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My time and patients are starting to run when it comes to Gaia.

Lack of reason to keep coming back other than items, which at this point just burn hole in my wallet.

Copypasta from FA

So one of my best friends and I are trying to get an apartment here in Madison and we've picked one out that's really nice and affordable, in a fantastic location and nice neighborhood, and all around just amazing. We applied for it today and we're hoping to hear back ASAP about whether we got it or not. If we got it, we'll be moving in on the 8th or 9th of December, probably taking a bit of time to get internet and get settled in, so in that event, I'll be gone-ish for a bit. If not, we'll keep looking. So, here's hoping. It's a REALLY nice place. Second floor, huge living room, nice bedrooms, pets allowed and at an affordable price. $760 plus heat and electric and whatever cable and internet service we go with, and between the two of us, that's pretty good. Within walking distance of: A movie theater, grocery store, mall, gas station, Best Buy, book stores, bars, one of my other best friends, bus stops, just to name a few. Of all the places we looked at, this could not be better. I'm pretty confident we'll be able to get it, but I'm steeling myself for the possible denial.

Anyway, next thingy, Christmas. Two people I know I would like to get art for them. Ri, the roommate, and another friend of mine who has been waiting 14 months just for one from a certain artist. For Ri, I'm looking for someone who draws human characters, since I'd like to commission someone to do art of the main cast of her fantasy story, or at the very least one of her main characters. The other, anyone good at drawing otters that is available?

Lastly, I'm having serious thoughts, and really serious now, of changing fursona species. I created Laguna, my snow leopard, so I would have one to play as, but I'm absolutely in love with him, more so than I was a panda. So I dunno there. I need to think on this more >.< That's one of those things you just can't go "Oh yeah, I'm different now" when you've been something else for so long. Snow Leopard or Panda. I am closer to being like a Snow Leopard in some aspects, but the panda is a part of me, so argh!

Also, Black Friday. ******** YOU!

I think I have finally gotten pushed to my limit far as Gaia goes.

There have always been two things that have kept me coming back to this site, first being the AFG and second is the items. As far as this guild goes, there are certain events that have occurred that have made me loose a lot of faith and no longer feel that comfortable hanging around. There are only a couple members that post I even consider friends while the rest I am merely acquainted, if even know them at all.

As far as items go it is just becoming too much to keep up with. I originally had no problems with the cash shop because I thought that new items would only appear every month or so just as they do with MCs and NPC shops, sadly new items appear on a fairly regular basis now. It is not just the cash shop either, but there are constantly new quests and events going on now, not to mention the large new influx of items just from zOMG! One of the things I really enjoyed was getting my hands on the new items up that popped up now and then, but it has become such a chore at this point that the fun has been sucked right now. I am not even going to get into all the items that are out there for commercial purposes, mostly because now and then we do get some good ones.

In any case, I just feel a little burnt out when it comes to Gaia. It has become a bad habit I need to wean myself off from it. I have already been trying to clean my inventory out of items just sitting there and never used, but I need to get myself to stop feeling compelled to collect everything that becomes available. I use to collect ever items I could get my hands on for generating gold, but gold has pretty much become pointless for me at this point, most of the items I have been getting were either free or bought with cash. Speaking of cash, I really need to stop spending money in the cash shop.

I think I will still keep up with the MC as I always have, but I have some doubts about keeping up with the evo items. They are certainly fun, but again they come out with new ones just far too often and are a horrible temptation for me. Prehaps I should just get the ones that look interesting to me or even waiting to see how they look in different stages. Then again, I am driven to get first gen when I can.

I hate my impulse control.

Affy- Glad to see your doing well, and hope you get the new place. Sounds like it will be a real nice place to live for you. Also, I might be interested in doing a commission for you, if your looking. I can do both humans or anthros so just send me a pm if your interested. =3



Diana- Nooooooooooo don't leave me! *clings* sort of figured this might happen though with what we were discussing in pms. Scary how similar or need to collect compulsion is. You need to make a recovering from your Gaia item addiction group so I can join. crying



Manda- I hope they are able to fix your comp, or at least recover your stuff. Can't count how many times I've seen people have similar problems loosing a bunch of stuff. Not enough of a daredevil to take a risk like that myself. Have all the art I've received and done, and all my written work, pictures, and other important stuff saved to flash drives. I suggest if your comp is fixed to first thing back up your files.

I've been a serious furfag for... at least fourteen years. Sometimes I'm more conscious of being a freak than at other times.

I'm more of a PC specialist, but do you know what has failed? Does it just fail to turn on? If that's the case, it might be possible to take out the HDD and put it into an external casing and plug it into another mac.