Guild Wars 2

How are we supposed to get this skin? Right now the only one on the TP is 900+ gold.. and there isn’t a recipe for it. Even the “Mad King Chest” you could make in the MF last year is gone!

This can’t be a “BLTC or no skin for you” situation… DON’T RUIN THE HOLIDAY EVENT ANET!

This is another case of profit over players. If event skins returned each year players would feel less pressure to gamble on the RNG chests because they know they will have another chance next time the event rolls around.

This is the first holiday event to repeat and all the weapon skins related to last year don’t seem to be returning. This will push up the sales of future RNG chests from the store. Players now think the first chance is the only chance and as a result will be much more likely to gamble on them.

LoreChief.8391:

How are we supposed to get this skin? Right now the only one on the TP is 900+ gold.. and there isn’t a recipe for it. Even the “Mad King Chest” you could make in the MF last year is gone!

This can’t be a “BLTC or no skin for you” situation… DON’T RUIN THE HOLIDAY EVENT ANET!

Anet has messed up with this living story in multiple ways… there was 26 greatsaw skins for about 250-300g and they were all bought out, because 1 is listed for 1000g doesn’t make it worth while, 25 more are floating around out there waiting to be listed or dumped on people who are silly enough to place lots of high orders.

If Anet is smart they will re-release these, even if it’s for 10 tickets.

a) ITS A SKIN not even a full item
b) Why not, legacy skins were a constant thing in GW, GW2 shouldnt be a special exception because casual trash
c) How could it ruin the FABULOUS banter between MK and Bloody pewee Eddie?

It was called limited for a reason

I would love to have a greatsaw.
I would even be willing to spend real life money on a greatsaw if it was in the gem store.
That being said, i would consider it to be a mistake on a-nets side if they released it again.

The Greatsaw is just a skin, it will not grant any extra bonuses to the people using it, it just looks kittening kitten awesome.
Having one is incredibly rare and shows either that you where here when it happened and got incredebly lucky or that you ammassed certifiedly insane ammounts of gold.

This was a thing in GW1 as well. There was no way of getting the wintergreen weapons after 2006. their stats were worthless but they were fun showing of with.

I have heard the argument that the rare skins should be something you work for so that everyone can show of being here last halloween but isnt that was what the mad memoires (a lot more useful because lightsource) were for?

Thus, i appreciate the fact that the greatsaw is limited even if i never get to enjoy it myself. I guess i’ll just be satisfied with the new bat sword :-)

The greatsaw was something I was looking forward to this year. I missed the halloween event last year and was hoping to get one. Guess that isn’t going to happen…

I hope they bring it back one year. I would like a chance to get it.

I’d sell mine if I could Alas, it’s collecting dust on my mesmer. If I hadn’t used it, with my luck the skin would be available again this year. I have a feeling it will be available for a limited time eventually.

Btw, wintergreen weapons:

“Acquisition

• Xunlai Tournament House contest during the end of the Winterfest Tournament 2006 season. The weapons were awarded to top-ranked players.

• At the end of a Wintersday finale from 2012 onwards. One random Wintergreen weapon will be placed in the character’s inventory the first time an account attends a finale each year."

Gotta remember to visit GW1 Wintersday finale. GW1 is still doing cool things, like Wayfarer’s Reverie. It was possible to get a “Rytlock” mini or tonic.

There will come a day where they implement color changing for weapon skins. On that day, many of us will wish we had a Greatsaw skin…

Shiren.9532:

This is the first holiday event to repeat and all the weapon skins related to last year don’t seem to be returning.

Super Adventure Box should have been a big red flag to people when it returned only half a year later and they told us they wouldn’t bring back any of the first weapons.

Even though I don’t really want the Greatsaw skin (it looks awesome, but doesn’t suit any of my characters), I still think that it should’ve come back for Halloween this time as well.

Not sure why Anet didt put it back for 7-10 tickets they would made lot of money from it that way,maybe they dont like money

Greatsaw, Ghastly Shield, Scythe staff should all come back for 1 ticket then all go up after the holiday.

All the other skins are there. The fused weapons came back they were say to be limited too.

Well maybe they may drop from the dungeon or something I don’t know.

HDF Red.3529:

The greatsaw was something I was looking forward to this year. I missed the halloween event last year and was hoping to get one. Guess that isn’t going to happen…

I know three players who quit for that very reason

theeviltwin.9230:

I know three players who quit for that very reason [/quote]

Well that’s just weak… like really weak.

The issue that’s not being addressed is how they say limited for some items. Yet they go and release it a second time. Case and point. They said the Molten Alliance Dye sets were limited edition dyes. Yet they released them a second time because of the all the forum complaints. I wouldn’t say it’s the casuals that are ruining it either. It’s the fact that their are people who invested all of their gold into it at the time it was available and got nothing. Prices went up and people never cought up. Yet here we are dyes get droped on the gem store a second time and these special items do not. This year we get kittenty weapon skins that are in no way interesting. If anet can’t sort their kitten and stop relesing things a second time and then not do the same for everything previously available they should stop releasing it all together. This game has become nothing but skin and appearance modifiers for the same things time and time again. They havn’t even developed tiered equipment to take characters already maxed beyond the generic stats present in game on all level 80 gear. Basically everyone is just grinding gold for more skins. Skin Wars 2. Enjoy the future dynamic events for more skins and collectable pointless items and stale story telling. I literally came back to play GW2 just for the October event. I can see it’s uneventful as they screwed up again. The only sad thing is it’s to late to ask for a refund. I was definately expecting something more on par with the original GW game. Don’t even have guild wars… If they’re working up to making it live up to it’s name they are taking way to long. WvW is just a rip from Camelot and definately doens’t resemble anything worthy of being called Guild Wars. This game really has fallen far from the tree. It’s not even close to the roots.

Limited items are fine. In fact, i strongly support the idea. But if there are going to be exclusive sets for different years, then why didn’t we get a new set for this year? Instead, we get a portion of the set from last year, only at an unreasonable price? That is just not how it’s done.
But I digress, There is still some time left in the halloween season, and two weeks i could be eating my words. Here’s hoping!

It’s an exclusive and limited item. ALL players should not be able to get ALL items.

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I’m glad I bought my greatsaw before all this inflation =P

Hold your horses. Last year, these skins weren’t obtainable straight away either. Just wait and see how this event plays out. I’m OK with complaining afterwards, but it might be that you’re jumping the gun.

Brother Grimm.5176:

It’s an exclusive and limited item. ALL players should not be able to get ALL items.

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That’s just dumb doesn’t make any sense, pardon my french. There’s a huge demand and it will be unwise to ignore it. That’s a great monetization opportunity. Some of the best skins in the game, are you kidding me?

I mean, I would understand it it was a result of some extraordinary achievement, like a title or something, but that’s just expensive high-end skins.

Buttercup.5871:

Hold your horses. Last year, these skins weren’t obtainable straight away either. Just wait and see how this event plays out. I’m OK with complaining afterwards, but it might be that you’re jumping the gun.

Well let’s hope. I’m amassing MF mats just in case.