Fix the Gold > Gem conversion
Don’t fix what ain’t broke. Be careful next time.
You say you have no problem with a money sink, but then you complain anyway?
It’s both a gold sink and a deterrent for “enterprising” GW2 players to game the exchange rate and make a profit. Think about it. If the difference would be, say only 5%, it would be profitable to buy gems today, wait for a couple of months and sell the gems.
Anet does not want people to make profit on selling and buying gems/gold. Plain and simple. That’s why there is a staggering 20% cut both ways.
Do you even economics?
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Mistband[MIST] – PVP Training guild EU
just pointing out that this isnt a gw2 thing exclusively. The same thing happens in real life. Buying and selling currencies have different rates. IE If I say convert 100 Euro to USD and then back to Euro I will end up with less then 100 Euro.
It also makes sense from an economic point of view. Gems have more “value” then Gold. Ergo it makes sense for an exchange to charge higher when people buy gems then when people buy gold.
Do you even economics?
^This
Gem is an in game commodity and the price fluctuate in real time based on demand and supply.
(and the other 8 elite specs maxed too)