The reason has been kept a secret. reason why.
What do you think about it?
You can still Booty Grab don't worry. Like the old fashion way. Heres tips.
and I recommend this BG thread aswell: Booty Grabbers Dream 3
Panagrammic
We also give gold for things that benefit the site -- for example, when you post a message, you're helping to contribute the to the rich tapestry of intercommunication on Gaia, so you should be rewarded for that. The purpose of BG was to encourage people to browse the forums; the theory was that the more you browse, the more likely you are to interact.
There are two problems with Booty Grab -- a) the gold per minute is much, much higher than any other feature, and b) with the aggregation sites, people are entirely bypassing the forums and not engaging at all. So, something has to be done -- it was dumping entirely too much gold into the economy -- but the reason that everyone is so cautious about changes is that there are people that invested real money into their fish tanks, and we need to make sure that they are not impacted unfairly.
There are two problems with Booty Grab -- a) the gold per minute is much, much higher than any other feature, and b) with the aggregation sites, people are entirely bypassing the forums and not engaging at all. So, something has to be done -- it was dumping entirely too much gold into the economy -- but the reason that everyone is so cautious about changes is that there are people that invested real money into their fish tanks, and we need to make sure that they are not impacted unfairly.
