Guild Wars 2

I am of the opinion that everything is not sunshine and rainbows in “The Land of Tyria”, as it was phrased. There are certainly things that appear to have been overlooked concerning the TP or CS.

Trading Post

John Smith.4610:

I have to make the argument that your deals are coming at the expense of another player. You are arguing against market efficiency because you want to exploit other people easier, I don’t agree that’s a positive goal for the game overall (though I make no judgement about personal goals).

When it comes to all things regarding the TP, I have only one real concern and that is the lack of control over greed. Although many people hated it, in GW1 there is a feature that helps to control the market price of crafting materials and runes by directly comparing what is available in game to the wants of the consumer. That is to say one was able to check the legitimacy of another player’s asking price against the merchant’s. It is a clean and simple system that also prepared a maximum price range ,or “cap”, that would set the standard for what the ultimate worth of an item truly is should the market run dry, however rare that was. As of this point in time, I see no such methods that have been implemented to protect players from the greed of others, which was supposedly one of the calling cards of implementing a centralized TP for the game. Cosmetic gear has always been exempt from this game of centralized marketing, as they were not and are not considered a necessity. However, if there is no system in place to control crafting essentials… what is protecting the players from their fellow’s greed?

Cash Shop

Something that perplexes me about this particular topic is that there exists certain items that can only realistically be crafted or obtained via this exchange, however lately this is a pointless effort as it does not offer an incentive to do so. I speak mainly of the use of Mystic Forge Stones and their role in creating the “Mystic Salvage Kit”, but I would like to know if there are other such items that have become worthless as prices escalate. Obviously the exchange rate for gems is a constantly shifting entity, but there are no measures in place here to maintain the legitimacy of the CS related items either. As of right now, it costs more per use of the Mystic Salvage Kit than the Master’s Salvage Kit. Is convenience really worth double or even triple the price of a merchant’s kit? Arguably, each new tier of salvaging kit is double or triple the previous, but those price differentials are justified by the fact that the higher tier can provide greater returns from salvaging the same item; Mystic=Master in return percentages.

Mystic Salvage Kit is a bad example. You can get Mystic Forge Stones from dailies at a ridiculously low chance.

Post opens with comment whining about “greed,” eyes glaze over…

Syeria.4812:

Post opens with comment whining about “greed,” eyes glaze over…

Now posting unnecessary comment with openly sarcastic tones! Kudos on the constructive feedback, always appreciated.

Mnemesis.8257:

Esplen.3940:

Mystic Salvage Kit is a bad example. You can get Mystic Forge Stones from dailies at a ridiculously low chance.

Having participated in each possible daily and finished the monthly thus far, I have yet to receive one through these means. So you are either rather fortunate to do so, or I am very lucky in the unfortunate sense. If you could provide some evidence supporting the odds of receiving them that would be helpful.

It is a ridiculously low chance, as I stated. Your wording said that there are recipes that require items that are ONLY obtainable through the Gem Store. There are no such recipes. There are booster recipes, but boosters are obtained through Gem Store and Black Lion Chests. Black Lion Chests are obtained through Gem Store and drops. Black Lion Keys are obtained through Gem Store and drops.

In the end, everything is possible without going to the Gem Store, just don’t expect things in the Gem Store to get handed to you.

Esplen.3940:

Mnemesis.8257:

Esplen.3940:

Mystic Salvage Kit is a bad example. You can get Mystic Forge Stones from dailies at a ridiculously low chance.

Having participated in each possible daily and finished the monthly thus far, I have yet to receive one through these means. So you are either rather fortunate to do so, or I am very lucky in the unfortunate sense. If you could provide some evidence supporting the odds of receiving them that would be helpful.

It is a ridiculously low chance, as I stated. Your wording said that there are recipes that require items that are ONLY obtainable through the Gem Store. There are no such recipes. There are booster recipes, but boosters are obtained through Gem Store and Black Lion Chests. Black Lion Chests are obtained through Gem Store and drops. Black Lion Keys are obtained through Gem Store and drops.

In the end, everything is possible without going to the Gem Store, just don’t expect things in the Gem Store to get handed to you.

I do apologize, I misread there. However, being that the chance to obtain it is so ridiculously low as you stated, that means the only viable option would be to purchase it through the CS. The keys are rewarded more regularly, but they do not provide reliable drops, which only serves to make the point that something like the Mystic Kit is rather pointless if it does not live up to its worth. I do not expect that such an item be given out for free or on a whim, but maybe adjusting the quantity received from the forge would be an option for making it worth the time and effort?