Guild Wars 2

First off, I’m not complaining that new players get the upgrade for free. I understand Anet wants to entice new people to buy the game. Also I searched the forums a little bit to see if this has been mentioned but I couldn’t find anything about this specific complaint. If it’s been talked about before, I’m sorry.

For the promotion it’s stated:
“For a limited time, buy Guild Wars 2 and get a free upgrade to the Digital Deluxe Edition (a $20 value), which includes a host of in-game items along with the exclusive Wizard’s Hat.”

A $20 value. If I log in right now and want to purchase the upgrade for my existing account, it costs 2000 gems. 1600 gems is the $20 mark, so 2000 gems would be $25. (yay maths)

So my problem is that current players pay $5 above anet’s stated value for the upgrade. That just doesn’t seem right. Maybe they’re counting on people not doing the math, or maybe they didn’t do the math. I do not know. But it sure does stink.

Edit: Fixed some grammar issues.

The $20 value isn’t for you. You already bought the game.

The $20 value is to entice people that have NOT bought the game to buy it now. The $20 value is the difference in price between the Standard Version and the Digital Deluxe Version if you were to buy them online.

The upgrade offered in the game for gems is for you. It’s offered to give you the opportunity to upgrade if you want to. If you really wanted the items in the Digital Deluxe Version, you should have bought that one to begin with, but ArenaNet is offering you the option of upgrading to it for $25 instead of having to buy an entirely new copy at $80. So….in actuality, you’re getting a BIGGER discount ($55) than a new player is ($20).

You made your choice when you bought the game to save the $20. If you want those items now, you have to pay $25. Be happy they’re offering the chance to upgrade at all.

Actually, your argument isn’t quite accurate anyway… upgrading your game to Deluxe costs some combination of people $25. It might cost you $25. It might also cost you $0.

Gems are the relevant currency, and $ is not the only way to get Gems.

It’s entirely possible that ANet has had this deal in mind since launch, and has waited for a certain threshold of active gold in the game before offering it.

Actually, my argument is accurate given that the OP stated he would be buying the gems with real money, not in-game gold.

Well, no, if you want to get technical like that, what he really said was:

CrimsonTiger.8914:

A $20 value. If I log in right now and want to purchase the upgrade for my existing account, it costs 2000 gems. 1600 gems is the $20 mark, so 2000 gems would be $25. (yay maths)

He doesn’t actually say he wants to purchase it with money: “It costs 2000 gems”

Then he goes on to point out that 2000 gems would be $25, which is true if you want to pay cash, but he’s ignoring the fact that gems are not solely cash-dependant (for him; they are for somebody), which is my point: nobody is forced to shell out $25 directly for the upgrade. There are alternatives.

This argument doesn’t hold up now anyway. The upgrade has been on a special discount at 1600 gems and still is right now.