Guild Wars 2

Look, I’m fine with Anet having a revenue stream through gems purchases.

However, not everyone likes lotteries. The Black Lion scraps are not an answer to this. Just let us buy the Aetherized weapon skins directly for gems or at least buy the Claim Tickets for gems. I’m not interested in all the “extras” that are priced into opening chests – I care for practically nothing else in them.

I have no issue giving money to Anet, I just want to give it for a direct, knowable purchase. Not a lottery.

Seriously tired of all the RNG… just let me buy something if I want to have it! Don’t make us play the lotto like the OP states. I agree 100% here.

And yet it would seem that the direct purchase does not generate enough money, they have tried it after all, so they most likely know.

And you CAN buy the weapons directly (even without gems) from the Trading Post, since they are not soulbound until they are used.

Buy gems—→ trade for gold——→ Put up buy order for desired weapon skin?

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Buy gems—-> trade for gold——-> Put up buy order for desired weapon skin?

It is sort of an answer – but not really, those skins cost insane amount of gold. Whenever I see RNG drops for real money I feel like someone is thinking that I’m stupid enough to gamble wtih my money… Don’t pay for RNG. In-game cash – fine. Real money – forget it. To me those skins might as well not exist at all. BL chests are just cheap money-grubbing and nothing more…

Haha that’s what I said about the Jade weapons.

I spent (wasted) a bunch of gold and opening 2,000 Dragon Coffers just so I can get a chance at 1 Jade weapon skin. I got none.

Meanwhile, they are giving away Zenith skins like candy.

I just wanted 1 stupid Jade weapon skin.

Zenith skins shouldn’t be in this conversation as they are not bought – they are a reward for varying levels of achievement points.

Also, I was under the impression that the weapon tickets are all account bound and therefore you cannot buy those weapons on the TP. If I am incorrect than that does change things a bit in my mind.

If in fact though, they are account bound – that means that getting the ticket is the ONLY way to obtain the weapon and therefore you have to pay either in-game money or real-world money for RNG – which I think is BS. I will happily buy an item I want (usually with real money), but trying to squeeze my wallet for more cash via RNG just insults me.

Nope, the weapon skins, starting with yesterdays update, are soulbound on use, which means they are tradeable until you put them on an item.