Guild Wars 2

OK, so when the Molten Alliance Mining Picks were on sale, I loaded up on them at the price in real U.S. Dollars of $10.00 each (800 Gems). Among my characters who got one was my Evil Necromancer.

Then those picks were discontinued, meaning that my newer alts were SOL.

Now, there are Bone Picks in the Gem Store. If ever there was a utilitarian tool that screamed “I’M FOR YOU EVIL NECROMANCERS!” this Grim Reaper Sickle shaped pick is it! Yay and thank you!

But there’s a problem. What am I supposed to do with the Molten Alliance Pick on my Necromancer when I spend ANOTHER $10 to get her the Bone Pick?

Gem Store items (purchased with REAL MONEY) should NEVER soulbind. The fact that they DO soulbind hints at a blatant greed that I don’t think was intended as such; but that’s what it smells like.

Please, make Account Bound Gem Store items STAY Account Bound even after they are equipped so that we can share them among our alts “at will.” And make it retroactive to include Gem Store items already equipped and (sadly) bound.

Thanks-

Companies exist to make money. It’s not greedy for them to maximize their profits. They have to account to their stockholders if they do something that deliberately loses money. The gem store section of this company must feel that this approach gets them the most money so that’s what they are going to do. If you want a company to change you argue that another method is more profitable.

• hints at a blatant greed that I don’t think was intended as such*

Yes. Yes it was.

Astral Projections.7320:

Companies exist to make money. It’s not greedy for them to maximize their profits. They have to account to their stockholders if they do something that deliberately loses money. The gem store section of this company must feel that this approach gets them the most money so that’s what they are going to do. If you want a company to change you argue that another method is more profitable.

If this was the case why are all the other account bound items on the shop not soulbound?

I doubt Anet wants to bend us over and milk us THAT much…

Knote.2904:

Astral Projections.7320:

Companies exist to make money. It’s not greedy for them to maximize their profits. They have to account to their stockholders if they do something that deliberately loses money. The gem store section of this company must feel that this approach gets them the most money so that’s what they are going to do. If you want a company to change you argue that another method is more profitable.

If this was the case why are all the other account bound items on the shop not soulbound?

I doubt Anet wants to bend us over and milk us THAT much…

The people who decide how much to charge for something and how it’s set up as account or soulbound are the marketing people, not the Devs. They go to college and that’s what they study. If they decide that some items will make more money as soul bound then that’s how they will sell it. And yes, they want to milk you that much. Their job, what they get paid for, is to bring in the maximum amount of money for the company. They get recognition and bonuses based on that. That’s how all companies operate. To think that a company, including ANet, is not going to maximize profits is not looking at it right.

They may be selling entertainment but they are selling. And they exist to make money.

Items such as this, and many more items in the “shop” should be account bound, this is just pure greed.

Capitalist societies are based on greed. Why are we surprised by a company maximizing profits? And why would we expect anything else? Basic business practices seek to reach an optimal balance between what to charge and what people will pay for.

Astral Projections.7320:

Knote.2904:

Astral Projections.7320:

Companies exist to make money. It’s not greedy for them to maximize their profits. They have to account to their stockholders if they do something that deliberately loses money. The gem store section of this company must feel that this approach gets them the most money so that’s what they are going to do. If you want a company to change you argue that another method is more profitable.

If this was the case why are all the other account bound items on the shop not soulbound?

I doubt Anet wants to bend us over and milk us THAT much…

The people who decide how much to charge for something and how it’s set up as account or soulbound are the marketing people, not the Devs. They go to college and that’s what they study. If they decide that some items will make more money as soul bound then that’s how they will sell it. And yes, they want to milk you that much. Their job, what they get paid for, is to bring in the maximum amount of money for the company. They get recognition and bonuses based on that. That’s how all companies operate. To think that a company, including ANet, is not going to maximize profits is not looking at it right.

They may be selling entertainment but they are selling. And they exist to make money.

Then they would make more money selling other things soulbound…. like the salvage kit.

But no, it’s account bound…. so.