Guild Wars 2

Well, I now know what I’ll do.

I’ll just quietly wait for the next expansion pack and I’ll just buy the new bundle with free HoT included. Simple.

Cheers everyone.

That made me chuckle.

Fair enough but you will probably have to wait another 2-3 years to play it. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying it. See you in HoT in 2-3 years.

why not wait a decade for guild wars 3?

Getefix.9150:

why not wait a decade for guild wars 3?

No need. If enough people quit, gw3 will be around the corner to replace the badly handled gw2 fiasco.

Yup! See you soon in HoT guys! I’ll enjoy my time with Heavensward for the meantime.

Well, lets see. There are six dragons, Zhaitan was base game and that was $60, and lets assume the other dragons will all get expansions at $50 each. That’s $310 if you’re one of the suckers who buys each one as it’s released.

Or $50 if you just buy heart of bubbles in 2020. But hey, now I have $260 to spend on other games till then, which is about 30 odd games in the steam sales.

Hmm, so I can be fleeced or I can buy a whole ton of video games. Tough choice.

dont care. if HoT didnt work this time, i quit..

JustTrogdor.7892:

Fair enough but you will probably have to wait another 2-3 years to play it. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying it.

-Or, will be regretting how little expansion content you got for the price of a full game.
Which is why we wait till we have a reason to buy it, or the price drops.

JustTrogdor.7892:

Fair enough but you will probably have to wait another 2-3 years to play it. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying it. See you in HoT in 2-3 years.

You mean you get to playtest it for us. Since ANet fixes the gemstore first and always, the environments will no doubt be full of bugged quests.

I’d rather take my 50$ and play The Witcher 3 for a year, then grab HoT when it’s on sale for 10$.

Why on Earth would anyone slap down 50 bux for what is essentially an empty box with the GW2 logo on it?!

lovelyannelid.3259:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Fair enough but you will probably have to wait another 2-3 years to play it. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying it. See you in HoT in 2-3 years.

You mean you get to playtest it for us. Since ANet fixes the gemstore first and always, the environments will no doubt be full of bugged quests.

I’d rather take my 50$ and play The Witcher 3 for a year, then grab HoT when it’s on sale for 10$.

Why on Earth would anyone slap down 50 bux for what is essentially an empty box with the GW2 logo on it?!

Because I can easily afford it and it means almost nothing to me to pay for it now. Entertainment value is subjective and I made the decision based on what I saw to purchase it. Others are more leery and want to wait and I respect that. I just bought Witcher 3 as well by the way. I have not fired it up yet though.

Mad Queen Malafide.7512:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Fair enough but you will probably have to wait another 2-3 years to play it. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying it.

-Or, will be regretting how little expansion content you got for the price of a full game.
Which is why we wait till we have a reason to buy it, or the price drops.

Even if I only play it for 30-40 hours I won’t regret it (most of my PS4 games I might play for that long at the same price). See my post above. Also I was specifically responding to the OP who was saying wait for the next expansion to get it for free.

lovelyannelid.3259:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Fair enough but you will probably have to wait another 2-3 years to play it. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying it. See you in HoT in 2-3 years.

You mean you get to playtest it for us. Since ANet fixes the gemstore first and always, the environments will no doubt be full of bugged quests.

I’d rather take my 50$ and play The Witcher 3 for a year, then grab HoT when it’s on sale for 10$.

Why on Earth would anyone slap down 50 bux for what is essentially an empty box with the GW2 logo on it?!

Because they have faith.

JustTrogdor.7892:

lovelyannelid.3259:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Fair enough but you will probably have to wait another 2-3 years to play it. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying it. See you in HoT in 2-3 years.

You mean you get to playtest it for us. Since ANet fixes the gemstore first and always, the environments will no doubt be full of bugged quests.

I’d rather take my 50$ and play The Witcher 3 for a year, then grab HoT when it’s on sale for 10$.

Why on Earth would anyone slap down 50 bux for what is essentially an empty box with the GW2 logo on it?!

Because I can easily afford it and it means almost nothing to me to pay for it now. Entertainment value is subjective and I made the decision based on what I saw to purchase it. Others are more leery and want to wait and I respect that. I just bought Witcher 3 as well by the way. I have not fired it up yet though.

You’re going to pay for an empty box with the GW2 logo because the cost is nothing to you… well, you’re a good consumer, no one can criticize you on that field. Probably the ideal consumer. Lots of money. Not everyone else has as much money as you, so we have to think about what we buy.

lovelyannelid.3259:

JustTrogdor.7892:

lovelyannelid.3259:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Fair enough but you will probably have to wait another 2-3 years to play it. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying it. See you in HoT in 2-3 years.

You mean you get to playtest it for us. Since ANet fixes the gemstore first and always, the environments will no doubt be full of bugged quests.

I’d rather take my 50$ and play The Witcher 3 for a year, then grab HoT when it’s on sale for 10$.

Why on Earth would anyone slap down 50 bux for what is essentially an empty box with the GW2 logo on it?!

Because I can easily afford it and it means almost nothing to me to pay for it now. Entertainment value is subjective and I made the decision based on what I saw to purchase it. Others are more leery and want to wait and I respect that. I just bought Witcher 3 as well by the way. I have not fired it up yet though.

You’re going to pay for an empty box with the GW2 logo because the cost is nothing to you… well, you’re a good consumer, no one can criticize you on that field. Probably the ideal consumer. Lots of money. Not everyone else has as much money as you, so we have to think about what we buy.

I’ve seen the previews, read the blog posts, and have a decent idea what I am getting. I made my decision based on what Anet has revealed about HoT to date. Also, you will note, I have never criticized anyone for not buying the pre-order. My response to the OP was not critical. It was based on their post and the reality that if they want it for free with the next expansion they will have to wait 2-3 years. In that time, much like everyone that bought GW2 at launch, many of us will be playing the game and enjoying it over that time span.

And some of us can afford it just fine, but choose to spend their money wisely. We don’t all pay for overpriced things, but of course some people do. Good for you.

Mad Queen Malafide.7512:

And some of us can afford it just fine, but choose to spend their money wisely. We don’t all pay for overpriced things, but of course some people do. Good for you.

But see there you are judging me and my purchase when I have never once judged you or anyone else for waiting for more information to purchase the expansion. I do spend my money wisely which is why I can afford to, I guess in your mind, “take a gamble” on what I am buying.

If you take a gamble and pay the price of a full game, for an expansion of which the size is still very unclear…. then yeah, I’m guilty of judging you. I don’t think that is a very wise purchase.

Mad Queen Malafide.7512:

If you take a gamble and pay the price of a full game, for an expansion of which the size is still very unclear…. then yeah, I’m guilty of judging you. I don’t think that is a very wise purchase.

I am willing to bet in the last year you have probably purchased things that if I knew about it I would think, “what a waste of money.” I’d probably never tell you that though unless we were close friends. You can judge my purchase all you want, but the value of my purchase is only dependent on my own impression. I bought the Ultimate edition, I’m happy with it. I get to participate in all betas (that was factored into my decision), I got some extra goodies and basically $50 of gems I would have purchased anyway for $25 dollars (deluxe is $75). Judge away, but I’ll never try to tell you how to spend your money.

Neither am I. I just think that eagerness to spend lots of money on a product that is under hot debate at the moment, is not a virtue. You may end up being completely happy with your purchase, and I hope that you are.

Mad Queen Malafide.7512:

Neither am I. I just think that eagerness to spend lots of money on a product that is under hot debate at the moment, is not a virtue. You may end up being completely happy with your purchase, and I hope that you are.

I never said it was a virtue to pre-purchase. In fact it is simply a luxury. Even if HoT is a flaming pile of garbage that I only get 20-30 hours of play out of I won’t have any regrets.

Money doesn’t have more value to you? :/

Mad Queen Malafide.7512:

Money doesn’t have more value to you? :/

It does to a certain extent. I’ve worked hard to put my self in a place where I have a certain amount of money that I can easily afford to spend without worry.

You and others don’t want to pre-purchase and that is fine with me. It is your money and clearly the value isn’t there for you. For others it is. Anyway, I’m tired of this. I’ll let you have the last word.

Nah, I’m done. I hope you enjoy your purchase and don’t come to regret it. Thanks for such a polite and intelligent discussion.

KredasGeekosaure.6139:

Well, I now know what I’ll do.

I’ll just quietly wait for the next expansion pack and I’ll just buy the new bundle with free HoT included. Simple.

Cheers everyone.

I thought of this too lol. But it’ll be a three year wait :-D

JustTrogdor.7892:

lovelyannelid.3259:

JustTrogdor.7892:

lovelyannelid.3259:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Fair enough but you will probably have to wait another 2-3 years to play it. Meanwhile the rest of us will be enjoying it. See you in HoT in 2-3 years.

You mean you get to playtest it for us. Since ANet fixes the gemstore first and always, the environments will no doubt be full of bugged quests.

I’d rather take my 50$ and play The Witcher 3 for a year, then grab HoT when it’s on sale for 10$.

Why on Earth would anyone slap down 50 bux for what is essentially an empty box with the GW2 logo on it?!

Because I can easily afford it and it means almost nothing to me to pay for it now. Entertainment value is subjective and I made the decision based on what I saw to purchase it. Others are more leery and want to wait and I respect that. I just bought Witcher 3 as well by the way. I have not fired it up yet though.

You’re going to pay for an empty box with the GW2 logo because the cost is nothing to you… well, you’re a good consumer, no one can criticize you on that field. Probably the ideal consumer. Lots of money. Not everyone else has as much money as you, so we have to think about what we buy.

I’ve seen the previews, read the blog posts, and have a decent idea what I am getting. I made my decision based on what Anet has revealed about HoT to date. Also, you will note, I have never criticized anyone for not buying the pre-order. My response to the OP was not critical. It was based on their post and the reality that if they want it for free with the next expansion they will have to wait 2-3 years. In that time, much like everyone that bought GW2 at launch, many of us will be playing the game and enjoying it over that time span.

You pointed out you haven’t criticized anyone. Did you think I was criticizing you by calling you a ‘good consumer’? You’re the one projecting criticism onto my words.

Fact is, you’re being an excellent consumer by throwing money around without worrying about it. That’s how the economy is sustained, through emotional impulse purchases and it’s a good thing you have enough money that you can afford to comfortably toss away $50. I wish more people could say the same. They can’t, though, because most of the world doesn’t have the kind of wealth you do. Which is why we have threads like this.