Guild Wars 2

When browsing the GW2 reddit just now I noticed a thread about a tribute concert organized in game for David Bowie. “Wow, that’s actually kinda cool,” I thought. I’ve never really cared much about the musical instruments in the game but it seemed like a nice idea, the sort of thing that used to happen in MMOs such as WoW and DAOC.

Then I read the final paragraph:

“If you’d like to make a donation, please send anything you can spare to (name removed) I do hate to ask for money but getting the gifts and instruments has been expensive and we all have full time jobs and little time to farm gold. Thanks everyone for your time! "

I’ve seen a lot of toxicity and general unpleasantness in the game over the last 3 years, but this is pretty low. Using the death of a much-loved celebrity to beg for gold?

Anyway, I just thought I should warn anyone who was planning on attending this “tribute concert” which is supposed to take place today. I haven’t linked the thread in question as it contains the player’s name, but I’m sure you could find it if you’re interested.

Sometimes it feels like every time the community surprises me with a pleasant gesture, it turns out to be some scam/trolling scheme.

warduke.1780:

When browsing the GW2 reddit just now I noticed a thread about a tribute concert organized in game for David Bowie. “Wow, that’s actually kinda cool,” I thought. I’ve never really cared much about the musical instruments in the game but it seemed like a nice idea, the sort of thing that used to happen in MMOs such as WoW and DAOC.

Then I read the final paragraph:

“If you’d like to make a donation, please send anything you can spare to (name removed) I do hate to ask for money but getting the gifts and instruments has been expensive and we all have full time jobs and little time to farm gold. Thanks everyone for your time! "

I’ve seen a lot of toxicity and general unpleasantness in the game over the last 3 years, but this is pretty low. Using the death of a much-loved celebrity to beg for gold?

Anyway, I just thought I should warn anyone who was planning on attending this “tribute concert” which is supposed to take place today. I haven’t linked the thread in question as it contains the player’s name, but I’m sure you could find it if you’re interested.

Sometimes it feels like every time the community surprises me with a pleasant gesture, it turns out to be some scam/trolling scheme.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with this other than you jumping to the conclusion that it’s a scam.

Did you post you thought about this in reddit thread about this?

Thing is, there are plenty out there in the GW2 who would donate to the organizers of such an event without being asked to. That is the strength of our community after three years.

And that says something about us.

its clearly a scam
they claim they need donations to purchase the ingame instruments to make the supposed concert , they also claim they ask for donations because they are too busy making real money

if you work so much how is it you cant afford a 10$ transaction

college has me with a 20$ a week income and yet by enduring hunger somedays i managed to save up 800$ to build my computer and yoou telling me this guys with “full time jobs” cant afford 10-20$ ? gtfo

If you think the player is scamming the community, create a ticket and report them to ANet. Nothing much is gained by referencing the reddit post here, except to stir up drama.

FYI it’s possible the person has the best intentions and doesn’t realize how requiring donations to make the tribute happen could be taken the wrong way. It’s also possible they are taking advantage of the community; there’s no way to really know, which is — in my opinion — a good reason not to donate, unless you know the person.

Illconceived Was Na.9781:

If you think the player is scamming the community, create a ticket and report them to ANet. Nothing much is gained by referencing the reddit post here, except to stir up drama.

FYI it’s possible the person has the best intentions and doesn’t realize how requiring donations to make the tribute happen could be taken the wrong way. It’s also possible they are taking advantage of the community; there’s no way to really know, which is — in my opinion — a good reason not to donate, unless you know the person.

If I was going to “stir up drama” I would have linked the post. I posted here to a) warn other players and b) lament the decline of the community.

Also, I haven’t actually met anybody who attended this event. The poster of the reddit thread claims it happened… but nobody seems to have witnessed it.

warduke.1780:

If I was going to “stir up drama” I would have linked the post. I posted here to a) warn other players and b) lament the decline of the community.

Also, I haven’t actually met anybody who attended this event. The poster of the reddit thread claims it happened… but nobody seems to have witnessed it.

Guess you will have to wait see if they post video and screen shot.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/40n2u3/bowie_tribute_concert/cyzuolt

We will be posting screenshots and video clips in the coming days along with recordings and a set list. Once again I would like to thank everybody who contributed to this memorable day!

Qugi.2653:

warduke.1780:

If I was going to “stir up drama” I would have linked the post. I posted here to a) warn other players and b) lament the decline of the community.

Also, I haven’t actually met anybody who attended this event. The poster of the reddit thread claims it happened… but nobody seems to have witnessed it.

Guess you will have to wait see if they post video and screen shot.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/40n2u3/bowie_tribute_concert/cyzuolt

We will be posting screenshots and video clips in the coming days along with recordings and a set list. Once again I would like to thank everybody who contributed to this memorable day!

Yeah. Still waiting!

Where were you when the bankers stole all our money in the 2008 housing bubble

It’s a video game, if only people truly cared in real life :/

Misfit.5962:

Where were you when the bankers stole all our money in the 2008 housing bubble

It’s a video game, if only people truly cared in real life :/

Who says I don’t care in real life?

I just think it’s exceptionally disgusting to use a real-life event that upset millions of people to SCAM other users.

Update:

In another thread about this mystery concert, the “organizer” more or less admitted it was a scam, and downvoted the thread to oblivion.

I don’t honestly expect anything to be done about it, it’s just very sad that someone would do something like this.

Rezzet.3614:

its clearly a scam
they claim they need donations to purchase the ingame instruments to make the supposed concert , they also claim they ask for donations because they are too busy making real money

if you work so much how is it you cant afford a 10$ transaction

college has me with a 20$ a week income and yet by enduring hunger somedays i managed to save up 800$ to build my computer and yoou telling me this guys with “full time jobs” cant afford 10-20$ ? gtfo

This

They complain they’re incredibly busy with work, so therefore they’ve got a job, and, subsequently, earn money. As it’s been stated before, how come they can’t afford something as trivial as a 10 dollar purchase for an in-game item?

Take note:

Just because the guy posted a particular account name doesn’t mean it’s actually his.