Guild Wars 2

does this tonic transform into the hero-tron golem model? If so I guess im gonna be sad, should’ve participated! oh well maybe next time XD For anyone that got it could you confirm? thanks!

Also: congratulations to the winners!

It seemed implied to me that the tonic makes you into the hovering golem in the screenshot in the blog.

Is it tradeable?

I’d be highly surprised if it were. It looks like a limited item made especially as a prize for people that made good apps. Though on a much lesser scale, having it be tradeable would be like letting Oscar winners sell their trophy to someone else who could then claim to be the Oscar winner him or herself.

Donari.5237:

I’d be highly surprised if it were. It looks like a limited item made especially as a prize for people that made good apps. Though on a much lesser scale, having it be tradeable would be like letting Oscar winners sell their trophy to someone else who could then claim to be the Oscar winner him or herself.

Step 1) Put Oscar for sale on EBay
Step 2) People bid on Oscar
Step 3) Someone has highest bid
Step 4) New Oscar winner

Actually a quick google search tells that although it’s not officially allowed people can and do sell Oscar’s.

And in GW1 many (maybe all) of the prize items were tradable. They’re some of the most expensive items in the game and it’s rare to find one for sale, but they are tradable.

I always thought it was a good system personally. It meant people who won it got first priority but if they weren’t interested in a tonic (or whatever the prize was) they could sell it to someone who did want it and buy something they liked with the money.

Captain Unusual.9163:

Donari.5237:

I’d be highly surprised if it were. It looks like a limited item made especially as a prize for people that made good apps. Though on a much lesser scale, having it be tradeable would be like letting Oscar winners sell their trophy to someone else who could then claim to be the Oscar winner him or herself.

Step 1) Put Oscar for sale on EBay
Step 2) People bid on Oscar
Step 3) Someone has highest bid
Step 4) New Oscar winner

If you have an Oscar, and wish to sell it, you are obligated to first offer to sell it back to the Academy for the sum of $1. You’re not going to be listing your Oscar on Ebay, but people do sell them on the black market.

http://www.forbes.com/2006/03/01/oscars-black-market_cx_lr_0301blackmarketoscars.html

/laughs

The point I was making wasn’t that you can’t sell an Oscar, but that you can’t sell being the one honored with getting one. With Oscars, we all know who really got them, it’s extremely public knowledge. With a tonic, it’s a visual marker “this person wrote a great app!” but unless they are account bound, that recognition will be aimed at people who merely dropped some gold.

I’m not one to argue for exclusivity of game items as a rule. However, I do think that a prize given for merit (as opposed RNG luck) should remain in the hands of those who earned it.

Whether a really cool tonic like this one should be made as a limited prize only is another issue. Perhaps they can make variant looks otherwise obtainable, but only the app developers can ever have this particular golem. But as long as it’s the prize for creative effort, it needs to remain exclusive to the creative people that won it.

Donari.5237:

/laughs

The point I was making wasn’t that you can’t sell an Oscar, but that you can’t sell being the one honored with getting one. With Oscars, we all know who really got them, it’s extremely public knowledge. With a tonic, it’s a visual marker “this person wrote a great app!” but unless they are account bound, that recognition will be aimed at people who merely dropped some gold.

I’m not one to argue for exclusivity of game items as a rule. However, I do think that a prize given for merit (as opposed RNG luck) should remain in the hands of those who earned it.

Whether a really cool tonic like this one should be made as a limited prize only is another issue. Perhaps they can make variant looks otherwise obtainable, but only the app developers can ever have this particular golem. But as long as it’s the prize for creative effort, it needs to remain exclusive to the creative people that won it.

you pretty much answered my concerns, however, I wonder if there will be another chance to get it? just like the mini llama was added in 3/4 contest I think?

sigh I completely understand why I don’t have it. Its just wishful thinking if I could get it

I had an epiphany:

I went through the 5 stages of grief with this tonic XD

Denial: When I first heard of the tonic I refused to believe it was the particular golem model.

Anger: I will not deny it, I got angry that I “didn’t participate and get the tonic”

Bargaining: this topic XD, I wanted to hear opinions if it was trade able or if we were going to have a “second chance” to get it.

Depression: I talked to my guild saying that I was “disappointed” I didn’t get the tonic, they all tried to cheer me up, thank you guildies!

Acceptance: hours later after finding this: https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Endless_Interface_Crafter_Golem_Tonic it hit me. This challenge app was made by people who are into Programming my chances at getting the tonic were 0-0.1. I cant always get what I want and since this is a special reward from a Contest obviously it will be account bound. I should be happy for the ones who actually took the effort instead of whining about it.

Like I said before congratulations to the winners, enjoy the tonic you deserve it

eduardo.1436:

I cant always get what I want

This needs to be written in big neon letters in most of the GW2 playerbase’s bedrooms.

I didn’t win one, but if I did I’d much rather sell it and have gold to buy something I like than have a tonic taking up space in my bank/inventory so that, on the rare occasions I remember to use it, someone might possibly recognise how I got it and might, possibly, care.

Danikat.8537:

I didn’t win one, but if I did I’d much rather sell it and have gold to buy something I like than have a tonic taking up space in my bank/inventory so that, on the rare occasions I remember to use it, someone might possibly recognise how I got it and might, possibly, care.

Well, luckily you did not win one then.
Just think how terribly upset you would have been. If you won, you would have probably had to post on the Forum your displeasure of winning something you did not even like.
Yes Lucky you dodged that bullet.
Hello Gifthorse, open wide.

serenke.4806:

eduardo.1436:

I cant always get what I want

This needs to be written in big neon letters in most of the GW2 playerbase’s bedrooms.

I’ve always wanted a neon sign in my bedroom.