History YMMV / GaiaOnline

* TastesLikeDiabetes: Peyo, mainly because of his character art update. Before his art was updated, he looked young enough to actually believe 92 was the biggest number. Now that he looks older, his dialogue is gag-inducing (or funny).

** It's not said why this is but, when the currency was changed from gold to platinum, the amount of gold a user had didn't translate into the platinum (i.e, if a user had about 1,000 gold, they'd have about 200-600 platinum) they'd get. Likewise, [=zOMG!=] still displays the currency of being and the monsters dropping gold.

** There's the fact that, "due to inflation", they changed the site currency from gold to platinum. What doesn't help is that the amount of gold didn't transfer, leaving many previously "rich" Gaians poor.

* {{Moe}}: Vanessa and Edmund's baby daughter, Violet is adorable.

* ScrappyMechanic: The in-site dream avatar builder. They deliberately take it down for several days whenever they plan on releasing new gear, so to "avoid spoilers" (as opposed to, you know, setting the builder to not show unreleased content), meaning it's been offline significantly longer than it's been online in the time it's existed, but in the extremely rare pockets of time where it ''is'' available, it's a user-unfriendly mess. Occasionally it comes online for "tests", which seems to mean everyone piles on it for an hour or two until the thing crashes. Adding insult to injury is that this mechanic was only added sometime after Gaia took down a [[ReplacementScrappy widely-beloved unofficial dream avatar builder]] on outright hypocritical reasons. To add insult to injury, ''to this day,'' official FAQs on the website still link to tektek, the site that hosted this builder.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Peyo, mainly because of his character art update. Before his art was updated, he looked young enough to actually believe 92 was the biggest number. Now that he looks older, his dialogue is gag-inducing.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: A monthly collectible was released that had a back-mounted cross item and a floor pentagram item. Conservative players squirmed.
** And another was themed on the Four Horsemen, though there was less squirming about that.
*** Or for the Holy Gauntlets...

* FreudWasRight: A very interesting example was sighted since the beginning of the Halloween [=2K9=] by some Gaians. The weapon used by the Benevolent Overseer's Order is a GIANT "harpoon/trident" that fires into Sentinel's weapon, a gaping "portal" into a horror filled world (that attacks back by [[{{Squick}} spewing red gunk]]). An example of exactly how Freudian is seen [[http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a333/Artistic_NiChan/omgevent.jpg here]]

* FreudWasRight: There is a crystal formation in the Sealab Compound that has been compared to a phallus. Not to mention [[spoiler: Sealab X's tail]], which is now subject to ThatsWhatSheSaid jokes ''in-universe''.

** Item-wise, there are MANY items that are just outrageously adorable. Two specifically come to mind: Gin the Kitty, which looks like a regular playful kitten; and the Kitten Star, a golden cat with his hair shaped like a star and in all sorts of ridiculously adorable poses. Too bad it's just as ridiculously rare and worth around 40 million gold.

* ScrappyMechanic: The in-site dream avatar builder. They deliberately take it down for several days whenever they plan on releasing new gear, so to "avoid spoilers" (as opposed to, you know, setting the builder to not show unreleased content), meaning it's been offline significantly longer than it's been online in the time it's existed, but in the extremely rare pockets of time where it ''is'' available, it's a user-unfriendly mess. Adding insult to injury is that this mechanic was only added sometime after Gaia took down a [[ReplacementScrappy widely-beloved unofficial dream avatar builder]] on outright hypocritical reasons. To add insult to injury, ''to this day,'' official FAQs on the website still link to tektek, the site that hosted this builder.

** ScrappyMechanic: The in-site dream avatar builder. They deliberately take it down for several days whenever they plan on releasing new gear, so to "avoid spoilers" (as opposed to, you know, setting the builder to not show unreleased content), meaning it's been offline significantly longer than it's been online in the time it's existed, but in the extremely rare pockets of time where it ''is'' available, it's a user-unfriendly mess. Adding insult to injury is that this mechanic was only added sometime after Gaia took down a [[ReplacementScrappy widely-beloved unofficial dream avatar builder]] on outright hypocritical reasons. To add insult to injury, ''to this day,'' official FAQs on the website still link to tektek, the site that hosted this builder.

* UnfortunateImplications: Easter 2k12 Grunnygeddon, which involved Gaians capturing baby grunnies ([[ExplosiveBreeder birthed by Diedrich]]) and either sending them to the adoption facility or turning them over to the Easter Bunny and having them homogenized.

* [[CreatorsPet The Wesley]]: Diedrich. A lot of users find him really annoying, and it doesn't help that Gaia seems to think he needs stuffed into every other event. It doesn't help that Diedrich is occasionally scripted to post trivia in threads at random, much to the despair of many a roleplayer and vendor. Oh, and the spamming often ends up bumping threads with serious TOS violations because the bot has no means of discretion. Oops.

** Every update, no matter how small or grand, will often be met by thousands of angry users chanting TheyChangedItNowItSucks. When the admins initiated a 2% tax in the market place, it was pretty bloody for a while.

* DemonicSpiders: Kokeshi dolls. Woe betide if they gang up on you... and they always do.
** They're non-aggressive. If you'd rather not have to deal with half a screen's worth of them, don't bug them.

** Fluffs. In the first two areas, they're harmless little things, but from Zen Gardens on, if you piss off a fluff you usually start regretting it pretty quick.

** The Flying Pink Gift Boxes. A flock of giant, winged, slobbering gift boxes with huge teeth flying after you screaming "FILL THE BOX!"

* [[CreatorsPet The Wesley]]: Diedrich. A lot of users find him really annoying, and it doesn't help that Gaia seems to think he needs stuffed into every other event.

* FanDumb: It's everywhere on the site. Starting with A/M/C... actually, it's safe to say people really love defending their favored pieces of media...
** The trolling of [=GOnline=], which was meant to be a Chinese "sister site" to Gaia.
** "KANOKO [[HalloweenCosplay DRESSED AS HATSYA]]?! THAT IS SICK AND WRONG AND [[DisproportionateRetribution I HOPE SHE DIES A HORRIBLE DEATH]]." No, seriously, ''someone did this''.
** Because Louie Von Helson appeared when the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series was approaching the peak of its popularity, certain fans assumed he ''must'' have been inspired by Edward Cullen. Aside from having ''nothing'' in common with Edward (aside from being a vampire, and that's debatable), he's clearly inspired by [[http://vampirechronicles.wikia.com/wiki/Louis Louis]] from the InterviewWithTheVampire film.
*** This is parodied when Louie becomes an assistant at Edmund's store. If you talk to him, among other things, he gets annoyed at you asking if he sparkles and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny says that the question is racist]].
* {{Fan Hater}}s - 4chan and SA. To be fair, there were a lot of Gaian trolls on 4chan during its cancer month...
** As mentioned above, Gaian trolls to GOnline.

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** The Orion siblings (Saiph, Hatsya, Rigel and Mintaka) have been taking a lot of heat recently for marking the introduction of the inventory sparkles and animated items, which have been pretty harshly opposed, as well as putting Flynn [[PutOnABus on a bus to space]] -- which is ironic, considering how people were annoyed by her before...

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Every so often, a CI character will gain widespread fan adoration. The Ringmaster (from the Cirque du Gothique) and Principal Mills (from the Love Charm) are notable examples of this.

** The trolling of GOnline, which was meant to be a Chinese "sister site" to Gaia.

* TheWesley: Diedrich. A lot of users find him really annoying, and it doesn't help that Gaia seems to think he needs stuffed into every other event.

* BadassNormal: In some events, Moira. [[BadassDecay In others]]...
** Edmund, who used to belong to a superhero team. The other members? [[{{Expy}} Old Man]] [[{{Wolverine}} Logan]] and [[AGodAmI Johnny freakin' Gambino]].
** Leon has joined the G-Team in more recent updates. His power? "Um... [[MadeOfIron being really tough]], I guess."
** Josie then terrifies Leon by demonstrating her [[ImprobableWeaponUser earring-fu]]. "Watch out! She has another earring!" She also used to be an amateur boxer, and until her makeover for Global Imports, she [[SleevesAreForWimps had the buff arms to prove it]].

*** [[http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/154876223/ This pic about sums it up]].

** Edmund, who used to belong to a superhero team. The other members? [[{{Expy}} Old Man]] [[XMen Logan]] and [[AGodAmI Johnny freakin' Gambino]].

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The flying gift boxes at Bass'ken Lake. Little cute pink boxes with tiny wings, but get their attention and suddenly they have MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily , giggle dementedly, and cry "FILL THE BOX!" over and over again. And they hunt in packs.