I put this originally on the wiki but then Relyk suggested that I really should put it here. Which to be honest is really where I should have put it to begin with.
Here is a copy of the important part of what I put in the wiki (talk) page.
Why doesn’t Arena.net allow us to have a special inventory for skins? And once you bought them you can change them at will? Yes I know the gems are part of how they make their money, they could just charge more for gems to offset the loss in profits from you no longer having to re-buy the skins. I don’t see many people even bothering with the skins because you use it (the skin) and then when you upgrade your armor the skin is gone. (unless you transmute it but that can get costly quick on transmutation stones (that can handle armor at level 80)). Personally I would think more people would buy the skins because they will be able to use it longer. I would think that would be a net gain for Arena. so at the end of the day if it’s a loss then charge more for the gems to balance out the profits of the company, if it’s a gain then that’s more money in their pockets. Thoughts?
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