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Gaia, everyone makes mistakes, I think we can all agree that being overly critical doesn't help anyone in the end.

However, over the course of the last few months, you've made several mistakes that, in my opinion are very serious, as they demonstrate a lack of consideration for your users and the community that's developed here over the years.

I am currently a member of Club Verge, I can guarantee right now that is coming to an end. I will not spend another cent on this site until I see some massive reconsideration of how you value your users and how you treat the community as a whole. I am not a cash cow, and I will not allow myself to be treated as one. I work hard for every dollar I make, and when I chose to spend my money here it was because I love this site and wanted to give something back to not only increase my enjoyment to help ensure it stayed around for years to come.

You have effectively changed my opinions on the matter. I would love to see the Gaia I've come to appreciate over the years continue, but I have no desire to see the site that has taken over in the last months go on at all. If Gaia fails because of their choices I will proably be a little sad over the lost years and memories, but I will not regret that a company who made their greed so blatant and mistreated it's loyal users went under.

To be fair though, there are still some things you get right Gaia, and I do want to make sure you get Credit Where Credit is Due.

I'm sorry, but I just don't have the energy to maintain the thread. It's really been slacking lately, and all of the unresolved frustrations are just making it too much of a chore to keep up with both threads. While I encourage anyone interested in doing so to open up a thread of their own, I just don't have the motivation to follow through with this one.

November's Hot Topics:
11/3: Released FB Without Notice:
I guess they're testing the waters for the month, or perhaps they just they those criticizing them wouldn't notice? Either way they're starting off the month with a bang.

Only 3 days in and the urge to put Flynn in again proved irresistible. You can also add screwing over the Verge members to the list on this one, I mean, why bother with the loyalty program if you're going to keep lowering the requirements and offer the items in other stores anyway? Drop the pretense of pretending like you care about "loyalty" and just put it all up for grabs like you obviously want to.

11/4: Officially Released Flynn again 13 hrs later
Without any acknowledgement of sneaking the item into the cash shop earlier, they gave official word it's here for another stint.

11/4: More Old MC's
We got some Seal Slippers and Portable Headphones up for sale.

11/5: More Old MC's
Today we've got Mini Angel Wings and Angelic Sash.

11/8: More Old MC's
"We've got AFK, Angelic Pendant, and Demonic Pendant hitting the shelves today!"
It's not even really noteworthy that they've been put up for sale at this point, but it doesn't make it any better.

11/10: The Return of Flynn
It's Baaaaack~

11/11: Sale of 2013 MC (for 4x the amount!)
There is no excuse. Not that it made it OK, but with the older MC's there was at least the defense that it made it more accessible to Gaians who never had the chance to get one over 10 years ago. This is just greedy, and unacceptable.

11/11: The replacement for AtA is unveiled - and it sucks.
Maybe that was a bit harsh, but you know what? They deserve it. To remove a direct line of communication with all kinds of staff and replace it with a brief Q & A that skirts around all the actual issues we care about is just another slap in face.

If you'd like to read my more in depth analysis of this issue CLICK HERE.

11/11: Apparently Gaia is now Guaranteeing Nice Payouts for it's Flynn buyers
That's right, despite the fact that Flynn is a random payout generator Gaia has now taken to catering to it's Flynn purchasers when they don't get as much as they wanted out of the item. A user complaining in the SF Posted a thread complaining about their payout being low, and was then offered "justice" by Gaia Online.

Forget the calls to nerf the payouts, it's clear that Gaia is willing to forsake the good of the community anyday as long as it means more money from it's "devoted" GC buyers.

11/12: More old MC's
What else is new right?

11/17: Ninja Flynn Strikes Again
This time in bundle form! Another un-announced visit from the most controversial Space Pirate in existence.

Pro Tip: Gaia we aren't OK with you releasing Flynn just because we don't have to hear about it. The reason people are upset is the consequences the whole community has to suffer when these massive gold influxes take place. By deciding to release it in sneaky ways you don't help solve any of the problems, you just make yourself appear more manipulative and sleazy.

11/18: More Old MC's
Nightmare Scarf and Mini Wings this time.

You'd think like, one set of old MC's a month might be reasonable, but Gaia just isn't hearing any of that "reason bullshit" these days. They know what's best, trust them.

11/19: Philo Cache for Cash
This is probably the most upsetting thing this month for me. All the other stuff is bad, but honestly par for the course by now. This is something actually note worthy, do all you oldbies remember waiting for the Alchemy system to be released? Do you remember the fabled tales of yesteryear where all the young Gaians were told told stories about a system that would reward hard work and dedication on the site, with end goal items (like back wings *cough* *cough*) that couldn't just be bought and would be a representation of a users loyalty and efforts on the site?

Well forget all that, (not that Gaia hadn't already let go of that a while back anyway by selling back wings in the shop) now Gaia is don't keeping up any pretenses of holding themselves to their word. Pesky things like promises and obligations won't hold them back, no siree. They've now gone ahead and put the Philosopher Cashes (and essential part of Alchemy) up for sale in the Bifrost for the ridiculous price of $2.50. Eat it community, eat it up.

11/19: Ninja Flynn Strikes Again Again
Back in the shop and at a discount that screws over those poor suckers who purchased just two days ago! (Here I would say Karma, but seeing as Gaia is being the worst of all in this whole thing and still isn't really suffering I'll hold off for the time being.)

11/22: Annnnnd Another Day of Ninja Flynn
That makes 5 times this month!

11/22: More Censorship:
Everyone remember those images that circulated with the COO giving a presentation on Gamification and using Flynn's Booty as an example? Well I hope you do, because you won't be seeing them again on this site. Apparently these images are now against the rules to even display without the COO's consent (despite the fact they were obtained from public sources).

I feel sick.

I am so sorry that I had to censor the images from this thread, I really feel that it is wrong for Gaia to try and keep these images from you. They are relevant to how this site is run, and who's running it. I think it's inexcusable for them to do this, but I don't want to have my thread pulled down just to display the now censored material. I truly believe that the visibility this thread has managed to get is very important, and the my ability to keep users informed of what information I can is dear to me. I hope you'll understand why I chose to pull the images, if you have any further question feel free to ask me via PM.

11/23: 6th Release of Flynn this Month (Unannounced)
Well, the title for this one says it all.

11/24: Announced Flynn Release
That makes 7 releases in 24 days.


October's Hot Topics:
(lost to the eather due to gaia censorship!)


September's Hot Topics: During This Month Gaia...
(lost to the eather due to gaia censorship!)

And all of this in such a short span of time... My feedback is for Gaia to seriously reevaluate how they are treating their users, because today was the final straw for me, I will not give any more money to support a site that doesn't care about it's userbase, and I know I'm not the only one taking notice of your decisions.

Compiled by frozen_water I'll update a bit every now and then.