Guild Wars 2

When gems were introduced, they seemed like a good idea. Obtain things that you normally pay for by using in-game money. That was great for the first few days of launch, but then the prices for gems skyrocketed. Now 100 gems, which get you next to nothing, are 1.7 gold. How come the prices on these things go up. Shouldn’t it remain the same so say that I was saving up for dyes or minipets, but when I go to go buy them, the price has shot up again. The same gems deals that lower the cost of items in the gem store are kind of worthless if the price of the gems themselves don’t go down. You are also allowing people to get almost 10 gold for paying $10. That is ridiculous if the exchange rate is equal both ways. Gem prices need a steady value so they don’t cater to those that are rich already and only get richer and became accessible to the everyday player.

Gems are fine the way they are. It’s all based on demand for gems. As it increases, so does the price. Since more money is in the game since launch, it’s natural for the price of gems to go up.

I guess you don’t understand how the B2P model works. You buy the game once, but Anet still has to have income in order to support the game, monthly updates etc. This is where people who support the game come in. We shell out a couple of bucks here and there for some items that we want, while you can continue to play the game absolutely free. I’ve never played a game where they allowed you to buy cash shop items using in game gold so I think you should be just a bit grateful that you have the option of doing so if you’re not keen on shelling out some cash.

Honestly, at launch the gem to gold ratio was terrible, making people think twice about buying gems to convert to in game gold, and while the price still isn’t as ideal as I’d like it to be, it’s reaching a good state.