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Actually, I would love it even more if they asked US what WE want, instead of making decisions like that. stare

So, still inexperienced, Gaia? xD
Eh, I hear new changes from you guys, so I guess it's not so bad....

From what I understand, (since I wasn't around) they had the communication right in the beginning. stare What happened?

They did used to make more posts in terms of announcements, but stuff grows so fast that it's hard to balance between, 'okay srs bsns' and 'lol hey guys we forgot!'

I wouldn't say communication was better early on, but it was certainly more managable than it is now.

In regards to changing to Daily Chance, either to decrease the number of DCs you get a day, or eliminating it entirely:

Previously, there was a change in the general site layout, that modified the number of pages with a DC on them. At the time, the claim was that, although they were decreasing the number of DCs each user would get, they'd see a corresponding increase in the quality of items received. Anyone ever see that? Nope, it's really just the same old crap we got before. So, somehow, Fleep's idea that there'd be one DC with 5x better stuff seems rather dubious...

But even more importantly: how can you get fish for your Aquarium without spending Cash? You can either pay exorbitant prices in the Marketplace... or you can hope for one in the DC. If they reduce or eliminate the number of DCs you get, would they not also be reducing the chance of free Aquarium fish? Which, of course, will serve to cause Aquarium fish to increase in the MP even further, no...?

Honestly, I think they should slow down on the RIGs and stop doing the ones like FameStar or the Emerald Seed, where you have decreasing luck as you move up levels.

And raise the odds for getting rare items from said RIGS. It doesn't have to be much, but RIG items should not be selling in the millions.

Eh, at this point, I doubt they'll get rid of Aquariums. It's a money-generating aspect of the site, so why would they get rid of it?

Likewise, even if they did get rid of Daily Chance, they still probably wouldn't add fish for gold. If anything, that would give them LESS reason to do so, since the Marketplace prices on fish would go up, it'd be more of an incentive to use Cash for fish, so why would they make them available for gold? (Even though that would have been one of the best gold sinks they ever could have created.)

Did that thought cross Fleep's mind? Maybe, maybe not. Given the way things on Gaia seem to be run nowadays, I really wouldn't be surprised to find out they were considering removing free fish from the DC (for the "get more people to buy fish with Cash" reason), and had Fleep suggest that to see if anyone would make the connection. (But then, I can be a bit of a paranoid conspiracy theorist at times, so... *Shrug*)

I swear the only reason people even look at aquariums is booty grab. And that'll probably be the reason why they wont' nerf it if they don't touch it while adjusting the gold amounts. I've seen so many complaints that users won't buy anymore fish if they reduce the amount of gold given out, because apparently somewhere along the line Gaia told users that a certain fish would drop exactly this amount of gold each and every time and changing that amount of gold is the equivalent of changing what they purchased after they purchased it. Didn't get what I said? Neither did I. xd

I think staff knows that booty grab is the main source of inflation, but because it makes them copious amounts of money as well (don't ask me how when the fish live so damn long.)...they don't wanna touch it.

I'm a firm believer of Gaia's "Cause inflation to get more people to buy Cash" conspiracy theory. ninja