Guild Wars 2

I realize the purpose of this game is for ArenaNet to make a profit, so I have a few suggestions on how they can generate some extra cash using the gem shop. My suggestions use US currency since that is where I am.

1. Release a new, unique mini every month. Make it account bound, exotic and set the cost around 500-800 gems. I just know there are lots of mini collectors out there who would like this.

2. Make the legendary skins available in the gem shop for 5000 gems each. Make the gem shop legendary skins bind on acquire and easily distinguishable from the in game grind version. This is for those of us who find it easier to grind out $62 in real life than to grind out the requirements in the game.

EDIT: Perhaps the gem shop legendary skins could require 6 components and only one component is sold per month for X number of gems. This way it could only be acquired over any 6 month period for a set amount of gems.

3. Reduce the price of Black Lion Keys to 10 keys for 800 gems or 80 gems per key. This equates to $1 per key. I would be much more inclined to buy keys at this rate whereas now I do not buy any.

4. Make more really cool armor skins! I bought the Primeval skin because of the look and have seen quite a few others with it. I have never seen anyone with a Profane skin because IMO it is butt ugly (and apparently others dislike it as well).

5. As for the RNG and chests, If you want people to spend $20 for 10 consortium chests, they EXPECT something in return for that $20. Sell a single chest for 1800 gems (or more) but guarantee there is phat loot in it.

6. Gems to Gold. As long as you are more expensive than the illegal gold sellers, you will lose business to them. It is really as simple as that. Fix this.

Anyway, these are just my thoughts. I know others will disagree but that’s OK.

“2. Make the legendary skins available in the gem shop for 5000 gems each. Make the gem shop legendary skins bind on acquire and easily distinguishable from the in game grind version. This is for those of us who find it easier to grind out $62 in real life than to grind out the requirements in the game.”
No.

We cannot all give so much money each month if we wanna catch up with 1time sales!

I like 1, 3, 4, and 5.

I don’t have much of an opinion on 2, and 6 might be tough. Arena net and gold sellers use vastly diffrent systems. Gold sellers have much lower overhead, its entirely possible that matching the gold sellers prices would be putting Anet at a loss.

That’s why gold sellers are often so hard to counter in games, while game companies have to support their servers, staff, game, and other infrastructure that makes everything a reality, gold sellers only have to support their staff and the price of a few accounts now and then. And even then with the accounts, they just hijack a few of their customer’s accounts now and then.

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I would like some more town clothes as well. NPCs seem to have a good variety of clothes, just rip some of those off the models for a start.