almost every single Announcement is an advertisement for Cash Shop items or Gaia Cash... I really miss the old Gaia, sure I love some of the new items, but ya know I don't mind having just a Monthly Collectible to look forward to. Just a choice between two items or whatever it was, I really could do without this constant bombardment of a bazillion items a month. It's really confusing now trying to come up with an avi, back then there was only so many choices and with the Monthly Collectibles only coming out monthly (not all day everyday) you had time to at least try to memorize what all items there was, plus there was always Tek-Tek. Now there's no more Monthly Collectible, but instead there's only the Lord knows how many new items a day being sold for Gaia Cash only.
I've noticed that the in game Gold / Platinum based Shops are selling pretty much the same things they sold years ago, the only new items are the items being sold for real money. I don't know if I'm the only one here that hates being constantly marketed to, but wow... I just don't even like checking the Announcements anymore because I know exactly what it will be, another ad for a bunch of items that can only be bought with Gaia Cash, or the actual Gaia Cash lol.
Wow... a lot truly has changed since my hiatus, then again it wasn't necessarily good before I left either, I left just a little bit after the rogue takeover and hyper inflation.
Honestly I want to believe Gaia is making changes for the better, but I really don't believe they are, I just think their goal has changed from being a fun hangout site that sold a choice Monthly Collectible item to make it by, to now a Cash grab pay to win sort of site. I don't like that... this is why I usually don't use mobile game apps, if I want to play a game I'll just pop one into a console and play it. I mean I don't mind donating here and there, it's just the premises that when I as a subscriber give my money monthly I want to feel like my money actually matters, and to be honest I don't feel like my money matters. Back in the day my money may have mattered, but now I don't feel like a true supporter, I feel like a sucker, like I'm being constantly raked over the coals.
Maybe just maybe I am slowly becoming bitter, and I don't like feeling that way... I mean I never was an optimistic person, but I was never really a pessimistic person either, I am more of a realist, but sadly I can't help but to be a little depressed with the way things are now. So yea if my ramblings the last few days about the changes in Gaia bother you, you may not want to check out my Journal anymore because I feel like sadly this is just the beginning. I am really beginning to get disenchanted with the site, I have met some cool people of course, but at the same time I constantly ask myself why am I here? Do I really need to be a Wing Supporter? etc. etc.
Gaia what has happened to you gurrrl???
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