs for us to summon? or will the essence grant stay based on the discounts?
15] Will an increased storyline be put into the game any time soon?
16] When do you expect campaigns to be fully implemented... i.e. on the actual HoC page and finished?
17] Will we get a hard mode (hopefully Kingdom) to bridge the huge gap between Medium and Nightmare?

Thanks for your time.
Cheers,
Gavyn

1. Don't know yet when the marketplace is available -- we have the backend code but the interface hasn't been finalized. I suspect we will not put any restrictions on pricing other than a minimum price (i.e., you can't offer a 1 star for less than 50 essence, or whatever).
2. Next update will be a new lobby (with easier friend-to-friend challenges), plus we're swapping out all 5 star heralds, per Grace's message. Should be out this week.
3. A stripped down version of the game -- with possibly very different mechanics -- is definitely something that we're looking at.
4. Will let Grace take this.
5. We browse the forums every day. Many of the fundamental changes are really big (i.e., changing pinning mechanics), so they've been put on the back burner while we resolve client issues and fix infrastructure.

Panagrammic

6. In the next few weeks we'll take a look at the data and decide how to rebracket everything (with community feedback).
7. No.
8. My suspicious (not based on data -- haven't looked at it yet) is that we still don't properly incentivize good behavior. Having a time penalty if a person forfeits more than nn times in a given tie period would probably help.
9. I'm assuming that this is so you won't get thrown into a PvP match with a jerk? For Gaia it would be easy, but we're also dealing with Facebook, so we need something that allows you to ignore a FB user, which means we need an interface for this. Hmmm, will need to talk this over with people.
10. We have a patch that grants essence for all units in battle on a forfeit. Hopefully this makes this particular scenario better.
11a. This month (for some value of "marketing" -- first wave of marketing is mostly free marketing, Moga users, so on and so forth).
11b. No, because gold has no value to FB.
11c. Our code is written so that it can be targeted to almost any social network -- so, we're open to possibilities. Gaia and FB are what we're concentrating on atm, though.
12. Forum is unlocked. The history thing I'll look at.
13. Yeah, next patch fixes this.
14. Ditto.
15. Yeah, which is why we were experimenting with campaigns. Once we get the tutorial ironed out then we'll work on the campaign page + story line.
16. Not sure. Maybe late this month if all goes well.
17. Yeah, that's on the list to consider. Not sure where it will fall out yet on the schedule, though.

gracewar7

11b. To clarify, Pan means it'll continue to exist on Gaia but not in the FB version.

lanzer

Darc Nightgale

Happy New Years everyone.

I would like to see more hoods for our avatars. We could have ones that are not already attached
to coats, jackets, capes, ect. It would give us more of a selection. emotion_kirakira

Agreed, a hood would look great on your avi. I'm sure more jackets and capes will trickle through.

Uncle Kenny

Viviette Valentine

Hi guys C: any news?

I passed the list over so it could be reviewed and handled. I can follow up and see where things stand.

Uncle Kenny

Complicated Personalities

Okay I don't know if this was asked yet but I guess it wouldn't hurt to try anyways right? So like I was wondering; because it was mentioned that Towns was closing soon. Is there a predicted date for said action? I know a lot of my friends were saying that they you guys would close it by the new years but that clearly didn't happen.

Once we're able to finish adding the content we want it to have before closing down Towns 1. We're planning for "soon" but I can't really give you a definitive date.

lanzer

.~.Lady_Aji.~.

- zOMG! Glitch Fix Update: Any new updates that you’d like to share?

- Gaia Glitching on Chrome: Has this problem been looked into yet? Thread about the problem can be found here.

- Alchemy: Please, leave alchemy formulas out of chance items. Especially since the system is still flawed and needs work. Grievances about this can be found here.

- When it comes to equitable items, can people who use the male avatar base or even the female base that aren’t into frills and cute stuff get some love too? Feedback can be found here.

Sorry many of us are busy with HoC release lately, we are looking at what we can do in 2013, but don't have anything solid right now.

We fixed some backend problems a while back, are you still having problems and only with Chrome? Many of us are using Chrome here and it's been working fine.

I'll forward your suggestions to the art team. Thank you

Uncle Kenny

Lord Lapin

Easter E-CORP Envoy here.

So Easter...you guys have any plans yet? Is it too late to make suggestions?
Can the community help in any way?

Haven't even started planning for Easter yet. We have other big events to plan for first!

Zero Omega

Flying Mermaid Princess

I was just curious to ask about old mule accounts. Like say I left gaia for a while, and like... came back and only remember main account pw. Is it possible to get the old account without the old email working? >":

Yes. You'll be asked some verification questions and if we can verify you are the account owner then we'll get you back into the account. File a ticket at http://www.gaiaonline.com/help

lanzer

You can always talk to one of our moderators for help. We can track by your IP address too if you can provide anything related to the account name or email. Your old posts or your join date can also help point to where your old account is.

Uncle Kenny

xVagina Explosionx

Uhm hi.

I sort of sent some ideas for Easter to Uncle Kenny... they're nothing ground breaking or anything but I was told they were neat by a few people I've shown them to. I've sworn them to secrecy in case they're actually approved.
I was wondering if he got them... and if he thought anything of them. ninja

Got them, haven't read them yet! Once we get closer to Easter planning time then perhaps I will read them over.

milkbun

Audio Dragon

Is bidblast ever coming back?

nope! sorry

Uncle Kenny

No, it has been completely removed. Flynn's store in the Marketplace is its replacement.

milkbun

Nahella

Will the shop Mecha Neko ever be getting new items?

Yep sometime in the future it will. No set date.

Uncle Kenny

Kain-Senpai

Greetings Staff!

I was wondering if it were possible to put captchas for registering new accounts? I dunno about you guys, but there has been a pretty influx of Advert bot accounts posting whatever it is they're programmed to post.

I report them, and I'm sure other users do to. I think this would cut down on the amount of account created that just take up space, help the users keep a cleaner forum, and help the moderators with reports that seriously need to be taken care of.

Thanks!

Yep, it's on our list of to-dos.

Zero Omega

T3h PyScHO

If i pay MY MONEY for Gaia cash then why must i wait for my item to be unfrozen.... I would like to be able to use MY BELONGINGS that i paid for with MY MONEY.... Explain the long period of waiting time plz cause i lost alot because of the waiting period

The waiting period is to do our best to ensure there is no fraud activity going on with the purchase. When you make a purchase with a new payment account, the items are given a one-time freeze with that payment account for seven days to verify for any fraud.

milkbun

EbeleRoderick

Happy new year, guys!

I had a question about the avatar item glitch thread - is it being looked through? I don't know if this has been asked already (if it has I apologize), but I'm concerned if reporting there will give the item glitches fair attention.

It is looked through. We haven't been able to tackle much for the past few months since it has been so busy but hopefully things slow down a bit now.

Panagrammic

xBillehx

A few questions about Heralds of Chaos:

How far away is the marketplace or at least a basic trading system so people can trade 3, 4 and 5 star cards for other cards and/or Essence?
(It can look crappy as long as it works!)

Any thoughts about rewards as motivation for placing high on the leaderboards?
(on that note, leaderboards are broken again. It freezes every time the month changes over. razz )

And finally are Iona's Elite Reserves ever returning to the shop for Essence?

Marketplace is probably next month at this point.

Yeah, we'd like to have some concrete reward for placing high (might be as ordinary as free packs, though).

I don't think IER is going back for essence, but will defer to Grace on that.

gracewar7

xBillehx

And finally are Iona's Elite Reserves ever returning to the shop for Essence?

We'll take that request into consideration. Probably not in the near-term, but we'll be monitoring how things progress.

lanzer

Platonix

I posted this back during the reign of biglanky14 and never got a real response. I'm going to post it again because the requests for a Gaia Bank are coming in more frequently again, from people who aren't asking for it to be interest-bearing.

I don't actually need such a feature myself, but I came up with a way you might be able to appease people asking for it. Meredith of the Bank of Gambino could have a feature where she sells Mythrill Coins at sellback price. So if you want to "deposit" 30,000 gold, you'd just visit Meredith and buy a 30,000-gold Coin. When you wanted to "withdraw" the gold you'd just sell the Coin from inventory, and until then you could throw it in your Storage Locker to help resist the spending urge.

Downside of course is that it would instantly devalue the coins, quite nearly all of which tend to sell in the MP for at least double their clearly-stated value. Also turning a CI-exclusive item into a gold shop item, though I don't know how much of an issue that is. The obvious way to fix these - creating completely separate items with the same basic concept - is also the best way to inflate the amount of dev time required to the point where this will never ever happen, though.

What do you think? Is this remotely feasible?

The request for a Gaia bank had took shape in many form with different threads that had been presented. If a feature for putting gold out of mind, I believe that a more straight forward feature would be a safe box, or a vault, that takes your gold or items, and require additional authentication such as cell phone or email to unlock. It'll be more straight forward feature that can integrate into the user interface. Having an item is a fun concept, though if there isn't a sell back value which is the purchase price, then the item as a banking feature would be too risky if marketplace is the only selling option.

Uncle Kenny

BinaryVolts

Idk if this is where I should go with this question or not but here goes...

...There's an Apocalypsmas thread that says last post wins an item. Is this feasible? Will the Apocalypsmas threads eventually be made so you can't post in them anymore so a winner can be determined? The event already ended and yet people are still posting, so I'm a bit confused...

The forum will be archived soon and at that point no new posts will be allowed so that would be when a winner could be determined.

Panagrammic

gataka

- How long before I can search the HoC forum?

For HoC devs:
- How is the region for final battle selected?
- Rough roadmap: what can we expect and when and such?
- Why not display the odds on packs?

; D

Yeah, I'll look at searching. Forums are unlocked, searching should be working, but apparently it's not.

I think the final region is the last non-portal, non-mana-well region.

We'll work up a roadmap and put it in the HoC forum.

Panagrammic

gataka

- How is the region for final battle selected?

Actually, just talked with the dev responsible for this, and he says that armageddon happens on the centermost region that has a portal. So, if want an advantage during armageddon and you have a bunch of units with defender, then you'll want to own the center region right before armageddon happens.

Uncle Kenny

Nilla

Happy New Year!! I just have one question. Well more like a curiosity. Next month will be Gaia's 10 year anniversary so I was wondering if there is anything in the works to celebrate it's birthday? I hope something is planned. I mean 10 years! Just like yesterday that I just signed up.

Most definitely ninja

Panagrammic

Solomon the Wise

When will the next HoC card update be? And when will the new Herald/Hero status swap take effect?

Herald / Hero swap will be this week.

Panagrammic

Gendocide

I love HoC and was lucky enough to be in the first batch of beta users
However, I'm getting slightly irked at the cards found in the packs to boots your army. I just bought a gold pack an hour or two ago and got all cards that could be summoned in the first or second round of play with basically no skills or HP. I know it's a chance pack, but I haven't really once gotten a good card from these packs, not even a rare card.

Yeah, the packs get better as you level up, which helps some.

Zero Omega

KinkyPandaz

Zero Omega

KinkyPandaz

can i ask a question? :O because whenever i do no one answers me so im just asking if i can :/...

You can ask a question, but there's no guarantee we'll be able to get to it. sweatdrop

lol ok and uhm i was just wondering if you guys could take off the posting messages to soon because i get a lot of PM's a day and i hate having to wait to respond to everyone same thing with commenting.

Probably won't be happening, the wait time is only about 40 seconds though!

lanzer

Corinth Maxwell

1. Why is it, after all this time, we're STILL not allowed to re-arrange items placed in the "Game" tab of our inventories? cat_stressed cat_scream

2. In events such as this last one, where we're expected to "donate" items to receive credit toward a specific goal (i.e., donating 30 items to redeem/destroy one ornament), why is it that we cannot simply donate "X" number of items all at once, and receive credit for each item that was donated, instead of only being credited once for the entire bundle? cat_whee

We're planning on an arranger, when completed will definitely allow for game items to be arranged. Sorry for the wait.

Being able to handle multiple items is, in most cases takes, not too much more effort to implement, it just depends on what the developer see as the typical use case is. I'm sure you'll see something like that in the future.

Uncle Kenny

H3av3n

Afternoon Staff, I hope you guys had a happy holidays!

Simple question is simple.

Is there a final event item?

Because I love free things lol

Nope, not this time!

Uncle Kenny

Krissim Klaw

Uncle Kenny

Krissim Klaw

Where is my bomb explosion? You can't tease us with bombs for events and then not explode them!

He was a friendly, not-exploding bomb. If you don't believe that, then he was a defective model so we got him for cheap from the factory. The working ones were too expensive.

No getting second hand bombs. Any chance we could get a companion pose of him? He was so cute.

If the artists feel up to it? Dunno, that's out of my realm of control.

lanzer

Platonix

Also on the topic of me coming up with solutions to other people's problems... I haven't been following the Site Feedback topic, but one of the biggest valid complaints I've seen about losing Towns 1, that codemonkey doesn't really have a good answer for, is that people will miss the ability to meet like-minded strangers and make new friends through the use of Towns Topics.

Would it be feasible to give the Gaia Towns forum a subforum, perhaps named Towns Topics, and maybe even linked to in the Towns 2 smartphone, where people can post topics for Towns 2? The thread title can be the topic, and they can say in the body of the post where to go to meet up for that topic. People could send Friend Requests to the thread starter to help ensure everyone winds up in the same layer.

Granted, there's not a ton of room in Towns 2 for a wide variety of groups to meet for different topics, but people could also choose to post Rally Topics and Hollywood Topics since it's all the same system. And, of course, the planned expansions to the world of Towns 2 only make this idea steadily more feasible.

Gaia Staff: would you be willing to try this?
Towns 1 fans: would YOU be willing to try this, when Towns 2 has been improved to solve your other complaints about it?

Although the goal is to replace Towns 1 with Towns 2, we have every intent to replicate all the features and make sure that nobody loses out on what we all like about towns 1. Towns 2 is still work in progress and I'm sorry that the initial version missed out on some of the core features and how discovery is made. We are listening closely to feedback and will do what we can to eliminate most, if not all, the pain points.

Panagrammic

Shintouyu

Hello!

What's the closest estimate date for the next card update on Herald Of Chaos? And roughly how many new cards can we expect?

Next update will be swapping out 5-star heralds -- means the release of new 3-star variants of the heralds and 5-star heroes. This week.

lanzer

insta

Hey everyone, I was wondering when/what month alchemy changes will be made towards Gaia Online? I know that there was an announcement to Gaia saying that there was going to be "big changes" to alchemy, so I've been waiting, and waiting to see what they are!

I honestly am very excited to see them, and can't wait. So I was just wondering how soon will they be released?

Hi Insta, we've made a lot of proposed changes to Alchemy though I must apologize for the speed of which they're implemented. Last few months we've been packed with events, and we'll see how things go for early this year. Will give you more updates as we got more timelines planned out.

lanzer

Scobre

Um pretty much working on getting a job this year. I had an interview, so waiting to hear back from it. Business is kind of moving, so it's bearing on that.

1) Has the bout of illnesses passed Gaia HQ now?

2) Any update on zOMG! bug fixes?

3) Could we get a check mark or something to delete multiple comments from profiles kind of like how the private message deletion works?

Can't say we're ever out of it. Just today someone else is becoming sick. Winter is scary! I haven't gotten sick yet and I'm dreading that it's going to hit me sooner or later.

Sorry, no updates this week.

We haven't heard many requests for that feature so it's not on the roadmap. I'll look into seeing if there's any shortcut that can be used for that and PM you if I see any.

Uncle Kenny

PyroTak

I've heard a rumor involving the possibility of zOMG! rings becoming unsoulbound. Is this possible and what would it achieve?

Dunno where you heard that but I don't believe we have any plans to do anything of the sort.

lanzer

Contest and Guild

Hi everyone sorry for not being around for ask the admin lately.I wanted to know if the bug removal sticky in the computer and tech main forum will ever be replaced by one of the newer and more updated ones that about 2 people in the computer and tech forum work on.each there own topic a bit differnt then the other.

I asked this question last week but no one said any thing.

I also have one more question this time around i found out we only have 1 site mod in the computer and tech forum now any plans to add more mods to that list.

Sorry I'm not current with the state of that forum, will check on that for you.

lanzer

gataka

WAIT, wait, 10 years!? xD

- When will the celebration start? Or has it already and I just wasn't paying attention? :V

Not yet, Gaia's birthdate is on Feb 18. Which is also my join date. 3nodding

Uncle Kenny

bbiram

Hi All!
There was talk of changing the puzzles for the Jigsaw game. Any news there?

What other games besides HoC are coming to Gaia, soon?

Thank you!

Changes to existing games have been put on hold for a bit while we focus work on Towns 2.

Zero Omega

8XL

I'm new to the whole 7-day item freeze policy, I was just wondering after 7 days, would that policy wear off of the remaining CG I have as well?

Correct, after 7-days the freeze wears off and as long as you don't use a new payment method or new payment account (e.g., you made your first payment with PayPal account 01, then made a new payment a month later with PayPal account 02) then you shouldn't encounter it again.

lanzer

Cherry Changa

Is resort world offically gone now?

Unfortunately so, we got a frustrating short notice of it's shut down last month. I'm sorry for those who put time on the game to have lost their progress. It puts a damper on partnered games moving forward and we'll focus more on games made by us, as we're well aware of how much it suck to lose your time and energy in terms of progress in any game. We wouldn't want that to happen again.

Zero Omega

superCelia

Is there any way to get your trading pass earlier? I really want to get my trading pass. Is there another way I can prove that I'm a human? P:

Nope! Sorry. It's not just for bot purposes though, it's to help with hackings.

lanzer

Lemon Pledge

Hello!

Do you think you will ever change the layout or general look of Gaia?

We need more short hair styles!

smile

Not the general look right now, we're focused on offering more styles and customization options for forums and guilds as of right now.

Panagrammic

Dezzenotith

Sorry if this has already come up but,....

Why can't we use only an adjective for our titles?

I think it would be great if this were possible, especially considering that we're allowed to use only a noun as our title.

Having only an adjective would be ungrammatical!

Zero Omega

SmittysBride

Don't know about everyone else, but I cannot wait to see the winning female AVI for Zero! xd

I had 430+ entries. gonk

Sandokiri

Beloved Ice Cream Bar

Hi, I've been highly active in this guild for more than 5 years, in fact. I don't necessarily have much to complain. It's just that I'm having difficulty understanding the time set on this website. I can understand that this website his from another city, hence why the time is different compared to mine. The main reason is that every time I post something in the forums, the time I made that post was 3 to 4 hours ahead of the time stated above my post(just below the username, in case your wondering). Is there a way you can possibly have this programmed so that it can tell the time from each time zone a user is located in?

If you go into Account Settings, there should be an option for changing your time zone. It defaults to GMT-8 (US West Coast) because that's where we are. 3nodding

Zero Omega

Tsuki_Kirkland

Admins I have a question? Would it be possible to make a few new changes in the AMC forum.

The cartoons sub-forum could use a name change to cartoons instead of animation /cartoons and it ‘d be nice to get a suggestions forum or sticky for all the suggestion threads users make in the forum despite the rules saying not to.

Oh and zero ? Thanks for taking care of whatever was causing the reporting problem in the AMC forum, I haven’t had it happen again in there since.

Something we can think of doing. And I dunno what caused the reporting problems, but glad to see that they're fixed.

gracewar7

Erogenous Jones

Sorry I'm late to this, especially because I really wanted to ask about the new Drop Rates fro the Packs in HoC.
I've kept extremely careful track of everything I've got from Packs of every level up to Sapphire, and have found the Drop Rates to be worse than awful since the recent Update.

From 20 Sapphire Packs, I got exactly one Rare Card and nothing else of note.
20 Sapphire Packs equates to 600,000 Gold spent for one Card because let's face it, by the time you can access Sapphire Packs, its pretty much assured that you already have large quantities of every 1 and 2 Star Card.

Personally, this has pretty much killed HoC for me because it makes me feel like I have virtually no chance of ever getting the Cards I want and need to fill out my Deck, or that I would have to spend untold millions in Gold and enormous hours if I were to try.

Can you tell us what the Drop Rate percentages are on the Packs for each Level so we have at least some idea of what we're up against?

Would you consider imprving the Drop Rates a bit?

A lot of people (probably the majority really), don't play HoC for hours upon hours every day, and tailoring the Drop Rates to address those who do is just going to freeze the average player out and potentially make other games more appealing.

I hear you. We've been reading the feedback in the HoC forum and we know many players are unhappy about the recent update. We'll take that under advisement and see if there's a way to make things work re: better pack payouts, but I can't promise that it will happen. The reason we made the change was to help support the game's longevity, so it wouldn't help to reverse it.

Re: drop rate percentages. All I can say is a pack that costs twice as much Essence should give you more than twice the probability of getting a rare or better.

It's definitely not our intention to freeze the average player out. The marketplace when released should help the situation out. We're also working on a way to enhance your units via runes. The pack probabilities also improve every 10 levels so that should help some.

Hang in there!

lanzer

That's it for this week's ATA! Thank you for sharing 2012 with us, and look forward to more events, more prizes, and more fun stuff in 2013! Codemonkey is working his money butt off on improving Towns 2, so hang tight and we'll be sure to resolve your complaints. Have a great week everyone!

[Platonix]

January 11th

siskataya

Hey everyone!

Happy Friday! It's time for the weekly community discussion - if you have a moment to talk with me, that would be awesome!

This week, I wanted to ask you all to suggest some unusual holidays or celebrations you'd like to see as contests for the Gaia community. As you've probably noticed, I am big on the giveaways, and this year there will be more than ever. I was just wondering if you knew of any fun holidays or off-beat celebration you think the Gaia community would enjoy. Also, what types of prizes do you like to win?

As well, if you have other questions or ideas about other Gaia related things, feel free to ask or share. I've got a bit of time now, so looking forward to talking with you all biggrin

Sisky

siskataya

Ridley Starsmore

siskataya

Ridley Starsmore

One, we need a contest, where winner gets two MC envelopes a month for a year.

Like...I dunno...a haiku about ponies and cupcakes. Or whatever floats your goat.
two, I am officially throwing my hat into the ring for Easter Bunny. Mecha Butt is too violent, and that green mutant needs to be fired.

Out of a canon.

And I am by far the superior Easter Bunny. I'm fluffier, more huggable, and I don't hand out explosive or mutanigenic eggs.

And third...Hello!

Hello! Thanks for the ideas - I like the MCs idea for a prize! And thanks for letting us know about your superior Easter Bunny qualities. We'll keep this in mind for any rabbit-related events! XD

Indeed. Most Superior Rabbit is Most Superior.

As for the MC idea...maybe do something like that for the site anniversary? Everyone who logs in that day gets one ticket? And maybe have it have a sellback for 500g later, so everyone gets a treat for logging in?

Hmmm, maybe! I'll definitely consider it biggrin

siskataya

Sweet Angel Mary

siskataya

Scobre

Hi Sisky. Maybe a Gaiaversary contest since Gaia will be 10 soon.

You think it would be possible for [ JK ] and swarf to work on zOMG! again once they are done with their social games?

Heya! I like the Gaiaversary idea. I can hardly believe it'll be 10 years. That is so amazing!

As for swarf and [JK], I don't think they'll have time to work on zOMG! as they are super busy with social games and will be for a while, but I can let people know about your request. biggrin

be nice if zomg got a repeat easter event this year but i guess it won't happen

will you need people to help you in fixing zomg bug glitches, like getting a crew together in zomg? Will we get some zomg bug fixes this year?

Not sure about the Eater event, but as we are able, we'll try and get some bugs fixed. At least this is the plan as far as I know! We recently did have someone working on bugs - he fixed some of the quest issues, Gnome General issues, some things at the Sawmill, and other things! biggrin

siskataya

Scobre

Yeah it is. I just can't believe it took me four years to join Gaia because I thought it was just an anime site. That's a shame but thank you. I wish Mavdoc could return too. What ever happened to the hangout space he was working on for zOMG!?

Hmmmm, I am not sure about the hangout space - I can ask about that. It was not a project I was aware of, but I'll check biggrin

Mavdoc

Scobre let me know about this post, and hoped I could help clarify. 3nodding

While at Gaia, I made a 3 room hangout space that was meant to be used for the Gaia Halloween 2010 event. It was finished, but never implemented on the site though. Before I left Gaia, I retooled the area so it would work in zOMG!. It's literally all ready to go. biggrin All that needs to be done is to create a spot in zOMG! where it could be accessed. JK will know all about this, and you could ask him about it.

It's probably about the most detailed and atmospheric location that would exist in zOMG!, and became my favorite area even though it was never able to go live. It would be a welcomed addition for the zOMG! players who haven't seen new content for some time, and something that could be implemented with minimal work. All that would be required is just a little time from swarf and JK. 3nodding

siskataya

Kez Mani

★
Maybe we can see who can come up with the funniest item description after they feed it through Translation Party?
★

Haha! I love it - a bad item description contest! ^^

siskataya

Thy Almond

according to a site based around wacky holidays april is National Poetry Month
National Pecan Month and
National Welding Month.


so maybe writing a poem about welding and pecans? XD with spring related items as the prize

:edit: the 8th is also draw a bird day

Welding pecans! Haha, that is great! I like draw a bird day too. Thanks for the ideas biggrin

siskataya

gum disease

Diedrich Day. Emblazon the whole site with Diedrich's face. Make the header interactive (ie Diedrich will be up there and he'll spout random facts every 20 seconds or so). dramallama

The forums will be lime green and red to match our grunny overlord's colours. Any dissenters will be eaten. classified_diedrich

Oh yeah, a competition would be for users to make up the most ridiculous pseudo-intellectual facts ever.

Oh my heavens, that would be the most divisive event EVER. Can you imagine? I suspect people would love it or absolutely hate it. Site Feedback would explode, like so many asexually reproducing Deidrichs! eek

siskataya

Sweet Angel Mary

We could use some cat themed contests like best cat pic w/caption.

Also, do I get anything for my birthday next week?

Thanks for the cat-themed contest suggestion! As for the birthday next week, Happy Birthday! Have any fun plans? biggrin

siskataya

Digitalgod17

Will gaia do any support for Martian Luther king day? Just curious. :O

Actually, I was thinking of having a contest on that day - sort of a hang out and chat about how diversity is a life-enriching, beautiful thing and have giveaways. I thought it would be nice for that day to be relaxed and have a giveaway event/contest where people can get together and connect.

siskataya

MistressMinako

Hi Sisky.

I wanted to ask: what's the status on that zOMG test project you needed veteran players for?

Hiya! Nice to see you about - hope you have some fun things planned for the weekend! Regarding the testing, that is still, as far as I am aware, happening in the near future. I don't have a specific time yet, but once I do, I'll post in the zOMG! forum and let you all know biggrin

siskataya

Sweet Angel Mary

siskataya

Sweet Angel Mary

i've been buying too many bear figurings at goodwill lately. I wish gaia had more teddy bear items.

I can pass your suggestion along to the art team 3nodding

thanks and tell them the cross stitch shop could use some recolors of current items in there. i love the items but they don't always come in the color i want.

I'll pass that along too! biggrin

siskataya

Queen-of-the-Rogue

Have you heard of the NPC Story contests Sisky? I'm one of the judges and we're in the downtime right now as we try to get funds for the next contest. We had hoped to do a Valentine theme but we don't think we'll have the funds in time so we'll just have to see what we get. What we do is we try to actually use the different NPC's of Gaia in contests, we really like it when it's some of the lesser known NPC's and I've come across a few that I don't really know and then we have some of our favorite shop keepers featured as well.

Very First NPC Story Contest

That is awesome! Why don't you two write up a nice blog post for me, and I can feature your contest in a blog - could be a fun way to get more entries. PM me for more details and to talk about this further - I think it's super cool! ^^

siskataya

Mississippi Black Velvet

Hey there Sisky!

I always thought a kind of spirit week sounded kind of fun. Different days your avtar would be dtessed up by a theme, Hippy day for example.

Not too sure about prizes though, sorry. smile

Ohhh nice idea - like avatar theme dress-up weeks. I love it! biggrin

siskataya

Alrighty everyone, I have to head out. Thanks so much for taking the time to talk to me, and for your awesome ideas for new contests. I'll try and work them in where I am able. Hope you all have a fabulous weekend biggrin

siskataya

Princess-Orphelia

Hiya Sisky. I made it. biggrin

Oh Uhhh...Contests are fun. What about an international day contest, where people either draw or dress up in their traditional costume and you judge a winner. Or International foods, where people write recipes from their country...

All these can be explained better, but Orphie, here is eating ice cream. rofl

Ohhhh, that is really cool! I like the idea of international contests to celebrate different cultural traditions. You can put on a wombat! XD

siskataya

scullylam

siskataya

scullylam

siskataya

[to scullylam]
LOL! I just realized your user title is "Cheery Stalker"! I don't why, it made me laugh! XD

yay! biggrin one day i wanted to try something different than being a "sparkly stalker".

I know! I have been sticking with "Questionable Visionary" because I think it suits me best XD

xd lol!!! i'm still waiting on zomg related achievement tags. or maybe more gaian-related ones.

I'll pass the suggestion along! biggrin

siskataya

Ok, I really do have to go now my friends! I've been up since 4am and am just beat.

Thanks again for the suggestions and hanging out to chat for a while - I appreciate it! Have an amazing weekend too - hope you all have something fun and wonderful planned.

Sisky

[Platonix]

January 14th

lanzer

Hello everyone!

Welcome to this week's ATA! We're getting closer to our 10th anniversary and I'm excited for the upcoming event! Anyone excited about the anniversary also?

I know waffles is excited

Panagrammic

Sagebomb

Panagrammic

Sagebomb

This is a question for Pan, or Grace about HoC

With the packs being brought in line with respect to rares. Should I expect to get roughly the same ammount of rare cards from 25k spent on a ionas pack, as I would from 25k essence spent on diamonds/rubys/sapphires etc.

Also how is the herald/hero update coming along? Do we expect it early this week, late this week.

Also massive thanks for todays fixes ^_^

Buying nnk of higher packs should produce better results than nnk of lower packs.

This week sometime -- it's one of many things on the list.

Pan on page one :epic:

So that means that ionas pack is counted in line with respect to other packs in relative position to price though? aka 1 ionas should be better than 4 diamonds rare wise?

Yeah, it should be better.

Harbinger of Pandamonium

.~.Lady_Aji.~.

- Potions: Can you provide us with an option to try on potions? Thread about this can be found here.

It is definitely something we can look into.

codemonkey37179

Scobre

I am very excited about it and I joined Gaia myself on Feb 7th, 2010. biggrin

1) Will there be bunk beds in Towns 2?

2) Can there be some bundles just for revives and doubles orbs for zOMG! and possibly deluxe revives?

3) How is everyone doing with the cold weather? It’s been in the 20 degrees Fahrenheit here.

1. You mean in the houses? No plans at this point.
2. no Idea. not my area.
3. It has been a bit chilly here. Some of my friends and family are struggling in the below 0 Fahrenheit, and others are experiencing 95 degrees.

Uncle Kenny

Bellecoso

It's become standard for me to ask this every ATA I catch--Next plot update?

Are we going to have to wait until Easter for the next chapter?

I would expect there to be an update before Easter. But then, I don't draw the manga so I can't be held to it!

Zero Omega

MONSTERVOMIT

Would it be possible to get a seperate sub forum within Barton Town for onexone/group request.
These types of threads seem to get lost among all the OOC chat and profile threads in Barton OOC.

Something we plan on doing, just haven't gotten around to it yet.

siskataya

Mississippi Black Velvet

Good evening everyone!
Hope everyone is having a good night. I'm just sitting around taking it easy myself seeing if I end up going into labor tonight or not. (Had my cerclage removed today after having had it in for 4 months.)
rofl

Any-noodle.
Have to thank the artist who came out with the SDPlus Joey Fuschia doll! I love Prince and the reference is outstanding so again thank you so much. :3

Now could I perhaps get my knock off John Lennon Doll?
ninja

I don't know about the John Lennon doll, but I can pass the request along! As for you, congrats on the baby! You must be super excited! How wonderful biggrin

Uncle Kenny

fluorescein

Can we get more achievements? Besides event based ones.

Yep, we've got a list of new achievements that we'll be adding in this year.

Panagrammic

Mirastella Crowley

As always: Please let there be mismatched shoes. sweatdrop
...And: Will there be a fix on the Herald of Chaos deteriorating moving-jigsaw puzzles? It seems like the overlapping business is too complicated to handle at times. Other problems like the disappearing victory portals may also be part of this as well...

Do you mean problems with cataclysms? Can you point me to a bug report and I'll take a look? We had some issues but they should mostly be gone at this point.

Zero Omega

Mashed Potato Jones

I don't normally like to prod and poke on this issue...though I was just a bit curious...any rumblings deep at Gaia HQ about those mod apps? Just hoping mine hasn't been forgotten.

We're hoping to start up another round shortly, so if your app is within the number we select then we'll get back to you.

siskataya

little bunnies

siskataya

little bunnies

I'm really excited for the site's 10th anniversary and to see the awesome contests and giveaways you guys come up with! 4laugh

Oh you KNOW I have some contests planned. Big contests. Big prizes. And.... some secret stuff I found in a hidden box! That is all I can say for now. ninja

Big? Secret stuff? eek
Ahh, why must you tease us with your secrecy, mysterious lady? Can't wait! whee

Because I just have to - it's how I roll. I can give you a hint: Some of it is squishy, some is very breakable, some of it glows, and some of it is sealed! And there might be an octopus involved.

Is this helpful?

lanzer

StarShipAries

1. Are there going to be any exchangeable value for the driftwood.. @ the Fishing Exchange

2. Can we have the "lite" fishes that are in the Fishing Exchange have some gold drop value ( please) .. maybe something like 75% of real value .

thank you for the Thread/and/convenience of communication with the staff.

StarShipAries..

I'll look into the driftwood issue. It's an old bug that should have been addressed.

As for the lite fish, are you referring to gold drop in booty grab? Or a gold sellback price? For booty grab it will be pretty tough as they're all items that are given out very frequently, and if each of them grant gold then we'll be looking at some quick inflation happening.

Panagrammic

Erogenous Jones

And now to business wink

I was wondering how some of the bug-fixes for HoC are coming along...
Specifically the Specials Glitch which see's players not receive Essence for kills made by Specials, Damage Auras and a few other means.

Also, how's the changes to the Heralds coming?
I'm getting really tired of Keljana knocking out my Specials, and can hardly wait for her Special to be modified.

And finally, the concerns around Pack Drop Rates is not improving as more and more people report in the HoC Forum that they are pretty much getting nothing that justifies their time and effort.
Any word on any modifications that might make buying Packs attractive again?

Thanks! smile

- the latest update fixes the essence glitch. See the main HoC announcement thread.
- new heralds should be out this week.
- we're looking at the results from the recent pack sales. Not sure yet what the outcome is.

Zero Omega

K i n g X u m o t - XVI

Any word on a Philosophy forum?

Something we can definitely consider.

codemonkey37179

Corinth Maxwell

lanzer

Harbinger of Pandamonium

siskataya

Panagrammic

Zero Omega

codemonkey37179

[question about how a recent political issue has affected the making of avatar items on Gaia]

Actually, it hasn't made us make any more or less, because everyone you quoted is a dev, or part of the customer service team. We don't make any items.

Uncle Kenny

Debit Card

Uncle Kenny

Angel_of_Death1665

Oh I do have a question, will there ever be more holiday events on zomg??

Since we don't have anyone on the team currently who knows how to work zOMG, we don't expect any events for the foreseeable future.

Doesn't Swarf still work for Gaia?

He works on the Social game side of Gaia Interactive developing our mobile/social games.

Narumi Misuhara

Misfortuned Checkmate

Hello Gaia Staff! biggrin
How've you all been? 4laugh

Super anxious/curious, but....
How are the Alchemy Updates looking?
Are they even started? If not, when??
Are there any say about it? sweatdrop

1. Details currently being hammered out.

lanzer

Rya Dracosin

Monster Galaxy question if anyone can answer it:

I play Monster Galaxy on this site (not facebook) and I have been without neighbors for a few weeks now. I know I have neighbors, as they can send me things, but many people seem to have this issue and I was wondering if and when it would be fixed. Thanks for even reading this. :3

Sorry the feature works with a third party feature and it's been on and off. We'll see if there's anything we can do.

Uncle Kenny

Kiarra-Chan

1. How does the new "Ignore List" update effect the guilds with things such as announcements & other matters?

The Ignore List update has no change on how Guilds worked previously. All the functionality is the same.

Zero Omega

1324354657687980AKANumber

I have a question or a few for you smile

1. Will you ever add to the part of the app (for iphones) where you add gaia cash the ability to buy $25+ amounts so we can get crystal boxes?

2. Does it not count as logging in if it is on my phone? I still have yet to receive the Loiterer achievement.

3. How do I get the Conventioneer achievement? I go to metrocon every year but have yet to get it.

4. "The Perfect Setup" never seems to work for me when people quote me with "That's what she said. " why is that?

5. Will there ever be a list of all the items with an animal form? Some of the "key words" do not work for finding all of them, I have yet to find a term that brings them all up.

6. Do you guys ever plan on branching out in to real life merchandise?

7. What is the chance of getting the grand prize on a chance item? I never seem to even get any of the new items when I buy them.

8. Will the pokemon forum ever be split in to three parts, one for the TCG, one for video game, and one for spinoffs?

Thank you for your time!!!

3. Have you gotten a gold card from the convention and entered in the PIN?

8. Probably not, we don't really see a need right now to segregate the forum further.

codemonkey37179

Berreh

How come you guys never update the Inventory? What I mean is when you organize your inventory the title is REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY OLD Inventory Arranger. Instead of updating towns maybe you should update the old stuff that actually need some updating.

Well, Towns did need updating. It is true that the inventory needs updating as well.

A time to every purpose....

Zero Omega

Luna Rousse

Hey admins,
What would you be doing if you didn't work for gaia? Were there any other jobs that you would pursue if you didn't work for the site?

Thanks!
-Luna

Probably work at a Starbucks again, or look at gaming customer service jobs within the Los Angeles area.

siskataya

I'd finish my training and become a personal trainer! Or become an archaeologist! Or become a bum and loiter about on Hawaii's beaches! ^^

Harbinger of Pandamonium

I would be sleeping. emotion_zzz

Buki

Probably some 3D asset generalist (modeling and texturing props razz ) for games
Or... work at a boutique-y bike shop.

Panagrammic

Haku of Kirigakure

Card Expansions:

•Can you give us an estimate as to when the next wave of cards will be introduced into the game? (By wave, I mean to say a more substantial supplement of cards, not like the recent addition of Heralds released to offset the new Hero reassigning.)
•When you do release a new major wave of cards, can we expect to see specific expansion packs akin to other trading/collectible card games, or will the new cards be added to the packs already existing?
•Does the dev team expect to consistently add new cards/expansions to the game, or should the players expect only to have a final circulation of cards to pick from?

- not sure yet. Currently we're focusing on getting Facebook working, fixing bugs, and getting the campaign page up.
- not sure. Very possibly we'll have a special pack, though.
- assuming all goes well, once we get to a stable set we'll probably have a few new cards every month, with major expansions one in a great while.

Haku of Kirigakure

Factions:

•I am aware that the developers have been planning/working on two additional factions for the game. Will these factions be optional starting faction for new players, or see their core generals in the Shop, or will these faction cards be available solely through packs?
•Can any matters about these new factions be spoiled? (I.e. can you speak of what the theme of these factions will be, or can you give word on what some of these new factions’ core mechanics are going to be?)
•Do you have any estimated time frame as to when these new factions will be released?

- not sure yet
- no biggrin some of the guesses on the boards have been really close, though
- not yet

Haku of Kirigakure

Runes:

•Can you speak at all of how this Runes feature will function? In what manners will this allow a player to improve upon their units?
•Will the rune be applied to all cards with the same name, or will the rune improve only one card?
•Will the runes be reusable between decks, or are they expended once applied to a card?
•Will runes alter the cost of the unit that the rune has been applied to?

- runes improve one card
- they are attached permanently to a card
- they can

Haku of Kirigakure

Miscellaneous:

•I believe that I recall something being said about creating variant-colored “foil” cards. Any word on this?
•Some time ago I saw something stated about a Gaia achievement being granted to HoC’s Beta Testers, can we still expect that, or was that merely hearsay?
•When can we expect co-op play, or a choose your map option?

- we'll look at this after we do the herald rebalancing this week
- that is what I was working on not 30 minutes ago! Hopefully will be granted today.
- not sure. Co-op is after campaign map and probably marketplace at this point.

codemonkey37179

Umioko

codemonkey37179

Umioko

Will you be separating rallies in the future?

The one big rally is awfully laggy and takes forever to move around.
The separate ones were a lot better in my opinion.

I'm not sure exactly what we will do, but we will keep updating and improving it.

You have adjusted your walking speed, right?

I see, that's good to hear. Thank you for the response!

Ah...how would I go about doing that? X'D;;

Open your phone, click settings, adjust speed.

It needs a little work, but you'll zip right along.

Also you can shift-click to run.

codemonkey37179

Platonix

Oh! Walking speed, that reminds me. Walking speed has been buggy for me. It keeps getting reset to the unbearably-slow default for some reason. I keep having to re-open the Phone and re-set my speed. This happens reliably every time I change areas, and also sporadically happens within an area.

Yep! It will be fixed on the next update. In the meantime, instead of opening the phone, quickly press shift when you change rooms. It will fix the walking speed.

Zero Omega

Nookimo

Why has the word game forum been moved to the chatterbox ? heart
Or was that just me not paying attention to where it was located in the first place ?

Was a better fit there than the GD.

lanzer

Fire 0ak

Helloe Lanzer! Waffles is the cutest cat ever. That pictures like the gold. Theres so many of him that would be the cutest item ever to have.

Thanks! Expect to see more of Waffles in 2013!

codemonkey37179

Captain Dory

Are there going to be any new games coming out soon?

Yes, but I don't know exactly when.

Narumi Misuhara

Lyanda

Dear Gaia, I was too late with the ask of admins for the past 2 weeks. But I really, really, wanted to say this:

Have you guys considered making more post styles?
I loved how the Xmas event had those stary and that black post style. It'd be awesome if we could have that in the normal forums too!

Like it can be a reward for completing a certain events, or become available after completing the achievement, etc.

Answer it as a bday gift pretty plz emotion_kirakira

One of the projects we want to do this year is redesigning how posts look and creating new styles

Uncle Kenny

Purplesnoopy

Uncle Kenny

Macroscopic Quasar

Exactly how many devs are working on zOMG and who are they?

There are no Developers nor any other resources being allocated to zOMG currently.

you KNOW many of us don't want it to remain dead forever- what do you think of the old, unused hideout suggested in earlier posts being activated? I mean surely it's possible to reshuffle some of the current people to it for a few days each week...

zOMG is written in languages that no one on the current team knows how to do so people can't just be assigned to it. It's something that will be considered but I wouldn't be working on it so I can't tell you what the chances are of it actually happening.

Panagrammic

Actually, Uncle Kenny means full-time developers, but we do have a contractor working on zOMG bug fixes.

Uncle Kenny

Sweet Angel Mary

if you don't know the chances of it happening, why do you answer the zomg questions then?

What is your official gaia role? I just associate you with events.

Because our contractor who does the zOMG bug fixes isn't here and would be the only person who could answer that question. Rather than not respond and have it said that we're ignoring the question, we give the only answer we're able to. smile

My official role? Software Engineer is what my contract says. I am primarily responsible for the developing the site events but do quite a bit not related to events.

Uncle Kenny

Sweet Angel Mary

Uncle Kenny

Sweet Angel Mary

So you're working on valentine's day event?

Indeed

Will it be epic?

Yes, yes it will. Especially considering our 10 year anniversary is only 4 days later.

Narumi Misuhara

Sweet Angel Mary

Narumi Misuhara

He doesn't know because I have yet to make a decision who would do this. His official role is whatever I tell him to do. razz

so i guess sometime this year you'll make a decision? I'll assume it'll take a while.

He's your personal slave? eek

The decision is based on A) What all needs to be learned and B) who is best suited to learn it. We're still working on A. If A is not too complex then one of the devs will be assigned to learn it and make updates when they have time. If A is too complex then no one will be trained on it. It's taking a while because the person we need to contact about this has been very busy with other stuff.

...He's paid... with food... and ...cotton, just like the others. razz

codemonkey37179

DarkPrincessClouds

could you make it possible to downsize the houses? I grew my up all the way and now I want to downsize it but I cant >.< please that would be great thnx

No, I had to change the size of mine for testing, and it created a lot of problems.

The house is getting a update soon. It will be much easier to use then.

lanzer

iheartshrooms

Its been months and still no response from the devs. Can you point them in the direction of this thread?

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-report-technical-support/dumpster-dive-always-get-same-item-on-mobile-device/t.82722697/

That is the strangest thing. We can't think of anything that will cause dumpster dive to behave this way, but I'll help look into the issue some more. Thanks for the feedback.

siskataya

Kiarra-Chan

Had one question answered... Can I get the other two? ; w ;

1. I LOVE the blue from the Fremere's Guard, can we have a completely blue recolor or more items with this shade of blue?

2. With the popularity of the Saint Ciels, can we have a gender bent set of them? That way the guys have some REALLY nice armor & abs? (Also hot bishie yaoi lurve!)

I can certainly forward along your requests to the art team biggrin

Narumi Misuhara

Remy Maniac

When are we going to be able to send a PM right after the other? Instead of waiting a couple minutes?

When botters no longer exist on the internets

Panagrammic

Purplesnoopy

OK, REALLY Important question- have you guys updated your Java? As you well know there was a security bug found a day or two ago, so they did a new update,. In fact this is something you should put in an announcement to Gaians so they can keep themselves safer.

The Java bug is a client side bug -- that is, it would affect you if you hit a site that had the exploit when you hadn't updated YOUR Java.

Our zOMG servers, due to the way the system is architected, are not suspectible to that exploit.

Uncle Kenny

xX Akira-Wolfguard Xx

I have a question that I've been longing to ask the Admins about.

Do you plan to update the guilds in the future? and if so what would be the possible updates? *if you don't feel like answering the last question then that's fine*

Yep, rewriting them.

Panagrammic

Erogenous Jones

One more question if I may, based on today's Update.....

Panagrammic

there is a time penalty for forfeiting more than twice a day. Upon third and subsequent forfeits, you'll be prevented from entering PvP immediately. The penalty increases the more you forfeit.

Will this include Forfiets against the AI?

I've never forfeited against a PvP opponent and never would, but I've often Forfeited againt the AI when I don't get anything I can use in either of my first two draws.

Only PvP forfeits should count.

Narumi Misuhara

Sleet Tempest Snape

Narumi Misuhara

Sleet Tempest Snape

I asked it last time but I'll ask it again, since it wasn't answered.

I don't know if it's possible but I was wondering if there is some way that you could develop something which will allow users to have one avi look for games, and only games like Zomg, and an avi look for everything else? Because I know that half the time I go to play Zomg I have to change my avi, just to play, because I find backgrounds and large items to be bulky and get in the way - and even block other people from sight.

I also find it annoying when other people playing zomg have an avi with a background or bulky item, as it blocks other people, gets in the way, and can block enemies as well.

Just a thought I had, that dressing up one way for games only and another way for everything else might help this problem (at least I find it to be a problem).

Doesn't the save outfit feature already do this?

What I mean is have two outfits we can wear at the same time. Such as one for forums and such and one just for games, like Zomg. If that makes more sense.

Hmmmm.... me likes....

lanzer

Contest and Guild

Hey Lanzer remember how i asked you last week the questions about the removal sticky and site mods in the computer and tech main forum.Can you tell me where we are at with that what did you find when you poked around like you said you would for me.

We're on it, though we got some work lined up so it'll just take a short while until things are updated.

siskataya

Hello! We are working on revising certain stickies across various forums, including C&T, and updating various mod lists. It's underway, but I don't have an ETA for you as there is a lot to do. Thanks for asking though - we'll let you all know when changes are complete.

Narumi Misuhara

Yourlocalhobo

Narumi Misuhara

Yourlocalhobo

Any idea when the alchemy update will come out?
I've been waiting quite a while to open my small hoard of cases in hopes that the update will come with the release of new fomula's and hopefully a level higher than 10.
Any spoiler's on this would be fantastic.
Thanks for your time ^^

Yeah, but not releasing that info at this time.

Of course you aren't xD
You can be really vague if you want to emotion_awesome
I just wanted to know if it would be like, withing the next month or 2 since it was supposed to come out around new years from what I understood xP

Yeah it was, then we created the 2013 roadmap and some other stuff is prioritized ahead of it :/ but I want to make every effort I can to get those changes out.

codemonkey37179

Chika Jurai

why does the staff never answer any one about why they stop letting users making a room in the rally and hw

I answered earlier about rooms and rally.

There were several reasons. Mostly that we want to tie the whole Gaia world together, Towns, Rally, Hollywood, etc. This gives us just one system to maintain instead of several. The new system didn't support custom rooms.

We will keep improving and updating.

Panagrammic

Haku of Kirigakure

One question regarding aquariums:

It has been stated that a low-tier tank does not count against a Grabber's daily gold cap. How does one determine whether their tank is high-tier or low-tier? (Obviously, some of these will be obvious, but there is also a grey area .)

IIRC it's based on the number of glows -- 5 or greater? Something like that.

Panagrammic

ryry Kenny_McCormick ryry

First off, love the updates you guys put out today 3nodding

A quick question about the AI difficulties. What do you guys think about putting in increasingly better bonus card drops for the harder AI games (maybe even to the point where Nightmare has a minute chance of dropping 4-star cards)?

Also, could you give a general timeline of the order of the updates you're rolling out? (FB release, marketplace, etc.)

We upped the essence rewards for nightmare today. Looking at card grants is on the list of stuff to do.

We're working on a tentative roadmap that we'll post in the main HoC forum.

lanzer

ManiacMercenary

#1 Would you ever consider making the Gaia App for the amazon app store?
For us kindle fire and kindle fire HD users?

#2 Will we ever get transdermals for avatars like the ones Devin has from Skin Tyte?

We can look into that. Currently updating the iPhone app right now and afterwards we'll see what changes will come next.

As for the item, probably in the future, but no plans right now.

lanzer

Fire 0ak

Regarding Mecha-neko, I mentioned this last week I believe but I caught only that last few pages and missed my chance. I know you guys cant make any promises but I really love Mecha-Neko and was hoping you could do a Studio Ghibli Bundle in Mecha-Neko with items from every movie. Please, please please!!! Everyone loves Ghibli and I think even rare cash shop frequenters would have to look twice! whee

Many of us are huge Ghibli fans and would love to have a partnership with Ghibli studios, though we don't have any contacts with them. Could only continue wishing for the time being.

codemonkey37179

Aurlee

codemonkey37179

Aurlee

Racing in rally still has some glitches that need to be fixed, but the major one right now is that when you try to race against other people, it shows that you're racing by yourself.... anybody know if this will be fixed sometime soon?

Arrgh! (targeted at the bug, not you). As soon as I can, I'm going to get back to polishing up rally.

Is it an always bug, or a sometimes bug?

It's always a bug emotion_8c

Well, at least those are easier to fix.

Narumi Misuhara

Nu Sanniang

Are you guys ever going to bring back the Prom event again like in 09? biggrin

If we have time, I'd like to.

Narumi Misuhara

rachelFASHOOO

Is there still going to be trash in the updated towns?

Yup

siskataya

Lapsis Stella

Is there anyway that we can get the winner's of the avatar arena announced in the Gaia Blog on the front page? I mean it's there and it would be great to get new people to enter every week. There's so much potential advertisement for the arena's on the front page and not to mention exposure.

I think we should be able to work something out! I am currently revamping the blog, but once that rolls out, I am sure we can find a way to spotlight the Avatar Arean winners biggrin

codemonkey37179

Tsuki_Kirkland

I have a few more questions.

1. do you have any plans to update journals someday?

2. In towns 2 can users not have the ability to name topics. Users abuse it now with towns 1 that I think they should be pre-made words that can be made into phrases for a towns topic instead of letting users name the topic.

1. I don't think so.
2. Right now, we've decided to forgo the topics. I do like the idea of pre-made words, if we do use it.

Uncle Kenny

Tsuki_Kirkland

1. do you have any plans to update journals someday?.

It'd be nice but probably not soon. I did add username colors and titles with the updates that went out today.

lanzer

The Body Farm

Hello.

I've brought the issue up in the Site Feedback, but by the request of a few of my thread's patrons, I'm here to ask directly and hopefully get an answer...

How come the majority of items--especially good quality items--are aimed towards the female population of Gaia?

If possible, I'd like to know if it's because the majority of the buying population is female (and if so, was that the case before item releases began favoring females?) or if it is because there is no oversight to what items the artists do or do not make and they get to choose the items.

It is becoming more and more obvious every item release that the number difference between masculine items and feminine items is pretty vast (especially when you look at the shoes released). The current rig actually has a greater amount of male items than usual, but one rig release isn't much of a trend towards gender equality in item releases.

Is there any chance that in the future, there would be a system set up where the number of items made would have to be fair and balanced when it comes to gender? Say, if six female items are made, six male items would have to be made? Or is there definite evidence that us users with male or masculine avatars are not worth it to make items for?

I think the ratio of the demand for the different types of items, and also because at Gaia we have a talent pool that has more female artists than male ones. Inspiration comes from both requests/demands, and also what favors the specific artists, ideas often skew on one side despite that we put a lot of conscious effort to keep a balance on both sides. I hope you can still find enough items to keep your interest and we'll continue trying to maintain the balance.

Panagrammic

FamilyForce5 Lover 4ever

HoC- This is the mule of fierodragon, and i tried to send challenges to my friend on my other account with the link it provides you, and it didn't work. Do they have to already be involved in the game in order for you to challenge them to a private match? thx! smile <3

There's a new way of doing friendly PvP -- just click on their avatar on the new lobby. Did you try that?

Narumi Misuhara

2sarahgate

Narumi Misuhara

Amai Kaze v2

is it possible to remodel the inventory system so its easier to organize please cause the old system is soooo hard

Yup

will the old arranger still be kept? i like how it doesn't need new flash.

The new one won't be written in flash.

siskataya

OrthodoxRebel

Would it be possible to just suppress Achievements entirely, since they are pointless? Also, Staff Alerts could be tagged with some sort of priority and/or context flag, since almost none of them are important to me in any way whatsoever.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Thanks for the post. While you may find achievements pointless, many others do not, and like to have them. Same for the Staff Alerts - many people find these useful, and we rely on them as a quick way to notify you of any activity we feel is interesting or important for you to know. As for adding a priority notification, we think it is an interesting idea, but not something we are likely add.

Take care! ^^

Uncle Kenny

Canicuss

I missed out on the Talk Like a Pirate achievement. Will there be a second chance for this come this Sept?

Maybe? Don't know the plan for mini-events yet, we only just put together a rough idea of what we want the major events to be this year.

lanzer

King Blackwater

A very quick question, will we be seeing any updates in the future on the Gaia app? (I-Phone or Android) like improved dressing rooms, games etc?

Also has Gaia considered making an app for X-Box live?

Cheers

There are some basic updates coming, and as for additional features such as towns, we should be able to do it down the road, but it's not on the roadmap just yet.

No plans for the XBox live marketplace though, sorry.

lanzer

Thank you for joining us on this week's ATA! Stay warm and don't get sick like the half of us at Gaia HQ! gonk See you all next week!

[Platonix]

January 21st

lanzer

Hello everyone!

How many of you get a day off at Martin Luther King Jr Day? Since there's no school today BigLanky was able to drop by Gaia HQ for lunch and hang out with everyone. He said hi to everyone and said he's introduced a student to Gaia, so he's doing his job. biggrin

Let's get started with today's ATA thread!

Panagrammic

Lurking. Also, distracted, because we're resolving some issues with the HoC store and I have a flu, so please don't be alarmed if I drift spiders running quickly alongside puppies.

Uncle Kenny

.~.Lady_Aji.~.

- Gaia Glitching on Chrome: Gaia is still acting weird on Chrome for me. Thread about the problem can be found here.

We think we've isolated this down to compatibility issues with browser add-ons/extensions like AdblockPlus. Try disabling any extensions you have running and see if the problem still exists.

Uncle Kenny

Gavyn the Mighty

Darn, prior to reading the thread you linked, I was hopeful that it was the same problem I have been experiencing with Chrome and Gaia... but I don't think it is.

Anytime I hit the back arrow in Chrome to go to a previous page on gaia... all I get is a text version of gaia... and I have to refresh the page for it to look correct. No idea if it is on my end, a Chrome issue or a Gaia issue. Looks like I shall be posting a thread in the Bug Reports if I have the time...

Thanks for the reminder on Chrome bugging out!

Can I make an assumption that that's only happening in forums? If so, then it's because of the ajax-loading in threads. The CSS for a page isn't rendered when you go back, but it is when you refresh the page. It's a known issue but I don't know of a fix for it currently.

codemonkey37179

Haruna Shirou

Hiya!

Loving the look of the new Towns 2 house that we've been allowed to glimpse so far. :3 Does anyone know when neighborhoods will be moved to Towns 2?

Also, am I the only one who can't see mutual friends when I click the link of Suggested Content avatars on the My Gaia page?

I'm working on it. I hope to be done in the next few weeks.

lanzer

Queefinator 4000

Mashed Potato Jones

Buki

Mashed Potato Jones

Hi folks. I'm here to lurk and also watching some Regular Show...love that cartoon.

Curious to the staff here...what are your favorite cartoons, current or growing up? I would love to know.

Current favorite cartoon is Adventure Time.
Growing up was Sailor Moon, Sonic the Hedgehog, Batman the animated series, and when I was muuuuch younger, Rescue Rangers and Darkwing Duck haaaaaa~ razz

Oh god yes, Darkwing Duck. I miss that show!

that's kinda of funny, my BF just played that theme song this morning out of the blue. lol

Possibly one of the best cartoon theme song of all time, right next to Duck Tales. biggrin

lanzer

Ever heard of the robot cat Doraemon? Doraemon is a robot cat without the iconic cat ears, just like waffles!

Sandokiri

First, I can answer for my brother: it was totally He-Man and Ninja Turtles.

For me... Pink Panther, Gummi Bears, Transformers, and Pokemon. There was also a rather short "80s cartoon" called Visionaries; only lasted thirteen episodes, and it was cheesy as all gouda... which was part of the charm, I think.

"I know the magic... I control the magic... I AM THE MAGIC!!" Complete with familiar voice actors, too - try reading that line in the voice of Cobra Commander or G1 Starscream with slightly less shriek. (Don't worry, Chris Latta went full Starscream in the series too, with a different character.)

Buki

Mereluna

Buki

Kain-Senpai

Buki and Kain-Senpai

[conversation about Sailor Moon]

Me, too. Sailor Moon was a huge part of my childhood. Reading the manga now, brings back so many memories. Could I bug you, at least in the future, for more Sailor Moon inspired items?

I haven't made items in awhile since I'm busy working on Towns 2 art n_n;

Do you anticipate being back on items when Towns 2 is up, or will you be on another project then? emotion_kirakira I am also jonesing for mori goodness.

I'll probably continue working on housing since it's a part of towns and some sprite stuff on the side.

Uncle Kenny

Gemiinii

gonk Got bronchitis, so sick. Hope you guys have avoided this season's bugs.

Anywhoo, any chance we'll be able to try on potions in the MP, shop, and dress up areas any time soon?

It's being looked into 3nodding

Narumi Misuhara

Knight Yoshi

Profile Glitches

The glitch is with the Current profile content editor. It glitches a few different ways. One of which is very common and easy to fix. It'll grab content from the media and/or custom panels and throw it into the default CSS background. The other, not so easy to fix and fairly rare. It moves content to areas of the profile is should not be in. For instance, column_3 into column_2 or column_3 into a panel of column_2. It also can cause duplicate panels, panels inside of panels, panels completely out of the three columns. It'll also grab other parts of the HTML and put them into places it should not be in as seen in the image in the spoiler below.

That glitch happened on this users profile, http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/precious-miracle-bunny/35431995/. I have seen these types of glitches before, one of which grabbed the column_3 and made it a sibling element of what is suppose to be the parent element

That user still has their profile glitched

The profile system in general is very old and needs a lot of work. XD

When time allows we'll see if it can get some much needed fixes but at the moment I can't say when that would be. :/

Uncle Kenny

Camilia_Chan

Are we going to have a Valentine's Day event this year?

Indeed you are.

codemonkey37179

baby_bear29

codemonkey37179

baby_bear29

Hello! are you removing town or it's still unclear?

We will be, but not until Towns 2 is ready.

Narumi posted today:

Towns 1 won't be removed until I'm satisfied most issues, missing features and concerns have been addressed. I intend to give Gaian's a full 1 month notice via announcement that Towns 1 is going to be removed before actually doing so. It's our hope that Towns 2 will be so awesome that when that time does come most will have already left it.

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/site-feedback/towns-2-0/t.78071015_1276/

awesome, well town 2 have trash like flower, bug and paper?

Yes. Although technically the bugs and flowers, are not trash.

codemonkey37179

Mastermind_BTG

i dont see how it will work unless they lower the amount needed being the towns 2 is smaller and people cant just go from barton to barton collecting like the wind it will be alot harder to get the 50 of each kind to make a cache, let alone the case's with 200 of each or will there be a insain amount of trash in towns 2 and will they spawn only after towns 1 will be gone?

Just wait for the update.

Buki

Mastermind_BTG

Oeuf

Mastermind_BTG

well i have a feeling this will ruin alchemy for me and many people and ive talked to other alchemist and they are in agreement with me so if i dont like this update i might just quit gaia :/

there is a LOT of stress for our staff already, and there are a lot of parts of gaia that need attention constantly, including alchemy. everyone, including myself, is on gaia for certain features, and we all have to wait patiently for our feature to get attention. sad we are all waiting patiently, so please wait with us >__<; it's only polite.

yeah but why would they do a update that would ruin something? unless they dont care about it?

Well you won't know if it's going to be "ruined" or not. You're going to have to wait and find out.

codemonkey37179

Mastermind_BTG

Haruna Shirou

Towns 2 will be bigger than the current rooms available. There should be plenty of room for the same amount of trash to appear in the new Neighborhoods. :3

well looking at how it is now there is layers just like zomg x.x so i really really dont understand how this will work and im kinda mad i cant get a answer just "just wait for the update." all that shows to me is he dosn't have a answer and he is just beating around the bush till he can come up with something. i would have prefered him saying i cant answer that just yet but what you are saying i will lookin into

I can't answer that just yet. Lol.

Towns 2 will be much bigger soon.

codemonkey37179

Mastermind_BTG

it was about them moving to towns 2 me asking codemonkey how the trash would spawn
but he cant answer it to me. saying just wait x.x

It will work the same way it always has.

Narumi Misuhara

The housing areas will be instanced, you can leave one and go to another. The difference is there won't be a grid that you walk forever across to get through the neighborhoods. Also GST is being increased, so you'll have more time to get bugs that only show up during certain times.

Uncle Kenny

SiCotic Oz

Wondering if any talk about making new rares for the fishing game has occurred.

Also, for trophys, some people have a complete set, and thats a real accomplishment, it would probably be cool if they got an option to display the complete set almost like an "I am" pose, without the avatar.

We don't have any plans to update Fishing currently.

Sandokiri

Knight Yoshi

Question

There seems to be some confusion about the ignore button and "abusing" it.

Gemiinii

Site Feedback Rules and Guidelines

Creating threads that bar other members from posting; example: "If you don't like my idea you can GTFO", will result in your thread or post being removed from the forum.

This also applies to using the ignore feature to block people that disagree yes? I thought it was an official SF/discussion forum rule, but could not find it specifically listed in the R&G. If I just missed it, awesome, if not, can this be made an official part of the rules? I think that abuse of the ignore system in discussion forms and SF specifically should be a reportable offense if it isn't so already. But, overall, I'm glad to see that things on the To-Do list (which must still be a mile long) getting worked on. Thanks guys.

Knight Yoshi

Being able to report somebody for ignore listing them would be self-defeating. As you could not like somebody have a thread, ignore list them and then they could say you're ignoring them from being able to post in your thread. This would get you in trouble, even if that wasn't the case.
You should view this, it's by an ex-moderator

Quote:

You can add anyone to your ignore list for any reason you wish, this list is your own personal blacklist of any and everyone you don't want to deal with. There is no such thing as ignore button abuse.

http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=17666273

Gemiinii

^_^' I didn't really understand everything that you wrote. But, there is a such thing as ignore system abuse, it is reportable under certain circumstances, and unless a more recent/official link is presented, I'm afraid I don't see how anything I've mentioned would 'get me in trouble'.

How can there be such a thing as abusing the ignore list feature. If you don't like somebody and ignore list them while you have a thread they could just report you and say they're ignore listed so they can't post in the thread. So my question (to clear up confusion) is, is or is it not a reportable offense

It is possible to abuse the ignore feature, under one circumstance that I know of: some scammers put their marks on ignore in order to "complete" the action. Then again, you would be reporting the scam.

Therefore, the clear answer to your questions is: no, you cannot report someone just for ignoring you.

Narumi Misuhara

Scobre

I didn't have school since done with it. Finally got a new laptop, so setting it up.

1) Why haven’t the video offers been showing up for the past month?

2) Could we get a revive bundle for zOMG!?

3) Back Alley Bargain has been broken in zOMG! for over six months now, could it please be
fixed so game can receive revenue for the game easier?

1. No inventory from the providers
2. *shrug*
3, No devs to fix D: We can make sure it's on the list though when we are able to contract out more bug fixes.

siskataya

Magnificent Moonbeam

Hello, Lanzer and everyone. I return with my question from last time I was here.

Who did Ciro's art for the second Love Charm RIG? I'm curious as it bugged me for almost 2 years. Thank you for reading this and thanks for Rosamund's Redemption

Hello! Thanks for the question - the artist who did Ciro's art for the second Love Charm CI was gem2niki. And thanks for the kinds words about Rosamud's Redemption - I'll pass that along to the art team biggrin

Uncle Kenny

II Spaztic Fantastic II

i'd like to know if we can see the upgraded forum formats in guilds and pm's soon. because the difference in coding is quite obnoxious at times.

It's on our list for this year but we don't have an actual ETA for it yet.

siskataya

im not a mango

Someone I met told me that they were able to buy back a banned account from gaia.
That seems really strange to me. Is that a real thing?

Well, not from us! Unless it was stolen (hacked) by a third-party who then illegally sold it on some weirdo fake account selling site, this did not happen. Not from us anyway - it sounds like it was a hacked account.

codemonkey37179

Darth Acheron

Hello everyone. Happy MLK Day. Is there a timeline or date you can say when Towns 2 will be completed

I don't have a specific date, but it is getting wrapped up for the next release.

siskataya

Sen Natsu

QUESTION FOR WHOEVER ASSIGNS MODS
In the computers/tech forum, our two mods have gone MIA and now daily we have several different companies spamming offsite ads.....any chance of getting someone to hop by for an hour a night or so?

Thanks for the post! We can look into seeing if we can get more help in that forum biggrin

lanzer

Ramiele

Yesterday, I was talking with someone in the CB and the conversation escalated from joking banter to a little bit more serious banter. When the conversation was more a joke, I put a youtube video of me covering a song at a bar (I'm a musician) and the video was unlisted in YouTube. My plan was to remove the link later on, because I also teach, and singing in a bar might not look the best (ultimately that is why I unlist everything on Youtube but yeah.) Anyway, the big concern I have is, after the conversation turned more serious, the user ignore listed me.

So I understand why he ignore listed me. The thread had gone from joking to serious, and he wasn't interested in serious conversation. But because of the new changes to the ignore system, I was unable to go back to that thread and edit out my posts and remove the youtube link. =/

So, is there a way I can edit my post so I can remove the link I put in despite being on this guys ignore list? =/ While i posted the video, my intention was to never keep it up. Gaia cache's images now, so I didn't want my image posted, and even when I used to post images (before the cache) I would remove them. Mostly I just want the video down, so I can turn the video back to unlisted.

Sorry there isn't a feature for users to edit their own post once it's marked as ignore by the thread owner. The issue can be resolved by the help of a moderator though. Often it's a fine line between joking banter and serious banter depending on who's point of view it is. I hope that you can have everything resolved soon.

Uncle Kenny

Memory Manipulator Namine

So this isn't so much a question as a concern.

I recently tried to buy Gaia Cash and.... it didn't work.
I reported it in the bugs forum and found out that I'm not the only one having this problem.

So I'm just kinda wondering if your aware of this issue and if your doing anything to resolve it.
'cus I'm not sure if I was charged for the purchases and didn't get the cash, or if I wasn't charged at all. And... well... I tried a few times so I kinda wound up purchasing more than I really meant to. sweatdrop

(re-posting 'cus i'm worried it got lost at the bottom of a page. >.<;;; )

If you're having issues when purchasing Gaia Cash, please file a Billing Ticket through our help center..

lanzer

Be sure to file a report with your problem so we can respond to it immediately. Do check your paypal account first and include the receipt number with your ticket so we can look up your purchase. This normally don't happen but if it does we'll respond to issues immediately.

gracewar7

Sagebomb

gracewar7

Gavyn the Mighty

For any and all of the developers and artists here, if you play HoC, what is your favorite faction?

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1]Has there been any discussion since the prior ATAs on the possible implementation of an ignore list in HoC?

2]After the new herald additions last week.. the factions are unbalanced unit wise (Avalon 25,

3]Flameborn and Hellspawn 24), the unit icon thread however, shows an unused icon for each of the latter two factions… when can we expect for those cards to be implemented/the factions to be balanced again unit wise?

4]Any update on the proposal to change the essence rewards… i.e. have there been any conclusions made on it?

5]Gracewar7, if you are here… I sent you a PM the other day; I know you haven’t had time to fully respond to it addressing what I discussed in it… but I was wondering if I could get a quick answer as to whether that is something that could possibly be considered? (There is no need to give full details on what was discussed in the PM, however, as it probably isn’t relevant at this time.)

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6]With regards to the very, very new pack update… I know odds aren’t given out… but if you could compare the three new packs to the packs prior to the update…what are they most similar too?

7]The gold pack says ‘moderate’ chance at a rare… is that a 3*?

8]For the gold pack, is the moderate chance, just that… a chance instead of assuring a rare?

I'll take a few of these.

5) Yes, thanks for the feedback. Definitely in consideration though I'll need to consult someone else who has the expertise in that area.
6) They should be closest to their former similar essence counterpart. So bronze = bronze, silver is in between ruby and diamond, and gold is completely new.
7) Yes. Rare - 3 star.
cool It's a pretty good chance.

Is a new gold pack essentially the equivilant of 60% of the 25k ionas in respect to rares per essence? (15 being 60% of 25k)

I can't be super specific about the percentages. All I can say is that the new gold pack makes it slightly easier (in terms of amount of time) for everyone to earn a rare than the previous system (and yes I include the 25K Ionas in the previous system).

gracewar7

Owlie

So now the only way to get a 4 or 5 star is to buy Iona's? Or is there a chance of these cards in gold packs as well?

It seems pretty ridiculous to pay 3000 essence each for common or uncommon cards.

What is "a pretty good chance"? How many gold packs must you buy to insure you get a rare card?

Yes, there's a chance (albeit small) to get a 4 or 5 star in the gold packs.

If you're looking to buy common or uncommon cards, the best deal would be the Bronze packs. The Silver packs will give you a small chance of a rare (for those who wish to try their luck) and the Gold will give you a pretty good chance if you want to save up for those.

I can't give you specifics other than it's better than in the previous system.

gracewar7

Sagebomb

XD I know you cant be specific which is why I try to word my questions without asking specific to stats.

Like essence for essence, I assume packs are still roughly inline odds wise.

Aka gold is roughly 3 times better than silver, and previous Ionas is ~1.66666 times better than current gold in a purely essence for essence sense.

I look forward to the description you will be giving on packs which pan mentions in the update thread.Will you be doing that today in the heralds thread. Or was that more reffering to here?

It certainly sounds like people want to learn more. I'll update my thread on packs in the HoC forum in a bit with more details.

Panagrammic

Kingdom!

1. Yeah, but it's not on the short term list. Another issue is there is no way to have "friends" between FB and Gaia -- not sure what to do about that.

2. Unit icon thread? There's shouldn't be any missing units at this point.

4. Well, we've tried to fix some of the egregious stuff (i.e., forfeit out of battle not granting essence for the units in battle). There also didn't seem to a real clear consensus in the discussion thread. We'll take a look after FB.

lanzer

King Awesomolocity

Hello staff (and everyone else)

Just curious: Are there any plans for changes to Booty Grab / Phin Phang?
We haven't had too many changes for quite some time. emo It's like BG is dying! (Though that may have something to do with school and such)

But if there are any plans for new things, I might suggest bringing back Momos and Gwees; we don't care if you nerf them super hard, just don't make them [lite]. >_>

ANYWAYS, have a good day. ^_^

Yes it's been a while since there's been an update to aquarium. We do think that if we are to bring back Mermaid, Momo and Gwee we'll need to adjust the price and gold payout. I'll see about getting that released in the near future.

Panagrammic

Shintouyu

Hey Pan!

Why are the in-development Runes planned to be permanent and not interchangeable?
When can we expect an ATA-thread in the HoC forum?

Edit: Get well soon!

Just to make it simpler. We've discussed the possibility of free-standing runes but would prefer to do a first pass without adding that complication.

I'll see if I can rope some of the staff in for a Hoc-specific ATA.

codemonkey37179

KittenGrey

I noticed Narumi's(I probably got the name wrong, sorry ><; ) journal that tracked updates hasn't been updated lately. How are the alchemy updates?

Will there ever be a junk related item you can make out of driftwood at the Ole Fishing Hole?

I noticed that sometimes in Towns the time change isn't right. It will go from 12pm to 6pm instantaneously. Will this be fixed in Towns 2?

HI ZERO! heart

I'll probably think of more things to ask as the night goes on, but for now this will do

Towns time sometimes just randomly changes to noon. It will be corrected in Towns 2

siskataya

snake and spider stew

I wish there were teachers/staff at my school who use Gaia emo
Anyywhooo, I just wanted to know why you changed the notices from "Dev Alert" to "Staff Alert" if you wouldn't mind answering? 4laugh

Because more staff are using the announcement system for topics other than just updates about fixes, bugs, etc. It was more appropriate to change the title as the use of the feature expands biggrin

Buki

Disarming North Korea

Dear Artists (but mainly Buki, as I saw her trolling around here a few pages ago,)

We love you. A lot. You may get some crap for not making as many masculine items, and I admit, that's kind of an issue.
But you're cool.

Now that I've buttered you up a bit, may we have some more Mori girl-inspired fashions? Like long, down-to-the-knee cardigans, and updated legwarmers, and rounded boots and whatnot? Or at least recolors? Like, I love the cardigans we got last year, but I seriously can't use any of them, except maybe the green one on occasion.

I won't be able to make items as I'm busy with towns but the others that are working on items are aware of the fashion style and have made some mori-able (not explicitly mori) items. 3nodding I'll keep in mind on the cardigan recolors though.

Panagrammic

HomicidalPacifist

i keep getting a glitch on my computer saying ________ has updated their avatar. it pops up every 60 seconds or so and no one is changing their avatar. Is there any way I can fix this myself?

Do you have the Gaia Labs "notification" widget on?

Uncle Kenny

DIAMOND-XIII_SSC

Uncle Kenny

DIAMOND-XIII_SSC

are they gonna ever pull zomg out of maintaince mode so those of us who are locked out of it right now can ever play it?

Maintenance mode is more a figure of speech than an actual block of the game. We didn't add anything to prevent players from getting into it. What issues are you having that prevent you from playing it?

just cant get past the loading screen
the address i use is http://www.gaiaonline.com/launch/zomg/

I was able to load it just fine now. Have you tried other browsers/computers? I don't think it's anything on our end that's causing it.

gracewar7

Owlie

Why did it seem like a good idea to make gold packs in HoC 15,000 essence?

There's no way anyone would pay 3000 essence per card, especially if there's only a "moderate" chance at a rare.

(By the way, they're broken anyway. They act like the old gold packs and don't have the new odds or the new price.)

The broken bit - sorry, that should be fixed now.

The chance is a pretty good one. With the old system we had a price of 25K for lvl 70s and above for a guaranteed rare. The 15K was benchmarked on that.

lanzer

Wife Material

Hey Admin, why so Admin?

But really, is the feature to disable Aquariums everywhere but the Aquarium forum a possibility in the future?

If you look under Account Preferences you can find the section under "Signature" where you can turn off aquarium, but that will disable all forums and won't re-enable it for the aquarium forum. Sorry but I don't think we have a specific feature that specific planned for the future.

siskataya

Tsuki_Kirkland

Happy MLK day Admins, I have a few questions

1. Is the forum clean up that was going on finished or will there be more?

2. Can we get a clean up in the books sub-forum. I know its a little ignored but there are old poll threads in there from past sponsors that can be removed. It’d really clean the forum up if those were removed.

3. Can we get knock offs from Rune Factory

The Forum Clean-Up is still going on! A lot of the recent work has been behind the scenes, but not to worry, new public-facing changes will be coming soon. It's just a huge project and slow and steady is the best way forward to make changes with upsetting the Gaia experience! biggrin

Uncle Kenny

Tsuki_Kirkland

Can the books sub- forum be part of that forums clean up? There are a few like four or five poll threads in there clogging up the top of the forum that I believe the sponsorships ended a while ago. It’d be nice if they were gone.

Done smile

codemonkey37179

OV8ION

I did not get the day off today, and I just got home.
What's everyone's favorite tea? (I'm hoping a unique someone will answer with a famous tea that begins with L!)

You mean lapsang souchong? I like it alright, but its not quite my cup of... , hey that idiom makes a lot of sense now.
Typhoo and Earl Grey, until afternoon or bedtime,when I prefer herbal.

lanzer

Mustang-Kitty90

how do i view forum topics that was blocked without me knowing?

That's the whole point! biggrin

milkbun

Fire 0ak

Helloe Guys Hope you are all well! 3nodding My one question today, is there a list around that would tell me which Gaia Artist made any CI? I'd just like to know which artists made some of my favorite items. I do know of the various EI and REI Artist lists though. I would like to know about CIs Artists too though.

As far as I know, no. Some artist's list items they've made in their journal so you can look around.

siskataya

stefaano

Would you do anything on people stealing profile codes and selling them as their own?

Yes, if you can prove you wrote the code, and that someone stole it and sold it, we would treat that as a form of art theft. You can file a scamming report to have the matter looked into 3nodding

siskataya

stefaano

siskataya

stefaano

Okaay c;
thanks much another thing.
When will males get equality in items like females? gonk
so much feminine items ;c
WE MEN NEED TO SHINE!!! emotion_awesome
I have a dream

But you do shine, you do! YOU DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Also, can you elaborate more for me on this request? I ask out of sincere curiosity as I have a male avatar, and I have lots of clothes for it that I find awesome. I don't feel a lack of male clothes, but some of you do, and I am wondering what you mean when you make that request? At least what you, personally, mean - I know you cannot speak for all biggrin

Okay i see what you mean (: uhh but my thing is what items do you find awesome?
because the items are find for males that are cool are EXPENSIVE cry
like the items are like are : Jekyll, Shinjuku /Shibuya, La Bella Figura those items
they make me look sophisticated. But what items do you like for males?

Well, I admit, I am not into fancy-type clothes - I kind of like chunky Jack'd pants, and some funky gold shop stuff. If you want to continue this discussion, please pm me because I'd love to know more and have more feedback. Alas, I have been up since 4am today and have to go home now biggrin

milkbun

IIwizardeigesII

Beards? come on,people have been asking for this stuff for a decade now and still nothing.
All we get are girl items,it's no wonder dudes would rather be girls since most of your items are aimed at them.

We need to resolve some issues with the store before we can release items such as beards. This is on the long list of things needed to be fixed in 2013!

Narumi Misuhara

IIwizardeigesII

Maggot has been asking since forever ago,if anyone got the word of wanting facial items across it wold be him. xd

They know we want facial hair but fail to produce such items,I guess we can see a new beard on a 1mill doll next year again. gonk

Not true, a bunch were made, it's actually a technical limitation currently keeping us from releasing them.

Narumi Misuhara

Mirastella Crowley

Any sneak peak for other Towns 2.0 places, like Durem, Aekea and Gambino? emotion_kirakira

Nope, top secret!

Narumi Misuhara

Karu Black

Hi! First time ever coming ATA so forgive me if I do something wrong.

I have two questions that I hope will be answered.

1) Will we ever have an update with our inventory arranger? It's very hard to move items with the current setup and was hoping for, at least in the future, a better way to organize our inventories.

2) Will we ever get a drag and drop feature for our friendslist? Since we have it with our wishlist it seems that it should be easy to do that for the friendslist also. The "move to top" only option also makes it kinda hard to organize especially if you have a long list of friends and you just want to move a few.

I try not to organize anything in my inventory or friendslist just because it's so difficult now. I normally end up more frustrated than what I was when I started.

Thanks for reading. ^_^

1. http://www.gaiaonline.com/journal/?mode=view&post_id=34246199&u=13865022
2. Wasn't planned, but not a bad idea.

lanzer

la gamine

Hello, first time posting in ATA but it was suggested in the Q&A forum so here it goes; bear with me.

Anyway, here's my story: right after Christmas I noticed that when I click on the Gaia Cash tree and then select "Watch Videos" that all of the sites that offers GC like Socialvibe (I believe that's the name of one of them) would disappear much like it does when it doesn't have any videos available. I thought that this was perhaps because of the new year and that eventually they'd have more videos available. It's been almost a month and still just about every site except for two (Volume11 & TokenAds) disappear and don't let me complete offers. Aside from that though, when it comes to completing offers via the two sites that remain, they do not grant me the GC they claim I have earned.

As suggested by one user I contacted the site that provided the offers but all they wanted to know was if I wanted to use their services to advertise my own (non-existent) site. Nonetheless I filled out a message for them explaining my situation but have not heard back from there nor have they granted me any of the GC that they had said I had earned.

Another thing I find bothersome is that Gaia offers support for traditional offers like surveys but not for videos which are the only offers I complete on a day to day basis. Please fix this if you can and if you're not able to please take this up with someone who can. I'm afraid that no one is aware of this problem despite there being multiple posts about it in the Q&A so I know that I am not the only one.

Thank you for your time.

Unfortunately video offers are rather limited due to the amount of offers available each day. I could only suggest logging in a different time of the day and see if the situation changes. Availability is all up to how quickly our ad provider is able to find sponsors, and we could only wait and hope for more to be available on a daily basis. Some ads are only available on some areas too so that could be another problem. Unfortunately I can't tell or control that part of the offers. All I could say is try different times and best of luck for finding video offers.

lanzer

Blaze Star Fire

Why can't you subscribe to forums in guilds?

It's because the guild system's backend is different than the forum's. In the future they will be united though that'll take a while as it's a big system to migrate.

lanzer

vcu

the founder of gaia surprised
hello! c;
whats it like to be 1 in 4 founders of Gaia Online?
you were, right? xD

Founders are overrated until we get sushi lunch everyday. I think it's much more interesting being Waffles, the supreme ruler of us all.

lanzer

DJ SUPIRA

Heya, lanzer... What's up with your kittys ears???

Waffles is a Scottish Fold, a breed of cats that have folded ears!

Narumi Misuhara

Sleet Tempest Snape

Hey Admins!
I was just wondering if we'd have special items, maybe even in Global imports, for the Chinese New Year?

Narumi Misuhara: If you see this. Just wondering if you looked into the idea I posed in the last ask the admin. About two different avi looks, one just for games like Zomg and one for everything else.

Yeah, it's in my list of potential projects.

siskataya

Tsuki_Kirkland

I have a few more quetions

1.Can we get a Pets Rig with Dogs, Birds , and reptiles ?

2.. Can we get knock offs from Rune Factory

I don't know! I can pass along your suggestions to the art team though biggrin

lanzer

Thank you for joining us for today's ATA! We'll see you all next week!

[Platonix]

January 28th

lanzer

Hello everyone!

It's Super Bowl Sunday this weekend. How many of you are planning on watching? I can't help but to notice all the excitement with all the 49'er fans around where I live. I just hope they have better commercials this year. xd

Zero Omega

Castiel Lover

Zero Omega

Castiel Lover

Waffles companion!

Couple ideas I have brewing around:

1. Separate Gaia Exchange forums. I've noticed an air of "if you aren't selling cheap to resellers, you don't belong here. Go to the Marketplace" around the Gaia Exchange. It would be nice if there was a "Sell fast and cheap" forum and a "sell without tax for decent prices" forum, separate from each other.

2. What do you think of having a soul bound gold shop, where you can buy expensive rare things for quite a bit of gold, still, but they cannot be traded to other accounts, ever? Things that are so rare you can never hope to get them would be attainable through this, and it would be a gold sink because the items are not tradable.

Not a football fan.

1. It's something we can consider if we see an actual need for it.

2. Dunno, not my place to say on this one.

1. Try setting up a shop in exchange and see all the horrible offers you get. Then say you want near marketplace prices. See the reactions you get from some of the "exchangers." It's beyond rude how some of these people think you don't belong there unless you are selling for around 30-40% off market prices.

There's not too much me can actually do about people giving you bad offers, the whole idea between Exchanging and Vending is to buy low and sell high to make a profit. However, we'll take a look into things and see if it's something we can do.

lanzer

Waffles Companion!


We can look into another forum area, or perhaps there can be different topic categories too, we'll see what makes the most sense

Typically soul bound is made for specific function or status related reasons. Such as an item showing your progress or time put into a game. Soul binding based on price will be tricky as the measurement of "expensive" changes over time, and means differently to different Gaians. We might have other types of soul bound implementations in the future.

Uncle Kenny

siriustoast

I plan on watching the super bowl and drinking beer.

My question is, will the zurg ever come back? It's my question every ATA and nobody bothers answering me.

In terms of story, the Zurg won't be coming back, no.

lanzer

Sagebomb

Havent really got many questions this week besides

How is sickness central?

And have certain over working sick persons been made to get the rest they need, but don’t seem willing to take?

We've been taking good care of ourselves and taking the necessary time to recover, so we don't really spread the cold to each other, but you never know where the cold will come knocking next. Narumi just caught a cold today and took some time off to rest. sad

siskataya

Maxaw

For years the "Scar of the Coward" item has created dispute in the Gaia Community.
The Gaia Staff has explained what the real meaning of the concept "Scar of Coward" is ,
it comes from a Japanese Anime Concept .
There are quite a few people who watch anime and are familiar with all those concepts but for some the concept is unknown.

There have been quite a few threads addressing this item and interpreting it to be a insult to those that have a history of past suicide attempts and or cutting, a simple fix to this would prevent any future forums on this subject.
This minor change will only take a couple minutes of your time.
Please,
can you clarify in the description that this item is anime related?

Suggestion for a New Item Description:

"Cowards run away to fight another day. This doesn't mean they won't stand up for what's right, they'll just do it with trembling knees."

Suggestions for the Name Change:

A) Scars of Life

B) Battle Scars

C) Scars of Bravery

D) Survivor's Scars

E) Fake Scar

F) Scar of a Liar

G) Scar of Remembrance

H) Tattoo Scarring (Forearm)

I) Scarface

J) Scar of shame

K) Scar of war

L) Scar of the weakling

Thanks for the post and the suggestion! While I haven't seen a lot of threads on this issue, I have seen one recently, and as I posted in that thread, the item has nothing to do with self-harm or mocking those that do engage in self-harm. Clearly, self-harming behavior is hurtful, and we wish anyone dealing with this issue to get professional help to stop the hurt.

As for changing the item's name, it is not going to happen because it is one of several similarly named items, and goes with that set. Also, the description of the item doesn't seem to us to in any way be mocking members of Gaia that engage in self-harming behavior.

At any rate, I will pass along your suggestion, and get feedback from other in-office staff to hear their opinion on the issue, but no guarantees that the description will be changed.

Take care!

Uncle Kenny

Angel_of_Death1665

Update the guilds system pretty please, it could really use an easier way to search for posts and keep track of when someone has posted. I'm always forgetting to post and the guilds get so cold >.<

Updating Guilds is on our list of to-dos for this year so it'll happen eventually!

Zero Omega

XDvandalDJ

Hello good sir,

As an old regular who stopped coming on as much a couple years ago. I started logging in again recently and ended up buying a MC just for old times sake.

I noticed that doing so no longer removes ads from the site. sad

Ever consider bringing an option to have them removed again for people that buy so much in gaia cash?

You can check the option here.

Zero Omega

Skagz

How do you report mod abuse?

You can send an e-mail to [e-mail]

siskataya

Drop Dead Andy V2

I remember when siskataya was a cber #whathappen?

Nah, I wasn't. I was a "Word Games" person which at the time was part of GD. So I guess I was a GD'er. Mull THAT one over! #rollinglikeaboss #ohhaiGDitsSisky

Mostly, I was a C&T'er - that was my "home forum" biggrin

Zero Omega

Your_Best_Disaster

Zero Omega

Your_Best_Disaster

Finally I get to post something biggrin
(every time I go to ask its already done . ___ .)
Ok, so I know this question has nothing to do with the site in general, but here it is:

The RL shop Gaia use to have where you could buy actual clothes and stuff...what ever happened to that?

The company we had contracted to help us took our merchandise and ran off with it and owes us money, essentially. However, the Gaia artists have a Red Bubble shop you can check out.

Oh wow, that's messed up of them > . >
but where is this shop that I may gander at emotion_kirakira

Here ya go.
http://www.redbubble.com/people/gaiaonline

lanzer

Contest and Guild

lanzer

Hello everyone!

It's Super Bowl Sunday this weekend. How many of you are planning on watching? I can't help but to notice all the excitement with all the 49'er fans around where I live. I just hope they have better commercials this year. xd

Hey lanzers remember last week when i said the parser needs fixing and if you can fix it or give us in the C and T an update on when it by chance can be fixed.

This topic right here is a list of the things wrong with the parser.

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-report-technical-support/fix-the-badly-broken-bbcode-and-word-filter-proposal/t.62742223/

This is a small idea with out going to the link of what we are asking for and what we know is broken.

The20

Some of the problems i know about:
- it removes semicolons after closing parenthesis.
- it removes backslashes, one at a time. That is, if you have a double backslash one of them stays until you edit the post or it is quoted.
- it completely ignores the number of spaces in code tags
- quotation marks followed by a parenthesis usually causes a smiley (More specifically the smiley that comes from semicolon + closing parenthesis. That's probably because the quotation mark is broken down into a string of characters that ends with a semicolon and then the parser ******** up.)
- there's some more funny behavior with certain characters, but i can't remember any specifics atm.

I asked the regs and people who know the most in the C and T in this topic.about what is wrong with the parser and ways to fix it.
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/computers-technology/what-is-wrong-with-the-parser/t.84349429/

I also want to know that people here have told me that panagrammic did some poking around on this topic at one point but no changes or fix had been made.

What I would like to know is.Is there any chance that the things listed can be fixed.So that we in the C and T can use the system to help the people with there tech problems and questions.We in the C and T main forum need these fixed more then the rest of the site needs it i think and i feel that way.
I am looking forward to what you have to say on this matter.

You asked for a better understanding of my question last week here it is.

Thanks for the info. I'll be looking into the problem with the team to see if they are all just bugs. I know that there are some changes made for security reasons to remove javascript and what not, but not all of them should be related to security changes.

Zero Omega

deliah60

sorry i know i am not doing this right but i need help and i m new to Gaia i love it but i am getting no bugs in my town and i can't seem to find anyone to help me with this problem i do get everything else but not the bugs i am trying to learn this site please forgive me if i am doing this all wrong but i do enjoy towns when i can do both bugs and paper flowers but i am not getting bugs now for over a week or two and as to superbowl absolutely going to a party and i will be cheerleading for the 49er's for sure i am very excited thank you for your help

There are fewer and fewer bugs that show up in Towns 1 the more you collect them. To reset the bug count, just simply wait a few hours and they should show up again.

siskataya

Reiko Iwamaru

Hello Gaia Administrators!

I was reading the TOS and...just curious, since Trolling is against the TOS (And I honestly have no interest in doing this), what is your definition of "Trolling" on Gaia?

Good question! Trolling is deliberately making comments or statements to provoke, aggravate, annoy, or abuse other Gaians. Basically, it is deliberately posting content you know will offend other Gaians, and taking pleasure in making people feel lousy.

codemonkey37179

Tanillia lacrimosa

codemonkey37179

Tanillia lacrimosa

happy monday gaia staff :3. I wanted to talk to you guys about the New Rally Racing System. First of all I really Thank you guys for giving it attention. I rally race a big hobby on gaia and the TLC is most appreciated. Now here's where I have some concerns:

With the Number of people jamming together in 1 rally, its hard to race pc wise. My processor lags, slows down and even much as freezes in rally and this problem has effected even when the old rally was here. Is there anyway you guys could fix the system in the racing so that the lagg doesnt cross over . this would really help for ppl like me with "moderately old pcs". I'm not saying its like '95 old but more like 2006 and upish to the best of my knowledge. but i know that this effects all kinds of pcs through the racing community. new or old.

To put it in example: the average racer on the new tracks finish at around 1:24-1:30. But my pc laggs so much that if i finish the race it hits 4 mins. a very radical difference. Thank you for your time.

Hi Everyone. Sorry I'm late.

Hmm. Interesting problem.

I am going to get back to rally soon. I'll have to have a think about it and see what I can do.

For the record codemonkey especially I thank you very much. Many of my friends who have been racers Come to this forum to talk to you guys about our racing issues and you have been the one to answer at least most of them. I also thank you in advance for any future things you decide to so.

on a side note. Anyway we can get more vehicles into the mix like a christmas sleigh or a MOTORCYCLE or at the least more colors and decals for the cars we have now?

Lol, those vehicles sound like a lot of fun. I think the car system may need looking into. We have a very busy year ahead as it is, but I think it is something worth discussing.

lanzer

Nyadriel

Good evening Staff!

A question I must pose to you.

Considering the Ultimate Game Cards, the ones that I find available to me are $20 cards. Is there any chance that the Payments page is gonna get updated soon so that we can use them?

It is frustratingly difficult to get Zeevex cards and I am ready to give up. But I cannot use the UGCs until the Payments page gets updated.

Sorry the link is actually hard to see, but on the Payments page, don't click on any tabs and look for the button on the bottom right that's labeled "More Options". You'll notice the logo for UGC on the button itself, but pretty hard to see. We'll be improving that flow soon. Sorry for the trouble.

milkbun

Darc Nightgale

Hello!

I really like the flowing princess locks, but any hats that I wear do not layer correctly. Anyway we can get a fix for that? emotion_kirakira

Postin' again since I was skipped on page 1.

Should be fixed~

Sandokiri

RepubIika Srbija

What are the chances of Gaia Ever obtaining Slavic Themed items.As An American of Serbian Descent id like to see some of these items.

Our recent gold shop update has some items with a northern Slavic flavour.

As for southern Slavic, if you have some examples in mind, it never hurts to make a suggestion thread about it. 3nodding

siskataya

The Enforcer666

Got a couple of questions.

This questions is directed at siskataya. When y'all dropped the notice about the new sponsors for the Gaia Cash, it was also said that there was going to be a contest. The deadline was MONTHS ago but no word yet on who won. Did the winners get notified on the sly? Cause there was no notice that the winners had been chose yet.

Oh my goodness! I am so sorry - I thought I had wrapped that all up! Thank you so, so much for bringing this to my attention. I'll make sure that gets resolved by tomorrow. My apologies for that - certainly I don't want to leave anyone in the lurch! biggrin

Sisky

lanzer

koopafIower

I have a question. Does buying Gaia Cash from the Gaia Online App work? I recently purchased 500GC for $4.99. It never came, plus it was deducted from my iTunes account. I already submitted a ticket though.. Still want to know though.

Many Gaians purchase through the app on a daily basis, so we're pretty sure that it works, at least most of the time. sweatdrop Please PM me your email that you made the purchase with or your order number and we'll be able to check for you ASAP.

Zero Omega

invisifly

Hi!

Does "donor status" (i.e., 160k nerf in zOMG! after a 250+ Gaia Cash purchase) last for 30 days after the time of purchase or until the end of the month? I've heard both.

Thanks for your time! I appreciate it, whether or not you answer my question! biggrin

invisifly heart

I believe it is the purchase date.

Uncle Kenny

xSaiph

hello admins, any hints for the upcoming valentines event?

There will be love, and hearts, and items, and artwork, and yeah, you'll just have to wait and see for actual details wink

siskataya

Luna Rousse

Well admins, here we are once again. Another monday=another question.
RANDOM: If you could have any animal in the world as a pet, what would it be and why?
I should have probably reserved this for a site question, but I can't think of any right now.

Thanks,
Luna.

A wombat or a platypus. Either one would do fine! If I had a platypus though, I'd get a male platypus since they are poisonous. I'd use it as an attack platypus to defend myself against ne'er-do-wells! People would learn to FEAR the poisonous platypus of DOOM and CUTENESS! eek

Harbinger of Pandamonium

Panda

cause

Panda

lanzer

Always wanted a pet pig and call him bacon

Zero Omega

AliceLoathesWonderland

Will people not from the USA ever be able to get the conventioneer achievement without actually having to travel to the USA?
Not that i don't want to visit your country >.>

You could see if your friend who goes to a convention on the convention tour can get an extra gold card for you.

Uncle Kenny

Chibi Halo

So it's exactly three weeks until you guys celebrate birthday number ten for the site. Surely you guys must be getting excited around the office. Do you have any big to do planned for around the office on February eighteenth? Also, will the celebration on the site be a big blow out or a quiet affair like past years? It's not every day a site like this one survives for ten years.

We have a special day planned in-office for the Friday before because the 18th being President's Day is actually a day off for the office. That said, those of us on the Gaia Online side will most likely still be coming into the office to celebrate with all of you cause we're going big this year. cool

codemonkey37179

Sagebomb

codemonkey37179

Sagebomb

How are all the towns games looking?

Can we chess yet? (I dont towns enough emo )

No chess yet, and not anytime too soon. The focus right now is on the houses. Don't worry. I'm a fan of chess, both the game and the musical, so I'm not going to forget about it.

Awesome...I will hold you up to a game when it does get there

twisted

Hmm...so depending on rights...musical based background music then? XD

While I would love to meet Tim Rice, I don't think provoking a lawsuit would be the best way to go about it.

Zero Omega

I SATAN I

Hey I wanted to know are all gaia gold generators fake?

Yes.

Sandokiri

Yes. All of them are fake, and 147% likely to result in you being hacked if you try to use them. I know that's more than 100%, but it is that far beyond guaranteed that you will be hacked if you try to use a gold generator.

So don't do it. 3nodding

lanzer

scullylam

i think instead, i'll watch the puppy bowl.

i'll pass on on super bowl since peyton manning isn't in it. talk2hand

xd

I'm getting a puppy this Friday, so I'll probably have PuppyBowl on also. biggrin

siskataya

Marie-Cris

G'DAY!

I know I posted a few pages ago with a question, but I thought of something new ...

Will there EVER be a possibility of buying Gaia Cash Cards in other countries? I know Target Aus and Target USA are considered two different companies ((since I work for Target in Aus)), so would it be truly difficult to get cards sent here? Or even just to gaming stores like EB Games and such?

Hey hey! Not the Gaia-branded cards, but you should be able to get a few of the other cards like Ultimate Game card or Zeevex and use THAT to get your Gaia cash. If you want more details, send me a pm and I can find some stores for you.

P.S. - My personal trainer is off to Australia for 3 weeks. I'll miss the workouts, but I'm sure he'll have fun. I told him to bring me back a wombat or a platypus! XD

codemonkey37179

Honey_Luvs_Yew

Hello everyone!

Valentine's day is coming! Is anyone excited for that?
I never had a valentine but I always love the holiday [:

Also if I could ask,
Is the Rally and Virtual Hollywood combining with no choice of server a permanent change? I guess I just was more fond of the way it was before the change.

I'll be revisiting the question of the servers in rally, Hollywood, and towns as soon as housing is done. We have some ideas for improvement, but my head is so full of housing code, that I can't think about that yet.

while (towns2.housing==false)
{
codeMonkey.canNotThinkAboutOtherCode();
}

Uncle Kenny

marshmallowcreampie

Hola!

I want to ask something about the 2012 Christmas event. Unlike most events, there were more prizes for one side than the other, and getting the achievement for one side took fewer moves than the other. Events are usually balanced, what was the reason for the change?

It was because we wanted to offer more incentive for being cheerful than not. Plus, needing 25 created and 17 destroyed totaled up to 42. You know, the secret of the universe.

Zero Omega

5imi

Hi, um... out of curiosity, I wanted to know what sort of coding program Gaia uses.
For like, the RPers who have the really fancy coded layouts?
Just curious about that program...

It's all just BBCode. They are very creative with how they use it. xd

siskataya

scullylam

Proletariat Porno

Hello!

I have two questions.
Bloodlust within the zOMG instance has a glitch popularly called the "g glitch" because she follows right on top of anyone who has her aggro, such as someone continually pressing the g-key in game. Is this in the plans to be fixed? As well as the fact that none of her bats show up in som instances?

Next. I there any plans to release a 10 dollar EI soon?

^ this times a gazillion. *pushes tip button hard*

PM me with more details on this. I can add it to my glitch list of things that need looking into for zOMG! biggrin

lanzer

Lucas Coldstone

Dear admins,

What do you plan on doing to keep members coming back? You, like everyone else has noticed, gaia has been on decline of users since 08.

The general concept of forum community had never been mainstream and we don't think we should try too hard to be. Right now we're focusing on making great events for Gaians and making better tools and places for Gaians to share interests and topics.

Uncle Kenny

Corinth Maxwell

Achievements questions today. cat_ninja

1. For the few people who neither care about, nor *want* to see "achievements" on Gaia, would it be at all possible to add a "Disable Achievements" feature that works similar to the current "Ignore" system? For example:

- your achievements are no longer displayed
- your friends' achievements are no longer displayed
- your achievement "titles" are no longer displayed
- your friends' achievement "titles" are no longer displayed
- no longer possible to obtain achievements until and/or unless feature is re-enabled
- achievements page inaccessible until and/or unless feature is re-enabled
- currently "in-progress" achievements do not "break" (except in the case of daily log-in achievements)

2. While we're on the subject of "achievements"......I'm hearing talk of a so-called "365 consecutive days" log-in achievement, which is supposed to come directly after the already exceedingly-difficult "Perfect Attendance" achievement. If this is true, then the question I have is this.....Why, exactly, would you create such a ludicrously impossible-to-get achievement, knowing that:

a.) you have zero guarantees that this site will actually be around long enough for everyone who hasn't yet even dedicated themselves to the "Loiterer" achievement to begin such an arduous task, and
b.) you know that not everyone on Gaia will even be capable OF logging in every single day for a full year?

1. I don't foresee us dedicating resources toward an opt-out for achievements
2. There is no 365 day log in achievement.

lanzer

TekoaNaman

Hello all,

I just have a few questions/points and ideas to bring up.

1. Inventory Arranger

So, I read in some AtA that you were going to work on the inventory arranger soon. Don't know if you have seen these threads, but I'm going to post the links here in hopes you can implement some of these ideas, since I think they're good ones 3nodding

Thread #1
Thread #2

2. Update to Friend's List

Will there be an update to the friend's list any time soon? If so, I'd like you to take a look at the thread linked here for some ideas. Maybe some of these features can be used for the ignore list as well?

Organizing Friends List

3. Update to Wishlist

Is there going to be an update to the wishlist? It's quite annoying to organize it the way it is now, especially if you have a huge list (like me!). There have been threads that brought up the idea of detecting if you bought an item from your list, to then have it ask you if you want to delete it from your wishlist or not. Do you think that's possible? I would think it might be tricky because people might not buy the same generation of the item that is on their wishlist.

4. An Idea: Artist Panel

So, Fire 0ak brought up the idea of having an artist panel, specifically in this post, and I was wondering if there could be something like that? It can be held once a month or once every two months. This could give a better understanding to the artists about which ideas people would like to have come to fruition on Gaia, allowing the artists to create more item hits than misses that way.

Which leads me to this next point:

5. Male Items and More Pants

Reposting my post from the last AtA I attended:

I have a request: I read either last week or the week before that the suggestion for more masculine avatar items will be passed on the to the artists team. That's great to read. I'm asking that this becomes more of a standard now instead of just releasing these items as a response to the uprising in SF, as I have heard that mainly the time decent masculine items get released. I think all aspects of avatar dressing should be considered all the time, since not everyone (including female users) are a fan of frills and super girly cute things.

I also want to stress the importance of adding pants (and not leggings. pants) to releases. There is a severe lack of them (and I think I can say this goes for both sexes, but mainly males), and I think it would be nice to provide more options for the users of Gaia to dress their avatar.

6. Item Request: Bare Hands and Feet

Can we have bare hands and feet?

Thanks for all the suggestions! We're working on the arranger and might go into friends/ignore list later but we'll get more details on what to work on next later in the year.

lanzer

Mirastella Crowley

Will there a fix on the Avatar Arena Edit (specifically: Oops !!! We cannot process your request right now. Please try again later. (Arena__circuitmodel does not exist" )?

Oh, still need to look into that, can you PM me the URL in which you're getting the message?

Zero Omega

cuttIefishCuller

Hello Admins! I wanted to say, i'm loving the new ignore list updates.. but it still needs work.

Consider this : A person is stalking you, and yet, they leave no physical proof to report to gaia for harassment.
How do you stop them?

I propose an option for ignoring a IP Address.
Do you think something like this would be possible in the near future?

[ Sorry for reposting this, but it was on page 8, i had assumed it got sucked up in the vortex of questions ]

Unfortunately if someone is stalking you but not actually interacting with you at all there isn't too much we can do about that because there is no proof of the person doing anything. I don't think we'd be able to get an ignore an IP address feature because that would probably end up causing more problems, but I'm not a dev so I couldn't really tell you all the technical bits about that.

Uncle Kenny

MistressMinako

Uncle Kenny

MistyMary24

1. I have noticed issues when I use Internet Explore while playing GaiaOnline. Internet Explorer crashes so often it is not funny while playing is there a reason why? When I am on google it does not crash. Will Gaia be fixing this issue in the near future?

2. I have noticed that hardly anybody hangs out in the towns anymore or in zOMG will Gaia be hosting events in either of these games that will promote them so people will come back and play again in them?

3. Is there a big Valentine Event coming up for Valentine's Day? If so will Gaia be giving away items you can not get anywhere else or items that are hard to come by cause they are cash items for partaking in the event?

4. Will Gaia ever come up to Northen Michigan to host a live function? I would really love the chance to go and ever year you have them in states I do not live or visit. Come visit us in Traverse City Michigan some time there are tons of us that would love to have you here.

5. Will Gaia be bringing out new fish any time soon for us booty grabbers to fill our tanks with?

6. Will Gaia ever let me link both my main and mule accounts to the same email address so I can read all updates in one email instead of 2 emails?

7. Will there be a big Easter Event this year that will go between the Town, zOMG and Shops? I miss the functions in the towns and zOMG please bring them back please and thank you.

The easiest solution for IE problems is just to use a different browser. If you have specific issues then feel free to report them in the Bug Reports & Technical Support forum.

We'll be having a Valentine's event this year and there will be items available only during that event, yes.

It's not likely we'll allow sharing of email addresses due to how we identify accounts on the backend. That said, there are email services that allow you to do similar things such as Gmail.

There will be a big Easter event featuring the Easter Bunny this year. It won't involve zOMG as we currently don't plan on making events for zOMG. As for Towns/Shops, I can't say yet.

So does this mean no chance of a recycled event for zOMG (aka, egg hunting)?

Unless we are able to contract out some time from one of the zOMG devs then I wouldn't hold my breath for it, no.

Zero Omega

Skagz

Zero Omega

Skagz

Any chance we could ever see a total sub-forum instant chat?

~When you're in a sub-forum such as the exchange for example, you could click next to create new thread a button to join exchange chat, which is a chat room>strictly text, nothing like rally/towns<. Almost like how the meebo chat is set up, but that you could see everyone's text.

Just an idea I have had floating in my head for awhile.

OHOHOHOHOHOH.
Why do you need to put in your password to cancel a trade?

Mmm... Dunno about the instant chat, to be honest, that would require a lot of dev work so it would be up for them to decide.

And that is to verify that you are the owner of the account, just like how you need a password to send a trade. Just a security feature is all.

But why is there need for security to cancel a trade?

Oh wait, not security, that's to confirm you actually want to cancel or accept the trade. By entering in your password you are manually "confirming" that you want an action taken on the trade.

lanzer

A Wonderful Secret

Hi Lanzer~ Will Go-Gaia ever release color custom features? For items per say.. o 3o

Our current system do not support that function but I can imagine something like that being made for more simple single or double colored items. Although in practice that will take a lot of work to implement. It might be a while until we get to something like that. Thanks for the suggestion though!

Uncle Kenny

Sensei Chyaku

When will the new installment of Achievements be released?

I'm waiting on art for a set of achievements currently. Can't offer a timeframe yet, I'm afraid.

Zero Omega

Chliste

The new rally is extremely slow....and moving around in there is impossible.....any plans on making it faster, or is this something we just have to get used to...?

There's an option in your smartphone to adjust the speed in which you move.

codemonkey37179

Whale Child

Will more music be implemented in Towns?
It would be nice to listen to a playlist you're able to pick out from.

It is on the list of possibilities.

lanzer

Cissy-Chan

Hello everyone!

I'll be rooting for the 49'rs this weekend. SO EXCITED!

So here's my question:

How far out has the Gaia storyline been written, and when can we expect some conflict resolution? I've been on the site since 2003, and I feel like we used to have storylines that actually got resolved, this current one seems to have dragged on for years.

I'll pass it down to ReaperSun. Shorter storylines are nice.

lanzer

Spark of Madness

Is there any chance of a My Little Pony sponsorship?

Zero had been asking the same question every day. It's not likely but we'll try!

siskataya

Gendocide

Gendocide

wahmbulance NOT HAPPY WITH NEW ANIMATED ITEM

Yeah, I have epilepsy. Those flashing lights, especially combined with some other items, aren't exactly the best thing to stumble upon in the forums. Yes, I could turn of all animations but then I don't get to enjoy any of the animated items

Not exactly fair that I either get nothing but awkward still from the new items or I get the possibility of triggering another seizure.
Oh Joy.

A smidget of concern would have been nice
I guess only certain sick people get cared about emotion_8c

Now now, that is not true! *hugs* We care about all of you - I can only answer things so quickly! We're so sorry if the new item is troubling for you. We tried to make it move extra slow just to try and avoid this situation. While we want people to have fun with the light animation, we don't want it to harm anyone. biggrin

lanzer

Thank you for joining us on this week's ATA! For all Football fans out there, enjoy the game this weekend! See you all next week! And I'll have puppy pictures to share biggrin

[Platonix]

February 1st

siskataya

Hey hey!

Ok, so here is the deal this week - I am super tired, I mean just wiped out. Still a bit off-course from the FLU FROM HELL last week and it is "Get Up At 4am Day" today. So yeah, tired!

Still, I wanted to have our weekly community chat - see what you are all up to, see if there are any site questions I can answer for you, etc. That said, I only have a limited amount of time this week, so try and get your questions and comments in early. I might pass out at the keyboard XD

And, since I like to have fun, I thought I'd have a mini-contest too! Yay for the special twist! The "Song of Amour" evolved today, and I think it's an interesting item! I have an extra one, and I'd like to give it away. I'll randomly pick someone in the thread that posts in the next hour and voila! - it'll be yours!

Now, ask away while I am still awake! XD
Sisky

P.S. - I hope you are all looking forward to the upcoming event! It'll be AWESOME! <3

siskataya

Magnificent Moonbeam

Greetings, Sisky, from my new laptop. I'm getting excite about the "For The Love of Gaia" event. And I really hope you feel better with the flu. Song of Amour is nice, but I prefer the hair cut with Agape scissors.

Heya! Nice to see you ^^ Yes, I am much better, just still feeling a bit sluggish, yanno? And I tend to like most hair cuts with Agape! Glad you are getting excited about the event - I think it'll be awesome biggrin Cannot wait to have a fun event hang-out time with everyone.

How are you doing? Congrats on the new laptop! biggrin

siskataya

Scobre

Can HOC get a chat feature? Can you come to a zOMG! meat sometime? When are you going to do the bug ss run? Oh sleep well when you get the chance sisky and take care.

Heya! Nice to see you too! Ok, as for the HoC chat feature, I can forward the request along to the HoC team smile I can come to a zOMG! meat sometime - please pm me with the when and where! Also, you should know, I kind of suck at zOMG! so you'll be dragging around a noob player. Just giving you a heads up! XD As for the bug ss run, I'll let you all know when that happens. I don't have a specific time right now, but you'll be looped in. And I will sleep tonight after this BLT smile

siskataya

Existential Existence

Scobre

Can HOC get a chat feature?

That would be so cool. When i was pvp'ing with a friend i had to click back to Gaia and PM her to chat with her. a chat pane in HoC would make it way more fun!

I'll also pass along your love of this idea! I'll cram them into one big ol' "We'd like a chat pane in HoC!!11!!" request hehe 3nodding

siskataya

Munkey Bunkey

Hey, It's nice to see you. I hope you feel better and don't pass out
I am extremely excited about the upcoming event. I keep lurking in hopes of a tidbit of info.

Thanks for the nice wishes - nice to see you as well! Glad you are excited about the event - me too! I cannot give hints about the event really, but you WON'T want to miss it. I can tell you that I personally am having a super huge contest.

Did you know that when I started on Gaia, I really wasn't that social, so I spent my time hoarding items and collectible letters and working the Exchange? Seems I have a *TON* of old collectible letters. Maybe some of them could use a good home? We shall see...

siskataya

Leasfy

O A O

Will zOMG ever have any events or updates?
Would you guys ever re-release integ ring at cash shop?
Would there be any new rings release at cash shop in near future?
Why are you guys shelving zomg?

; A ;

Thanks for the questions! Firstly, we haven't shelved zOMG! - it is still going, still playable, and people still enjoy being there with their friends. As we have said, it is in maintenance mode for a variety of reasons, but it is still lots of fun for players! biggrin

As far as I can tell, future zOMG! events will likely be user-generated events or contests which I hope will be fun! Not sure about the Integrity Ring in the cash shop - I'd have to look into that. And as far as I know, there are no new rings on the way, but I can double-check on that.

Anyway, glad you stopped by! Have a great weekend ^^

siskataya

armadillodreamer

My question is, will you please go to bed early?

With the flu, you should definitely be in bed.

Edit: but as long as you're up, will you please tell the artists that I'd like to have for my avatar a fully-grown large breed dog? Most of our dogs are small breed dogs, the large breeds are tiny puppies, and when we finally get a fab German Shepherd (Bamf) it's extremely expensive. A big Husky or Burmese Mountain Dog would be fantastic. ^_^

Thanks for the nice words! I will go to bed after this! And I will pass along your request for large-breed dog items. Speaking of which, someone in the office recently got an Australian Shepard puppy. It is just so cute with its two-colored eyes and pink nose. PUPPY! <3

siskataya

Sagebomb

heterochromia ftw, make them post pics.

I shall, I shall! Pics are needed of the lovely Jacques puppy. And it's super sweet - he is a rescue puppy. He is blind and deaf, but such a little joy. I love that puppy biggrin

siskataya

Ridley Starsmore

Hola, Sisky!

Sorry you are feeling so icky, get some tea with honey and lemon in it?

Hrm...a question...a question....I got nothing....

OH, I know...could you pass on a suggestion for who ever does the MP coding? I know there is a code that lets you see if you already have an item in your inventory, but could they do one that lets you know if you already have an item wishlisted.

Some folks have large wishlists and cannot remember what all is on them... sweatdrop

Heya! Nice to see you about. I can certainly pass along the suggestion about items that you have wishlisted. smile

siskataya

Hi-Potion

Hey, sisky uvu
I have a question
but will we get another fail item RIG?

Heya Hi-Potion! Great question - I am not sure to be honest! I can forward along the request if you like though biggrin

siskataya

Backstrom

Is there any news on when the new phone game is coming out? smile

Not right now that I know of, but I suspect something soon! Not sure when exactly, but I'll let you all know once I know more on this biggrin

siskataya

kitten tea

Okay, there is another thread about PG-13.
I want to know YOUR take on it. (I'm sure you've posted it before in the many many threads and I may have not seen it...) I know many of us usually refer the the Movie Rating System for answers, but is that a good way to judge a website?

Any ways, I hope you feel better! I'm sad to hear the flu had hit you as well, I think I have gotten lucky this season! Stay healthy, and awake! XD

Ok, great question! Regarding PG-13, I think that is a phrase that helps a lot of people understand the level of content appropriate for Gaia, but it isn't always the best description as we do allow for discussions that are geared for older people. What I like to say is "Gaia-appropriate content". Is the content appropriate for all members of Gaia, or does it cross a line? What is the intent of the subject matter - does someone have a legitimate post or are they just trying to be shocking and abusive? I realize that a lot of this is subjective, but the best approach is to look for what is posted and the spirit in which it is posted, and determine if it is appropriate.

siskataya

I Love Grunnies

siskataya

I Love Grunnies

Hey I got a text about a "for the love of Gaia" event. It had links in it. Is this legit or should I be concerned?

An email was sent out today about the event, and there was a link to the Gaia main site in it. Is there a giant yellow button that says "Take me to Gaia"?

this is what it said
1 of 9
FRM:Gaia Online
SUBJ:Celebrating 10 Years of Awesomeness!
MSG:Join us for the "For the Love of Gaia" event!

We're not only
(Con't) 2 of 9
celebrating Valentine's Day, but our amazing 10th Gaia Anniversary as well! From February 9th - February 19th, we'll be having a 10-day
(Con't) 3 of 9
long event full of fun, friends, and fabulous item giveaways. Whether you are an oldbie Gaian or a newbie Gaian, we'd love for you to
(Con't) 4 of 9
join the celebration. Thanks for being the greatest community online smile

TAKE ME TO GAIA! Link was here
(Con't) 5 of 9
To unsubscribe from future emails like this from Gaia.
Click Here¿link was here
More?

Yes, that should be fine - that is our email! The link should just take you back to Gaia in this email, but you are already here! biggrin

siskataya

Rabid-Turtle

siskataya

ON a separate note, I am also looking forward the 1st Annual GaiAcademy Awards contest. You should see the prize statuette - it is SO cute! <3 I am swamped with nominations and am ploughing through them!

Oh man I can imagine that would be quite the task. I'm interested to see how that plays out as well, heres hoping its successful.
I'll have to read through the rules again and see if I can find anything worth submitting. Not that you need more to sort through lol.

Oh I do need more, I DO! I love that people get to nominate user-created content they like. It's a great thing for the community. So bring on the nominations! COME AT ME BRO WITH NOMINATIONS! scream

(Lol, sorry, I hit the point of silliness. That sounded really funny in my head and I am laughing out loud at the moment XD )

siskataya

Princess-Orphelia

Aside from all this, hope you're doing well too Sisky? Are you managing ok, running a zillion contests at once? gonk

I am managing OK - contests and all! I know it seems like a lot of contests, but it really only is a few. The Facebook Header contests ended today, and the MLK contest is over too! I just like giving away things and hanging out with people in a way that is not all formal and stuffy. Still also working on the forum clean-up which is ongoing, and some other projects. Busy but doing fine! biggrin

siskataya

Princess-Orphelia

Edit: You should do some kind of contest based around Romeo and Juliet. Not sure what though. I'm yet to get inspired with more info on it.

Maybe a Shakespeare contest in April? Could be fun! biggrin

siskataya

Princess-Orphelia

Sisky:
Are you still planing a trip down under?

Yes, eventually! biggrin UP THE BRIDGE WE GO! haha! Actually, my personal trainer is there right now. I should have sent him over. He could have made you lift weights! XD

siskataya

Ok everyone, I have to get going too. I am just wiped!

Thanks so much for all the wonderful questions and chat - it's been great hearing your ideas, and getting to hang out with you a bit while we discuss community issues. Thanks for taking the time to talk with me!

Now, as for my secret and unannounced giveaway in thes thread, I have used the random number generator to pick a page and a post! *makes fake drum roll noises with hands*...the winner of the 'Song of Amour" item is...Page 2, Post 2. Congrats to Existential Existence for the post:

Existential Existence

Scobre

Can HOC get a chat feature?

That would be so cool. When i was pvp'ing with a friend i had to click back to Gaia and PM her to chat with her. a chat pane in HoC would make it way more fun!

Sorry Sinsario, you and the ferret might have better luck next time!

Anway, hope you all have an amazing weekend. Take care of yourselves biggrin
Sisky

[Platonix]

February 4th

lanzer

Hello everyone!

How many of you catch the game yesterday, or just watched all the funny commercials? Are there any celebrating Ravens fans around?

The end of Football season means Valentine's just around the corner, as well as the Gaia anniversary. Some might have heard that we're combining the two events this year for a bigger event. It's gonna be fun!

Zero Omega

Dioskilos

Good Evening Gaia Staff

#1
One question I got to ask tho: if its considered spamming to excessively bump a thread outside CB then is it okay to excessively bump in the selling forums every 60 seconds (wanted and exchange?) or are we allowed to bump until it falls off of the front page only ?
Moderators have claimed that such action is Not Considered as Spam even when they Bump/wish luck (with no intention of buying anything) hundreds of times over and over again. make it Official and clarify that Rule please.

#2
My 16 year old niece wants to create a Gaiaonline Account, the problem is she doesn't speak English very well. She understands it but she cant write it.
My question for you Gaia Staff is:
is she allowed to post in Spanish inyour forums without the fear of being reported f.137,f.5
just because she doesn't post in English or is she restricted to post in Gaia International only?

1. The general rule of thumb in most forums outside of CB is do not dump your thread unless it is off the first page. In high traffic forums, your thread may fall off the page every 30 seconds or so.

2. We allow users to communicate in other languages, just keep in mind that it might be a bit harder to find users who can talk to you. Definitely have her try looking in Welcome to Gaia, Friends Chat, and Gaia International for Spanish speakers.

siskataya

Pandy Quin

Hello admins
I filed a ticket regarding my lost account a month ago and my ticket is still
open. Can someone help me and give me information on when my ticket will be
looked at?

Also, why did you get rid of gifting items directly from cash shop? I now have
to buy the item then go to my inventory to gift it.

Thanks

Thanks for the questions! I can look into your ticket issue if you want to shoot me a pm! As for removing directly gifting from the cash shop, that was actually an accident - d'oh! We didn't mean to leave that feature out and annoy anyone. We've got it on our "to-do" list to put back at some point biggrin

Narumi Misuhara

Meromictic

Narumi Misuhara

Uesugi Ankit

Just posting for no reason. cool

But how about dem anniversary items? emotion_awesome

... how 'bout em? razz

Since its mixed in with the v-day items

will there be hearts? >>

What's v-day without hearts!

lanzer

Darc Nightgale

Hello!

I like to say that I really like the caches from alchemy. Not what's inside, but the actual cashes itself. I think that you guys should make it so that our avatars can hold the caches. It would be so cute. emotion_kirakira

Ideas for achievements.
1. Spendin' a certain amount of Gaia Cash on Gaia. Anybody that either buys gc or does the offers will be able to get it.

2. We can have a facial hair achievement by wearin' a beard or mustache. (Still I would love to see more facial hair. xd )

3. How about one for havin' a tattoo on.

4. One for craftin' the black edwardian trousers. One of the words could be hoarder, since you need a ton of pants. (Over 500) I doubt I'll ever see this achievement. emo

5. We can have achievements for bein' on Gaia for so many years. Maybe one for 1 year, then 5, and so on. The image could be a star, and then the number in the middle for the year.

Also I really want to thank all of you for the time, and work that you have put into Gaia. Hugs for everyone. heart

Thanks for the achievement suggestions! It's surprising that we don't have the seniority achievement yet.

lanzer

Tobi-chann

hey can we have a mute all button for aquarium tanks because its really annoying to have to turn the booty grab sounds off when youre trying listening to music at the same time thank

edit- also, hiii

We can look into that, see if it's easy to remember your settings.

Zero Omega

Tsuki_Kirkland

Zero Omega

Tsuki_Kirkland

Hey admins, hope you had a great Superbowl sunday and got to enjoy the game. (or did something else fun if you didn’t watch)

I wanted to know if you would ever clarify the rules in the in the news forum. It might help users better understand what goes in there besides just saying all things related in the news.

What do you think needs to clarified?

Well if celebrity news can go there or not, or if they should be in the celebrity sub-forum for one. From time to time we get that in the forum . It’d be nice to know

Sure, we can look into clarifying that a bit more. FYI, the Celebrity forum should be more for actual discussion about celebs instead of just random news posts.

Zero Omega

Jay Dupe

Hello Admins, would you ever implement a way paying a fine and buying back permanently banned accounts back?

Nope. If you were permanently banned then it was for a good reason and we wouldn't be overturning it unless we had good reason to.

codemonkey37179

lilloulou

codemonkey37179

NordicFairy

Hello admins ! biggrin

Any chance we will see some NEW Jigsaw puzzles in the future? Not that I hate the old ones. It just seems like we have had the same old ones for a long time now...

After housing is done in towns 2, I am going to spend some time fixing up the games. Jigsaw will get some much needed care.

If it's not already on it, can you add "increase the play area size" on your list? It's so tiny that it's really hard to do the puzzles with the most pieces since we can hardly place them in little groups because there isn't much room.

I'll see what I can do.

Narumi Misuhara

Scobre

I'm very sad about the niners.

1) More male items please?
2) Can Marshall zOMG! NPC be in an event?
3) How is towns 2 coming along?

1. Not my dept. X.X
2. ....not anytime soon
3. Good, should be in QA today or tomorrow

lanzer

Princess-Orphelia

Hiya Lanzer and everyone. .

I have a few questions to ask here today. I know I've asked some of them the last time I was here, however no one replied. So I figured that they probably weren't even seen. Considering the thread moves a million KM per hour. So I'll ask again. sweatdrop

1.: When we subscribe to someone's Journal, and they've made their Journal private since that time. So therefore we cannot view anything they post, unless we're on their friends list. However, my question is. How do we unsubscribe if they're made it private? . gonk

2;.. Can we have more outfit saving storage space please? Perhaps options to buy more than 20 ? Or whatever amount we need to use ? sweatdrop

3:.. Are we getting any updates on Guilds any time soon?

4:...Happy Valentines day to all the single cutie pie males out there. whee

Thank you for answering my questions. biggrin

1) Good point, we will probably need to add the unsubscribe link right at the journal listing page. Shouldn't be too hard to add

2) We've planned on doing that, hopefully it'll be available soon

3) Guilds will take a bit of time, but yes we definitely want to have it updated

And Happy Valentine's to all single guys, including our new puppy!

Zero Omega

Pandy Quin

Zero Omega

Pandy Quin

this is related to my account issue
do you guys have sign in logs that contain ip addresses for each account?

I think it's generally safe to assume that pretty much anything you do on Gaia can be logged by some means, either by account, IP, etc. As with most other internet sites.

okay...so there is a way you can see and compare 2 different ip addresses that log into a account?
is there also a way to identify if the ip address is located in the usa or not?

There are ways we can identify all of this.

siskataya

Tannsi

Is there a way to get a birthday on an account that was banned for being underaged? I’m well over the age of 13 (I was over the age if 13 in 2003 as well if we want to get technical) but one of my old roleplaying accounts was banned for being underaged. I am okay with that an all, because I know Gaia has to be safe and take precautions. I actually forgot it was banned until I went to log into it a few months ago, and was told I had to wait until I was 13; however, I’m not sure when I’ll apparently turn “13” on that account, haha. I’ve been meaning to ask for several weeks now, but I would always forget what I was planning on asking.

Is there any way I can prove my age? I can scan my drivers’ license (as long as I can black out things like my address) or random things, like my Discover bill (obviously no credit card numbers or anything). Anything I can do to prove that I’m actually turning 25 in a couple weeks? sweatdrop It’s not a huge deal at all, I was just interested in reading all the old PMs and starting my old roleplay up again. xD. Thanks.

Thanks for the questions! We understand how frustrating this can be, but it's that darn federal law that requires us to block accounts! If you want, you may email [e-mail] to verify your age and we can get your account back. Make sure attach some form of government approved ID that we can check, and then we can have your accounts back in no time. Driver's License would totally work! biggrin

lanzer

Xelvorktork

Hello!
Hope you are all doing ok.

Well, first of all, let me congratulate Gaia on almost turning 10 years old! emotion_yatta
I can't wait for the events c:

What did you think about the blackout on the super bowl? Where you happy with the results?
And, did you see that 109yrd touchdown! That was amazing! whee

Also, what are we doing for this Valentine's Day?

And, I won a scholarship to visit the U.S. for 21 days, I'm going to take some leadership classes on Washington D.C biggrin I'm going to get some GCash heart

That's it. Thanks!

Everyone here in Gaia HQ are pretty much 49'er fans, so yesterday's game was kind of painful, at least for me it is. ^^; The halftime show was very impressive, beats most Olympic ceremonies. biggrin

Congrats on the scholarship!

Narumi Misuhara

minaminolover

Narumi Misuhara

minaminolover

Hello admins of all ages!
-turned 24 yesterday- (how old is too old for Gaia?)

So I saw you are planning on combining the anniversary and valentines day event together!

Will it be work or will it make it easier combining the two? (Can't wait for it!!!!)

And last months collectables were adorable! Keep up the good work on those.

Any chance there will be a contest to choose between two like we did with Red riding vs Snow White back a few years ago? I think it would be fun. Or maybe host a contest to create a monthly collectable would be even more entertaining!

-lurks through the pages-

Happy belated birthday!!
Yes they will be combined, Can't say the work has been easier, it was actually an interesting challenge to try to integrate the two.

Who brilliant idea was this, or has it been talked amongst you and all the staff for a while?!
Either way I am most certain it will be fun and entertaining.

How many months in advance do you have stuff planned? -just curious-
(Being curious might kill but always wanted to know)

Random question: when do you think the next big Evolving Item (example: Zodiacal, was a great success) will be coming out? -or is just all of a sudden bought out and not planned at all?

(Song of Amour should come with wings, who designed it and by any chance do artist come up with ideas or do they get them from us other Gaians?)

Consensus between Pepper-Tea and I. It didn't make much sense to do two separate things for events only days apart.

...For your other questions... don't know XD

Sandokiri

How old is too old for Gaia? 250, but only because if you're 250 years old and on Gaia, you were born in 1763... which would make you SORTA UNDEAD.

lanzer

ll Lifeless ll

FIRST PAGE ♥

What are you guys planning this Valentine's day? I don't want to be told EVERYTHING, but I'd like a vague idea or 'hint' of what is being planned.

We plan on giving away some really awesome item this time around. biggrin Can't wait!

Narumi Misuhara

ChaosTrooper

What is going on with the Macy's MStyleLab?

Will that store be operational again anytime soon?

Not unless they decide to partner with us again.

codemonkey37179

diaveborn

codemonkey37179

O_o-Dimensia_Juice-x_X

I have no idea who to quote about this ; but this is my fifth ATA and my question has never been answered. It's a super simple on too ; is there a Gaia wishlist item limit?

Yes, it is around 800 items, so be realistic in your wishes.

Is this ever stated anywhere? I think I ran into the limit because I didn't know I needed to be more selective - it would have helped me personally to know up front that there was a limit.

I don't know. We didn't know either. We had to look at the code to find out.

lanzer

.~.Lady_Aji.~.

- zOMG! Glitch Fixes: Make any new progress?

- Enchanted Trunks/Magical Giftboxes: When we claim these, can there be an option added that allows us to click a link that takes us back to what we were doing instead of to our inventory?

- Dernier*Cri: To make this shop a better gold sink, how about adding some items that are priced around 100k-500k or 100k-1mil?

Sorry, we don't have any news for zOMG this week. Hope to put more time on it soon.

I think we can add in a link, though I do find it just as easy to hit the back button, though it is annoying to see the giftbox again. It's something we can look into, though not on the radar right now.

Definitely. Like to add more even higher end items.

codemonkey37179

Chaos Tsukiji

Narumi Misuhara

Chaos Tsukiji

Hi gaia staff,

Question is it possible for a massive group petition about not updating the old towns and connect it together with raly and mtvhills and bring back the server rooms?

Also a personnel question how do you guys feel about The Barton Town Police Department here on gaia?

Sure... you can petition... but ...we're not bringing back the old version. We'll consider changes to the new version though.

I have no opinion of the Barton Town Police Department at this time.

could you guys bring back the server rooms please? Bothers me how everytime i refresh the flashroom and i get changed into a diffirent server

Then don't refresh the flash room.

We will revisit the issue once housing is done.

codemonkey37179

It is possible to make the petition. It is not possible to stop the updating of towns.

We certainly don't mind role playing on the site, but it should be pointed out the group you mentioned doesn't have any authority to speak for Gaia.

Zero Omega

gummie_sourball

i've been having issues with the socialvibe videos granting gaia cash. for almost a week now, it will let me watch the video but either won't load or say "sorry try again in a few minutes" after the video is over. i figure i've lost at least 30 - 50 gaia cash on these trying to get them to work. (the issues have been with the mcdonald's and the escape from earth advertisements)

also the daily treat video isn't working right. again it will let me watch the video but at the end the "receive cash now" button won't light up and let me pick a card. it will however, grant me 2 gaia cash.

i understand there's a lot of stuff everyone has to work on, but this is very frustrating when trying to get gaia cash. i asked around and i'm not the only person this is happening to. as it is, i can't get the surveys to grant any (something always goes wrong at the end) so these videos are my only source of gaia cash. crying i appreciate any information or help with this issue, thank you. heart

That sucks to hear. Try filling a billing ticket at http://www.gaiaonline.com/help, explain the situation, and we should be able to help you further.

lanzer

Heil Ausy

Didn't bother watching the game this year. No packers =[

Anyways, my question; Will the engraving feature ever come back? So that we can make personalized gifts with the rings, and necklaces? I miss that.

It was a fun feature and I miss it too. It wasn't popular and we didn't continue supporting it. perhaps there might be a similar feature in the future.

Narumi Misuhara

Hi-Potion

Quick question!
So for Valentines day and the Saturday proceeding that I will be at a convention!
I was wondering if there will be any 1-day only items I would be missing out on?

...better you don't know...

codemonkey37179

Hi-Potion

Another question again! Well, a suggestion.

Are there any plans to add new, more desireable items to the games? (Zomg, jigsaw, HoC, etc)
Because your games are great but, no offense, they dont get too much action? I feel most of the prizes they offer are inferior, unwanted items so there is no real drive to play them?

YES.

Zero Omega

liquidblue213

I have a friend who lost their account and was curious about something, so I thought I would ask about it here.
In hack reports, is it considered a hack if your so-called "friend" knows or figures out your password and uses it to get into your account and do something to get it banned when they're upset with you?

We define a hacking as the unauthorized use/access of any Gaia Online account. So, yes.

codemonkey37179

hailys angel

Is there gonna be any new hangouts like the rally or the towns anytime soon?

Towns 2 housing will be out as soon as our Q/A department clears it.

lanzer

Zphal

Hi there, '04er here. I recently noticed when checking the Archive of my Gaia journal that it only goes back 999 journal entries… my oldest ones seem to be missing entirely. sad Are they really gone/inaccessible forever…? Does Gaia only allow for 999 journal entries per user? This seems like a grossly small number of entries for anyone who's been on the site as long as I have, as I like to use it frequently and enjoy looking back on old entries/memories. Any light on this would be very appreciated; thank you.

That's a strange one, will need to look into it and see if it's just missing links or did something else happened. I do see all your posts in the database so it shouldn't be too hard to fix.

Zero Omega

Angel Did Epic

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Angel Did Epic

Okay I have a Question...

Is there any chance at all..that you guys will re-cycle the OLD Monthly items? to re-release them?

Such as Angelic Halo, Mini Angel Wings, Mini Nitemare wings...and so on?

Or is it a dream that will never happen? xD

That has actually been confirmed, Or atleast I remember reading it somewhere- that exclusive items on abandoned/perma banned accounts will be re-released

I meant the actual Monthly items from the letters...being re-cycled and released again xD;;

We wouldn't put old MCs up for sale again in the Cash Shop, no. That includes the items from the MCs.

Uncle Kenny

B a k a - c h a n

Kay, guess this is more of a curiosity question. But is there anyway to see past the previous 500 posts in your Post History? I've got some old roleplays I'd like to look at, mostly to grab profiles from, but they were much longer than 500 posts ago... >.<

Also, along with that, do really old threads just get deleted if they have been inactive for a certain amount of time?

1) Nope, the 500 posts is a hard limit, that's all you get to see.
2) No, older threads still exist, they just aren't posted in. If you knew the thread id for one of them you'd be able to just put it in the URL. You can even use the GSearch to find the thread too.

Zero Omega

Nakerai

Any chance OMGpop games will be available again?

Probably not. Zynga would have to let us use them.

Uncle Kenny

The OMGPOP games were removed because the company behind them was bought out by another company, Zynga, who terminated the agreements with other third-party sites like us since they wanted the games only available on their own site.

siskataya

Nova The Dragonborn

Hey Sisky, I've been trying to ask this for a while but every time I try, ATA is already closed.
How come your avatar has gotten... darker, recently? I liked it more when you looked cute, it matches your personality. 3nodding

Haha! If only you truly knew my personality! MAHAHAHAHAHA... erm, I mean, oh noes!

Seriously though, I am just trying out new items and styles. Some super cute, some a bit darker. I like a lot of styles, so I am trying a bit of this and that biggrin

Zero Omega

Tsuki_Kirkland

Would it possible to be a recommendation sticky in the AMC forum? there keeps being a ton of “Recommend me an anime” threads and since it won’t stop a sticky or a sub-forum where they could ask instead of clogging the main forum would be nice

Already decided we'd do it, just need to find time to make it.

Zero Omega

A Wonderful Secret

Woot go Valentines Day~ Hey quick question. Are there any developing, moderating, or perhaps forum assistant positions open and are available to take?

You can apply to be a moderator here:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/site-questions-assistance/moderator-application-faq/t.46243481/

lanzer

BF-dragontshd-40

Please, please, look over them zOMG servers in the future. They are broken and sad. We shouldn't force to cheat to beat the game! cry
Just curious---how will Lanzer celebrate Chinese New Year? How did you guys commemorated Challenger?

Please let me know which specific bugs are bothering you the most, or is it the lag issue that you're most concerned about, and we'll do our best to prioritize the fixes.

Chinese new year this time around will be spent babysitting our new puppy. No earning red packets this year!

I watched this anime called Space Brothers. It's really awesome. Check it out on Crunchyroll!

lanzer

Meeki

How do you guys feel about Gaia reaching ten years? Did you ever expect it would take off like it had? Been here since August 2003 myself and still love it so! heart

It's pretty amazing that we can be doing this still after 9 years. We were surprised to have more than 300 users online at a time so needless to say, we're pretty happy to be where we are right now. biggrin

siskataya

Yangs Logic

I have a question will the ring sweetheart ever be resold in cash shop?

Not sure about a Cash Shop sale, but I have something in mind for a zOMG! community V-Day contest. What better day for Sweetheart Rings? biggrin

Narumi Misuhara

Kiarra-Chan

Since we get so many item questions that you guys hardly EVER answer... Can we get a "Ask the Artists" thing every once in a while?

...Again, that would be up to the artists XD

lanzer

Valnae

Why did you guys put a cap on Zomg gold?
Will you guys ever raise the cap?
Omg like what are ou guys planning for valentines day?
Is it fun being admin?
Do you get paid for it?

Like all features on Gaia, gold limits and caps are here to control inflations. Most features on Gaia slow down on gold grant, but for zOMG it's more stable and aggressive and we used a different approach.

Valentine's will be a nice dinner for two. smile

I'm having a blast being an admin, though my position is quite different than other admin who do a lot more work than me. biggrin

Thanks for joining us on this week's ATA! See you all next Monday!

[Platonix]

February 11th

lanzer

Happy Gaia Anniversary Everyone!

It's been an amazing 10 years, and we're especially happy here to chat with you all today! Be sure to check out our classic Go-Gaia webpage and find your hidden treasure. 3nodding

Though ATA haven't had only been around for only 5 years, I want to spend time to thank all those who had been hanging out with us on a weekly basis, especially Platonix's amazing commitment in maintaining the ATA answer compilations. Hats off to you all!

For those who haven't yet, do check out the Gaia Anniversary Thread where most of us contributed!

Gaia Anniversary Thread

Narumi Misuhara

Uesugi Ankit

I'm not sure what to ask so I'll just ask this: Will the upcoming alchemy changes have many new formulas or any? o:

Yay first post. emotion_awesome

Will have a few.

Zero Omega

Sextans

#6 Are we allowed to encourage Gaians to like us on Facebook by offering rewards like 1000g per "vote" ?

my concern is that some Moderators have claimed that such action is taken as Off-site Trading.

I remember awhile back you asked the users to like Gaia on facebook and in return we had a chance of helping you win something and IF you won, we( the users) got a prize out of it.

You use the same tactics your Moderators say others can't do, you set a double standard.

A double standard is the application of different sets of principles for similar situations, or to different people in the same situation. A double standard may take the form of an instance in which certain concepts (often, for example, a word, phrase, social norm, or rule) are perceived as acceptable to be applied by one group of people, but are considered unacceptable when applied by another group.

You can do it but others can't, that´s a messed up example you set for the users, it's very Confusing but Acceptable If we knew the real reason you desperately needed those votes.
you needed the popularity on Facebook to attract more sponsors?You say it's so you will have our support, want us to watch more ads? we'll do it if that is necessary just to keep this site alive. sure, no problem.
How to White-List Ads on Gaia

In 2008 when i joined Gaia, for me it was really hard to earn 1000g,I had to play Pinball 120 minutes to get that amount of gold gaia_gaiagold , today in 2013,1000g is nothing.

One of the reasons for bringing this up is because recently I was accused of doing this but No evidence was found , someone gave 1000 gold gaia_gaiagold as a tip (not a donation, I Sextans do not accept donations ) for a posted opinion in the Gaia Forums. i have never voted on Something off-site, never!

Also in regards to the tip function,this should be considered the same thing but just more than 25gold.
6-1 They liked my post and they wanted to tip me 1000g , so do tips suddenly violate the Tos?

6-2 Why would anyone want to put their account and reputation at risk for a simple 1000 gold gaia_gaiagold reward ?

Maybe clarifying a few things could help future problems involving these things,setting a double standard doesn't help us.

but i'll gladly take the Official Warning from you "Jefe de Jefes" whatever it takes to make a point Lanzer,hoping a misunderstanding like this never happens again to a fellow gaian.

Taking such action is considered off-site trading. You are using Gaia Online as an advertising and promotion platform for your product/service/page/etc on Facebook and offering Gaia Gold as compensation. We do not allow this because, first, you are advertising through means that we have not authorized. Two, you are using our copyrighted material to support this advertising. This is current policy, we can, obviously, look into changing this to fit whatever needs we see fit, but moderators are correct, this is not allowed. Additionally, another reason is that we have no way to verify if the person has actually liked your Facebook page, there's no way we can verify anything that the user has done.

Narumi Misuhara

Scobre

Liking the two newest changes in staff alerts. biggrin Awesome job on the event and it's time well enough that even kids in school can have time to do the event. I like the combining the two events idea.

1) Can we have fail/win items for Uncle Kenny's prediction to beat the 2010 record of users?
I was thinking flying nyon waffles item for the win and either a pregnant diedrich or summon Marshall for the loss. LOL

2) Can zOMG! forums please get some moderators?
The forum is a mess and not even searching for missplaced threads is helping enoug.

3) Could zOMG! forums get a subforum for when people leave Gaia so they can say bye to their friends in the community and give away items without being judged?

4) What will happen to Gaia social games if Twitter and Pinterest are predicted to far surpass Facebook?

1. Sadly no, not enough time to do so

2. Not my area sweatdrop

3. Not my area sweatdrop

Zero Omega

2. I believe we've actually got a couple of mods in there, it sounds like what you might want is some FAs. Something we can look into.

3. Possibility, we'd have to review it and see if it's worth doing.

Narumi Misuhara

Scobre

Awe ok. Thank you for answering still. Personally I don't think the goal will be broken since there was a 150K gold Jack incentive then. I'm amazed we have an increase of 6K people even since the closure of the TinierMe site. I just don't get the use of mules idea. It just seems as dishonest as the 100K mark to me.

Actually the very original most users online date was back in 2007 before zOMG! and it was higher then the "newer" one. There was a lot of controversy though over how many of those accounts were mules.

Zero Omega

jellykans

Zero - just checked - No moderators or Forum Assistants in zOMG unless they are simply lurking and no one bothered to add them to the (empty) list.
*Stares intently, waiting for an answer.*

I actually see two moderators listed, Junai Bokunenjin and Gaidin.

lanzer

Princess-Orphelia

Hey Everyone.

I have a few questions to bring up today 3nodding

1 ... Can we have a search bar in storage lockup? Surely above it somewhere it can be added. Believe me, when I say that having ALOT of items in there, makes it hard to find them. Search bar will cut that work load by a lot. sweatdrop

2... I had a very bad time earlier this morning, when I found out there was an extra delete all button, to which deleted nearly 5 pages of pm's. Pm's that weren't read yet. I never noticed that button until today. PLEASE Don't leave it next to the other one. We'll end up mixing it up too much. crying Sorry to anyone who did sent me a pm, please know that it was accidental. stressed

3... Loving the event, and so much fun. But just a little slow at pages loading. And when sending out Greetings, it won't let me send too many..I'm lucky if I can send 3 - 4 ...Then I gotta wait for about 10 minutes until next lot. gonk

4... I'm trying to reach a record of Greetings sent to me .. To which is 1000 .... So whoever reads this, please help? 4laugh

Thanks to who ever replies to this and also Happy V-day-Versary everyone. whee

I'm sorry to hear that you lost your inbox content. I've updated the confirmation page immediately upon hearing about this. Hope it won't happen to anyone else so easily from now on.

We do have plans to update the arranger and I don't know how much of that applies to the storage, but we'll see when such feature can be added.

I'll look into the send rate. Trying to balance between keeping the servers run fast and not having to wait too long between requests.

siskataya

.~.Lady_Aji.~.

Happy Anniversary! I'm enjoying the event and I like all the items for far. Now, to my question.

- zOMG! Glitch Fixes: Make any new progress?

Heya! Happy Gaiaversary to you too! Sorry, no new updates on the zOMG! glitch fix front. I'll post in the zOMG! forum when more fixes roll out. I am having another zOMG! community contest soon though, so hope that will at least be fun for people biggrin

lanzer

Hazel_Angel

Hi Gaia staff! I love the event and items so far, thanks for all the work you put into it!
I actually have a question this time - I was wondering if there would be like some kind of mini even for St. Patrick's day? Or maybe a couple items. That would be pretty amazing~ :3
Ps. trying to collect 500 Candies~ Help would be appreciated! emotion_kirakira

Not sure about St Patrick's this year as we were thinking of putting more time on Easter. Will let you know if we come up with anything. Happy Valentine's!

siskataya

King Awesomolocity

IS THIS OFFICIAL?

And, can the disgruntled contest ferret be named after me? ninja

We'll be having a contest to name the Disgruntled Contest Ferret. By the way, did you see we now have TWO Disgruntled Contest Ferrets? Amazing, they are multiplying! eek

siskataya

Jaxeen

I was wondering if you and Lanzer and Uncle Kenny, et al, read all of your Valentines?

Wow, not yet - I am trying to plough through them, but not through all of them yet! I'd be doing nothing but reading Valentines all day long! While that would be a fabulous way to spend the day, I am also getting the GaiAcademy Awards nominations in order. eek

lanzer

Corinth Maxwell

1. Would it be at all possible and/or feasible to alter the Marketplace settings so that, instead of waiting until after an item sells, the "listing fee" would have to be paid immediately?

2. I have my "Feeds" settings modified to show "fewer" results for things like topic replies & Marketplace notices, yet it seems like that's all I get every hour or so. I'm just wondering, is this a glitch, or common behavior for that particular feature?

3. Considering the sudden flood of PMs many of us are getting due to this event, are our older PMs deleted and/or our newer PMs left unsent if our Inboxes are at their storage limit?

4. Is there any reason why status messages on the "My Gaia" page frequently vanish & re-appear without warning, and could this possibly be looked into at some point in order to find out what's wrong?

I think most users are asking for the fee only after items are sold. Can you share with us why you want the fee to be issued immediately?

The feeds would be dependent on threads you're involved in. There isn't any particular way of prioritizing the content right now.

PM boxes have a sizable limit, but I would suggest anyone to save their favorite PM in their savebox to avoid old PM being truncated.

I don't think status would be deleted as much as there might be a problem of displaying it from time to time. Have to look into that one though.

siskataya

Ren Orenji Doragon

Hi AtA!

scullylam reminded me that you guys exist today. Hoorah! XD ( I would have forgotten fully because I was up until 3AM playing zOMG! hurrhurr )

Anyway...

SDPlus Marshall
( with a sexy "obby" pose. ;D )

DO IT.

Yay, you remembered we exist! XD Nice to see you around! I'll pass along your suggestion along with scully's Swarf SDPlus suggestion to the art team biggrin

lanzer

LabTech David

Hello Lanzer and other admins, I wanted to know if you guys are ever planning to release the grombie skin from 05!?

Also any word if you are ever going to release the G-corp clothes items? (Like the pants, shoes, and hat that they wore?)

Thanks for making Gaia! smile

I believe the skin was special item that's just not available anymore, sorry. As for the other G-corp clothes, they aren't real items (as many NPC are created in such ways) so we never made plans to release them, sorry.

Narumi Misuhara

Shadey Kitty

Anything new being planned for Aquariums at all?

Not at this time.

lanzer

Sweet Angel Mary

Could we get the npc artwork from this event uploaded onto the artist's corner page? Specifically the art that pops up when you get the daily chocolate box item.

It would be nice if the past npc art from the shops was uploaded onto that page too. It'd be nice to see all the past npc holiday art.

That's a great suggestion! I'll pass it on to the art team right away. Thanks!

siskataya

Shadey Kitty

siskataya

S-n-i-i-p-e-r

Is there gonna be a zOMG Event? whee

In game? Probably not, but I am having a community contest soon for some pretty nifty prizes!

It's so very sad that zomg is gathering dust. I'm sorry - I mean no offense but forum contests where only a handful of artfully talented people can win just isn't the same. crying

Actually, a lot of my contests don't have anything to do with art. My current contests are post and hang out contests. And I am giving away an 03' letter! eek

siskataya

Admiring Oblivion

heart
Hello Everyone~! Only three more days till V-Day! (Yet, I'll probably be alone enjoy myself here on the site )
What's everyone plan for Valentine's day? Going somewhere fun with friends or so?
heart

Nothing really - usually I just go to the gym and burn off the calories in a box of chocolates! XD

Uncle Kenny

kara12727

will there be any bug fixes to the valentines day event? gonk

I have a running list of bugs that have been fixed and workarounds to others in my thread here.

Are you experiencing issues that aren't covered there?

siskataya

Seasend

Can you please explain in detail what will be done for zOMG!'s V-day event?

If you mean the community event, no I cannot give away details yet. It is going to be a surprise! But I can tell you there will be rings involved! RINGS! ninja pirate

Uncle Kenny

Ask Angel

I gots a question. >,..,>

For this go-gaia thing on the browser. It makes it difficult to get to the main
front webpage for the site. Also the sudden name change frightened me a
bit when it was launched. Can you please make a note on that front page
that it is still GaiaOnline, just linked outward?

Side note as well. Do you plan on creating a new version of the current inventory
sorter (the REALLY old one)?

To get to the homepage, all you need to do is click the "Home" button which is right underneath the logo.

Updating the inventory arranger is on our to-do list for this year.

Sandokiri

Zexal132

Hello Admins of Gaia,
first off i would like to say its an honor...

my question is what will expect to see in the march monthly collectable and will it be st. patricks day related?

Thank you Zexal132

The last person to try to get information about Monthly Collectibles before the seal was broken... well, they weren't eaten by a grue.

In fact, they were forced to stare into the apocalypse eyes of Ultra Satan until their minds shattered from the pure revelations; and then they were dunked into the slime river of Vigo the Carpathian, blasted by unfettered solar radiation, and eaten by a drop bear which, in turn, was eaten by a grue.

Best not to ask. ninja

Zero Omega

BrittleButton

Why do we get warnings a couple weeks after we delete a post?

like to say posted somthing..then rethought things took it down..yet still get a warning for it?
post wasnt even up that long
emo emo emo emo

Just because you've posted and then deleted the post doesn't mean that you never posted it. If you posted something that we feel is worth continuing to warn you over, even if it's out of sight, we will proceed with that. For example, if someone posted porn on the site but then deleted it, it doesn't mean that they never posted porn, we still actually have to resolve the issue for the person violating the rules. Does that make sense?

siskataya

Hayes28

Sisky, may you please ask the designer team about perhaps in the future, adding more curly hair, in basic colors? I made a thread of it in SF! But I'd really like to know if the designers/artists have thought about it or not. I do like this hair I have on now but I'd really like more options, if you know what I mean .__.

I can certainly pass along the suggestion for you! biggrin

Narumi Misuhara

SyRikka

I've noticed that whenever I go to use the cat emoticon for shock (cat_eek), it replaces it with the cat emoticon for surprised (cat_aie)
I was wondering if that was a problem only I'm having, or if it's actually a problem with the emotes themselves and if they could get fixed if it's not my computer?

Sounds like a bug with the emoticon.

Uncle Kenny

perles

how sweet is the treat that we'll be getting if we get all the 10th anniversary items?

So sweet it'll rot your teeth right out!

Uncle Kenny

King Awesomolocity

Question for all of staff:
Do you guys ever use the Gaia wikia?
I know I do. xP

I used it extensively in helping bring back and look, feel, and details of old school Gaia for this event 3nodding

siskataya

Delicate Wish

Sorry ;w; I posted this last week but didn't seem to get a response. Wanted to try once more, if you guys could help me. *hopes it's not against ToS to repost*

I was wondering what happens to open trades with inactive users (aka, the users who have to reactivate their accounts)? I thought I noticed a few trades disappearing (and one in particular), relating to art requests, but can't be sure since I can't remember their usernames.

I had asked this a few weeks ago in the Q&A here and got redirected here. ^^

Hello! The Inactive Account issue shouldn't in any way affect trades or cancel them. If you want to pm me about this with more details, like specifics of a trade, I'll be happy to look into it for you. Please bear in mind I am flooded with pm's right now, so might have to send it a couple of times or it could get lost in the flood of messages! biggrin

Zero Omega

illegal drugz

I got a question, Admins~ It possible to request to change a banned account's profile settings to where no one can view it's profile?

Potentially, file a ticket at http://www.gaiaonline.com/help and your request can be reviewed.

Uncle Kenny

Pixitella

♥ Will the past rewards for the past two days (the gaiaversary items)
be available or clickable to those who missed it at the end of the event?

And why the delay in the release of the new RIG?

No, previous day chocolates will not be available at a later date. If you miss them on the day they're available, then you missed 'em, sorry.

The CI date was set so that both it and our event would have a little breathing room between each other.

codemonkey37179

Andromeda Phoenix

Evening everyone! Is there any way to upgrade the rooms for the older games (like Gaia Fishing for example) to hold 10 people like the newer games do? Are there any plans in the future to do this? It'd be cool if there was, and I could worry less about users who just enter a game room just to fall inactive.

We are going to overhaul some games later in the year. It's possible.

Zero Omega

Musical r3b3l

My question is: my friends account got banned, she made a new one and wants to get her items off the old one. She can send trades but they remain inactive. She wanted to know why the username changed to banned and lose all their items. She says it confuses her.

We don't typically change the usernames of accounts after they have been banned or remove the items, she should try appealing the ban at http://www.gaiaonline.com/help

codemonkey37179

Sees Reaction

emotion_bigvein Hey! HEY! HEYYY!!! When will the Under Construction signs be removed from Towns 2?

When the new sections are done. The Gambino isle that you see now, is about 40-50% complete. Housing comes first, then I think the artists will complete Gambino. Only Pepper-Tea knows for sure.

lanzer

Contest and Guild

Hey lanzer my friend thanks for making ask the admin 5 years a go really.But now on to my question last week i asked you for an update on my question from 2 week ago about the BBcode parser is there any update what did you find out when you talked to the team can you please share with me.

It'll take some time to look into the parser and have it fixed, and the work will probably be grouped with forum feature updates. That won't happen until later though.

Zero Omega

bromantical

Hello all of Gaia's administration.
I appreciate all the work you guys do, so please don't take any of these to be offensive or anything, just my curiosity getting the best of me and the inner programmer in me being too strict.

1. When will a system be implemented in Gaia's newer rally coding to create and invite people to a room? I know the coding was old and needed to be replaced with a newer system, but that was a great feature.

2. Will Gaia ever add a pose for "Cig" where you can hold the cig, but your hand is down?

3. Why was a system added for people who haven't logged on in 1 year or longer to be unable to log in, but the ticket system takes much longer than needed instead of a simpler system being put in place. This would help limit tickets and stress on admins. (I have a few ideas, PM me.)

4. Earth Day is still on the site, just wasting space. Nobody goes there, and it is glitched anyway. Why haven't developers or admins deleted this and taken it down?

I have so much more to ask, but I'm going to cut it short here.

3. We put this system in place for older account security, the tickets have actually been going along very well lately. When we put it in place we had no idea we would get the amount of tickets we did. I'm not entirely sure what can be done to make it simpler other than automating the system, which is something I would be against. But sure, I'd be happy to hear your ideas.

codemonkey37179

1. When there is time. I'm not certain of all the changes, or feature concerning this, but it will be in the next phase.

2. no idea

3.again I don't know.

4. Some go there. It will probably be the last space we upgrade.

lanzer

King Awesomolocity

Question for lanzer: Do you have anyone on your ignore list?

The only one I would add is myself, as I sound like an idiot quite often. biggrin

Uncle Kenny

maxitza

After sending 90+ valentines, I've noticed that it starts to lag more...and sometimes says 'can't send, reload'...but my question is.. After getting all the main prizes for paying 'for the love of gaia' are the valentines you receive after that just add up to gold when you 'redeem hearts'? ...like if I have 10 hearts it = 10 gold, and like 34 hearts = 34 gold, will is still do that if I keep on getting more hearts???

oh and...
...just wanted to mention how I LOVE the 'delete all' button in the inbox... THANKS YOU GUYS! emotion_kirakira

No, we're vindictive, terrible people and expect you to click redeem once for every single heart you have! twisted

In reality, yeah, it'll convert all the hearts you have into gold when you click redeem, you don't have to do them all separately.

Narumi Misuhara

Chibi Kappa Sigma

Hi, would it be possible to add new puzzles to Jigsaw? I'd like to see monthly collectibles artwork from recent years in there. I don't think new puzzles have been added for a long time. Thanks!

We have a games update scheduled that includes new jigsaws

Uncle Kenny

DivinityRod

Well, the Anniversary events are always the best. I've been on Gaia since '06 and I have never seen any troubles during my time online.

For my questions:
1. As a user of Gaia, your site recently had a Malware incident happen to some users. We posted it in Bugs and Glitches. I was just wondering if it was fixed because I got AdBlock Plus and I kinda miss the ads on occasion (some I don't, lol)

2. As for new Chance Items, will there be more anime/video game related items?

...and that's it! Thanks for making Gaia.

1. It seems that was caused by an ad coming from a site that was flagged for malware for one reason or another. The ad itself wasn't spreading any malware so nobody was at risk of being infected by it. Regardless, we removed the ad once we figured out which one was causing it 3nodding

codemonkey37179

Muste01

What is the likelihood of new flash games comming to Gaia?

About the same odds as the sun rising.

Uncle Kenny

Queen Of Fallen Stars

can you guys make the nerd achievement come back? emotion_8c

The Nerd achievement was only available during last year's anniversary event. Unfortunately, we don't plan to bring it back.

siskataya

Opera Phantomess

I swear I did not notice the time! D:

My area is still digging out from Winter Storm Nemo; there are a lot of streets that are still not plowed and are just horrible to drive on. Our school district is closed again for tomorrow because of this, meaning I have to be in charge of watching my younger brother for another day (and I have needed to watch him so much during the week this school year to the point where I am very easily agitated). My sister's college is opening its campuses tomorrow despite many people still stuck in their homes. It is a real mess out here and we are supposed to receive a few more inches of snow Thursday night into Friday morning unless the next system changes its predicted course. >.<

1. Why is the Dappy Dandy background so far up in layering? It covers the confetti pose in Gaia Gaia Party Time!, which is on the next layer back. Would it be possible to look into switching the layers each pose is on? It really does not make sense for a background to be in front of a decorative pose.

2. There is an issue with Grape Stripe Jumbo Lollipop where one of the poses is of the Cherry. Check out the spoiler!

Hi you! Sorry to hear you are stuck in the snow - good grief! I don't miss snow. Hope you are all safe and warm! *sends you cocoa* As for the layering issue, I can pass the idea along! biggrin

codemonkey37179

Sees Reaction

Oh! and when will Towns be removed?

Only after Towns 2 has a good run in period. It will be at Narumi's discretion.

lanzer

ATA wouldn't be complete without Waffle saying hi

Happy Chinese New Year


And now Strider is a part of our family!

Uncle Kenny

Azure_Chinggy

Will there be any more candy heart rewards beyond 50??

The last item grant for candy hearts comes at 50. We don't have plans to add any others.

lanzer

xSaiph

somebody else probably ask this question many times.. is it possible for you guys to make a low quality version of mini angel wings/ mini nitemare wings? just for celebrating gaia?

thanks for your replies

There might not be exact cheap version of the same item, but there will be other wing related items out there. Keep your eyes peeled!

Narumi Misuhara

Hi-Potion

Also, question >3>
How much do sponsors normally pay to have an item made for whatever we're advertising?
And if a user was so inclined, could they pay Gaia to make an item for site-wide release?

We can't disclose that information. A user no, If you are a registered business and wish to pay for an item as part of a promotion we might be able to accommodate you. As with sponsors and any other business, we reserve the right to accept or reject item proposals.

lanzer

Happy Valentine's and Happy Anniversary everyone! Enjoy the event and never miss a give-away item! We'll have more surprises for everyone later on. Stay tuned!

Once again thank you all for being a part of our 10th Anniversary! We love you all!!!!!

[Platonix]

February 18, 2013 (10 Years of Gaia Online!)

lanzer

Happy 10th year anniversary everyone!

It's great to be here with everyone on this very special day. 10 years ago Gaia opened its doors and a hundred people joined the site. Today we have hundreds of thousands Gaians here celebrating and having fun together. The overwhelming support from all of you is beyond my wildest expectations. Thank you for being a part of the celebration! Let's get started!

tiranaki

Yay anniversary! emotion_bigheart

milkbun

Hey everyone! Happy 10th.

Uncle Kenny

Sagebomb

Congrats on the 10

So....how many did we get into towns before we exploded it?

ninja

I don't even know...but that was pretty epic.

siskataya

Scobre

Yeah today has been insane and fun, so thank you Gaia HQ.

1) How is training a new dev for zOMG! going?

2) Who will put the BB/Pirate recipes in zOMG!?

3) Sisky have you checked your gifts yet?

Heya Scobre!

1) Not sure what you mean by training a new dev for zOMG! Are far as I know, there are no plans to train a new dev for zOMG. We do, occasionally, have someone help with bug fixes and whatnot, but that is the extent of things.

2) I'm not sure - I'll have to check for you! biggrin

3) Not yet - sorry about that! I've been crazy busy today ^^

Happy Gaiaversary! biggrin

Zero Omega

m3g4t0ky0

Congrats on 10 years, Gaia!

I've been out of the loop for awhile and was curious if Gaians Gone Wild will make a return this year? I miss dressing up as bacon during games. xD

Unfortunately it probably won't, just not as much interest at the moment. But we could see about having other video fun stuff for everyone. The monthly updates are filmed by me, for example!

siskataya

gataka

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Maybe I'm wrong, seems it's not a day off over at Gaia. Why not? World can wait :U

Technically it is a day off - a federal holiday, But we'd rather hang with you all biggrin

Zero Omega

LabTech Deusy

I have a question, as some one who comes and goes on gaia with a year in between breaks, is there ANY hope of getting that annoying 6 month "ban" optional? Meaning an option in the user interface?

We don't currently have any plans to make this an optional feature, sorry.

lanzer

Sextans

#10
Things have indeed changed a lot in a ten-year period of time and
we still have a lot of work to do on how to improve the Gaia Forums, so what do you think of starting to get rid of the annoying "Topics Blocked: 27 " ?


#11

Actually i have a better idea,what if this Black List would reset itself after a period of 6 months ? Surely most people don't even remember why they're ignoring those Gaians after that long period of time.



11-1

Or could you reduce the limit of the ignore list System to 40? the current limit is 500.
We should encourage more positive community activity, not just focus on the negative.
the Ignore list Feature feeds negativity.

Thanks for the suggestion, Sextans! The red does pop out quite a bit, though I guess not all Gaians see that as necessary information. We will take all your suggestion into consideration.

Zero Omega

sailornorthstar

so nice this place has not exploded yet

My question is do you guys have cake at the HQ and what flavor is it and what does it look like

We had a chocolate and vanilla cake with flower decorations on Friday.

Uncle Kenny

We actually celebrated last Friday since today is a holiday in the office. We had white and chocolate cake, ice cream, and champagne cool

Zero Omega

little bunnies

YUM! emotion_c8 Was it shaped like Kiki or Coco or a wing or anything? Did it have a kawaii design?

Nah, nothing special, just a floral design.

siskataya

MistressMinako

Happy 10th anniversary heart This has been a big week for you all and I'm happy to share in such a momentous occasion and grand celebration.

I'm posting in response to the Green Goo glitch. I'm glad it's fixed but it has some unintended side effects. PNG is supposed to be a lossless format, but I think there's an issue with the way avatars compress during saving. I've noticed several of my items having compression issues after the fix, and I have provided an example below:



Before the fix -> After the fix; My eyes are now weirdly compressed and Jet's head is an awful mess of horrid compression - from the white streaks on his head to the bleeding of his left eye. There's definitely an issue here sad

Here is a link to a thread in SF with more examples

Thanks for the heads up on this! I can pass along the issue to the art/dev team, and they can look into the matter biggrin Unfortunately, I do not have the ability to de-quish cat heads or eyes eek

Happy Gaiaversary to you too biggrin

lanzer

engineer-of-doom

Hi Admins,

Why do I often see a Notice of my wishlist item, "Angelic Halo" offered at 555,352 gold? Every time I click it, there's no halo listed… and secondly at that price??? Every time?

Happy Anniversary!

Hmm, it's unlikely that anyone would be selling the Angelic Halo at all. If it's a bug then we'll need to look into the message history to find out what's going on. Thanks for reporting.

Zero Omega

Elindranyth

Lanzer

First, thanks for the valentine, I had a little fangirl squee moment, and then thought about how silly it must have been for you to send a valentine to someone who had your face on their avatar ninja

Second, for you and for anyone else who happens to see this, you have 10 years of Gaia memories. What sticks out the most for you?

The constant changes and evolution of the site, when Kenny was finding information on the old Gaia homepage we saw some really old iterations. 2003, 04, 07, etc. It was amazing to see what we had done and how we changed.

Zero Omega

dreamsk

Q. Is it possible we can get the art corner updated with art from non artists working at HQ? I know Zero Omega's quite the up and coming artist. wink

I'm nothing near an actual good artist. xd All I have is some old art I did when I was in art class when I was like... 12.

Uncle Kenny

goldineye

For any staff that can answered my question about the servers?

1. How many exactly servers we crashed in either zomg or towns?
2. Did we meet the goal of having a high number of users in this event for the website

1) Well, we took the Towns server as a whole down but I think zOMG weathered the storm due to its instancing (which is also what caused some people to not get to be in the same area as us)
2) I don't think we broke that but it quickly went from that to just wanting to throw the biggest party we could and in that respect, we kicked butt.

Zero Omega

Ma Ajmala

I asked this before on facebook

with the recent thing known as "The Harlem Shake" phenomenon. Is there a Gaia staff version in the works? emotion_dowant emotion_dowant I think some Gaians would get a kick out of it if you guys made one

Kenny wants to do one.

Zero Omega

aznmusicgirl

Could someone explain this whole layers thing in zOMG and how to switch in between them? I am lost OTL

When a certain portion of the server on zOMG get too populated you'll be put on another instance, similar to Towns 2. To get onto a server with your friends, or someone you know, they, or you, can invite them by typing:

/invite USERNAME

Zero Omega

Spirit Reborn

Will you be considering adding a Garden forum on Gaia?

It's something that we can consider.

lanzer

dreamsk

4laugh Thanks lanzer and staff for a great 10 years!

Q. Were there any items you guys totally wanted to release for the anniversary that you weren't able to?

Q. If you could go back in time to 2003, what would you tell your earlier self?

The angelic halo smile We did talked about that...

I would tell myself to sleep more, and don't watch Matrix Reloaded since it's gonna be a terrible sequel to a movie I loved. biggrin

Zero Omega

Damien_The_Omen

Sort of a question, kind of not.......I'm starting to hear disturbing talk about how, if and/or when development should ever continue for zOMG, you plan to have it so that going through this "Dead Man's Shadow" place & raising the levels of our rings with "shadow orbs" will be mandatory, in order to be able to access any other future areas. I'm seriously hoping that this remains nothing more than a silly rumor, because there are quite a few users who consider this particular "area" to be "optional-only". cat_stare

I don't know where you heard that, but I don't believe it's true? The only thing I know about Shadow Orbs is that you need them to level a ring past level 10.

Zero Omega

I Love Grunnies

Zero Omega

I Love Grunnies

I once had a crush on VO. Is he still around? xd

VO is currently busy creating mobile games.

Neat. As in mobile games for Gaia? Or something else?

Something else.

Uncle Kenny

Cyndelle Maxwell

Lanzer, I seem to remember a time when people could log on during any day of an event, and still be able to get all of the items associated with that particular event, whether they were actually online during those previous days or not. Nowadays, I (and others) forget to log in for one single day (due to having to deal with this little thing called real life), and I'm somehow not allowed to claim a grant that, for all intents & purposes, should clearly & obviously be left active until AFTER the event is over? Hasn't this site been around a bit too long for this kind of malicious oversight to still exist? cat_stressed

I don't think limiting free item grants to a specific day is really malicious, it's not like we're sitting back and cackling because people can't get it, you know? We've done this for several events now because it helps encourage participation throughout the entire length of the event, not just one single day. That's what we want, participation. If we wanted everything to be available for one day then we'd leave the event up for 1 day and just make sure everybody knew about it. Having things be available on a specific day makes them a reward for those who are able to participate on that day, but it doesn't harm those who can't get on for one reason or another. It's the same kind of thing as a store having a one day sale. If you aren't able to get to the store on that day then you're not going to get the sale prices. We know not everyone will be able to get on every day but there are quite a few who can and so we do what we can to make sure we can to keep them participating each day.

lanzer

Ashe

I love the option to trade fish in bulk at the Ol’ Fishing Hole. I was wondering if it would be possible to apply the same technique for exchanging ink for ink?
ie.
5red+5blue+5green=1white
to have the option of:
15r + 15b + 15g = 3w

In relation to the Ol’ Fishing Hole and just for verification, does the exchange option look in our storage locker for qualifying items?

Also, I like having currently equipped items grey-boxed in Inventory and in Sell Item in the marketplace. Is it possible to add an option to grey all items equipped AND saved in closet? Sort of like the option to view just an item, or view item with Dressing Room in the marketplace.
It could be very useful for people who’ve bought the extra spaces, and a full closet, on whether it was ‘this’ or ‘that’ pair of black jeans that wanted to sell. Or how many of those Titan’s Legacy’s do I use.
I understand it might be difficult if more than one outfit equips the same item and the quantity owned is more than one, and that it may also come in conflict with Sell an Outfit.

Is there an order to achievement titles in the drop downs? Order of acquisition? Would it be possible to add a GaiaLab feature that would put them in alphabetical order?

One last thing, and if I need to be redirected to glitches I understand; Do messages in a bottle time how long you have to respond? If I take to long to think about an answer, my response doesn’t seem to show up in the bottle.

Thank you for your time!

Er, actually, one more small question; In Black Jack, is the time it takes to deal deliberate? The CardBot deals faster when facing it as a dealer, than with Russell or Becky.

Thank you for all the suggestions. We'll discuss about the alternative exchange for inks, and as for grey-ed out items, making it work with equipped items sounds possible but with storage items might be tough, as storage is meant to make your normal inventory show less item for faster load speed.

Zero Omega

grumblies

I just wanted to say, in October I will have been on Gaia for 9 years 4laugh

I started here just before my 13th birthday (ssshhhhhh, it was like a week away okay) and fell in love even after my friend who showed me stop going on here. I grew up with this site and I'm glad I'm still here, at age 21.

What was your first major quest? Back when getting gold was practically impossible.
blaugh

edit: Were you guys ever considering selling clothes/etc again? I miss the store and was so sad when I found out it wasn't available anymore sad

Don't think there are any plans in the immediate future, but the artists are selling some shirts on Red Bubble, which you can find here.
http://www.redbubble.com/people/gaiaonline

My first major quest was to get an Angelic and Demonic item set for my female mule.

Uncle Kenny

Yogurt Man

So, Uncle Kenny, are you considering doing a Gaia HQ Segway Polo game like I suggested?

I think that may result in serious bodily injury to some...We had scooter jousting for last year's Gaia Madness and that resulted in a gash in DJ Helsing's leg.

Zero Omega

Silversan

How long have you guys been on Gaia Online, and how do you feel about this site being 10 years old?

Since August 2003. And olllllllllllllllllld.

lanzer

Zphal

Hey, avid-Gaia Fisher here! Have you guys ever thought of implementing a Rare piece of Junk? There are lots of rare fish, so why not a rare junk too? Like maybe a shopping cart or something. xd Just a thought; I loved the last Fishing update. c:

Heh, that's a fun idea, though a rare junk would no longer be junk! biggrin

Uncle Kenny

Owlie

What are the chances of having a recycled zOMG Easter Egg hunt?

At this time, I'm not planning on zOMG having an Easter Egg hunt, recycled or otherwise. Sorry!

Uncle Kenny

Raven Spit

Question- Do you guy's ever sleep?

Serious one- Will we have an Easter/St. Patty's Day event?

Easter? Absolutely.

St. Patty's Day? This one I'm not sure about, the big events are kind of merging themselves closer and closer this year so it leaves me less time for mini-events like that. If it's possible I'd like to but I don't know for sure yet.

Zero Omega

Nano Alpha

Happy 10th year of Gaia!

Oh, a major thing that everyone in towns has been wanting to get out. The whole, "I am" item glitch boots everyone out when the I am character/user leaves the barton. People tend to do this to troll others and I have reported some trolls. I told Zero Omega about this but I never got a PM back. I'd like this glitch settled with as I am getting more ticked about it.

Your happy but yet upset user, Nano Alpha

Shoot me another PM about it with steps to reproduce it and I'll pass it along.

Zero Omega

Another-Hiei-Lover

Happy 10th! I've been on since 06, how so much has changed. How was gaia when you FIRST started out a decade ago?

Very few features. Just forums and a couple gold shops. Oh, and the bank.

Uncle Kenny

Calelith

Uncle Kenny

Eptical

In my 5 years I have never made it to one until now ! x3

Q: How are you guys even beginning to keep up with all this madness ?
This just seems insane !

Q2: Will there be more big events like this within the next year or so ?
Just for a holiday or something perhaps ?

1) Reading as fast as possible. I'm about 30 pages back crying
2) We'll have our other big events still including Easter, Summer, Halloween, and Xmas 3nodding

Any hints for the future events?

I have tentative story ideas for all the major events and we have definitive plans for gameplay for Easter and Summer. Aside from that, the only hint I can give is for Easter and that's E.B. is back.

Zero Omega

The Rainmakers Melody

I'm glad I made it to AtA for once!
First off, Happy 10th Gaia! I haven't been on here that long, but I have seen a lot of changes go on! Thank you to every staff member! heart
I don't really have any site-related questions, but I have random ones biggrin
1. Do you like Bath and Body Works? ^_______^ V
2. How often do you stay on Gaia each day?
3. Will you ever introduce new games to Gaia or bring back old ones?
Thanks for a great 10 years Gaia, and let's go for another! emotion_awesome

1. Only been once.
2. I usually log on at 9am and pretty much don't log off until 1am.

Uncle Kenny

Yeata Zi

Hey Y'all!

Happy Gaia Day!

Speaking on behalf of E-Corp here.

Now that we're less than 40 days until Easter, we hench-hares have been working hard trying to get thing ready for our master.

Any news of the Easter Bunny or the Easter Event?

We're wicked excited as always.

Great job on this event, of course. razz

Easter plans are just being finalized and development will begin soon. E.B. is coming back, and he's not happy.

siskataya

Wow, this thread! Superfastpostexplosion! BOOM! heart

Let me say in advance that if we don't get to a question or comment, we are not trying to ignore you or dismiss your question, idea, suggestion, etc. It's just super busy! We may have to revisit the thread at a later point and reply to posts.

Just being upfront so nobody feels disgruntled! biggrin

Happy Gaiaversary! ^^
Sisky

Zero Omega

Goddess-of-the-moon1

Q: How would I apply for a position at gaia? I'm a 22year old LPN (licensed practical nurse) who know's her way around a computer and loves to draw and Adores gaia

Q: Have you ever thought of instituting a 1st Gaian bank or something so us "spend happy" gaians can safely deposit our gold, accrue interest gold, and maybe even get loans? Or would that be too complex?

When we have openings for jobs we post them on http://www.gaiainteractive.com

siskataya

firelord65

Illegitimate Princess

firelord65

Happy Tenth! ~ gaia_kittenstar

Question: Have you ever considered changing how the Monthly Collectable system works? For me, it would seem there is no benefit for my buying the letter before the collectable is announced. Frankly, I often wait before deciding if I want to buy in or not. And there's no penalty for my waiting and no benefit for my early purchasing.

However, if the system was tweaked where the letters Pre-15th were say 200 G Cash and then Post-15th were 250 G Cash, you guys would have created a greater benefit for the early buying. I would think this would also give you guys more revenue (since people would want the early price and thus pay in rather than wait and maybe not buy at all) and give us less boring ads on the site.

All in all, thank you for 6-going-on-7 great years of Gaia (for me!)

That's a good idea!

Thanks! :3 Here's hoping that it gets addressed *fingers crossed*

That is a very interesting idea! I'll definitely pass it along biggrin

Sandokiri

Elfhobbitgal

What was the biggest moment for each of you? Site growth wise.

I would have to split that evenly between the launches of zOMG and Moga.

zOMG shoed us that we could produce a game on a larger scale than the casual bite-sized type of game like fishing, cards, etc. Moga showed us, more than anything else I think, that we could project the Gaia brand into other markets. 3nodding

milkbun

lilloulou

Oh! I remember my question!

Since the "green goo" bug is supposed to be fixed now, will Stein thread be cleaned of post (or part of posts) which are mentionning those to make things easier on artists to see the other bugs which never saw their resolution? Some bugs out there makes some items totally unusable and have been told for over a year -- some of them got told for almost 2 years and never got solved even if it's probably some image coding mistake like the one I posted here.

Edit: in a similar idea, how about allowing someone to actually edit ppl posts to add some red text saying "fixed" in each bug report post? -- or anything similar to tag them

Yes I'll be going through the thread in the next few weeks and making the fixed reports more obvious.

lanzer

Shadey Kitty

Happy anniversay smile
What do you envision for Gaia's future?

We'll continue to expand towns and find more and more ways for Gaians to find interesting content. There will be more and more ways to find friends and to have fun on Gaia

Zero Omega

icyMOTHA

Would you ever consider hosting a RL cosplay contest again?
I never got to participate in the first one and I think it would be a hoot with all the new NPCs Gaia has now. The last one went over really well. :3

It's something we can think about doing!Q

lanzer

CioccoLatte

Hello Everyone!!!

Happy 10th Anniversary!!!

Questions:

Does any of the admin have a thread where there are pictures of Gaia staff at Gaia HQ celebrating the special day today?

May i have a link please?

I'm sure everyone there is having a blast and i wanna see! eek

We have the 10th anniversary thread but there are no thread about us celebrating today because it's actually a holiday today and all of us celebrating here are actually doing it at home. biggrin We did our celebrating on Friday actually!

milkbun

Sagebomb

milkbun

Ma Ajmala

Oh and another thing I forgot to ask or wanted to get asked

Who is the owner of Waffes the cat? Or is he every bodies cat?

He is Lanzer's cat.

But do you contribute to the bring a pet to work pool?

We're actually a dog office now. Cat's come in rarely. Sadly I don't have a dog but we have around 3-4 on a daily basis.

milkbun

Sagebomb

So...rabbits not as common as well now then?

Hmm, I only know of a couple dogs, so who are all the dogs then?

Here are a few:
]http://www.facebook.com/GaiaDogs?ref=ts&fref=ts

Zero Omega

Arii Heart

Hey! I had a question, how come the featured avi and profile disappeared from the home page? I thought that feature of gaia was sort of cool...

We replaced those in order to set up some new and more visible communication methods ala the Gaia Blog and Staff Alerts.

milkbun

Hayes28

milkbun

Hayes28

Are you a Gaia artist-artist? like, for clothes? emotion_kirakira

yes I am yum_puddi

Oh my gosh..for hair, too? *W*

I was wondering if you can ever add more brown curly hair ;W; we are really lacking them..like, alot. I have nothing good to chose from. I made a thread, and alot of people agree, we want more curly hair in basic colors like brown, black, etc. emotion_kirakira also guys want more curls, too.
But I see your really lacking brown curls alot. emotion_8c iv'e been wearing this hair since i joined due to there's no better options for me, or anyone who wants brown curls. I love Rosemund's hair but that doesn't come in brown either.

I will keep it in mind~
Especially as I have brown curly hair in real life.

lanzer

Parexus

Nice to see you guys and happy 10th anniversary.

I am having difficulty with the achievements page. I am unable to drag one of the achievements I earned from a long time ago into the show off your achievements slots. Is there a way you can make it so when we scroll down, that area also moves down along?

Sounds like something we need to fix. Will pass that along, thanks.

lanzer

Winter Hue

I am pasting this directly from my Site Feedback thread concerning this request.
The thread already has 160+ users that want this. I do hope this ATA increases that 10 fold.

Yes HQ, I am going to be THAT users that complains. However first I must thank you for the fantastic 2003 freebie item you gave to us.
The 10th Anniversary Mini Halo and Winglets special item. Which of course can grant us the Angelic or Demonic versions.
However, I must say... you could have added an extra oomph that I am pretty sure many users would prefer and adore.

That of course would be to add two more poses. Each would have the halo and the wings separated.
I present the following images below to basically some up what the heck I am talking about.



*This is not adding the poses of the original Angelic/Demonic Halos and Wings*
CLICK THE SPOILER for solid proof that the poses are indeed not the originals.

So please Gaia. You have already released everything you need to do this.
Just separate the poses like shown. A user wouldn't need to get a duplicate.
Don't end the event on this note. It can be a tad greater if you let it be.

Everyone that wants this change, please click the "sign" in the poll and voice your opinion here.
Hopefully HQ will grace us with kindness and add the two poses that many of us desire! O A O

I believe that the item was meant to be a set to not be confused with the original, but I'll talk to the art team about it tomorrow. Thanks for the feedback!

Sandokiri

Chillaxasaurus

I kinda wanna know why the Angelic Halo has no more collectible?
Why its so high priced when people try to sell then if they do?

Because the time when it had a collectible was June 2003. It's so high priced because there are fewer than 100 in existence.

milkbun

Renais

What program(s) do your animators use for the various animated items / rig gifs? Photoshop and Flash?

Yes you are correct. The CI pet animation in the header is simple photoshop and animated items are made in Flash.

lanzer

icyMOTHA

Just out of curiosity, did you ever actually think the site would explode in popularity the way it did? How did you market the site in a way that caused the increase in numbers?

(I'm considering going in to marketing for a career and I'd love some info on how you did it.)

Nope, we were still concerned about how we were going to market Gaia when we started seeing more and more people joining everyday. Gaia users are the best marketing that we had. smile We do have other games such as Moga that need marketing to get recognition. Marketing online is alchemy all by itself. :O

milkbun

VKiera

I just thought of another question eek

Are we going to see an update to Crostich soon? I can't wait to see all the sweet (pun intended) designs!

Yup! soon~

Zero Omega

annaliesalayoshi

ok i know you guys said not to spam the same questions, but i asked 30pages ago
i'm not being impatient, i just want to be heard
so, will there ever be a 3-item mc again?
cuz the last time we had one was way back in 2007

I don't believe we have any plans on returning to the 3-item MC.

milkbun

The Treehouse just got updated with new 10th Anniversary items.

I hope everyone enjoys them. It has been a fun event from me to watch and participate in. yum_puddi yum_strawberry

Zero Omega

demon_kyo2

Hey so ive always wonderd are your gaia accounts just like owers in the community with the item equips and inventory and mail ect? o.o

Our actual accounts themselves are just a regular user account, but with different permissions to see and do extra things. So we have to get gold and items just like normal users.

lanzer

Vro

Happy 10th, admins and mods! It's incredible how long Gaia has been here and how strong it's going now!

Anyway, here's my question: How high is the storyline on the list of priorities? And by that, I mean, do you all try to put a lot of work into it? Does it matter much if the story isn't well received? I've noticed there has been more and more effort to give Gaia a good plot, since it's been...kind of mediocre in the past (we've come so far...It's hard to believe that at one point, the story just revolved around a love triangle between Ian, Sasha, and Gino....).

We always have someone dedicated to storyline and we have separate writers who know the characters inside and out. While we can have a great item release with a concerted effort between many artists, when it comes to storyline, it's often better having it be told by someone with a grand vision, and that's how we're having a more coherent story these days.

Back in the days we really had NPC for very specific tasks, Rina and Leon who welcome you to the site, store keepers for selling items, and Meredith for handling trades. We've come a long way from creating NPC with functions in mind to having NPC to tell a better story. smile I hope that our storyline will continue to evolve and keep getting more interesting.

milkbun

Corydoras

happy 10th Anniversary Gaia! Thanks for the amazing items and all the fun.

I am wondering if Chocolate Skin is at glitch stats?? When equipping hairstyles/wigs, the skin cut most of it

I have heard people get their avatar entry removed because of using chocolate skin with hairstyle/wigs.

If it is still a glitch, Any time or when this will be fixed?


http://i1031.photobucket.com/albums/y377/yrococ/glitchornot.png

I am equipping only chocolate skin AND a hairstyle. Do you see it is kind of strange and unique?
Is that a glitch or not? I have asked this once, but without showing it out. It's harder to understand?

Send me a PM so I remember to check it out tomorrow at work.

Uncle Kenny

OV8ION

Is Gaia going to have a booth at Big Wow! Comicfest San Jose May 18-19 2013?

Probably not, but we will be at Fanime only a little bit after that.

milkbun

Chaos_Bunny

Do you think you may be releasing offical Sailor Moon items since Sailor Moon is returning in the summer?

(Items like the ones in the mecha neko shop)

That would be like a dream come true! I hope we can work out a partnership with them but that is obviously not all up to our side.

Zero Omega

meatballhead15

Since nobody liked my last quesion... here's another...

Do Pink Links still exist at all?
Is there any chance they will come back?

Pink links currently exist in the form of random chance items like the Pink Magical Giftbox.

siskataya

Nijimura

Hey, just had another question~

Would there ever be a Gaia virtual con? I mean I don't have time/money to go to an actual Gaian con like a bunch of other people, but a con event would be pretty fun. With a nice world like Virtual Hollywood or maybe even Towns. It could be fun.

Edit: I don't mean this as a direct replacement for the rl cons, just an event for all of us regardless of location, with new virtual items to get for "attending"

This is a fabulous idea! I'll definitely pass it along biggrin

Sandokiri

Zero Omega

BabyDucklingLove

Torripus

What's the character limit for pm's?

Seconded.

ty ;u;

I could be very, very wrong but I think it's about the same as forum character limit, which is... Around 64,000, I think?

It's either 50000 or 51200. I don't remember which, but I do remember it being one of the "50k" numbers. 3nodding

Zero Omega

meatballhead15

I have a really STUPID question now because I'm a 2004 oldbie who has been gone for a while. How do you customize the message under your name to get it to say something other than "Community Member"? I have gone to "My Gaia" and looked under every nook and cranny of "Account Settings" and can't seem to find where to change that!

You can't change the "community member."

milkbun

Captain Dory

Happy Anniversary from me, and of course from the 11th Annual Ball!

I have a quick question though, have you ever thought of adding rain to the Towns 2?

I think I heard talk of it but I'm not 100% sure if it was decided it would be done or if it is feasible.

lanzer

Look at the time! We reached the hour mark almost as fast as we reached our anniversary. smile Once again I'd like to thank all of you who are here to celebrate with us, and be sure to gather the rest of the anniversary prizes in the next few days. Also a big thanks for all Gaia staff members who worked on hosting the events and gatherings. You're just awesome!

Thanks and we'll see you all next week!

[Platonix]

February 25th

lanzer

Hello Everyone!

Did anyone tuned into Oscars yesterday night? It's always fun to see movie stars and expensive commercials that play between the shows. It's fun to watch though I was hoping for Hugh Jackman to win an Oscar. Well there's still the new Wolverine movie coming out. smile

How do you all like the Gaia anniversary event? We're already planning for Easter and hope that we'll have another great event in April. As usual we're open to suggestions.

Welcome to ATA!

PS - we fixed the green goo glitch last week but had a whole bunch of avatar related bugs that needed to be fixed. If you see anything else that need fixing please let us know!

Uncle Kenny

Harajunkie

Is anyone in the office currently and lately addicted to Pitch Perfect? Because I sure am.

Will/have you guys addressed the request to have separate poses on the 10th Anniversary Halos/Wings?

Word from those in the know is that separate poses will not be added, sorry.

Narumi Misuhara

There is no plan or intent to separate them at this time.

Uncle Kenny

Meromictic

Any chance in future events, we can have RIG items? It would be fun and more motivation to stick around for an event. c:

RIG items? I doubt it. We gave a new item every day of the event in the last two events, that's not enough incentive to want to participate?

Uncle Kenny

Darc Nightgale

News on any new achievements? I hope we get some more soon. emotion_kirakira

There are new achievements, no launch date I can give for them yet though.

Uncle Kenny

Knight Yoshi

Uncle Kenny

Knight Yoshi

A year ago I asked if we can get a report button for profiles. I'm not the only person who wants to see this, even some moderators I've talked to want this. There are very often violations on profiles. It's recommended to report a persons post if there is, what if they don't have forum posts. Profiles that are reported for cybering often lack posts to report, and using the abuse/harassment report doesn't get the attention that some violations need immediately.

It's still on a to-do list but it's just not a high priority thing currently.

So you're telling me people making offers to cyber, explicit interests, pornographic images on profiles isn't a high priority? I report these things on a fairly regular basis, with multiple profiles for each time I report the violations.. In one instance, I had reported to a moderator 30+ profiles at a single time for explicit images and interests...

Since there are methods in which the content can be reported currently, albeit not ideal ones, it does take lower priority to my other projects like site events and sponsorships, yes.

siskataya

worlds suckiest vendor

It has now been about 6weeks since I sent in my Ticket and still have gotten no reply.
I asked in ATA about 2weeks ago and you said you would get on it, but still nothing.
Would be great if you guys could give me some sort of response or something! smile

Hello!

We thought your issue was replied to already - our apologies! Regarding your request, I believe it was mentioned before that items that are on banned accounts remain on banned accounts. That said, if you have proof that these wings were on loan, and that you crafted them, please send a follow up ticket with this proof and we will return the wings to you.

Thanks,
Sisky

lanzer

Uesugi Ankit

I just wanted to ask if the problem with the avatar customization page was being looked at? Some equip items are being listed as game items, so we're not able to search for them on the customize page.
Here's a thread with a list of most of the items. ninja

And a repeating question: Any news on alchemy? xd

I don't have an update yet but we should be able to fix it soon.

No news on Alchemy yet, would let you know when we have changes coming.

Narumi Misuhara

OMFG Shushu

It would be great to have a Easter/Halloween/Christmas Event in zOMG! This year.

My question for the Admins is this:

Will there be an zOMG Events this year?
Nothing new just one of the old one's?
Like Jack.
Gold Egg
Evn the damn Tree in barton.

I don't see why only zOMGaian's are being punished. When we still buy powperups and spend real money on zOMG items. Why not move those items to Gold shop?

You're not being punished, we literally can't. See my journal for details.

Uncle Kenny

At this point in time, I wouldn't expect in-game events for zOMG! since it requires the help of former zOMG! devs who are busy working on other projects.

Uncle Kenny

Corinth Maxwell

OMFG Shushu

OMFG Shushu and some other users

[discussion about how Gaia still charges GC for powerups when they've given up on zOMG! being financially solvent]

But it feels like they are using that money for other things.

Well, it's probably because they are. They've been diverting the money that goes towards purchases of zOMG-related items to everything but zOMG for the past year or so.

Money earned by zOMG! goes into a general pool of funds for the company just as money earned from any other area of the site goes into the same pool. From that pool, funds are split up for the current projects currently being worked on and for the upkeep of existing products. zOMG! is getting funds in that it does actually require money to continue to keep it up and playable. It's pretty misleading to say money is intentionally being diverted away from it. This has been covered in length by others before me though so that's as far as I'll go with it.

Zero Omega

Johnny1337

Zero Omega

Johnny1337

Why don't you guys keep a better Eye on those who are trying to Password Phish, As well as try to scam other players, and hack your own Gaian's that pay, and dedicate hours and days, and even years to this game?

Have you guys tried to attempt to create a Script, and or even looked at a few possible ways to reduce and or stop the Password Phising, the spam of threads via Harmful virus's and etc?

Thank you,

~Johnny heart

We can't be everywhere at once. There are hundreds, thousands of posts made every minute on Gaia and it isn't possible for us to feasibly review everything. A script wouldn't be accurate and may end up causing issues. That's why we rely on the users to report these situations to us if you see them posted.

There has to be a way with such a large Domain, or what ever you guys use, That you could run possible scripts that could Analise certain posts, with certain keywords that would send Staff an alert and thus allowing them to void the problem a lot quicker then a player reporting it to them,

Thank you,
God bless,

~Johnny heart

The problem is, what would it look for? All someone has to do is just hide a password phishing fake login page behind another link and we wouldn't be able to actually do anything. Unfortunately people would just try to find ways around it.

Sandokiri

Let's say that the word "juffo-wup" generates an automatic report against the post. If that ever came to light, what would stop trolls from spamming "juffo-wup" in every post in order to flood the report tickets?

If someone's post style includes "don't be a pod of juffo-wup, because they'll always hack you," every post made by that user would be flagged. Meanwhile, we'd also have to keep on top of lots of variant spellings - jüphø-vvûp, for instance.

And that's true of each word: juffo-wup, password, cyber, etc.

That's one of the problems Zero was referring to. 3nodding

Zero Omega

Semi-Conductor

Can we get achievement for being a features avatar? It will dramatically improve the quality of each week's featured avatars, but also means an increase in work load for whoever is picking them out...

The avatars in the featured avatars in the blog are pretty much just randomly selected from the nomination thread, additionally, even if it were selected based on "quality," who is to say what you see as a quality avatar the same as what another user may see as a quality avatar?

Zero Omega

Tsuki_Kirkland

Hey Gaia staff, hope you’re having a great february.

I was wondering, Will the AMC forum be getting a recommendations sub-forum or sticky.

Yes, sometime in the future.

Uncle Kenny

Twizted Child Eve

Will there ever be more original grunny related events or items? I much prefer them to diedrich.

Also:
Thank you for the 10th anniversary free items. They were really nice. Especially the one for 2003. whee I can't wait for the Easter event!

I don't think we have any grunny events currently planned but anything is possible.

Uncle Kenny

Daranigan

When is the ignore system gonna get the needed update?

edit: and for that matter when are any of the other changed that the users voted on gonna take effect? Cause I have seen like maybe one go into effect since those pointless cookies were passed out and and I can't even remember what that one thing was so it must not be very big.

About a month and a half ago

Narumi Misuhara

Roboticwonderwaffle

Are you going to update the avatar models to a more human form? I mean taller and more human models. I mean nothing like IMVU or 2nd life but. A design that isnt as childish looking

Most likely not, it would require we re-draw all the items XD

Zero Omega

Celibalra

I hope everyone is doing well. o w o
I wanted to know if ya'll would ever do something like an online con for the people who can't travel, can't afford it, or aren't anywhere near the con locations? A lot of us really want that achievement, and I know for me personally there is no way I'd ever be able to go to one (since there isn't one in my state), and I just really want to be involved and get to experience it.
Would this be something that you guys would consider doing?

Dunno about anything in the future, but for the time being you can try to get an extra code from a friend that goes to the conventions.

Uncle Kenny

Emo Kuromi Nui

Never posted in one of these but here I go.
First of all....hi Lanzer!!!! heart

Second, will there ever be a way to earn wing stickers besides on holidays and such?
Maybe like with the games on this site? ex: Zomg? sweatdrop

Wing Stickers are exclusive giveaways and are only available during events and the monthly video update polls. I don't believe we have any plans on adding them to games.

Zero Omega

Lady of the endless night

Will there ever be a chance for people who have gaia cash to ever transfet it into gold? There were a few times I couldn't buy anything an it was just sitting there and I really needed gold.

Probably not anytime soon, or ever.

Uncle Kenny

MadPad

Woo, first time I get to attend AtA!

Just a quick question:
Is there any more info you can give on the upcoming easter event? ninja

Easter Bunny will be there. That's about all you get for now.

lanzer

Scobre

I watched them. Les Mis was great.

1) What was your favorite Oscar moment?

2) Any clarification about Narumi journal regarding zOMG! training devs for events?
3) Could comments have a delete all option and delete selection like this?

I liked how Hugh Jackman was the first to arrive at the scene when Jennifer Lawrence tripped on the stairs. She had a pretty funny interview afterwards too smile

We should have continued bug fixes, and hopefully there's more that we can do, but we don't want to promise anything unless we're sure it's gonna happen.

We can probably add something in there for multiple delete, but we don't have any update for the profile system this very moment. Will probably need to wait a while for such feature to be added.

codemonkey37179

HON0R

codemonkey37179

HON0R

Will there ever be a Towns 2.0 housing update? Will we ever be able to find game items (trash, etc.) in Towns 2.0?

Yes. The Towns 2 Housing update is in the testing stage now. This is the last stage before release. Flowers, Trash, and Bugs will be included in that update.

Thank you! Is there a scheduled release date?

Not yet. I'm just getting the first round of bugs reported.

Uncle Kenny

Gen and Evan

Since my question got skipped last time, I'm trying again

Is there any chance at sometime soon being able to turn off the animation in the site header for things
I'm one of those users who was completely fine with the RIG pet being still for the CI backgrounds and that GC tree annoys me

You can turn off the GC Tree in your Account Settings if you don't want to see it. It's not likely they'll be changed though since they're meant to be something that catches your eye.

lanzer

Knight Yoshi

When using the short profile URL method, http://gaiaonline.com/p/userID, we get a 301 redirect. Is this done through a PHP or does it redirect following a symbolic link?
Can we get a shorter forum URL method? While forum URLs can be shortened, http://gaiaonline.com/forum/t.threadID, it's still rather long, especially when you start adding multiple thread links. Why not have the ability to shorten it even more http://gaiaonline.com/f/t.threadID. This would be great, especially for signatures.

That is a great suggestion. We can certainly look into have shorter links, as long as our IT guys are happy with it. smile

Narumi Misuhara

Phae-chan

On the note of Alchemy, when is the big update due for upgrading Alchemy and can you give us any hints to what it will be like before I advance further in it?

And, can someone think about adjusting The Bitfrost layout with tabs for each level of formulas? I find it quite annoying to have to dig through each page for a certain formula only to find it shoved somewhere where I'm not expecting it.

It was delayed. You can move forward with it, my current intent is to launch the updated version as a separate system.

lanzer

Platonix

You're working on putting together a Gaia Blog Writing team...is that instead of, or in addition to, the call to all Gaians to submit articles to be considered for publishing?

Those two projects are actually different, though we are completely open to involving Gaians at some point with any of our blogs.

siskataya

KooHoo-P

I first of all would like to thank you guys for hosting the Gaia Academy awards last night. It was the most fun I've had in a Gaia event for the first time in a long while.

My question is, why are these awards trade-able? Shouldn't they be soul-bound so people who didn't earn them can't get a hold of them?

And will you guys announce the winners on a site-wide level like an announcement or staff alert?

EDIT: Sorry to add this, but will this item ever stand a chance at being made? Or is there something prohibiting it's creation and I should let it's petition die?

Hello!

Glad you liked the event - I thought it was fun too and had a real nice time hanging out with everyone!

As for the awards being non-soulbound, this was for two reasons: First, winners might want to use it on a mule account and secondly, I think it would have caused massive uproar to soulbind them. Remember the Anniversary sashes? Remember that? crying

As for the winners, not sure if there will be a site announcement, but we'll consider it!

Finally, no idea about your item suggestion - I can pass it along so people are aware of the request biggrin

Uncle Kenny

Phae-chan

I'm sure you've heard it a dozen times already, but please release Rumble Kitten on the PC!

And here's my thread to help give you more reasons to do it.

Rumble Kitten Fans

We'd like that too. It's not currently planned though.

Zero Omega

-Kandy_Cube-

Hi Guys, I had a Question.

I keep Seeing the Featured Members, and I was wonder how do people get up there?

In the blog? Just post here
http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaia-community-discussion/interested-in-being-a-featured-avatar-for-the-gaia-blog/t.48450339/

Zero Omega

Colored Pillow

Hey admins, i have a question, how come people under 18 cant be a admin or a mod. And i really want to be one. Its like, me being a mod, or admin really accomplish a whole lot of my goals right now. And it really mean alot to me smile heart

It is because you have to sign a legally binding non-disclosure agreement, which you have to be 18 to do.

Uncle Kenny

oddrealism

Will gaia ever consider making games/apps that allows users to earn gold?

Knock Yourself Out biggrin

Narumi Misuhara

Corinn

Hey guys! Thanks for the great anniversary event! heart

Any more specific time frame for Jigsaw's recode launch? In December codemonkey said "early in the year" or something similar. I'm really eager for new puzzles and hopefully fewer glitches. sweatdrop

Yeah, we need to get Towns 2 housing out first since both projects need the same dev XP

Zero Omega

scarletmoonwish

I hope someone sees this post.
but in the VGD (Gaming discussing threads) there have been a increasing number of threads if gaians asking people to watch their YouTube channel or check out this Lets Player. 3-5 threads show up in the VGD almost everyday and receive backlash for the regulars in the VGD
an example of one these threads; http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/gaming-discussion/check-out-my-gaming-channel/t.84725513/
I would like to request the wonderful people of gaia to update the VGD with a sub-forum where people can discuss Lets Players and their YouTube channel in a healthy nonlethal environment.

This is something that was brought up to us and we'll look into the suggestion.

Uncle Kenny

II Little China DoLL II

You must be tired of this semi-question and semi-demand.... but inventory arranger? emotion_kirakira

Yep, this year.

lanzer

Corinth Maxwell

lanzer

Hello Everyone!

How do you all like the Gaia anniversary event? We're already planning for Easter and hope that we'll have another great event in April. As usual we're open to suggestions.

cat_stare The best suggestion I could provide is that it *not* be made to be as annoying as the 2009/2012 events. cat_stressed

1. Re-posting again (and again and again and again) for Lanzer. cat_ninja

lanzer

Corinth Maxwell

1. Would it be at all possible and/or feasible to alter the Marketplace settings so that, instead of waiting until after an item sells, the "listing fee" would have to be paid immediately?

I think most users are asking for the fee only after items are sold. Can you share with us why you want the fee to be issued immediately?

A fair number of MMOs that I play have their marketplace(s)/auction house(s)/etc. designed so that a listing fee for any item a user wishes to sell is paid immediately, in order to prevent their users from attempting to list items for exorbitant and/or erroneous prices, particularly when they know that the items in question aren't anywhere near worth as much as what they're attempting to sell them for. For example, when I look at certain "Lowest Buy Now Price" listings such as a single vial of (insert color here) Ink being listed for "2,147,483,647 gold" (especially when it's not even nearly worth that amount of gold), I kind of wonder why we don't have a feature here that's similar to the aforementioned suggestion. cat_neutral

2. Why is "Experiment 105" still available for purchase in Skin Tyte, when the only ones who have any serious need of it are Grombies-in-disguise who want to revert to their "original forms"?

3. A bit of a while back, someone asked if it would be possible for users to "gift" gold to other users. Has there been any progress in adding this feature yet?

We've discussed the issue and believe that the measure to prevent trolls from posting unreasonable listings would end up being a burden or be viewed as unfair for legitimate users. Those listings are an eye sore but I haven't heard of people are being cheated into spending such high amount of money for the cheap items.

There's no specific reason for that. We can certainly take away the item, just didn't see an urgency for doing so

No on gold gifting mainly because of security/hacking related concerns. Opposite party should approve of a transaction before it takes place, or there will be plenty of unauthorized gift giving and people who received stolen gold would be negatively affected and we would have a hell of a time sorting out transactions like that in large scale.

Uncle Kenny

Niccolo Ammaniti

Is there a guild update planned......ever? Guilds are outdated and it's killing them off. A little help with that planned at all?

Guilds update is slated for later this year, stay tuned for more.

lanzer

2sarahgate

seriously, gaia. why would you make an internal ad a flash ad?
the one for the new RIG has absolutely no reason to be flash. it could be a gif.
shouldn't internal ads be a reward for spending gaia cash? that's like a punishment.

Working with flash allows for higher color images and animation that end up using a lot less bandwidth. In most cases the flash files are made to be small so I hope it doesn't cause any computer problems on your end.

siskataya

Pan Twardowski

Hi! When is the judging for the zOMG! I <3 You Contest going to be finished? Thanks! heart

Heya! Thanks for the great question. We are going through the entries still, and will have the winners announced in a day or so. Thanks for hanging in there with us - it's been a really crazy, busy couple of weeks!

Sisky is probably going on a "contest break" after this for a little while XD

codemonkey37179

Khor

I was wondering if there is any way to enlarge the jigsaw puzzles. I really love doing the insane puzzles, but it's a huge strain on my eyes to stare at all those tiny pieces. I can't even Ctrl ++ style zoom in the pop up the jigsaw is in.

I'm working on an update for Jigsaw. We may be able to do something full screen. No promises, but I'll look into it.

Zero Omega

Frozen Mist

If we find a security hole in Gaia's coding that allows people to access information they shouldn't normally be able to (inventories, trade histories, account emails, etc), who do we report it to?

Send me a PM and I can report it up to the powers that be.

Uncle Kenny

The Tea Rose

Good evening everyone!
Is it possible to make the captcha for fishing as clear as the ones for forum posts?
Sometimes, I have to type the captcha over a few times before it is accepted.
This can be quite frustrating, especially when I'm typing the words correctly, but somehow it's not being accepted.
Thanks in advance. smile

When we get around to updating Fishing that's probably something we'll update but currently such an update isn't planned.

Uncle Kenny

-7-6-7-8-9-0-2-E-

I don't know if anyone else has asked this yet, but is there such thing as a Demonic Rod? I heard rumours of it a while back and can't recall.

Nope, Angelic and Angelic Plus are the only rods you can obtain that aren't in Old Man Logan's store.

Zero Omega

remivp

Wow, never partook in ATA before... never had a need ^_^

First off, I'm really glad that Gaia is still going strong, I was able to kinda view the wonderful 10th anniv.! Way to go ^__^ rawr, rawr, rawr!

Now... what's up with these reactivation tickets after 6 months? I've had plenty of gaia accounts, and I've held onto my emails pretty darn tight, why is the reactivation not automated? It was horrible not to be able to login to my main account for the 10th anniversary after receiving the notice email. I was never informed of this reactivation feature but I was informed of the event? As an older Gaian, I'm a little disappointed that Neopets is easier to reactivate and I've had that thing since 2002.

I'm just a bit errked that I can't enjoy the Gaia that I've flitted about on and off for years.

Other than that, I've missed you so much Gaia! Way to keep on keeping Admin! XP

Having it automated opens the doors to the system being exploited into of us being able to review it for accuracy. There were some updates to the inactive system that I'll be posting about tomorrow though.

Uncle Kenny

-i- Luciferian -i-

Anniversary sashes please not soul bound them i just want another chance to get them

We currently have no plans to unbind or re-release the sashes, sorry.

siskataya

Ninja Katze

*taps on shoulder*

Will it take a bit for me to receive my winning Crosstitch Items? I had been informed right away last time, and had received my gold and item when the site announced the winner last contest. I am just trying to clarify sweatdrop

I assume it will be soon - I can let the team that handles those prizes know! I don't hand out the CrosStitch prizes, so I don't have a schedule for that. They are usually quick little bunnies though, so I think it'll be there soon biggrin

codemonkey37179

Codicakes

Will we ever go back to the old gaia where hollywood used to be populated and we picked our own servers?

NO. At least not exactly.

But I am working on a few things that should give you what you want.

milkbun

Sora-Silver

hey i have been wondering this for a long time, and maybe i will finally get an answer are the ribbon skirt ever going to be changed so the male avatars can wear them? I would really love it if you could change this thanks

Eventually all the one-gender-only items will get unisexed, so yes~

Zero Omega

Shanyume

Why doesn't Gaia admin/ staff advertise the account security options:

IP Verification:
Force me to validate new locations
This feature requires you to confirm when you are logging in from a new location.

Secondary Authentication:
Enable or disable additional security (requires an iOS, Android, or Blackberry device) for your account when logging in.
Find out more information on the Secondary Authentication page.

These are both or seem to both be very useful tools to keep our accounts safe but I've noticed after talking to a handful of friends this past week none of them were aware that these options were available.

I would think that you would make periodic reminders that this function is available and can help preventing hacking.

((personally I use the IP verification))

I plan to make a small little reminder message about these options, actually.

siskataya

Contest and Guild

I know i am very late lazer but any update on when the C and T will be getting updated.

Hello again!

As I said before, this is on our to-do list. When we revise various forum stickies and rules, we'll also get to the C&T - it is part of an ongoing forum clean-up project. We'll let everyone know when this happens!

Zero Omega

OV8ION

Could a strictly 1x1 forum be added to Barton Town? That way there wouldn't be any confusion over threads that have to state "this is for me and my partner and no one else". They could all be in their own little area.

We're considering doing something like this.

lanzer

Thank you for joining us on ATA this week. We'll see you next Monday!

[Platonix]

March 4th

lanzer

Hello everyone!

It's been a crazy week trying to fix the various bugs that came with the green goo glitch fix. One of the previous changes got erased in a recent bug fix and avatar parts are now missing! gonk The new fixes will be posted tomorrow. Sorry for the problems. Hopefully tomorrow's fix will be one of the last that's needed.

Welcome to ATA!

Uncle Kenny

TeezyCat

I heard there will be some zOMG achievements! Just want to say how happy I was to hear that! It means Gaia still cares about zOMG.

Yep, hoping to get them out sooner than later but not ETA just yet.

lanzer

Ma Ajmala

I have a question that i've been pondering.

Why is it that when you click the customize me to change your avatar outfit, it starts off at TOPS? I've just been curious why it starts off at TOPS and not say HATS, when hats is the first in list of the row.

Just something silly I wanted to know the answer for if there was one

Heh, it's not a silly question at all. When Gaia was first created, new avatars comes with peasant shirt, peasant pants/dress/ and peasant shoes. No peasant hats. So if the default is hats, then a user would see nothing in their inventory when they first start. biggrin We also assumed that people would have more tops than hats, so it would be nicer to see tops first.

milkbun

Scobre

I just wanted to thank the admins for letting every Gaian post at the ATAs. I am sorry that my petition thread caused such an uproar last week. It was meant to encourage Gaians since rumors were going around that zOMG! was dead and I was just trying to make some realistic suggestions for zOMG! even if only one has the slightest possibility of happening. Keep up the hard work and it’s amazing seeing all the changes happening on the site and how our ATA suggestions are at least considered.

1) Is there a communal litter box for all the cats at Gaia HQ?

2) Any news on the Buccaneer Boardwalk recipes for zOMG!?

3) Can we have a CrosStitch contest for new shoes?

1. Actually our office is a dog-office... only on rare occasions do we get cats.
3. The current CrosStitch contest allows for shoes. Most have unless it is a single-equip type of contest like our previous 'Coats' one.

lanzer

There's actually no cats at Gaia HQ, I think the number of dogs would cause any cats to run for their lives biggrin

We're getting closer. Couldn't give a date yet but definitely close.

We probably won't limit it to shoes on the next contest, but I'm sure everyone could submit shoes too.

Uncle Kenny

[_Legato_]

Is there going to be a new inventory arranger soon?

It's on our to-do list for later this year. 3nodding

Zero Omega

1031sk8

Zero Omega

1031sk8

Is there limit to how much gold you can have on gaia?
are you maxed out at some point....

There actually is a technical limit you can hit before your gold count rolls over, it's somewhere in the one billion range.

So if someone were to reach over 1 billion gold pure there gold would flip back to 0?

Right.

Zero Omega

Black Death Goddess

So in other words do not get over 1 billion?

Just know that if you hit a very specific number over one billion it might roll over. xd

Zero Omega

Proletariat Porno

If this happens is the user basically SoL and out of their gold? Or would there be a way to essentially reverse it?

It's never happened except once with one of our developers, there miiiight be a way to reverse it? But in our ten+ years of operation, I've never heard of it happening.

Uncle Kenny

Corinth Maxwell

Ok, so I'm not entirely finished. cat_xp

3. Could we, perhaps, have the option to select what does and/or doesn't get "blocked" whenever we're put on "Ignore" and/or whenever we ignore others? The "topics blocked" message does get rather annoying, especially when many of us would like to see the reason(s) as to why certain topics have been blocked. cat_stare

Doing that would require a rewrite of the Ignore system so it probably wouldn't happen any time soon.

Zero Omega

Give a Pig a Pancake

Zero Omega

Give a Pig a Pancake

Would an item be taken away if one of the other items used to make the item was hacked/ botted and it wasn't you who hacked/ botted the item?
Example: Emeraldback Mask, if some of the boldurs you bought from someone were botted.

Most likely. The scenario would likely be, "You used 1000 boulders to make an Emeraldback Mask (numbers are inaccurate I'm sure, this is just an example though). 200 of the boulders you bought were hacked/glitched/exploited/what have you. We remove the Mask and grant back 800 boulders."

Wouldn't it be unfair though? Someone would work that long to get the item and then it would be taken away for something they cannot control? How would you exchange an item that you would have no idea was hacked/ bought with botted gold, another example, omg. I had one of my accounts taken away because of buying an item and there was no way I would have known about it being fake. Its almost the same thing.

When these items are hacked or exploited it means that they are being generated or passed along in a way that was not intended. In the case of an exploit the item(s) shouldn't exist period and need to be removed from the site. In the case of a hacking we have to give the item(s) back to the original account owner. By not doing any removals it means we're either allowing items that weren't supposed to exist or doubling the amount of items within the economy.

Unfair? I'd argue that it's not really completely unfair as most of the time these are a donation that you were given for free. But in the case of a transaction reversal, we make sure to fully refund you if it's necessary. For the fishing mask example, if you spent 200k on the 200 Boulders, we'd give you your 200k back.

Narumi Misuhara

LabTech David

Any news on: Towns 2, gold payout upgrade on older games, and alchemy?

Towns 2: In Quality Assurance

Gold Payout Upgrade: Will update further once Towns 2 is out

Alchemy: Not yet

milkbun

Admiring Oblivion

Hello Admins.

Quick question, I saved my avatar today... after countless times deciding what to wear out of my mini inventory, and all of the sudden my avatar's face suddenly disappeared... Is there a problem suddenly going on?

Yes we're still experiencing avatar glitches but hopefully it will get resolved tomorrow.

lanzer

Zphal

Hey admins, Gaia-fisher here! So I had a random thought I just wanted to put forward for funsies. It's totally kick-a** how you catch enough fish to earn an Angelic Rod (I have an Angelic Rod myself, working towards Plus whee ), but I was thinking, wouldn't it be cool if there was an option to 'claim' either an Angelic Rod or a Nitemare Rod? Of course it would function just the same in-game, but it'd be a cool option for those who like to proudly represent the 'nitemare' side of Gaia. When Logan sends you the congratulatory PM, he could put an envelope in your inventory for you to pick which one you got, just like the classic MCs. 3nodding

It's true that the original angelic rod never got to really be granted the way we want it to. It's something we can look into. It actually shouldn't be too hard. We are refreshing other games for the moment, hopefully updating fishing shouldn't be too far away

Uncle Kenny

Mizuki_ZOMG

When will zOMG be done? Is it still adding new things, or is it officially done?
EDIT: Also the Gravedigger hat makes you bald ._."

zOMG is only maintenance mode currently so new content won't be created for it.

siskataya

Sinsario

I got nothin'...

So, Sisky, how you treating my ferret?

So glad you asked! The Disgruntled Contest Ferret is doing well! So well, in fact, that I have received 3 OTHER DISGRUNTLED CONTEST FERRETS! You've started a trend Sinsario, a Disgruntled Contest Ferret Trend! eek

lanzer

jellykans

1. Can you add a link to HoC notices to decline the challenge? And remove them from regular feeds? I do not play it and would like to dial them down.

Can you uncouple Booty Grab Glow notices from the other (pvp) games? Unlike challenges, glow notices are necessary to any person who runs a serious Booty Grab tank (aquarium).

2. To Sisky - There is a long-standing problem with troll topics in 5 Barton, and a glitch which makes it difficult to get to other areas of Barton (I type in 5Bart and am halted). Is each 6 digit code after Barton unique? Even if omitting 5Barton at the Directory is possible, that doesn't help if the instructions for that aren't shown. Please read the pm I am sending, with details.

3. Death to the mad demon Lag Monster! Battle him with will and codebreaking! Support Gaia and Siskataya!

We need to maintain glitch repairs in zOMG and support the site in every way we can while planning projects and support for future zOMG dev -- after the demon is battled into submission by the rewriting of old foundation code!

Couldn't that be part of the backstory of Gaia? Part of the manga and perhaps a mini-event?

Possibly, I'll as Pana about adding that to the HoC notices, as for booty grab, I don't think it's possible as it wasn't meant to be push notified and there would be a lot of work inovolved.

Zero Omega

SmittysBride

Hey everyone! I have a couple of questions about Gaia Guilds!

A) I have seen rumors abounding that the new interest page you were getting feedback on would replace our guild system. Are any of the rumors spliced with truth? (Gawd I hope not, where will I RP? xd )

B) I know you have mentioned before about possibly giving them a makeover. Any news on that as of now?( Man I would so like to get rid of some of our subforums on the [AG]!)

I do hope you had a wonderful weekend and a great Monday!

Thank you in advance for any helpful information!
~~Smitteh

A. "Community pages" won't replace guilds.

B. Dunno about that, not a dev.

siskataya

Kitalpha Hart

I heard a rumor of mods not liking to do anything within guilds, such as shutting down cyber RP guilds. Confirmation?

That is not true. Mods are happy to work on guilds issues, but everyone should bear in mind that resolving issues within an entire guild can take a fair chunk of time and can be a taxing process.

As for cybering guilds, those aren't allowed and should be reported. Shutting down such a guild is an easy process, at least to remove the content from being visible. We can then go through the guild and deal with individuals violating Gaia's Terms of Service.

Narumi Misuhara

Nijimura

Hello devs! Quick question from me.

I know that coding can be difficult and all and you never know when you'll have to pull a sheep out of the server, but what's the timeframe for getting everything from towns 1 onto towns 2? And after that, is it true that you'll be upgrading the inventory arranger?

Very soon actually.

Yes we'll be upgrading inventory arranger.

Narumi Misuhara

Gen and Evan

here we are again
Back with you again

Asking my same question as a continuation of last week's question that got pushed aside

Why is it I can't choose to turn off the animation in the site header? The fact that whatever new RIG pet is spazzing out at me isn't going to make me more aware of the items I can spend my money on.
I know a lot of users actually don't like it at all but according to the answer last week, the sole purpose that I would not be given the option to turn off the animations are revert back to the old still pictures is because then I won't spend as much money. (I'm paraphrasing of course)

I do also love in the jobs portion for the company, we're all claimed as customers, not users. Oh company mentality, how I thought I could avoid you outside of my own work

giving the option would require creating and coding in an option for a static version. Considering that the headers aren't up that long, it's not worth the extra development to do so.

codemonkey37179

Gen and Evan

codemonkey37179

Gen and Evan

Oh yeah, is snow ever going to leave towns?

Well, yes. There is still a lot of winter around the northern hemisphere, and spring doesn't officially start for about 3 weeks.

Buuuuuut, winter didn't technically start until December 21st and snow was in towns before then
Also, a good majority of the users don't live in the Northern Hemisphere where snow has been present this winter. I'm in Illinois which is decently north, not that north, but north enough to know that the snow not around much anymore

I lived just north of you, in Wisconsin, before coming to work for Gaia, and we got snow well into April. We don't turn it off and on just based on the day's weather reports. lol

codemonkey37179

edikit

Hi guys 4laugh

Out of curiosity, is there a way to see a breakdown of gaia's user demographic based on geographical location?

I'd imagine that a majority of Gaians are in the US simply because Gaia is based out of California and all of the offline events are held within the US, but I've always been curious about this.

I don't have any stats, but if you check out the Gaia International forum, you'll see we've got a lot of folk from around the globe.

lanzer

Corinth Maxwell

So, then........does that mean you intend to "March Fourth" and claim victory over these glitches? cat_whee cat_xd

1. Would it be at all possible for users to have the ability to selectively erase things from their own topic and/or post history (for example, as a means of protecting older topics from necro-posting)?

2. Would it also be possible for users to have the ability to lock their own topics, particularly if the topic creator feels that they're getting a little too out of hand (meaning that when a topic is "locked", it goes straight to the "Recycle Bin" forum)?

I'm getting my butt kicked by the glitches right now, but I do see light at the end of the tunnel...

We don't have such a feature in mind, rather we are leaning towards having mods be more active towards locking threads if necessary, as the search feature could also bring up old threads, and the ability of seeing old threads shouldn't be the culprit.

User controlled locking is something that is being considered, we don't think we're going with that route right now.

Uncle Kenny

Cecilia Davidson

damn, too late again.
still trying to drum up business for my tarot shop - i'll extend the offer of a free 5-card spread to moderators and FAs as well as admins, devs, and artists.

Now, as a guild owner, i feel that the pace is going slow - but i think this question is fair to ask.

HOW BUGGERED is the code for guilds that a complete rewrite seems to be required?

Soul-crushingly so.

Narumi Misuhara

Very

Uncle Kenny

Stray Cougar

Why is it that on Internet Explorer, when one get their daily chance item, they stay on the same page while the DC item grant window pops up on the page and can then be closed, yet with Mozilla Firefox, when one collects their daily chance, it takes them to a different page?

It's not just a browser thing, it's all related to the JavaScript on the page. If the JS is finished loading when you click, you'll receive the pop-up. If the JS isn't finished then you'll be taken to a new page.

DJ Helsing

GuinAoiichi

Oh yeah ! how is that board game coming along??? Will it have zomg references in it? Or will we be able to move our avie as pieces on the board? Will they move like in zomg or better?

So we havn't officially stated that we are doing a board game. The MVU updates have had polls asking questions hinting that we may do one but we haven't officially said that we are or are not.

With that being said we are in negotiations with a few companies to make a gaia boardgame and depending on how the negotiations go will determine if we will move forward with a boardgame.

And when i say boardgame i mean a game that you play on a table with your friends in real life and not a fb game thats like a board game.

Good question smile

Uncle Kenny

Silk Kanishk

More precisely. I talked to uncle Kenny recently and he said the reason we zOMGaians don't get holiday events anymore was because the code for them has been mucked up after DMS came out. After proving to him we have had zOMG! holiday events even with DMS in the picture, he remained silent. So here I am, admins of Gaia, before you, asking for our events back.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bCpqZbSBhRU/UMOuJgUSY9I/AAAAAAAABws/on5gie5eWA8/s1600/Moses.jpg

Pretty sure I responded after you mentioned that but I can repeat it again. The scripts for the events that I looked at with swarf have been rewritten and changed to support DMS. It's possible there's code somewhere that allowed Easter to run last year but I haven't looked at it. Regardless of code for Easter though, any event would require getting time from one of the former zOMG devs which they currently don't have time for.

Narumi Misuhara

I don't know if you had events after DMS or not but what I do know is that no one on the Gaia Online side can do anything with it. What former zOMG! devs are left are in a separate dept. and we on the Gaia Online side have no control over their time. So short of such devs volunteering their own time to work on such events, for the moment there is nothing more we can do.

Uncle Kenny

Silk Kanishk

How did they have the time last year and not this year then? And the event for Halloween isn't the 2K9 version with undermountain. We've had a different Halloween event with jack spawns for many years now.

Same reason I was only doing Dev work part-time last year but am doing it fulltime now, times change. They are responsible for other projects that don't involve zOMG so we can't really require them to set aside time to keep working on zOMG since it's been put in maintenance mode. It's not just 2k9 Halloween that's busted, not sure where you're getting that part.

Narumi Misuhara

Silk Kanishk

This isn't about time. it's about priorities. If the devs were given ample time in which to setup the events, I'm sure they would. Are you gonna use the same excuse when the time comes for Gaia's site-wide Easter event? I think not.

I don't think you're fully understanding. We have no authority over the people left in the company who do know how to work with zOMG! On top of that, of them, they alone couldn't do it anyway. We need the help of someone who no longer works for Gaia Interactive. We've been trying to get this person to come in and help us out but thus far they have been unavailable to do so.

Narumi Misuhara

TeezyCat

I bet Swarf could do it.

He's one of the devs we've been trying to work with.

Narumi Misuhara

Silk Kanishk

But they've setup the event just last year, so why can't they do it now? And why don't you have authority over them? I'm sure if you needed help with some other site item, you'd have them on it lickety-split. And why waste time over some other bum when you can have me? A totally unrecognized bum. blaugh

Actually no, as far as company structure goes, we have no authority. The managers and people they report to/work with are a completely different set than ours.

lanzer

-X-_-X-_-Insanity-_-X-_-

Dear admins, what made you choose the name Gaia? Where did the name come from?

Gaia is the goddess of earth, and we found it fitting for a virtual world of our own 3nodding
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_(mythology)

Uncle Kenny

Purplesnoopy

Uncle Kenny

XxRawr_HugsxX

Hey guys smile Hope you're all having a great day! So, I was just very curious to know if you would be doing an event for Easter? If so, I wanted to make a suggestion that you do an Easter egg hunt where if you find an egg, you get a random item or gold (say 100-1000g) Just an idea wink Also, Would you by any chance be creating items based on James bond? I think that a lot of users would like the classic pistol he uses or the hair he has. You could but ms. pennymoney as a companion.. Just a thought c;

Yep, Easter event is in the works and there will be eggs involved.

This is going to sound really wacko but might the Nyx.Gino plot be tangled up in it too? I mean, thanks to the radio announcement if Gino shows up it'll appear he's risen from the dead, like Jesus...

We don't plan on incorporating the current manga storyline into the event, it will be its own separate story.

lanzer

Luuxette

Will you guys ever implement bulk buying in all the shops? It's a pain when I want to craft a bunch of the same thing in alchemy and I have to buy each formula one by one sad

Yes we have that feature in the pipeline. We'll give more hints as we start working on it.

milkbun

Maggot

Something something facial hair. I'll do this for another year if I have to. emotion_donotwant

I had seen in another thread that your facial hair question never gets answered but I could have sworn I have replied about this issue before. gonk

We have some bugs with our stores that we have to work out first and then facial hair will be possible. I have no time frame for the fix I'm afraid.

milkbun

Chachiix

I have a question about RIG/Chance Items.

One of my friends and me have thought about this, and it seems to make sense, but I was wanting to be sure. When a RIG item is received, either though the purchase from the cash shop, won in an event, or made in alchemy, is the random generator for it affected by the account? Like, how some accounts have more luck than others, or is this just something to be forever mysterious/not really there?

No, different accounts have 0 bearing on Chance Items. It's completely random.

Narumi Misuhara

GuinAoiichi

Will Gaia ever have "guest" artists?

Like , let's say a manga creator ? i.e. Masamune Shirow . Or Ken Akematsu.

Or someone from comics? i.e. Todd Macfarlane or Jim Lee. ??

Don't know but this would be pretty cool.

lanzer

Miss AlI Sunday

Lanzer, I have a question how is that you came up with a good community as Gaia?!

I didn't play as big a part as all the moderators and admin help organize the community. We just focus on bringing new things and fixing bugs. biggrin If you're asking about the idea itself, it really wasn't that hard as we were all MMORPG players who spend more time chatting than leveling up, and we just wanted to have an MMO environment that's more focused on chatting and making friends.

Zero Omega

yaki_terri

Those featured avatars on the Gaia Blog,, could you explain to us, what are Gaia's judging criteria when selecting those avatars? Because honestly, sometimes some of the avatars aren't worth it to be on the spotlight (no theme, no color scheme, no taste)

It's pretty much random. We look at the thread and randomly select avatars. The look of avatars is completely subjective, what you think looks good is not the same as what someone else may think looks good.

Uncle Kenny

Tsuki_Kirkland

Hey staff, I wanted to pop in and say thanks for all you do . Also, thanks to those who fixed the black pixel glitch.

I do have a question, I was wondering why when I use a contraction in my status , it messes the status up.

Example: If I put It’s it comes up as I@t’s or something like that.

It's probably an issue with the statuses being cleaned of special characters since there were some who were trying to do bad things with their status. It's possible to fix but isn't a very high priority.

Zero Omega

Tokyo Seoul

Would you ever go back to having one Gaia being featured every couple of days again? It seems like more of an achivement sweatdrop Plus more people see them heart

Not anytime in the future, the old featured avatar system was removed in order to make room for more efficient ways for users to see our communication to them.

lanzer

T3h Businessman

ALright so LAnzer.. I would like to know why i do not get the free cash videos... i live in trinidad and tobago... I find it very unfair to international players of this online game... that some of us are unable to access and profit from this feature on the game... we too should be allowed to get free gaia cash.. from the videos...

I wish that video offers is something that is available for everyone all the time. Unfortunately, sponsors give out a fixed amount of offers per day, and the sponsor choose who to make the offer to, through the offer provider. So even for many Gaians in the US, the chance of getting video offers is still low. It's too bad that there isn't a good international offer company for us to work with, or it would be great to be much more far reaching and fair for all Gaians.

Narumi Misuhara

Silk Kanishk

Narumi Misuhara

Silk Kanishk

Guys, as usual, I have just one question...

zOMG!, zOMG!, zOMG!, zOMG?

...As usual, same answer. See my journal smile

Will it be done by Easter though. That's the question? We're already getting questions from users wondering if we'll have an Easter event this year.

For the moment nothings changed, so based on the data I currently have I would have to say no. We have not been able to get the particular developers time to be able to get someone trained to do anything with it.

siskataya

Miss Fangy

Hey admins! whee

First of all, Lanzer- here is a picture of you in 2007 with my water meat on your head Lanzer & Water Meat I found it a few weeks ago and got a kick out of it

Question - Do you guys have any kind of paid internship? I thought I saw a page for internships last year but now I can't seem to find it.

Thanks! heart

Awwwww, watermeat head - thanks for sharing that picture! ^^

As for the summer internships, I haven't heard anything about these going on this summer, so for now, there is no news on this front. If we DO get internships, I suspect they'd be posted on the corporate page, so keep checking that. Also, we can make a staff alert if there are internships! biggrin

lanzer

Waifuism

Will you be changing the ignore system again?

I like the way it is now, there's really no merit to the complaints people have of it.

There's no plans for further changes for now. That developer is currently working on the next feature upgrade. He has a full plate as we have a ton of features that need improving. crying

lanzer

Vintrict

I got a question. This one's for Lanzer, really.

What is the future of Gaia online? It's 2013 now and I feel like there's some outdated things as well as some other stuff that could be implemented to bring Gaia forward into the future. The organization and breakdown of all the forums is one thing that needs to be simplified, and there's some aesthetic changes that can be made, too.

The forum is quite a beast as it has tons of categories and threads. We have ideas on adding more features to the forums that would help make topics stand out or features that help sorting. Though that's further down the pipeline. Not working on them for the moment.

Zero Omega

SmittysBride

Zero Omega

We know about the current guild situation.

And very busy, was hanging out with friends on Friday playing League of Legends. Helping Kenny move on Saturday. Then doing improv on Sunday.

Sweet! (my lips are sealed about guilds for now)

And Sweet also for L of L and being a good friend! I just played Skyrim and got paint to finish the remodel. Now I need volunteers for a painting party. XD Improv video yet for us she asks u? Anyway, I'll take my answer on the way out, have a wonderful week!

Don't have the improv video yet. xd Well, actually, I do, I just don't have the link ready.

Narumi Misuhara

Skagz

Why does Gaia pump out so many new items SO OFTEN?

Rule #1: Newer is better!

razz

siskataya

suishohatake

Hello everyone!!!! ^u^
I hope all you admins are having a splendid day emotion_bigheart

2. I was also wondering if Sisky got my message about which letter I wanted when I won a day on her V-day contest. No rush, I know how busy you are... just curious. =)

Hope you are having a splendid day as well! As for your pm, please re-send it! My apologies, but my inbox turned over 4 TIMES during that event, and all my pm's were eaten by a mass of Valentines! If you send me that info again, I can get your prize to you! biggrin

Zero Omega

fairy pastry

Zero Omega

fairy pastry

Why can't we funnel Flynn's Plunder items in to the Dumpster Dive instead? So we, you know, spread some of the wealth around. The decent items in FP are rarely won for "super low" prices, or at prices significantly lower than in the MP.

Flynn's Plunder is meant to be a gold sink, that's why.

People suggest themes for gold sinks all the time, like sending Rufus to College. Oh, and there was the Save Our Shops! event a few years ago.

You can not honestly tell me you guys can not think of another way - a better way - to have a goldsink, other than to throw abandoned items in to a bid-store and hope people are dumb enough to bid 5k on a 2k item?

But those aren't consistent gold sinks like what Flynn's Plunder is, those happen during an event and then don't happen again for a while. Flynn's Plunder ensures that gold is always being removed.

milkbun

Koda Crest

Ohai there! I normally just lurk ATA's, but this weeks I have a few questions:

1) How does the layering system on gaia work? Specifically I am asking this because I will make a tektek avatar and when I try to make it in relation to a real gaia online avatar, half of the items don't layer. I didn't mind before, but lately every. Single. Avatar I make doesn't translate to gaia.

1.1) Is there any way that gaia devs could change the layering system to allow for a more similar system to tektek? What would that involve?

2) Another translation problem in appearance. Not a big deal, but when I preview a layout for a post involving images, list tabbing and text, about 80% of the time the preview is wrong and does not reflect the final, submitted coded layout. Why is this?

3) Is there any way to fix the annoying issue where half of the eye items on Dark Elf Skin leave this atrocious white film all around them?

4) I love you.

4.1) A lot.

Tektek's layering (as far as I can tell) is overly simplified. Here is one layer and you can put it under or over another layer. However our items work completely different. Something like a coat can have up to 11 layers (for just one gender and not counting backs) so moving it up or down all together is complicated.

milkbun

Koda Crest

Interesting. Is there any particular reason that gaia can't (and I'm assuming this is a can't, not a won't issue.) use the over-simplified version?

Because we have arms that move that layer over our body. If everything was flat in one layer we would have to have a file for every arm position combination. There are other examples where we need the items cut up into several pieces but this is the most common.

lanzer

Swirling Marionette

Is there any possibility of having items layer on an avatar like it does on tektek?

For now the answer is no, mainly because there many layers within most items and we spent lots of time adjusting the front and back layers as well as how they mask between different items, like how some items only need to be masked if they're layered behind, etc. It's something we really want, but because of the complexity, we haven't got to change how it works just yet.

lanzer

Audio Dragon

Any chance I'll be able to wear a hat on my avatar soon without losing his hair? 8L

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/bug-report-technical-support/avatar-glitches-naked-balding-missingbodyparts-shoeglitch/t.84964169/

The fix is coming tomorrow morning. gonk

Zero Omega

preowned

Is there any chance of getting a web series/internet entertainment sub forum added to the entertainment discussion?

once tried to post a thread about my favorite web series which got moved to Chatterbox and that's not really the place for a serious discussion about anything really.

Thanks smile

Maybe! Good idea, we can think about it.

lanzer

lovely sweet dream

Will there ever be an increase in the byte size limit for signatures?

Right now there's a good balance between users who want to see less signatures and users who want more inside their sigs. So there's no plans for changes right now.

Narumi Misuhara

DraculasLittlePrincess

Hello this is actually my first time doing this. :3

I was just wondering is it possible to have a search bar in guilds. Say you have a RP that you're a part of but it hasn't been touched in a while, but you want to get a post from it to use somewhere else. The only problem it's in lost in the pages of the guild and going through each page is tedious and time consuming, not to mention annoying...i know from experience sweatdrop So what i'm trying to ask is, would you guys be so kind to try and integrate a search bar into the guilds, where you could be able to search for your posts in it by like either title or username???

I'd like this. We have an update planned for later in the year, I'd like to give guilds a nice overhaul.

siskataya

-Kandy_Cube-

And Anyword on Australian Con meetups?

Unfortunately, there are no plans for an Australian convention. If you want some stuff for your convention or anime club, if you're hosting a special event, contact DJ Helsing and he can hook you up with some items. 3nodding

As for visiting Australia, you may just have to settle for when I visit Australia to visit my goddaughter. I have already promised to march some "lucky" Gaians up the Sydney Harbour Bridge! XD Not sure this will be fun for any of you, but you, I think it seems fun!

Uncle Kenny

Yeata Zi

Hey, E-Corp Representative here.

Any more news on Easter?

The hench-hares have been dying to know the goods.

Specifically: is this the year Diedrich is finally out of Easter the Easter Event?

Does the Easter Bunny appreciate our hard work? He never visits!

But any other news you have will be great.

pip pip

• There will be cute things
  
• Not sure about Diedrich
  
• An old story will start its conclusion
  
• Easter eggs
  
• Coming later this month
  

That's all for now

milkbun

borrowed

Oh god I thought of another question for you guys.

How do you choose artists for each CI/MC/EI?
And where do you recruit new artists?

We have teams split up into CI, MC, CS, goldshop, etc so it's not really a matter of 'being chosen'.

We've posted openings for new artists here on Gaia as well as on our corporate site and other mediums. 3nodding

Uncle Kenny

Gen and Evan

Tsuki_Kirkland

Gen and Evan

Actualy no , I believe you are mistaken. they may be ones that they just cannot answer but I doubt they flat out avoid them The information they give may be all they can, or all that they know about it . No question is ignored ,again it may of been answered in a past ask the admin or they don’t know about it.

If they don't know an answer, they admit it
If it has been answered previously, they direct you to it
If they don't like it, they ignore it
Last week's ATA contained a post with a user asking about a former issue with a staff member
That post was deleted because they staff didn't like it

Actually, it was deleted because the user was a returning troll account that specifically harasses the one staff member every time they make an account. Please refrain from spreading false information about issues that you don't actually have knowledge on, we don't delete posts because we dislike them smile

Zero Omega

Gen and Evan

I'm an epileptic
Any chance we can get users to stop being allowed to have ridiculousy flashy signatures and profiles
I don't really feel like adding more to the amount that I owe the hospital already with another grand mal

We do not allow users to have signatures/images/profiles/etc that are excessively flashy that we believe may cause issues. If you come across them, report it.

siskataya

Gen and Evan

Gen and Evan

OH YEAH
Topic point from last week's discussion on where capital earned from projects go

Many users are not aware that the money they pump into games like zOMG actually gets pooled into a common fund used to support other projects. Users think they are working to help save a part of the site that has been cast aside or a part of the site they really enjoy but instead, the money is moved to projects old and new.
When talked about last week, devs and admins made it sound like users should already know this info and while many staff members do not know where all of the money goes (as apparently there are secret projects and each staff member gets a Nerf gun bought for them) it would not be unreasonable to have a generalized summary of where funds are being allotted.

Users should know what their money goes to. They need to know that it's not going directly to the programs and site features they might think.

Also another big issue that never seems to get let go of - why still charge GC for zOMG boosts when zOMG isn't really supported by this pool of resources as work on the game has been halted

This is an example of a question they don't like answering >.<

Actually, it's not. Frankly, I am really curious to know how some Gaians think companies work because it seems (and I could be wrong) like there is an assumption that specific funds spent in specific places are only for use in specific areas of the site. For example, people thinking that cash spent on zOMG! items in Nicolae's store will only go for zOMG! related work, enhancements, etc. Companies just don't work like that - people buy things and the company gets money. That money is then divided amongst all costs the company incurs. It's like getting your paycheck - you get the money from working, then you purchase things like food or clothes, pay rent, eat out and be entertained. All these things you do from the same pool of cash. Make sense?

As for the zOMG boosts, can they not still be used in zOMG! to help people enhance the experience they have in-game? Is this not the point of the boosts? Anyway, they are game enhancements that give bonuses to players that buy them and it is why they are still for sale.

Hope this answers your questions!

lanzer

Dosico

How come Lanzer never replies back to anybody.

I can only reply to 15 to 30 people during ATA, out of 450 messages that's posted, so it's hard for me to answer most of the questions posted, unfortunately. Though many artists, developers, and admin pitch in to answer questions, so we can still manage to answer many questions that were posted during ATA.

For those who couldn't get an answer during ATA, please try posting earlier in the thread, or for any urgent matter, please contact me or other admins directly through PM.

Thank you for joining us this week and hope to see you all next week at 5!