"Dawn Of A Thousand Suns"
The reason Gaia makes the amount of gold you earn from
games and wandering around the site so low is because they want you to
invest in G-Cash.
Brilliant idea, but a bit selfish, don't ya
think? :/
Once upon a time, there was a time when
we only had the forums and that's it. We only made 2g for posting, and the
best way to earn anything was through poll whoring in the forums. Each
vote got you 10g, but you had to wait a minute to make another vote
afterwards. Back then Gaia Cash did not exist, and making 1k alone took
several days. Buying a Monthly Collectible(or back then, Donation Items)
wasn't as easy as it is today. You pay through PayPal, or pay through
Snail Mail. Other then investing in items that were considered ugly and
unwanted back then(not very many liked them, but look how popular they've
become now), we were forced to actually earn it through ONLY posting and
voting in forum polls. I remember making my first 15k. It took me several
months before I could earn that amount. Now it only takes me a week, and I
still don't invest in Gaia Cash. Sure, I'll buy a card or two here and
there, but I only buy the items I want to use for my avatar. I do not sell
any items I buy with Gaia Cash in the Marketplace. And I only reserve Gaia
Cash for Evolving Items, everything else I buy with gold I earn myself.