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Gold Chance Item is a Gaia Online Gaia Item.
Overview[]
A Gold Chance Item (CI) is a Premium Item which when used generate a random increments of Gaia Gold instead of items, but sometimes these containers will have an option for the buyer to choose gold or items.
Although a form of this Chance Item was released in 2008, the gold was distributed using sellback Mythrill Coins. They gradually became more prominent during 2013 and 2014 and simply granted gold,- making it one of Gaia's most controversial items.[1]
Types of Items[]
- Gold Chance Item - These are Chance Items that are designed specifically to release Gold in various increments. Some have the ability to release items as well as gold, or simply give the option by use of a button. They were officially named 'Gold Chance Item' in 2014 July, however, Gaians refer to them as Gold Generators.
- Project Chance Item - These are Chance Items that contain special tickets that are rare to obtain, they allow a Gaian to design their own item for the Cash Shop. Other types give Gaians the ability to recolor any current item, become a Shopkeepers apprentice, devise a sale, or even an Event. These were released in 2014 March.
- Gold Chance Item Bundle (# Pack) - These Bundles are released with the single Chance Item. They release Chance Item containers; at its earliest there were 4 to a pack. Then later 9 packs were released in February 2009 and have been and continue to be the standard. Other packs include those starting from 3 and continuing upwards to 100, these were released in 2014 March and continue to be so.
- Plus Pack - These are bundles released in a pack of 100 and contain the current individual Chance Item containers. The feature for this item allows users to access the items in the container with one click as oppose to individually if a standard 100 pack was purchased. They cost slightly more than the standard 100. These were released in 2014 June.
Trivia[]
- The name "Gold Chance Item" was officially referred to as such, in 2014 announcement.[2]
- These items are blamed for causing inflation within the Marketplace and Exchanging forums.
- This item practice was slowly retired in 2016 December.
References[]
External links[]
- Marketplace tags Chance Item
- Marketplace tags Premium CI
- Topic Plunge your fist into a Bag of Win! - Posted: [NPC] Flynn Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:03 pm
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