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 Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 7:11 pm
zOMG!October 13th, 2014: admin Let's answer a few of the most common questions up front! These are some that we know you are interested in. Please don't duplicate the questions listed below as the answers we have given are as complete as we can make them at this time. Where did zOMG items go in the shop?As we are currently fixing some critical issues with zOMG!, the items have been removed from shops while we work on it! This is so that no one makes a purchase they can't use. Narumi Misuhara gataka Oh yeah, welcome back! What are the issues you're trying to fix in zOMG! ? I can't disclose everything, but some very important server security updates and code version updates. Princess Angelishia Le Cornell Are there plans for future Zomg items such as new rings being put in the cash shop? Perhaps in the future! But right now all zOMG items have been pulled from the stores while we work on the critical error. Princess Angelishia
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:11 pm
October 20th, 2014: Narumi Misuhara gataka GamesWho's fixing zOMG! ? Out of curiosity. A couple of our teams are working together to address zOMG!
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:01 pm
October 27th, 2014: Narumi Misuhara Bee Movie Suit - Games/FeaturesWhat would be your thoughts on converting zOMG! Badges to achievements? Same with the old Site Quests? I see why not. smile bluealaris rimedragona Games/MangaIt's been stated repeatedly that there will be no new development for zOMG!, but what about its storyline? Will we ever see a continuation or conclusion in the manga? Its something we can definitely look into.
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:45 pm
November 3rd, 2014: [NPC] Gaia Staff Welcome! Here are the answers to a few of the questions posted in our pre-event thread! FeatureQuote: What is the status of zOMG! We will be making an announcement on it's status later this week. bluealaris Guin - Aoiichi Manga Also i've read in GCD that there is a connection between Nyx and the null crystals or buddie crystals of zomg. WIll there be a manga about that?? In order to prevent spoilers I'll just respond to only some of your questions, I apologize! [...] there are no plans to tie in the Nyxian crystals from Zomg into its own manga-
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 5:30 pm
November 10th, 2014: 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! Quote: Items 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 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. 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 GamesWhat 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. bluealaris AsterKurayami GamesShot 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. 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? No, it wasn't just a code issue but also hardware. sad 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. We'll have an update for you on Wednesday. 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? 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.
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:34 pm
November 17th, 2014: Zero Omega gataka FeaturesWhat can we expect to happen to the zOMG! forum? Nothing! We currently have no plans to do anything with the forum. bluealaris Awe Electrohop Question Category Items Question The Back Alley Grab Bag is a good thing. But why you guy put all those rare (Kamilas, Blood Bat) within the bag? Now it's a common thing, then who would want to wish for that anymore crying Since ZOmg has been taken down and many of these items still are and may be used in Alchemy formulas we wanted to be fair and make them available. The chances of winning the more rare items like Blood Bat are very low and many users have to spend a large amount of gold to get them. bluealaris Kain-Senpai Misc.Greetings, Staff! With the end of zOMG!, I have a question: In the event Gaia wants to create another video game based on the history and the site, or whatever idea you guys come up with, would it be feasible to work with a video game company (such as TellTale Games, for example) and have them create and develop the game, while it would be published on Gaia's behalf? I see it as a win/win for you guys. If a video game company, even an indie one, were to create something based on the site, it can be ported to several different platforms, essentially bringing a wider audience to the site. In addition, it may cull and appease the users who feel distraught over the loss of zOMG!, by giving them something new to play and experience. Plus, a bunch of other ideas to tie the site with the game. That I can see working in your favor. Just food for thought. biggrin That's a wonderful idea- if TellTale Games ever wanted to collab with GaiaOnline I'd be nothing but enthusiastic.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:42 pm
November 24th, 2014: [NPC] Gaia Staff Quote: Events Is there an ETA on when the winners for the zOMG! Best Memory Contest will be announced? There was a lot of love poured into those entries, so it's cool if you're simply taking your time with going through them all... but for those same reasons, please don't let this be put off or forgotten. We’ve been taking a look at the entries! We’ll have a winner before the Thanksgiving holiday! The entries have been so incredibly that it’s very difficult to pick a winner. Thanks for your patience! Quote: Items What is with the original Bloodstone Amulet being put in the DC after the original FAQ about it clearly stated that only 5000 of this item would ever be released? There is no loophole in that statement to exploit and justify releasing this item in the DC. Could you consider making a recolor of it instead to hand out through DC? The Amulet was removed from Daily Chance due to user feedback. No additional Amulets were won when it was in Daily Chance. We will be reviewing what we should do with the Amulet.
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:06 pm
December 1st, 2014: Zero Omega Pie EventsYou said last AtS that the winners for the zOMG! Best Memory Contest would be picked before Thanksgiving. Were they? I saw no notifcation of such. Apologies. The plan was to have them out before the holidays but we got delayed. We actually have the winners selected, just haven't announced them yet. We'll be getting that out tomorrow! bluealaris Princess of the Crows Oh boy... ShopsIs there any time line regarding the fixing of the BAB bags? We are still looking into it- it seems to be a problem for only specific users so we're trying to identify the root of the problem. Narumi Misuhara RandomKate Features/Misc/Something?Since zOMG is no longer around, when do you think you'll change The Welcome Fairy's message about it? I'd hate to be a new member and see the game no longer there to explore. Agreed, we'll change this asap. bluealaris Pie EventsCan the zOMG! NPCs (a.k.a. the VQS NPCs) get upgraded to regular NPCs, maybe show up in the forums, possibly get an Event or two? Keeping these guys active as Gaia NPCs would be a highly appreciated way to keep the game's spirit alive. Moreso than throwing them into Towns 2 and forgetting about them, I think... This is an excellent idea. We'll see if they can make an appearance soon. Narumi Misuhara huffnut FeaturesAlso, Wondering what you're planning to do with the ZOMG rings, as I have not been informed. Have a good day. I hope to hear a reply. The zOMG! rings will be unbound.
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 6:21 pm
December 8th, 2014: [NPC] Gaia Staff Hello everyone and welcome!!! Quote: Features This is regarding some of the active quests in the quests tab under the My Gaia section. As you know, active quests in zOMG show up here as well, but with zOMG gone, it feels weird still seeing them there. Would it be possible to remove these zOMG quests that no longer work, or it is something that the staff are already working on? Just to add, MTVHills and several sponsorship-related quests also appear in the active quests even though they no longer work. This is in our staff's queued workload! Zero Omega Barnbrat Games/FeaturesZero Omega claimed that staff was working toward giving refunds to active users who purchased ZOMG power-ups from the Cash-Shop and still had them in inventory… Any news on how that’s going? When that might be happening? Hey there, Sorry for the delay! That is something we are also working on and when we do have the update for you, we will let the community know! Zero Omega Nenanah Features
Why is the zOMG Bugs Forum still up even though you removed the game from the site?
This forum has no purpose anymore.
Instead people are starting to spam about bringing the game back in here.
Question is originally by ( Nenanah ) I am using Nenanah's Ask the Staff Question Posting Service. We'll be archiving that particular forum soon! Zero Omega Angel_Solishart Zomg Rings So in definite... What are you going to do about the souldbound Zomg Rings? what is the possibility of being able to sell them back since there really isn't any sense in selling them at the marketplace ? We're still looking into the zOMG soulbound rings, when we have an update to it we'll inform the community! bluealaris Nenanah GamesIn hopes that zOMG won't go to waste, any thoughts about making the game stand alone? Sure we would all have to start over and probably pick from generic avatars but the game would remain preserved and playable. You could still sell power ups too. Question is originally by ( Pwnder ) I am using Nenanah's Ask the Staff Question Posting Service. This is probably unlikely, though we're still exploring Zomg in its current form to see if there's anything we can do with it. bluealaris Platonix ItemsNicolae's new Back Alley Grab Bag has most of the zOMG! items that Alchemy uses, but two are still missing. Neither the Lumberjack Axe nor its recipe seem to be in there, and instead of the zOMG! item Sun Block (or its recipe) you accidentally included the Gold Shop item Sunblock. Please fix these problems soon! I fixed Sun Block a few days ago, and I can add Lumberjack Axe now. Thank you for letting me know!
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:56 pm
December 15th, 2014: Narumi Misuhara x3rubiachica3x Misc.Have you figured out what the hell you are going to do for the compensation for all the zOMG rings as well as the powerups that were bought that are now useless? neutral The rings can currently be unbound by visiting the zOMG! landing page. Unused potions people bought will be refunded. An announcement or Staff Notice will go out when this is ready.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 4:44 pm
January 5th, 2015: Narumi Misuhara Spenelli GamesWhat's going on about getting compensation from our zOMG rings and/or powerups? I'd at least like some cash for the powerups since I used real money to buy them. Rings have been given a sellback. Powerups will be refunded for those who purchased them and did not use them, we didn't get to writing the script for that before the holidays. :/ Zero Omega Lupin The Thrid MiscAre we allowed to use Gaia graphics and zOMG aspects to create a non-profit spin-off/remake of zOMG? I know others have asked if you would sell the source or release it. Although those questions weren't answered, this is not related to the zOMG source code, and would like to keep this question separate from those. You are allowed to use graphics so long as you aren't trying to make a profit off of it or commercialize it, go for it!
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:21 pm
January 12th, 2015: Finni Ren Orenji Doragon Hello AtS! I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaack! emotion_dowant ItemsSince Marshall got one, I am requesting a SDPlus Kamila. Possibly with her Bloodlust form as well. Please? emotion_kirakira Quote: ItemsWhile I'm at it, can we also get SDPluses of Deva and Alastor? emotion_kirakira I'll put in a request, but unfortunately no promises! I know being patient is hard, so please enjoy this picture of some bunnies in a field. emotion_kirakira 
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Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:31 pm
January 19th, 2015: Zero Omega Lord Rosario GamesIs anything actually going to be done with the zOMG rings beyond giving them a sell back value of 0.5 gold? There are no plans currently at this time, but we're open to hearing suggestions! meemsalman Pie Items / ShopsSince Back Alley Bargains' old thing was zOMG! craftable items, and its new thing is Gold Shop CIs... how about combining the two, and giving us a Gold Shop CI of zOMG! crafted item recolors? For example, I'm sure Fishing fans would find it pretty cool if you recolored the Lionfish Tail to match all the Gemback Lion masks. wink That is a neat idea, we don't have any current plans to do so, but we can definitely look into it! =)
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:32 pm
January 26th, 2015: milkbun Pie Items / EventsIf you do another run of the Mint Tickets, can you add zOMG NPCs to the list of eligible bachelors? I'm eagerly awaiting the chance for a rendezvous with LabTech X, and I know Gaians who have their eye on some of the others -- Kamila, Blaze, Marshall... Even if you're not going to continue their story, it would still be nice to have a chance to catch up with them, find out what they're up to nowadays! We don't have any plans in the near future to release more Mint Tickets or add zOMG NPCs to the list. Sorry ;___; meemsalman Shaded Penumbra Items/FeaturesWould you guys consider adding some more recipes to alchemy that use old Zomg loot as ingredients? The market’s been flooded with them since the introduction of the Zomg grab bag. The recipes could be for old inactive freebies that are used in other alchemy recipes (Like the complete double rainbow, starmony, etc.) Oh gosh it's my first ask the staff... I'm so nervous That sounds like a cool idea, but unfortunately we do not have any plans to do so. Thanks for the suggestion though! heart codemonkey37179 Xashowd Features/ItemsAbout the zOMG Summons...I know straight making them an equipped item is out of the question, but maybe a halfway point is an option. Would it be possible to make the Summon Stone itself an equippable item (Like a necklace or handheld pose with just the stone) that then activates an option in Towns 2 to allow your Summoned buddy to follow you like in zOMG? Something like where in Towns 2 if you have the item equipped it enables a button on the bottom bar the lets you choose whether to activate the Summon or not, like the Kneeling button and others. It'd probably take some time to work on, but I can see it being possible. If it works out well enough, you could even branch the idea out into other items, and possibly future items. It is possible...let me talk to some people. No promises.. Zero Omega Nenanah Features The zOMG Bugs forum is still up, but you got rid of the game ages ago. Shouldn't the zOMG! forums be taken down too? Question is originally by ( Nenanah ) Thought we had already/ o_O Welp, it will be going down! milkbun Pie ItemsIf someone were to, say, put together a Site Feedback thread with the NPCs who are still lacking SDPlus Dolls, would you check it regularly and try to add the missing ones? Kamila readily jumps to mind.  You can make the list and send me a note or tag me when you do. Just be aware that we will not be making dolls for zOMG NPCs.
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Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:24 pm
February 9th, 2015: Zero Omega OtakuJeannie Question- Not sure where this would go. Could you add features that won't be brought back like personals/VideoJournal/zOMG to the Frequently Asked Questions sticky with apropriate posts? This is something we can consider!
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