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Features to Come
Tattoos and Piercings - A tattoo and piercing store will open in an unknown location and will be run by two NPCs named Devin and Natasha. As some tattoos will cover the head and body, bald avatars will be an option.
Library - It has been said that Gaia Online has grown away from its link list and the current location of the link list will be removed and replaced with a library, where it it believed that past events, history, NPC profiles and similar data will be located for new users.
Guild Halls - At Otakon 2k5 the Gaia administrators stated that Guild Halls will be released in the future, these places will be huge Homes in the town system for the entire guild to live in.
Housing Rares - Rares for housing will also come with the upcoming housing 1.5 upgrade. The items are still unknown, though rumors have been circulating that some of the items being in line of the popular Angelic/Demonic series.
Casino - The Casino has been released but it has been made clear that other games will be released. The only currently available games are slot machines. Blackjack has an almsot certain upcoming release, which is known due to the page the Gaia Online staff have placed under the games section. The admins stated at Otakon 2005 that they have plans to add poker at a later date. Note : It has been confirmed. The game appears in the navigation header but, unfortunately, it redirects you back to the home page.
Advanced Journals - in the Template Previewer for the GAIA Journals, Rion. Journal mentions that, "Also, many templates have customizable features, like colors and fonts. Please note that some customizations are a bit confusing, and are only available to advanced users (who have paid the fee to upgrade their journal)". This is evidence that there at some point will be released a buyable Advanced Journals feature.
Journal Store - One idea for Gaia Journals is to have a store where you can buy various upgrades for it. Some of the upgrades would be the ability to change the background color on certain templates, like how the beta test moderators were allowed to.
Music Store - Not only will there be a store to buy musical instruments for your avatar, but it's rumored that you will be able to buy 'music notes'. With these notes it might be possible to put together a tune for inside your house (note: this is only a rumor).
RPG/Quest System - The Gaia Online Role-Playing game will allow users to participate in both individual and group/guild quests, where they may possibly gain exclusive items. Some of these items may be parts used in combinations to create equipable items for the user's avatar. Two Quest items have already been confirmed. Angelic and Demonic Wings (placed on your avatar's back) will be earned through a particularly difficult quest. In the RPG you will do task for various NPCs.
Class System - Even before the Battle System comes out, users will be able to choose their job class. No definite classes are known. A significant amount of weapons and fantasy/role-playing related clothing may be released alongside the class system. Some currently released items, such as the Staff of the Angels, Demonic Pitchfork, and Fire/Ice Gauntlets, have been confirmed as probable weapons. It was recently mentioned that Gaia-specific classes, such as "Spammer" may be added in addition to traditional RPG professions.
Battle System - A fully-functional battle system designed to allow users to engage in interactive battles against monsters, and later on possibly even other users. Said to be based on Final Fantasy Tactics, the battle system will likely be isometric grid-based, much like how Gaia Homes are. The battle system will incorporate the class/job system and weapons which can be equipped to the user's avatar. While many users are eagerly anticipating the release of the battle system, just as many others are worried about the influx of new users that this will bring to the site, causing inflation in the pixelated items. Many users are also worried about the server issues that both the new feature and the aforementioned increase in new users will probably bring. There has been no confirmed information about the structure or flow of the battle system. However, at AnimeExpo 2005, B5 is quoted as saying that because they are still in very early progress of the
Battle System, nothing can be officially confirmed.
Digging Game - Originally there was to be a digging game that was hosted by an old miner named Reinhart. Currently it has been cancelled because it was too similar to Minesweeper, however Reinhart is supposed to still be released. As to whether or not the digging game will eventually be released is unknown.
Pets - Even as a vast amount of users on Gaia Online are anti-pets due to the belief many have the inefficiency of NeoPets, an equally vast amount of users on Gaia Online are interested in a pet system being introduced. The user L0cke, a member of the administrative staff, has stated that the pet system on Gaia Online will have to cater to the audience of Gaia Online, not NeoPets, as they understand that each site appeals to different audiences (note: this does not mean pets will be released on Gaia, it is not confirmed).
Personals - While the Personals were open in the past, they were closed due to difficult moderation of the forums. In the future a newer, efficiently designed and reconstructed Gaia Personals will be released (Note: this is only a rumor).
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