Guild Wars 2

I was just like you, once. Thinking the gem prices were OBSCENE. Like oh my god it’s up to 3g for 100 gems!? That’s so expensive.

But then I think, for just a minute, and realize that Anet is offering us cash shop items essentially for free. Don’t wanna spend money on the game? Use gold to buy gems. Don’t want to use gold to buy gems? Then don’t buy any. You can play the entire game without ever needing a gem shop item. Not to mention they also give some of them free in story and daily quests, such as keys.

Essentially, we’ll complain as much as we want, but in the end, we’re just entitled and expressing our lame first-world problems. Just some food for thought!

I disagree with people that complain about the exchange rate being too high but at the same time, I can at least understand their point of view- it’s not a feeling of “entitlement,” they just want a price that seems fair. They don’t want free, they want a good deal.

And to want that is just human nature.

Khairos.3890:

I disagree with people that complain about the exchange rate being too high but at the same time, I can at least understand their point of view- it’s not a feeling of “entitlement,” they just want a price that seems fair. They don’t want free, they want a good deal.

And to want that is just human nature.

I can understand why this viewpoint exists, but it really is rather self-serving, and irrelevant.

For gem prices to rise, there needs to be more players exchanging gold for gems than gems for gold. So obviously, those players exchanging gold for gems believe they are paying a fair price, even with prices where they’re at now, or otherwise they wouldn’t be making the exchange.

In addition, what’s fair is a matter of perspective. You also have to look at things from the other side of the exchange: those who buy gems to convert into gold. These players will also want a “fair” deal, and will definitely have a very different idea of what the “fair” price should be.

The people not willing to take part in either side of the exchange have no input in this equation. That’s how a market works.

Khairos.3890:

I disagree with people that complain about the exchange rate being too high but at the same time, I can at least understand their point of view- it’s not a feeling of “entitlement,” they just want a price that seems fair. They don’t want free, they want a good deal.

And to want that is just human nature.

Unless you can point to me in some direction of another vendor that sells GW2 cash stop items, then the price is whatever the market will bear. It’s not about being fair, nor will it because “Fair” is just an issue of perspective. People don’t want to see it go up because they knew last month it was lower and kicking themselves in the face they missed out. If they had any sense there, they would realize it’s only going to go up again when another event happens and profit from it.