Guild Wars 2

lukejoe.1592:

Wow, talk about the thread that just won’t die. I think it’s safe to say that HoT hasn’t been a success, but you can draw that conclusion from the sales numbers…this thread that WON’T DIE is just further proof what a massive unforced error their marketing and release were. You can’t spin crap into gold, Anet! That lesson seems to be on the verge of costing them a company.

..is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

fact is GW2 lives on, people still play it, people still enjoy HOT, Hot was good enough they are making another expansion (you wouldn’t do that level of investment on something that has proven to fail) Life goes on.

Any sale for HoT in the future?

Hopefully Anet adds LW S2 as a bonus for purchasing HoT or at least include it in HoT Deluxe/Ultimate edition to give it some more value.

Perun.2059:

Any sale for HoT in the future?

You can likely find a discounted version via the official reseller list — don’t forget to check the online ones — or via Amazon.

Keep in mind that if you buy from a third party, and something goes wrong, you have to deal with the third party about it. (I’d only consider third parties through amazon, or someone on the official physical or digital retailer list. C2D and similar, definitely nope.)

Since the last post and question about discount is only a few days old, may as well chime in for anyone still watching:

Guild Wars 2‘s first expansion is now available at a new, lower price—starting at $29.99 (USD) for the Standard Edition.

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

Mavis.1463:

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

They got a free character slot if they pre-ordered.

Paying $29 for an expansion is more than fair considering they typically cost much more.

Mavis.1463:

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

Why is paying for something new that you want unfair?

vesica tempestas.1563:

Hot was good enough they are making another expansion (you wouldn’t do that level of investment on something that has proven to fail)

right… failures from the past are never repeated, human history has proved it so far. You’re so right… oh wait…

Mavis.1463:

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

Yes, they get it at a $20 discount, just like everyone else that waited a year and a half to purchase. Not to mention all the content included in the expansion, plus all the content released since launch.

Great deal!

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Mavis.1463:

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

Yes, they get it at a $20 discount, just like everyone else that waited a year and a half to purchase. Not to mention all the content included in the expansion, plus all the content released since launch.

Great deal!

By Ogden’s hammer, what savings!

Mavis.1463:

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

Make a ftp account and see their restrictions then thank the gods you skip those by having bought the game before.

Oh and the years of time you had to play before it went ftp ofcourse

Mavis.1463:

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

The f2p is an extended, vanilla only, trial with some important restrictions on the trading post, chat, number of character slots, guild bank access, bag slots, sending/receiving things through the emails.

F2p https://help.guildwars2.com/hc/en-us/articles/230165307-Account-types-Free-Core-HoT
2 character slots vs 5 on paid
3 Bag slots vs 5 on paid
Emails: can’t send gold or items. Can only send an email to a mutual friend
Guild bank: can not access
No map chat
No login bonus
Can’t exchange gold to gems
And other restrictions

$29 for an expansion is very reasonable.

Ayrilana.1396:

Mavis.1463:

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

They got a free character slot if they pre-ordered.

Paying $29 for an expansion is more than fair considering they typically cost much more.

i preordered, no free slot.
try again.

plushiesoda.8150:

vesica tempestas.1563:

Hot was good enough they are making another expansion (you wouldn’t do that level of investment on something that has proven to fail)

right… failures from the past are never repeated, human history has proved it so far. You’re so right… oh wait…

no, Anet invested in an expansion, and see merit in investing in another Expansion. Ipso facto.

if you look for gloom and doom in life, generally that’s what you will find.

sorudo.9054:

Ayrilana.1396:

Mavis.1463:

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

They got a free character slot if they pre-ordered.

Paying $29 for an expansion is more than fair considering they typically cost much more.

i preordered, no free slot.
try again.

If you met the requirements, you can contact the CS Team via the ‘Support’ link above/below.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/pre-purchase-community-address/

Good luck.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

sorudo.9054:

Ayrilana.1396:

Mavis.1463:

Do players who bought the game at release, at full price, get anything at all?
GW2 going F2P and still having to pay 29 dollars for an expansion is not fair at all.

They got a free character slot if they pre-ordered.

Paying $29 for an expansion is more than fair considering they typically cost much more.

i preordered, no free slot.
try again.

If you met the requirements, you can contact the CS Team via the ‘Support’ link above/below.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/pre-purchase-community-address/

Good luck.

Keep in mind the character slot was for prepurchase, not preorder. That is paying in full from Anet, not putting $5 down on the game at a local game store.

Good point. Of course, one of the requirements was registering the account before launch/release, so….