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Have you participated in our latest survey? It gives you the chance to share your ideas on the type of GW2 merchandise we offer in the future. The survey is about real-world merchandise, like t-shirts or plushies. (We have other threads for Gem Store items.)

Dive in and vote! It only take about 2 minutes, tops.

Feel free to share your thoughts in this thread, as well.

Gaile Gray
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Posted by: Just a flesh wound.3589

Just a flesh wound.3589

Just to be clear. This is real life merchandise, not gemstore offerings.

Be careful what you ask for
ANet may give it to you.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

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Lol, my answer was too long…too many ideas for small items.

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Posted by: eduardo.1436

eduardo.1436

If this becomes a thing then gw2 hoodie here I come!

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Just to be clear. This is real life merchandise, not gemstore offerings.

Yes. Gem Store items are called… Gem Store items.

Merchandise specifically refers to real world items.

I have amended my initial post to make that clearer, in case someone would be confused by the term.

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Posted by: stale.9785

stale.9785

Done and done.

Froggy went a courtin’ and he did ride, uh-huh (15 chars)

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Lol, my answer was too long…too many ideas for small items.

Totally with you there, Ic. I helped formulate the list, and I think it’s pretty good. However, I confess I could have gone a little nuts, you know:

  • “Guild Wars 2 wine glasses: red, white, champagne, cordials!”
  • “Beach towels and goggles!”
  • “Formalwear!”
  • “Charr slippers!”
  • ….

:D

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Posted by: Zedek.8932

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Cassette.. HAHAHA!
I’d like to have an Artbook with not only developmental sketches. Or a printed version of the Wiki. Printed media in general. Or a small Golem statue.

Zedexx, sly Asura Thief/Assassin
and politically highly incorrect. (#Asuracist)
“We [Asura] are the concentrated magnificence!”

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Posted by: StinVec.3621

StinVec.3621

Socks.

  • Ankle socks, specifically
  • Both the original GW2 dragon logo (orange) and the HoT logo (green) and not at the same time on the same sock
  • Preferably a graphic of a size larger than a coin
  • Also consider a new version of the graphic that extends down the side/top of the sock to the toes, or has a ‘flames’(orange/GW2) or ‘roots’ (green/HoT) graphic coming up from underneath the sock to encase/hold the logo on the top

(I noted ankle socks on the survey, but I placed more details above after I thought about it a bit more)

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SV — I love that idea! I thought I remembered socks were mentioned somewhere along the line when we were developing the survey, but alas, I don’t see them. Great suggested addition!

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Posted by: Roundabout.1752

Roundabout.1752

Coffee mugs really big freakingly big coffee mugs

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Posted by: Azakael.3019

Azakael.3019

- I second the coffee mug. I’d like my Revenant symbol and Reaper symbols on a mug, please and thank you.
- Physical versions of some of the miniatures. I wouldn’t mind a collection of small Cat Golems.

And I’d like a way to purchase the full soundtrack. It appears to be gone now. :\

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Posted by: RoseofGilead.8907

RoseofGilead.8907

Omg, I would love a mini statue version of Mini Baron Von Scrufflebutt or Chauncey Von Snuffles.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

I hope my idea for a watch (or watches) gets consideration. A bag/backpack/purse would be nice. I’d also love a mug.

Luggage tags.
Air fresheners for the car.
ID-type bracelets with Professions.
Suction-cup danglies (to attach to computers, dashboards, whatever).
Antenna-toppers.
License plate holders.
Phone/tablet cases.
Ornaments (for a variety of items).

Lol, I could go on and on.

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Posted by: Kal Spiro.9745

Kal Spiro.9745

I only want one thing, and I have only ever wanted one thing. But it fit into the space, I think.

I want a backpack done after the fashion of the poorly made Quaggan stuffed animals from Wintersday. I’m talking big thick stitching and button eyes that hang loose.

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Posted by: Behellagh.1468

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I’m liking the Charr slippers idea. But if you thought you had surplus inventory issues with just t-shirts, shoes are a whole different ball of wax.

I just thought of car window decals. Imagine the “family” decal being an outline of Destiny’s Edge or whatever we have in HoT. Or just the logo.

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Posted by: Tipper.6973

Tipper.6973

I’d buy a detailed Guild Wars map!

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Posted by: Seabreeze.8437

Seabreeze.8437

  • “Charr slippers!”

CHARR SLIPPERS!

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Posted by: Donari.5237

Donari.5237

I put in cell phone covers as one idea. More detail:
- for Android (currently I have a Galaxy 5, expect I’ll have a 7 in September)
-thin gel, not a big thick thing
-the 2 and HoT logos as options

Also I said “good quality” on a few things. Decent fabrics (wool and silk for scarves, not polyester! metal and leather for key fobs, not cheap plastic!0, garments that will last. I am sad that my mesmer tshirt from iam8bit has the butterfly image faded to illegibility in all of two washings. I’d love nice running tights like REI sells with the 2 logo running down the side, or the HoT logo at the cuffs, but gaming related items seem to be real cheap stuff — look at Think Geek’s garments for example, they are thin and cheesy.

And every single time the merchandise query comes up I am going to bring up https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150977371249209.432299.114036714208&type=3 which you guys polled us on back at game launch because I really very much want the first entry, “Lifestyle Logo,” the grey and black one. Man’s cotton XL please (In a real XL, one I can wear like a tunic, not a skimpy thing that clings).

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Posted by: Malediktus.9250

Malediktus.9250

I would not buy any merchandise at all, I did not find this option in the survey sadly. I keep gaming and real life stuff strictly seperated so I never buy any merchandise ever for any game.

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Posted by: JustTrogdor.7892

JustTrogdor.7892

I would not buy any merchandise at all, I did not find this option in the survey sadly. I keep gaming and real life stuff strictly seperated so I never buy any merchandise ever for any game.

Come on, you know if you could buy a custom GW2 t-shirt with your 5th person 30k achievement points you would. That or one that says, “One of my 30 accounts.” Or maybe a Snuggie.

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Posted by: setius.3498

setius.3498

Mugs! ! Everyone needs coffee or tea
Also: bags! Messager bags especially
And keychains~

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Posted by: Sarrs.4831

Sarrs.4831

I don’t remember if it was an option in the survey but I would probably think about buying a mug

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Posted by: Evga.2471

Evga.2471

I forgot to add this under the apparel part. I would personally LOVE to see CYCLING Jerseys, Shorts, and Bibs ( Shorts with suspenders ). This would be awesome if you can consider doing this. If you do consider this please do Men’s and Women’s versions.

This is what cycling bibs look like if you didn’t know… Also added a picture of me out for a ride in my cycling gear.

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Posted by: Daddicus.6128

Daddicus.6128

Any item with a figure or picture of one of the professions, but with my face on it instead of a generic one. You know, a t-shirt with a necromancer, but with my mug on it.

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Posted by: steveway.3167

steveway.3167

More BOOKS please. I love those.

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Posted by: Garambola.2461

Garambola.2461

The option for CD and Digital music was not offered.

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Posted by: Venatorn.7619

Venatorn.7619

I expect a life size statue of a Quaggan riding a karka. >.>

All proffesions 80

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Posted by: ImTasty.2163

ImTasty.2163

Quaggan Slippers
Quaggan Mugs
Quaggan Shirts
Quaggan Hoodies

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Posted by: Hexinx.1872

Hexinx.1872

I’d love a gw2 tshirt with some artwork with the forgotten/mursaat looking dudes battling

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Posted by: Zedek.8932

Zedek.8932

I don’t think mugs and clothings are that cool.
There are two problems with way-too-simple looking clothes: It looks just plain bad.
If you check the merchandise of other games they basically put the most boring, basic artwork they have used in every way and at every occassion and slap it on a dark blue hoodie – for €60.

Mugs, well… When playing LoL, I simply uploaded one of the game files to a photo service and printed my own mugs and posters – way cheaper than any merchandise store. I asked how it is with copyright and they said as long as I do not sell it (I printed my favourite LoL character’s splash art in poster form direcly from the folders on my hard drive) it’s fine.

So you either have super duper high-resolution art or new, unreleased art for this to people buy this. It should be really something that you can’t do on your own like mugs, shirts or posters. Like statues or keychain hangers. A little, standard golem statue right next to my Thresh statue on my desk would be nice.

Zedexx, sly Asura Thief/Assassin
and politically highly incorrect. (#Asuracist)
“We [Asura] are the concentrated magnificence!”

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Posted by: Danikat.8537

Danikat.8537

Anything with dragons on. Especially the Shatterer (because I also like black and purple).

Also I forgot to mention it but I really loved those shiny HoT t-shirts people got at some conventions but I was never able to get one myself. I’d love something like that.

Cassette.. HAHAHA!

Apparently some people think cassette’s are making a comeback. I’m sceptical myself. I can see why vinyl has become popular again but the only good thing about cassettes was being more portable than records, so now they have no good points and a lot of bad ones.

But I guess it couldn’t hurt to ask.

The option for CD and Digital music was not offered.

Maybe it’s just the ones I buy but as far as I can tell the idea of putting DRM on CDs has died off now (it was always a bad idea IMO) so you don’t really need separate CD and digital copies because you can easily copy the CD to your computer and from there to anywhere else you might want it.

Whereas I think relatively few people have PC compatible record players, so copying a vinyl record is harder and the additional digital version is helpful.

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Posted by: Sartharina.3542

Sartharina.3542

I’d like high-quality stuffed charr please. Especially one based on the generic purple-eyed caracle-faced female charr wearing the Armageddon boots, gauntlets and pants, draconic chestplate, and heavy plate pauldrons. (Such as Jocasta the Laurel Merchant) in the PvP lobby, though that model is everywhere.)

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Posted by: Silberfederling.9302

Silberfederling.9302

Can i have the norn female cloth armour for my girlfriend Please.

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Posted by: Budman.2934

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Have you participated in our latest survey? It gives you the chance to share your ideas on the type of GW2 merchandise we offer in the future. The survey is about real-world merchandise, like t-shirts or plushies. (We have other threads for Gem Store items.)

Dive in and vote! It only take about 2 minutes, tops.

Feel free to share your thoughts in this thread, as well.

i’d like to see a poll on what items players want on the Gem store

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Posted by: Warcry.1596

Warcry.1596

I would not buy any merchandise at all, I did not find this option in the survey sadly. I keep gaming and real life stuff strictly seperated so I never buy any merchandise ever for any game.

So why are you in this thread? Its a survey about buying merchandise… Not about not buying merchandise.

“He shall make whole that which was torn asunder.
Restore that which was lost. And all shall be as one.”

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Posted by: Fluffball.8307

Fluffball.8307

Omg, the idea of listening to MMO music on vinyl is amazing. Handlebar mustache required (even for the ladies.)

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Posted by: Diovid.9506

Diovid.9506

I just want more lore, more story. This can be in form of novels (especially a novel set between 1080 and 1120 AE centered around Ascalon, but I’ll take anything), in the form of maps, in the form of a PnP RPG, in the form of a single player video game, in the form of an animated series, whatever.

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Posted by: Jhoul.6923

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Lol, my answer was too long…too many ideas for small items.

Totally with you there, Ic. I helped formulate the list, and I think it’s pretty good. However, I confess I could have gone a little nuts, you know:

  • “Guild Wars 2 wine glasses: red, white, champagne, cordials!”
  • “Beach towels and goggles!”
  • “Formalwear!”
  • “Charr slippers!”
  • ….

:D

SLIPPERS!!!!!! I saw this after I did the survey… How can I add this awesome idea.

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Posted by: Jhoul.6923

Jhoul.6923

What kind of Print would I like in the different merchandise?

Taimi’s Diseased Robot holding the ley line cable with the Quote: “Some Heroes Hold Doors, others Hold Lay Line Cables”

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Posted by: khani.4786

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Omg, I would love a mini statue version of Mini Baron Von Scrufflebutt or Chauncey Von Snuffles.

NO! We need one of those wind up toy versions of the cat golems! (or remote controlled)

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Posted by: Gendou.9620

Gendou.9620

I really wanted one of those awesome heart of thorns shirts— seen a lot of youtubers etc with them. Also would be awesome to have a sort of a colorful cartographer poster map of Tyria. I also agree about having vinyls of all guild wars music, but more importantly I think you guys need to release an awesome discography of all your music(GW1 and 2)— INSTABUY

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Posted by: Khisanth.2948

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Lol, my answer was too long…too many ideas for small items.

Totally with you there, Ic. I helped formulate the list, and I think it’s pretty good. However, I confess I could have gone a little nuts, you know:

  • “Guild Wars 2 wine glasses: red, white, champagne, cordials!”
  • “Beach towels and goggles!”
  • “Formalwear!”
  • “Charr slippers!”
  • ….

:D

I looked at the list and thought “meh …” but fuzzy charr slippers does sound appealing.

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I’m liking the Charr slippers idea. But if you thought you had surplus inventory issues with just t-shirts, shoes are a whole different ball of wax.

I just thought of car window decals. Imagine the “family” decal being an outline of Destiny’s Edge or whatever we have in HoT. Or just the logo.

Oh man, I would definitely put that “family” decal in my car window — that’s a great idea!

The option for CD and Digital music was not offered.

I believe you’ll find that CD was offered. I looked for it and that’s what I voted for, so I’m nearly 100% certain that was one option.

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Posted by: Rising Dusk.2408

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Someone on Reddit suggest a Slothasor Plush. We need a Slothasor Plush badly.

Also, apparel with our guild logos on it would sell like hot cakes.

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Quaggan plushies, of course! (Unless that already exists. But just about any plushie related to the creatures of GW2 would be nice.)

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i’d like to see a poll on what items players want on the Gem store

I think this is a really interesting idea. Let me talk with the team about doing that sometime in the future. Thanks for the suggestion.

Someone on Reddit suggest a Slothasor Plush. We need a Slothasor Plush badly.

Quaggan plushies, of course! (Unless that already exists. But just about any plushie related to the creatures of GW2 would be nice.)

I was wondering when those two ideas would surface.

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i’d like to see a poll on what items players want on the Gem store

I think this is a really interesting idea. Let me talk with the team about doing that sometime in the future. Thanks for the suggestion.

Someone on Reddit suggest a Slothasor Plush. We need a Slothasor Plush badly.

Quaggan plushies, of course! (Unless that already exists. But just about any plushie related to the creatures of GW2 would be nice.)

I was wondering when those two ideas would surface. [/quote]

SLIPPERS!!!!!! I saw this after I did the survey… How can I add this awesome idea.

The idea of charr slippers started (I think) with a comment I made at a fan event back in 2004 or 2005. And darned if a wonderful community member named Purple Llama didn’t make me a personalize set (which I treasure to this day)! The slippers are awesome — so awesome I don’t really wear them I keep going back to the concept as a wonderful idea, and something that would be uniquely GW/GW2.

But having said that, I don’t have a clue how easily they could be mass-produced, nor how much the asking price would need to be.

On the other hand, I confess I still <3 <3 <3 this idea!

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I’m liking the Charr slippers idea. But if you thought you had surplus inventory issues with just t-shirts, shoes are a whole different ball of wax.

I just thought of car window decals. Imagine the “family” decal being an outline of Destiny’s Edge or whatever we have in HoT. Or just the logo.

Oh man, I would definitely put that “family” decal in my car window — that’s a great idea!

The option for CD and Digital music was not offered.

I believe you’ll find that CD was offered. I looked for it and that’s what I voted for, so I’m nearly 100% certain that was one option.

Think they mean CD + digital as a combined option, in the same way vinyl and digital (i think) was an option. I suspect it wasn’t offered since it easier to convert cds to digital for most people than it is vinyl

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Posted by: LyrWar.4382

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I want that griffon plushie that appeared at the first Wintersday. I remember legit screaming when I first saw it.

Also the mini red panda as a plushie would probably be an insta buy.

And did I see BOOKS in there? Yes. Please.