Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - June 2015 | Page 66

A SURVEY OF
GACHA DESIGNERS
& PLAYERS
Journalist: Wild Bedrosian

We were curious what others had to say about
Gacha and wanted to gain as true a sampling
as possible. So ... we sent out an anonymous
survey (blind survey) to many players of gacha’s and designers who create the products
that go in those adorable little machines.
I
always
had
a
question
what do people think about it.

about

gachas:

Less than 2 years ago, I didn’t know what gacha was and when
I learned about The Arcade, I ran, not walked, to get there and...
OMG! It was just like when I was young, playing games in arcades! The difference now being, that I get a little gift each time
I pay the machine -- WOW! For sure I wanted the rare item. I
consistantly played until I would get it. After that, it was off to the
next machine to do the same, until I played them all. Shame on
me! I spent L$15,000 that visit. Sometimes I would spend more,
sometimes less each time I went and I began to wonder if other
people are like me, or, was there something wrong with me?!? I
had to know, so I began to ask around.
The world of Gacha became, in time, a huge market, expanding
to include yardsales where people resold their duplicates and
unwanted items. Some of these yardsales have over 250 tables
or more. When I take a peek in one group, I have to count the
members by the thousands.
Ok, so now we have an idea how popular Gacha is and I haven’t
even brought up the events themselves where somtimes it takes
days just to find room on the sim enter the event.
By the time I had to compete this article, 21 people had responded to my blind survey, what a luck! I wish I had more, but let’s go
with what this group thinks as a sampling.

66 NU VIBEZ & ROLEPLAY GUIDE MAGAZINE

Wild Bedrosian is pictured
here in a rare Gacha outfit
she spent L$8,000 to acquire
and when asked, she said
she’d have kept going to
obtain it.