This seems like a really cheap tactic Anet is using to sell these items. I kinda wanted the wings just because they are ridiculous and i know i will come to regret that i don’t have them even tho im not a particular fan of them rn. I have the gems to buy them so this is not a qq over how expensive they are, but seriously, making it so people can only buy them on one day is a little messed up. Firstly those who don’t sign in today totally miss out on these wings. Secondly its clearly meant to drive up the cost of gems in terms of gold so more people will buy them with real cash. Ill prob not buy them simply because of this tactic, and im hoping they come back one day (unlike bunny ears and sunglasses which idc what tactic they use ill buy for 1000s of gems) and they will be available for more than 24 hrs.
I knew the wings were going to be released, I didn’t think they’d be a one day sale though. It through me off and I didn’t have enough to get one for my friend. Sadly they are left out now cause they didn’t have enough to get it either today.
It was a limited time ‘sneak peek’ at things to come.
‘Breaking news! We’re releasing future items early for one day only! Through Friday, check the Gem Store each day this week for an exciting limited-time item! And don’t forget, our Lunar New Year items will only be on sale for a little while longer!’
So the wings (and anything else that comes up this week) will be back again.
“If half as many people were half as brave in real life as they were online…
… The human race would never have to worry about be oppressed again.”
I think trolls should have their computers smashed. ’Its all part of the game. U mad bro?’
Personally I think one day sales are a bit too limited, even when the gem store is actually working for everyone. I get that it’s an advanced ‘sneak peek’ but there’s no indication as to when these things will come back into the store, especially when its something you’ve been keen to get your hands on.
And a 24 hour time frame is too short when other problems crop up, such as the error some people are getting today when trying to buy gems. I wanted to buy the black wings for my account but, since I get an error every time I try to top up the gems on my account, I can’t. I’ve put in a ticket but I’ve a feeling that by the time someone gets to it the 24 hours will likely be up and the item gone. I guess those of us who can’t get the system to actually work just won’t be able to buy the item this time round.
Give it a week or two at most, for the shiny to wear off.
It’s like the Commander Icons after they implemented the new colors.
Everyone and their brother was showing them off.
This too, shall pass.
“If half as many people were half as brave in real life as they were online…
… The human race would never have to worry about be oppressed again.”
I think trolls should have their computers smashed. ’Its all part of the game. U mad bro?’
It was a limited time ‘sneak peek’ at things to come.
‘Breaking news! We’re releasing future items early for one day only! Through Friday, check the Gem Store each day this week for an exciting limited-time item! And don’t forget, our Lunar New Year items will only be on sale for a little while longer!’
So the wings (and anything else that comes up this week) will be back again.
It was a limited time ‘sneak peek’ at things to come.
‘Breaking news! We’re releasing future items early for one day only! Through Friday, check the Gem Store each day this week for an exciting limited-time item! And don’t forget, our Lunar New Year items will only be on sale for a little while longer!’
So the wings (and anything else that comes up this week) will be back again.
Ty for correcting me. I found out the wings had been released in game not on the front page. Still not enthusiastic about the decision but at least it means i and others have more time. Grats to those who made some money tho on the rise in gem prices ;P
Also just noting i think itd be beneficial for Anet to put something on the gem store stating that its a sneak peak because everyone i asked in game was under the same impression as me that it was limited to this one day.
Stop whining. They will return if you just read what Anet said. A company is never allowed to make money or use sales to draw attention. Good one guys.
I think one thing ANet could do to avoid confusion is to make it clear on the gem store that the item in question (in this case, the wings) will return again at a later stage. Not everyone reads GW2 news on the main site, and some rely solely on the information provided to them in game when it comes to informing their decisions. I believe that information should be as clear there as we’d expect it to be here on the site.
If they cost more when they ‘eventually’ return, I’d be forced to agree with OP that this is just a money grab. But I suppose time will tell.
I would have thought it would be a money grab if they cost less when they eventually return. Since most people bought them now it would mean they bought them for at a higher price because they felt pressured to buy because of the time limit.
But I’m sure no matter how ANet markets them some one will be sure to call it a money grab.
Be careful what you ask for
ANet may give it to you.
I just want my 2 handed katana skin. Apparently it was released when I was taking a break and playing other games. Now its gone and I have to sit and wait for it to come back.
It was a limited time ‘sneak peek’ at things to come.
‘Breaking news! We’re releasing future items early for one day only! Through Friday, check the Gem Store each day this week for an exciting limited-time item! And don’t forget, our Lunar New Year items will only be on sale for a little while longer!’
So the wings (and anything else that comes up this week) will be back again.
But, but, but the wings looks so stupid while you running. It looks like piece of plastic on your back. I reeeeeallly hope Anet will fix this and will add some animation. Wings looks fantastic while you stay, but running makes my eyes wet.
I hate these new wings, or any winged back-pieces in this game.They make zero sense in a game where you can’t actually fly but I will never criticize the way Anet have handled their gem store or the sales of such items. It’s not P2W and it’s what keeps this game running so I can play it whenever I want without a sub.
As such I have no issue with this and as stated above of course they will be back at a similar price, they just want to make those that got them on day one to feel “special”.
It’s pretty simplistic marketing when you think about it.
If your having adventurer problems I feel bad for you son, I dodged 99 arrows till my knee took one.
I don’t consider it a cheap tactic at all. Clearly (just looking around DR) a number of people have purchased them. Anet said it’s a “sneak peek” one item per day for the rest of the week. So what you don’t get this week will be available in the Gem store again and I’m sure for a longer period of time once it’s officially released.
There will always be someone who complains, as someone has already stated, if you merely actually bothered to read the article you’d see that they would be released again at a later date.
It was a limited time ‘sneak peek’ at things to come.
‘Breaking news! We’re releasing future items early for one day only! Through Friday, check the Gem Store each day this week for an exciting limited-time item! And don’t forget, our Lunar New Year items will only be on sale for a little while longer!’
So the wings (and anything else that comes up this week) will be back again.
But, but, but the wings looks so stupid while you running. It looks like piece of plastic on your back. I reeeeeallly hope Anet will fix this and will add some animation. Wings looks fantastic while you stay, but running makes my eyes wet.
I hope not. I like how the wings are very still. Teq wings and other moving wings looks stupid when they move while I move. If you want something different, go get those wings instead. I like my “plastic” wings.
For those not aware of their origin, they are supposed to be a part of the Raiment of the Lich outfit, which was released during Halloween. This was originally a Guild Wars costume, that you could display instead of your armor. With how the backpack system works in Guild Wars 2, I was somewhat surprised at the time of release, that they did not release these wings with it, but here they are. I would expect these wings to be on sale again during Halloween 2015, together with the outfit. Probably separate from one another though. More money to make and all that. Even if they butchered a nice costume into two pieces to sell individually.
Stop whining. They will return if you just read what Anet said.
Just as the Adventure box will return.
When? Who knows? But in the meantime, you can grab the wings NOW! Only few hours left, so better get your wallet out right away.
Of course it’s a cheap tactics to get more people to buy. What did you expect?
Actions, not words.
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For those not aware of their origin, they are supposed to be a part of the Raiment of the Lich outfit, which was released during Halloween. This was originally a Guild Wars costume, that you could display instead of your armor. With how the backpack system works in Guild Wars 2, I was somewhat surprised at the time of release, that they did not release these wings with it, but here they are. I would expect these wings to be on sale again during Halloween 2015, together with the outfit. Probably separate from one another though. More money to make and all that. Even if they butchered a nice costume into two pieces to sell individually.
If anything this is the only part that smells somewhat of a cash grab. 1,200 gems instead of the usual 700 if you are interested in GW1 nostalgia.
As for the wings per se, I see that the sheep and their gems were soon parted, so I say, “Good job ArenaNet!”
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This is ridiculous and I’m seriously kittened off about this, it’s not like there’s a limited supply of a digital item so this is just purposefully messing with people.
I don’t really blame the tactic, although I fell for it and bought them, although I have no real desire to use them… silly me…
What I need to learn is not to be buy stuff impulsively… even if it got a time limit.
There are other times I have missed out on offers, which I actually really did want (orange kitten, why oh why), but really I manage just fine without the things I could have had.
Life doesn’t stop being funny just because the dead can’t laugh.
Marketing professionals do studies on the psychology of consumer spending habits. The formula roughly: Awesome item + limit time availability = $$$
Due to the short time frame allowed, you have to make a decision much quicker than if you had an infinite time to decide to buy it or not. Supermarkets do this with small or affordable items near the checkout stands. In this case, the item in question has massive appeal to a broad range of players, with a very affordable price tag.
Stop whining. They will return if you just read what Anet said.
Just as the Adventure box will return.
When? Who knows? But in the meantime, you can grab the wings NOW! Only few hours left, so better get your wallet out right away.
And that just shows how people entitled people feel to the things they want these days.
Sure your bought the game but you don’t need SAB, you don’t need the wings. You just want them. SAB was great i admit it, but its part of a mini game rotation that Anet put in place at the time they seem fit. It will return when it does, in the mean time enjoy the game or spend another way to spend your time.
Its not the end of the world that a company uses marketing tactics to pull more customers, its how they survive and keep on providing content.
It was a limited time ‘sneak peek’ at things to come.
‘Breaking news! We’re releasing future items early for one day only! Through Friday, check the Gem Store each day this week for an exciting limited-time item! And don’t forget, our Lunar New Year items will only be on sale for a little while longer!’
So the wings (and anything else that comes up this week) will be back again.
Did you know that your German coworkers really kittened up the most important part about these news?
The German version of your announcement basically translates to ‘We have new items for you – but only for one day!’ – and I fell for it. Nobody could have even guessed that this is just a sneak peak.
Never again will I trust the kittening official translated version of your news.
It was a limited time ‘sneak peek’ at things to come.
‘Breaking news! We’re releasing future items early for one day only! Through Friday, check the Gem Store each day this week for an exciting limited-time item! And don’t forget, our Lunar New Year items will only be on sale for a little while longer!’
So the wings (and anything else that comes up this week) will be back again.
I tend to think that deep down, people procrastinate for the purpose of procrastinating. Otherwise, they would’ve known or discovered this tid-bit of info in no time at all.
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It was a limited time ‘sneak peek’ at things to come.
‘Breaking news! We’re releasing future items early for one day only! Through Friday, check the Gem Store each day this week for an exciting limited-time item! And don’t forget, our Lunar New Year items will only be on sale for a little while longer!’
So the wings (and anything else that comes up this week) will be back again.
I think it’s worth pointing out the vast majority of players were unaware of that, especially when the wings first went on sale.
I wouldn’t mind betting a good number of early wing purchases were from players who believed the wings were only going to be available for 24 hours then unlikely to return for a long time (possibly not for a year or more).
Actually even if they did communicate the return clearly, the question is when would it return? we already know Anets habit of releasing to be returned content is many months in the future. Even if we want to think this would be different and it would be sooner than we think? how soon? a few weeks from now? well that doesn’t make sense they might have as well not bothered and just released it then. I could be wrong but I’m almost certain we won’t see this thing again before HoT and there is no release date for that.
This one day sale is supposed to be a “sneak peek” the reveal of half the revenant is a sneak peek but this is just odd. The skin was already announced, it was already in wardrobe so how does releasing it now classify as a sneak peek? that ship has sailed, it is now live content.
This whole sneak peek reasoning makes no sense to me, it seems more like Anet wanting to cash in on an item that is meant for a different time (not in the so near future). It showed great popularity on announcement, it was already finished, its just a skin so why not?
I rarely purchase anything from the gem store, but the black feather wing backpack was something I was actually going to get. I look for it in the Gem Store tonight and don’t see it, so I come here and learn that it was only available for 24 hours. Smart move, Arenanet, making it so willing customers can’t actually give you money (I know I could still purchase gems, but I won’t until I actually see something for sale that I want.). Whoever came up with this idea is a financial genius. He/she must have gone to Harvard Business School to learn how to NOT make money.
All Arenanet has managed to do is annoy me and put me in a spiteful frame of mind where I will spend even less money on the gem store. Good job.
All the 1-day sales this week are apparently “previews” of items which will be made available again (and I’d imagine for longer periods of time) in the future. This is just some sort of very limited thing for people to get it before others.
Exclusivity, even limited-time exclusivity, to drive sales, I guess. I think its rather silly myself, but I know there are plenty of people who play games that thrive on it.
All the 1-day sales this week are apparently “previews” of items which will be made available again (and I’d imagine for longer periods of time) in the future. This is just some sort of very limited thing for people to get it before others.
Exclusivity, even limited-time exclusivity, to drive sales, I guess. I think its rather silly myself, but I know there are plenty of people who play games that thrive on it.
I don’t usually pay attention to this stuff, but this one happened to catch my attention. They did an awesome job of making me not want to pay attention in the future. If you want to expand your (gem buying) customer base, this is not how to do it.
I’m guessing that by making it a 24 hour sale Anet made more sales than they would have if they hadn’t.
And it’s coming back anyway, so it’s not like you can’t get it.
Maybe they did, but they also managed to anger a bunch of their players. Does the extra sales they may or may not have made make up for the loss of good will among the players they deliberately frustrated?
