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Rogue
If you're reading this... You are the Resistance











Since: 08-17-04

Since last post: 395 days
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Posted on 08-27-06 05:26 PM Link | Quote
Out of a bit of prodding from a friend, I joined Gaia a few days ago and have played a bit every day since. Granted the game is rather addicting, but many facets of it simply annoy the hell out of me.

First off, the main goal of the site is to earn enough gold to buy or trade for rare items for your avatar to wear and accessorize their homes with. Truly this goal is a novelty, but it's almost obnoxious when one is confronted with elaborately dressed regulars taunting you for your starter clothes, but such is being a newbie.

Second, it seems as though EVERYONE on the site is in their pre-teens and what's more cannot write for shit. The site is riddled with improper grammar, PeOpLe TyPiNg LiKe ThIs, or r talkng 2 u lik ths lawl, and half of the people seem to have an attitude.

While I was playing a game in their "casino" (the casino only has slots and black jack), I tried to socialize with people in the little chat boxes at the bottom of the screen. Upon mentioning my rotten luck with the dealer, one chimes in to say, "lawl u suk" and I jokingly replied back, "Yeah, my luck sucks." To which another goes, "No u sukk. Fuck ur." Erm... great comeback? Who triggered this little fight? I laughed and said that he was funny (sarcastically) to which other people jumped in to agree (seriously). Then I asked how old they all were and got back an assortment of 11s and 14s while the one who made the comment didn't answer.

Good grief.

A couple days ago when I was chatting with a rather nice person, they happened to ask how old I was. I told him 21, but was immediately inundated with people telling me I'm old. I laughed for a bit.

Third point, much to my chagrin, the place is a frickin' mini-MySpace. While walking around in the little RPG section, I kept getting approahed by people who'd suddenly run up to my character and declare, "Friend me!!" Um... who are you? I'd watch these people have a couple words with each other before the friend requests would be brought up. It wouldn't be much, but more of a "Hi!" "Wut up?" "Friend me!"

Not only this, but most of the site is pretty much a hybrid of MySpace and LiveJournal. If you're on both sites, you'd marvel at the ridiculous likenesses of the layouts and ideas. Law suit worthy, really.

Not to sell the site short. There are some really nice people on there and some interesting little additions, but overall the site is mostly one big piss-off to anyone over 18.

I dunno. Anyone have anything to say about it?
Ambush

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Posted on 08-29-06 02:43 AM Link | Quote
Xeoman

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Since: 08-14-04
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Posted on 08-29-06 02:55 AM Link | Quote
... I don't think I'll ever join this then.
Rogue
If you're reading this... You are the Resistance











Since: 08-17-04

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Posted on 08-29-06 04:46 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Ambush


I don't think I could have summed it up better myself.
01001000
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Posted on 08-29-06 06:18 PM Link | Quote
Rule of thumb for online gaming: If the majority of the gaming community of insert title here has the intelligence and maturity of a child the game is therefore ment for children and not for people such as ourselves who are of higher intellect and wisdom.

Fun fact: 40% of all girls in online gaming are actually guys.

Fun fact: 81% of all statistics are made up.
Cteno

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Since: 01-11-05

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Posted on 08-30-06 11:51 PM Link | Quote
I actually joined it awhile ago and kinda liked it, until of course I tried to post in the forums. Not only was there WAY too much racism and immaturity. I actually started it when I was 16 and even I had to say that it was way too immature for me (and I am the king of tolerance and immaturity..... Trust me on this on!)

All in all, it would be a way better place if they deleted 90% of the people on the site.

Till then, I'll just stick to the great, friendly environment on the Xeogaming board! [/suckingup]
Rogue
If you're reading this... You are the Resistance











Since: 08-17-04

Since last post: 395 days
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Posted on 09-01-06 01:05 PM Link | Quote
I'm actually shocked by the forums. I mean, I have a sick sense of humor, but some of this is pretty bad.

http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17301793

If you can't see the thread, here's the gist:

The OP posed this situation:
Originally posted by Bondage Zombie
Yesterday night, I was celebrating my day off early and decided to imbibe a little alchohol. When my fiancee returned home, I was absolutely SMASHED, but I was still coherent enough to take myself to bed.

As I was laying in bed, I felt hands on my body and a low voice in my ear mumbling words I couldn't understand. As the hands began to undo my pants, I pushed them away and screamed 'no', but they held me down.

Eventually, I just gave up and let my fiancee finish. Afterwards, I rolled over and cried.

Is that rape?


A few of the responses:
Originally posted by Lightswitch Raves
For some reason, I laughed at this.


Originally posted by Captain Iron Jaw
It's non-consensual sex.

Therefore, yes, is rape.

LOL You're marrying a rapist.


Originally posted by Takaten
Of course that's rape.

But now, you have to return the favour.

This calls for:

SURPRIZE BUTTSECKS!!


Originally posted by Colonel Napkin
Your a rapists-soon-to-be-wife.

Happy holidays!


Originally posted by Ketopi
wait wait wait...you cried cause of sex? What was the sex that bad?


Originally posted by Jessica the False Prophet
Originally posted by keely_teron
Yes, if you say no and they proceed it's rape, even if you love the person.
Try and tell that to my Grandfather. I go to school everyday with a sore ass.


Originally posted by Proflyer
Hell yes.

You sound like a sissy and your fiancee sounds like alot of fun.


Originally posted by Babies.on.a.Plane
LAWLZ@U.


Unwanted secks = rape but you did get fucked by him anyway right? What's the big deal? LOL

I'm sorry..but..ROFLMAO XD Funny.


Mind you most of these people are preteens. And as I look over some of the responses, there's supposedly some discussion between the two people in question. Even on her profile, there's a pic of her avatar and the fiance's sharing a discussion of "Let's fuck." "lol."

I think I'm done with Gaia. Originally I joined because my 20-something-year-old friend was raving about it. Go figure, though.

EDIT: As I read over that thread, it appears that the OP, though they have a female avatar and claim to be female in their profile, is actually male and was raped by his female fiance. Though it happens and is unfortunate when men are raped, this person presented themselves as female and thus I feel lied to. Gaia drama's absurd.


(Last edited by Rogue on 09-01-06 04:18 PM)
Ryan

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Since: 10-01-04
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Posted on 09-04-06 04:18 AM Link | Quote
Well, as FX had explained it to me once, preteens manage to joke about sexual things, and the sad thing is they have no idea what they are actually going on about.

I mean some of those replies look like quotes from a TV program that children of the age they make themselves out to be shouldn't be watching for another 10 years.
Cteno

Super Shotgun
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Since: 01-11-05

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Posted on 09-08-06 12:25 AM Link | Quote
That's exactly why I left Gaia Online and why I hated posting in their forums. It absolutely disgusts me!

Its funny how kids try to act all grown up by cussing and making crude jokes, but I realized as I got older that I started to cuss a lot less. Well, I still cuss, but I don't see myself as a badass doing so. Normally its just a "damn" or "shit" when I stub my toe, or just when it just comes out once in a while like when I describe dial up.....

I never thought I would say this, but.... Kids these days.....
Rogue
If you're reading this... You are the Resistance











Since: 08-17-04

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Posted on 09-08-06 08:11 PM Link | Quote
It actually is amusing being around pre-teens and some teenagers, specifically the cousins and siblings of my friends and boyfriend. They curse at EVERY opportunity, no matter how unfitting it is for the topic or the time.

Example: "Hey, how you doin'?" Their answer: "I'm fucking all right."

No the italics thing isn't meant to set it off so much as show how the over-emphasize the swear words in a sort of, "Look at me! I'm cursing like a grown-up!!"

I didn't really start swearing until I was 16. There just wasn't any reason to curse.

I do swear a lot now, but not so much so that it's a noteworthy part of the conversation. Whenever I hear preteen and most teenagers swear it's excessive and like the example I've posted above.

In Gaia, I'm amazed by the things they talk about and how they address the topics. Kind of reminds me of "Kids Say the Darnedest Things."

One of them in conversation: "I remmber seeing on CNN that if u pour Aliseltzer on the guy's dick, u wont get pregnant."
True Flight

The One








Since: 08-21-04

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Posted on 09-11-06 10:17 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by HoboConductor
Rule of thumb for online gaming: If the majority of the gaming community of insert title here has the intelligence and maturity of a child the game is therefore ment for children and not for people such as ourselves who are of higher intellect and wisdom.

Fun fact: 40% of all girls in online gaming are actually guys.

Fun fact: 81% of all statistics are made up.


THat's 97% *read a book of statistics*

Just for you to know I don't go near Gaia for reasons of my own. I tried it, never liked it.
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