[imported_Kano]

I think the skill gains are fine.

Ok. When you say this do you mean the rate of the skillgain as was intended, which is the ability to reach GM for a combat skill in one day... As was said INGAME by GM's... OR do you mean how it is right now, which is 1 combat skill taking about three days to macro, and skills like healing somewhere in the vicinity of 25 days of straight macroing to GM? It's a big difference, so please be more specific.

I also think that since there are 170 players on at any given moment, give or take, and only 10 are complaining about gains is enough mutual agreement.

Actually only about 10 have posted on the forums, which the vast majority is made up of Vets, who ironically like yourself, don't need to concern yourself which such things. Subsequently, a fewer amount (zero?) think that the skill gain is too fast. Also, I have heard many players complaining in IRC, and even MORE players in-game.

What ever happened to earning your skills and feeling proud that you worked for them?

Nothing. We will still earn them, just waste less of everyone's time, electricity, and bandwidth as our computers sit there almost idly running loops of repetitious macros.

I say lets drop this skill gain stuff, let the staff do more important things. If there are still people complaining down the road it can be looked over once again. Hopefully only if a third of the shard or more thinks it needs to be changed though... not a handful of people who don't feel like working for anything.

Spoken like a true Jackass, sir. If it doesn't concern you, it must not be important. Or perhaps it does concern you that newer players will have a fair chance to get themselves into the game, and subsequently own you faster? Also, on the subject of only a small % of the players feel the skillgain is too slow: I would be very interested to see the results of the new players (just the new players) being polled for what they feel of the skill gain.

All I ask is that the skillgain is set to the amount it is supposed to be, as stated by the GM's.