Guild Wars 2

sorry if in wrong thread
I got back into GW2 this pass summer (yay me!) and I’ve realized I missed out on several gem store skins. Like numerous other people, I love finding new themes, toys and armor skins to customize my character till my hearts content. I’ve missed a lot of opportunities in the past, as well as the present, for the simple fact that I didn’t know about it.

Other than logging in for the first time and reading the news or browsing the gem store, there isn’t another method of finding that “New” back piece, armor skin or seasonal finisher. I’ve been told to go to a third party site for additional news but doing that is more of a hassle. I suggest some type of email notification of some sort that summarizes a brief update of gem store items, future skins and pve/pvp news update, etc. So casuals like me don’t miss a thing when we’re studying-away for finals.

There are seasonal only skins which are fine for holidays, but skins that fall in between the seasons like the Scarlet armor that released between March-April, Toxic armor and dye in Nov-Dec, as well as numerous others, should come more frequently for casuals.
The main holiday gem store bonus’s are fine for seasonal, but I’d like a quicker wardrobe rotation in the gem store instead of seeing the same months old skins every day. Again, this falls in the “notification” aspect of things to appease for casuals like myself.

I’ve noticed people getting very creative with their dyes and armor skins. Just a few days ago I saw a Norn dressed as “The Incredible Hulk” and looked very awesome. It would be cool if there was a fan-based section depicting different cosplays, listing several entwined armor sets and dyes. The thread can pick a monthly winner for best costume and be put in the gem store for visual appearance, listing the person’s armor sets, dyes, etc. Additional gem store promos can influence player customization.
Would love The Hulk fighting Iron Man in a match some day

Although i’m not entirely sure if it’s legal for Anet to physically say, or post, marvel characters, i’m sure there’s a cosplay legality there somewhere :P

Saiyan.1704:

sorry if in wrong thread
I’ve noticed people getting very creative with their dyes and armor skins. Just a few days ago I saw a Norn dressed as “The Incredible Hulk” and looked very awesome. It would be cool if there was a fan-based section depicting different cosplays, listing several entwined armor sets and dyes. The thread can pick a monthly winner for best costume and be put in the gem store for visual appearance, listing the person’s armor sets, dyes, etc. Additional gem store promos can influence player customization.
Would love The Hulk fighting Iron Man in a match some day

Although i’m not entirely sure if it’s legal for Anet to physically say, or post, marvel characters, i’m sure there’s a cosplay legality there somewhere :P

That’s a really cool idea.

The email notifications wouldn’t be impossible for any community-minded individual to put together, although you certainly wouldn’t have nearly the level of access to the players that ANet has, since it would be opt-in. Even so, it might be nicer than nothing at all.