Maybe I'm just growing old.

[Awiergan Retribution]

When I visit Gaia, and even when I deliberately try to spend time on Gaia, I'm finding it harder and harder to stay entertained. I remember, back in the day, when I could honestly sit here all day long and not even desire to get up from the computer. So I'm wondering why, exactly, has Gaia lost its appeal to me?

Thinking about it, I'm not even sure if it's a change in the site, or a change in my own interests, but generally, browsing random wikipedia articles is more interesting than browsing random discussion topics.

There are a few key entertainment values that, in my opinion, are missing from Gaia.

First and foremost, relevance. When browsing Facebook, UER, or 4chan, it's actually stuff I want to read. Stuff that I want to contribute to, as opposed to simply posting for gold. ********, I wonder why I'm even typing this right now, it's not like it's all that interesting to discuss how un-interesting something is.

Secondly, artistic vale. If I want to see shitty anime artwork, I'll visit Pixiv or DA. On 4chan, especially on boards like /w/, /wg/, /x/, /c/, and possibly even /e/ (and on rare occasions /fa/, /p/, /h/, and /d/) , you get images that are at least somewhat VISUALLY interesting to look at. With the increased copyright bullshit on Gaia, even most people's signatures are disabled or s**t.

Next, content value. It's not that I only like discussing anime that's inappropriate for Gaia or something, but rather, it seems that Gaia's audience just sucks a** at picking out anime. Naruto and One Piece are hardly worth mentioning when compared to Kara No Kyoukai, Shangri-La, Eve No Jikan, etc. Sure, there are occasional threads here dedicated to Eureka Seven, Elfen Lied, Higurashi, or some other series I've tolerated, but it's never new or revolutionary. It's always s**t from at least a few years ago that's already been mainstreamed and fagged up. Even Facebook tries to provide you with things relevant to your interests. The fan pages and groups send out useful announcements, and at least there I know who people are, as opposed the overprotected privacy rules here. I've only met people in person to find out that they have Gaia accounts; I've never met someone in person who I previously knew on Gaia; with most websites, it's the other way around.

Whatever.

/rant  

[Metalic_Noodles]

You might like manipulating the MP. I even know a few people looking to start a small dedicated group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2RFcrreoE8&feature=related
Do you know if that is from an anime and if so which?


Same question there.


Have you seen the third season of Higurashi yet?  

[angel_half82]

I second this.

Today is the first day I have said to myself "self why don't you get on and see if anything new has popped up on gaia?" Nothing has unfortunately except they are WAY more out of control with the evolving items.

I still wish Xenon would post more adventures of Xenon videos on youtube. Now that s**t was funny.  

[Awiergan Retribution]

Metalic_Noodles

You might like manipulating the MP. I even know a few people looking to start a small dedicated group.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2RFcrreoE8&feature=related
Do you know if that is from an anime and if so which?


Same question there.


Have you seen the third season of Higurashi yet?

The video uses screens from a Japenese game called Human Sacrifice, as well as alot of Vocaloid artwork. No animu in there that I recognized, unfortunately.

Haven't seen that pictures before, I'm afraid. It looks like original artwork, though.

What I've seen of the third season of Higurashi sucked, so i quit watching it. Right now I've got more interesting things to watch. I'm president of the anime club at my school, so I have to catch up on a few things.  

[Metalic_Noodles]

Maybe it has to do that we spent so much time here that we needed a break? It happened to me a few times since Nov. 2007 when I built a computer.

I think that as long as we don't OD, and don't let other projects pile up that it is a lot better.



Anime club sounds fun! I was hoping of an anime with the same story as the video.  

[Dana Pixie Stix]

Aw, little Trevy's all grown up. heart

But seriously though, you're right, Gaia lost it's fun. Takes a lot of digging to find something.  

[Metalic_Noodles]

Maybe it is an age thing, or it could be a degenerating user base because the kids keep joining that are too young.

Personally, I busy with a new guild, but I've barely RPed at all since I got this computer. I miss RPing, but something in me is just stopping me.  

[Awiergan Retribution]

I can't really say it's an age thing or an interest thing; I've become more interested in Anime and Video Games as I get older. I actually keep up with mainstream games now that I have the money to (can't wait for Bioshock 2 and Mass Effect 2), but I generally find that the people on Gaia aren't even worth discussing games with (outside of the guild at least).

I certainly don't expect a huge audience on Gaia to share some interests with me (such as Urban Exploration, Photography, Programming, old World Of Darkness games, etc) but I'd still certainly like to see something other than social drama from time to time. I feel like this is an angst club sometimes. And while it's fun to play psychiatrist for a while, it eventually gets tiring.  

[Metalic_Noodles]

It would be awesome if a bunch of Gaians with a lot of old expensive items got together to chat about anime and have fun plotting how they could destroy the Gaian economy for funsies.

Seriously, if anyone with any decent knowledge wanted to trash the MP as a hobby or project I would be so in.  

[Awiergan Retribution]

That's the thing, my most valuable items are a cache of ZOMG CL 10 rings (which I can't exactly sell) and everything else ZOMG will saturate the market in due time. As far as items, I don't actually have a ton, maybe a millionsworth or so. So I don't exactly have the funds to item whore (and when I do, I usually spend it switching my gender back and forth, as the items I like, outside of the ones I'm wearing, usually look better on female bases).

I've honestly had too much fun with the store items. Most of them I've had and exhausted at one point or another, and they've severely slowed updates. The items I want now are cash-shop exclusive, and I've unfortunately started paying for my own school, leaving me without the IRL funds to waste on Gaia Cash (and they'll probably ban me again for no reason some day or another). And I no longer have the gold to just buy them.

Even so, avatar customization, while it does encourage you to show off your avatar, only keeps you entertained for so long.  

[Metalic_Noodles]

You still have more than me, proper manipulation would increase our funds, and smaller items are less noticeable and are more likely to alter the economy. Things that are large don't sell as easily and more people would recognize our efforts.  

[Darthspanky]

/wrists

and now i feel like posting some truly worthwhile comments

also narutard sucks. watch elfen lied its p coo.  

[Awiergan Retribution]

Rydia-Beck

sad but true. even i eventually am running out of the cheaper items to catch up on and buy. and last night i just sat trying on different s**t... which i have to do the hard way if i do the "get nekkid" i'll lose my blue eyes from gogh reed since it evolved to that stupid lightning gerbil stage.. all i did was try on clothes then it froze, i hit the refresh and it temporarily banned me for possible botting wtf

Yeah, that "freeze" was actually when the ban started. Every time you change an item, it refreshes the image of your avatar, which can lead them to believe you're botting. It's happened to me near a half-dozen times now.