i'd imagine it'd be pretty hard to create one like gaia, partly due to the background stories, the art, the avatar system, the forum management etc. plus you'd probly not be able to outsource the server stuff you'd probly have to own your own server system to do it. which i've seen first hand and it can be a pain in it's self.
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:03 am
Also, I'd imagine that it would take quite some time to make the site profitable.
Id say yes (my brother works on websites for a living) severs and the coding are pretty hard to sort out. Also making it popular and making any money would be hard.
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:14 pm
I can imagine it would be difficult and expensive. That's probably why they push the CS stuff so hard. Then you have to find coders, artists, ways to advertise your site. It's probably much like starting your own business.