[Dorian Pavus]

I don't think so since it's for the cash shop.
I have a strict rule of not donating to them anymore so I don't know.

[Yokuutsu]

The banner ad doesn't really bother me since I don't get five billion announcement notifications like Gaia was doing saying SALE SALE! BUY CASH! OMG GIVE US ALL YOUR MONIEZ!

[Holly]

I have had a number shut down on me in the past.
; 3 ;

I'm worried about Chloria.
Though I haven't been on there in ages.
So, I'm not helping it.

I don't frequent as many as I once did. > n >;
I mostly stick to Ernya and Solia.
I should post here on Trisphee more.

[Dorian Pavus]

I'm only here, Ernya and Rolia. Thats it really. : 0
Rolia doesn't seem to be doing all that well either.

[Rem]

Menewsha, Kinsaki and Roliana were like the big 3 sites I remember bein around when Gaia was about mid-way through it's reign, I never really got into them that much but I always wondered how they did (well I did join Roliana but it's been a long long while idk if I even remember my pass lol)

[Nexess]

:I True fact? Nexy used to work with the dude who made Menewsha, she also still knows a majority of their staff because they actually managed to keep alot of their original or near original staffers.

[Lawtan]

Umm...how many Avatar/forum crashes have happened in the past? Is this perhaps a cyclical thing?

[Nexess]

Newer sites yes, places that tend to change staff alot see it more so than forums with stable staff members. It really comes down to interest in the site really, if you put out things that people like and are interested in they will stay, if not then they tend to leave. Some sites, like Tris, have a more loyal older user base, so they stay because this is where the majority of their friends hang out, or because friends here are only here and not on another site.

[Lawtan]

What I was wondering was more patterns. Perhaps it is a bit too soon, but I was wondering if there was a pattern of interest in such things...
Pirates were the rage shortly before I was around, and came back into play 12 years later...
On the other hand, Cowboys have stayed "dead"

[Nexess]

That's more of a Fad pattern. Certain kinda of items will be huge for awhile, generally cause of something pertaining to the outside world, like Pirate of the Caribbean, you could tell there was a huge want for pirate items after each of the movies came out. It's the same with futuristic things, alot of people will probably be wanting space suits and that kind of jazz since Ender's Game and Pacific Rim came out, two very popular futuristic movies coming out a few months apart are likely to start a fad like that.

Same can be said for Archery stuff now that the Hunger Games came out, along with crazy kinda of outfits, since the movies are very theatrical and do boast alot of heavily layered outfit with lavish designs.

[Lawtan]

So, make an Avatar Movie? Wait...

[Taiki]

I feel like Avatar sites like this were a much bigger deal a few years ago. But since a lot of games now adays are being released on phones that do micro transactions like what sites like this do, people expect a lot more out of us. They're used to the fact that if they get bored with a game, they can just easily find a new one. I only compare it to that because I've noticed a lot of newer users on the new site Syndrone calling the site a game when it's a forum...

[Yokuutsu]

That just shows that they don't know what a forum is since there are NO games there -.-

[Espy]

I get a bit peeved when people ask "How do I play this" when referring to Tris, but then again, those people are probably new to forum sites.

[Taiki]

Well, they may understand what a forum is but the fact that there is extras and avatars to dress up may just be misleading them as to what it really is if they're not already familiar with the concept of an "avatar site".

If Gaia actually dies out, it may in the end hurt all other avatar sites because Gaia was usually the starting place for most people because of it's size. Even if all the users went to the smaller ones at first, unless another one becomes as famous, I think it will be hard to successful for all.

[Dorian Pavus]

Wasn't Tris maded from the Ashes of Eternal Nox?
Or some of the base staff use to work there, or am I thinking of something else?


@Taiki: Solia looks like it's in the front to fill Gaia's spot once that bubble pops.