May 18th

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Welcome Back!

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Features

When will you fix the tail astras to appear on animated tab? This issue is going on for 1 year now.

Thanks.

Thanks for the information! We'll take a look into this and see what we can do!

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Items

Rose Red Bloomers used to be in Loyal's Bazaar awhile back before mysteriously disappearing. Bluealaris was going to look into whether someone hated rose bloomers, but still no update. Were these intentionally removed from the store?

This is something we've taken a look into and it seems to be glitched, as they don't seem to be staying in the store. We're taking a look into it.

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Art?

The login page is a bit outdated, so do you have any plans on updating it? The avatars are wearing old items, so maybe a fresher look will attract new people!

Yup! We plan on updating this!

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Items

Is there a feasible way to increase the payouts on the zOMG caches for Alchemy? There's a bit of discussion in the May update thread in the GCD about how ridiculous it is to have to open 2,500 caches (over 5,000 clicks) to get the Charge Orbs necessary just to craft 1 item, and it seems to me like the payout could be increased to 5 or even 10 of them per opening.

Not at the moment, but we can come up with other ways to find more charge orb pay outs.

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Items
Are there any plans to update the Crystal Box?
The grant for that hasn't been updated in over a year... and I'm sitting on quite a few of them in hopes that they get updated with something better :c

No updates planned at the moment, but we'll think of a way to revitalize the use of Crystal Boxes.


bluealaris
Flint Jakobs
Items

Can we get more Golden Fragments circulating? emotion_kirakira The going has been decent thus far, but it feels like there aren't very many available, outside of the ones that can be spawned from the month-long tier.

Also, thank you for putting a ticket in Flynn's Plunder, that's looking to be a great way to sink gold from the right people. 3nodding


We'll be putting more Gold Fragments into circulation soon. 3nodding


Finni
Darc Nightgale
Items

Hello! I was wonderin' if it would be possible to have the Eye Stripe Tattoo made for paws. We could make them with inks like we did for the humans. Thank you. biggrin
We can consider this in the future! What are some of the most commonly requested GS items for paw conversions? Let me know! 4laugh
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bluealaris
Darc Nightgale
Not exactly sure where this would go.

Hi! Any word when the people with the Emerald tickets will be in the shops. I got an e-mail back 2 weeks ago, and they said they would try to get us into the shops that week. It's been 2 weeks since then, and almost 60 days. I'm just wonderin', since I'm super excited to be in the cash shop, and I really want my achievement. emotion_kirakira
Please and thank you. heart


Very soon! I'm excited to see all the handsome/beautiful assistants in our stores.


Finni
Tsukita-chan
Items
I still have a question! Who's the artist who made Namagomi the Beastly Priest?? emotion_kirakira emotion_kirakira
Our policy is to allow artists to remain anonymous unless they want to be named, but I'll pass your question onto the artist responsible and see if they leave you a little tip. cool

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bluealaris
Lirilei
Features

Can we get the Play Again option added to the charm packs please?


We can't, unfortunately, due to the pack granting multiples of charms but we're working with our dev team to figure out a way to make it work.


bluealaris
Parexus
Items

Will we be seeing any ElfTech love or memorabilia through the event grants or finally getting an achievement that can give us the title of ElfTech, kind of like we have already for LabTech?


We don't have any plans for ElfTech yet, but they're not forgotten.


bluealaris
Flint Jakobs
Features:

Also, have any tickets been crafted from alchemy, so far? :3


Not yet, but there are many Gaians who are getting close. 3nodding


bluealaris
Nanzzy-chan
Features/Alchemy

While on the subject of alchemy, let's discuss something else; the crafting costs.
Some of the higher-tier recent items take 1bil, 5bil or even 10bil to craft; while for some people in this economy, that's peanuts, there are others like me who either can't, or won't, out of principle, pay more than a certain price for items, be it 1bil or 2bil or 5bil. For people like that, that automatically makes the item overpriced, and that's not even taking into consideration the amount of time and gold that goes into gathering all the components.
I get that alchemy is supposed to work as a gold sink, but making certain recipes only available to the richest people like that is not a good idea; not to mention, what will happen if everything deflates? What if we ever get back to a state where 1bil is way rich again, and there's still formulas floating around that require 10bil in crafting costs?


If the Gaia Economy gets to a point where prices are unreachable at the 10 billion price point, we can adjust them accordingly. As it is, its not an impossible feat through some regular Switchem playing, trash collecting/selling and saving for several days.


Finni
sweetkittycupcake
Items

I don't know if this as been previously mentioned, (if so, I'm sorry). But in the recent Vaporeon-based item (Misty Maiden) and it's (shiny) recolor (Lustrous Misty Maiden) are lacking a fundamental part of Vaporeon - its' tail. For some reason the Paw version has it, but not the human version, why is this? Thank you.

I have provided pictures for reference.

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(The Pokemon Vaporeon by itself)
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The tail is an animal base exclusive pose. Many paw converts have an extra pose since some poses that are useful on human avis aren't nearly as unique due to the size of the paw base. Dainty Dragonslayer, Swift Shocker, and Blazing Blitz all have extra poses in the paw versions. At this time, we are not intending on recreating a tail for the human versions of Misty Maiden (not to mention the tiny paw one won't fit on the human body anyways!)

Sorry this may not be what you wanted to hear, but I hope this answers your question. 3nodding

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Finni
Sheshira
Manga

What are the chances of bringing back the short comics that were done in the past (hoping this could maybe be a means of featuring NPCs in short comic form that are stand-alone and have no bearing on the main plot)?
We'd love to do this when we have the time! Right now we don't TT A TT thanks for being patient with the artists~

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Finni
Foxtrot Fallout
Items/Tickets

For Golden ticket poses, can one be a skin? nothing abnormal, but like dye.
Yes. 3nodding

If you have custom ticket-specific questions, you may email them at any time to project-custom @ gaiaonline.com instead of waiting for AtS!

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bluealaris
Darc Nightgale
bluealaris
RandomKate
Events

Let's talk about achievements again, shall we? So far we have found four. It was mentioned that there would be one for posting/participating in an contest, yet, if this is true no one has received it. SO QUESTIONS!

1. Is this glitched or is this not actually true?
2. Are there other achievements and, if so, are they active at the moment?

Thanks! <3


There are other achievements that will be coming out before the end of this month- they are mysterious and secret, however they will not expire when the event ends, so no one will miss out! And there is an achievement for posting in contests planned, however it will not be completed until the month is over.


So as long as we post in a contest thread will be fine. Do we have to post more than once, or in multiple contest threads?


Just one should work!


bluealaris
Yuekazehime
Shops

H&R Wesley was the only store updated to more "current" pricing. What other measures is Gaia looking to have in place before updating the other stores?


Our Gold Shop Updates are meant to reflect prices that are more useful for sinking gold, but they could certainly be higher.


bluealaris
404011xz
GAME


It appears to me as if the payouts in switchgem have been drastically reduced... Is this an intentional change or a glitch? Thanks for any response.


That's interesting, they're not supposed to be changing so it must be a glitch. We'll figure out what's going on.


bluealaris
Pengaana
Features (GoFusion)

When are we going to see more hearts only CIs in GoFusion?
I really liked having something to spend all these hearts on
and since they're gone it's just a void that hasn't been filled :c

and due to how common they are and them being in caches I have 4 times as many hearts as I do stars gonk
This would be especially good if the CIs included had items needed for alchemy like Enki's Catch
or that hair CI with the Playwright wig in it


Oh thanks for the suggestion! We'll put some hearts only formulas in there.


Finni
Toxic Recall
Items

I was wondering why some gold shop items have a sell back value but no sell back option in inventory.
ei: Vivid Golden Angelic Scarf, with sell back value of 500,000,000,000 gold, dose not have a 'sell item' option button in inventory, even if it does come from a gold shop.

Hmm, let me look into the issue with the Golden Angelic Scarf...


Zero Omega
Irresistible Isa
Art

I have been seeing people using my OC claiming her as theirs.
Now my question is..

Can i report them for this?
They did change the shoes she is wearing, other than that it's 100% like my OC.

This really saddens me that people can't make their own Oc and have to steal someone elses design.

please help ;-; i don't know what to do anymore..
I made a forum post about this and have warned the artists.

If she's posting on the forum with the OC that you created, you can report her using the "report a post" or "report a thread" buttons that are available. Our team will then follow up with your report.


Finni
XonyMudd
Items

Miko’s Hibakama layers nicely over Kosode, but the Tattered Hakama will unequip the Kosode items and vice versa. Would it be possible to allow the Tattered Hakamas to be worn over the Kosode, and if not, how about creating tattered Kosode items to be worn with it to create a battle worn Shinto priest/priestess look?
We don't intend to change the layering on any of these items, however we will keep this layering request in mind for future item updates that are of similar clothing pose types. 3nodding

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Zero Omega
Hoshika Bayushi
Events

Is there going to be a Gaia panel at Fanime 2015??? I'd almost time for the convention and I haven't seen a notice about it yet. crying crying crying

There is! Friday at 4:00pm PDT!


bluealaris
XonyMudd
Here's a tough one.

Misc/Coupons

At 5:04 pm PDT on May 3, 2015 there was a coupon announcement. One of the coupons in this announcement, which could be used thrice before expiring on May 4th at 4:59 pm PDT, was the Golden Fragment Coupon. This coupon guarantees a Golden Fragment, which can be used in alchemy to create tickets, by purchasing at least 10,000 GC, which would be spending a hundred or more in American dollars. Thus, by making three of the minimum $100 purchases of Gaia Cash using this coupon, a user who can afford to spend $300 during the almost 24 hour time period, would receive 3 Golden Fragments.

Why was this coupon created, and are you aware that it may appear to cater towards users who have a larger offsite expendable income, guaranteeing them, over all other users, Golden Fragments instead?

Edit: fixed the bold tag. Also, I've been meaning to ask this question 2 weeks ago, but kept missing AtS. I only have one more hard hitting question, but I'll save it for later on in this thread if I get to it. It -is- on the same subject.



The release of Golden Fragments through a Coupon, especially a higher tier coupon is this: They are meant to be hard to get, and Gaians that take the step to invest in collecting them are rewarded with some of the most exclusive items on the site. Do you have to buy GC to get a Golden Fragment? No- all you have to do is save your gold and purchase it from the MarketPlace.


Finni
XonyMudd
Misc/NPCs

Was the cause/culprit who caused Old Pete's Dumpster fire ever discovered and if so, will we ever find out about it?

It was me. ninja

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bluealaris
Castiel Lover
Items

Any chance you could update the rig fails again? Perhaps have a limit to how low of value you put in, so 10m items aren't given out? And cycle them out so the same items aren't being re-released too much.


We cycle our items out and try to put in items that we track value through average buy price. Let me know what you're finding inside of RIGs and we can make sure it doesn't get put back in.


bluealaris
shavos
ALCHEMY ISSUES

howdy, thanks for all the new recipes. however there appears to be a glitch that is affecting a few of us. The recipe Iced Kahvesi is stuck in the "incomplete" phase, even though level and component requirements have been met. Can this be looked into as its been liek this for several days now.

Thank you again!


I'll take a look at it!


bluealaris
Lapinne
shops

why is everything in Club Verge usually very expensive? i know they are exclusive items and all, but these are your customers who've spent a lot on your website – wouldn't it make more sense to reward them with things that aren't double/triple the price of things in the regular cash shop?


Currently a number of the Club Verge items that are priced high are due to being 50/100 packs of various RIGs, which actually offer our Verge members more of a discount. Moving forward Club Verge items aren't going to be priced very differently from La Victoire, but they will be exclusive.


Finni
Vannequin
Items/Tickets

Has anyone won the Tailored Stylist Pattern ticket yet?
This bunny is too tired to go digging around in everyone's inventories to see if they got a ticket! gonk But if you're asking if anyone redeemed one yet, then no.

(PS Check your email! heart )

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bluealaris
Litenguax
Features/Shops

I love that we get new formulas daily, and we certainly need more alchemy, specifically alchemy that uses caches. It's a lot easier to scrape together caches than it is to get together ink and bugs and flowers and trash. Which should also be made easier to get together. But is it going to stop at May? Or can we expect more alchemy to happen in the future, just not as often as right now?


Lets be honest, I'm having way too much fun. heart


bluealaris
XonyMudd
Not a question, but before I forget I wanted to thank everyone for these new alchemy items, especially the heart crests!

ooooo, wait, got a question!

Items/Features/Alchemy

Can we have even more crests to craft? Like more colors such as orange, yellow, and green, and more shapes like stars, circles, and diamonds?


Sure! More components to use later. twisted


Finni
Aelsirion
The Iron Magus
Events/NPCs

What's the symbol on Castor's head?
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All the other Bunny Rangers had easily identifiable marks, but I can't quite make his out...

Nyadriel
Since I seem to see this question every week, I took the liberty of darkening the mark so you can see it. Here you go! Don't ask me what exactly it is, I don't recognise it :'D

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It's a symbol of the largest star in our solar system. 3nodding

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bluealaris
Bag Fairy
Shops:
Super quick question -

Just wondering if Loyal's Fish Bundle is a permanent item in the shop or will it be vanishing at some point? If it is going to be taken out will we be given a warning before it leaves?

I really REALLY love that it was added and made fish more affordable for everyone. Made me SUPER happy. : )


Its permanent for the foreseeable future! 3nodding


bluealaris
Ranas94
Features/Items

First of all, thank you so much for making Aquarium Prince Enki easier to obtain! Now there's lots of tanks with at least one of them, but even then, Enki's Catches are hard to get. I've talked with people that haven't gotten a single one in days of playing! So it'd be nice to have other way/s of getting them, one of them being through GoFusion. Taking into account how many of them are needed for some alchemy formulas, it'd be nice if they didn't need many charms, or maybe several hearts (between 15 and 30 maybe?)~


We'll consider it, thank you for the suggestion!


Finni
Dalia Royce
Finni
twiztedoz13
items hope i did this right im on phone.. will there ever be astra blowing hair? Just curious ty
Currently, animated items can only layer on the very front or the very back of your avatar. Therefore, animated hair isn't possible because you would need it to layer properly with hats and headpieces and ears and wings, and we aren't able to stick those animated layers into the Gaia avatar layering system. Hope this answers your question! 3nodding

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Is it possible to make the front part of the hair static while the back part flowing like those Astra Capes we have?
Unfortunately it's not; we're unable to force equip a still sprite while simultaneously loading an animated layer. 8( Trust me, we've tried to make animated hair a thing! It's just not feasible with our current system, but we might be able to update the back end in the future. 3nodding


Zero Omega
Ren Orenji Doragon
Features

Are you guys still going through SCAS applications or is that done and over with? sweatdrop

We won't be stopping going through SCAS applications until we have gone through every last one. That is to say, yeah, we're still going through them.


Finni
JanJiz
Items:
I like the way that you made the monthly collectibles equippable. Would you be willing to make the tickets have an equip pose too? Since there are so few tickets in comparison to letters, it might be an easier task. smile
We don't plan to make tickets holdable because we don't want to encourage ticket hoarders. redface

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bluealaris
Shrimp_Man
Items

Could we get a time table on a rerelease for the Mogas? I know people want to make the Submarine Capsule, and the lack of Mogas is painful. gonk


Yes! Thanks for the reminder. 3nodding


Finni
Shirlox
Misc

Dear Finni, how many artists are there at HQ so I know how many cookies to bring for when I visit HQ on Thursday. o uo b


You are so sweet! I think not everyone is allowing sweets in their diet (as some of us are trying to stay healthy >_< ) but if you bring two dozen, that will be enough to share with the entire Gaia team. emotion_kirakira

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bluealaris
sup-qt
Tickets/Items

the recent announcement says "Each one in your possession increases your shot at the grand prizes. If this item sells out before the Tickets are found, a raffle will be held using the Tailored Trendsetters as entries to guarantee that there will be winners"

Does this mean that I have to have an unopened copy of the tailored trendsetters in my invet to go into the raffle?
Or does it still count if I have opened/used them?


It still counts if you've used them, since it tracks purchasing through La Victoire and also through the MP. 3nodding


milkbun
VG Tryx
Items

I just had my user recolor "tryxachu" released. It seems as if the "I am Tryxachu" pose is glitches and appears as grunny when moving, is there something the staff at Gaia Online can do to fix this for me?


Ahh sorry! We'll get it fixed within the next few days.


bluealaris
Akari Yui
Yay! Thank you for all the awesome summer event freebies! Especially moreso since they're for both paws and the human base!

Items? Maybe Feature? Probably Items

Will there be a summer sale this year? Like last years but eith actual sale priced items, like bundles for 299 to 499 cash. And no more 4999 items please. gonk

And will the sale be in the beginning of June? Like I should be saving all my money for then. ninja


We are having a Memorial Day sale! More details to come. heart

(And there's so many nice Paw sets I'm kind of freaking out.)


bluealaris
Lithium Filth
Features

Question

Are there any plans to make other tickets alchemizable, like ruby, rainbow, emerald and paw tickets?


There are! We are still working out formulas for them and watching the natural procession towards the crafting of the 4 that are currently in Alchemy to get an idea of what we can expect in terms of workload for our Art Team.


bluealaris
The PickIe
I have tried to buy GC for over a month now and it wont work with my card, it charges and then the charge drops after 2 days and it just wont go through. I have made 2 posts in the Help Forum but still haven't recieved a response, could you please help me fix this issue?


Please file a billing ticket following these steps:

If you want to file a billing ticket, you can easily do so by taking the following steps:
a) Click on the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of any Gaia page.
b) Scroll down the main page until you see the section that says "Still can't find your answer? Click here to contact customer support." The words "Click here" are a hyperlink to the ticketing system - click this link to start a ticket.
c) Once on the "Submit a Ticket" page, choose the following options during the ticket creation process:
1) Select "Billing Inquiry" as the subject
2) Fill out all the other fields with accurate information (account name, description of issue, date, time zone, billing method, payment id number (if applicable))
d) Click "Finish" button at the bottom of the page to send ticket.

You can also call us at 1-888-549-9715. This number is staffed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Pacific Time.

Someone will help you figure out what's happening! 3nodding