Guild Wars 2

Currently if you hit level 80, you have few reasons to buy gems unless you want to get your set of exotic gears instantly. Your reward from DEs or any other game play should be enough for you to get your exotic gears in time. Everything you do is mostly for yourself. I remember myself, as well as others who are not even high levels, spending quite a lot of real money in some Asian-made MMOs and how we are willing to pay for that. Definitely not something nasty and it always lightens everyone. So I am suggesting the same idea.

It’s an Area Buff item that can only be bought by gems. When you use it, it applies a buff to everyone in that same zone. And the same buff can stack to extend its timer. My suggestion is a bit more complicated but make it “harmless”.

(1) When you use it, it does not apply instantly. It only makes an announce in your current area like “Player (Guildname) has applied ItemName in AreaName. Effects will start to apply in 10 minutes”. If you want to have that buff or you want your friends to receive it, they have 10 minutes to get to that area to receive.

(2) The item will give everyone in that area a say, 3 hour buff of a random type. It can be “+10% Exp” or “+10% Magic Find” or “+10% money from DE’s reward” or even some stats buff. You don’t know what buffs it will provide. The same buff stacks by time, up to 24 or 48 hours.

(3) Usually from what I experience, it will produce a chain effect that others would try to use the item simultaneously so it will benefit more players when they come.

(4) Any stats buff will keep its timer running in WvW or sPvP but will not have its effect while inside those circumstances to prevent from breaking further balance with gems.

Just an idea to help ANet business running while we enjoy the subscription-free game. Hope it won’t insult anyone who does not like it.