Zerg>Skill.
Why I haven't touched the gem shop yet
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I was always disapointed with Arenanet when I found out about the gem store, and it got worse the more I went into it. They originally said no player would gain any advantage from the shop, it would be purely cosmetic. Well what can you buy in the shop?
- Extra bank/inventory slots (useful when farming/crafting/collecting, the default space is not much, if I have to carry several stacks of tokens on my character with limited slots, I can hold less loot and will therefore be at a disadvantage to those with more slots)
- Boosters, making the game easier for the cost of money, it doesn’t matter that these items aren’t that popular – the fact is gems give a direct advantage of some sort to people spending money
- Gold/Cash, speaks for itself, buying gold with money straight from Arenanet, gives a direct advantage to those spending money.
- Black lion keys, which gives black lion chests, which give black lion salvage kits, which give a higher rate of ecto drops, which gives that player an advantage for buying stuff from the gem store, yet again.And the total laugh of it is, all these things that give players an advantage, are not what people want to spend money on the gem store!! They want skins, costumes, quirky hats, funny mini pets. Which seem to be less of a priority in the gem store, compared to things that give players an advantage over the none gem buying customer.
The gem store is completely wrong in what I thought it was going to be, and only hear people talk about how there is nothing worth while on the gem store.
GW2 needs to look at the LoL store, I have spent more money on skins and have never touched IP boosts, and I am sure people only buy champions if they are desperate – they dont do it every new champion thats for sure!
None of those things give you a direct advantage in PvP, nor are they that much of an advantage in PvE.
They need to keep the game profitable, and I’m glad they do it this way as opposed to a subscription. Most of the things you can buy are purely cosmetic, and the other things kinda make the gameplay easier, but not better.
Gold is not purely cosmetic. Right now they are herding everyone who isn’t doing dungeons to the store, that’s how they are making profits. And that’s not right or fun. They have sooooooo much to fix in this game’s economy right now it’s not even funny.
Balance Team: Please Fix Mine Toolbelt Positioning!
You don’t need to use the gem store to get boosters. You get them from chests. Keys can drop anywhere and you often get keys from fully exploring maps and from other chests. I have stacks of boosters in my vault and have never purchased gems with real money.
So now you admit boosters are an advantage but go on to say that it’s ‘OK’ because you got yours for free well played drone. So what about the new players who don’t want to play the personal stories for keys (because keys don’t drop as much as they use to because of ninja loot nerf), and you have a ton backed up and probably go curb stomping poor new players who only want to play WvW. It’s people like you who make gaming crap for the rest of us, because you lap it all up on your chin and arena net <3 for it.
Sorry it seems you misunderstood my point which was that there is nothing in the gem store that people who don’t use the gem store cannot also gain. People who don’t want to earn keys through story and exploring can buy them. That’s their own choice and has not impact on the fact that they CAN get them without buying from the gem store, they just would be choosing not to get them without using the gem store. Just because someone doesn’t like an option it doesn’t make the option invalid.
You don’t need to use the gem store to get boosters. You get them from chests. Keys can drop anywhere and you often get keys from fully exploring maps and from other chests. I have stacks of boosters in my vault and have never purchased gems with real money.
So now you admit boosters are an advantage but go on to say that it’s ‘OK’ because you got yours for free well played drone. So what about the new players who don’t want to play the personal stories for keys (because keys don’t drop as much as they use to because of ninja loot nerf), and you have a ton backed up and probably go curb stomping poor new players who only want to play WvW. It’s people like you who make gaming crap for the rest of us, because you lap it all up on your chin and arena net <3 for it.
Sorry it seems you misunderstood my point which was that there is nothing in the gem store that people who don’t use the gem store cannot also gain. People who don’t want to earn keys through story and exploring can buy them. That’s their own choice and has not impact on the fact that they CAN get them without buying from the gem store, they just would be choosing not to get them without using the gem store. Just because someone doesn’t like an option it doesn’t make the option invalid.
I’m sorry it seems you misunderstood my point which is that there IS items in the gem store that do give advantages(“A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.”). Doesn’t matter if everyone has access to them in different ways, even if getting them with RL cash is disgusting in it’s own right, it doesn’t excuse that not everyone will have access to said items which as a result gives players ‘advantages’ over others. Just because someone does like an option it can make the option invalid.
Zerg>Skill.
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