Note for context: during the week between the last session and this one, it was announced that zOMG! would be closed down forever due to a major security hole in its code, which - due to obsolete code - would take far more time and effort to fix than the site was prepared to budget for.
[NPC] Gaia Staff
Hello and welcome! Here are the answers to a few of the questions posted in our pre-event thread!
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Features
With any possible updates to gofusion coming in the near future, could we get an evaluation of the charm cost for some of the craftings? Many of the items that have been added are cost prohibitive for many Gaians, and make the feature less enjoyable.
With any possible updates to gofusion coming in the near future, could we get an evaluation of the charm cost for some of the craftings? Many of the items that have been added are cost prohibitive for many Gaians, and make the feature less enjoyable.
Yes, we will evaluate it.
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Manga
More so mini-comics. Can there be more of these? I find that the mini comics gives other shopkeeper NPC time to shine.
More so mini-comics. Can there be more of these? I find that the mini comics gives other shopkeeper NPC time to shine.
Right now, our priority is making sure that our next chapter in the Airship Saga has its first pages ready to be released later this month. When there's time, we'll definitely update in the future with more mini-comics.
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Items
Can you please update the items being granted by the Pink/Blue/Brown Giftboxes as well as the Golden/Wooden Trunks? They're so outdated!
Can you please update the items being granted by the Pink/Blue/Brown Giftboxes as well as the Golden/Wooden Trunks? They're so outdated!
We can look into updating these with more recent items and make an announcement when they've been modified.
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Items
Lately you've been making items with unique hand pose mods attached to a shirt or jacket that use just the default skin tones (A-F). This alienates those of us who use event skins, body dyes, and skin poses within items that aren't made in one of the default skin colors. What happened to making those types of body mods work with other skin colors on Gaia or is this a sign that you're moving away from skin poses in colors that are not one of the default skin tones? Because the longer you guys continue to do this the more items aren't going to be purchased if those poses aren't usable by everyone.
Lately you've been making items with unique hand pose mods attached to a shirt or jacket that use just the default skin tones (A-F). This alienates those of us who use event skins, body dyes, and skin poses within items that aren't made in one of the default skin colors. What happened to making those types of body mods work with other skin colors on Gaia or is this a sign that you're moving away from skin poses in colors that are not one of the default skin tones? Because the longer you guys continue to do this the more items aren't going to be purchased if those poses aren't usable by everyone.
Unfortunately, the transparent arm mods that allow for multiple skin tones are especially difficult to implement because they require catching onto a piece of the base skin that is not heavily shaded or otherwise impacted by other items, and therefore limit the diversity of poses that can be created. As such, the recent arm mods with various skin tones as different arm positions are our compromise. We try to include black or white versions where possible, but given that we have so many different additional alternate skin tones, it's nearly impossible to be 100% inclusive with these types of arm mods. However, whenever it's possible to use the transparent arm mods, you bet we'll go with that option instead!
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Shops
D*C was once for beautiful, limited items at a very high gold cost.
Could the LQI be reinstated for this?
D*C was once for beautiful, limited items at a very high gold cost.
Could the LQI be reinstated for this?
Yes, we can definitely do this in the near future!
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Items
What is going on with zOMG items, recipes, power ups, and rings
What is going on with zOMG items, recipes, power ups, and rings
We will have an update for you next Wednesday regarding recipes, your existing rings, and other zOMG exclusive elements.
Finni
Ren Orenji Doragon
Art/Misc.?
scullylam and myself are considering making a fanmade art book for zOMG! May we please get permission to do such a thing?
scullylam and myself are considering making a fanmade art book for zOMG! May we please get permission to do such a thing?
scullylam
Proposal: zOMG! A Fanmade Art Book
With the closure of zOMG!, it leaves many fans of the game at a loss. Such a loss there is no telling how everyone will cope. A proposal for my sake and those fellow zOMGaians who loved the game, an artbook.
1. With permission from Gaia Interactive, create a traditional book with art, stories, and other materials based and inspired by zOMG! and the characters owned by the company.
2. Work alongside past Gaia Interactive artists to bring more information on the game and its artwork. With permission, publish their sketches and designs in the book.
3. In the book, it will be separated in the followimg:
- About: The background about zOMG!
- Fanmade: Art: Stories: Creations: Misc.
- Official: Works published/owned by Gaia and past staff
- Dedication: Any notes from fans, staff that want to share anything in regards to the game and the creation of this book.
4. Publishing of this book is through Blurb, where anyone may purchase not-for-profit. Alternatives will be sought. An e-book may be available as well.
5. If permitted, a glossary of zOMG! items and worlds. Taking all official items and world of zOMG! into perspective. This could be at the end of the Official section or a part of it.
With the closure of zOMG!, it leaves many fans of the game at a loss. Such a loss there is no telling how everyone will cope. A proposal for my sake and those fellow zOMGaians who loved the game, an artbook.
1. With permission from Gaia Interactive, create a traditional book with art, stories, and other materials based and inspired by zOMG! and the characters owned by the company.
2. Work alongside past Gaia Interactive artists to bring more information on the game and its artwork. With permission, publish their sketches and designs in the book.
3. In the book, it will be separated in the followimg:
- About: The background about zOMG!
- Fanmade: Art: Stories: Creations: Misc.
- Official: Works published/owned by Gaia and past staff
- Dedication: Any notes from fans, staff that want to share anything in regards to the game and the creation of this book.
4. Publishing of this book is through Blurb, where anyone may purchase not-for-profit. Alternatives will be sought. An e-book may be available as well.
5. If permitted, a glossary of zOMG! items and worlds. Taking all official items and world of zOMG! into perspective. This could be at the end of the Official section or a part of it.
This sounds like a great idea! We support any fan-made projects as long as no profit is being made off of it. If you would like to do something commercial, please let us know.
Princess Angelishia
gataka
Games
What brought your attention to zOMG! in the first place?
I mean in the chronology given you've only found the critical flaw after taking it down which does not explain why you had to take it down to begin with. It goes like this:
1- Somehow heard about or found bad-enough problems in zOMG!
2- Took the game down to look into those
3- Found something worse
4- Tragedy ensued
I can't puzzle step 1...so, I repeat, what was the initial event that got this ball rolling?
What brought your attention to zOMG! in the first place?
I mean in the chronology given you've only found the critical flaw after taking it down which does not explain why you had to take it down to begin with. It goes like this:
1- Somehow heard about or found bad-enough problems in zOMG!
2- Took the game down to look into those
3- Found something worse
4- Tragedy ensued
I can't puzzle step 1...so, I repeat, what was the initial event that got this ball rolling?
Our OPs guys went sleuthing for potential security risks around our site and found the one in zOMG.
Zero Omega
Angeni1
Features
Question: Do you plan on closing down aquariums as well?
Question: Do you plan on closing down aquariums as well?
No, no plans to shut down Aquariums.
bluealaris
AsterKurayami
Games
Shot in the dark here.
With a subject beaten to death...
Do you think with enough vested interest, people would be willing to support Zomg via a real Kickstarter (using the kickstarter site)?
I know that it will probably take a major overhaul to fix that game.
Rewriting or writing complete new codes.
It would take developers, artist, game designers etc.
But I've seen some pretty odd things being successfully funded (potato salad anyone?).
A real Kickstarter can't do too much harm
Since unsuccessfully funded projects will return money to the "lender".
Zomg is such a unique feature it would be terrible to see it completely lost.
~You would need a base price for roughly how much it would cost to overhaul the game.
~~~quotes from people willing to work on it
~~~~reward tiers which could simply be in game items/rewards
But the main things you would need are interest, and a promise that the funds will go directly to Zomg.
Thoughts?
Shot in the dark here.
With a subject beaten to death...
Do you think with enough vested interest, people would be willing to support Zomg via a real Kickstarter (using the kickstarter site)?
I know that it will probably take a major overhaul to fix that game.
Rewriting or writing complete new codes.
It would take developers, artist, game designers etc.
But I've seen some pretty odd things being successfully funded (potato salad anyone?).
A real Kickstarter can't do too much harm
Since unsuccessfully funded projects will return money to the "lender".
Zomg is such a unique feature it would be terrible to see it completely lost.
~You would need a base price for roughly how much it would cost to overhaul the game.
~~~quotes from people willing to work on it
~~~~reward tiers which could simply be in game items/rewards
But the main things you would need are interest, and a promise that the funds will go directly to Zomg.
Thoughts?
This is a fantastic idea- the cost for implementing this would be extremely high and unrealistic for Kickstarter.
Finni
Vannequin
Items
Will we be getting items/recolours in deep richer shades of purple anytime soon? emotion_kirakira
e.g.
Will we be getting items/recolours in deep richer shades of purple anytime soon? emotion_kirakira
e.g.
Finni
Bee Movie Suit
Items:
Could we see an olivish green recolor of the Simmering Astras? I'd love to have some wavy stink lines. Maybe some animated flies too.
Could we see an olivish green recolor of the Simmering Astras? I'd love to have some wavy stink lines. Maybe some animated flies too.
I will pass on this request! emotion_kirakira
Narumi Misuhara
Knight Yoshi
Features: (bugs & fixes)
So sometimes when following certain links, such as http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.94469113_9/?_gaia_t_=4896&mygntcid=544877 the gaia-modal has set an absurd position top value, such as 5317.53px for no reason. When changing pages in a thread where there are even less and/or shorter posts than the previous page, it causes the page to scroll seemingly endlessly. Also multiple modals are added to the page (all receive the same CSS top value).
Steps to recreate:
Please fix your JavaScript, a simple if-statement to check if the top value is larger than the height of the post_container when the PJAX event is finished would solve it. neutral
Here’s a simple pure JS solution I came up with in just a few minutes
Of course you can use whatever calculation you want to set the height, that's just what I used for this purpose.
So sometimes when following certain links, such as http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.94469113_9/?_gaia_t_=4896&mygntcid=544877 the gaia-modal has set an absurd position top value, such as 5317.53px for no reason. When changing pages in a thread where there are even less and/or shorter posts than the previous page, it causes the page to scroll seemingly endlessly. Also multiple modals are added to the page (all receive the same CSS top value).
Steps to recreate:
- http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/t.94469113_9/?_gaia_t_=4896&mygntcid=544877 Go to page 2 scroll and scroll and scroll
Please fix your JavaScript, a simple if-statement to check if the top value is larger than the height of the post_container when the PJAX event is finished would solve it. neutral
Here’s a simple pure JS solution I came up with in just a few minutes
var postContainer = document.querySelector('#post_container')
var modals = document.querySelectorAll('.gaia-modal-modul')
Array.prototype.forEach.call(modals, function (modal) {
var modalTop = parseFloat(modal.style.top.replace('px', ''))
if (modalTop > postContainer.clientHeight) {
modal.style.top = ((postContainer.clientHeight / 2) - (modal.clientHeight)).toString() + 'px'
}
})
var modals = document.querySelectorAll('.gaia-modal-modul')
Array.prototype.forEach.call(modals, function (modal) {
var modalTop = parseFloat(modal.style.top.replace('px', ''))
if (modalTop > postContainer.clientHeight) {
modal.style.top = ((postContainer.clientHeight / 2) - (modal.clientHeight)).toString() + 'px'
}
})
Of course you can use whatever calculation you want to set the height, that's just what I used for this purpose.
Indeed, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
meemsalman
Sweet Angel Mary
features
Will neko nook and other mini-ci be put into go fusion?
Will neko nook and other mini-ci be put into go fusion?
We try to regularly cycle in all different types of items into GoFusion, keep your eyes peeled for more updates in the near future. =)
bluealaris
Csilla Silvana
Items
Could we get recolors of housing items, like we do of wearble items?
Also thank you so much for rereasling some of the cash shop furnature in Old Fishing Hole RIG!
Could we get recolors of housing items, like we do of wearble items?
Also thank you so much for rereasling some of the cash shop furnature in Old Fishing Hole RIG!
We're glad you liked housing items in the latest RIG! We would love to put in more colors of popular housing items- if you have any suggestions feel free to drop them into Site Feedback or PM me.
Finni
Chibi Halo
Items
With the recent LQI for Nyx, the Nyx Reborn and it's recolor in the current Autumn tiers, can we hope to see something in the near future for the Goddess Gaia? She is after all the patron Goddess and namesake of our planet and it would be nice to have something for the Gaia supporters to have like the Nyx fans now do.
With the recent LQI for Nyx, the Nyx Reborn and it's recolor in the current Autumn tiers, can we hope to see something in the near future for the Goddess Gaia? She is after all the patron Goddess and namesake of our planet and it would be nice to have something for the Gaia supporters to have like the Nyx fans now do.
The skies are darkening as we approach winter, but as when we approach spring, the Goddess Gaia might be making an appearance~
Princess Angelishia
Csilla Silvana
Items
Is it possible there might be a kind of gold shop grab bag that has older gold shop items converted for animal avis?
Is it possible there might be a kind of gold shop grab bag that has older gold shop items converted for animal avis?
That's a great idea, thank you!
meemsalman
Astra Green
Feature: Welcoming Fairy
I posted something in the Site Feedback regarding this but...
Is there a way to update some of the messages the Welcoming Fairy gives like for Achievements and zOMG! That way newcomers don't get confused or disappointed that a feature doesn't show or no longer exists?
I posted something in the Site Feedback regarding this but...
Is there a way to update some of the messages the Welcoming Fairy gives like for Achievements and zOMG! That way newcomers don't get confused or disappointed that a feature doesn't show or no longer exists?
This is something that is currently in the works! Thanks for the suggestion! heart
Narumi Misuhara
Scobre
Today will be my last day at Gaiaonline. I find it fitting timing since I joined Gaiaonline because of zOMG! to leave because of it now. It will always hold a special part of my heart and it was my favorite and first MMO. I knew when I joined that the game was in trouble since I joined Gaiaonline on February 10th, 2010 after my brother had told me that Qixter had left zOMG! I came from the Sims 2 community and I was always frustrated with that game that I couldn’t kill the gnomes and flamingos in it. My brother showed me village greens and I became hooked on the game and happy I could seek revenge on them. Since then I’ve been able to crew with my brother and sister and met many friends along the way. zOMG! saved my life and helped me get through many difficult times with my fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and chronic back pain. I liked that the game was casual enough to not cause me stress, yet silly enough to make me laugh. I guess I was one of the hardcore players since I was able to find time to play every day. I still remember the drunk nights of smebbing seeing Marshall look all swirly which was extremely funny. I did a personal record time of most time spent on Gaia with the 36 hour run in Dead Man’s Shadow for my first Kamila Bloodlust kill and wanted to quit to sleep, but friends kept me going. The community, the experience, and pure silliness is what I loved most about the game.
I’m not mad at you Gaia for closing the game, just disappointed. I actually want to thank past staff [ JK ] and s2b2 for keeping the game going as long as it did. I no longer find an entertainment and social value on Gaiaonline, so I will seek it elsewhere with Aura Kingdom and a Gaian run site recolor.me in case you want to record the stats and reasons why Gaians leave the site. Only advice I can give you Gaia is to listen to your user base because if you don’t try to compromise with them, then they will not support you financially and retention will decrease. They pay for the experience not just the virtual avatar products. I’ve read Gaia compare themselves to a supermarket and a pool with a snack bar before, but if all they offer is an ATM machine with rows of moldy food aka site features, they will seek competitor sites. Gaia Interactive is a service company first with just virtual product perks second. So long and thanks for all the fish Gaia. Continue to be as passionate, smart, and creative as you are community and never feel scared to fight for your favorite feature in a civil manner. I know many of you are different and have different tastes and opinions, but at the end of the day you are all one awesome community of Gaians.
Features
Since zOMG! is one of the newer features of the site, wouldn’t everything else on the site be a huge security risk considering how many more years the coding for them hasn’t been updated?
I’m not mad at you Gaia for closing the game, just disappointed. I actually want to thank past staff [ JK ] and s2b2 for keeping the game going as long as it did. I no longer find an entertainment and social value on Gaiaonline, so I will seek it elsewhere with Aura Kingdom and a Gaian run site recolor.me in case you want to record the stats and reasons why Gaians leave the site. Only advice I can give you Gaia is to listen to your user base because if you don’t try to compromise with them, then they will not support you financially and retention will decrease. They pay for the experience not just the virtual avatar products. I’ve read Gaia compare themselves to a supermarket and a pool with a snack bar before, but if all they offer is an ATM machine with rows of moldy food aka site features, they will seek competitor sites. Gaia Interactive is a service company first with just virtual product perks second. So long and thanks for all the fish Gaia. Continue to be as passionate, smart, and creative as you are community and never feel scared to fight for your favorite feature in a civil manner. I know many of you are different and have different tastes and opinions, but at the end of the day you are all one awesome community of Gaians.
Features
Since zOMG! is one of the newer features of the site, wouldn’t everything else on the site be a huge security risk considering how many more years the coding for them hasn’t been updated?
No, it wasn't just a code issue but also hardware. sad
Princess Angelishia
Csilla Silvana
Items
Any ideas on when the next gold shop grab bag will be? I'm till wishing for a silver and pure white Milady set.
Any ideas on when the next gold shop grab bag will be? I'm till wishing for a silver and pure white Milady set.
Look for one probably around January!
Princess Angelishia
Vannequin
Items
Is there still a chance to win a Citrine ticket from the remaining Project Oldschools on the MP?
Is there still a chance to win a Citrine ticket from the remaining Project Oldschools on the MP?
Yup! There is.
Finni
Bee Movie Suit
Art/Features:
Any chance we could get an update to the Trash/Flower/Fish/Bug/Ink exchanges or at least a visual update? The pages are very outdated, as nostalgic as they are I wouldn't mind seeing them spiffy as some of the other pages.
Any chance we could get an update to the Trash/Flower/Fish/Bug/Ink exchanges or at least a visual update? The pages are very outdated, as nostalgic as they are I wouldn't mind seeing them spiffy as some of the other pages.
Yikes, these definitely need updating. We'll try to get those updated!
bluealaris
Csilla Silvana
Items
Is there any chance caches, and alchemy ingredients will ever be wearable?
I want to wear some of those items so much!
Is there any chance caches, and alchemy ingredients will ever be wearable?
I want to wear some of those items so much!
This is something we can do- if you have some favorites shoot me some of your favorite Alchemy items that you'd like to hold or wear in the future.
Finni
Darc Nightgale
Items
I know that there are quite a few layers for avatars. And I know there really isn't a whole lot that can be done to let us layer the items the way we would like to, like on tektek. I think with certain items like gloves, shoes, and jewelry/ accessories . When they are released make them on a few layers so we can pick which layer we want to use it. Kind of like the kitsune mask. That item you can use over your hair or under your bangs.
I know that there are quite a few layers for avatars. And I know there really isn't a whole lot that can be done to let us layer the items the way we would like to, like on tektek. I think with certain items like gloves, shoes, and jewelry/ accessories . When they are released make them on a few layers so we can pick which layer we want to use it. Kind of like the kitsune mask. That item you can use over your hair or under your bangs.
This might be possible for smaller items, like jewelry and accessories, but unfortunately with larger items like gloves and shoes this becomes really just technically unfeasible for our database. Gaia avatars have a lot more layers than you think!
Zero Omega
Darc Nightgale
Events
For the Halloween event there were suppose to be 12 achievements, but there were only 10. What happened to the last 2?
For the Halloween event there were suppose to be 12 achievements, but there were only 10. What happened to the last 2?
We'll have them out for the users as they did hit the tier and we promised them, sorry for the delay on them!
Narumi Misuhara
Knight Yoshi
Features: (bugs & fixes)
Tipping results in NaN being added into the gold amount. It's very simple to fix. Update the current updateGoldAmount() JavaScript function in the tipping.js file. The problem is you're grabbing not only the gold count, but also the span element that wraps around the gold count inside the gold amount wrapper
Steps to recreate:
Before:
function updateGoldAmount() {
var el = Dom.get('go1d_amt'),
totalGold = el.innerHTML;
totalGold = totalGold.replace(/,*/g, '');
totalGold = parseInt(totalGold, 10) - 25;
el.innerHTML = numberFormat(totalGold);
return true;
}
After: (also removed the asterisk and backslash because it's not needed)
function updateGoldAmount() {
var el = Dom.get('go1d_amt'),
totalGold = el.textContent;
totalGold = totalGold.replace(/,/g, '');
totalGold = parseInt(totalGold, 10) - 25;
el.innerHTML = numberFormat(totalGold);
return true;
}
Tipping results in NaN being added into the gold amount. It's very simple to fix. Update the current updateGoldAmount() JavaScript function in the tipping.js file. The problem is you're grabbing not only the gold count, but also the span element that wraps around the gold count inside the gold amount wrapper
Steps to recreate:
- Try tipping somebody Look at gold count - NaN
Before:
function updateGoldAmount() {
var el = Dom.get('go1d_amt'),
totalGold = el.innerHTML;
totalGold = totalGold.replace(/,*/g, '');
totalGold = parseInt(totalGold, 10) - 25;
el.innerHTML = numberFormat(totalGold);
return true;
}
After: (also removed the asterisk and backslash because it's not needed)
function updateGoldAmount() {
var el = Dom.get('go1d_amt'),
totalGold = el.textContent;
totalGold = totalGold.replace(/,/g, '');
totalGold = parseInt(totalGold, 10) - 25;
el.innerHTML = numberFormat(totalGold);
return true;
}
Thanks Yoshi! Please post these in the Bug Reports and Technical Support forum so they can get properly documented.
Narumi Misuhara
Teabo Milk Tea
Princess Angelishia
His Majesty King
Features
What new features can Gaians expect for the [near] future? (i.e. a new game announcement, renovating older features, adding onto Towns, updates to mini games/introductions to new mini games, sneak preview for a holiday event, new contest)
What new features can Gaians expect for the [near] future? (i.e. a new game announcement, renovating older features, adding onto Towns, updates to mini games/introductions to new mini games, sneak preview for a holiday event, new contest)
The next big feature coming up is one of the most anticipated: an updated inventory arranger.
For reals? How far along is the inventory arranger? The reason I am asking is because we've been told for maybe 1-2 years now that it's being worked on, but the date for its update onto the live site is always being pushed back because it's either being set aside or some problems have popped up while working on it.
It's now in QA, I'll see if we can get a preview thread up tomorrow!
Princess Angelishia
nikiera
Before we celebrate, please tell us if gaia inc. is planning on making that feature free/gc related.
I think it will be a very big mistake if the staff/upper management plans to make that cash related.
Same with adding more slots to the wardrobe.
We'd all appreciate some more transparency , less half-promises and less surprises at this point, please.
thank you for your work but a lot of users are very wary of the staff and management's word.
I think it will be a very big mistake if the staff/upper management plans to make that cash related.
Same with adding more slots to the wardrobe.
We'd all appreciate some more transparency , less half-promises and less surprises at this point, please.
thank you for your work but a lot of users are very wary of the staff and management's word.
It's planned to be a free feature.
Finni
Jisen Meizuki
Shops
What will become of Nicolae's shop? I'm aware that he's also working for Crecento in Bifrost, but I also like that he has his own "shady" shop.
What will become of Nicolae's shop? I'm aware that he's also working for Crecento in Bifrost, but I also like that he has his own "shady" shop.
Back Alley Bargains will remain open for the time being. 3nodding
Princess Angelishia
Jisen Meizuki
Events
Are we going to have a different style of event for Thanksgiving instead of having the same game features for the last two years? While I understand people like Switch'em and Hunting game, I also like to see more NPC interaction with the community.
Are we going to have a different style of event for Thanksgiving instead of having the same game features for the last two years? While I understand people like Switch'em and Hunting game, I also like to see more NPC interaction with the community.
We will definitely do some NPC interaction during the holiday.
bluealaris
Magnificent Moonbeam
Hello all! I just wanted to thank you for the Halloween event and for me to know about Gaia's Angels/demons war past as well as featuring Ciro, Azrael, and the Hell Warden.
I have some questions to ask.
Question Category: Events
Question: Do you think this Christmas event will tie in with the manga?
And
Question Category: Items
Question: Will there be a RIG featuring the Warm, Cool, Light, and Dark recolors of various bangs like the Love Like Rose ones for example? I've been curious since trying out the Serene like Rose bangs with the Cool Messiah Tresses.
Thank you for reading and I am still grateful for the last event despite the shenanigans and glitches of it all.
I have some questions to ask.
Question Category: Events
Question: Do you think this Christmas event will tie in with the manga?
And
Question Category: Items
Question: Will there be a RIG featuring the Warm, Cool, Light, and Dark recolors of various bangs like the Love Like Rose ones for example? I've been curious since trying out the Serene like Rose bangs with the Cool Messiah Tresses.
Thank you for reading and I am still grateful for the last event despite the shenanigans and glitches of it all.
Hi Moonbeam! The December event won't be directly tied into the manga, it will have a separate storyline and comic- featuring NPCs that we haven't seen in a while.
Thanks for the suggestion about bangs! We can definitely plan for these to appear in the future.
Narumi Misuhara
His Majesty King
Features
Can a saved drafts option be created in mail? Oftentimes I like to write long messages, and find it difficult to pick up where I left off, especially should the window close or am logged out. It would also make Mail feel like real email
Can a saved drafts option be created in mail? Oftentimes I like to write long messages, and find it difficult to pick up where I left off, especially should the window close or am logged out. It would also make Mail feel like real email
Yes, it is really annoying when you've written something long then you lose it.
...I duplicate you utterly...
Princess Angelishia
Rusticfur
Features
Will there be a gold cap on gold held by gaians again to help prevent further inflation?
Will there be a gold cap on gold held by gaians again to help prevent further inflation?
That is not something we currently plan to institute.
Zero Omega
Astra Green
Features: Wrestling Sub Forum
I posted this I think last AtS and the one before that so I'll ask again: Is it possible for Gaia to undergo another partnership/sponsor type thing with the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) like you guys did in the past and have a type of Q & A with the current members of the roster (RAW, Smackdown, Total Divas and NXT) or even have them post around the forums or host their own viewing thread in the Wrestling Sub-forum.
I think something similar was done with Matt Hardy and John Cena a long time ago.
I posted this I think last AtS and the one before that so I'll ask again: Is it possible for Gaia to undergo another partnership/sponsor type thing with the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) like you guys did in the past and have a type of Q & A with the current members of the roster (RAW, Smackdown, Total Divas and NXT) or even have them post around the forums or host their own viewing thread in the Wrestling Sub-forum.
I think something similar was done with Matt Hardy and John Cena a long time ago.
As long as they partner with us for only $9.99.
Kidding. We don't have any plans in the near future, but we could pass it along as a potential outreach for a sponsorship.
Princess Angelishia
Rusticfur
Features
Will the Marketplace also have its gold cap returned to also help prevent further inflation?
Will the Marketplace also have its gold cap returned to also help prevent further inflation?
The cap on the marketplace before wasn't an intended cap to curb inflation, rather a limitation of our system. That said, we have no current plans to cap what Gaians can list their items for.
Zero Omega
Nenanah
Features/Forums
If you would take a look at the Gaia Guild Network there are people trying to make for sale ads for guilds they don't want anymore, and people posting ads for needing guild affiliations.
Now all of the guild recruiting ads are burying these threads.
It's a cluttered disorganized mess.
It makes it hard to find these affiliations and for sale ads, and that isn't really fair to these people.
Can you please make sub-forums in the GGN for people to post guild for sale ads and affiliation ads?
Having designated areas for these threads would make it so much more easier on all involved.
If you would take a look at the Gaia Guild Network there are people trying to make for sale ads for guilds they don't want anymore, and people posting ads for needing guild affiliations.
Now all of the guild recruiting ads are burying these threads.
It's a cluttered disorganized mess.
It makes it hard to find these affiliations and for sale ads, and that isn't really fair to these people.
Can you please make sub-forums in the GGN for people to post guild for sale ads and affiliation ads?
Having designated areas for these threads would make it so much more easier on all involved.
We'll take a look at the forum and check out the need for this subforum.
Zero Omega
Rusticfur
Shops
Will Loyal's Bazzar be available to everyone soon?
By that I mean those who are unable to log in for 75 continuous days
Will Loyal's Bazzar be available to everyone soon?
By that I mean those who are unable to log in for 75 continuous days
We created Loyal's with the intent to reward users who were loyal to the site and logging in often. So it's unlikely we'll be making a change to allow every user to enter the shop.
Princess Angelishia
iJustwannaHug
Are you guys really shutting the site down in febuarary? and/or are you changing anything?
We have no plans to shut down. This site should still be around for a long time to come.
Finni
Bee Movie Suit
Items:
Any chance we could have Astras of the Animated, or at least as companions? I'd love to have a Bootsnake by my avi or maybe a robofish lurking behind it.
Any chance we could have Astras of the Animated, or at least as companions? I'd love to have a Bootsnake by my avi or maybe a robofish lurking behind it.
bluealaris
Teabo Milk Tea
Features
I don't know when you guys plan to update Housing, but whenever that is, could you make it possible to have walls or room dividers in our houses? Frankly, using bookshelves to create a makeshift wall between my kitchen and bathroom isn't really cutting it. sad
Also, can we get an approximation of how far you guys are on the Inventory Arranger's progress? Why is it taking so long?
I don't know when you guys plan to update Housing, but whenever that is, could you make it possible to have walls or room dividers in our houses? Frankly, using bookshelves to create a makeshift wall between my kitchen and bathroom isn't really cutting it. sad
Also, can we get an approximation of how far you guys are on the Inventory Arranger's progress? Why is it taking so long?
We are hoping to have an update in the next 2 months- we would like to include dividers. Inventory Arranger is having an update very soon- its entered the QA portion of production and we should have a preview tomorrow.
Princess Angelishia
Chillaxasaurus
Features
Question; When is the marriage coming out?
And or are you still doing it?
It's not currently in production right now, but is a project we love and will probably do in the future.
bluealaris
Lashuri Chan
I don't know if this has been asked but will the payout for Jigsaw, Word Bump and the other older games be increased?
We are planning on bumping up payouts for some of these games!
meemsalman
14Mushrooms
Games
Question:
How is the revamp for the Gaia App going along?
Can you give us a date to when that'll be done?
Question:
How is the revamp for the Gaia App going along?
Can you give us a date to when that'll be done?
Progress on the Gaia on the Go app is going well, thankfully! We do not have a completion date at this time, but we will definitely let you all know when we have additional updates. heart
Princess Angelishia
Astra Green
Features: Q & A session with authors, game developers, composers, bands, etc that are releasing new stuff and or going on tour.
I remember a long time ago that there were also some Q & A sessions with various famous people like Nobuo Uematsu. Is it possible to bring that back and have the setup be just like the AtS? That way giving us the chance to interact with whomever is that week's guest...whatever?
And to tell Tommy Karevik that he has really pretty blue eyes without sounding like a creeper. Even though that totally sounded creepy.
I remember a long time ago that there were also some Q & A sessions with various famous people like Nobuo Uematsu. Is it possible to bring that back and have the setup be just like the AtS? That way giving us the chance to interact with whomever is that week's guest...whatever?
And to tell Tommy Karevik that he has really pretty blue eyes without sounding like a creeper. Even though that totally sounded creepy.
We can pass this suggestion along!
Finni
troubIed
Items
Will there be more recolors of regular items(durem depot, h&r wesley items) in the future?
Will there be more recolors of regular items(durem depot, h&r wesley items) in the future?
Princess Angelishia
Sakura Latte
Misc
Is there any way you can communicate with us again? And I don't mean just responding to threads, but really communicating in a way that ex-Gaia staff members such as Fleep, Pan, and Uncle Kenny have done in the past. Many users feel that there is even more of a disconnect between staff and users than ever before these days.
Is there any way you can communicate with us again? And I don't mean just responding to threads, but really communicating in a way that ex-Gaia staff members such as Fleep, Pan, and Uncle Kenny have done in the past. Many users feel that there is even more of a disconnect between staff and users than ever before these days.
That's the spirit behind Ask the Staff! One of the reasons that we prefer this mode of communication is because we can all be in a room together talking over the questions and their answers so that none of us spread misinformation.
Finni
~ Aki - Fairy ~
Events
Will [Animal] bases/Paws be included in the Christmas Event?
Will [Animal] bases/Paws be included in the Christmas Event?
Finni
Kanahit
Items
Can we get items of the airship saga NPCs' outfits? Like Sentinel's new hair and clothes.
Can we get items of the airship saga NPCs' outfits? Like Sentinel's new hair and clothes.
/writes this down
Finni
Twinky Dave
Items
I was patient a week, and i expect i'll have to be more patient as well
Any news on a princess of solair? Or Yellow Garage Band?
someone even did mocks :c
I was patient a week, and i expect i'll have to be more patient as well
Any news on a princess of solair? Or Yellow Garage Band?
someone even did mocks :c
More patience, young grasshopper!
Zero Omega
Mr Bunny Brigade
gaia cash
are the gaia cash cards coming back in stores with a charge?
are the gaia cash cards coming back in stores with a charge?
It's unlikely, stores in the US pulled our cards because they were not a big seller. I think you might be able to find Gaia-branded cash cards in stores in Canada. Otherwise you can use Zeevex as a way to get Gaia Cash on a card! We'll also soon be implementing a new feature that allows you to use many different gift cards for Gaia.
Princess Angelishia
PlumaDeTerror
Conspiracies
apparently there was a handful of user that manage to hack into gaia through zomg and steal a lot of peoples information, such as accounts pw, and their credit card numbers
so should we be making new accounts and canceling our bank accounts???
apparently there was a handful of user that manage to hack into gaia through zomg and steal a lot of peoples information, such as accounts pw, and their credit card numbers
so should we be making new accounts and canceling our bank accounts???
No, this is false! No account information was stolen through zOMG. Also, we do not store your credit card information.
Zero Omega
Astra Green
Feature?: Moderator Application Form
For the moderator application form, is it possible that once 6 months have passed that the form itself doesn't reset until a mod contacts you? I went to just take a look at my application and it told me that I needed to fill out more reports. I just wanted to see if left the awaiting review stage.
For the moderator application form, is it possible that once 6 months have passed that the form itself doesn't reset until a mod contacts you? I went to just take a look at my application and it told me that I needed to fill out more reports. I just wanted to see if left the awaiting review stage.
We don't have a status page for your mod application, when you visit the page again you are essentially filing a new app so it will hold you to the same limitations. If you have filed a mod application successfully, then we still have it on file and we will contact you with an accept/decline.
bluealaris
One Rainy Night
Features
Can we see this ever-growing "to-do list" and "want-to-do list" that you regularly speak of?
I'm very interested in hearing about this website's upcoming updates and features. Without tentacl or zOMG running anymore, I'm curious to see where this website's income will be invested in the website. It would be nice to have some communication on the direction this website is going and what your future plans are.
Can we see this ever-growing "to-do list" and "want-to-do list" that you regularly speak of?
I'm very interested in hearing about this website's upcoming updates and features. Without tentacl or zOMG running anymore, I'm curious to see where this website's income will be invested in the website. It would be nice to have some communication on the direction this website is going and what your future plans are.
We're not opposed to creating a monthly features update where we cover what's been finished and what we are looking forward to starting. We usually try to include this in the monthly update newsletter.
meemsalman
I3aphomet
Items
A lot of people didnt get the item for the halloween event, including me. It has yet to be addressed and I was wondering whats up with that?
A lot of people didnt get the item for the halloween event, including me. It has yet to be addressed and I was wondering whats up with that?
Hmm, that is peculiar. If you have not received your item yet, please file a ticket so we can get this resolved for you! heart
bluealaris
Angeni1
Features
Question: When will we see new fish for aquariums that are reasonably priced?
Question: When will we see new fish for aquariums that are reasonably priced?
We are still compiling the code for Aquariums. We would like to finish this first and then we can begin adding new fish!
Princess Angelishia
bluealaris
Nenanah
Items
Can you please re-release more of the HoC avatar items?
It would help kill the inflation that some of these items have seen.
Can you please re-release more of the HoC avatar items?
It would help kill the inflation that some of these items have seen.
Yes, we can do that!
Narumi Misuhara
PlumaDeTerror
Narumi Misuhara
faerie graveyard
Features
Can we get an addition to the drop down menu below people's avatars?
Specifically, a link to the user's marketplace shop?
Here is a thread in support of this idea.
Can we get an addition to the drop down menu below people's avatars?
Specifically, a link to the user's marketplace shop?
Here is a thread in support of this idea.
It wouldn't be difficult, but isn't that drop-down getting kinda long?
get rid of the txt and IM
...true dat'
We can swap it out.
bluealaris
Symply Syn
Items:
There is a glitch in the Marketplace where two Cream Marionettes show up, is this going to be fixed anytime soon? It's been there for quite a while now.
This is interesting- the glitch is created by the item having 2 item IDs. We can't fix this because it would destroy items in inventories if we were to erase/replace one listing.
Finni
Chibi Daichi
Art
Hello,
Um this may sound stupid but I was curious for the gaia artist's is there a particular art software that you like to use? for instance do you prefer adobe photoshop adobe illustrator or SAI ?
Hello,
Um this may sound stupid but I was curious for the gaia artist's is there a particular art software that you like to use? for instance do you prefer adobe photoshop adobe illustrator or SAI ?
Zero Omega
Eurydice Evyn
Features
Why are the free cash offers and video so finicky? I've noticed that my friend could access video offers just fine, and my mule can as well (When I bother to check on said mule to see if it's still messed up), but my main account has been barren in terms of offers for months. It can't be a lack of offers, because I've SEEN other people, on the SAME BROWSER, SAME EVERYTHING, access numerous cash offers just fine. But I always get the 'sorry we have no offers' notice on all three parts when on my main account. Was it something I did? :c
I live in America, by the way, so I kinda doubt it's region-locking.
Why are the free cash offers and video so finicky? I've noticed that my friend could access video offers just fine, and my mule can as well (When I bother to check on said mule to see if it's still messed up), but my main account has been barren in terms of offers for months. It can't be a lack of offers, because I've SEEN other people, on the SAME BROWSER, SAME EVERYTHING, access numerous cash offers just fine. But I always get the 'sorry we have no offers' notice on all three parts when on my main account. Was it something I did? :c
I live in America, by the way, so I kinda doubt it's region-locking.
Unfortunately it really comes down to what the offer company is looking for when you click on an offer. You may not be what they are looking for when you try to get an offer. It's not something we can really control, our best advice is to keep trying to get the offers.
Narumi Misuhara
Tsuki_Kirkland
Features
When will the forums be getting and update?
When will the forums be getting and update?
Non planned at the moment but open to suggestions for improvements.
meemsalman
K i n g X u m o t - XVI
Items/Features
Question:
Do Rainbow tickets (and other tickets like Golden) count toward [Animal] items or will we be getting our own exclusive tickets like we did with the Golden Paw Ticket?
Question:
Do Rainbow tickets (and other tickets like Golden) count toward [Animal] items or will we be getting our own exclusive tickets like we did with the Golden Paw Ticket?
Those tickets definitely count towards creating [Animal] items, we are also looking into releasing more Paws specific tickets in the future! =) heart
Zero Omega
Astra Green
Features: Forums: More organized art shops?
In the past there was this member known as Djubre that had a really sarcastic guide written about how to set up an art shop but it was something that a lot of people in the Art Shops followed in order to make their shops more organized. Nowadays the shops layout if there is such a thing is a...cluster. Is there a way we can make a standard for art shops so that it looks more organized and slightly professional? (Maybe stick one of his old guides to the Art shops and Requests subforums in the Mini Shops forum?)
I only ask because that's been something I want to offer and I like getting avi art. I just get turned off when I see the threads are so...disorganized.
In the past there was this member known as Djubre that had a really sarcastic guide written about how to set up an art shop but it was something that a lot of people in the Art Shops followed in order to make their shops more organized. Nowadays the shops layout if there is such a thing is a...cluster. Is there a way we can make a standard for art shops so that it looks more organized and slightly professional? (Maybe stick one of his old guides to the Art shops and Requests subforums in the Mini Shops forum?)
I only ask because that's been something I want to offer and I like getting avi art. I just get turned off when I see the threads are so...disorganized.
We can look into having a guide created that outlines what's a good way to host an art shop. However, even if we did this we wouldn't make it a policy that threads must abide by this standard and leave users the option to create a thread however they would like.
Zero Omega
AsterKurayami
Misc.
Do ata's make you feel stressed admins or do you enjoy the interaction?
I am glad that they're back...
Do ata's make you feel stressed admins or do you enjoy the interaction?
I am glad that they're back...
I enjoy the interaction!
Finni
Reed Meroe
Items
Are your trends of prioritizing female items over male ones and making arm/leg mods instead of separate pieces going to continue? (We need more male items, more pants, and more boots. Not mods.)
Also, thank you very much with your recent communication with users. In both the zOMG! clarification announcement and todays AtS, I've noticed much more transparency and depth in your responses. I, at least, appreciate it greatly. Thanks for working hard for all of the users.
Are your trends of prioritizing female items over male ones and making arm/leg mods instead of separate pieces going to continue? (We need more male items, more pants, and more boots. Not mods.)
Also, thank you very much with your recent communication with users. In both the zOMG! clarification announcement and todays AtS, I've noticed much more transparency and depth in your responses. I, at least, appreciate it greatly. Thanks for working hard for all of the users.
meemsalman
its a curse
Misc
Is Gaia closing down before or after the black friday sale?
Is Gaia closing down before or after the black friday sale?
No need to fret, there are NO plans for Gaia to shut down. heart
Zero Omega
II CuriousAngel II
Art
I'm curious to know what happened to the Paw NPC Fan Art Contest Gaia was holding last month? It's seems to have died off with no winners announced and no update as to what's going on.
I'm curious to know what happened to the Paw NPC Fan Art Contest Gaia was holding last month? It's seems to have died off with no winners announced and no update as to what's going on.
Prizes this week. Guaranteed.
meemsalman
BrokenHeartedKairi
Events
Question:
When is something going to be done about the Halloween grant items this year for the demon's side? A few of my friends have gotten theirs already, and one gave it to me so I can use it for something, but I have not yet received my own, and I know there are a LOT of forum posts of people saying the same thing.
Question:
When is something going to be done about the Halloween grant items this year for the demon's side? A few of my friends have gotten theirs already, and one gave it to me so I can use it for something, but I have not yet received my own, and I know there are a LOT of forum posts of people saying the same thing.
Please file a ticket so we can get this resolved for you heart
Finni
Niki-Senpai
Items
Hello guys! Thank you for having another ATS, hope everything is going well on your guys' end.
Anyways, while I am loving the yellow items you guys have been putting out recently, is there any chance that we'll be getting more or even different shades? I'd love to see more recolors get the pastel yellow treatment, such as Lucid Lucy and Sweet Angelic Bride did.
Thank you in advanced for answering!
Hello guys! Thank you for having another ATS, hope everything is going well on your guys' end.
Anyways, while I am loving the yellow items you guys have been putting out recently, is there any chance that we'll be getting more or even different shades? I'd love to see more recolors get the pastel yellow treatment, such as Lucid Lucy and Sweet Angelic Bride did.
Thank you in advanced for answering!
I-I love yellow. emotion_kirakira
meemsalman
KaguraSakata
EVENTS
Could it be possible that for the next Halloween battle we could please see a leader board for healing? This latest event aside from the horrible glitches was rather boring event wise, after my goal of getting the advocate hat was achieved I really had no motivation to keep playing. This event really felt geared towards people who like to kill kill kill they got more attacks and more soul candy for attack's compared to the healing option I don't expect them to be equal but a little better balance would have been nice. A leader board would at least give those of us who prefer to heal something more to have striven for.
Could it be possible that for the next Halloween battle we could please see a leader board for healing? This latest event aside from the horrible glitches was rather boring event wise, after my goal of getting the advocate hat was achieved I really had no motivation to keep playing. This event really felt geared towards people who like to kill kill kill they got more attacks and more soul candy for attack's compared to the healing option I don't expect them to be equal but a little better balance would have been nice. A leader board would at least give those of us who prefer to heal something more to have striven for.
Thanks for the feedback! We will definitely keep that in mind for our next battle event. =) heart
meemsalman
My Tea Addiction
Misc
Will you ever include GC sales/rewards on the Gaia App? Many people, including myself, are only able to buy GC through the app, and would like to save some money like other users.
(I'm not too sure if this goes under misc)
Will you ever include GC sales/rewards on the Gaia App? Many people, including myself, are only able to buy GC through the app, and would like to save some money like other users.
(I'm not too sure if this goes under misc)
We are actively looking into different specials that we can offer via our mobile app, but honestly for right now our priority is on fixing critical functionality issues. heart
Princess Angelishia
pj444
Kanahit
Misc.
First of all, yes, I am sad to see zOMG! go, but I understand that it had to be done. Now here's a controversial question. Why wasn't it taken down sooner?
On June 16th, we were told, "In a few weeks time we'll be shutting the game down in order to repair a critical issue that could potentially affect many Gaians playing the game."
It wasn't until September 30th that the game was taken down, three and a half months later.
On November 6th, it was revealed, "Particularly we were addressing some critical vulnerabilities in the server infrastructure", implying that Gaia was aware of what the issue was when the first announcement was made.
November 7th, we were given more clarification that "...during an investigation into issues with zOMG!, it was discovered that zOMG! had a serious flaw in the code. Basically, there was a security exploit in the game that, had it been abused (and thankfully it wasn't!), would have allowed people not only access to zOMG!, but to our site's servers and ultimately, to all your accounts."
On to the question: On June 16th, was Gaia really aware (as announcements seem to imply) that zOMG! had a hole allowing people to potentially access the website's servers and all of our accounts? Did Gaia really leave the game up for three and a half months while being aware of this massive security issue? If so, why? What caused the delay in shutting the game down if Gaia was aware of this?
First of all, yes, I am sad to see zOMG! go, but I understand that it had to be done. Now here's a controversial question. Why wasn't it taken down sooner?
On June 16th, we were told, "In a few weeks time we'll be shutting the game down in order to repair a critical issue that could potentially affect many Gaians playing the game."
It wasn't until September 30th that the game was taken down, three and a half months later.
On November 6th, it was revealed, "Particularly we were addressing some critical vulnerabilities in the server infrastructure", implying that Gaia was aware of what the issue was when the first announcement was made.
November 7th, we were given more clarification that "...during an investigation into issues with zOMG!, it was discovered that zOMG! had a serious flaw in the code. Basically, there was a security exploit in the game that, had it been abused (and thankfully it wasn't!), would have allowed people not only access to zOMG!, but to our site's servers and ultimately, to all your accounts."
On to the question: On June 16th, was Gaia really aware (as announcements seem to imply) that zOMG! had a hole allowing people to potentially access the website's servers and all of our accounts? Did Gaia really leave the game up for three and a half months while being aware of this massive security issue? If so, why? What caused the delay in shutting the game down if Gaia was aware of this?
This is pretty important and I am sure it deserves an answer.
In the summer we were aware that there was a potential problem, but at the time we were unaware how large. We didn't know at the time that leaving it up was such a huge risk, so we left it up while doing what little maintenance we could while it was still live. It wasn't until we took zOMG down and began to dive deeper into the issue that we uncovered that this small problem was a symptom of a much larger security risk. When we came to the conclusion that there just wasn't a feasible way to fix the issue, we made the difficult decision to stop maintenance on zOMG and announce that we were unable to bring it back.
