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I'm just a little curious about peoples' thoughts on these parts of Gaia's collection of items. EIs, as we all know, are pretty darn new to Gaia. (actually only being around for roughly a year, now; they started sometime in November, I believe beginning with Fausto's Bottle) While MCs have been around Gaia since its opening, in December 2003. But which do people prefer?
To make it kinda fair, you can do two comparisons; one for EIs and MCs in general and one for EIs and MCs for this year, seeing as this year's stuff is much easier to come by.

There are a few other questions I'll toss in here, as well...

Discuss!:

- Which do you prefer? EIs or what Gaia started with; MCs?
- What's your favourite Evolving Item?
- What's your favourite Monthly Collectible of 2008? (you can hold your silence until December's Collectibles are released, if you so wish =P )
- What's your favourite Monthly Collectible of all time?

I'll stick up my opinions once (and if) I get a few replies. Try to explain why you like one over the other, though; its always nice to see opinions in greater detail. At least for me. =)

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Friendly Reading for Newbies Viewing:
How Not to be a NOOB 101 - Your basic "How to be a good member of the Guild" thread... with an interesting title. xD
The NEW Introduction Thread - Let's keep the main boards clean and have all your introductions in one place, ne? =)

I like some of the EI's, like the Inari's Beads, but I won't ever buy them.
And as far as the MC's go, I won't bother purchasing them either. When they were "donation items" and there were only two a month, I bought them but now Gaia's too much of a cash cow. Not to mention I lost interest in Gaia items months ago.

Its the EIs for me, as well. Mainly because the MCs that have been released during the time that the EIs have been around have been pretty shoddy, at best. I was thoroughly disappointed with November's, which was what I was when they released Momo the Monkey and the UFO, too. Though luckily, I didn't buy those. xD

This year hasn't been kind to MCs, and I'm STILL waiting for my damn Elemental Halo! D< Some are good, but they aren't awesome, like some that were in the previous years.

One thing that bugs me about Gaia is the items like the Fortune Egg; you waste $5 buying something that you could have bought from a store for cheaper. But that's a completely different subject. 3nodding

I've bought stuff from the Gaia Cash Store, but most of the time, only when I know I want it. Such as with Inari's Beads. They came out at a time when I was playing ignorant to the Cash Shop... and well... we all know what came of that... *looks at Quest Thread* ... xD

I would say I prefer EIs. The MCs just aren't that great anymore, I need simple items with simple poses that I can use with versatility on my avatar, in colors that are easy to match and work with....and that's not what I'm getting out of MCs most of the time.

EIs piss me off because they're outrageously expensive if you think about it; ranging from $4 to $10? Why would I want to pay $10 for a pixel image? D: I mean I know I'm actually paying $10 for a lot of different images, posing options, etc, but still. That's over an hour of work at my job. XD I only get paid $8 an hour.

I think that Gaia should put more work into MCs, have the artists that do EIs do MCs or something. Obviously they aren't going to be as awesome as EIs in different pose options, but they should still be very easy to use in an avatar and look nice, not be all cheesy and crappy looking like that Stone Gauntlet or Lusty Scoundrel or most of the other MCs this year. They are coming out with new EIs constantly but MCs only release once a month, so they should be something we look forward to, and reflect that they had a whole month to be released.

This site needs to get back to its roots. A group of depressed teenagers that has $2.50 a month to buy shiny things.

I think the Urn is a close second as a favourite in EIs, after Inari's Beads. When I got the Gen 1, I hadn't realised it didn't have all of its poses. I checked it today, and damn. I guess I just ignored that announcement they made, a while ago. xD;

lol I have one and I want an urn D: damn art costing so much.