Guild Wars 2

I sent a ticket in a while ago to ask if this was actually allowed. It’s been done on MMO’s I’ve played in the past but some of them barred it for legal reasons. Fan artist players would usually set up their own thread or shop in the fan forums and offer fan art of other player’s characters for in-game coin, usually set at their own prices. The answer I got back from a GM said this seemed like it would be against the ToS but she’d suggest the idea to the devs anyway.

I figured I’d put this up in the suggestion forum anyway. I don’t know how people feel about it. I like doing fan art for players normally but it does take up my time and I don’t like being treated as a printing press when I offer freebies, so I prefer to ask for some kind of compensation, usually in game coin because very few people are ever reluctant to commission me for real money. It helps me keep afloat in the game economy too because I’m not a hard core player.

People have mentioned fears over either party ripping each other off, but there are methods you can use to prevent it. I normally ask for 50% of the total price before hand and 50% after it’s done. It helps protect both myself and the buyer. If any buyer had no intention of paying at all they’re stone walled by an upfront %. If I had no intention of returning the product.. well I suppose it only takes one buyer being ripped off before my reputation is tarnished as a whole and any other potential coin I could have earned is now gone.

Figured I’d drop it in this forum though and see how it’s received.