Twisted Logic
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This is a Petition for the increase of the Cat Faces item distribution from the 2011 April Fools event.
I realize the event is over, this is to reinforce the hopes of a re-release of a second chance to obtain this, as well as to show how many people disapprove of these "rare" releases for event items
Cat Faces Introduced last moment by gaia staff, due to popular request, Created by Reapersun, 500 of the Cat Faces item was released through the Site feature:
Dumpster Dive.
This isn't by any means a demanding of the item to be "free". No one wants the gaia dev team spazzing thinking that one item will alter everyone's mind about events and item quality.
Many of us simply want a fair chance of obtaining an event item. No other event has released something that was this rare. And I really do hope that this isn't the start of things to come.
The Gist of Things
So as we have all seen, the value of this item is ABSURD, Gaia inflation has taken off like it did with the Risky angel event, only now you have even lower odds of obtaining this.
4-15-11: The price deflated earlier this week to a few hundred thousand, now it is back up in the 2 million range.
Thought you had a shot despite your sinking feeling when they where all gone?
From AtA here, post 6
Narumi Misuhara
Hello everyone, it has come to our attention that many of you are upset with a decision in the April Fools event to release a limited quantity of the Cat Faces item into Dumpster Dive. For those that don't know what I'm talking about, a decision was made to release 500 Cat Faces into the Dumpster Dive game as part of the April Fools event. The problem is that we failed to notify users that this item would be available in limited quantities and that the item would only be available for the first day of the event. This presented a situation in which a select few who happened to play a particular game were given an unfair advantage in collecting a rare site item. We would like everyone to understand that our intention was to add an element to the event that was a fun hidden extra. However despite our best intentions in hindsight it was in poor judgment The events team would like to apologize to you the users for this poor decision and in the future we will ensure that any such rare item releases for events are advertised a reasonable time in advance and that everyone has an equal chance to get such items. Thank you all for your participation in the event and thank you for your understanding on this matter.
Narumi Misuhara
Event Team Lead
Narumi Misuhara
Event Team Lead
We appreciate the apology, we really do. But that hardly changes what happened.
Supply is low, hoarders are out there now. Even if the item looks terrible, you won't see it drop in price ever again now that there is some sort of hype behind it.
For many users, including myself, spending over 1 million 2 million 3 million gaia gold on an item isn't an option.
While many may say "Save up for it, if you want it you should "work" for it". That is not the point of this petition. It is over the fairness of it all.
In this I have decided that rather than be against its rarity, giving all my energy to fighting that. I shall direct it to the course of making the item more attainable.
I believe Martin Luther said: "Be Pro Peace, Not Anti War"
(typically its better to divert your energy towards getting a desired goal accomplished rather than arguing and fighting against what you do not wish to happen)
2nd post: signature list
3rd post: additional infoContinued signatures if the thing gets bigger.
4-17-11 update: Condensed first post, removed many out of date statements.
5-12-11 update: Minor tweaks format fixes for readability.
Current Suggestions to aid in this process
Make it purchasable with gaia gold: This solves two problems, one the demand, and two, the ever growing inflation. Gold sinks are good.
Wing sticker shop: nuff said, most likely of candidates~
Secondary Limited Release: Do another form of distribution that allows everyone a fair shot at the item
Give it to everyone: probably won't happen. But would definitely stop all bickering about its unavailability, only to give rise to those who felt cheated that the free item they wasted 2million on to hoard is now worth nothing.
Future Solutions to Limited Event Items
Soulbinding of exclusive rare event items: As the artists and staff have said, events are supposed to be fun. Making a rare item that not everyone can obtain and then have them strike it rich for their good luck is not really fair to the rest of gaia. It ruins the fun of an event and typically just shows how far gone the spirit of these events has gone.
Measures you can take to combat this style of item release~
Voice your opinion. A lot of this can be prevented if the users as a whole voiced what they liked and disliked.
Be Active in Petitions and Site Feedback. They use these forums, allegedly, to get feedback from users to see what we like and dislike.
