The Other Mooncry
It's...a start, but there should be an alternative formula for those who cannot pay money to Gaia.
confused I don't understand why paying money to Gaia would be required at all.
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Right now we're at the end of the month so the Sealed Angel Items are a little more scarce. However, after the beginning of the month, we usually see more listings in the Marketplace; if you're not trying to acquire it at the "this just came out and I need this right now" price, you can usually get Sealed Angel Item boxes, and the Angel Item itself, for 30-50k, which is a steal compared to other new similarly priced (650GC) items.
You'd be paying a lot more between Alchemy ingredients and crafting costs if Gaia created a method to craft a Sealed Angel Item box (note: unlikely; the boxes themselves are intended just for Angel Supporters who can then sell, hoard, or gift/trade them as they desire).
On the opposite side of that same coin, the Runway Vouchers themselves are also obtainable via the Marketplace, so they're not just available to those who spend money or have won any of the Runway contests. The current lowest buy price is 25k, which is within the average value range of 50GC (the entry fee for the Runway contest). So, you can spend 25k*13 (325k) to buy them individually from another Gaian, or presently craft them at a larger initial investment (ex: you spend ~60k between the Sealed Angel Item and crafting costs) that comes out to about 5k/voucher.
9soulz
Maybe a way to craft Sealed Angel Items, even if it's with a lengthy show of loyalty, like 5 or 10 Mystery Grab Bags, those items you get after cashing 7 Daily Gifts that restart every Monday.
Unfortunately, people already farm things like Mystery Grab Bags and Chirpette Bundles (which are gotten via consistent voting in Runway) on multiple accounts - this is a violation known as Mule Abuse which is not allowed as it gives those people an unfair advantage by just doing "easy" dailies to acquire gold/items. We don't have the bandwidth to task someone to investigate just these matters (that's what it would take to start even making a dent), and don't want to encourage further abuse. While some users don't do this and acquire these things, it's a good example of how acts of greed prevent us from offering opportunities to our more considerate Gaians. That said, I can't foresee opening up Sealed Angel Items to Alchemy, as it's intended to be a reward for Angel Supporters, so I'm speaking more broadly about the suggestion, instead.
However, if you're very active on Gaia and already engaged in activity where you're earning these Mystery Grab bags, Chirpette bundles, etc., you're earning platinum. Like I said above, the Sealed Angel Item boxes and Angel Items themselves aren't outrageously priced (outside of around the first of the month due to new item hype), and are generally listed within a price range that is very accessible to the average active user (30-50k). Single Runway Vouchers are usually obtainable for around 25-35k, or can now be crafted in small bulk for a slightly larger initial investment.
Formula 1: Runway Vouchers
