I used to log into Gaia during my digital art class...got in trouble once, while we were doing critiques of other peoples' works and I was supposed to be paying attention, then the teacher made me go up to the board and explain what I liked about the picture of whomever's art we were 'looking at'

This was like early 2000s. Like...2004/05? Before Gaia turned into a cesspool of snooby ass holes. Before the cash shop and the marketplace turned into a nightmare.

@Lina: Potter Puppet Palls, and Dr Tran are some funny ones if you want old.

Sadly I did buy into the Cash shop, but not like until a bit later when they were had an option to redeem certain gift cards for $. I'd get like a $20 gift card and get $20 with of GC. Then I'd buy some things. I did that a couple times not too long ago. Maybe 5 years ago or so? Could be longer then that, I have a bad sense of time XD. I will still go there casually and dress up my avatar with the crap-ton of stuff I have.

Oh yeah I'll do Lake Kindred too. I'll open the rigs I get and have multiple versions of one thing. I *hate* how you have to own multiples of items to use more then one thing of that item. I mean unlike here, where you can get like 3 items from one thing to wear. That's just so greedy, knowing you'll try to get multiples of that same item so you can have the whole 'set' to wear. That's one thing I hate about Gaia. Also how INSANE the prices are at the MP. Like...holy crap. If you use gold or platinum, the prices are ridiculous. Prices being in the Trillions+ for one item...

@moif: I still own stuff on Gaia from back when I first started. Like the items you got when they featured Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles, and The Last Mimsy, and Spiderwick Chronicals. I have a MJ glove, and a Harry Potter robe lol.